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Congrads to Littlebull (1st) and Used to Be Fast (5th) in the GP Moto today. It was a great race. Track was perfect and woods we twisty. Thanks to Kirk and Mike for a great event. :freaky
Here are a few pics from our weekend. Tony and I had a great time competing in our first race. Thanks, Richie, for getting us out there. Can't wait to do it again!
Our home for the night. We arrived at about 5:30 Saturday evening, got set up, and walked the track. Just driving in to the place got me excited to race.
We took a walk around the track to see what we were in for. It took a while - the track was about 3 1/2 miles long. Part of it was the regular MX track, and the rest was a combination of tight and twisty woods riding, and some open field areas.
I'm really glad we took a good look at the woods section; there were a couple areas where it really helped to know which direction to take.
Midway through our walk, our friend Kevin arrived. Nice guy that he is, he delivered beers right out to the track. After a delicious steak dinner, Kevin and Tony got a roaring fire going and we celebrated Kevin's birthday with off-key singing, a really cool musical birthday card, birthday pie, and whiskey. I can't believe I didn't take a picture. It was classic, though. Kevin went to bed early, while we conspired to get the card, pie, and whiskey in order. We rousted him out of his sleeping bag, and stood around for a good hour or so at the back of the trailer eating, drinking, and listening to Kevin play his birthday card over and over again. It was still going when Tony and I finally crawled into our tent. Happy B-Day, Kevi!!!
We slept pretty well, and were really happy NOT to hear rain drops during the night. It had rained a little on Friday. If it got any wetter, the clay and slimy leaves would be a mess. Fortunately, a slight breeze was blowing and it didn't look like it was going to rain. I was nervous enough without having to contend with foul weather and a slimy course.
Our set-up was pretty sweet- microwave, drip coffee maker....
Richie's sexy little 250, 2-smoker
Big Spag and I taking another look the morning of the race.
Territorial is a really beautiful piece of property, and the owner and track builder did a terrific job of putting together a fun and challenging course. Everything went smoothly from sign-up to finish.
By about 9 o'clock the grounds were starting to fill up. I'd estimate there were about 110 racers, in all.
My favorite of the Track Dogs.
Richie checkin' his spokes...
We got signed in and watched the juniors for a while. I can't believe how fast some of these little guys go!
Tony and Rich.
Tony checking out the "Loo with a View". Geez, I can't take him anywhere!
Once we got to the starting line, my nerves calmed a little. My goals for the race? To have fun, not get hurt, and get back in wanting to race again. I was really tentative on the clay track; I had never set a tire on an MX track before and, hell, we don't have clay in Central Oregon. We have rocks and sand, and I know how to deal with those. I loosened up after a couple of laps and learned to trust my tires – those MX71s will be my tires for the foreseeable future. They were incredible. No more 606s for me! There were a few spots in the woods where I had a little trouble, and the second and third laps got me really pooped. Just stupid little tip-overs where I got going too slow. Picking up my bike half a dozen times was not easy on a tight, slimy track. Damn short legs! I looked at my timer, and I was just 38 minutes into the race. Another hour of this?? I recovered quickly, though, and felt surprisingly good for the last two laps. My fifth and final lap was totally clean! Yeah! It was really great to see Tony and Rich at the end of the course cheering me in! And I felt surprisingly good.
Rich had a really good race, and came in 5th in his division.
Tony rode well, but tore his fuel line loose on a limb or something. He managed to get it back on, but had lost so much time near the end of the race, they didn't let him do another lap.
After the race, we collected our "sprockets" and headed for a well-earned soak at Belknap. Did that ever feel good!
We waited until after the race to doctor the numbers.
The next morning we were all sore. Rich was just glad to be able to get his socks on and found a new use for bubble wrap. Tony knocked up his bad leg pretty good on a corner and had a little extra gimp. I, for one, have never had such a hard time getting my bra on. At least I got a sprocket!

Excellent you guys!!!
nice!! thanks for sharing the cool pictures
Very cool :clap I had no idea there was a woods track there...been by that place hundreds of times and never stopped in to check it out. Maybe I'll make the trek over next time to watch & :freaky with y'all. What's the worst that could happen :dunno
Woot Woot!
Congrats to Littlebull and Big Spag on your first race! It's addicting isn't it? I've never tried "Crack" but racing is probably about as addicting without all the nasty repercussions.
Special congrats to Littlebull for earning a 1st place trophy! :clap
When's our next race??? :p3rry
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Charles E. Johnson, a Youngstown native and Marine Corps veteran of World War II, will be posthumously inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor.
Johnson received the Navy Cross and the Silver Star, among this country's highest military honors, for his courage under fire in separate engagements with Japanese forces on Okinawa in 1945.
The induction ceremony is May 6 in Columbus.
His wife, Suzanne Johnson McLaughlin, 87, described her husband, with whom she had been friends all through high school, as fun-loving both before and after the war. "He was always the actor," she said.
Suzanne said he didn't talk much about the war, but one story he did share was about a time on Okinawa when he jumped into a foxhole because Japanese soldiers were all around. He felt someone jump in the foxhole with him, and when he turned to look, he found himself face-to-face with a Japanese soldier.
"The Japanese soldier got up and ran, and Chuck stood up to shoot him. But his rifle was out of ammunition. It was quiet, and all his buddies heard was a click when he pulled the trigger. So they gave him the nickname 'Click Johnson,'" she said.
Johnson's heroic actions are described in the citations for his medals.
Johnson received his Silver Star on April 16, 1945, while serving as a runner of a Marine rifle company on Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu islands.
"When his platoon leader was killed, after an assault on an enemy-held ridge, Johnson voluntarily took immediate command, reorganized the platoon on the ridge, and in spite of devastating enemy mortar and machine-gun fire, placed his men quickly and skillfully, often exposing himself without regard for his personal safety. His platoon repulsed a determined enemy counterattack killing 25 enemy soldiers," the Silver Star citation says.
About two months later, on June 6, 1945, Johnson again took charge after his platoon leader and a number of his comrades had been wounded or killed during an attack on a Japanese position.
According to his Navy Cross citation, Johnson, while serving as a squad leader of Co. G, 3rd Battalion, 29th Marines, 6th Maine Division, "reorganized the platoon which was being held up by heavy hostile machine-gun fire. Then, aggressively leading the final assault on the objective, he personally charged two enemy machine guns with a rocket launcher and, firing at point-blank range, destroyed both of the guns and their crews. After his platoon had occupied the hill, Johnson courageously exposed himself to hostile fire to assist in sealing three cave positions from which the Japanese had been holding up the advance of adjacent Marine units."
During his military career — from May 5, 1943, when he enlisted, to Feb. 10, 1946, when he was discharged as a corporal — Johnson also was awarded the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds suffered on Okinawa, the Bronze Star with several oakleaf clusters, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Presidential Unit Citation, and the American and Asian Pacific Campaign medals, said Suzanne's brother, Atty. Richard P. McLaughlin, who nominated Johnson for induction into the hall of fame. McLaughlin served in the Army from 1953 to 1955.
Another incident recalled by Suzanne revealed that her husband returned from the war with more than bleeding stomach ulcers.
One Fourth of July at a relative's home in Liberty, fireworks were shot off.
