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In a letter to Sachin, a reader says hello and waves goodbye.
Dear Sachin,
Cricket can produce much better players than you in the coming decades and they might probably break all your records. However, you will still be my god, for the simple reason that you are more than just a mere cricketer and a batsman. If you were a mere cricketer, you wouldn't be celebrated as you are now by people from all walks of life.
The most memorable moments of my life have always been around you and I vividly remember them. Be it the Sharjah knock, which I watched at my aunt's place, or the 2003 World Cup knock against Pakistan that I watched at a public screening on the Marina Beach, or the century against England that I watched at MAC stadium live were your brilliant performances .
The way you have carried yourself on and off the field is something for us to learn. It isn't only your performance that has you revered all over the world. There is something more, which is what makes you different from other legends. When people grumble about why others were not given such an exaggerated farewell, I find it absolutely normal. When these legends are being celebrated by the fans, you are being celebrated by the legends themselves.
I knew this day would come. I thought I would be ready for it, but when you walked back to the pavilion one last time, I felt lost. A sense of numbness crept inside me. I don't think this void can ever be filled. Such has been your authority over the game.
It might be an exaggerated statement if I say I will not watch cricket after you retire. I will watch cricket, but not like the way I have been watching all these years. No more will I shut down everything else when I am watching cricket. I will admire players, appreciate them, but never worship them. I will not skip work to watch a cricketer play. I will not buy a product, just because a cricketer has endorsed it. I will not shed tears anymore, when a cricketer retires. Thank you Sachin for touching my life in all the ways you did. Your impact on me will last forever. More than everything else, I love you for this message of yours "Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true." If I am still chasing my dreams, you are the reason behind it.
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Detroit explained, part XXXIV: Former mayor convicted on 24 charges of corruption
**Written by Doug Powers
Call me anything except surprised:
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders.
Jurors convicted Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum punishment of 20 years behind bars. He was portrayed during a five-month trial as an unscrupulous politician who took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008.
Kilpatrick wore a surprised, puzzled look at times as U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds read the jury's verdict: guilty of 24 charges, not guilty on three and no consensus on three more. Kilpatrick declined to speak to reporters as he left the courthouse.
Prosecutors said Kilpatrick ran a "private profit machine" out of Detroit's City Hall.
CNN plays "name that party" with this story.
Kilpatrick does have his defenders.
The list of corrupt Detroit area politicians is lengthy. The most recent include:
Monica Conyers: Former Detroit City Council member pleaded guilty in 2009 to federal bribery charges. She served 27 months in a federal prison and then several weeks in a halfway house before her release in January. She's now on home confinement until May.
Alonzo Bates: Former Detroit City Council member convicted in 2006 of federal charges that he put relatives on the city payroll. Bates began his 33-month sentence in 2009.
Motown's political honor roll continues here.
Trivia: The Latin phrase above the door leading out of Detroit's City Hall translates to "See you on visiting day."
Update: Kilpatrick gets some not-so-subtle aerial advice.
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Two other important painters not to miss are Miro and Dali. Miro is a surrealistic painter and his paintings from the twenties are inspired by catalan popular art. such elements are to be seen in his "portrait 2" Dali, also a catalan, is also surrealsit as influenced by Frued. Surrealism is the depiction of subconscience without censorship or interferrence of the rational nmind. In the Dali room you find the famous "girl at the window" and the "Landscape at Cadaquez"
Fondest memory: girl at the window. a realsitic portrait amongst Dali's surrealist art
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In room 6 you find 50 years of Picasso. Picasso has experimented with several styles, such as realism, kubism, surrealism. the paintings that highlights his ouevre are the following. Woman in blue. its one of his earliests paintings (1901) it stemps from his so called blue period. funny detail: Picasso has abonded this painting because it only got a little bit of attention in a national price quest. Guernica on the other hand got lots of fame and became also a symbol of national importance as it depicts the painfull memmories of the civilian war. There are many symboles in the painting that are also to be seen in earlier paintings such as the minotauromaquia.
Fondest memory: woam in bleu
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Where you can find works of Goya in the Prado, here you can find works that represent a new area in Spanish painting. Because after a period of creativity in the 18 th century spanish painting went into sleep. not before the beginning of the 20 th cenury it came alife again. Painters who represent this awakeing peiod are Zuloaga and Anglada-Camarasa. yet, more important is Solana (to be found in room 2) his favouite subject was the Fiestas and the people in his hometown Madrid. Influenced by Goya he painted Café de Pombo and the procession of death.
Fondest memory: Café de Pombo. a scenery of intellecuals in a former Madrid pub.
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Situated in a former 18 th. century hospital the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia houses a collection of spanish modern art. the msot important art piece is Picasso's Guernica, but we can find aslo other important artists such as Dali, Ponce de Leon and Dali. The museum rooms are situated around a court. the permanent collection (20 th century) is situated at the 2 th and 4 th floor, the second floor has art from the firts half of the 20 th century and contains specail rooms for artisist like Dali, Miro and Picasso. The fourth floor contains artpieces of post war erea, mainly abstract art such as popart and minimal aert
Fondest memory: Picasso's Guernica. Its a protest against the civil war. it was exibited for a long time in New York, but got back to spain as democracy was restored.
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If you wanna see south Madrid from the top, you can do that from the crystal walls elevator of the Reina Sofia Museum.
If you go on a weekday or saturday morning, you will have to buy the museum ticket to enter, but is free on saturday evenings and sundays, and is a nice view from 4th floor.
Favorite thing: If you like modern art, head for CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFIA! This is the museum of 20th century art & works by Picasso & Miro can also be found here, aside from their museums in Barcelona. Collection found in this art center includes Picasso's Woman in Blue which he disowned, Salvador Dali's Landsape at Cadaques & the famous Picasso's Guernica.
