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Rimonim Shalom Jerusalem is located in Jerusalem, close to Jewish National and University Library, Western Wall, and Temple Mount. Nearby points of interest also include Dome of the Rock and Yad Vashem.Hotel Features.
Rimonim Shalom Jerusalem features a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available during limited hours. The hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool. This 3.5-star property offers a meeting/conference room and audiovisual equipment. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas. This Jerusalem property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and a ballroom. The property offers a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge). Tour/ticket assistance and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a concierge desk, and gift shops/newsstands.Guestrooms.
287 air-conditioned guestrooms at Rimonim Shalom Jerusalem feature safes and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Guestrooms offer direct-dial phones with voice mail. Televisions have satellite channels and pay movies. Rooms also include clock radios. Guests may request irons/ironing boards and wake-up calls. Housekeeping is available daily.
Notifications and Fees:
Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- All citizens of Israel will be charged the national value-added tax
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: ILS 35 (for 1 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: ILS 35 (for 1 hours, rates may vary)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.


text: At Botanic Inns we have built our name on caring for our employees. Our achievement of the Investor in People standard confirms our commitment to providing our employees with a happy and comfortable work place.We're a big business, employing 600 people, but more importantly, we want to be the best. We have high standards and if you join us, it will be your job to help raise them. As a company, we make it our business to work by the values of our mission statement by being a great place for our staff to work and by making a positive contribution to our customers' lives. As a result, we are proud to have been ranked number 35 in the Top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2012, published by the Sunday Times. The rankings were based on surveys that ask staff for their views on the workplace and we were the only company in Northern Ireland to make it.

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Everlight takes place in an ancient fantasy world where lost civilizations, myths and legends aren't hearsay, but an everyday reality. As the forsaken offspring of the Titans, you will plunge into the depths of Greek mythology to unravel what the world has entrusted unto you. Seek advice from the Mayans, decipher the Atlantean mystery, and hack and slash your way through the lost city of Atlantis to uncover the truth behind your lineage. A titanic journey awaits; are you ready?
Everlight contains an array of customization features. These include the Transcendence system, that allows you to change your appearance for more flash and receive combat upgrades, and the "Horoscope system" that gives you the opportunity to tweak character stats to your own desire. Combine these customization features with the game's four classes; Mage, Oracle, Warrior and Ranger, Everlight is an action-RPG where you can quest in your own desired style.
For more information on Everlight, check out the Everlight Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/EverlightOL for early-bird events, updates and fun contests.
]]>Upjers Aqua – Underwater fun with Gary the Crab
Upjers Aqua is a swift arcade game with a dynamic and challenging, although easy game play. Its 3D underwater environment is extremely fun from a visual and technical point of view. Deep in the ocean, right next to corals and anemones, sits Gary the Crab. A whole array of fish has been tangled in his spiral shell – and even more and more fish will tangle up! The only way to set them free is to catch three or more fish of the same type. The bubbles will pop and the fish are set free. Speed is the key to the next level! Upjers Aqua is available in the Google Play Store as well as the App Store as Lite and Premium version.
Upjers Pirate – the free companion app for My Free Pirate
Players who are already playing the browser game My Free Pirate and all other fans of pirate games should look forward to the Unity 3D game app Upjers Pirate. Fire cannons, win Coins and Jolly Rogers and experience many adventures in the Caribbean – on your mobile device! Players who are already registered for the browser game My Free Pirate can use their log-in data in order to play this app and have the possibility to transfer Coins and Jolly Rogers from their mobile to their browser game account. This Upjers Pirate companion app is available for free in the Google Play Store and in the App Store.
Upjers Aqua and Upjers Pirate have been released shortly after Upjers' existing mobile games Upjers Cube and Upjers Bubble. Currently, Upjers experiment with different models in the fields of development, game design, monetization and the marketing of mobile games.
]]>Dotmmo:"Broken Realm is a completely re-skinned game from Crystal Saga, devoid of innovation and grandness. It is too often monotonous and frustrating, and ends up in failure." More
MMOGoer:"Broken Realm is simply a copycat of Crystal Saga, with most assets directly taken from Crystal Saga. Monotonous as it is, The game itself should not be considered a new chronicle of Crystal Saga, but a standalone game that deliver the same experience with Crystal Saga." More.
]]>Youjoy today announced the 6th server Minotaur for Odin Quest, an action browser RPG released this summer.
Wanna be a Monster Destroyer? In the newly released browser Game Odin Quest, you are able to level up and equip advanced higher quality items to increase the strength. The measurement of one's power is Rating, which will be checked on the upper right corner of Prof panel. The higher the rating is, the stronger the player is.
Players can check Event button on top right corner of main interface to level up quickly, especially finish Daily Escort quest, Red Dragon's Liar Dungeon, Buffet, etc., in which bountiful exp will be obtained. Players must try your best to level up, so as to be qualified to equip powerful equips.
The most important element for players to obtain higher rating, especially attack attribute, is equipment. On Odin Quest, there are kinds of Dungeons, from which different quality equips will drop, for players in different levels. In Underground Dungeon, players can obtain Lv30-50 blue equips to increase your ratings. In order to get equips of higher quality, players will challenge Battle in Elfhame with different difficulties to obtain higher level blue, even the purple equips and other accessories, or players can explore the Treasure Hunt for Purple equips, or challenge Burning Church to collect enough frag. to exchange for purple equips.
After players obtain these higher quality equips and accessories, you should enhance or upgrade the star to increase your rating after you equip them. Then you must search and collect the necessary items in enhance and star. There are two dungeons for you to obtain them, they are Pirate Dungeon and Star Dungeon. Using collect enough stones or crystals, powerful equips will be obtained.
There are also other elements to increase the strength. For instance, players can challenge Shrine Church for SoulBlade Frag. to exchange for advanced SoulBlade. And players can shop around in Shop to get some awesome Skin to increase the rating.
The way to become stronger ever the best needs great effort, but the laborious and talent players can achieve that. It's the interesting and accomplishment way for them, with the much-adored glory and powerful chopped pleasure. Now start the way to become monster destroyer on Youjoy.
Publisher: http://youjoy.com/
Official Website: http://oq.youjoy.com/oq/index1.html
Odin Quest is a free 2D browser-based MMORPG where you choose your favorite class in quests for monster loots, crafting materials, and equipment and armor. The game sets the way similar to Soul of Guardian in terms of super fast levelup, story-driven progression and fantasy style graphics, while Odin Quest attempts to put itself in a position of being an utterly unique experience with mount and pet system that rewards players even in the very early stage of their level.
With five classes: Warrior, Mage, Priest, Hunter, Assassin and ten characters (both genders), Odin Quest bridges the gap of the traditional 4 classes, more new classes to be in progress.
