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BlackBerry and Kobo have just announced a pretty awesome partnership. In addition to Kobo adding BBM integration to their BlackBerry application, they have now also confirmed the application will come preloaded on the all new BlackBerry PlayBook. Of course, looking back at the BlackBerry PlayBook video one could have guessed that this was coming. As you can see in the above pic from the video, the application is there and running on the device but to outright comfirm preloading of it shows that developers are certainly onboard and highly interested in what the BlackBerry PlayBook is bringing to the table. No press release has been issued as of yet but, the confirmation came through the BlackBerry Twitter account.
I have never been able to get Kobo to work on my 9700. Have tried three times to load it and end up deleting it. Wish the Kindle app worked in Canada.


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A year ago I was diagnosed with Fatty Liver Disease (no i do not drink at all and haven't for over 20 years). I was told that my Liver is 17cm, double its normal size. Now I've been diagnosed with an advanced B12 deficiency which has already caused memory and nerve issues.... would these two diagnosis be related? I've been researching this and it seems the liver should have 7 years worth of B12 stored and mine has none. It seems my liver enzymes are fine, but how can this all be happening?
I am a chronic pain sufferer due to a spinal cord injury, multiple other back issues, Fibromyalgia and S2- S5 nerve damage so I take a lot of medications including Dilaudid, Cymbalta, Lamotragine, Crestor for cholesterol, Zopiclone for sleep... Clonazepam for anxiety and now I also take B12 1000mg a day, and Magnesium. All at the advice of my doctor. Could any of my meds be causing this? Is there anything I can do to change things?
If possible I'd rather deal with the root cause and not just settle for a band-aid solution of more pills.. Any thoughts or ideas of tests or questions I should be asking would be greatly appreciated....thanks
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It's definitely your pills! You are experiencing tolerance withdrawal or inner dose withdrawal. I suggest you check out the Ashton Manual and see what I am talking about.
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Looking at new full suss bikes as mine is dying.
Was wondering what wheel size people would go for. Largely I'm not that bothered about how much better a 29er is supposed to roll compared to a 26er. My biggest concern is that I don't believe the bike industry will support 3 wheel sizes in the future so at least one is going to lose out. I would be after a do it all bike to do everything from xc racing, all day mountain trips (lakes and cheviots), trail centres, and endurance racing. Currently I do this on a stumpjumper fsr 140mm so something similar to this. So far I have kept my bikes for 4 to 5 years.
29ers all seem to be quite racey with steep angles etc. I know a few are coming out that are more generic suited to what I want and these seem the obvious choice. It would also be possible to mix and match with my commuter and cx as these are effectively the same size.
26er- I like em but choices are running out. I still can't see this standard disappearing because so many people have so many bikes in this size. Also I have lots of tyres and wheels available.
27.5" Seems to becoming more popular but will it replace a 26" standard? Seems too close to the 29er.


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….I also haven't bought a game at release price in years, as every time I did, I wound up extremely disappointed. So now I see no point in spending more than I need to on a game, since it will be cheaper in 6 months, a year, whatever. And the game won't be any different. Seems really silly to me to buy games at release to be honest.


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Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow just purchased a $1.4 million home in Glen Kernan Golf and Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Heisman Trophy winner bought a five bedroom, 4.5 bathroom house located on Swilcan Bridge Lane from David and Virginia Bailey. The sale of the 6,500 square foot property closed on June 27, and was recorded Monday. No word yet on when Tebow plans to move in.
University of Florida Gators fans are happy Tebow is back in the state. The quarterback's record-setting collegiate performance didn't translate well in the NFL, and Tebow saw brief stints with the Denver Broncos, the New York Jets and the New England Patriots.
New neighbor Gwen Peterson commented, "I think he's great. I think he's what Jacksonville needs." Neighbor Brian Petty added, "I'm just happy he's back in Florida. I think he's a great individual. He adds a lot to the community here. I think he'll be a great leader."
Tebow and his brother have also bought into the PDQ restaurant franchise in Jacksonville. While not presently affiliated with any NFL franchise, Tebow's contract allows him to continue to pursue opportunities as a player. Though it would appear the popular quarterback, who made Tebowing into a "thing", might be better suited for broadcast. In December, 2013 Tebow was hired by ESPN as a college football analyst for the SEC Network as co-host of SEC Nation, a travelling pre-game show. He made his ESPN debut during the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.
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I joined while scouring the internet whilst looking for names for my girl-cats and not a human child. So now my girl-cat have very fancy names.
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Hi, my name is Jennifer, and I was a smoker.
It's been 6 years since I had my last cigarette. And if I picked one up today, I'd be a smoker again by the time I finished it.
I was raised in a family of smokers. In the 1970s, my parents smoked and my grandparents smoked. Most of their friends smoked. There was no "going outside" to have a cigarette; everyone smoked everywhere. My earliest memories are of holiday dinners in a gigantic kitchen, with the adults at the table after dinner, smoking and playing cards while the kids ran around the house. There were ashtrays everywhere, cigarette ads on television and in magazines. It was a part of our culture. It was how I grew up.
I tried smoking for the first time in high school because my best friend at the time did. I swiped cigarettes from my mother my sophomore year of high school and hung out with the "cool" kids in the alley across the street from school. I wasn't a "regular". It didn't really agree with me, and I can remember going home sick one day from school because I had smoked and it gave me a migraine and made me throw up.
You'd have thought that would have been the end of it.
I didn't smoke again until after I graduated from high school and started working full time. The "in-group" at work, some of whom I'd known from high school, took smoke breaks in the lounge and it seemed like that was the "it place". I started by hanging out in the lounge with them during smoke breaks, and when it seemed silly that I was the only one on a smoke break that didn't actually smoke, I picked it up again.
I remember vividly when I became a full-time smoker. I was sitting in my car, and I had just bought a pack of cigarettes. Before that time, my smoking had been a casual thing; if I was around people that smoked, I participated. If I wasn't, I didn't. At that moment, I lit a cigarette alone in my car and it was the last one in the pack. The thought in my head was, "Oh, I need to stop and get another pack." I had the awareness that I had crossed over from just wanting to do it, to NEEDING to do it but that didn't scare the crap out of me to stop.