"Chuck disappeared, and we found him hiding under a bed. He was scared to come out," she said.
Johnson, born and raised on North Hazelwood Avenue, was on the football team at Ursuline High School, loved golf and was sports fan. He was one of the founders of the Ursuline Boosters Club and of the Mahoning Valley Gaelic Society.
He particularly loved Ursuline and Notre Dame football and the Cleveland Indians, McLaughlin said.
"Once during a Notre Dame football game, he got so upset with the coach he got up and tried to call him during the game," said a laughing Suzanne, who grew up on Kensington Avenue.
Johnson worked for Thornton Dry Cleaning as a driver-salesman, at Portage Tool Co. of Akron, and was associated with Akron Technical Institute. He died of a complications from a stomach ailment in 1958 at age 33.
Suzanne, left to raise four children, ages 1, 4, 7 and 10, went to work as a secretary in the Mahoning County commissioners' office. The children are Charles E. Jr. of Alta Loma, Calif., Jeanne Curtis of Youngstown and Rita White of Campbell. Another daughter, Joyce Ann Vesy, is deceased.
Suzanne said her husband was always afraid of dying young because his mother died at 32 and his sister, Rita June Johnson, at 20.
Johnson's half-sister, Monetta LaLama, lives in Girard.
"He came home from the war with bleeding ulcers," Suzanne said. "Sometimes they were so bad he couldn't walk, but he never missed work. The day he got sick, he came home at noon and collapsed at my feet. He was dead two weeks later."
Suzanne plans to attend the induction ceremony with numerous family members.
"I'm so very proud and glad we could do this for Chuck," she said.
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Spectra DTP4700 is a complete SDR development and test environment that is ideally suited to the development of SDR applications (e.g. waveforms) designed to be deployed on platforms that meet the size, weight and power (SWaP) constraints required in next-generation wireless systems. Spectra DTP4700 is an OMAP3 and Linux-based platform that comes complete with a SCA 2.2.2-compliant Core Framework, SCA-compliant ORB middleware, SCA platform device software, advanced RF capability (covering either 30-1600MHz or 400-4000MHz), and two test applications (audio and digital FM waveforms). Spectra DTP4700 platforms are also fully supported by PrismTech's market-leading Spectra CX application development tool, which provides developers with advanced component modeling, code generation and compliance validation capabilities.
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Red Hat's Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems, described how to revolutionize your archit...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Secure Infrastructure & Services will exhibit at SYS-CON's 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Secure Infrastructure & Services (SIAS) is a managed services provider of cloud computing solutions for the IBM Power Systems market. The company helps mid-market firms built on IBM hardware platforms to deploy new levels of reliable and cost-effective computing and high availability solutions, leveraging the cloud and the benefits of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS...
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To many people, IoT is a buzzword whose value is not understood. Many people think IoT is all about wearables and home automation. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mike Kavis, Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Partners, discussed some incredible game-changing use cases and how they are transforming industries like agriculture, manufacturing, health care, and smart cities. He will discuss cool technologies like smart dust, robotics, smart labels, and much more. Prepare to be blown away with a glimpse of the future.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that ProfitBricks, the provider of painless cloud infrastructure, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. ProfitBricks is the IaaS provider that offers a painless cloud experience for all IT users, with no learning curve. ProfitBricks boasts flexible cloud servers and networking, an integrated Data Center Designer tool for visual control over the cloud and the best price/performance value available. ProfitBricks was named one of the coolest Clo...
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Internet of Things is moving from being a hype to a reality. Experts estimate that internet connected cars will grow to 152 million, while over 100 million internet connected wireless light bulbs and lamps will be operational by 2020. These and many other intriguing statistics highlight the importance of Internet powered devices and how market penetration is going to multiply many times over in the next few years.
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The basic integration architecture, as defined by ESBs, hasn't changed for more than a decade. Most cloud integration providers still rely on an ESB architecture and their proprietary connectors. As a result, enterprise integration projects suffer from constraints of availability and reliability of these connectors that are not re-usable across other integration vendors. However, the rapid adoption of APIs and almost ubiquitous availability of APIs amongst most SaaS and Cloud applications are rapidly redefining traditional integration approaches and their reliance on proprietary connectors. ...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Dyn, the worldwide leader in Internet Performance, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Dyn is a cloud-based Internet Performance company. Dyn helps companies monitor, control, and optimize online infrastructure for an exceptional end-user experience. Through a world-class network and unrivaled, objective intelligence into Internet conditions, Dyn ensures traffic gets delivered faster, safer, and more reliably than ever.
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"We have a tagline - "Power in the API Economy." What that means is everything that is built in applications and connected applications is done through APIs," explained Roberto Medrano, Executive Vice President at Akana, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 16th Cloud Expo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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WebRTC converts the entire network into a ubiquitous communications cloud thereby connecting anytime, anywhere through any point. In his session at WebRTC Summit,, Mark Castleman, EIR at Bell Labs and Head of Future X Labs, will discuss how the transformational nature of communications is achieved through the democratizing force of WebRTC. WebRTC is doing for voice what HTML did for web content.
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Today air travel is a minefield of delays, hassles and customer disappointment. Airlines struggle to revitalize the experience. GE and M2Mi will demonstrate practical examples of how IoT solutions are helping airlines bring back personalization, reduce trip time and improve reliability. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Shyam Varan Nath, Principal Architect with GE, and Dr. Sarah Cooper, M2Mi's VP Business Development and Engineering, will explore the IoT cloud-based platform technologies driving this change including privacy controls, data transparency and integration of real time context wi...
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Buzzword alert: Microservices and IoT at a DevOps conference? What could possibly go wrong? In this Power Panel at DevOps Summit, moderated by Jason Bloomberg, the leading expert on architecting agility for the enterprise and president of Intellyx, panelists peeled away the buzz and discuss the important architectural principles behind implementing IoT solutions for the enterprise. As remote IoT devices and sensors become increasingly intelligent, they become part of our distributed cloud environment, and we must architect and code accordingly. At the very least, you'll have no problem fillin...
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The Internet of Things is not only adding billions of sensors and billions of terabytes to the Internet. It is also forcing a fundamental change in the way we envision Information Technology. For the first time, more data is being created by devices at the edge of the Internet rather than from centralized systems. What does this mean for today's IT professional? In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists addressed this very serious issue of profound change in the industry.
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Internet of Things (IoT) will be a hybrid ecosystem of diverse devices and sensors collaborating with operational and enterprise systems to create the next big application. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Bramh Gupta, founder and CEO of robomq.io, and Fred Yatzeck, principal architect leading product development at robomq.io, discussed how choosing the right middleware and integration strategy from the get-go will enable IoT solution developers to adapt and grow with the industry, while at the same time reduce Time to Market (TTM) by using plug and play capabilities offered by a robust IoT ...
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It is one thing to build single industrial IoT applications, but what will it take to build the Smart Cities and truly society-changing applications of the future? The technology won't be the problem, it will be the number of parties that need to work together and be aligned in their motivation to succeed. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jason Mondanaro, Director, Product Management at Metanga, discussed how you can plan to cooperate, partner, and form lasting all-star teams to change the world and it starts with business models and monetization strategies.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that BMC will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. BMC delivers software solutions that help IT transform digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive business advantage. BMC has worked with thousands of leading companies to create and deliver powerful IT management services. From mainframe to cloud to mobile, BMC pairs high-speed digital innovation with robust IT industrialization – allowing customers to provide amazing user experiences with optimized IT per...