Unlike YouJoy's previous games like Call of Gods and DDTank, Odin Quest presents itself in a real time way players can compete against monsters and others in totally animated scenes. You do not need to build your house, nor train your troops. The only way to win is to upgrade your heroes as well as equipment and gears.
Speaking of the missions and dungeons that you have to master, you could also make friends at your spare time, and probabaly you will have a chance to become a leader of an alliance if you have enough reputation across the server.
We are also hosting gift key giveaway, if you are interested in this game. Please visit our forum and leave your information, we will send you key manually.
Source: http://www.dotmmo.com/odin-quest-the-first-open-beta-server-launches-11870.html
]]>Below is excerpt from DotMMO:
Mythic Saga is a carefully designed game. The developer's creativity and focus on details are obvious in the varied scenes, finely-crafted scenes, always changing in-game weather, simple and handy clarified quest tracking system and a lot more. But the general gameplay is just dull.
From NowRPG.com
As in most other browser RPG games, it is hard to get the higher levels in Mythic Saga and it is much harder to complete jobs of higher levels. Another unpleasant experience I had is for example, you must buy advanced items or mounts in order to be attractive or powerful. That is all determined by the money not the real trick. But generally speaking, it is an interesting browser game.
From What Online Games.com
The completely immersive world of Mythic Saga is deep and rich in content and it is based on the tales of Asian gods and goddesses in the times of old. The graphics, art style, and world design are all cutting-edge. The playability combined with the beautiful graphics will create new and unique experiences that will have you craving for more!
From Xbrowser Games.com
To sum up, Mythic Saga brings very limited innovative features, and the seemingly nice soundtrack may be annoying if overheard. With ordinary artwork and old school gameplay, the game may not be a good choice for those hardcore gamers who loved playing WoW, or DotA.
Source: http://news.mmogamesite.com/mythic-saga-open-beta-launched-read-dotmmo-mythic-saga-review.html
]]>Pockie Pirates works as if a well structured set of side-scrolling quests is integrated with a stage challenge mode where players can choose to attack the living opponents as long as they are powerful enough.
The game itself is something unrelated to the original anime series, but it is only designed to attract the fans who love the anime series.
As in the Naruto / Bleach online game Pockie Ninja, your heroes enter into turn-based battles against other crews and monsters, exploring hidden treasures under the sea and upgradeable pirate vessels and crew members. Through a system of friends you can visit the ports of other captains.
Sources: Pockie Pirates at What Online Games,
]]>Ruby Blast is a new social match-3 puzzle game where you click on 3 or more same-colored gems to blast them, earn Rubies, gain level-up and unlock power-ups so that higher scores will be reached.
The Ville is Zynga's "house and people" game and allows players to build a whole life for themselves, including a house, career and even their own appearance. Players will be able to throw parties and invite their friends, leading Zynga to call the game its "most social game to date."
ChefVille is a social game where players role play as a restaurant manager to cook tasty dishes and recipes, bringing their friends and family together to play.
Source: http://news.mmogamesite.com/zynga-announces-a-list-of-new-games.html
]]>Hamburg, June 19, 2012. Today, InnoGames launched a U.S.-specific version of the strategic browser game Grepolis. There, Americans can play together and belong to a distinct community within the island realms of the Aegean Sea – separate from the international English version of the title. Players can access this by visiting us.grepolis.com or clicking on the American flag on any of the Grepolis homepages.
]]>World of Warplanes
The Russian game developer behind World of Tanks has been developing a new MMO title, only this time it's a flight simulator. Set in World War II, the game enables players to sit in a cockpit of one of the aircrafts applied in World War II and Korean War by Germany, Soviet Union, and USA.
Marvel Heroes
Choose to be one of your favorite heroes from Marvel comics, deck up your character, and equip him or her with the weapons you like, and crush Doctor Doom's evil plan. Marvel Heroes adopts the same basic gameplay as Diablo and offers a wide range of choice in character selection and customization.
Bullet Run
You are about to seek fame and honor in a Reality TV show by attending the life-or-death battles. In each episode, you will explore a new scene and battle players till they are defeated. Even death could not stop you – you will return the battle after revival. Team up with your friends, and acquire new skills along the way. Mock at defeated enemies and create your style in the battlefields in front of spotlights.
Planetside 2
Three factions, Terran Republic, New Conglomerate and Vanu Sovereignty battle over the control of Planet Auraxis. Acts are required both on the land and in the air while resources you possess are strictly limited by the territory you manage to keep. If any of your bases is seized by an enemy through a sudden assault, the resources you gain from that land over time for manufacturing equipment are gone.
Born to Fire
After the Cold War, the world turned into a free-fire zone where you, among all the other special agents and troops out there, are tasked with conquering and dominating the whole world for your country. Multiple modes will be accessible, including an 8v8 group battle.
Make your own ship all by yourself. Navigate your flying fleet in Skyways. Beautify your ship with the treasures you've collected. Companions like Samurai Eagle, Monk Monkey and Knight Horse come to join you through your story quests and side quests and gradually level up with your character. With imperial navy right behind you, you'd better be careful when exploring and plundering the whole world.
Embers of Caerus
It's time to relish progression without differentiation based on classes or levels while being able to craft lots of stuffs and manipulate the economy. Develop the economy, establish sound relations with your neighbors, launch siege wars, and turn yourself into the invincible pirate from whom none shall be safe.
Soul Captor
Defeat the monsters and they'll be yours. Soul Captor offers cute characters and monsters. It allows you to battle monsters and incorporate them in your team. If you defeat any monster, it will be included in your album where you could go back and challenge it whenever you want. Once monster are killed, you could turn them into spirits to use as mounts or to enhance other pets' traits.
Star Conflict
Take the role of a pilot and fly your spaceship to the distant corner of the universe where valuable technique and resources are discovered. Select from the six factions available, customize your spaceship, team up with friends, and indulge yourself in a thrilling and tough journey in a breathtaking world!
Waren Story
The continent of Waren falls apart, with part of it dominated by evil force, you have to rise to the occasion, eradicate the opposing force and return the continent to its former peace. Four classes will be available in the game, including Warrior, Gunner, Archer and Brawler, each with distinctive skills and attributes. Exciting PvP battles and difficult progression promise fun for both casual players and demanding players.
Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
Not enough twists of the originally mild fairy tales? Look no further. Akaneiro: Demon Hunters fuses the known-to-all story of Little Red Riding Hood with the Lost Wolves of Japan and charges players with hunting for Yokai (demons or ghosts) in a long haunted village in Medieval Japan. Slay the Yokais, collect Karma Shards from their dead bodies, and tell an utterly different story about Little Red Riding Hood.