I was eighteen years old.
During my first pregnancy, and every subsequent one after that, I've quit smoking as soon as I was aware that I was pregnant. It usually lasted for the better part of a year after the baby was born. Then the stress of life, being surrounded by people that smoked, or the fear that I will never lose the baby weight lured me back and I picked it up again.
I was, 100%, headfirst, in love with smoking. I considered myself a considerate smoker – never smoking around people who didn't smoke or children, including my own. I always carried hairspray, mouthwash and gum to get rid of the smell. Or so I thought. I never had anyone complain to me about smelling like an ashtray. All of my friends smoked. My roommate smoked. My ex was a social smoker when I met him and continued to be one throughout the entire time we were together. I was always envious that he smoked as much as I could, and then had the ability to walk away from it without a second look back. I was never built that way.
The laws that were passed, forcing us smokers out of public places, didn't really affect me and my then group of smoker friends. We found ways around it. Instead of bar parties, we had house parties and hung out in people's garages for the evening. I ordered cigarettes from online Indian reservation websites by the case to get discount prices in an effort to "save money".
Looking back it seems so ridiculous.
Over the years, family members quit and started again. Some of my family was able to quit and never go back. Others were not so lucky as the long term effects of their choice to smoke appeared and their lives were shortened due to cancer or illnesses related to smoking.
I still kept smoking. Almost a pack a day. Sometime two on the weekends if we were out at a party.
At the time I became pregnant with my last child and quit smoking, my grandmother (a former smoker) was dying. She had been diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer many years before and her having been in remission for over a decade was a miracle. The last day I spent with her, I was able to tell her I was pregnant with another great-grandchild. She looked at me, held my hand, and begged me to never, ever go back to smoking. It would be the last conversation I would have with her.
I've never picked up a cigarette again.
I knew in my heart of hearts that if I didn't quit after my youngest daughter was born, I never would. It would be the last time that my body was without nicotine for nine months. Quitting smoking is a two-fold process. First, you have to get the nicotine out of your system and deal with the cravings of that. But the second part of it is the ROUTINE of it. This is the hardest part! The have-a-smoke-while-you're-driving routine. Or the have-a-smoke-after-a-meal routine. And better still the have-a-cigarette-break-because-it's-2pm routine. There are specific times and places and triggers that are involved with smoking. It took me FOREVER not to get in the car and automatically crack the window. Every time I thought about having a cigarette, I thought about those words that my grandma said to me, I saw her beautiful face and then I moved on. Usually shoving a cookie in my mouth, but I did whatever I needed to do not to smoke.
The damage that I have caused to my lungs from smoking cannot be undone, and time will only tell if I will have a price to pay for that. The damage I caused to my heart muscle from smoking has been reversed; something I learned the heart was able to do from my father's cardiologist after each one of his three heart attacks. Heart attacks that were caused by a combination of factors, including a pack a day smoking habit for 40+ years.
It's been 6 years since I smoked and my life is different now. I haven't lost the baby weight completely, and my youngest daughter is five. I don't know if I ever will, but I'm okay with the understanding that it will take something OTHER than smoking to get rid of the weight. My friends have changed – mostly from changing my lifestyle. My significant other isn't a smoker, and neither are my closest friends. No one in my life is a temptation for me. It's been long enough that I can't handle the smell, which I suppose is a good thing. I don't have the cravings anymore.
I'm proud that I managed to quit smoking before my children had any recollection of me with a cigarette in my hand. I firmly believe that smoking is "hereditary". In my opinion, smoking is passed on from generation to generation because children do what they see. I had access to cigarettes because I lived in a house where people smoked. I was ALWAYS around it, and I didn't know any different. I can't say for 100% certainty that I smoked because I was raised in a home with smokers. But I know that I had access and was able to hide it much easier because it was the norm in my house. You don't need to hide cigarette smell on your clothes in a house full of smokers.
There's no science that shows that my children won't smoke because I don't. Just like there's no science that shows that I was predisposed to smoking because my parents did. It's just what I experienced and what I believe. My children have been taught from an earlier age that smoking is yucky. Does that mean they will never try it? There are no guarantees. But I would rather be standing on this side of the smoking issue, sharing with them why we don't smoke and what it does to our bodies when we do then on the other side telling them not to do it while I run to the garage to grab a quick one.
I understand the decision that companies like Target and now CVS have made by not selling cigarettes to their customers. I'm not interested in penalizing those that smoke. I was once in their shoes, and I'm not judging. They know the risks, and it's their choice. I firmly believe that any and all forms of quit smoking programs should be covered under group health insurance. People should have access to the help they need.
But I don't think government regulations, higher taxes on cigarettes, and tougher stop-smoking laws are where the war on smoking should start. I think it starts at home, by showing your kids in your ACTIONS that this is not something that they want to do and talking to them about why. Children learn more from watching television programs, advertising, and PARENTS than they do from hearing lectures. This is with everything in life, not just with smoking.
Take a minute and see what examples you are setting for your family with your actions. Is there anything you'd like to change? Would you be okay with your children imitating what they see in your home?
I'm Jennifer and I was a smoker. But I'm proud to say that I am no longer.
I dedicate this piece to two strong and amazing women who are very publicly taking on the battle to quit smoking right now. Katie and Kadi, I'm sending you a huge hug and tons of love in your fight, and I am cheering you on all the way! YOU CAN DO IT!


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Does anyone know of any good sites that train for GRE?
Does anyone know of any good sites that train for GRE?
hey can you be a bit more clear..! are you looking for the websites that provide online training or you want website information that provide classroom training...? if you comeback again please tell me if your looking for classroom training or online training and i assure that i will I will help you finding one.
Hi Mildmilind, can you please give me some information regarding some good classroom training programs for GRE? Also, do online teaching forums have any specific benefits which I can avail like mock test papers, etc.?