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Ecología reproductiva de tres batoideos (Chondrichthyes): iAtlantoraja castelnaui (Rajidae), Rioraja agassizi (Rajidae) y Zapteryx brevirostris (Rhinobatidae). Implicancias de distintas estrategias reproductivas en un escenario de explotación comercial intensiva
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The reproductive ecology of the Chondrichthyans Atlantoraja castelnaui (spotback skate), Rioraja agassizi (rio skate) and iZapteryx brevirostris (lesser guitarfish) is analyzed in this study. The two first are oviparous species that attain 168 mm and 768 mm of maximum total length (MTL), respectively. The third is a viviparous lecitotrophic ray that grows to a MTL of 720 mm. The examined material came from the purchase of samples in the Mar del Plata Port (Buenos Aires prov., Argentina) and from research cruises carried out by the National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP). Two work lines were developed to analyze the reproductive ecology and to validate the reproductive stages of these species, one based on macroscopic analysis of reproductive organs and another based on histological study of the reproductive organs. In A. castelnaui, the length at witch the 50% of the individuals attain the sexual maturity (TL50) was estimated at 980 mm TL for males and at 1089 mm TL for females; the TL50 for iA. castelnaui was estimated at 1038 mm TL (78,4% of MTL). In R. agassizi, the TL50 was estimated at 479 mm TL for males and at 547 for females; the TL50 for this species was estimated at 496 mm TL (74% of the MTL). Sexual dimorphism in maximum size and size at maturity was observed, with females larger and maturing at a larger size than males. This dimorphism, common in viviparous Chondrichthyans, is quite variable in oviparous. The TL50 in Z. brevirostris was estimated at 499 mm TL for males and at 505 mm TL for females; the TL50 for this species was 502 mm TL (74% of the MTL). The lack of correlation between TL and the number and size of embryos, could be explains the absence of sexual dimorphism in MTL and TL50. The skates R. agassizi and A. castelnaui shows an annual reproductive cycle, with a peak in reproductive activity. This conclusion is based on the seasonal variation of the ovaries, oviducal glands and the presence of egg-laying females throughout the year. Sperm storage was observed in oviducal glands of A. castelnaui and R. agassizi, but unlike other skates, it was observed in the serous lobule. A. castelnaui and R. agassizi males are capable of reproduction throughout the year. This conclusion is based on the analysis of testicles, mature cyst proportion and the presence of sperm in deferent ducts. Four stages are observed in mature females of Z. brevirostris: a) non pregnant with small ovarian follicles, b) non pregnant with big ovarian follicles, c) pregnant but no embryos distinguished and d) pregnant with embryos differentiated. The reproductive cycle of females takes three years, with two years of ovarian development (stages a and b) and one year of gestation (stages c and d). Ovulation, birth and mating take place during winter months. In males three patterns of reproductive activity are observed: in spring the testicles are conformed by immature cysts and the ducts are empty; in summer and fall, mature cysts are increased and the ducts contains are small quantities of sperm; in winter months, the cysts are mature and the ducts are full of sperm in different aggregations stages. The winter condition confirms the capacity of sperm storage in males. The highest values of liver weight observed during summer and winter months suggest that the peaks in energy storage take place before the mating season. The vulnerability of analyzed species and the abundances trends, denote the necessity to intensify the studies that allow evaluate population dynamics for the conservation of these species.


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tapping noise from baseboard heat
cahill98November 6, 2006
Hi all,
We recently had an addition put on and the new baseboard heat is making a tapping noise whenever it is on. It is not terribly loud, sounds like someone tapping there finger on the wall, but annoying when trying to sleep. Any idea what would be causing this?
There are usually some plastic spacers that seperate the tube with the fins on it from the metal housing, if these are missing or not placed properly you will get a ticking noise. Also make sure the pipe is not rigidly held in the bracketts, there needs to be some give for the pipe to expand and contract. Hope this helps.


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children running
I was informed by my landlord that I should take my 20-month old to the park to run and not run in the apartment. He proceeded to tell me that he taught his children to do tabletop activities while at home and to run outdoors only.
I was taken aback by this request as we go to the park 1-2 times a day- I have an active toddler and one on the way.
He also reported that he had spoken to the young couple living below us who work out of their home and take classes and that "I now have a problem on my hands"
What can we do about this situation?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
do you have carpeting? that can help reduce the noise quite a bit.
unfortunately, most apartments are poorly constructed and sound travels. even small children can make quite a bit of noise when running back and forth.
i've lived under a toddler and it wasnt pleasant. the constant running can really get on your nerves. carpeting and padding (and no shoes) may make all the difference. or perhaps talk with the people downstairs and try and work something out.
sorry i am not more sympathetic. but i have been listening to my upstairs neighbor clomp back and forth across the apartment for the past hour and i am getting a headache from it (shoes on bare floors). i wish i had your landlord
regarding your landlord and your "problem"......
there is likely little your landlord can do to you about your child running around the apartment. i dont know if your lease specifically addresses these issues (other than tenant shall not disturb other tenants, or maybe the carpeting issue) but i doubt if you can be evicted because you small child makes noise. if you are a month to month tenant you have less rights.
but i do suggest you talk to the people downstairs and maybe listen to what it sounds like when you toddler is toddling. approaching things in a friendly way will likely lead to a better living situation for you and your neighbors.
sorry for being less than sympathetic before but the people upstairs from me really do drive me nuts and they are unwilling to change and the landlord is unwilling to do anything about it
Ask if there's a first floor apartment you can move into. Or offer to swap with the folks downstairs. It's quite possible they don't want to go to the trouble to move, which would give them less ground for complaining.
I don't see how you can keep your child from running around. It's what they do.
I can appreciate your predicament, but I lived in an apartment under TWO toddlers for about two years. The ONLY good thing was that the racket tended to stop early in the evening after bathtime, which I clearly heard through my bathroom vent.
Carpet is a must, no shoes in the house, and also, rolling or dragging toys can make very unpleasant noises for the poeple below. No dout they could meet you halfway on this, but since they already complained to the landlord, they have staked out their position pretty clearly.
Best of luck to you...
I have included a link to sound proof padding that could be placed under the carpet (suggested by previous posters)
Here is a link that might be useful: Sound Reduction Mat Underlayment
He RENTED to a family with a toddler:
The no shoes and no wheeled (or at least no hard-wheeled) toys is a good idea, but kids are going to make noise.
Talk to the people who live under you and find out what their schedule is ... maybe they are being unrealistic and just need to see for themselves what a toddler is like.
Boy this is a tough one because I am also living the other side of the situation. The folks above us have a two year old and she runs from one room to the other and it sounds like a herd of elephants. We have not complained nor do we intend to, but it really is unnerving. Sorry I don't know what the solution is. In our case we are just putting up with it. Maybe checking their schedule would help. Our upstairs toddler is often going strong at 11:00 p.m. - my family is up and going by 5:00 a.m. Makes for a short night.
The landlord may have rented to the poster with a toddler, but he also rented to the downstairs neighbors, who have a right to a quiet home. I'm sure they are not expecting dead silence, but speaking as someone who lives under someone who stomps and creaks and squeaks all night, I can't wait to move. I can't get any sleep or any work done. The lease has a provision in it requiring that "no noise be heard outside the unit between 9 pm and 9 am." The landlord has to enforce that provision, and he knows it too, so he's looking into soundproofing the upstairs and tightening up the floor joints.
Not only that, but toddlerhood is a great time to teach children the differences in how you act indoors and outdoors. Running indoors is inappropriate and should be discouraged--it can very well lead to injury. And it's never to early to teach children respect for other people.
also note the word "toddler." A "toddler" is defined by his gait, and it is not POSSIBLE for him to walk all that quietly.
He CANNOT walk "heel to toe" yet. His muscles and tendons and balance won't let him. He TODDLES. So even when he's walking, he'll make more noise than a grownup. Also, depending on his age, some kids have trouble walking too slowly. A "trot" (not a run) is their normal enthusiastic gait.
So, you can make sure he doesn't RUN. You can put pieces of furniture that he has to maneuver around, to slow him down. And you can teach him to walk more slowly.
More than that, you can enforce "walking feet"--the secret w/ toddlers is to come down really hard and really consistently--not beat them, but time outs, toys taken away, etc.They's such amazing little learners, if you truly enforce that rule, you'll succeed.
You can find out the schedule of the folks below, and make sure to schedule play-dough time when they're at peak work flow. Or take him to the park at the right times. You may have to work really hard to engage his quiet attention--meaning, you sit down with him, and read books, or whatever.
And, if you know what room they work in, you can stay out of that corresponding room during peak work time. You can roll a ball back and forth in the bedroom, to be active, while they work in the living room.