Dungeon Striker
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence – at least not in Dungeon Striker, which allows you not only to select your class, but also to pick the attributes you favor in different classes. Be a warrior who sets up traps and can become invisible if you want. Enjoy the fast-paced battles while advancing so as to launch 10 attacks at a time. The game randomly changes the instanced map every time you enter it.
Lineage Eternal
Take this heroic and legendary role that could not stand the oppression of the dark rulers anymore. Confront yourself with hordes of enemies, take them all down, cooperate with your teammates, and overthrow the lord. Don't be afraid when you are encountered with a large crowd of enemies. Hold your mouse and drag through all those opponents around you, and they will be attacked simultaneously.
World of Mercenaries
Take the roles of mercenaries and fight for money and fame. Customize your weapons and acquire new skills. Team up with other players to obtain more experience and smoother progression. There is no way you should keep off this game. Let's put aside the realistic graphics and fluid control. By all means, this is a game "made by, for and with FPS fans."
Arctic Combat
The third world war breaks out after plenty of resources are discovered beneath the Arctic Circle. The USA and Russia are in fierce conflicts and the whole world is embattled. Players will explore various scenes including the Arctic region and the Middle East and enjoy accurate targeting and a stunning display of blood and gore.
Elder Scrolls Online
The renowned Elder Scrolls is going to be available online. Set 1000 years before the story of Skyrim, this game allows players to select among three factions and then explore the whole world of Tamriel, battle players from the other two factions, stop the evil force and save the world.
Moonlight Online
Be a vampire flying above the sky or a werewolf who jumps from this building directly towards another building. Or you can just be a human, as long as you like it. In familiar scenes inspired by Twilight Saga, you are to confront with the other two races, accumulate the experience to enable both your character and weapons to level up.
Dust 514
Role play a freelance mercenary, accept only the tough and lucrative jobs, and build a military base of you own. Dust 514 shares a world with Eve Online, making it possible for players to seek help not only from friends and alliances in the game but also the pilots from Eve Online!
The whole world's been a mess after being hit by the great earthquake twenty years ago. People are desperate while marauders, mutants and psychopaths are all over the world, posing threats to all those around them. In order to survive, you have to take up your weapons and fight it out.
Nexus Conflict
Between the two factions, Genides and Tyi battling in the universe of Black Prohecy, you are to pick your side, steer your battleship, defend your base and conquer enemies' territories. Along the journey, you can upgrade your ship, enhance weapons and sharpen your skills.
MechWarrior Tactics
MechWarrior Tactics, as the name suggests, is a deep strategy game. Before each battle, you'd better adjust the formation and determine which robots should be dispatched. Attending a battle consumes resources and the best strategy would be the one that ensures victory and costs the fewest resources.
Reign of Thunder
Set in the future, Reign of Thunder fuses role-playing elements and robot manipulation. Actually, players will be allowed to create their own robots. Promising to be free-to-play and fast-paced, it is a highly anticipated title from Day 1 Studio, the developer behind MechAssault.
Spirit Tales
Three tribes coexist in the world, each having a distinctive origin. Select your side and accumulate the special type of energy so as to launch the most powerful attack that is specific to your race and class. After reaching high levels, characters would evolve into more superior spirits that possess much better abilities.
Age of Wushu
You are going to acquire and master Chinese martial arts. With no class boundaries, Age of Wushu allows players to learn any of the eight traditional schools including Shaolin. Almost all the renowned spots and sceneries from Kungfu novels will be accessible. Learn how to walk up in the air or just above the surface of water, develop the best swordsmanship, and become the master who fears no one in the Kungfu circle.
MechWarrior Online
The year 2012 has witnessed the unveiling of quite a few Mech-themed titles, and now this one. MechWarrior Online stresses team cooperation among players. It allows players to build mercenary corps and try multiple playing modes. Strategy matters. So does information. And a clever use of the all the information that is instructive and available shall be a key to victories in battles.
World of Darkness
Which would you prefer? To be the immortal vampire who always has a thirst for blood or to be the human who is at the risk of losing their humanity at any time? No matter which race you choose to be, you still have to socialize with other players. You've gotta be careful when making decisions because the storyline partially depends on the choices you make.
Wizardry Online
Wizardry Online is a free-to-play MMORPG based on the 30-year-old Wizardry series. The game offers a rather tough gaming experience. Dungeons that players are about to explore see piles of dead bodies of your allies as well as traps here and there. Characters get killed easily, given the formidable enemies everywhere. And once a character is killed, chances of resurrection are slim.
You can ride animal or mechanical mounts and participate in the aerial combats. Follow the engrossing storyline, attend the PvPvE battles, explore the dungeons and take down all the boss monsters. Each class of any of the factions will enjoy a unique storyline and progression path.
WildStar Online
The world of Nexus, where magic and hi-tech prevail at the same time, ends up in chaos after the ruler vanished mysteriously. Players are to embark on a journey across the world, battle intimidating monsters and come to the world's rescue. Yeah, the old-school story. Again. But WildStar does manage to stand out by offering diversified maps for exploration and multiple choices in gameplay.
World of Battleships
World of Battleships is the third entry of the World of series which already include World of Tanks and World of Warplanes. Set in the same world as the other two games, World of Battleships enables players to attend sea wars in the 20th century and to cooperate across games. Customization of ships and dynamic weather will surely multiply the fun.
Renaissance Heroes
Renaissance isn't all about literature. There is this insolvable dispute regarding the future of the country. The Pope thinks it better to stay the way it is while the Republic is eager to create an utterly new world. Player will choose to be scientists, merchants or adventurers, customize the characters, and develop the world in their way to prove that their own theory would be the only one that holds water.
]]>Kartuga is a 3D pirate-themed action MMORPG powered by Unity 3D engine. The game is developed by Ticking Bomb Games and to be published by Germany-based Innogames, best known for its flagship games such as Grepolis and newly unveiled Forge of Empires.
Goodgame Empire is a flash-based strategy game where you role play as a lord in the medieval castle, train soldiers, build a great empire and conquer other new territories.
Forge of Empires is a browser-based strategy game. Players must manage or produce resources, develop an army, gain control of provinces, and research their way through several ages of history and development. The game offers a single-player campaign for players to explore and conquer several provinces, gaining resources and new technology as they progress. Players can also rearrange their cities, duel other players, and balance production as they explore the world.
Kingdoms CCG is a browser- based card trading game portraying the classic battle of the holy and the undead. For new players, you are strict to the story mode of single player in one campaign. The game is developed by Antic Entertainment, the maker of zombie misfits (Facebook) and platoonz(Kongregate).
Mythic Saga is a new free fantasy title from Gamewave, the publisher behind Crystal Saga and Call of Thrones, and is in closed beta (in the first full week of June) for players in South East Asia at the game portal of voomga. Mythic Saga is inspired by the oriental mythology. Players in it act as heroes to explore the fantastic world seeking for lost memories and the truth around the Mystic land. Quests, guild, crafting, mounts, combat system and on – typical mainstays of MMORPG are all preserved.