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- A year later, the tweak: Desh to Dilli
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Narendra Modi mocks media about cabinet formation
In his parting address to party workers and MLAs, prime minister-elect Narendra Modi, reflected on adversities like his own banishment from Gujarat and that of his Man Friday Amit Shah, as opportunities that made the BJP script the historic win in the Lok Sabha election. As if reassuring the party, he heaped praises on the new chief minister Anandi Patel saying, "Teachers may be strict, but that is only for the good of the student".
There had been some reservations about Patel taking over as Modi's successor, within the party, though she was seen as his natural heir apparent, she is seen as being inaccessible and stern.
Modi also took a dig at media for the speculations on his future cabinet. Speaking at the Gandhinagar Town hall soon after Anandi Patel's declaration as his successor, Modi said, "In 1995, because of internal strife in our party I had to leave Gujarat. The Congressmen were very happy, so happy…Haish (expression of relief). A respected leader had told the Congress leaders back then – you might rejoice Modi's banishment from Gujarat but nothing will come out of this—the Congress did not understand. From 1995 to 2001 I went to Haryana, Himachal, Punjab, Jammu &Kashmir, Chandigarh…(smiles…) same thing they did to Amitbhai…Look what the CBI set out to do, and look what happened! Now if they see Amitbhai's photo…(laughs and trails off) They had no idea that if a man sets out with a mission, he can accomplish anything".
Patting his back for running a peaceful tenure in Gujarat, Modi said, "I remember how Rupalaji's would inquire before setting out anywhere, if there was curfew…so many agitations…the back pages of newspapers would be full of images of police lathi charge, people running away, the fear of the government…today…I think if a major agitation breaks out, the Gujarat police would not even be able to handle it, because they have forgotten how to… no shooting…no lathicharge…no teargas… the common man looks satisfied and has faith".
Modi has used this argument that there have been no curfews or communal riots in the last 12 years, to defend himself against the blame for the 2002 riots. "I am not sure if the national analysts have the ability to look at all this, but at the right time this will be evaluated", Modi said. Not sparing the media, Modi said, "You have seen how the media has formed 8-10 cabinets, every channel has it's own cabinet…Narendra Modi's cabinet is yet not formed…they have declared so many ministers, allotted departments, cited reasons for allotting those departments…now the question is…whether even all of them put together will be correct at all… In any case they have made my task easier… Just send me copies of these reports".
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Cool Wallpapers HD & Retina Free for iOS 8 iPhone iPod iPad
The #1 Ranked and Best Wallpapers app with over 100,000 beautiful and cool wallpapers at your fingertips! Download NOW for FREE!
Here at Kappboom we work hard day and night to bring you the Best Wallpapers. Our caring and dedicated staff makes sure that our content is the best. Our developers work around the clock to constantly improve our applications, and to stay the best!
Awesome Features:
• Full support for the latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus! Modern and up-to-date flat style iOS 8 design!
• Retina Display High Resolution 1080x1920,750x1334,640x960 wallpapers for iPhone6, iPhone5/5s, iPhone4/4s!
• High Definition Resolution 2048x2048 for iPad 3! Beautiful poster-sized photography and wallpaper images for Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
• And regular sized 320x480 images for iPhone 3GS/3G/2G and all iPod Touches!
• Intuitive and FAST navigation through a beautiful wallpaper gallery.
• Slideshow mode allows you to lean back and comfortably navigate cool photos.
• Browse through over 100,000 awesome photos and add the ones you like to your Favorites!
• "Hold and Drag" shortcut on the Gallery allows you to quickly Add to Favorites, find pictures with Similar Tags, and Share to friends and family.
• Search using our Kappboom's image search engine or with Yahoo's Flickr or Google's Picasa!
• Search for images with multiple tags, multiple colors, and multiple categories.
• Cool Collages lets you combine wallpaper images with our own photos to let you build the coolest wallpaper in town!
• Cool Effects allow you to add enhance images, add effects, frames, text, remove redeye, and even draw!
• Cool Skins gives you glow effects, app shelves, and other skins that are updated regularly.
• Share high-definition crystal-clear HD wallpapers, photography, and collage masterpieces and on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Vkontakte, WeChat Timeline/Sessions, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, Line, Kakao Talk and more!
• You can easily also Message, Email, Copy+Paste, and AirDrop these awesome pictures to family and friends!
• Assign cool photos and wallpapers to your contacts easily with a few simple taps!
• Print out awesome images and frame them for your home and office!
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Categories for easy searching in our Wallpaper application:
Quote, Quotes, Joke, Jokes, 3D, Abstract, Animal, Anime, Architecture, Artistic, Baby, Car, Chat, Chats, Christmas, Color, Comedy, Cute, Effect, Effects, Facebook, Fantasy, Festival, Flags, Flickr, Food, Graffiti, Halloween, Holiday, Horoscope, Image, Images, Insects, Landscape, Miscellaneous, Music, Nature, New, News, Pattern, People, Photo, Photos, Photography, Plants, Quotes, Religious, Scary, Skins, Space, Sports, Star, Stars, Thanksgiving, Theme, Themes, Tumblr, Twitter, Universe, Valentine,
• Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
• Runs on iPhones: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS.
• Runs on iPads: iPad Air, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad 1, iPad Mini,
• Runs on iPod touches: All generations.
• Network connection is needed. However, iPod Touch users need to connect via wifi.
What's New
Version 4.3.8 (Jan 28, 2015)
* Fixed a sound bug where our sound effects unintentionally turned off background music. Our sound effects, if
enabled, will no longer interfere with background music playback.
* Significantly optimized disk space usage of the application, especially for iPhone 6 and 6+ devices.
* Fixed an issue where category icons were loaded incorrectly.
* Fixed a bug where saving many favorites caused a decrease in performance. Saving to favorites should be much faster now.
* Fixed an issue where Picasa and Flickr images were being unintentionally cropped.
* Fixed an issue where Kappboom images were not optimized and not cropped correctly for iPhone 4 devices.
* The search text field is cleared when "Show All" is selected.
* An internet error alert now appears if you don't have internet connection and thus cannot import a wallpaper to a Pic Collage.
* You can now manually close some ad views by tapping on the "X" circle button.
Version 4.2.11 (Nov 05, 2014)
• Note from Developers: This is a big update. We highly recommend that you update!
• NEW Flat design for iOS8!
• iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iOS 8 support!
• We also fixed serious image issues that occur on iPads running iOS 8.
• Search and Categories are now easier to find.
• Search tags and Search by Colors with Multiple Selection!
• Categories with Multiple Selection!
• Shortcut mode on Gallery! Just "Hold and Drag" a thumbnail and then drop it to a specific action. As a result, you now have quicker access to "Add to Favorites", "Search Similar Tags" and Social Actions, right from the Gallery.
• We added Sounds! You can enable/disable sounds in the Settings Left Panel. They're enabled by default.
• Scrolling performance is much faster because our engineers rewrote the scrolling code from scratch.
• Easily access the Remove Ads option (a.k.a VIP Membership)
• The action sheet now shows colored social network images on iOS 8.