But I also think it's not fair of them to insist that the WHOLE apartment be toddler-footfall free.
And, as he gets older, he'll get better at simply walking quietly.
Good luck! this is really hard. Much harder than turning your stereo down, or moving your computer to the living room so the keyboard and beeps don't float through the quiet, quiet night to your upstairs neighbor.
When we were looking for temporary housing, we had to turn down a nicer apartment complex because the only available unit was upstairs. We have 2 boys and they still run around the house at times. They're not toddlers anymore and usually listen when I say "stop running," so what can we expect from a toddler? Right now, there's a toddler upstairs and it's irritating with all the noises and bumps and stomps, esp. at midnight, and just like the other poster, we have no intention of complaining to them or to the apt. manager, because we were in their shoes once, and toddlers will be toddlers.
Since you mentioned that you're pregnant, maybe if you plan on moving to another apartment in the near future, try to get a 1st floor unit.
Ah, this is always a favorite and well-discussed topic in this forum. You'll have each side (the parents and the non-parents) arguing passionately.
For myself, I have lived above children and it was simply awful. I can't imagine living underneath them. I will NEVER take an apartment or condo that is not top floor. Even then, sound travels but it's not as bad as having it over your head.
I agree with the people who have suggested you see if there is a ground-floor unit available. It is simply maddening to many of us without children to listen to the running and jumping -- I'm sorry to be so blunt, but it's the truth. "Kids may be kids" and all that (and please, I am not attempting to start a flame war here) but nonetheless, unless one has superhuman abilities to block noise out, it is incredibly irritating.
It is not acceptable for any tenants to have to hear a continual amount of noise beyond a whisper from those who reside above them or below...
As for normal child behavior, play time should end at dinner time...that is when children should be winding down, getting baths, doing homework, or be part of some type of parent interaction like games, stories, or art projects...that "includes" toddlers.
I agree with the landlord, with the running issue, there should not be any running in any apartment building, that is unacceptable behavior "Peroid"! You are to respect the privacy of those you live next to, and you can be accountable by law if you continually neglect the rights of other tenants. That means you can face eviction.
Also, you should be glad to spend time out your home with your child, and the sun exposure is best source of vitamin D for you both.
Accommodation..runs both ways...if the single person below you always blasted their rap music, and it interrupted your day or child's nap you may be bit upset with them and say something to them about it...so, stop and think before you let your child willfully jump up and down, run back and forth through the apartment, slam toys into the floor, and scream or cry at early hours of the day every day for two years, and still expect that single person to turn down the music "right away", cause you are mad.
We all have to work together or find other places to live.
Hey Liem. can you say everything you wrote to the toddlers?? because I'm pretty sure the parents understand your thoughts. You probably don't have kids, so youuu don't understand that it's really hard not to allow KIDS to be KIDS. They have rights, you can not tie them, they need to be kids. that is part of their development. i think the landlord has to solve this problem, not the parents. The landlord is gonna have to move you guys to a first floor. Good luck.
"i think the landlord has to solve this problem, not the parents. The landlord is gonna have to move you guys to a first floor."
This is the problem with society today. Parents no longer want to take reponsibility for their own kids and expect society to watch and raise their kids! If these are YOUR kids, why does the landlord have to do something? YOU are the one who chose to have kids while still living in apartments. YOU are the one who chose to live in an upstairs unit, knowing that your toddler will be noisy and more than likely disturb other tenants living downstairs.
Take the kids outside if they need to run. Toddlers and young kids CAN be taught not to run or to be noisy. It's called DISCIPLINE. Don't try and reason with a child. TELL the child what to do, don't ask it.
I agree with socialdisneydude. I have a 9 year old and we have ALWAYS requested a bottom floor apartment so we dont disturb anyone.
And,when we did visit friends who lived in upper level apartments,you can bet she was told not to run or jump! And she listened! Imagine that.
I agree, Coolmama. I live on the bottom floor and there have been some people living above me for 2 months that have made my life hell. They have a 2 or 3 year old daughter who runs incessantly across the apartment. During the day, evening, and middle of the night. I doubt she ever sleeps. I've invested a small fortune in ear plugs. I have it down to a science now. If I want to watch TV, I stuff the ear plugs in my ears and turn the TV up as loud as it will go. Then the thundering of the child is blocked out, but I can still hear the TV. If I want to sleep at night (who would do such a silly thing!), I stuff the ear plugs in and turn on two loud fans. Then, I can ALMOST not hear the stomping. Running should always be done outside, and never in an apartment that isn't ground floor. I had people live above me before and the only noise I ever heard was water running and the occasional vacuum cleaner. That's it and that's the way it should be. People should control their kids. I haven't decided if I should just grin and bare it, knock on the door and talk to them, tape a note to the door, mail them a letter, or speak with the office. I collect antique vacuum cleaners and because I care about other people, I do not ever run a vacuum if the sun has already set. When I do vacuum it is in broad daylight and never for more than 10 minutes at a time. I also bake... I never use the food processor, or electric stand mixer after dark. I used to be mindful of the volume of the TV and stereo... now I have to turn it up so it compensates for the ear plugs being in. I think tomorrow I will turn on 35 antique vacuum cleaners and leave the apartment overnight. Parents should control their children. Children should only ever run outside, and at least should never do so in an apartment that isn't ground level. End of story.
"I think tomorrow I will turn on 35 antique vacuum cleaners and leave the apartment overnight. "
Haha! That would fix their wagon wouldnt it? Sorry to hear you guys live with such inconsiderate parents who let their kids do this.
My sister used to be to blame for this too.She had an older lady underneath her apartment who was always upset at the noise my sister's child made. My sister didnt even TRY to stop her son from jumping off furniture,and running back and forth. The lady didnt take it laying down though and kept complaining. Finally my sister got the hint and moved to a ground floor apartment.
I think you just have to keep complaining about it to get anywhere.
The poster who said,"kids are kids and shouldnt be denied running" doesnt take into consideration that it is DANGEROUS for kids to be running in the house in the first place. I have never let my daughter do it,even on the ground floor. She goes outside if she wants to act crazy.
I think the biggest issue is always that once in a while, of course you are gonna hear a bang, a drop of something, or something slam or heavy footsteps, but, once a week is one thing, a constant, uninterrupted noise is a totally different issue. This was discussed in another post, but we talked about like in the complex we are in, there are "kid" buildings and then non kid buildings. I think that is the way it should be. It is not discriminating, it is just common sense in any structure where you are adjoined to your neighbors. Like minded people are going to enjoy each other better. In the kid area there is a huge playground, a bike riding area so they are not around the cars, things like that. Where the non kid buildings are there is a gorgeous lake, picnic areas and tons of wild ducks and egrets. Everyone enjoys the "area" they are in, kid or non kid. It is set up for both.
Best of luck! We live downstairs and never have before. We have a 10 year old dog and she just can't do steps. Luckily, we have never heard a peep from the upstairs people and next door to us is the model so no issues there either.