Bubble Ninja is a free browser-based side scrolling RPG developed by China-based LineKong. Although the title and characters of the game are taken from the Japanese manga series Naruto, the settings, gameplay, and background music are all loosely implemented. In the game, you can choose from one of 4 characters, male or female, and explore the world of Naruto by completing quests, learning skills, raising pets and teaming up to challenge boss monsters.
Serenia Fantasy (Chinese:仙境幻想) is an anime style browser RPG by KoramGame, a China-based gaming company behind games such as Spirit Tales, Dragon Born and etc. Serenia Fantasy is one of those games where you can reach a high level without any consideration in any form.
Wartune is browser-based fantasy game with hybrid gameplay revolving around city building, single player training, multiplayer-based campaign exploring, and dungeon brawling. As the lord of the city, you need to expand your city, develop your economy and raise powerful armies to defeat demon hordes. The game, originally published in China, is developed by 7Road, the maker of DDTank and It will be published in North America by R2games, a China-based gaming company behind anime RPG Crystal Saga.
FantasyRama is a browser-based farm management game where players are able to build your magical garden, grow plants and raise the mysterious fantasy creatures. Following the "Rama" series, Bigpoint is developing FantasyRama and takes fairy tale theme into as the main background. Overview: In the magical world of FantasyRama, Elves, fairies, and mystical creatures coexist under the protection of the mighty trees of life. The perfect dream land, however, is at the risk of destruction and therefore, is badly in need of a hero or heroine who can rise to the occasion to save the world and restore peace.
Pockie Pirate (Chinese:小小海贼王), originally released for Chinese gamers, is a web browser-based side-scrolling RPG based on the Japanese animation One Piece. It will be brought to North America by Ngame this summer.
]]>1, Ghosts of Mistwood is a social adventure game developed by Playdom, maker of Blackwood & Bell, Armies of Magic, Marvel: Avengers Alliance and etc. The game was firstly appearing in the Playdom's private Forum and officially announced at E3 2012.
2, SimCity Social is a Facebook-based city-building simulation social game based on the SimCity series. In the game, you are a mayor in charge of a city, which is initially undeveloped. You must follow the ingame missions to lay out your city, construct facilities and maintain the happiness of your citizens.
3, Bomb Buddies – Inspired by the Bomberman franchise, Bomb Buddies is a free to play 3D game by China-based Balanced Worlds where players team up with their Facebook friends to bomb their opponents.
4, Lords & Colonies is a Facebook game where you select from the three races – human, orc, and elf – which excel at technological researches, strength and magical attacks respectively, and then choose the male or female character though few differences could be found between them.
5,Moonlight Online is a Free to play MMORPG on Facebook that takes you into a 3D virtual fantasy world where everything revolves around shimmering, mysterious, dark vampires and werewolves. Discover your superhuman abilities and build these so as to customize your character specialization, spread your wings and fly high above cities at night or from skyscraper to skyscraper as a werewolf. The game, firstly announced in 2011, is developed by China-based IGG, which publishes games such as Age of Titans and Galaxy Online.
6, Dragon City is a Facebook-based social game with the theme around dragon breeding, hatching and fighting. The game is developed by Social Point, which has published Facebook games such as Social Wars, and Social Empires. The game is primarily executed in the way like all other games released by Social Point. In Dragon City, you start from your magical dragon island where you create your dragons in the hatchery, and grow dragons to earn more gold by placing them in the habitats.
7,RaceTown is a Facebook car racing game where players take in charge of a garage, and deal with service of various vehicles, and participate in matches with other players.
]]>DotMMO has reviewed the game. Here is an excerpt:
Ravenshire enhances gaming experience with its dedicated focus on details. You are supposed to put a Scarecrow to protect your plants and rescue Rosamunde to tend your garden plants, especially various berries that are able to attract fairies for you. A tiger icon appears once your avatar is not on the present interface, indicating the direction in which you can find it back. And you can always click Fullscreen button (unless you are viewing the world map) even when you have opened a dialog box. By the way, the chatting between my character and NPCs is interesting and unique: the NPCs' words are in the simple dialog box while my character's appear in the bottom button which I can click to proceed.
The adventure starts in a small tavern on a tropical island in Caribbean. As a rookie pirate, you are about to buy yourself a boat there to make its maiden voyage to the island nearby on your very first mission. As you rise to your reputation, more challenging assignments and contracts will take you to the depth of the ocean where legendary treasures, sea monsters, enemies' ambush are awaiting you.
]]>The game is scheduled to enter closed beta testing in May and will be published in English, Danish, German and Magyar.
Add a dash of hocus pocus to your life in the Pixie World of the magic game FantasyRama!
Welcome to the magic game FantasyRama! Deep in the forest, among pines and heather, lies the secluded world of FantasyRama – a magic game world full of wonder and magic. A world that remains hidden to many of us. In the shadow of the Great Tree of Life lives an array of elves, pixies and mystical forest creatures. Welcome to a realm of pure fantasy. Alas, humanity has lost the ability to harness the power of magic, and as a result The Great Tree of Life is losing its power.
Discover the mysical world of pixies and mythical creatures, care for them and nuture the power of magic back to health.
Embark on a magical game adventure in FantasyRama and experience this fantastical world and its mystical inhabitants. See magic elves and enchanting pixies first hand. Learn everything there is to know about the wondrous world of FantasyRama and protect the magic game world in the shadow of The Great Tree of Life. Gain the wisdom needed to cultivate alluring herbs and plants. Use powerful elixirs to protect the peaceful forest creatures in FantasyRama. FantasyRama needs your help to survive and bring back better days.
Start your enchanting magic game adventure today. Add some abracadabra to your life. Play FantasyRama!
The closed beta commences on April 27, 1:00 AM PDT.
Character classes include Warrior, Mage, and Priest. You will be allowed to try all of them in a single account until you figure out which is your favorite. Learn all the magic of your class and get ready to take down all your enemies. To that end, you have to master the control as soon as possible and make the best use of your skill pool.
]]>With an implementation of the successful Silent Hunter, Ubisoft's blue byte is now working on a free to play browser game Silent Hunter Online, which is now in closed beta.
In Silent Hunter Online, you play as a submarine and participate in the Battle of the Atlantic. In an official press release, the developers says the game will feature a dynamic campaign mode that will be affected by the success of other players. In addition, the missions are also disputed together cooperatively with other players. As in previous games, there must be a variety of historically realistic illustrated submarines and ships in Silent Hunter Online.
Technically, the game is powered by the flash technology and provides 3D graphics in the browser. An exact release date has not yet been confirmed.