Version 3.1.2 (Jun 13, 2014)
* New iOS 7 Flat icons for fullscreen image.
* For iOS 7+ users, the fullscreen toolbar has moved some buttons into the action sheet. Therefore, the buttons are no longer crowded on iOS 7. Let us know what you think!
* You can now search via Picasa and Flickr in other languages
* You can now edit Facebook and Twitter sharing messages.
* You can share to a number of social networks now, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Flickr, Instagram, Tumblr, WeChat, Tencent Weibo, Sina Weibo, Line, Kakao Talk, VKontakte
* The category list is now always shown
* Fixed some of freeze issues
Version 3.0.5 (Jan 09, 2014)
* Fixed an issue where upgrading to VIP from Picture Collage would not remove the ad.
* Fixed a bug where tapping on a new thumbnail too quickly causes the large image to be closed.
* Passbook was previously accidentally enabled (we don't use Passbook). It's now disabled.
* Now shows an overlay message "Saving to Photos" even if the alert has been hidden forever.
Version 3.0.4 (Dec 06, 2013)
* iOS 7 support and flat design.
* It's now faster to scroll through the wallpaper gallery.
* There's a new, faster, and smoother animation when you tap on thumbnails.
* The Search bar is bigger for iPads.
* Fixed an issue where the Quick search options won't attempt to reload after network connectivity is available.
* Fixed an issue during VIP upgrade where the gallery didn't take the entire device screen because it didn't remove the "Kappboom" bar at the bottom.
* Our application now should use less disk space.
* Fixed a bug in Picture Collage that prevented you from tapping on buttons.
Version 3.0.3 (Jul 27, 2013)
* iPad 1, iPad 2 and iPad mini will now download Ultra High Definition 1024x1024 images instead of 1024x768
* iPad Retina will now download Ultra High Definition 2048x2048 images instead of 2048x1576 images.
* Several bug fixes, and fixed a potential crash issue.
* Added a separator between navigation controls in fullscreen mode.
Version 3.0.2 (Mar 18, 2013)
* Fixed a bug where adding effects can cause a 1 pixel line to appear across the edited image
* Added a new screen for searches
* Minor fixes with localized strings
Version 3.0.0 (Feb 26, 2013)
* Added Cool Collages! Import photos from your gallery or camera and create beautiful collages. Mix and match
with beautiful wallpapers.
* Added Cool Effects! You can now add awesome effects, draw something, and apply stamps and frames!
* Added Cool Skins! You can skin your new wallpaper creations with glow effects and other skins coming soon.
* FASTER and better! Lots of bug fixes and memory improvements.
Version 2.4.3 (Nov 17, 2012)
* Now optimized for iPhone5, iPod Touch 5th Gen and iPad Mini!
* Better preview modes for Facebook and Twitter sharing
* Stability, and performance enhancements.
* Fixed cornering issues with thumbnail images.
Version 2.4.2 (Jul 17, 2012)
- You can now bookmark images into your Favorites list!!
- The full screen now fades in the large image once again.
- The filters screen supports landscape mode.
- Enhanced Facebook/ twitter/ email pie chart--we hope you like it!
- Improved the image save performance.
- Fixed a number of errors that you may encounter when upgrading to iOS 6.
- Facebook posts now show shared images, instead of just text.
- Twitter image URLs are shorter.
- Please NOTE*: iOS 6 users please allow access to Photos in order to save photos. When saving images, they go into your Photos app so that you can set them as your wallpaper.
- For VIP users: if you reinstalled the application or restored your device, you can easily restore your VIP membership by using the Restore option, instead of using the Purchase option.
Version 2.4.1 (May 18, 2012)
- Re-Added Facebook and Twitter! FB/Twitter/Email are now accessible by the share icon in the fullscreen view.
You can now share awesome wallpapers to your friends and social networks.
- The search bar didn't allow you to search when the search bar was empty. But now, you can now "show all" by keeping the search bar empty and tapping "search".
- Sometimes an incorrect category can be shown as checked (selected) in the filters screen. That is fixed.
- The application would lag if you scrolled too quickly. That's now fixed. We added significant performance improvements.
- There was a problem where some images could not be saved to your iOS device. That's fixed.
- Sometimes it appears the application is freezing when you're saving an image, even though it's just working. So we brought back the loading indicator after you save an image.
- Fixed a few minor UI issues.
- Fixed a few memory leaks in the application.
Version 2.4.0 (Apr 20, 2012)
- Searching via Picasa and Flickr!!!
- Retina display quality wallpapers for the new iPad 3! 2048x2048 resolution images!
- Fixed an issue where a black screen was displayed when a user scrolls too fast.
- Fixed the import photo bug where users are unable to exit the view.
- Fixed an orientation issue when users rotate their devices.
- Fixed an error when users tapped on the 'info' button in landscape view.
- Text overlay displayed when submitting your search.
- Network related Bug/Crash fixes.
- Memory enhancements.
Thank you very much for your emails! We greatly appreciate your help in reporting these bugs and suggestions.
Version 2.3.3 (Nov 14, 2011)
• fixed an iOS 5.0 iPad bug that caused the Menu button to appear behind ads in landscape mode
• fixed an iOS 3.X crash
Version 2.3.2 (Nov 11, 2011)
iOS 5 fixes
Version 2.3.1 (Oct 18, 2011)
* Significant performance increase!
* Faster downloads for all
* Fixed a bug where a low memory error causes the "Menu" button to disappear
* Removed stale share buttons
* Buttons are now bigger and easier to see
* Added Left/Right buttons for the full screen page
Version 2.3.0 (Sep 26, 2011)
*Bug Fixes
*Memory Fixes
*Optimization Fixes
*Become a "VIP Member" to be entitled with:
1) No Ads
2) More Content
3) Faster Downloads
Version 2.1.1 (Mar 25, 2011)
Note From Developers* iOS 4.X users, we're happy to announce that 2.1.1 has been released to fix the notifications bug from 2.1.0. To APPLY the fix, after updating to 2.1.1, please simply OPEN the application. When you do so, ALL notifications will be cleared! The reason is that there may be pending notifications that exist from 2.1.0, and you will either have to launch 2.1.1 to clear them, or wait for all of the 2.1.0 notifications to disappear!
*Old* Note From Developers
Dear iOS 4.X users, if you ran into the notification bug, please download this version, 2.1.1, and then LAUNCH the application. Launching 2.1.1 will clear any notifications(if there are any) from 2.1.0! All notifications are now turned OFF. We've been up all night to fix this issue, thanks to the countless and valuable feedback that you've given us regarding this problem, which slipped past all of us completely.
We sincerely apologize for the notification bug that:
1) showed frequently when new images are added too frequently, and
2) for the lack of a disable switch! We didn't know that Apple didn't automatically add an OFF switch for these notifications.
Please rest assured that we're doing our best to better serve you, and please don't hesitate to send feedback our way at team-at-kappboom.com! Thank you!
Version 2.1.0 (Mar 24, 2011)
*Note From Developers* iOS 4.X Users: We advise you to PLEASE WAIT for version 2.1.1 to be released! We've just posted 2.1.1 to the AppStore and it is currently under Review. This current version, 2.1.0, has a notification bug that alerts you when users upload new wallpapers, which can become very frequent! Even worse, we just realized that turning off "notifications" in settings doesn't help because these are different types of notifications. So, please wait for version 2.1.1, and Sorry for the inconvenience folks!!!