Wow. I wonder how sound proof the new apatments now days are than?? I have a daughter that is 2 I don't let her run, I try to understand even though I never lived downstairs before. When ever she runs I remind her not to. But these stories sounds so bad!!! We haven't gotten any complaints before... But please tell me if the newer apartments would be more sound proof!? And voice level... my daughter talks but sometimes kids talk louder when they are excited... I still have 11 months on my lease... after that I think I'm just going to get a house. Until than please tell more about sound proof. Our manager did say that our apartments are pretty sound proof. What does that mean?
Okay so does no one have a solution to convince toddlers to not run in the apartment? I have a VERY energetic two year old and I am Very pregnant and not energetic. Had I known how loud a toddler running on linoleum on the second floor could be I would have a first floor apt right now. My toddler is ALWAYS in bed by 8 never up before 7 and takes at least a two hour nap in the middle of the day but that still leaves a large chunk of the day for him to run. He is at daycare during the weekdays so that is only two full days that he is even here and my neighbors still complain. I'm moving in a few months but that isn't an option now. Does anyone actually have a good method for stopping a 2 year old from running? We can only spend so much time in the park. It's great to reiterate that its annoying for the people below me, its annoying for myself as well. If he was 5 I could explain it to him but for now he is not getting it. Any ACTUAL solutions?
You should move to a park if you want to let your kids run back and forth over someones head. Reasonable noise is to be expected, the occasional running back and forth, dropping things. But to let your child run from room to room is asinine and to let your child run from room to room all hours of the day is absurd. I hope your landlord evicts you.


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CFPB developed the eRegulations site as an alternative to paper editions of regulations, guidebooks, multiple websites and paid subscription services.
A new website from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lays out the agency's written regulations in a single, navigable interface. The site is aimed at compliance officers, attorneys and CFPB employees. But the creation of the one-stop, open-source platform could have implications for other agencies looking to make their information more accessible.
For interested parties, eRegulations offers an alternative to clunky paper editions of regulations, guidebooks, multiple websites and paid subscription services. The agency maintains rules on consumer-facing financial products and services, and regulations on topics ranging from required disclosures for automatic teller machine transactions to rules for overdraft services at banks.
Especially for smaller or rural institutions, keeping up with the law can be a time consuming and expensive proposition.
"A compliance officer at a small community bank shouldn't have to sign up for a service to find out what the regulations are," said Matt Burton, acting CIO in the Technology Innovation office at CFPB.
The process started about a year ago, when the regulations office asked the technology team to work on a product that would streamline the experience of reading regulations. But the real story of eRegulations could be the opportunities opened up to other agencies looking to publish their rules online. Underneath the site, said Burton, "is an [application programming interface] that will ingest a body of regulations and spit them out as structured data."
There's a built in structure to a regulatory code, with chapters, paragraphs, and subparagraphs. The CFPB's tool parses the text of regulations a machine-readable collection of data that can be displayed in web form with each subparagraph having its own unique URL for handy reference, and with individual regulations strung together in order so a user can page through. There are links to supporting material, including interpretations of rules and supporting statutes.
"Our hope is that other agencies will see this and use it as their own regulations platform," Burton said. Because the eRegulations is open source, independent developers could draw on it as the basis for tools displaying government information. No agency has expressed an interest yet, but the site and the underlying API were only released this week.
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I have Firefox with Ad Blocker and it started happening yesterday. I keep checking the box not to notify me again but it keeps popping up.
I sent a message to GW, but wondering if it is GW or Firefox or my computer?
If you add YesScript (and blacklist this site), you should get rid of those annoying messages
I got a security warning when trying to install YesScript. Did you have that happen? I didn't install it as I was unsure about the security issue.
Does Chrome have Ad Blocker?
I know GW posted a notice at the top of the forum yesterday afternoon regarding the problem and they sent me an email regarding a "work around" till they fix the problem.
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YesScript provides a JavaScript blacklist, letting you specify which sites aren't allowed to run JavaScript. A single click on the status bar icon can put the current site on the blacklist or take it off."
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Scientific Forecaster Discussion
Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Taunton Massachusetts
1036 PM EDT Thursday Mar 26 2015
cold front crossing southeast New England will move offshore
overnight. Weak low pressure may bring scattered snow showers
Friday night and Saturday. High pressure will push south of New
England Sunday. Another batch of precipitation is possible late
Sunday night into Monday ahead of a cold front.
Near term /until 6 am Friday morning/...
Surface observation at 10 PM showed southwest winds across South Coast and
north winds across Boston and the interior. The cold front...with
a significant wind shift line...extended from Marshfield across
the city of Providence to the southwest Connecticut coast.
Observed movement of the front trends off Nantucket roughly 06z-
Radar showed at 10 PM one area of showers along and leading this
front. A second area of showers extended from southwest New Hampshire across
western mass and western CT to northern New Jersey...with a
northeast motion. Back edge of all the showers trends to the CT
valley around 1 am and to the East Coast of mass around 4-5 am. So
the current forecast of categorical probability of precipitation for showers looks fine.
Sufficient moisture and positioning of the upper jet /right
entrance region overhead/ to support scattered or widely scattered
showers beyond the rain shield.
Colder air on the edge of the rain shield has the potential of
bringing a rain/snow mix to the showers in western/central mass
and adjacent CT toward morning.
Temperatures in the southeast will remain steady until the cold front
slips through. Cooling trend north and west of the front with
temperatures dropping back into the 30s and lower 40s.
Short term /6 am Friday morning through 6 PM Friday/...
Middle level frontogenesis behind the actual cold front will allow for
rain to continue across eastern New England Friday morning. As we
mentioned in the previous section...it may become just cold enough
across the higher terrain of mass for a change to wet snow before
precipitation ends. Things should dry out for most of the region by
afternoon as best forcing departs...but some lingering showers will
remain possible over the southeast New England coast. Across the
rest of the region...plenty of clouds will linger even though the
rain will have come to an end. High temperatures mainly in the 40s.
Long term /Friday night through Thursday/...
* scattered snow/rain showers Friday night into Saturday evening
* weak cold front will move through on Monday bringing scattered showers
* moderating temperatures by the middle of next week
Overview and model preferences...
Long term amplified upper level pattern continues into the early
portion of the long term forecast. Beyond this weekend...medium
range models and ensembles continue to signal the long wave
troughing that has been nearly a constant over the last couple of
months across the eastern U.S. Will shift slowly east...but will
bring a fast northwest flow aloft early next week. This will bring fast
moving weak systems across New England. Timing is in question due
to fast movement lending to wide operational model variance along
with lowered confidence from late Tuesday through Thursday.
Used a blend of available guidance through Tuesday...then leaned
toward the superblend along with some blending with the ensemble
means to try and resolve timing of systems toward the end of the
forecast period.
Models and ensembles continue to signal fast flow aloft with more
waves moving along into fast flow aloft into Easter weekend which
will need to be monitored.
Friday night through Saturday night...moderate confidence. Cold
front works through early Friday night as front weakens.
However...still good lift and forcing as upper trough works east out
of New York state overnight. This...along with cold pool aloft...will
cause light rain showers to change to snow showers overnight.
Generally a tenth of a inch or less of quantitative precipitation forecast expected...so not
expecting much in the way of accumulations at this point.
Most models and ensembles continue to signal development of
inverted trough late Friday night through midday Saturday as another
low passes well S of the 40n/70w benchmark. With the low level
moisture in place along with steep lapse rates will allow for
enhancement of rain/snow showers. Expect precipitation to remain mainly
as light snow... though temperatures might rise enough /mid-upper 30s/ to
mix/change to rain around midday but change back snow before
tapering off from north-S late in the day or Sat evening.