Official website, Sources: What Online Games.
]]>Dark Legends
Two thumbs up for the exclusion of Twilight-esque vamp-walking-in-daylight crap. Dark Legends vividly restores the classic vampire culture with its urban night street view, Victorian Gothic interior decorating and supernatural mystery storyline and channels it into ARPG gameplay. If you're crazy about vampire culture like me or ARPGers, Dark Legends is a must-try.
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes
The classical formula has been seen from time to time. Developers make a game where you beat other people, and it's "usually" fun. Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes is probably one of the most inspirational online games emphasizing on the exclusive PvP-only feature.
]]>The game vividly restores the classic vampire culture with its urban night street view, Victorian Gothic interior decorating and supernatural mystery storyline and channels it into ARPG gameplay. If you're crazy about vampire culture like me or ARPGers, Dark Legends is a must-try.
Nonetheless, those problems can never stop you from loving this vampire-theme MMO game with absorbingly creative storytelling, realistic animation, and Gothic background music, which easily involve you in a dark world where nothing trumps the thirst for blood.
Keep reading Dark Legends Review
]]>POPPace has announced a new browser-based game Tamer Saga that takes on anime-style, role-playing gaming experience and story-driven quest going. The game is set to be launched next month.
Tamer Saga is browser-based anime-style MMO by PopPace, a China-based gaming company behind game SteelWar Online, has been working hard to deliver a brand new gaming experience to their fans. Embracing a monster-capturing theme, players explore various maps and tame hundreds of pets.
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(Shreveport, LA) In an effort to help families, farmers and truckers facing record prices at the pump, leading Republican Congressional candidate Chris Gorman joined with GOP presidential nominee Senator John McCain in calling for a national gas tax holiday this summer. The tax break, which would run from Memorial Day to Labor Day, would be an immediate help to the pocketbooks of everyone in the Fourth Congressional District and beyond.I am proud to join with Senator McCain in calling for this much needed emergency tax break for our working families and businesses, Gorman said. Diesel is already above four dollars per gallon in most places and gasoline is forecast to hit that level over the summer. Our federal government can take the lead on this issue and, in the short term, help everyone whose budget is squeezed by rising prices.The federal gasoline tax is currently 18.4 cents per gallon while the federal tax on diesel stands at 24.4 cents per gallon.Today, Gorman signed a pledge from the nations leading tax reform group, Americans For Tax Reform, stating his intention to vote against new taxes when elected to Congress. With prices climbing and the size of government growing everyday, I am amazed that some in Congress want to raise taxes on our families and businesses, Gorman said. Now is the time for tax relief not new taxes.Gorman also called on Congress to make tax cuts instituted by President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003 permanent. Several key tax cuts are slated to return over the next five years including the marriage penalty and higher taxes on dividends and capital gains in 2009. Now, more than ever, our federal government needs to tax less and put more money in the pockets of our families and businesses, Gorman said. I support making the Presidents tax cuts permanent because of the strong signal it will send throughout the marketplace. Families can make strong investments for their futures and our businesses can more confidently purchase equipment and hire more workers knowing these taxes cannot be raised.


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Sun Jul 8, 2012 05:33
More calls for death row inmate Warren Hill to be spared
By Christopher Seward
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July 7, 2012
The cause of Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill, who faces execution next month, received national attention this week after a New York Times editorial called on the state to spare the mentally disabled man.
In an editorial titled "An Urgent Plea for Mercy," the New York Times on Friday wrote the state Pardons and Parole Board "has the discretion and the duty to commute his sentence to life without parole. The legal and factual record strongly compels that just decision."
Hill's death warrant was signed Monday, and a 7 p.m. execution by lethal injection is set for July 18 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, unless the state Board of Pardons and Paroles grants him clemency.
Hill, who was already serving a life sentence at the Lee Correctional Institution for killing his girlfriend, was convicted in 1990 of killing a fellow inmate with a nail-studded board.
Although a state judge found that Hill more likely than not was mentally disabled when he killed inmate Joseph Handspike, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed that ruling because it said Hill had not proven he was mentally disabled beyond a reasonable doubt. His execution was then ordered.
Hill's death sentence was upheld on appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Supreme Court also declined to review the case.
Georgia is the only state in the country that sets such a high burden of proof for capital cases involving defendants who claim mental retardation.
The Times editorial called the state Supreme Court's requirement of the higher burden of proof a "stark constitutional error." In urging clemency, it also noted that jurors in the case said they would have given Hill a life sentence if they'd had the option, and some members of Handspike's family also do not want him executed.
Brian Kammer, one of Hill's lawyers, said the Board of Pardons and Paroles will be asked for clemency before the July 18 execution date.
Staff writer Bill Rankin contributed to this report
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— International solidarity with Palestine: personal observations
We're coming for you next, Luxembourg.
There are immense political differences in Libya and very petty internal rivalries between members of the same groups. This was clear from the birth of the Transitional Council in Benghazi. In effect this is what the US and its allies wanted in Libya from the start. They wanted a divided opposition to Muammar Gaddafi's government that would only stay united under the control and management of the US, NATO, and the Arab sheikhdoms. The reason for this was that Washington could neutralize any Libyan opposition group that would get out of line by using the others against them. Moreover, if the new political leaders of Libya refuse to listen to Washington then the Americans can make them fight one another.
From Bosnia to Iraq and Afghanistan, wherever the US goes it deliberately creates a fragile political order that can be manipulated and upset from the outside. This way America can maintain influence over these countries by attempting to hold the balance of power between the rival groups.
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This is a fairly old tactic that U.S. agencies, such as the CIA, have perfected over time, particularly in the late 70s through the 80s. Many of these foreign relations strategies were used more frequently and expanded upon after the 1979 Iranian revolution, in which the U.S.-friendly Shah was overthrown and largely replaced by the anti-Western Supreme Leader Khomeini. This complicated the U.S.'s geopolitical strategy in the Middle East and the CIA, including other various foreign intelligence agencies, rallied to perfect their techniques and strategies regarding coups, planted oppositional forces, and the installation of pro-Western governments, or governments that could be politically "manipulated" into doing the bidding of Washington. However, strategic remolding of foreign governments could not use the brute force and direct imperial involvement which the U.S. was heavily criticized for during the previous decades, so emphasis was placed upon covert action through support of various political opposition groups, which took many forms, including the all important influence of economics, and thus, we are led to the foreign policy strategies we see today. The Middle East is of great strategic, geopolitical and economic importance to the United States and Washington doesn't want to see another Iran, or a country which heavily resists Western pressure and influence, in the region.
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— Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists Movement (RSM), one of the many youth groups that led last year's revolution that ousted Mubarak, on the USA's decision to suspend aid to Egypt after recent anti-film anti-imperialist protests.