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After maintaining their flawless record for the season with a stakes win on Ipswich Cup Day over the weekend the rejuvenated Gai's Choice could be given a shot at Group 1 glory in Saturday's 2012 Tattersall's Tiara at Eagle Farm.
A promising filly in her younger season, Gai's Choice enjoyed city success in the summer of 2011 winning a feature on Gold Coast Magic Millions Day.
Frustration was to follow however as she failed to win another race until last Month.
Gai's Choice has enjoyed a purple patch of form since returning to the care of the Warwick Farm-based David Pfiffer, the now four-year-old General Nediym mare having spent an unsuccessful four month stint with Brett Partelle.
First-up off a four month break she won a Benchmark 80 at Rosehill over 1100m on May 12 before a blistering six length victory at Rosehill over 1300m a fortnight later.
Patience finally paid off for connections on the weekend with Gai's Choice posting a good stakes victory in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m) at Ipswich.
Pfieffer will now recommend to connections that the mare back up this weekend and take on a class field in the $500,000 Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara (1400m), the final elite level race of the current racing season.
"Maturity is all I can put it down to," Pfieffer said of Gai's Choice recent winning streak.
"When you get a mare in form like she is, then you have to keep going.
"I will put it to the owners that we may as well throw our hat in the ring for the (Tattersall's Tiara) next week.
"This is the race I picked out as an ideal target from the start of this preparation."
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Heart attacks are unpredictable, and cardiologists still can't tell who will suffer from a heart attack and when. A new test detects characteristics of in the blood that are linked to the risks of having a heart attack. If a patient has all three of these abnormal biomarkers they have an 18 percent chance of having a heart attack or dying from one within a year.
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Mildred B. Lavender, age 93, passed away on January 13, 2011 in Bountiful, Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph and Edna Blackham on April 2, 1917, one of four children. She was raised in a loving family and learned the value of hard work and family closeness, traits that she passed on to her posterity. Mildred graduated from West High School in 1934 and worked in civil service retiring from Hill Air Force Base after 20 years employment. Early in her life she developed a love of sports especially softball and participated as a member of a team that formed the League for Salt Lake Woman's recreational softball. She played for the Utah Shamrock Softball team which was a source of both great joy and pride for her. She enjoyed several years playing against teams from around the country including some men's teams. Mildred was an active member of the LDS Church and served as a teacher in Primary, Sunday School and Relief Society and as a stake and ward sports director for over 20 years. She served a mission in the Texas San Antonio mission and worked in the German extraction program. She was a part-time missionary at the Church Family History Center for over 30 years. She was also a proud member of the Rose Park Neighborhood Watch. Perhaps one of the least known of Mildred's many fine qualities was her great generosity. In her quiet unassuming way she helped many financially especially making it possible for an unknown number of young people to serve missions for the Church. She was always willing to contribute that others might be able to achieve goals or realize dreams. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Eugene Blackham and sister Lois Sanderson. Survived by sons Craig (Marilyn), Bruce (Sharlene) and daughter Marilyn Hancock (Lee), sister Dorothy Anderson, six grandchildren Shawn, Marcy, Greg, Kyle, Jennifer, Quinn and 12 wonderful great-grandchildren. She was so proud of her family and loved them very much. Mildred's family would like to thank the staff at Heritage Place, Lakeview Hospital, VistaCare Hospice and especially Dr. Joseph Jensen for the comfort and care they provided. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 17th at noon at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street in Bountiful, Utah where friends may call from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. prior to services. A viewing will also be held Sunday, January 16th from 6 - 8 p.m. at the mortuary. Online guest book at www.russonmortuary.com. In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to the general Missionary Fund of the Church or to Humanitarian Aid.


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August 31st, 2009
by Adam Saltsman
About the Game
Press X or C to jump. Run as far as you can!
I made Canabalt in 5 very long days (at least 60 hours) – 1 day at the start of the month, two days at PromJam, and then this weekend. Danny B made the music for it tonight. It follows the theme (loosely I am sure!) by using only one button to interact, and by using only 6 colors to display everything. Also, the gameplay and graphics are under 100kb, the other 3MB is all sound files.
Special Thanks
Thanks to the great feedback from Steve Swink, Ben Ruiz, Farbs and Kyle Pulver during development.
Play it in your browser: HERE
For anyone with a monitor over 1440 resolution, the mega version is: HERE
This is freakin' fantastic! The graphics, gameplay, and sounds all go so well together. It is such a simple gameplay concept yet very very addictive. AWESOME!
Wow… So well made and so addictive! My favorite game so far. Well done!
Amazing. Well done.
I really like the game. Well done. :) Music goes along perfectly :D Nice Job.
Awesome dude! The aesthetic touches really bring this together… the way the character rolls after a long fall, the silhouetted parallax background (including a plane or something that flies by), and the music really help pull the game together. And the runner sprite kind of reminds me of Michael Jackson. :D
This is great! Is there any plans for a download version? It'd be great to play it offline too! :)
Very cool – great style. Love the birds.
Now my eyes hurt.
Very very good. The birds made my day.
Wow… a very deep universe for such a simple game. Nice job on all the small touches to add atmosphere.
I love this game. It really sucks you into it's world.
You were able to tell a story and create a very rich atmosphere with "simple" ingredients. The graphics, speed of camera movement, background and music/sounds go very well together. I just loved the detail of our hero falling to the floor, stumbling, rolling over his shoulder and continue running. The giant structures and urban skyline in the background are totally awesome. =)
Nice work!
It would have been a neat touch for the bombs to explode and demolish the building they had impacted as you jumped off them.
Also: the buildings where you have to jump through windows to land inside them are absolute bastards to land correctly. They are almost always what kill me. It would be nice if the windows were wider.
Ok .. this is awesome – I love the settings and the little details (like the pidgeons). Thanks!
nice game but there is an hack: once you are too fast you should hit a box to slow down.. it's unfair :(
OMG! this is totally awsome! wow!