Big question at this point will be whether and...if so where...
the inverted trough will set up to focus the instability and
precipitation. Generally...expect less than an inch. But...if this does
set up...some locations might see a slushy 1-2 inch accumulation.
Low confidence with this aspect but something to definitely keep
an eye on.
Overnight lows Friday night will be drop to the Lower-Middle 30s across
the higher inland terrain...ranging to around freezing along the S
coast. However...with cold air advection along with precipitation...temperatures
will not rise much on Sat. Highs will only rise to the middle and
upper 30s...more typical of January rather than the end of March.
Conditions will improve Saturday night for most areas...though
some leftover light snow showers might linger along the S coast. North
winds will be gusty...especially across the cape and islands.
Overnight lows will fall to the middle and upper teens inland ranging
to the upper 20s on the Outer Cape and Nantucket.
Sunday-Sunday night...high confidence.
As upper trough finally moves offshore...expect high pressure ridging
at the surface and aloft will bring sunshine across the region. As
fast northwest flow aloft sets up...ridge will build east during the
afternoon and clouds will begin to filter in. Will see some warm
air advection work in as winds back to W-SW...but not in time for
temperatures to recover so highs will only be in the upper 30s to middle
Temperatures will drop a few degrees Sun night as clouds continue to
increase. Next fast moving short wave in the upper flow
approaches. Timing is an issue...though looks like most of the
model suite holds precipitation off until Monday except for possibly a
few isolated snow showers toward daybreak across the east slopes of the
Monday-Monday night...moderate confidence.
Short wave moves across bringing a period of snow showers
early...changing to rain showers by midday as the front crosses
the region. Temperatures will moderate ahead of the front. Expect highs
mainly in the middle 40s to around 50.
Some leftover rain showers will linger across central and eastern
areas Monday night before pushing offshore as front clears the coast.
Upper level short wave also pushes east with northwest flow kicking back in.
However...core of 850 mb cold air remains north of the region. Will still
see cooler temperatures...but lows will only fall back to the upper 20s
to middle 30s as skies become partly cloudy after midnight.
Tuesday through Thursday...low confidence.
Fast flow aloft continues...bringing one system across. With wide
timing issues amongst individual models...have rather low
confidence. For now...expect dry conditions Tuesday...then possible
showers Tuesday night into Wednesday. Looks to dry out again by midday Wednesday.
Warm front may bring clouds and the chance for precipitation Wednesday
Aviation /02z Friday through Tuesday/...
forecaster confidence levels...
Low...less than 30 percent.
Moderate...30 to 60 percent.
High...greater than 60 percent.
Short term...tonight and Friday...
Tonight...moderate confidence.
Expect periodic showers through the night with mainly IFR
conditions. Low clouds will linger...areas of fog as well. Noting
areas of vlifr visibilities along S coast...Cape Cod and islands with
spotty visibilities at or below 1/2sm at times across CT valley into central Massachusetts
mainly across the Worcester Hills. Will see slow improvement but
remaining at least MVFR overnight across the region. Low level wind shear will
continue as SW low level jet at 60-65 knots across north CT/RI/E Massachusetts
will move offshore between 07z and 09z.
Friday...moderate to high confidence. Rain showers should come to
an end for most of the region during the morning...although may
linger a bit longer across the far southeast Massachusetts coast. Ptype may
actually change to a bit of wet snow before ending across the
higher terrain...but odds of any real accumulations on runways are
rather low. Otherwise...conditions should improve to mainly VFR by
afternoon although some marginal MVFR ceilings may persist at times.
Kbos taf...moderate confidence in taf.
Kbdl taf...moderate confidence in taf.
Outlook...Friday night through Tuesday...moderate confidence.
Friday night and Saturday...mainly MVFR ceilings/local MVFR-IFR visibilities
in rain and/or snow showers Friday night. Expect light snow Friday night
after midnight into Saturday morning. Less than an inch of slushy
snow accumulation expected...best chance at korh as well as
remainder of Worcester Hills. Precipitation briefly changes to -shra
around midday...then back to -shsn toward nightfall.
Saturday night...local MVFR ceilings/visibilities across north CT/RI/se Massachusetts early
in scattered snow showers before ending from north-S by midnight.
Sunday and Sunday night...VFR conditions. Clouds increase from
west-east Sun night...may briefly drop to MVFR across higher terrain of
west Massachusetts.
Monday-Tuesday...mainly VFR. Local MVFR ceilings/visibilities in scattered rain
showers. Chance of -shsn across central-west Massachusetts/north CT through midday
Monday. Conditions improve from west-east Monday night...VFR on Tuesday.
forecaster confidence levels...
Low...less than 30 percent.
Moderate...30 to 60 percent.
High...greater than 60 percent.
Short term...tonight and Friday...
Tonight...moderate confidence. Cold front at 10 PM was over
southest mass and Rhode Island. Southwest wind gusts of 20 to 30 knots
ahead of the front followed by a shift to north winds behind the
front. Expect the front to move south/east of Nantucket by 3 am.
Seas linger at 5 to 9 feet overnight.
Friday...moderate to high confidence. Northerly winds of 10 to 15
knots with gusts to 20 knots expected behind the cold front. Left
over south to southeast swell will keep seas above small craft
thresholds across most open waters through Friday afternoon.
Outlook...Friday night through Tuesday...
Moderate confidence.
Friday night....N-NW winds gusting up to around 25 knots behind
frontal passage. Seas also build up to 6-8 feet on the outer
waters. Small crafts needed.
Saturday and Saturday night...northwest wind gusts may approach 30 knots on
the eastern outer waters during Sat...then slowly diminish Sat
night. Seas may approach 10 feet on the eastern outer waters
Sat...then will slowly subside but remain at or above 5 feet. Brief light
freezing spray possible on portions of eastern and southern outer
waters Sat night.
Sunday...expect winds and seas to briefly diminish below small
craft criteria as winds back from northwest to SW Sunday night. Seas
also subside below 5 feet.
Monday-Tuesday...SW winds pick up during Monday...gusting to 25
knots with seas building to 5-7 feet. Winds shift to west Monday night-Tuesday
with local gusts to 25 knots on the outer waters. Seas remain at or above 5
feet on the southern waters as well as portions of the eastern
basin average rainfall amounts will range from 0.5 to 1.25 inches
across the region through Friday morning. Nohrsc modeling adds 1
to 2 inches of water from melting snow due to dewpoints in the 40s
to near 50.
This will bring rises on rivers and streams through Friday...
especially smaller ones which may approach bankfull. However...
given rainfall has been spread out over a long duration with many
dry periods do not expect any significant flooding problems. Brief
heavy rainfall in showers may result in typical nuisance poor
drainage street flooding tonight...but again nothing significant
Box watches/warnings/advisories...
Massachusetts...dense fog advisory until midnight EDT tonight for maz020>024.
Rhode Island...dense fog advisory until midnight EDT tonight for riz005>008.
Marine...Small Craft Advisory until 6 am EDT Friday for anz232>234.
