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The Federal Trade Commission estimates that nearly 9,000,000 Americans have their identity stolen each year. Meaning, someone has used personally identifying information, like name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes.
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Last week saw the enthralling three day run of Gondolas, Thunderstorm and Late September read from Cees Nooteboom's first collection of short stories, The Foxes Come At Night, on BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Reading. All three can still be heard however, Gondolas will only be available until the end of the day and the other two expire tomorrow and on Wednesday respectively.
Author Alberto Manguel's incisive review of The Foxes Come At Night, in the Guardian is full of intelligent observation and is well worth reading in its entirety:
"Nooteboom is not interested in the contented roundness of a plot, in the rehashing of commonplaces, in facile wordplay. Nooteboom's stories have a particular brand of form and clarity, demanding our persistent attention, in the sense that Simone Weil meant when she spoke of culture as 'the development of attention'. Nooteboom forces his readers to reflect on what is being said, and to take up their part in the work: for him, literature is a collaborative effort. The Foxes Come at Night is a full-bodied meditation on the end of things … All the pieces show the author as observer: of landscapes, of the weather, of uneasy human activity, of slow places such as Venice, Minorca and Sardinia, of slow Mediterranean coastlines where history itself is old, of remembered individuals in the flesh and in the insidious memory of photographs."
And staunch champion of MacLehose Press, Eileen Battersby, has reviewed The Foxes Come At Night for the Irish Times:
"The title alone beguiles, never mind that the author is the Dutch original Cees Nooteboom … This philosophical book characteristically defies the rules and is concerned with variations on the theme of death and dying. But it is not depressing; Nooteboom possesses a wry sensitivity and looks at life with an instinctive jauntiness … A tone of gentle irony ebbs and flows through the work … Nooteboom is a writer who consistently bends fiction into a dense, fluid and innovative discourse. Even at his most profound he retains humour that moves between the deadpan and the discreetly outrageous."
And Last week's edition of the TLS featured three MacLehose Press titles, each one as brilliant as the next:
"Composed and connected with an emphasis on theme rather than plot – each one an eddy of memory revolving and rippling with thoughts of past loves and inexorable deaths. There is resistance here to the demands of the short story … little reliance on drama, compression or intensification. Ina Rilke's translation is nimble and fluid throughout. "
"The first sentence from Finn's perspective, is characteristic of a narrative that smoothly blends the ominous and the mundane. Child Wonder is set in a cramped, impoverished, but vigorous working-class community – people on the brink of the big social journey that would turn the Norwegian population into the envied noveau riche of a solid social democratic welfare state … This is also very much a novel about the 1960s … Most of all Child Wonder is an exquisite exploration of childhood, a topic Jacobsen addresses with refreshing unsentimentality: it becomes at once a nightmare and intensely beautiful … What is most moving about Jacobsen's novel in the end is the sense it gives us of the personal loss that follows in the wake of large-scale economic progress … The effect is a little like Finn's newly discovered analogy of social injustice, hitting you with the force of a goods train; this is the kind of novel that never leaves you."
And Treblinka by Chil Rajchman:
"Purely for its historical coverage, the translation from Yiddish of a rare book-length account of the camp is welcome. But Rajchman's minimalist stye is also highly effective. He does not adopt the spurious neutrality of pure description, but he does not proffer moral didactics either. Unadorned prose describes the colossal everyday brutality required for the effective running of the machinery of destruction. The relentlessness of murder is replicated in the telling, making this one of the very darkest Holocaust memoirs."
Abroad the Wall Street Journal casts their eyes on Roberto Saviano's latest book Beauty and the Inferno:
"The 'beauty' in the title of Mr Saviano's new book refers to everything that stands in opposition to the Camorra. Hence there are essays on the toe-to-toe bravery of boxing's honorable code, the sacrifices made by soccer players and jazz musicians in the search for excellence and the humanity dredged up by favorite writers like Michael Herr and William T. Vollmann in the most unlikely places. The 'inferno' is many things for Mr Saviano, but most of all it is the cooped-up life he has been forced to live, while the members of the Camorra who hounded him into hiding continue to break the law with impunity. It is hard-hitting stuff … Under extreme circumstances writing has become more than just a livelihood for Mr. Saviano; it has become a way of existing."
& The Forward Newspaper reports on Saviano's essay on Isaac Bashevis Singer in Beauty and the Inferno:
"Saviano's appreciation of Singer suggests that he agrees with Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi, whom he lauds in another essay for being able to forgive humanity for their sufferings, even if they may not have forgiven their main persecutors."
Until Thy Wrath Be Past by Åsa Larsson continues to thrill in this review on Tangled Web:
"The plot is only one aspect of the whole which is skillfully presented. The descriptions of the landscape where the action is placed are vivid and enlightening. The encountering of the animals in the story, especially the dogs, is hugely enjoyable. For those who have not read Larsson before, and indeed for those who may have already had the pleasure, this book is a treat not to be missed."