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funnily enough, Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony didn't cover the attacks on the NHS, our history of imperialism, or the austerity and degradation of civil liberties rife today
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White saviors and imperialism: criticisms of #Kony2012
"The only thing the video is missing is including "When a Hero comes along" by Mirah as the soundtrack every time a white person appears." //
"we can't separate the medium from the message – and I can't ignore this message and just focus on the (admittedly great) storytelling techniques. If we don't ask critical questions, then who will?"
- contributors to a charity campaigning list
I've collated some links to a spread of articles that criticise/question the Kony2012 campaign, both in terms of tactics and messaging… but first, a paragraph from a friend of a friend (Adam Hudson):
That film had no political, cultural, or historical context/analysis at all. No discussion about the role the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism, global capitalism, foreign powers carving spheres of influence in Africa, and Western support of African dictators, like Musevini in Uganda or Mobutu in Zaire/Congo play in the current malaise (war, famine, poverty, instability, etc.) the African continent faces. It also portrayed African people as helpless victims in need of white Western saviors (another problem I had with it). Kony is obviously a war criminal but if we're going to talk seriously about Uganda and Africa, we need context and critical analysis to understand what's going on and find solutions to these pressing problems.
TheDailyWhat on Kony2012 — a quick overview of the concerns.
We got trouble (Visible Children) — a reasoned critique of the charity Invisible Children and what they are advocating for.
let's talk about kony — on stories of self, colonialism, and intervention.
Invisible Children responds to criticism about 'Stop Kony' campaign — it would be unfair to not include their defence, though I think Invisible Children's "defences" don't really hold water.
Catching Joseph Kony — from someone who's worked with Invisible Children. More supportive of the work they do on the ground, still critical of the methods.
Bad guys, good guys, and the people in between — more of a fleshing out of the "white saviour" message the film promotes.
This whole palava shows limitations with "clicktivism" and social media as a method of social change: items can go viral (especially video) on the back of their power to incense, but there is little rational engagement with the subject matter at hand, with people sharing campaigns that have actively damaging at worst/entirely ineffective at best ends.
The real challenge now is to refocus the discourse onto voices from the ground in Uganda and across the region (CAR and DRC), and to critically assess what the best way of supporting grassroots movements there are. Articles like Stop Kony, yes. But don't stop asking questions by Musa Okwonga, or A Peace of my mind: Respect my agency 2012! by @tmsruge, are probably a good place to start.
P.S. if you're looking for a place to donate, I've seen War Child, MSF and "Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe at St. Monica's in Gulu" mentioned as good and relevant causes in the area that the LRA works (hat-tip Laura Seay).


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It's the same old situation, it seems it's coming around again.I won't play the fool, I'm not screwing around.
I only play to win. I only want what I deserve so who are you
Trying to kid? You can call it like you see it,
But I call it like it is. I'm sick of shrugging off your petty little ways.
The names are always changing, in the end it's just a game.
We're running in a circle, a never ending chase.
You keep on stepping out of reach, but you never win the race.
No more waiting around, no more hanging around,
No more dragging me down.
Everything's so easy for you,
But I've struggled to get this far. I'm all alone in the fight.
What's wrong, who's right? I take it all to heart.
Your true colors start to show, you call yourself a friend.
The teams are drawn, you chose your side, you'll get yours in the end.
You play along to the same old song just as long as you can win.
When someone better comes along,
You're too cool to let them in.
So now I've got you wondering if I've got it in for you.
I'd like to tell you different, but I can't because it's true.
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When the only losing performance by a starting pitcher still got the club into the sixth inning with a chance to win the game, it's safe to say that the Orioles rotation had a pretty good week. Orioles starters were 5-1 with a 3.07 ERA -- and that ERA was inflated by five garbage-time runs after the Orioles took a 10-run lead Thursday night. We'll find out tonight if Jake Arrieta has really figured things out, but it's hard to find much fault after back-to-back shutouts in Atlanta.
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How Is The Worthy of an Entire Book?
In 'Not Afraid of Life,' Bristol Palin will discuss her future, living life in the media spotlight thanks to her mother's political rise and, of course, her time on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Bristol talks about the highs and lows of her appearance on ABC-TV's 'Dancing With the Stars,' including the aching hours of practice, the biting criticisms, and the thrill of getting to the show's finals. She speaks candidly of her aspirations for the future and the deep religious faith that gives her strength and inspiration. Plainspoken and disarmingly down to earth, Bristol offers new insight and understanding of who she is and what she values most." She's like what? 20? How much "insight" and "understanding," does a kid under 21 have? Why would her aspirations matter any more than any other 20 year old to anyone but herself and her immediate family? Will they be any different than anyone else's? I don't mind the occasional newspaper story or People article - but an entire book? On and by a 20 year old? Not just this 20 year old, either - any memoir published by anyone under 30 seems a bit inauspicious to me. DWTS Star Bristol Palin Pens Memoir, 'Not Afraid of Life' |
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I'm guessing they figure she'll write at the intellectual level of enough tea baggers that she'll sell some books.
Re: How Is The Worthy of an Entire Book?
Bristol will not write this book, Sarah did not write her books... in reality someone "ghosts" it for them, as do many other famous folks.
If/when she gets bad reviews then mommy can blame the bad press, bottom line it is a win/win for the Palins, more facetime, more recognition for their brand.. It will become a best seller, and will probably be offered free with a NEWSMAX subscription.. and Bristol will make a mint, which is the American(AKA PT Barnum) way.... |
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All the Rubes will run out and buy it. How are any of the Failin families books "worthy"
Re: How Is The Worthy of an Entire Book?
And yet many authors with something to actually say are turned down...
Re: How Is The Worthy of an Entire Book?
Didn't Snookie, whoever she is, get a book published, too?
Same thing - a true WTF moment in literature. It'll be embarassing someday in the 24th century if this ends up the kind of literate legacy we leave behind. Maybe we can blame it on cutbacks in the Arts Endowment Funds. |
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In a country of 310 million all you need is 1% to buy your book to make a fortune. And that goes for just about anything. There are enough Harry Boys or twenty somethings to make it worth while to print a book by the failins or snooki. Or watch some preposterous reality show.
Re: How Is The Worthy of an Entire Book?
It's mostly about the Palin hype and marketing around that for the dollar. Like it or not she now has celebrity status aided in a large part by Sarah's over reaction to some very public, vicious press innuendos as well as some pretty poor taste jokes on late night shows. She didn't invent this herself folks.
Edit: I have to mention the hype around her ex as a big factor as well |
Re: How Is The Worthy of an Entire Book?