This is probably my favourite of the EGP games so far. I agree with the above poster who said that the windows seemed a bit unfair though. They seem to difficult to time properly. Still, great job, this is extremely impressive for something made in only a week.
sooo fun! i am not even a game player usually. yay! thanks!
WoW. 1-week? such a great framerate too! I find myself going back to play it more and more. (the more coffee the better)
Standing ovation to work from great talent.
This might have an obvious answer, but does the game ever end (asides from our abrupt death when a wrong move was made)?
Insanely addictive, I love it: well done, good sir.
Perfectly done, a simple world that lets the user get sucked in and experience the ravaged landscape without breaking gameplay or resorting to movies. Simply amazing.
This is brilliant. So simple, yet told a story. Beautiful animation.
10611 meters without end. I love this game.
Some people are playing at expensive productions without the shadow of an idea, and some play with this game…
This game is absolutely fucking terrible. How the hell am I expected to jump over fucking boxes (if they even are boxes, because they look more like large floppy discs) which seem to be placed in the most inopportune places possible so that if I try to jump over one, I end up hurling myself down the nearest chasm. And what's up with the windows? I didn't know that there were hallways in buildings that could only be accessed by making a pinpoint jump and flying in through a large glass window. And what is the protagonist running from in the first place? A flying robot? Collapsing building? And when did the ability to make a game in five days that utilizes six shades of gray and pixelly graphics become revolutionary? Also, what is the console there for, other than dimming the screen so I can see how many frames per second it's running at, while my leaps of faith result in smacking into the side of a building or being crushed by large falling debris, which has no obvious origin? I can only surmise that god hates this man, also due to the fact that entire buildings come crashing down at his weight. There is absolutely nothing good about this game. The graphics are bad, the gameplay is worse, the storyline is- well, there isn't one. The entire idea for this game is that you run from something. Obviously never thought of before, so zero points for originality as well. In short, this game is horrible, and you should feel horrible.
BBQCEREAL in his comment above does an excellent job of demonstrating there are people who possess not a skerrick of imagination.
From all the rest of us who believe that less can often be more thank you for this little gem.
I call troll – Gotta be.
This is a fantastic little game, and proves that simplicity sometimes equals awesome :)
I agree with BBQCereal somewhat. The concept of Canabalt is simple, yet fun: it's a platformer with only one button. No fighting enemies, no solving puzzles, just jumping over gaps and obstacles. However, the idea is poorly executed.
For one thing, the randomly generated maps can be impossible to get through. For instance, a box could be placed so that if you jump over it, you'll end up sailing into a gap, but if you don't jump over it, you'll lose speed and not be able to make the jump over the gap. And the glass windows were often what put my run to a sudden halt, due to my inability to predict when they would come up. The frustration as a result of this quicky extinguished my initial enthusiasm. I found that the only way I could get over 1000 meters depended mostly on luck.
The music is perfect and goes well with the atmosphere, but the graphics aren't fitting for a platformer. The grays blend together, achieving a dark and realistic look but also making it harder to see obstacles. This isn't as much of a problem with a higher screen resolution, at least, and I understand that it was necessary to conform to the contest rules.
I didn't really mind the lack of a backstory. I kind of liked pretending that the guy was an amnesiac experimental subject, using the destruction of the city as an opportunity to escape. The presence of what appear to be robots kind of raise some questions, though.
Canabalt is certainly quite artsy, but this comes at the cost of gameplay. I'm a huge indie game enthusiast, but I really think this could be done better. If you made another game like this that takes advantage of the simplicity of the one-button rule and made it less dependent on luck, I think you'd have a winner.
2710m … would have been nice to have a high-score system.
The things that drop from the sky are kinda dodgy ….. they make you jump and many times straight into the middle of the space between two buildings.
Procedurally generated levels would be nice too.
Like Flashback meets Mirror's Edge. I love the world you've created here. Though I admit I didn't have much patience once I started taking too many leaps of faith. Still, definitely one of the best on here, excellent work.
I would absolutely love to download the music of this to play on my computer, is it possible or not?
if not, I'll play again and again ^^"
Very very very VERY good for a one-man 5 day game. I must say I'm impressed. The music is pretty cool too!
Of course, it's far from perfect. Here's a quick review of it:
+Visual Effects
+Good music, fits well with the environement and gameplay.
+simple and fun
+sens of movement and speed
+moving environment (wish there was more!)
+Replay value (well, I died a few times and it's never the same)
-It was a little too repetitive. Even though the game is somewhat addictive, you kinda get over it after a while.
-My eyes hurt! I think all the special effects are "too good" for the graphics. I don't know how else to say it. I shared the link to this game to a lot of people and they all said it made their eyes hurt a lot.
-Lacks variety in gameplay and obstacles.
-It seems to be a sort of random generated platforms, but that goes on forever. Can we actually win? I reached a little over 5000m and there was no checkpoint nor an indication that I was near the end.
-Difficulty curve. The game is hard in the beginning as it is after 4000m. The difficulty comes more from the acceleration and the crowed visuals than the obstacles themselves.
But then again, this game was made in 5 days. By one guy. So don't take my "critics" too seriously. I'm just saying what I liked less about it. It's still awesome. :)
Overall: 4.2/5
This is such an addicting and fun game! The music is awesome and I love the sense of movement and speed you get jumping in between rooftops. The most I've made it so far is 3440m… I have trouble making the jump into glass corridors sometimes. Its not the next Half-Life, but its an amazing effort for a game that was made in 5 days, and it fits the 'bare minimum' theme well. I highly enjoyed it and recommend it!
I give it 4.5/5 stars.
It was awesome, I can't help but think this seems like a scene from a movie. I am interested to find out who exactly Canabalt is (if thats his name), what he's running from, and whats the deal with the giant robots in the background? This really seems ripe for a book, movie or more in depth game. Really fun, I don't think I'll ever get sick of it, thanks a bunch. You really should go a little further with it,but don't lose site of the original.
Amazing, a great concept and a great game!
Your game is GREAT! fantastic!! it rocks!!!
the music is … wow!!
Good game, my best so far is 13130m.