And this year's sleeper success, The Sickness, by Alberto Barrera Tyszka was reviewed in the Independent on Sunday:
"…a slender but powerful premise: it is the story of a son who has to tell his father that the older man is dying … Meanwhile, he is being stalked by a hypochondriac … Tyszka pulls these two strands together well, and tempers the emotionalism of his tale with philosophical contributions."
The delightful Dizzy C has posted a review of Love Virtually on her blog Dizzy C's Little Book Blog. She gives Love Virtually 4.5 out of 5 but what's striking are the comments her review elicits. Looks like we have an extremely keen readership out there, which is immensely encouraging:
"I loved this story right from the outset. I was expecting some narrative but it was necessary and worked very well in email format. I loved the characters and cared about them. I was totally absorbed in their, often stormy, affair. Fantastic read!"
And we end today's round-up with a look to the future as Front Row reviewer, Jeff Park, informs us that that he intends to include Ashes, the first book in a gritty new crime series set in Athens by Sergios Gakas, in his 'first in a series' crime round-up this coming Thursday. Best keep your peepers peeled and your ears tuned for more up-dates during the week.


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"A technological company that expects to survive and thrive decades hence is losing money and opportunity if it does not have long-range research programs." That is the verdict of Nathan Myhrvold, the theoretical physicist who is chief technology officer at Microsoft, writing in Science this week. Myhrvold, who is in charge of its $3 billion research budget, goes on to write that a research proposal that is easily understandable by a funding official is probably not worth doing as basic research. And governments and companies, he argues, should attempt to diversify basic research into as many areas as possible to increase the chances of discovering something new.
Myhrvold confirms the link between basic research and profit by pointing out that technology companies founded in the last 30 years that rely on basic research carried out since the second World War now have a market value of over a trillion dollars. He also criticizes certain "misconceptions" that exist about long-term research in industry. For example, he writes, although Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center is often considered a failure because the company failed to capitalise on the invention of the graphical user interface at the Palo Alto lab, profits from laser printers - also discovered there - have more than covered the cost of research at the company.
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Myhrvold is most worried the decreasing investment by both industrial companies and governments in high-risk basic research. Governments in particular, he says, "should consider longer time scales [50-100 years] and make investments accordingly. Even the most hard-nosed politician should realize that supporting science makes money and brings very tangible non-monetary benefits."


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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Sophomore Starla Wright was named to
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After earning all-SCIAC first team honors in each of her first two seasons of collegiate basketball, Wright played her way to an all-region selection for the first time. She led Cal Lutheran in scoring (12.0 ppg) and ranked second in rebounds (6.2 rpg).
Her conference ranks include eighth in scoring, 11th in rebounding, third in offensive rebounds, and ninth in field goal percentage. In two years she has scored 568 points and is on pace to become the 10th player in CLU history to score 1,000 career points.
Two members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) made the list including conference player of the year Mariah Barbetti-Cort from Redlands earning second team honors.
Hannah Munger, a sophomore from George Fox was named West Region Player of the Year. Maggie Weiers of St. Thomas was named West Region Rookie of the Year. Randi Peterson from Coe was named West Region Coach of the Year.


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Our knees just aren't what they used to be, but we still love the freedom and beauty of running on a surface that wasn't created by a steamroller. When we're not in the mood for the demanding ups and downs of some of the local single-track trails in desert parks, the dirt road leading west from the parking lot of Pima Canyon proves more than satisfying. A metal gate stops all motorized traffic from entering, but you may have to dodge a few fast-moving mountain bikes coming down the slope. And about that slope: It's gentle but relentless. It's just over a mile from the parking lot to the trailhead of National Trail, though the incline and uneven terrain makes it seem longer. Enough rocks and divots exist to force us to pay attention to the trail — this isn't a sidewalk but that means it's working our muscles better than an ordinary jog would. Coming back, the grade isn't steep enough to punish our joints — much. We've used this two-mile-plus workout, done frequently over a multi-week period, to prime ourselves for the Grand Canyon, Humphreys Peak, and other hearty Arizona challenges.
Residents of the 40-plus houses in the square formed at Weldon Avenue and Fairmount between 11th and 12th streets in Phoenix are hiding a secret. The subdivision, which opened in 1928, includes a three-acre private park in the square of land concealed by properties. The park originally housed a golf course, artisan well, tennis court, fireplaces, and a swimming pool made from native stone. The pool may be all that's left of the original plan, but the fact that most of Phoenix remains unaware of this hidden gem proves that the garden is still a safe, quiet, and secret place to play.
Sitting in a Valley watering hole sipping a few cold ones, it's hard to imagine that human beings not so different from us were here, doing things, hoping for things, dreaming of things long before we were ever around. Occasionally, we must stare history in the face to recognize how far we've come and, perhaps, realize how far we have to go. There's no better place to do this than the Holbert Trail at South Mountain Park. Here, petroglyphs inscribed in the living rock by Hohokam People centuries ago. See abstract depictions of animals and hunters. Many have attested to the petroglyphs' spiritual significance. We don't like to bring religion into things, but it's hard not to feel something (spiritual or otherwise) when one bears witness to evidence of those who came before us.