While I agree with you that a book by Bristol Palin leaves me scratching my head as to why most people would care, your point about memoirs of people under 30 is a bit too general for me (nit picking on my part sure). One of my favorite book's (while not a true "memoir" in the traditional sense) My War: Killing Time in Iraq by Colby Buzzell was written about what he saw and did while deployed in Iraq. I believe it was published when he was roughly 25 or so. Add to that there are many people/kids/young adults who have life experiences beyond the typical "standard American Youth Experience" that could be interesting to some. On a personal note i kept a notebook of thoughts/experiences while I lived in Indonesia during my adolescent years (8 years total) which of my friends have found interesting. Recently showed a friend of mine who made the statement "look at what is happening in Egypt...this has never happened in the history of the world" the portions I wrote about the Indonesian revolution in 1998. He actually had no idea that something similar to what happened in Egypt happened in Indonesia. Be that as it may, I agree with you and the above posters who have in so many words wondered what of substance could Bristol Palin share with the rest of us. Thoughts and feelings about DWTS???? Really? |
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This past Saturday, I found the Crate and Barrel Outlet store.
TROUBLE. The place is a kitchen lovers dream. Most of the stock is kitchen and dining items. No furniture--which is why I went. I am looking for a bar cart...know where to find one?
I've been looking for over a year. In this month's Domino; they torture me with a story on bar carts. At the outlet store I found the greatest find of all: an egg poaching pan.
Eggs Benedict for everyone! At least every day this week for me. And I have decided to leave hollaindaise sauce up to master chefs because each time I try to make it, my stomach takes a somersault; but it does fine when at a restaurant.
My mother told me the other day, that I need to date a chef. Duh. It seems to be the only major profession I have not dated…should that tell me something? But I don't know because I am real anal to other people in my kitchen. I don't even like for people to help themselves in there or clean up. Whatever you do, don't clean my kitchen when you are finished. It could look like War of Pies in there, I'll do it and I'll be happy to do it. Just put down the sponge.
Speaking of dating and being anal, did you catch ABC's How to Get the Guy?
When did Teresa Strasser become a dating expert? When? Did she put down the hammer and say, "Now I want to be a relationship guru"?
I was laughing my butt off last night. The pee in my pants moment was when Teresa told the Party Girl that she has a wonderful charming personality and is an attractive girl…like 4 drinks ago. Brutal. Honesty.
Then there was the Girl Next Door---which I didn't get because she sure did seem balls to wall brave when they took her out on her experiment. They challenged her to give a guy 4 seconds of eye contact and to invade his personal space.
Girl Next Door was all up in men's spaces and gutsy when it came to initiating conversations with them. And she was the quiet one?!?
Don't get me started on Ms. Looking for a Perfect Man and the Zen girl (I'm rolling my eyes). Why are they in San Francisco? WHY?
I had to agree with the women when they said there are more single women than men, I've been there, believe me, the only ones that hit on me were old Italian men that were serving me food.
Tuesday, June 13
3 comments:
- Bev said...
I missed the show...and obviously a good laugh.
- Sarah said...
Thank you for commenting on the Theresa Strasser thing. I saw the promo for the show, and it was like, "Two dating experts" and then they showed her, and I was like-oh that's interesting. Being the host of a home improvement show makes you a dating expert I guess.
- twisted panties said...
I missed the show. But even though I would doubt her expert abilities, I used to like Theresa Strasser. Have you checked at your favorite store for a bar cart? Target has some stuff like that online that looks nice
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I'm trying to take a factory "demo flashed", new-in-the-box Mistral Rev G OMAP3EVM and install the WLAN/BT drivers to get the WL1271 daughter card working.
It seemed like the easiest way to do this is to simply transfer the "v2......tar.bz" over to the evm...then untar...and run the scripts to install.
Here are the things I've stumbled over...
1st) Pumpkin seems to have a size limit and does not work as a TFTP server very well since the tar fils is over 32M so I had to untar on my host and then pull the DEMOs over seperately.
2nd) I'm getting an error in insmod sdio.ko stating that
"insmod: error inserting 'sdio.ko': -1 Invalid module format"
I'm assuming I have a versioning issue between what I DL-d from the WIKI for the WL1271 and what Rev G ships with...
Hi Dave,
As you pointed out, there is a versioning issue between WL1271 drivers and kernel uImage. You need to use the uImage and
WLAN/BT drivers (v2.01.03.11-WL18.104.22.168.tar.bz2) from the below link to get the WL1271 daughter card working.
Package is v2.01.03.11-WL22.214.171.124-1.0-Linux-x86-Install.
The binaries will be available under //software/images/.
The WL1271 Setup Guide.pdf describes how to reflash uImage and load WLAN/BT drivers.
I refer the guid to complie the driver but i have shis err, how can i do?
/usr/local/arm-2009q1/bin/../arm-none-linux-gnueabi/libc/usr/include/linux/if.h:125: error: redefinition of 'struct ifmap'/usr/local/arm-2009q1/bin/../arm-none-linux-gnueabi/libc/usr/include/linux/if.h:161: error: redefinition of 'struct ifreq'/usr/local/arm-2009q1/bin/../arm-none-linux-gnueabi/libc/usr/include/linux/if.h:211: error: redefinition of 'struct ifconf'
Hi Jason,
It seems that you have compiled the driver with tool chain version arm-2009q1.
Please use compiler version arm-2007q3 for building the package.
1) I just complie the WiLink18.104.22.168.tar.bz2 package
2)my step is
# soucre omap3530_env_noXCC.sh
show the follow err:
ipc_wpa.c:38:22: error: wpa_ctrl.h: No such file or directory
The WLAN driver needs to be compiled with open source wpa_spplicant-05.7 and openssl-0.9.8e.
Please follow instructions given in "WL1271 Linux SDK Build Environment Instructions.pdf" to build the packages
and execute commands given in Chapter-4 of the same.
The wpa_supplicant and openssl must be downloaded into //common/wireless_src/.
Hope that help.
compiled correctly~
Now i want this drvier support WL2151,but I found that there is no Fw1251r1c.bin firmware release,
how can i do ? in some of Makfiles FW ?= 1273,but WL1251 is not supported .
Tanks for you help.
This platform is designed to work with the WL1271 device, and does not include software support for WL1251.
Tanks ,which drvier support wl1251-wg7210.
As we are only supporting WL1271 driver on this platform, I would advise that you could either :
Would love to see WL1271 support rolled into the Windows CE BSP..... that is unless part availability its going to be restricted to only large OEMs.
Why even bother designing a module for the EVM if that is going to be the case.
WL1271 support in WinCE is coming mid-year; the work is already well underway now.
The intent is that both the Linux & WinCE OMAP35x+WL1271 platforms can be adopted by a wide range of customers, big or small.


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Photographer's Note
Rajasthani (from the western Indian state of Rajasthan) string puppetry is one of the most vibrant aspects of Indian culture. These handmade wooden puppets are much more than just plaything or decorative dolls. They are a part of the traditional performance of puppetry narrating an event from history, myths, folklore or legend, complete with music and speech.