To MiniatureCommunist, I have no idea what you're talking about when you say you can only get over 1000 by luck. My best score is 9530, and I'm not that good at video games normally.
I find that once in a while the map will be generated so that it's almost impossible, but by and large you can always progress farther. The idea isn't to always jump over the obstacles in the way. And the "mines"(???) that fall from the sky you're given warning about them coming.
The windows are definitely the worst aspect of the game. But I'm pretty sure you can always move farther ahead in the game, assuming you could time things perfectly. You have to learn the timing of the game, and how to utilize different jump heights.
I'm trying to get all my friends hooked, this game is awesome! I kept thinking they should make a movie or an anime series based on this, haha, it's just so perfectly atmospheric.
Like everyone else has said, this is great.
The monotone color, the retro graphics and the awesome music fit together perfectly.
Those giant walking machines in the back really caught my eye.
It would be epic if there was a whole complete story line to it. Who knows? Might just be good enough for an actual video game or even a movie.
It's really making me want to come up with ideas for the plot, but I'm respecting your ownership. xD
15'901 :)
is it a record of some sort?
This game did everything amazingly well except for gameplay design. the setting is awesome, the graphics are appealing and the music is great, but there are so many unfair instances that get thrown at you (as others have noted).
I understand now there is a warning sound for the bombs that come at you, but it gets drowned out by the music and other effects. You could always play with the music off, but that's one of the coolest parts of the game. The bombs need a visual warning too, like maybe a flash in the background from where the bomb gets fired.
If the broken-ness of the game were fixed, I'd probably buy the iPhone app, but as it stands, I wouldn't consider it.
No one is saying it's revolutionary, but LOL six shades of gray and pixelly having anything to do with it- obviously someone who says something like that has never done anything like this before, because making a game in five days is actually pretty cool to be able to do.
No gameplay? I think I recognize a polished game mechanic when I see one, and in my book that is good gameplay. I guess you could say gameplay as in "more mechanics/features" – as the naive game designer is always spouting. "It'd be cooler if it had this!" Hahaha.
No procedurally generated levels? Uhhh.. what do you think the random building width/type/selection is?
tl;dr – lol at some of the above comments
Anyway this game is WOW polished- so much stuff (I like the robots in the background and the tactics of slowing yourself down by hitting a box). Amazing how you show what polish on a single mechanic/feature set can give you. The instant ambiance music is great and combined with the smooth gameplay attention to detail, this is really a great game.
This quickly became one of my favorite games.
It really can be an adrenaline pumping experience.
Cool game!
I love it how after reaching about 5000m a spaceship appears in the background
Wow gr8 game
never thought i'd see such a massive rant on a forum lol…
BBQCEREAL you're a meatbag and we all hate you but thank you for the hilarious rant.
Unbelievable! simple gameplay, with a driving force that keeps you coming back, gotta play once more, need to make it further. what a driving game, incredible with out fancy graphics, or such trappings it wows the player, and keeps him running!
Thanks for an awsome lil game, too bad theres no download option!
Anyone who says this game sucks is just bad at it.
Simple gameplay, gritty graphics and a badass soundtrack.
Amazing 60 hour solo job.
Excellent game, easily my favourite flash game.
If people are having trouble getting very far, they should consider this:
– The height of your jump depends on the pressure on the button. A long press will produce a full jump, while a quick tap will result in a jump just high enough to get over a crate. Don't jump higher than necessary.
– An easily recognizable "bang"-sound is played one building before a bomb is dropped. It might drown in the music sometimes though.
– It is better to jump early and land at the start of a building than to jump at the edge of a building and landing in the middle of the next one. You might find it impossible to dodge obstacles or bombs if you land in the middle of a building.
– Hit an obstacle once in a while. Not only does it make you slow down, but it also makes the average distance between buildings smaller.
Mastering these "techniques" are not that hard. The hardest part in the game is hitting the windows spot-on. You'll need some luck for that sometimes.
Fun thing: I tried playing the game using my nose instead of my hand to press to space button, and I reached 1098m :D
Great job! Love the simplicity and feel of the game… I hope you don't mind if I do something similar for the Android platform.
Great game! Great style, music, gameplay!!
Excellent game! I'm not sure why people are complaining about windows, I'm having no trouble with them. Maybe it's just because I haven't gone beyond 2000m. :) (I haven't played the game many times yet)
BBQCEREAL instead of complaining I dare you to do better.
Obviously you believe you know better so instead of complaining and moaning, why don't you make something.


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"And your nominees for homecoming king and queen are…."
I held my breath. It is my first year teaching at Sachse High School, and in my years of teaching I have learned that two things are indicators of a school's atmosphere: Where and with whom the students eat lunch, and who the students nominate to be their king and queen.
I waited anxiously. "It will be the usual," I thought to myself. The kids students perceive as "cool."
I thought back to my high school days: braces, a tangled mat of Ugly Betty looking hair, and eyebrows that, tragically, took after my father's Captain Hook brows. I longed to be a cheerleader, a popular kid, both! I wanted to be cool.
A few years, one good eyebrow waxing, and one hair straightener later, I began to gain more confidence in myself and convinced myself, "I am cool. I'm a cool teacher. I'm a cool mom, and I'm a cool person." The strut in my step became a little jauntier.
People may think I am constantly measuring my status and the status of others; not true. I don't look at each student that comes through my classroom door and think to myself, "Nerd, jock, popular, shy …" but standing in the gym, waiting for the nominees to be announced, I looked around, and I'll admit, I picked out a few kids who I thought, for sure, the student body had chosen.
The first name was called. It was one of the band's drum majors; my mind didn't register it at first, and I quickly did a double take and looked back. A drum major? As one of the homecoming queen nominees? Sure, she is a great young lady, and I even think that having the work ethic to be a leader of the band is admirable, but teenagers thought so too?
Another girl's name was called and she stepped forward, gracefully, from the row of dancers sitting on the gym floor. "Hrmph," I thought, the chip on my shoulder clearly visible. "Figures." I knew that there was more to her than just being a dancer, and that she is a sweet girl, but I didn't have faith that the students who nominated her had considered that point.