Long before urban scavenger hunts and geo-caching became popular, ASU had a built-in mystery search that was a rite of passage for coeds. In its early years, the location of the college's secret garden often remained a mystery until a student accidentally stumbled upon it while looking for a quiet place to study. But with the rumor-mill- slash-verbal-diarrhea-inducer that is the Internet, the secret garden started getting outed and, eventually, arrows indicating its location were spray-painted on sidewalks around the quad at Dixie Gammage Hall and West Hall. (Sorry, secret garden activists, but the jig is already up.) The mystery may be solved, but the grassy area, with its banana trees and passion fruit vines, is still beautiful, despite the now heavily trod lawn. And there still are secrets to be discovered within the garden's confines — for example, the white sapote trees have leaves that smell like fresh popcorn when scratched.
Whether you call it Hayden Butte, Tempe Butte, or "A" Mountain — all valid names, as far as we could tell from our research — this rock pile is sweet for the feet. If you live in Tempe or south Scottsdale, this is the closest you can to an experience that's in the same ballpark as Camelback Mountain or Piestewa Peak, the two most popular Valley mountains for hiking. But beyond the great workout and momentary escape to something akin to nature, hike this one for the scenic view — especially at night. Looking northeast, the bathtub-like Town Lake and vehicle lights on Loop 202 resemble a moving diorama of some futuristic dome-town, like a scene from the 1970s sci-fi movie Logan's Run. Later this year, the antenna and communications equipment at the top will be moved to the soon-to-be-finished West Sixth towers, formerly known as the Centerpoint Towers, which will give the peak a more natural feel. The big "A" will still be there — and still will change color every now and then. This year, not only did University of Arizona students paint the "A" red and blue again, but some folks excited about the death of Osama bin Laden turned the letter a patriotic red, white, and blue.
This place is not the American Museum of Natural History — let's get that out of the way up front. Night at the Museum Part Whatever ain't gonna be filmed anywhere in Mesa. But for locals craving a quick trip to the Cretaceous and other dino-filled periods, the Arizona MNH simply roars. In "Dinosaur Hall," the skulls of triceratops' relatives and various skeletons do wonders for our sense of wonder — it's easy to forget these magnificent, strange creatures once lived on this planet. Each time we're there, we take at least half an hour to wander past "Dinosaur Mountain," the three-story dino-rama with a cool waterfall and large, animatronic T.rex, stegosaurus, and other lizard-like creatures, large and small. The kids think this exhibit is even better now that they're older and not scared of it. They still aren't too old for the Paleo Dig Pit, though, a nifty spot in which tykes sift through rocks to "discover" dino eggs and bones. If you want a close encounter with dinosaurs, the Mesa museum delivers everything but the bite marks.


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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called on House and Senate leadership to include in the six-month fiscal year 2013 continuing resolution (CR), expected for a House vote later this week, a provision to ensure that the District of Columbia government does not face a shutdown threat later in the fiscal year that begins October 1. The Obama administration has recommended that the appropriators include a provision in the CR, based on a Norton bill, authorizing D.C. to spend its local funds for all of fiscal year 2013, and not just for the term of the CR. "For the first time ever, all four committees with jurisdiction over D.C. are on record acknowledging the common-sense idea that the D.C. government should not face the prospect of a shutdown over a federal spending fight, as it did several times in fiscal years 2011 and 2012," Norton said. "There is no reason for the city to face a shutdown threat if there were a federal government shutdown after the six-month CR expires. The District completed and submitted its balanced fiscal year 2013 budget in a timely manner. The budget has been approved by both appropriations committees and is in the Congress today only because Congress did not complete its appropriations bills. The appropriators understand fully the waste involved for the District government to spend local money and time preparing shutdown contingency plans, and to face the prospect of defaulting on contracts and cutting off basic municipal services to D.C. residents and the federal government. The city should be able to operate in fiscal year 2013 as every other local and state government will do, regardless of congressional disputes about federal spending."
This year, the President's budget included a provision permanently authorizing D.C. to spend its local funds and remain open if the federal government shuts down. The Senate Appropriations Committee-passed fiscal year 2013 D.C. Appropriations bill included the permanent shutdown-avoidance provision. While the House Appropriations Committee-passed fiscal year 2013 D.C. Appropriations bill did not include the provision, the Republican-led committee's report accompanying the bill acknowledged that the District government would face considerable hardships if it had to shut down due to a federal government shutdown and encouraged the passage of legislation to avoid such shutdowns. When the House Appropriations Committee failed to include the D.C. shutdown-avoidance provision in its bill, the Obama administration's Statement of Administration Policy on the bill "urged" the House to include the provision in its final bill, saying "[a]s is true for States, vital District operations that rely solely on non-Federal funds should not be disrupted by inaction of the Federal Government."