Our Wallpapers app supports all Apple iOS devices: iPhone4, iPad, iPhone 3GS/3G/2G, and all iPod Touch versions! The correct image resolutions are sent to your device to exactly contour and fit your device's entire screen.
Now with Effects, as of Version 2.0! With Cool Wallpapers 2.0, you can add glow effects, black and white effects, and blur effects. Unleash your inner artist, and share your masterpieces with friends!
* Retina Display High Resolution 640x960 for iPhone4!
* High Definition Resolution 1024x1024 for iPad!
* And normal sized 320x480 images for iPhone 3GS/3G/2G and all iPod Touches!
P.S. Thank you for your delicious comments! They brighten our day and make our hard work worthwhile! :-)
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Over 20,000 wallpapers at your fingertips--more added every hour. Browse through a gallery of pictures by SHAKING, SWIPING or by TAPPING on the arrows on the toolbar.
The gallery photos can be ordered by either popularity, or by recent additions. You can also filter for picture categories, which are updated with the latest search trends. New pictures are added by the minute to always keep you entertained and to fill your photos library with tons of cool images!
Notes From Developer:
* To set a wallpaper that you've just saved to your photos library, simply navigate to the Photos application on your iPhone or iPod Touch, select the wallpaper you'd like to use, and then set the wallpaper as your wallpaper.
Updating is HIGHLY recommended! Tons of goodies, enhancements AND stability in this version.
* Due to popular demand, page jump is now supported. You can easily navigate to a page number you left off from.
* Landscape mode is fully supported across all screens. This will come in handy especially if you're on an iPad (iPad 2) device
* iPad users can now download full 1024x1024 wallpaper images, instead of the typical 768x1024 ones. 1024x1024 images are better formatted for the iPad (and iPad 2) as they center the wallpaper's image on the screen.
* You can now single-tap on the full screen image view to lower the toolbar. Doing so will allow you to better reveal the full screen images.
* The original default thumbnail has been replaced with a loading indicator to increase performance
* Lots of memory and performance enhancements, for a very stable version.
Version 2.0.1 (Nov 06, 2010)
Updated Friday 2:43PM:
Version 2.0.1 has been released to fix the crazy crash issue that was experienced by users who are still running iOS version 3.1.3 or below. We sincerely apologize for that problem! Our team worked vigorously, non-stop and without any sleep, to find the root cause and to fix this issue. Please download this version, 2.0.1, especially if you're running iOS version 3.1.3 or below. Thank you for your feedback!
-Kappboom Developers
Wednesday 9:45PM:
To users still running iOS version 3.1.3 and below, if you upgraded to Cool Wallpapers version 2.0.0 then you most likely have experienced a crash issue that is FIXED in this latest update, 2.0.1. The root cause of this problem was from accessing a feature that only existed on iPad devices, which was only available in iOS 3.2 and higher. Thus, this functionality would cause a crash in earlier OS versions, iOS 3.1.3 and below. Your feedback has been very helpful in helping us track down this issue (and it was indeed a very hard one to track down). Please let us know right away if you experience any other issues! firstname.lastname@example.com
Kappboom is proud to present… (drum roll)… Cool Wallpapers 2.0!
* New Effects feature! With Kappboom's Cool Wallpapers app, you can now add special effects to a community image, an image in your photo gallery, or an image taken from your camera (Note: If your iOS device has a camera).
You can:
* Add Glow effects!
* Add blur effects.
* Convert an image into black and white.
Furthermore, you can also mix and match effects.
Unleash your inner artist! Then, share your masterpieces with friends.
We've also:
* Fixed a number of critical and minor bugs.
* Improved memory usage across the board.
* Once again, we just want to give a shout out to the community for all of the helpful feedback. Please keep em coming--thanks folks! firstname.lastname@example.com
Version 2.0.0 (Nov 03, 2010)
VERSION 2.0.1 HAS BEEN POSTED. TO USERS STILL RUNNING iOS VERSION 3.1.3 AND BELOW, PLEASE WAIT FOR 2.0.1 INSTEAD, AND DO NOT UPGRADE TO 2.0.0. FOR DETAILS, please refer to the previous status updates below.
IF YOU ARE RUNNING iOS VERSION UNDER 3.1.3 AND BELOW, PLEASE DO NOT UPGRADE TO 2.0.0 AND WAIT FOR 2.0.1 INSTEAD! This 2.0.0 version uses an iPad-specific feature that does not exist for iOS versions under 3.2! Hence, it will cause a crash! A newer version, 2.0.1 with a fix will be posted shortly!
NOTE to users running iOS 3.1.3 or lower. We're hearing from many users that the update is not working for iOS 3.1.3 and lower and is crashing. We're investigating this problem right now, but if this update doesn't work for you please help us fix this problem sooner by letting us know which iOS device you have, which iOS version you're running (4.0, 3.2, etc) to firstname.lastname@example.com! Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience--we're definitely going to get to the bottom of this crazy issue!
Kappboom is proud to present… (drum roll)… Cool Wallpapers 2.0!
* New Effects feature! With Kappboom's Cool Wallpapers app, you can now add special effects to a community image, an image in your photo gallery, or an image taken from your camera (Note: If your iOS device has a camera).
You can:
* Add Glow effects!
* Add blur effects.
* Convert an image into black and white.
Furthermore, you can also mix and match effects.
Unleash your inner artist! Then, share your masterpieces with friends.
We've also:
* Fixed a number of critical and minor bugs.
* Improved memory usage across the board.
* Once again, we just want to give a shout out to the community for all of the helpful feedback. Please keep em
coming--thanks folks! email@example.com
Version 1.7.0 (Oct 28, 2010)
* Slideshow crash bug now fixed
* In the earlier version, if you hit the "stop" slideshow button while the slideshow is running at the "right time", the application would sometimes crash. Now fixed!
* Fixed syncing issues w/ iTunes
* We've optimized the application for any issues regarding syncing that we can think of. Any syncing issues should now be fixed. Thank you for your feedback!
* Performance has been improved significantly.
* We've been re-writing the codebase, which did run into some performance bottleneck issues as reported by some users. The same applies to memory.
* Navigation bar is now hidden when navigation so that you can see bigger thumbnails on iPhone, iPod and iPad.
* Added a menu button to show the navigation bar.
* Thank you for you continuous feedback and support! Please continue to send emails our way at email@example.com!
Version 1.6.0 (Oct 18, 2010)
- Added Fixes
- Fixed Slideshow
- Performance and memory improvements
- Fixed disk usage issue that caused slow iTunes syncing
Version 1.5.0 (Oct 08, 2010)
* You can now slide to the next full screen image
* Added a slideshow option
* New colorful UI buttons
* Memory enhancements
* Performance optimizations
Version 1.4.0 (Sep 21, 2010)
*Bug fixes
*Memory optimization
Version 1.3.1 (Sep 08, 2010)
* Bug fixes
* If your mail application isn't configured to send mail, an alert will now appear to ask you if you'd like to configure your mail app.
* The navigation arrows didn't orient themselves correctly when the application is used in landscape mode. This is now fixed.