The announcer then called forward a young lady who stepped out jubilantly from the group of step team members. Knowing various members of the team, I know, personally, that she is well liked and is a wonderful girl — and teenagers thought so, too? The last two names were called. The young ladies were sweet looking girls who came out of the stands, seemingly not belonging to any particular clique.
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I stepped back and thought to myself: "The kids in this school are so cool."
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LOL - Wendy, no-one needs to keep you in line!!!
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Old Carter Oil building, city pool to be demolished later this summer
The days are numbered for both the former Carter Oil building in downtown Wadena and the last remnants of the outdoor pool near Highway 29 just north of Wadena Cemetery. On Tuesday, the Wadena City Council voted to hire TJ Waln Excavating of Wadena to demolish Carter Oil, located at 15 Colfax Ave SW, and the old City Pool at 310 Seventh St SW. According to project bids submitted to the city, the pool will cost $7,300 to destroy, and Carter Oil will cost $11,250 for a total of $18,550.
City Administrator Swenson said the pool was damaged in the 2010 tornado, and the city's plan was to refurbish it in the event sufficient funding was not acquired for a newer, indoor pool in the planned Wellness Center. Since the indoor pool was funded, the city can now proceed with demolishing the remains of the outdoor pool facility. The pool's demolition will be funded entirely with grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Swenson said. There are no future plans for the space at this time.
The former Carter Oil Building served as a gas station until the company went out of business. The building was bought by the city, which plans to raze it to make way for an expansion of the municipal library. Until the city can fund that expansion, the space formerly occupied by the Carter Oil Building will likely become a parking lot, Swenson said. Funding for the demolition of Carter Oil will come out of the city's General Fund budget, he said.
Swenson said the process for getting rid of both structures would be over with relatively quickly.
"I don't foresee it taking more than a couple of days to do either one of them," he said.
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This is the part of X11R3's xcalc(1) utility that features a historic
Slide Rule. This is not taken to be too serious, it's merely a little
fun project for those people who have learned their basics of mathemat-
ics and logarithms by using such a nice ``pocket calculator''.
The original xcalc is from John Bradley, and Mark Rosenstein. A number
of bugs and inaccuracies fixed by Joerg Wunsch.
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/deskutils/sliderule/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install sliderule
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pkg install sliderule
PKGNAME: sliderule
SHA256 (sliderule.tar.gz) = c330f24f32505e95ff27e3461344c604a728d43ee413457706de64f1f7479086
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Bump PORTREVISION for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC
(via Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk and lang/gcc) which has moved from
GCC 5.4 to GCC 6.4 under most circumstances.
This includes ports
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Bump PORTREVISIONs for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC and
lang/gcc which have moved from GCC 4.9.4 to GCC 5.4 (at least under some
circumstances such as versions of FreeBSD or platforms).
This includes ports
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Bump PORTREVISIONS for ports depending on the canonical version of GCC and
lang/gcc which have moved from GCC 4.8.5 to GCC 4.9.4 (at least under some
circumstances such as versions of FreeBSD or platforms).
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gcc-c++11-lib, openmp, nestedfct, c++11-lib as well as c++14-lang,
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MASTER_SITES cleanup.
- Replace ${MASTER_SITE_FOO} with FOO.
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TAMPA — When Alex Rodriguez is interviewed by Major League Baseball investigators — likely tomorrow — it's doubtful his answers will result in punishment.
Even after foolishly allowing cousin Yuri Sucart pick him up inside the gates of Dunedin Field on Wednesday, when Sucart was spotted by The Post, MLB doesn't have enough to suspend Rodriguez because the drug test he failed was part of the survey testing program introduced in 2003.
Sucart is the unnamed relative Rodriguez outed as the drug mule who transported steroids from the Dominican Republic to America and injected the juice into Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez has admitted using a substance known as "boli" from 2001 to 2003 with the Rangers.
The MLB meeting, in which Rodriguez will be represented by a personal lawyer and a member of the Players Association, will be an information-gathering project, and Rodriguez won't be penalized for questions his lawyers don't allow him to answer.
Rodriguez said he hadn't heard from MLB about the meeting and offered a "no comment" on the subject.
Dan Mullin and Nelson Tejada from MLB's department of investigations were in the Yankees' clubhouse Thursday morning talking to staff members.
They were in equipment manager Rob Cucuzza's office for about 25 minutes but Rodriguez wasn't part of the meeting. MLB is interested in knowing how much contact Sucart and Dominican strength coach Angel Persinal have had with the Yankees.
Sucart has been a regular travel companion of Rodriguez's, and Persinal, who was banned from certain areas of MLB parks in 2001, was spotted around the Yankees sparingly in 2007.
As for Sucart, Rodriguez was told by the Yankees to keep him away. And, according to a source, Rodriguez agreed he made a mistake by allowing Sucart to pick up him and Nick Swisher after Wednesday's game.
"It was addressed and no further comment," Rodriguez said.
GM Brian Cashman said, "It's been handled."
Playing at home against defending AL champion Rays with George Steinbrenner on hand, Rodriguez heard a mixture of boos and cheers in his first at-bat in the second when he fanned. In the fourth when he banged into a double play, it was mostly applause. However, a heckler behind the plate shouted, "You forgot your vitamins!"
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My wife and I are planning to visit the USA in 2014 from South Africa, with 2 kids (11,8)and it will be our first visit there. We're now trying to decide between visiting in July or December - December would be easier for us and allow us an extra week's holiday and more sightseeing, but we're not sure conducive the cold weather would be for a holiday with small kids (bearing in mind we don't really know cold weather where we come from!) . Any recommendations or suggestions would be appreciated. We're planning to visit New York city / North East region, California to Las Vegas/ Grand Canyon etc, and possibly Orlando, time permitting. Thanks!
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Northeast in December will be cold and NYC will be costly. Grand Canyon will be cold too. I personally wouldn't take kids to Las Vegas. Thee are much better places to go. Weather in California in December will vary greatly from northern to southern Calif.