Not only is there bipartisan support for avoiding D.C. government shutdowns, there is also increasing bipartisan support for D.C. budget autonomy, which would allow D.C. both to avoid shutdowns and to set its own fiscal year. Last year, Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (which has jurisdiction over D.C.), announced his support for D.C. budget autonomy. Since then, President Obama's fiscal year 2013 budget called on Congress to pass a budget autonomy bill; a bill which mirrors Norton's budget autonomy bill has been introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (which has jurisdiction over the District), and Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI); and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (VA) and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) have indicated their support for budget autonomy. Norton said that merely allowing the city government to remain in operation during an unrelated federal spending dispute falls far short of budget autonomy and is the least Congress should do while it requires the District to submit its budget for Congressional approval every year.
In an important change, several years ago Norton negotiated an agreement with the Appropriations committees, which has since been followed by both Republican and Democratic Congresses, allowing D.C., unlike federal agencies, to spend under a CR at the next year's level as set forth in the city-passed local budget. This change rescued the city from the severe operational difficulty of being unable to spend its locally raised funds as mandated by its balanced budget. However, without passage of the regular appropriations bills or a new CR before March 31, D.C. would face a shutdown.
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On Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the establishment of two new UNMC centers dedicated to finding new ways of treating neurodegenerative disease.
The Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders evolved from the former Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, established in 1997 under the leadership of Howard Gendelman, M.D., director of the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.
"To think that we have evolved from a small laboratory to a center then to a department and have given birth to now others with broad leadership, national prominence and sustained federal funding is simply a dream realized," said Dr. Gendelman. "This is just the beginning. It is our ultimate destination to establish a mind-brain institute. With an evolving reputation in neuropathogenesis, neuronanomedicine, molecular neuroscience, and neuroproteomics we are poised to do great things in the hopes of someday winning the battle over these devastating neurodegenerative disorders."
Dr. Gendelman said this can be achieved with focused centers that have the ability to change emphasis based on need, work with evolving companies and bridge clinical partnerships.
The Center for Integrative and Translational Neuroscience is the link between basic science discoveries and translational implementation in the clinic.
"It is our vision to make UNMC a world leader in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases," Dr. Gendelman said.
Both centers were built from major research gains in neuroscience made at UNMC.
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Dr. Ikezu said the center will enhance the research infrastructure, provide an administrative home for interdepartmental graduate and postdoctoral training and be a conduit between the academic and private sectors.
Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, will direct the Center for Integrative and Translational Neuroscience. The center will focus on translational medicine and take the fruits of neurodegenerative research from the bench to the bedside.
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"Neuroscience is now at the stage where we can move our laboratory findings up through molecular, cell culture and animal models to people, so we can alleviate the burden of these neurodegenerative illnesses as soon as possible," Dr. Fox said. "Advances in technology now allow us to diagnose diseases of the brain earlier and more exactly. It is at these early stages that treatments would likely be most effective."


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President Obama laid down the gauntlet for supporters of old fashioned energy, calling oil a "fuel of the past" before a receptive audience in North Carolina. The President called for the development of energy alternatives – even as gas prices climbed into the $4 range. Republicans jeered the President's anaylsis, saying that it is his administrations restrictions on oil exploration and drilling that has led to the price rise. Voters may have a chance to pick the winning entry in November.
The President's call for natural gas vehicles may not be far away as Detroit auto companies rushed to embrace the Boone Pickens technology. Chrysler announced it will be introducing a natural-gas powered version of the Ram Heavy Duty truck and GM heralded a gas-powered pick-up. Honda, which has a gas-powered vehicle on the market, wants some of its dealers to install natural gas pumps. The companies report customer support is growing.
Japan is preparing to mark the one-year anniversary of Fukushima, still uncertain of its nuclear future. The country has shut down all but two of its 54 reactors and is still suffering economic pain. The country is still searching for alternatives but Shojiro Matsuura, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Safety Research Association, says there is really no choice but to return to nuclear. Meanwhile, American nuclear experts are trying to absorb the lesson of the accident.
Ralph Nader joined the gas price debate by blaming it all on "speculators." But Business Week asks if those speculators aren't just factoring in a possible war with Iran. The Bingaman Clean Energy Standard is getting rave reviews in some quarters, but the Heritage Foundation calls it "just another energy tax." Senator Lamar Alexander called for an end to wind energy subsidies and the Council of Foreign Relations asks what will happen if Cuba creates an offshore oil spill?
Overshadowing all this, however, may be that solar storm (above) headed for the earth at this moment. The huge tide of charged particles is expected to produce auroras as far south as Tasmania – and possibly disrupt GPS services and the electric grid as well. There are even disaster scenarios where whole cities are blacked out for weeks or months. Some experts are giving it a 1-in-8 chance. It probably won't be as big as the famous Carrington Event of 1859, the biggest solar even ever recorded. But then the nation didn't have an electric grid in those days.