* When toggling between popular and new, the gallery lost a few pixels of height and left an unsightly empty space of about 5 pixels. This is now fixed.
* Thank you for your comments and feedbacks about these bugs! Please continue letting us know how we're doing--we're here for you! firstname.lastname@example.com
Version 1.3.0 (Aug 25, 2010)
* Tons of enhancements in this version.
* Now shows 3x3 images for iPhone and iPod touch devices! Picking the wallpaper that you're interested in just got easier.
* Higher resolution thumbnails! Especially for iPhone4 and retina devices.
* Memory consumption is improved. Only 3 pages are buffered, instead of 10 pages, to reduce memory load.
* More iPhone4 High-Quality Retina Support!
* When running this updated app on your iPhone4, you will only see high quality Retina wallpapers from our image servers. Prior to this, both Retina (640x960) images and normal sized images (320x480) for iPhone 2G/3G/3GS and iPod Touches were retrieved for iPhone4 devices.
* Remember, on iPad devices, only High Def pictures are automatically retrieved (1024x768) from our image servers.
* Email sharing now occurs within the app! Email sharing no longer takes you out of the app, since we're no longer supporting iPhone OS 2.X.
* New icons have been added.
* Email icon has been enhanced.
* Save button is now a save icon.
* Thanks for all of your support! Please feel free to email questions and suggestions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Version 1.2.1 (Aug 12, 2010)
- Optimized for iPhone 4 Retina Display; new high resolution icon replaces the previous 57x57 icon.
- New iPhone4 640x960 images are constantly being added. Tune in often to see more and more high-resolution iPhone4 wallpapers!
- Minor twitter fixes. Now shows if twitter's servers are down during tweet attempts.
Version 1.2.0 (Jun 29, 2010)
* Cool wallpapers iPhone version is now iPad compatible!
* When you're running this app on your iPad, High Definition wallpapers (1024x768 in size) are automatically sent to your iPad, instead of iPhone sized wallpapers (320x480 in size).
* A loading indicator now appears when a tweet is posted to show you the status of twitter's servers
* A timeout is added to tweet posts in the event that twitter's servers are slow to respond or worse, if they are down
* Some enhancements to the iPad UI have been added
* Fixed a bug with landscape orientation with iPhone devices
* Splash view is now moved to the correct offset during application launch to fix the "jerky" logo jump
* Thank you for your feedback. Please feel free to email us at email@example.com. Thanks!
Version 1.1.1 (Jun 21, 2010)
To all users who are currently running iOS3 software, please wait for the next version to install this app. The current update requires iOS4. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- firstname.lastname@example.com
* Hot and ready for iOS4.0!
* Google ads have been removed, in favor of the beautiful and engaging iAds.
* Multi-tasking enhancements have been added. When the application is launched from the background, it will take you back to where you left off, instead of going back to the first page.
* A ton of performance and memory improvements.
* Logo jump has been fixed.
* Our logo has been changed to reflect our new name, KAPPBOOM!
* The twitter alert is now smaller and more compact.
* We've rebranded ourselves as KAPPBOOM!
* A Special thanks to the uploaders who took the time to share their beautiful images so that the iPhone/iPod/iPad community can enjoy them as well
Version 1.1.0 (Apr 05, 2010)
* Supports all orientation modes (Portrait, portrait upside-down, Landscape Left and Landscape Right).
* Background tint color now changed to white from black to show the contrast of thumbnail images better.
* Segmented control now shows up more clearly as a control on an opaque navigational bar.
* Some performance tweaks for image pre-caching.
* Arrows should be even easier to press on, for users who prefer to use them for navigation.
* Added more sensitivity to SHAKING gesture.
Notes from Developers:
03/29/10: an iPad version has been posted to the AppStore! iPad users, brace yourself for "Cool Wallpapers for iPad"!
Version 1.0.6 (Mar 11, 2010)
Cool Wallpapers is now a top 10 Free Overall application! Thank you all for your immense support!
Version 1.0.6 (03/05/10)
* Fixed a crash bug in iPhone OS 2.X devices when scrolling back too quickly.
* Updated the attribution section by allowing uploaders to more easily send attribution info.
* Statistics gathering now in place to calculate popular images more effectively.
* Moved navigation arrows higher by 20 pixels and add more padding around arrows to make navigation easier. Remember, you can swipe the gallery pictures by SWIPING left or right, or by SHAKING.
Version 1.0.5 (Mar 04, 2010)
* Tons of Enhancements and Fixes in this version:
* Fixed a significant bug that prevented users from moving to the next set of pictures after hitting the right arrow button when tapping too quickly.
* Replaced navigation toolbar with custom arrows. Arrows are bigger than before, and block the thumbnails only slightly, instead of blocking 4 images at a time. Extra tapping "space" is provided around the arrows so that you don't accidentally tap a thumbnail into "fullscreen" mode.
* New application icon. Thank you for your feedback and suggestions regarding this.
* Loading pie charts now shown for image downloads! We've had many complaints from EDGE users that images appeared too slowly. Although we cannot improve the downloading times for EDGE (and we already have 50+ fast servers all around the world at different geographic locations), we now show you how long each image will take to load.
* Removed ads from the Filter screen.
* Renamed "Category" to "Searching For", since categories are essentially convenient methods of Search-By-Keyword/Tag.
* Fixed a crashing bug in 2.X clients when multiple fullscreen webviews are displayed (after tapping on the "X" before a full screen image loads, if you tap on another thumbnail, there is a possibility of a crash).
* Full image saving now also shows a loading pie chart and is renamed "Saving to Camera Roll" instead of "Please wait."
* Adding a new default splash screen with our logo "Appsilicious", which "bounces out" of the application after the application finishes launching.
Version 1.1.0 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
* Unterstützt jetzt die iPad! Das Universal Binary läuft auf dem iPhone, iPod Touch und iPad, für alle iPhone
* Unterstützt alle Orientierung Modi (Portrait, Portrait upside-down, Querformat Linke und Landschaft rechts).
* Hintergrund-Farbe Farbe jetzt von Schwarz auf Weiß geändert, um den Kontrast von Miniaturansichten besser zu zeigen.
* Segmented Kontrolle zeigt nun deutlicher als ein Steuerelement in einem undurchsichtigen Navigationsleiste.
* Einige Performance-Verbesserungen für die Bild-Pre-Caching.
* Arrows sollte noch einfacher, drücken Sie auf, für Benutzer, die sie für die Navigation verwenden wollen.
* Added mehr Sensibilität zu schütteln Geste.
Version 1.0.6 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
Cool Wallpapers ist jetzt ein Top-10-Free Insgesamt Bewerbung! Ich danke Ihnen allen für Ihre große Unterstützung!
Version 1.0.6 (03/05/10)
* Fixed a crash bug in iPhone OS 2.x-Geräten beim Scrollen wieder zu schnell.
* Aktualisierte den Abschnitt honorarfrei, indem uploaders leichter honorarfrei info schicken.
* Erstellung von Statistiken jetzt im beliebten Ort, um Bilder besser berechnen.
* Moved Navigationspfeile höher um 20 Pixel und fügen Sie mehr Polsterung um Pfeile, um die Navigation zu vereinfachen. Denken Sie daran, können Sie die Bilder aus der Galerie von swiping links oder rechts, oder durch Schütteln Durchzugsleser.