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New York and Connecticut will be very cold and possibly snowing/ice in December. California and Florida would be OK, with more mild weather.
How long is this trip, total time?
I ask because you are covering a LOT of territory, and places that are nowhere near each other. I think you'd need 1-month minimum to do all that you outline in your post, and even that would be moving at a pretty fast pace.
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New York before Christmas is cold, crowded, expensive and magical. The weather in July will be no better, just hot, and there is so little magic in the summer city that New Yorkers leave the city in droves.
From NYC, take the train to Washington. Daily highs in late December are likely to be 18-20 C, and many of the attractions are free. It is a low point in the city's life because Congress is not in session, so there should be bargains in lodging. Much to do for children their ages
OR go to Vermont or New Hampshire for skiing. Guaranteed to be very cold, crowded and expensive until the first Monday after New Year's when students generally go back to school.
I don't know how much time you have, but I would then go to Charleston, SC, a beautiful city with unique architecture and food. If you stay at Wild Dunes, a resort near the city but at the beach, you can rent a condo which will give you access to heated pools. Good biking weather generally, though not remotely warm enough to go in the ocean, but fine for walks.
Orlando for a week? How can you avoid it with kids that age. Again, renting a condo gives you more room and more flexibility than a hotel for less money, though nothing is cheap.
Finally, some time in SW Florida on the Gulf would let yo explore a bit of the Everglades, go shelling, see marine life in the wild ( dolphins in the surf) and the water is actually warm enough to go into.
But that's four weeks and we haven't even seen the west!
Yep. Someone else will have to make the case for that, or you will have to come back when they are thirteen and sixteen or make this East Coast trip at those ages.
PS. If you wind up in South Florida at the end of your trip I think you may be able to fly home from Miami via Brazil.
PPS Be prepared for astonishing ignorance about South Africa. Not ill will, just ignorance: "since you live in a jungle, you will like the Everglades or be bored by them."
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If you're going to California, do the Disney thing out there. '
New York and Washington. Fly to San Francisco. Then fly to LA/do Disney.
You might consider doing Yosemite from SF rather than the Grand Canyon.
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I vote for December. You might enjoy the cold weather. I'd suggest 2 wks for Boston, NY City to Washington DC, 4 days in Florida (Disneys, Cape Kennedy), and then 1 1/2 wks in CA, flying into LA and driving down the coast to end in SF. Likely the only really cold weather will be in NYC and DC, but those are urban destinations with a lot to do indoors. Florida and California will be fine. Vegas is not my cup of tea - gambling, fakey resorts, shows and worship of the almighty dollar. This itinerary takes you from some of our great cities, to the fun stuff (Disney), to CA and the coast there, which is beautiful.
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PS. Be sure to time Disney so you get there before school lets out for winter break in the US.
I'm for December for two reasons. First, you said you get an extra week, and second, places won't have as many tourists as in summer. We travel off-season a lot and enjoy the lack of crowds. Early December is not the worst weather in the Northeast, anyway. January and February are colder and worse.
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Christmas to New Year week is peak season in Las Vegas, Orlando and New York City. Prices are high and every room will be full.
The Disney Parks and Universal stop admission mid-morning each day those weeks because the parks are at the limit.
If you decide for December, you must make the Holiday week reservations very soon.
Winter weather disrupts air travel and if you are planning to drive around New York or Connecticut winter roads are challenging for inexperienced drivers.
Another consideration is limited daylight. December has our shortest days. Even in Florida and California where the weather should be mild, you have 8 or 9 hours of daylight.
In July, you will have heat and humidity in Florida and New York. Summer time weather poses less risk to your itinerary.
July offers beach weather in Florida and California.
I agree with the other poster that your kids will be interested in Vegas for a one night visit at most.
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I would do Dec rather than July - but I hate hot weather and am used to a climate with 4 seasons. (And I do like snow/cold weather.)
Frankly for kids that age I think snow and cold might be fun (kids here love it - all are out skating and sledding, etc) - it's not like they're toddlers.
In July everyplace will likely be hot as hell and humid with it.
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Well, for what it's worth... (and what you're paying for the advice ) we travel to SA pretty often and always come in the (southern) winter. The days are shorter, it's true, and with all of South Africa's many climate zones it's always possible things can be cold or wet (or warm and dry, or warm and wet...) but it hasn't phased us.
When you say December would "allow us an extra week's holiday" how much time altogether would you have?
Schematically I'd look at maybe a week on the east coast - New York absolutely, also Washington DC for a couple of days, then the rest of your time (a fortnight? More?) on the west coast.
Visit the San Francisco Bay Area, maybe visit Lake Tahoe or Yosemite to see the Sierra Nevada mountains in the snow, then down the coast to the Monterey Peninsula, through Big Sur, Hearst Castle (and adjacent elephant seal breeding colony), Santa Barbara with its beaches and Spanish mission, and finally LA - Hollywood, Disneyland, you name it. East through Death Valley to Las Vegas, or if you're okay with possible winter driving conditions, head to the Grand Canyon. If the latter, stop in Palm Springs and see Joshua Tree National Park.
One can take days, weeks, or months and still not scratch the surface in the west. The weather won't be constantly sunny, but it will be more than not, and the temperatures will be delightful. Things aren't so far apart that the kids will be bored by long car rides; and the variety will knock you out.