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I'm considering becoming a patron, but I still don't know what all of the benefits would be.
The 40% daily buff potions are very nice (XP, valor, prestige etc), you get a gift for logging in each day, usually some currency and an artifact. You can summon your class trainer and a mailbox and a lot more. Each month you get loyalty points which eventually give you very nice freebies.
I purchased the year sub to get Storm Legion, so I'm a patron up until next September. This cost me £71, pretty reasonable for a year sub. What I did not expect was all the Rift store currency I would receive, roughly £50 equivilent and three bars into the loyalty rewards already. It's nice knowing every character I make starts will a 110% and a 32 slot bag.
Dungeon groups are still slow for dps, PVP is practically instant as are IA's. The game really benefits from the increased pop.
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Saturday Morning RPG episode 3 arrives
The third episode of the classic eighties cartoon inspired turn based RPG has hit the App Store, and it promises to be the largest update to the entertaining game so far. Episode 3 appears to focus heavily on robots, which isn't too much of a surprise when you consider its subtitle, To Bot or Not To Bot. There are extra boss encounters, and a new hoverboard that you can unlock to speed up travel times between locations in the game. Throw in some gameplay tweaks and you're left with a decent package. We've embedded a trailer for the episode below so you can get an idea of what you're going to be up against, and the new episode should be available to anyone who's purchased the game as a fre…
Heads Up! Hot Dogs Review
So what if I told you that on the App Store there was a game, that you can play on your Apple phone or tablet device that consisted of balancing hot dogs onto the heads of complete strangers out in the street? No, your ears did not deceive you, nor did your heart, for what I speak of is true! Heads Up! Hot Dogs is the one and only hot dog balancing arcade experience possibly in the whole of video game existence, and with such a concept, is it any surprise to hear that the publishers at…Watch The Video Review
Fist of Awesome turns to Kickstarter
Nicoll Hunt, developer of the rather special Hard Lines, has turned to Kickstarter for a final push to get his next game, Fist of Awesome, finished off. The game sees you taking the role of Tim Burr, a Lumberjack who finds his house burned down and his family vanished. Cue time travel, side-scrolling, and an awful lot of bear punching. There's also a chiptune soundtrack provided by Echolevel. With a classic beat 'em up feel, a unique look, and plenty of character, Fist of Awesome certainly has the goods to stand out from the crowd in the App Store. And Hunt has a pedigree too, having worked for a number of AAA developers before finding success on his own with Hard Lines. You can check out…
SpinCraft Review
Pyp has one more chance to be a successful galactic pizza boy, otherwise he's out of a job and out of luck. Grab your spinny pizza delivery spin thingy, and get ready for some 3D platforming and gem collection. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... Spincraft. Now is the game worthy of such a grand introduction? Is any game really? Not by a long shot! This doesn't mean that Spincraft is a bad game though. Unpolished may be a better turn of phrase. Each level has you picking up thre…Watch The Video Review
Sponsored Feature: Gamesys bring popular Facebook game Jackpotjoy Slots to iOS
New slots apps are conquering iOS devices. Playing them on your device might be something you would do with excitement, or, on the other hand, you wouldn't even consider downloading it. Whatever your personal choice is, games developer Gamesys hope that their product - Jackpotjoy Slots - will tempt you to give it a go! We spoke to James Gibson, Marketing Manager at Gamesys. He explains how the game attempts to suit a wide range of different skill levels, what problems came up when designing the app, and what the future holds for Jackpotjoy Slots. Considering that there are already quite a few slots apps like that on the market, what makes this particular one stand out? "Our Jackpotjoy S…
Episode 4 of The Walking Dead creeps onto iOS
The penultimate episode of TellTale's point and click adventure based around the award winning comic series has finally shuffled onto iOS devices. The game follows apocalypse survivor Lee ands a ragtag band of other humans as they make their way through zombie infested territory, heading for Atlantic City. If you've already bought the full game on the App Store for $14.99, the new episode should be available for download right now. If you're paying as you go for the zombie adventure, it'll set you back $4.99. We gave the first episode of the game a 4 when we reviewed it earlier in the year, praising its tension and the way your conversations really had an affect on the world.…
Knights of Pen & Paper Review
Knights of Pen & Paper is funnily enough two games in one. On one hand, you have a pretty old school, turn based, D&D inspired, grind heavy, dungeon crawling RPG. On the other, the presentation takes one step back, and puts you in control of the players at the table, playing the old school, turn based, D&D inspired, grind heavy, dungeon crawling RPG. It's an approach that does a lot to lend a certain amount of charm to the retro style pixel graphics and music, but it might…Watch The Video Review
Angry Birds Star Wars hits the App Store
Rovio's space faring spin off should be in an App Store near you right now, bringing with it plenty of Star Wars flavoured, physics fuelled fun. Starring birdified versions of your favourite Star Wars characters, the game follows the basic Angry Birds template, but throws in some new twists as well. You can cut things with lightsabres, blast them with labers, or crush them with the force. Following the plot of the classic films, the game mixes Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space to great effect. You can buy the game now for just $0.99, and we've embedded the final trailer below so you can see how the two universes blend together.…