Version 1.0.5 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
* Tonnen von Verbesserungen und Fixes in dieser Version:
* Fixed einen erheblichen Bug, der Benutzer aus, in die nächste Reihe von Bildern nach der Kollision mit der Pfeiltaste nach rechts beim Eintippen zu schnell.
* Ersetzt Navigations-Symbolleiste mit benutzerdefinierten Pfeile. Die Pfeile sind größer als zuvor, und blockieren den Miniaturbildern nur leicht, statt der Blockierung 4 Bilder auf einmal. Extra Klopfen "Raum" ist rund um die Pfeile vorgesehen, so dass Sie nicht versehentlich tippen Sie auf ein Vorschaubild in "Fullscreen"-Modus.
* Neues Programm-Symbol. Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback und Anregungen zu dieser.
* Laden Kreisdiagrammen jetzt für die Bild-Downloads angezeigt! Wir haben zahlreiche Beschwerden von EDGE-Benutzer, die Bilder erschienen zu langsam war. Wir können zwar nicht die Download-Zeiten für EDGE zu verbessern (und wir haben bereits 50 + schnellen Servern auf der ganzen Welt an verschiedenen geografischen Standorten), wir zeigen Ihnen jetzt, wie lange jedes Bild zu ergreifen, um zu laden.
* Removed Anzeigen aus den Filter-Bildschirm.
* Umbenennung in "Kategorie" auf "Searching For", da Kategorien sind im Wesentlichen praktische Methoden der Search-By-Keyword/Tag.
* Es wurde ein Absturz Fehler in 2.x-Clients, wenn mehrere webviews Vollbild angezeigt werden (nach dem Tippen auf das "X" vor einem Vollbild geladen wird, wenn Sie auf einem anderen Vorschaubild tippen, gibt es die Möglichkeit eines Absturzes).
* Vollbild Speichern zeigt nun auch beim Laden ein Kreisdiagramm und wird umbenannt in "Speichern unter Camera Roll" statt "Bitte warten."
* Hinzufügen eines neuen Standard-Splash-Screen mit unserem Logo "Appsilicious", die Bounces "out" des Antrags nach dem Starten von Anwendungen beendet.
Version 1.0.4 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
* Tons of users asked us to bring back the navigation toolbar, instead of the transparent grayish navigation
buttons, and so we did that right away. We apologize for the inconvenience this caused you. We thought it was a good
change, but users were confused by this, and the gray buttons were problematic because they were on top of the
thumbnails. Oops!
* We also made the navigation bar smaller so that more of the bottom thumbnails are shown. The navigation bar was previously removed to fix this issue, but it appears that you guys prefer to have the nav bar in there instead.
* fixed a few issues with image alignment
* some fixes for Facebook Connect and Twitter
* Please don't hesitate to send us feedback! Because of your email responses, we were able to post an update to meet your needs right away. Thanks!
Version 1.0.3 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
Vielen Dank für Ihre enorme Feedback und Unterstützung. Bitte fahren Sie mit mehr Feedback an uns zu schicken, damit wir kontinuierlich unsere Produkte verbessern können. Wir hoffen, Ihnen diese neue Version. * Die Bilder sollten jetzt viel schneller zu laden. * Twitter ist nun integriert! Tweet Ihre Lieblings-Wallpaper auf Ihrem Nachfolger! * Facebook Connect ist nun integriert! Bringen Sie sich ein cooles Wallpaper einen Nachrichten-Feed Post und zeigen an Ihre Freunde! * Removed der Navigations-Symbolleiste und ersetzte sie durch schwebende Rechts / Links-Pfeil-Symbole auf dem Bildschirm. Damit können Sie einen vertikalen Abstand, genug, um Ihnen die volle Vorschaubild Höhen, ohne dass Sie nach oben oder unten. * Ein Problem wurde behoben, bei der Anzeige eines neuen Tapete voller Größe kann das bisherige Tapete zeigen, wenn die vorhergehende angewendet wurde noch nicht geladen. * Es wurde ein Absturz Problem, wenn das Umschalten zwischen "Popular" und "Neu"
Version 1.0.2 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
* Bilder geladen wird viel schneller nachfolgenden Downloads.
* Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage, können Sie jetzt per E-Mail Wallpaper zu anderen Menschen. Wir danken Ihnen für Ihre große Anregungen und Unterstützung!
* Die Performance-Verbesserungen wurden sanfteres Blättern aufgenommen.
Version 1.0.1 (Getestet unter iPhone OS 3.0)
* Ein Fehler wurde behoben, wo die gleichen Bilder radelte bekommen immer und immer wieder, wenn Tippen auf den
Pfeil nach rechts oder durch Schütteln, um die Galerie navigieren
* Miniaturbilder jetzt fade in
* Webview jetzt blendet
* Standard großes Bild Bildschirm hat einen schwarzen Hintergrund, in Einklang zu bringen mit den anderen Bildschirmen


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The first four weeks of the season are a true test for the Sprint Cup Series as each race is not only different in length, but each track is different. Thus far, the new Gen-6 car has seen high banks with a restrictor plate, a flat one-mile speedway, an intermediate size track, and now comes test number four.
This place has high banks like Daytona, but not the size of the track. It's got speeds similar to Las Vegas, but again, not quite the size.
It's NASCAR's version of a stadium, with fans stories high, and sound that can literally shake the bleachers. It's owner changed the track to please the fans, and ended up seeing some frustration in it's first race out.
Fans...this is Bristol.
Possibly the most popular track on the circuit is just 0.533-miles in length, but has given NASCAR some of the most iconic moments that to this day fans still can remember down to the moment it happened. Now, the newest chapter is getting set to be written in a new car, but on the same surface that has seen bump-and-runs by some of the greats.
With all those moments in mind, the writers are for sure willing to bump their way to the front, while sending others tumbling. Their picks are in, so have a look at who they have decided will win Sunday's Food City 500:
Misan Akuya: Denny Hamlin
Hamlin took a stand against NASCAR and their ridiculous fine towards him because of his comments on the gen six car. Bristol is where he could get to the finish line first for the first time in 2013.
Hurricane Hamlin won the Bristol night race last year. Don't be too surprise if he is in victory lane again.
Rob Blount: Kyle Busch
Mastered the new-but-now-old Bristol layout. He struggled a bit on the new-new Bristol last August, but he'll figure the place out and be fighting for the win at the end of 500 laps on Sunday.
James Broomhead: Kyle Busch
Kelly Crandall: Brad Keselowski
Hard pick this week, Kyle Busch was at the top of my list. But the defending race and series champion has the consistency and the luck right now.
Billy Fellin: Kyle Busch
I think the new car will swing the balance of power at Bristol back to Rowdy.
Michael Hirshbein: Kyle Busch
No reason.
Christopher Leone: Jimmie Johnson
No reason.
Kara Martin: Kyle Busch
No reason.
Ryan O'Hara: Matt Kenseth
Kenseth was the king at Bristol before the COT came. I had a couple other choices including Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Gordon.
Busch is with a mediocre team, Harvick is a lame duck, and Gordon struggled at Vegas, so I'm going for Kenseth to go 2 in a row at Bristol.