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I have only been to the East coast when I was very little, so I can only speak for the West... But, I used to live in California before I moved to Montana, and I can tell you that December is a much better time to go. Southern California is all desert/Mediterranean climate, and there's not too much chance of your trip being ruined by horrible weather. As some of the other people mentioned, you should try to stop by Yosemite, as it is one of the shining jewels of the California parks, but be careful if you're going to drive yourself into the park. It does snow, and after having moved from somewhere that never received any snow, and then moving to Montana, it definitely takes some skill and patience to be able to drive in it. You might be better off taking a tour bus if they're still operating that time of year. I agree with Gardyloo's suggestions, and that sounds like a lovely trip. Also be warned about the SF Bay Area; I took my boyfriend to a Christmas-time Raiders game up there one year, and we drove into SF proper for dinner, and the crowds were prohibitive. It took us forever to navigate and find a parking place. So, if you're going to be there, allow for a little extra time to get around the city. From Monterey to Hearst Castle would be a nice day trip. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is famous, and lovely, and I have many fond memories as a child seeing all the sea life there. Very worth the time. If you drive Hwy 1, along the coast from there to Hearst Castle, in San Simeon, it should take you about 4-5 hours at a leisurely pace. Be sure to stop at Julia Pfeiffer-Burns State Park, and see the waterfall that falls onto the beach. Once you get into San Simeon, there are some nice hotels, and you could see Hearst Castle the next morning, then head down to Santa Barbara. From Hearst Castle to Santa Barbara is about 3-4 hours. Stay the night in SB, go to Freeb!rds in Isla Vista for some excellent nachos, and then drive down to LA & Orange County for some fun. SB to LA is about 3 hours, LA to OC via the 5 (which goes by Disneyland) is about another hour. You could probably spend a day in LA by itself just going around to the different museums, like the LA Natural History Museum, and the California Science Center, which are right next to each other. And you could go to the Griffith Park Observatory, and see the Hollywood sign from there. Disneyland is an all-day event, and be prepared for it to be super expensive.
Hope that you have fun on your trip!!
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I vote for December. The first week of December is one of the best weeks to go to Walt Disney World - no crowds and pleasant temperature for walking around.If you are a Disney fan plan on 5 days - 1 for each park and 1 day for the waterpark or relaxing by the pool. If you can afford it definitley stay at a Disney resort for the most magical effect - I like the Riverside or Port Orleans because of the mid range pricing, ability to rent a boat or surrey bike, nice restaurant on site and you get to use 2 resort pools just rent a bike and ride over. You won't need a rental car for this portion as Disney will pick you up at the airport and bring you back. If you are Harry Potter fans you must go to Universal - the second part of Harry Potter World will be completed by time you arrive!
Next I would head to New York - lots of deals on flights for this portion. Hopefully it will snow just a bit when you are there - it's beautiful. The snow melts really quickly if it is just a small amount so get to Central Park early to see how pretty it is. The second week of December will be less expensive than later in the month. You will probably need a light winter coat for this city in December - find a Walmart or Kohl's to buy four inexpensive ones. New York has a wonderful public transportation system so you won;t need a rental care here either - just take a shuttle from the airport. I like to stay at the Best Western Seaport - large rooms for 4, free breakfast, 5 minute walk to the subway and a quick ride to wherever you want to go via subway - the bus to the Stautue of Liberty is only half a block away. It is half the price of a hotel in Times Square but again if you the funds staying in the center of the city can't be beat. Make sure you see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular while you are there, rent ice skates at Rockerfeller Center or in Central Park.
I would then fly to Las Vegas - again good flight price options. I know that most people say why take your children to Las Vegas but whe have gone twice. I have taken mine twice and we love it - I don;t gamble or drip alcohol. There are lots of hotels in LV just do some searching to see what you like - just be sure to ask if their pool is open and heated in December - very important for my children. We visited Hoover Dam, Madame Tussaud's wax museum, rode a gondola in Venice, went up the Eiffel Tower in Paris, saw a volcano erupt, musical fountains, rain inside a mall, a pirate duel, the Atomic Testing Museum, toured a NASCAR speedway, rode roller coasters, the Titanic museum, saw magicians, impersonator shows, Broadway type musicals and so much more. You must see one of the Cirque de Soleil shows - I hear the Michael Jackson was is awesome. From Las Vegas the Grand Canyon is a day trip with one of the tour companies or you could rent a car and drive yourself. Take the children to a buffet - so much food you are overwhelmed. I drove from LV to Williams, AZ and then we took the train - very corny but great for kids - mine were 12 and 14 at the time.
Next stop California - either rent a car and drive, take the mega bus (sometimes tickets as low as $5.00 if you book early)or fly ( check Allegiant). I have never been to LA or San Francisco but you should definitely visit those two cities. I have been to San Diego and loved it - would go back in a second if I could. We stayed at the Welk Resort in Escondido - 30 minute drive to San Diego ( zoo, Balboa Park, Coronado hotel, Seaworld, Midway museum). The safari park is in Escondido. We did 1 day in Legoland only a 20 minute drive to Carlsbad - it is not just for little children, we loved it and spent the whole day - go if you children like Lego. Visit a pier, sit on the beach, and watch a sunset
Have a great time planning - what a great opportunity to have a month to travel with your children!
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The CA coast will most likely be foggy in July. I live here, it is not our best month weather wise. We have micro climates here, you can go inland 20 miles and it will be sunny and warm and foggy at the coast. Our December weather is mild, light jacket or sweater.
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Wow! Thanks everyone, for making the effort to give us so many great suggestions, you've given us so much to consider. Now we're really itching to visit, waiting 'til next year is going to be really difficult! To answer some of the questions, we're planning on approx. 3 full weeks if its July, or 4 to 4 1/2 weeks if its December. At this stage we're considering leaving Orlando out of the itinerary, and just focusing on the North-East and California (Disneyland Anaheim and LEGOLAND San Diego for the kids will be more than enough, I think, considering the time restrictions and not wishing to spend more time travelling than vacationing).
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Just a comment about Legoland, your kids are on the upper age range for the place, especially the 11 year old. It's really geared towards younger children.
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I went in November with my 18 and 20 year old and we enjoyed it immensely. If your children like Lego it is a great place - we built lots of things even cars and then raced them. You could spend all day just looking at the Lego creations. If you go in December they will have the snow area - build a snowman, throw snowballs and tobogganing for children. I thought that we would spend a couple of hours there but we we stayed all day!
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Hi, thanks a lot for the tips. Legoland is more for my 8-year-old son who is Lego-obsessed. But then again I think I may even enjoy it as well, bring out the inner child again..!
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