Small Craft Advisory until 2 am EDT Friday for anz231-236.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for anz235-237-250-
near term...wtb
short term...Frank
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Drazenovic recalled by Blue Jackets
The Springfield Falcons announced on Wednesday that center Nick Drazenovic has been recalled by their NHL affiliate, the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Drazenovic has a share of the Falcons' team lead with 45 points (16g, 29a), placing the sixth-year pro in a tie for third place in the league in scoring along with teammate Jonathan Audy-Marchessault.
The 26-year-old from Prince George, B.C., leads the league in power-play points (26) and is tied for first with six game-winning goals.
This is Drazenovic's first recall to Columbus. He has played three career NHL games, all with St. Louis in 2010-11.
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Phoenix Online Studios, developers of The Silver Lining (previously known as KQIX), have released an early demo of the first chapter of the game. Returning the player to control of King Graham - last played in King's Quest V - The Silver Lining charges him with the task of saving the lands from an evil enchantment.
The demo is based on the code sent to Vivendi Games during the game's brief cancellation on legal grounds, and as such much of it is actually nine months old; a number of bugs and disabled features appear to have crept into the demo, but the developers are assuring fans that these will be addressed before the full release.
Eager gamers can download the 75MB file from the game's website.
The Adventure Company recently announced that David Suchet has been signed to provide voiceovers for Hercule Poirot in three upcoming Agatha Christie games, beginning with this year's Murder on the Orient Express.
This signing is significant for the franchise, as the acclaimed British actor has portrayed Christie's eccentric Belgian detective in more than fifty television appearances, and there are many who consider him to be the definitive Poirot. DreamCatcher CEO Richard Wah Kan expressed his enthusiasm by saying, "When players step into our games, we want them to become fully immersed in the excitement and adventure of solving an Agatha Christie-style mystery and the addition of Mr. Suchet's distinctively recognizable voice will certainly heighten that element."
But while Suchet will provide the voice, players must still provide the little grey cells. In Murder on the Orient Express, players won't control Poirot himself, as the detective is injured and bedridden aboard the luxury train. However, he will provide his wisdom and guidance throughout the game to help solve the murder.
Adventure fans can start looking ahead to another new title, as UK developer Viperante today announced its debut production, a supernatural thriller called Restless.
The third-person, point and click adventure follows the story of a former criminal defense attorney named Kate Jones, whose life was ruined when she committed an unforgivable offense. Now burdened by guilt and shame, and having lost everything, Kate drinks heavily and is plagued by nightmares of a woman in pain. When a news clipping mysteriously arrives with a story of the young woman's disappearance, it includes a note that says, "If you want to help yourself, help her!"
With her fate clearly tied to the young woman's, players will join Kate as she "steps out of the shadows and into a deep and dark mystery involving police corruption, the local Mafia, secret experiments, family crises, lost love, missed opportunities, revenge, a life's work, frightening supernatural disturbances, and a mysterious and elusive former CIA neurologist known only as Janus."
Viperante calls Restless "a journey into the human soul, an examination of right and wrong, responsibility and retribution, and an exercise in just what it would take to evolve one person's entire personality completely." The game will reportedly feature high resolution, hand drawn backgrounds, more than a dozen interactive 3D characters, and over fifteen unique locations to explore across New York City and beyond, with graphic novel-style cutscenes interspersed throughout.
For more information about the game, be sure to check out the newly-launched official website. Restless is being developed for PC, and the target release date is currently scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2007.
Fans of Law & Order that didn't get a chance to check out Criminal Intent now have another chance, as Legacy Interactive has released the first case as a commercial download under the name Law & Order Criminal Intent: The Vengeful Heart.
The third-person, point and click mystery casts players in the role of Detective Goren. In Goren's own unique style, players are able to interview witnesses, interrogate suspects and gather evidence from the crime scene. Vincent D'Onofrio (Detective Goren) and Jamey Sheridan (Captain Deakins) voice their respective characters from the popular television series.
Episide One, which can be downloaded from Legacy's game portal, can be played on a "try before you buy" basis and purchase of the title (priced at $19.99 USD) will unlock the remainder of the case. The game will also be available through most popular gaming sites such as Big Fish Games and Yahoo, as well as on NBC.com. For more information on the games, log on to www.cigame.com.
News of gold should be tempting to any safecracker, but the real treasure is yet to come, as today The Adventure Company announced its slightly-renamed SAFECRACKER: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure has reached gold status in North America.
A spiritual successor to the 1997 release of Safecracker, the new game casts players in the roll of "an expert safecracker hired by the wealthy family of recently deceased billionaire, Duncan W. Adams. As an avid safe collector, this 'eccentric' billionaire has hidden the deed to his riches in one of 35 extraordinary safes."
The first-person, point and click game focuses mainly on puzzle solving, but will also require careful exploration of the mansion for clues to cracking each safe. Developed by Kheops Studio, the game contains 30 different rooms, which will be easy to navigate thanks to the evolving game map. Progress through the game will be somewhat non-linear, though some safes contain clues necessary to open others. Puzzles will vary in difficulty, but the in-game hint system should help with the more challenging obstacles.
There is no specific release date available for the game yet, but with the game ready for duplication, it should be on store shelves soon.
A new independently developed game is now on the horizon, as Atropos Studios has recently announced production of Diamonds in the Rough.
Although this is the first game from the startup Greek studio, Atropos was founded by Alkis Polyrakis, who is no stranger to adventures, having previously released the Underground title called Other Worlds.
Diamonds in the Rough is a traditional third-person, point and click adventure that casts players in the role of a high school dropout named Jason Hart. Although oblivious to any special abilities he may possess, Jason is approached by an organization who recruits those with extraordinary mental powers. When he accepts a job with this company and moves to the American midwest, "he will soon start to wonder who he is really working for, and what the purpose of the organization is."
For more information about the game, be sure to check out the official website. Diamonds in the Rough is currently targeted for release in the fall of 2007.
A new trailer has been released by The Adventure Company for the upcoming cyber-thriller, EVIDENCE: The Last Ritual.
In this sequel to MISSING: Since January, the serial killer known as "The Phoenix" returns once again to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the player. Like its predecessor, EVIDENCE uses a combination of offline and online gameplay, where players will "receive actual emails from virtual characters, scour real and fictitious websites, analyze video excerpts, photos, soundtracks, and piece together evidence to break the Phoenix's embedded codes."
The new trailer is a filmed taunt from the killer in the gritty, sometimes disturbing style of the games, reminding players of his return this coming October. The video is approximately 17 MB, and can be downloaded from sites such as GamersHell and WorthPlaying, though the latter is a larger download containing alternative movie formats.
Amateur detective Carol Reed returns for her third mystery this fall, as independent Swedish developer MDNA Games has announced Time Stand Still.
The new first-person, slideshow-style adventure uses the same point and click interface and watercolour graphics effect as the previous games in the series, Remedy and Hope Springs Eternal, but will also include a feature to bypass the more complicated puzzles.
This time around, Carol "stumbles upon a new case while browsing through a local newspaper. A seemingly haunted house leads her to a complicated chain of events, which go all the way back to World War II, involving characters long forgotten by history, but not by fate."
Time Stand Still is currently scheduled for release in October.