Dustin Parks: Kyle Busch
This week was not a toss-up, more like a juggling act. There are like four or five guys I could literally pick from to go with and all pose risk and reward alike.
But, I had a friend tell me earlier this week it was time to get a little bit rowdy. After how my week has gone in some aspects, it's time to do that. So, out comes my pick from the M&M's jar, and my decision to go with a guy who simply was made for this track.
Patti Rodisch: Brad Keselowski
I was really torn this week. I wanted to go with Jeff Gordon. I figured if any driver needed a bounce back week it would be him. Even so Brad Keselowski has been tearing up the track at BMS in recent races.
I am off to a strong start on here and so is Keselowski this season. He has picked up where he left off last season and that will continue at BMS this weekend.
Sal Sigala Jr: Brad Keselowski
No reason.
Rob Tiongson: Brad Keselowski
Gotta think that the defending champ puts the exclamation point to his best ever start to his career. It'll be the battle of BK and KB. @Keselowski shall tweet his way to Victory Lane!
Standings following Las Vegas:
Patti Rodisch (117) Jimmie Johnson finished 6th (0)
Rob Tiongson (115) Matt Kenseth WON (1)
Ryan O'Hara (95) Jimmie Johnson finished 6th (0)
Sal Sigala Jr. (90) Jimmie Johnson finished 6th (0)
Christopher Leone (84) Kyle Busch finished 4th (0)
Rob Blount (84) Carl Edwards finished 5th (0)
Billy Fellin (82) Jimmie Johnson finished 6th (0)
Kelly Crandall (79) Jimmie Johnson finished 6th (0)
Misan Akuya (79) Tony Stewart finished 11th (0)
Dustin Parks (73) Jimmie Johnson finished 6th (0)
Michael Hirshbein (72) Kyle Busch finished 4th (0)
Kara Martin (65) Brad Keselowski finished 3rd (0)
James Broomhead (64) Kyle Busch finished 4th (0)
Final Thoughts: There's always a chance we could see some heat shields thrown at a window, or a driver deciding who's #1 on the track. Let's not forget about the diving over a crew and grabbing another driver by the collar, and the ever popular helmet toss to the grille.
These kind of memories are what make Bristol exactly what it is, and now the time has come to see what new ones will be added.
Tune into FOX at 12:30 to find out what the World's Fastest Half-Mile will have in store this time.
Summary of Picks:
Kyle Busch-6
Brad Keselowski-4
Denny Hamlin-1
Jimmie Johnson-1
Matt Kenseth-1


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What a fricking as_hole. I'm a long time Harley rider. I have to ignore some of the comments made about Harley's and their riders that are made by some in this forum. I love all American and European made two wheelers. I can say I've never owned a bike with more than 3 cylinders. I've never own an Asian bike and I don't have anything ageist anyone who does. It's not fair and please DO NOT judge us all in the same category as this idiot. I don't know who this guy was trying to impress but it's just a good think his runaway bike didn't hit an innocent person in the parking lot. It appears he wasn't hurt seriously but he should have castrated himself as a result so not to pollute the gene pool. You think he might learn his lesson when he gets the repair bill but I hardy doubt it.
When Indian Larry was killed doing the same thing without a helmet the comment was "He did it 1,000 times before". I just had to chuckle apparently it can only be done 1,000 time by any individual because the 1001 time will kill you.
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David O. Russell, acclaimed directer of SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, and Jennifer Lawrence are poised to reteam for the upcoming film THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The film follows an oil tycoon who loses everything after being caught in an affair. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, written by ARGO's Chris Terrio, comes from The Weinstein Company.
"Jennifer possesses a self-deprecating humor that made all of the cast and crew feel at ease," Russell told The Hollywood Reporter. "She is that kind of person. She is the most dedicated person I know. She is devoted to her family and they have been the true inspiration for her character and integrity. Her acting is effortless and she always makes it look easy."
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Does a good job initiating contact in pass protection and as a run blocker. Can redirect with his initial punch and uses his hands well. Uses his size and strength to deliver blow and shows some leg drive as a run blocker. Is able to fill in vs. the blitz and adjust in space somewhat. Shows some ability as a cut blocker. Does a good job on the second level, and hits his assignments. Shows some ability to pull. Does a good job finishing his blocks.
Has poor footwork and it shows when he plays outside. Struggles against speed, and guys can run right around him. Footwork isn't that much better when he's working inside, and struggles to go backwards in pass protection. Lacks pop as a run blocker, and it limits how much push he can get off the snap. He'll take false steps as a run blocker at times, which limits how good position he can get. Needs to do a better job locking on at times, and his punch isn't great when he plays on the edge. Can get bull rushed off the stunt. Limited athlete that doesn't look smooth when he's blocking in space or out ahead on screens.
Boling is a versatile blocker that played across Georgia's line during his tenure. He was a four-year starter, but never started at the same position throughout the year. Logged a total of 48 career starts, with 19 coming at left tackle, 18 at right guard, and 11 at right tackle. As a senior, he would routinely start games at one position, but alternate with other starters in other quarters and series. Most of his reps came at right guard in the games I saw this past year, but he also played a lot at left tackle before Trinton Sturdivant returned midway through the year. After that, he rotated mainly at right tackle with Josh Davis. Despite constantly, moving around the line, he didn't really look super raw at any position.
Despite getting a ton of reps outside, Boling is overmatched for playing tackle at the next level. His experience gives him versatility, but really he only projects as a backup level player on the outside. His footwork just isn't good enough to manage the speed on the outside. He'll only be functional as a stopgap starter in a zone blocking scheme. He's a much better fit inside at guard. But again, he's probably more likely to be a backup than a starter. He just doesn't get great push in the ground game, and was probably the weakest of Georgia's starters throughout the year when it came to moving the pile. He is a position blocker that is limited in pass protection. He played mostly right guard in college, but probably is better off moving to left guard in the pros because he's not a guy you really want left on an island. He probably will make a nice utility player because of his versatility off the bench. I think he can also potentially work at center because of his good hand use and limited footwork won't be a major issue there. He does have some potential to develop as a starter down the road because he's coachable and a hard-worker, evident from the constant shuffling he underwent at Georgia. But even if he does develop, he'll only be an average starter, that unless he really gets better with his hand use, he's going to struggle against all types of NFL defenders, both power player and quick, speed rushers at defensive tackle. Teams should draft him for depth rather than as a potential starter.
Boling can add depth to the Falcons lineup, and play some guard for the team. But he's not really a good candidate to be a starter. And he might not even stick as a guard because his primary competition would be a guy like Garrett Reynolds as the team's inside/out player. HIs best hope is that he can be stashed on the practice squad or as the last linemen for a year or two until Reynolds contract is up, and the Falcons choose not to re-sign him, with the intentions that Boling replaces him in that role. He can add nice depth to the Falcons, but he'd be limited as a starter.
Boling is worth a look in the later rounds because of his value as a versatile backup, but the earliest he should go off the board is the sixth or seventh round.
1-poor, 2-weak, 3-above average, 4-very good, 5-elite
Strength: 2.5
Pass Blocking: 2.5
Run Blocking: 2.0
Footwork: 2.0
Technique: 2.5
Mobility: 2.5
Mean Streak: 3.0
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