FAA's Free App of the Day – Cover Orange
With so many auto-runners out of late, I'm sure your brain could use a bit of a stretch, so we're happy to be working together with the team at Free App Alliance to highlight Cover Orange, a great free app for you to check out. "In this excellent physics-puzzler, you protect lovely little oranges from nasty acid rain by building makeshift forts from wheels, wooden beams, and other objects.There are a whopping 380 different levels waiting for you inside this app, and plenty of Game Center-powered achievements to unlock.Cover Orange has been updated to support the iPhone 5's 4-inch display, by the way." Check out our review of the game here: Cover Orange Trailer:…
iBomber Attack Review
The previous iBomber game was a rather standard Tower Defence affair. Not wanting to rest on their laurels it seems, developers Cobra Mobile have switched genres to deliver a top down tank driving, enemy shooting, and vehicle exploding experience. The question is how long is driving around war-torn maps destroying everything in sight enjoyable, and the answer to that question really rests on the player. Let's explore further. Each mission has a series of primary and secondary objectiv…Watch The Video Review
Smartglass turns up on iOS
Smartglass, Microsoft's attempt to bring second screen functionality to the Xbox 360 has finally landed on the App Store, a couple of weeks after it made it to Android devices. While it may have taken a while. it looks like the iOS version of the app brings with it everything that makes the Android one so interesting. Not only can you play around with your avatar, you can hook your device up to your console and have it fed information about the compatible game you're playing or the movie you're watching. It's certainly an interesting idea, and while there's not much cross-content available at the moment, but hopefully more intuitive and innovative uses for the app will spring forth in d…
Totem Runner Review
Credit where due, Totem Runner by Yagoda Productions and Chillingo isn't just a beautiful game, it's a beautiful concept too. Despite joining the throng of auto-runners already available, the primarily passive play style, combined with tightly designed stages, make it a refreshing casual distraction. We're jumping ahead though, so lets get back to basics. You play as a mystic (with distinctly Mayan overtones) who is braving the darkness sweeping the world. By harnessing the power of l…Watch The Video Review
Top 3 iOS Games for October 2012
For many, October means little more than 'the month before the AAA titles release'. While this is certainly true for most other platforms, the App Store is still churning out title after title, with many proving to be extremely entertaining (if not downright insanely addictive). So lets check out the month that was with AppSpy's Top 3 iOS Games for October, 2012. Girls Like Robots (Adult Swim Popcannibal) $2.99 Univ.I've learned many things from Girls Like Robots by Popcannibal and Adult Swim; for instance girls apparently love robots, while robots don't mind girls, but hate being trapped by them... OK maybe that's the only thing that really stands out, but darn it there's so much…
App Wrap Up (Tuesday Edition, 6th November 2012)
Hey Hey Appspy readers! It's Dave here with another installment of the App Wrap Up! Tuesday the 6th is sure a big day. Oh yes there's that important election going on over in the United States of America (whereever that is), but over here in Australia, not only is it the Melborne cup horse race, but the lotto is up to one hundred million dollars tonight. Guess who didn't buy a ticket? This guy. As always we want to stress that we're just posting the trailers of games that look interesting that we don't have time to review, and all our impressions are based on these trailers. If you have played these games, or decide to based on what you see here, please let us know in the comments. Let's ge…
Karateka heading to iOS devices this month
Jordan Mechner might be best known for his work on Prince of Persia, but the legendary game creator has a pretty impressive and varied back catalogue as well. We've already seen an iOS version of his point and click adventure The Last Express, and now we're being treated to an updated edition of his classic beat 'em up Karateka. While the screens on show here are from the home console version, it's likely that the iOS port is going to do just as much justice to the redesigned fighter as its home based brethren. Described as a "rhythm based story-fighter" in the press release, Karateka is an update rather than a straight remake, but still sees you battling foes in an attempt to free your…


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Encouraged by the reaction to their demand for a referendum on marriage equality, an unlikely coalition of Christian and Muslim groups has vowed to demand referenda on everything that interests them from now on.
"Gay marriage interests us a lot," a spokesman for the Anti-Gay Everything Coalition said.
"We spend a lot of time thinking about it. We can't even stop thinking about it, really. It's there, floating before out eyes even when we close them really tight and try to think about something else."
Christian groups have long campaigned for a referendum on the icky, dirty things these people would do to each other in their so-called marriages, things that decent Christians just… can't… stop… thinking… about, and were buoyed by the arrival of a new ally in the form of an old rival.
Keysar Trad, the assistant secretary of the Federation of Islamic Councils, standing very, very close to the Reverend Fred Nile yesterday, reiterated the Council's support for a poll on the icky, dirty things these people would do to each other – while questioning the right of unbelievers to cast a vote on the ''religious institution'' of marriage at all.