Although the news that A Vampyre Story had found a worldwide publisher was first reported last week, today the mystery partner was at last revealed. In a press release, German publisher Crimson Cow has announced that it owns the worldwide publishing rights to Autumn Moon's much-anticipated comic adventure.
The lack of familiarity with Crimson Cow outside of Germany may revive unwanted memories of AVS's first ill-fated publishing agreement, but the new publisher is well established in Germany, and no stranger to adventures, having released the German versions of such titles as Runaway and Fenimore Fillmore: Wanted since its inception in 2002.
A Vampyre Story, a classic point and click adventure that blends 2D and 3D technologies, casts players in the role of "the beautiful, gifted opera singer Mona De Lafitte, whose life is brought to an abrupt end by a vampire baron named Shrowdy von Kiefer. Henceforth, she is doomed to a miserable existence as the unwilling companion of the vampire in his gloomy castle. Fate smiles on her briefly when her undead captor is destroyed. Seizing the opportunity, Mona runs away from Baron von Kiefer and tries to fulfill her dream of singing at the Paris Opera. Accompanied by her mischievous bat Froderick, Mona must face a number of challenges in her odyssey and learn not only to accept her vampire nature, but also to use the abilities she has acquired to her advantage."
For background information about A Vampyre Story, be sure to check out Autumn Moon's stylish website.
Every month, underground adventure creators rush to finish their games in order to make the deadline for MAGS, the Monthly AGS competition. Recently, the contest has produced entries such as Spooks, The Family Treasure, and Cedric and the Revolution.
In June, MAGS turned five years, and to mark the anniversary the contest adopted a special set of rules: Each entry could choose freely from any past rule set of the contest. The winner was to receive a special prize, a MAGS CD featuring most games ever created for the contest.
Three games are now competing for the honor of becoming the fifth anniversary MAGS winner.
From Dave Gilbert (Two of a Kind) comes The Shivah, probably the first adventure game ever to feature rabbinical dialogue puzzles. Named after the seven days of mourning after the death of a close relative in Jewish tradition, The Shivah puts you in the yarmulke of Russel Stone, a disillusioned, bitter and broke Manhattan rabbi. The murder of a man he threw out of the temple years ago leads Rabbi Stone into a conspiracy that may cost him not only his congregation, but his soul.
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Meanwhile, Zor and Bartimaeus cross over to the other side with The Netherworld, a verb-coin controlled game where you play as a newly arrived shade in the hereafter. Something to check out for fans of Spooks.
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Finally, Radiant (META) offers up Infinite Monkeys, undoubtedly the most extreme of the entries. Radiant claims to follow every single rule set ever used for MAGS, and the conflicting requirements of so many different restrictions have led to a truly eccentric game. In addition to the plot ("a futuristic game set in the past where the Mittens crew in their zombie-infested flying city has to help elves by taking a journey through time during their new year's party to stop the supervillain's conspiracy in his zoo"), Infinite Monkeys is set apart by an overwhelming interface featuring twenty five verbs (including "pinch", "wear" and "play on"), which can be rearranged at will.
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If you go right ahead and download and play The Shivah, The Netherworld and Infinite Monkeys, there is still time to cast your vote for your favorite candidate. But hurry, as voting for this anniversary edition of MAGS is due to close soon!
Edit: As voting has now been closed, the winner of the Anniversary MAGS contest is The Shivah. Congratulations to Dave Gilbert.
Fans of first-person adventure games usually have to look outside of the underground scene for their fix, but a new game by Eugene Couto offers some of that node-based thrill.
The Oracle is a first-person game using photographic backgrounds. All the screens were shot on location in Canada and Portugal, giving The Oracle an unusually firm sense of place and identity. The story, involving a powerful artifact and a mysterious order of monks, may sound familiar, but the game also includes a more unusual feature: an in-game hint system.
Featuring confident writing and reasonable puzzles, The Oracle should prove an engaging game for players no matter what their point-of-view preference is. They can download it from the AGS games database.
About a year ago, Berian Williams reviewed Robotragedy, a cartoony graphic adventure about Toby X, a little robot who sets out to save his idol and love, the kidnapped actress Robotinna.
Somewhat more recently, Toby X returned in the sequel: Robotragedy 2: Countdown to Doomsday. This time, the metallic hero is tracking down five pieces of an amulet to stop the dark lord Nazgu Bain, who has escaped his imprisonment in a black hole at the edge of the universe.
Robotragedy 2 offers the same attractive, Day of the Tentacle-esque graphics as the first game. Unfortunately, the English translation still suffers from the same problems as well. Players who found the first game too hard should breathe a sigh of relief that the puzzles have been made a bit easier this time around.
The creator, Pijin Pastrana, has a hard time getting online, but Greg Schlaepfer hosts the game for him on the Herculean Effort server, where it can be downloaded.
It's been a long time coming, but there's good news at last for anxious fans of Autumn Moon's A Vampyre Story. The developer announced today that it has signed a publisher agreement to bring the comic adventure to PC.
Although AME is keeping the identity of the publisher quiet for now, CEO Bill Tiller has confirmed that the new publisher has worldwide rights to the game, and the funding allows the team to begin full-time production. The small California-based developer plans to increase staff in the coming months to accommodate the increased workload.
Autumn Moon has been down this road with AVS before, of course, having experienced a much-publicized relationship with upstart German publisher bad brain entertainment before finally parting company over a year ago. The long wait since then had cast doubt about whether we'd ever see the game come to light, but Tiller expressed confidence and enthusiasm about AME's new partners going forward.
There's still a while to wait for fans, however, as the game is only in the final stages of pre-production, with a general target date of late next year.
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Late July in photos: Albuquerque & Jemez travels
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Watch Michael Stipe's Nirvana Rock Hall Induction Speech
"Nirvana were artists in every sense of the word," former R.E.M. leader said
Last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony comes to HBO on May 31, but for now you can watch Michael Stipe's speech inducting Nirvana.
"This is not just pop music," the former R.E.M. leader can be seen saying in the 17-minute clip above (via Slicing Up Eyeballs). "This is something much greater than that."
Stipe added: "Nirvana were artists in every sense of the word. Nirvana tapped into a voice that was yearning to be heard. Nirvana were kicking against the mainstream. They spoke truth and a lot of people listened."
After the event, Nirvana's members performed a secret show at Brooklyn's intimate Saint Vitus with a host of guests, including everyone who joined them onstage at the ceremony except for Lorde.
Don't miss SPIN's 2005 essay The R.E.M. Method and Other Rites of Passage, and you can also check out all our original Nirvana reviews and original Nirvana cover stories.