"Please. Let's have a referendum", Trad said. "But a referendum of this nature is a little strange if people who don't believe in God are allowed to tell people who do believe in God about a religious matter."
The Reverend Nile agreed that removing the vote from ''unbelievers who didn't believe in God'' was a smashing idea and both men confirmed their respective organisations had agreed to put off a final definition of 'whose God' until the millions of dollars worth of public funding for their no campaign was safely deposited in the bank.
Other questions the coalition decided would be best answered by the hysterical lies and exaggerations of a publicly funded scare campaign include whether shops should open on Sundays, meat should be served on Fridays, and women should be put back in their place right proper.
Asked by reporters whether there should also be a referendum on the tax exempt status of churches, the public funding of religious schools, and the long-standing exemption of religious institutions from the Anti-Discrimination Act, Trad and Nile panicked.
"Oh good grief no!" said Nile. But then a light bulb went on over Mr Trad's head and he whispered something to Nile that calmed him down.
"Yes," they would all make good voting questions, Nile said, "as long as unbelievers weren't allowed to vote, because it would be a little strange if people who don't believe in God are allowed to tell people who do believe in God about a religious matter."
JB doesn't care what icky, dirty things you do in the privacy of your own home, but if you do them at Cheeseburgergothic, his personal blog, he'll probably take pictures.


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By Ms. Jacqueline Boucher (AMC)February 11, 2008
TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa.-Hundreds of depot employees watched as one of the service's most senior officers presented Tobyhanna with its first Army Superior Unit Award during a ceremony here Jan. 28.
Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, presented the award and also honored the Tobyhanna team for earning the Shingo Gold Medallion for excellence in manufacturing. Tobyhanna received one of 12 Shingo prizes awarded throughout the command last year.
Depot leaders and distinguished guests joined the general in congratulating everyone from the shops, to the Field Repair Activities worldwide, to those serving side-by-side with military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Korea and wherever armed forces are assigned or deployed.
"The work done here is critical to protecting lives everyday," Griffin said. "You set the standard when it comes to providing outstanding support to the men and women serving at installations around the world."
The superior unit award recognizes outstanding meritorious performance of a unit in a difficult and challenging mission, under extraordinary circumstances.
"This significant military honor reflects organizational excellence and unrelenting mission focus and accomplishment," said Col. Ron Alberto, depot commander, explaining that it recognizes every member of the workforce-from apprentice to the most experienced technicians.
"Such recognition sharpens our focus to effectively meet our growing responsibilities to support our armed forces as they continue their vital missions to secure freedom and liberty, and to assist our friends and allies around the world," the colonel added.
Griffin said Tobyhanna is doing "very well" in the eyes of the customer.
"Customers in the field say one thing loud and clear- 'thanks for what AMC is doing to support us,'" the general said.
The superior unit award recognized work accomplished from October 2005 to September 2006 in support of programs such as Reset, Blue Force Tracking (BFT), Firefinder, Medical Communication for Combat Casualty Care (MC4), and the continued business transformation process through Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodologies.
During that time the Reset effort supported hundreds of critical programs, including the Firefinder weapons-detecting radar, tactical satellite systems, aircraft survivability equipment, communications systems, communications security (COMSEC) equipment and electro-optic/night vision equipment.
In addition, the depot produced more than 13,000 BFT installation kits with a total production exceeding 29,000 kits and spare assemblies. Employees also completed 33 AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder Artillery Locating Radar System Antenna Transceiver Group Radars and nine AN/TPQ-37 Firefinders.
Depot personnel began work on the MC4 mission in 2006. Responsibilities included the repair, sustainment, and integration of the system to ensure every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine had a comprehensive medical record of illness and injury.
Furthermore, Tobyhanna provided on-site technical and logistical support in Southwest Asia to the Product Developer-Counter Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronics Warfare (PD-CREW) countermeasure systems. More than 30 field service representatives and installation personnel deployed to support the mission at installations in Southwest Asia.
The High Tech Regional Training Support/Maintenance Facility graduated 452 Soldiers. The site offers courses that support 23 Military Occupational Specialties by furnishing classroom and hands-on training.
And for the second time in two years, the depot was recognized for successfully applying Lean Six Sigma techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of their operations. The superior unit award nomination revealed the LSS savings and cost avoidance for during the judging period was $17 million.
Last year, the Tobyhanna team earned the Shingo Gold Medallion for the improvements made on the repair of the AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder.
The depot was recognized for achieving a 1,400 percent increase in production of ATGs (production increase from one to 15) between fiscal years 2004 and 2006 through the application of Lean manufacturing. Tobyhanna also met all fielding schedules throughout the period.
"The Shingo Gold Medallion is a well-deserved recognition of what you have accomplished," Frank Zardecki said to the members of the workforce assembled at the ceremony. "Combined with the Bronze Medallion earned for the AN/TPS-75 radar, it shows that we have the tools and the motivation to apply Lean Six Sigma across the depot," the Tobyhanna's deputy commander added.
The AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder System is comprised of the ATG trailer and Operations Control Group shelter. The AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder System is a highly mobile radar set designed for automatic first round location of weapons firing projectile-type rounds. In-flight track data is used to backtrack hostile projectile trajectories to the firing point. Friendly projectile trajectories can also be tracked for registration of friendly fire.
Alberto said "the Shingo examiners were clearly impressed with the depot's efforts to reduce costs and decrease repair cycle times.
"Although medallions, banners and ceremonies are great ways to honor our accomplishments, the most important honor is knowing that we continue to show improvements that benefit our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen serving and training around the globe," Alberto concluded.
During the ceremony, depot officials also announced the systems selected as candidates for the 2008 competition: AN/TRC-170 tropospheric scatter microwave radio; AN-189 electronics shops van program; AN/TYQ-23 weapons system, and the AN/TPS-75 radar.
"Each of these systems is important part of the joint warfighter's arsenal," said Brad Jones, director of Productivity, Innovation and Improvement. "Each team is working extremely hard in hopes of representing all of us at Tobyhanna in this competition."
Jones admits the recognition is great, but the emphasis needs to be on continuous process improvement. "We're getting better, faster, and more cost effective in providing warfighters with the best logistics support possible," he said.
Depot officials are confident the workforce is committed to making Tobyhanna more efficient and productive in service to the armed forces and the Nation.
"We have a great deal of work ahead of us, but we are confident in our processes and even more confident in you," Zardecki said. "I congratulate you on what you have achieved and look forward with anticipation to what we will accomplish in 2008."


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Monday, Monday: Chirp, Chirp
If you listened closely enough, you may have noticed the soft chirping of crickets in the distance down at the stock exchange on Monday. Just 3.32 billion shares were traded in NYSE Composite volumes, carrying on an August trend that's had stock volumes at a whisper. Last Monday, a meager 3.21 billion shares were traded, and the Monday before that, just 3.32 billion.
Not counting the Christmas season last year, market volumes were only this paltry on two trading days for all of 2009 — and not even close to these levels last August. With one more Monday left in the month, we could again plumb new lows…but honestly, who's counting?


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Plum boys volleyball hopeful for return to the playoffs
The Plum boys volleyball team's season came to an end in the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals with a 3-0 loss to Seneca Valley last year.
While no team ever wants its season to come to a close short of a championship, the Mustangs and Coach Mike Larko will use that playoff experience to help a young team this year.
"I think it definitely helped," Larko said. "The sophomores that will be seeing time this year were there. They didn't get into the game or anything but they all see the atmosphere and everything. It's something they got a taste of and definitely want more of."
Plum will rely on a few of those sophomores like outside hitter Nathan Kunkel, Khaynen Yocca and Tyler Arnold to step into the starting lineup this year to help improve from a 9-5 overall record last season and climb the ladder in Section 3-AAA.
Those players, mixed in with senior outside hitters Bryan Parker, Jai Major and Dan Szurley along with middle hitter Matt Shepherd give the Mustangs a nice mix of veteran experience to go with their young talent in 2013.
"From all six of our seniors we're looking for a lot of leadership," Larko said. "We have six seniors with four juniors so a lot of underclassmen that are looking up for leadership."
Some of that talent amongst its underclassmen was evident at the North Allegheny Tournament on March 23. Despite finishing 3-7, Kunkel led the team with 24 kills while Yocca was second with 13.
"I thought our young players played well and they're doing very well transitioning into varsity," Parker said.
One of Plum's strengths this year will be at the outside hitter position where the Mustangs have four talented players in Parker, Major, Szurley and Kunkel. Larko said it has helped to create good competition in practice.
"It's a good thing to have because say someone's having a bad game than that person can replace him," said Parker of himself and his fellow outside hitters.
While the outside hitter position looks to be a strength for Plum, Parker said the Mustangs need to work on their defense to get back to the playoffs this year.
"Our defense needed to improve," Parker said. "Before we went to the tournament coach had us everyday work on at least 45 minutes to an hour of defense."
For Larko, in order to achieve the team's ultimate goal of winning the section and advancing deep into the playoffs, sophomores like Kunkel and Yocca will need to continue to show improvement.
"We'll probably have two or three sophomores starting with another two seeing playing time so just getting them along and coming together as a team (is important) since we lost so many key players from last year's team," Larko said.
Alex Oltmanns is a freelance writer.


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Linde Werdelin breaks through with new 88 unit run of the DLC in yellow. The rugged looking watch should charm many. "Following the success of the first series, Linde Werdelin launches the Hard Black DLC II, a model based on the One with a new case finish, which ensures an even tougher DLC coated case. The colour contrast of the all black case, hands and indexes against the bright yellow luminous hour markers and strap stitching adds to the unique allure of Linde Werdelin watches." 7000$US gets you one. Get on it.
A full view of the Linde Werdelin Hard Black DLC II Watch after the jump.