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Die Top 10 In Action Sports
01Epic Method Air auf einem Eisberg in Grönland
02Streetdome in Dänemark: Eldorado für Skateboarding und BMX
03We Are Blood: Neuer Skate-Film von den Art Of Flight Produzenten
04Diese 10 Custom Camper sind echte Eye-Catcher
05Weltrekord! Joffrey Pollet-Villard schafft den höchsten Sprung in der Superpipe
06Snowboarder baut sich sein eigenes Paradies im Backcountry
07Extreme Couching hinter dem Jeep durch die Dünen
0812-Jähriger fliegt durch die Double Pipe
09Nightsurfing mit den Pros im Wavepool von Teneriffa
10FULL MOVIE: Few Words - A Candide Thovex Movie
3 Minute Gaps: Andrew Neethling Behind the scenes Cape Town
When we arrived in Somerset west to film "Needles" section it was clear it wasn't going to be a normal weeks filming for a number of reasons. First, we had to put up with a full week of Sven Martin in full panic mode every time a potential photographic moment was missed. Which resulted in us getting out of bed at 5.30am everyday for the epic morning light. Second, Andrew has the best trails and jumps literally in his own own back yard. The area overlooks both the Indian and Atlantic Ocean and is one of the most amazing places I have ever filmed. Getting a chance to hang out with Andrew in his hometown for the filming of his section was one the most memorable experiences of my life.
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Vic Falls to Kruger Itinerary
Travel from Zimbabwe to Botswana and South Africa on a real African adventure. Visit Victoria Falls and enjoy safaris in the Hwange and Kruger national parks.
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Days 1-2 Victoria Falls
Kick-off this enthralling adventure in Zimbabwe's adrenaline capital. Marvel at the sight of white water thundering down Victoria Falls, and be coated in a fine mist of spray as it shoots hundreds of metres into the air. There are many ways to view the falls; choose between whitewater rafting, bungee jumping, abseiling and canyoning.
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Day 3 Hwange National Park
Set out for a 4x4 game drive through the plains and wetlands of Zimbabwe's largest game reserve. Once the royal hunting grounds of Ndebele warrior-king Mzilikazi, the park is now home to approximately 400 bird and 100 mammal species.
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Days 4-5 Matobos National Park/Bulawayo
Explore the country's second largest city before heading out on one of the many optional activities to perhaps track black and white rhinos in Matobos National Park.
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Day 6 Palapye
Not too far from Moremi Gorge and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, the township of Palalpye is home to some incredible ancient ruins. Time permitting, venture out on a walk through Old Palapye and discover artefacts from as early as the Middle Stone Age. Meander past old stone walls, faded rock paintings, the weary relics of the old prison and historic gravestones.
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Day 7 Blouberg
Head towards Blouberg and camp in South Africa's Limpopo Province, an area that offers a unique and exciting cultural experience. Pursue paths along the base of the Blouberg Mountains and hear stories of the fascinating local community, who still lead a very traditional lifestyle. Later, enjoy authentic local meals such as Thopi and Malana at a village tavern.
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Days 8-9 Kruger National Park
Travel through the expansive savanna and rolling hills of the spectacular Kruger National Park, keeping an eye out for the unusual white rhinos, giraffes, zebras, lions and elands. Choose to go on an optional night game drive to see nocturnal predators spring into action, or even set off on an optional early morning nature walk with a guide.
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Day 10 Johannesburg
Take in stunning panoramas from the viewpoint over the incredible Blyde River Canyon. On arrival in Johannesburg, perhaps set out for some last-minute souvenir shopping or just rest those well-travelled feet at a local bar or cafe.
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You've built the world's coolest front receiver winch mount for Tacomas.
But the thread describes a tolerance issue where std receiver accessories won't fit because of the large radius of the receiver corners.
Not to put too fine a point on it, and not trying to stir up sh*t - but still the question remains - what's up with that? Does this mean that only a winch mount supplied by you guys will fit? Do you build a receiver winch mount? I don't see one in the list of accessories on your CBI website.


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Looking at the Nokia WH-500 on-ear headphones reminds us of the identically-dressed working class in any dystopic sci-fi movie. The headphone's matte black plastic headstrap and pleather-cushioned ear-cups make the WH-500 indistinguishable from so many other on-ear headphone options from the various brands that dabble in audio products.
Running down from under the speakers are two cables which meet at a "pod" which houses the hands-free speakerphone mic and audio controls. The pod features six buttons in all: a volume rocker, play/pause and track selection keys and a call key. This in turn runs down to a standard 3.5mm headphone jack on the end of the cable. The cable is 1.3-metres in length.
The WH-500s are a lightweight pair of cans, though this gives them a cheaper feel compared to others he have in the office. We found the headband didn't grip to our head as well as we'd have liked, though the swiveling ear-cup design did help the WH-500s sit on our ears reasonably comfortably.
There's two ways to approach this, the right way and the wrong way. The wrong way would suggest we compare the WH-500s to the set of crappy headphones that Nokia (and Apple, and Samsung, etc) put in the box with the mobile phones we buy. Compared to those, the WH-500 sound like God speaking to you through a pair of cups connected by a piece of heavenly, golden string. The bass especially is much better represented in these headphones then in the sub-par in-ear set you get with your phone.


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During the China 2.0 tech tour, our group had a chance to spend a little time inside the famous Forbidden City in Beijing.
Using my trusty Flip pocket video camera, I tried to capture a sense of the grandeur and enormity of the place (while grossly over-using the words "elaborate," "enormous" and the phrase "pollution, unfortunately.") Sorry about the lapse in my mental thesaurus.
I think you'll be equally impressed with this fantastic cultural heritage destination (and if this whets your appetite, don't miss a visit to the virtual Forbidden City – here's a video about what it's like to see it while inside the real thing.)
For those who can't see the embedded video box below, here is the direct link to the video on YouTube.
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ARA Foundation names scholarship recipients
The American Rental Association (ARA) announced scholarship recipients for the 2010- 2011 school year. Out of 72 applications, 18 students were selected to receive awards ranging from $750 to $3,000 each.
Matthew Jones of Rent All Center in Alexandria, Virginia, received $6,000 in scholarships. He received the first Leonard Hawk Founders Scholarship, the top scholarship award of $3,000; the $2,500 Insurance Services Scholarship; and the $500 Ron Marshall Scholarship presented by region two.
10 students received scholarships worth $2,000 each:
- Tyler Arlinghaus of Art's Rental Equipment in Newport, Kentucky
- Shaun Blaisdell of Bunce Rental in Tacoma, Washington
- Taylor Brown of Action Rental Sales in Harrisonville, Missouri
- Jeremy Emig of Cincy Tool Rental in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mark Lello of Midwest Construction Rentals in Bloomington, Illinois
- Bryan Licata of Four Seasons Power Equipment in East Meadow, New York
- Ryan McPeak of Mahaffey Tent Rentals in Memphis, Tennessee
- Ryan Ponikvar of Sun Rental Center in Mentor, Ohio
- John Ritter of A Tool Shed in Campbell, California
- Christopher Stuckey of AP Equipment and Rentals in Longview, Texas
Five students received technical and vocational scholarships of $1,000 each:
- Matthew M. Jones of Jones Equipment Rental in Fort Gratriot, Michigan
- Timothy Lockhart of B & M Equipment Rental and Sales in Belleview, Florida
- Paxton McReynolds of Mikerentals in Sikeston, Missouri
- Matthew Wedding of all rental in Gardner, Kansas
- Kelsey Williams of A-1 Rentals/ Party Plus in Helena, Montana
Two students received graduate scholarships of $2,000 each:
- Christopher Burson of Rental World of St. Cloud in St. Cloud, Florida
- Matthew Witherwax of RSC Equipment Rental in Houston, Texas
The ARA's regions also offer scholarships. A list of all of the 2010 – 2011 scholarship recipients can be found on the ARA website.
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