The tradition of handmade string puppets of Rajasthan is more than a thousand years old. It is known as Kaathputli (kaath means wood, and putli is puppet, i.e. wooden puppet). The neck, face and head of a puppet figure are carved out of a single piece of wood. Often the head is so carved as to suggest that the puppet is wearing a headgear. The puppet figures have elongated stylized eyes and their faces are usually painted yellow; The torso and the hands are made of stuffed rags. Although the hands have no joints, since they are made of rags and sewn at the shoulders, there is no difficulty in articulating them through manipulation of strings. Kathputlis have no legs but this is not felt to be an inadequacy. They are draped in long trailing skirts and articulated so skilfully as to suggest movement of legs inside the trailing skirt.
I took this shot in Jaisalmer Fort, where these puppets were on display & sale. The Workshop picture shows the wider view of these puppets strung on the wall of the fort. Needless to say I purchased a couple of these puppets after a lot of haggling.
Tried this experiment with DOF, to show these puppets differently. Hopefully you may like it...but I am open to harsh critiques as always.
indoka28, edytungkal, robertosalguero, KLB, jhm, Bartleby, danos, bukitgolfb301, Vato_Law, bostankorkulugu, hispic, dip, riclopes, AiresSantos, papagolf21, Budapestman, ChrisJ, pierrefonds, patdeph, emjleclercq, Dpbours, josepmarin, pablominto, avene, Atousa, Bluejeans, siolaw has marked this note useful
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devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-03-04 23:46
Hello Angshuman
this composition is beautifull, full of colors, excellent DOF and sharpness.
The subject also is interesting
Well done
indoka28 (5237) 2009-03-04 23:50
Hello Angshu,
So am your neighbor today..!! wonderful colours and Shallow DOF u have achieved here , i just loved the pattern breaker face looking at you even though his chin is cut off..!! oh well we are even similar in our subjects today..u have given"Kaathputli" and I have given "Kaathgodam" :)
Great shot..!!!
coco (30437) 2009-03-05 0:13
Hi Angshuman.
Very nice picture with a gorgeus subject and composition. Well done with the DOF.
edytungkal (4551) 2009-03-05 0:14
And this time you composed a beautiful colour of the puppets, perfect sharpness and i like the way you framed this colourful picture. Very good work Angshu friend, thanks and have a great day....
robertosalguero (196) 2009-03-05 0:23
Hi Angshuman,
Beautiful and colourful! This image is very nice. The bright colours make my eyes stare nonstop. Nice details and cropping of this scene. Thanks :-)
Hello Angshuman
It's a very interesting, and unusual, subject.
You've achieved here a great picture. All is perfectly managed : colours are great, the light is subtile, and your choice od DOF is excellent.
Very well done.
jhm (127907) 2009-03-05 9:02
Hello Angshu,
Nice experimental picture with the focus on the puppet to the right.
You show here a very nice composition.
Collorfully and attractive.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
Bartleby (13238) 2009-03-05 9:18
Tight framing, bright colors and well-chosen depth of puppet field. Everything's in place for a very good shot Angshu.
danos (78040) 2009-03-05 11:56
Hello Angshuman,
nice presentation of these handmade wooden puppets in a tighten frame.Interesting your note as the tradition is so old.I like the colourful images as their faces are so good painted.Well done.
bukitgolfb301 (32600) 2009-03-05 12:56
My dear Prof.Anghuman
Compared with your other photos, this one is a little unique, right ? But perfect composition and color management are as usual.
Best regards and many thanks for sharing.
Best regards
Vato_Law (12720) 2009-03-05 13:39
Hello Angshuman.
Nice approach to these puppets playing with the DOF.
The mixture of colours allong with your play with the DOF created a nice combo here.
The stroong colours are very welcome here.
bostankorkulugu (41300) 2009-03-05 16:09
reminds me of the carnaval in venice somehow... a beautiful shot, a colour parade, and a clever title too angshu...
hispic (9619) 2009-03-05 18:33
Hello Angshuman Ji,
I like this soft rendering of a lot of puppets with warm color and decorous composition, though the part of out-of-focus seems to be a little bit double-line blur. This is a nice picture to enjoy beautiful dof.
Regards, Hisashi
balmikib (239) 2009-03-05 21:30
hi angshu!!
i have your new postings set as alerts in my mail and am always keen to look up whenever i get an alert.
good POV and colour,but wondering why the DOF got slightly blurred?
Graal (92118) 2009-03-05 23:44
Hi Angshuman,
amazing puppets, unusual palette of colours. Fine composition in perspective. Good show depth of fields. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander
Waylim (23310) 2009-03-06 0:13
what a splash of colors here, very beautiful, cheerful, I feel like little kids looking at all the puppets and toys. Very nice details and beautiful colors and light the texture of all these figures are really good. Very nice close up, feel as if they are alive. Thanks
everlasting (14023) 2009-03-06 0:53
I also saw these puppets being sold outside Jodhpur Fort but it was late in the day and I was too tired to haggle the price so I didnt buy, now seeing these so colourful and bright I wish I had, they would have certainly brightened up the grey day here.
Excellent play with the DOF and nicely composed too.
dip (22130) 2009-03-06 1:09
Hello Angshu,
a beautiful multicolored shot! I like the 3D effect,
well seen and captured,
riclopes (35567) 2009-03-06 1:14
Excellent, Angshu. The shallow dof is the right choice and this result totally works for me. In fact, this shot of yours is now giving me a lot of ideas and I wish to be there right now and put them in practice. My old camera wasn't good with bokeh so this is something I need to explore now. The 'guy' at the bottom center is a bit tight, so I might like to see less at the top and more to the bottom but apart that detail, everything seems good to me.
I know well the place and Ana spent some time here as well, but in the end gave up and bought many of these puppets in the Theatre after the show. And we already had a couple of them from the Fort in Jodhpur...
friendly regards,
AiresSantos (56155) 2009-03-06 1:36
Hi Angshu
Fine colourful picture, great low DOF and details. Wonderful light and excellent sharpness
TFs and have a nice weekend
papagolf21 (79518) 2009-03-06 1:40
Bonjour, cher ami Angshu,
Très intéressante note d'accompagnement nous permettant de mieux comprendre la représentation de ces poupées.
Bel effet d'ensemble avec un feu d'artifice haut en couleur.
Budapestman (82620) 2009-03-06 2:30
Dear Angshu,
Beautiful vivid image with decorative and rich details. The composition is very spectacular, the note is excellent likewise, splendid shot. Have a nice day!
ChrisJ (91200) 2009-03-06 4:24
Hi Angshuman
Superb use of s shallow dof on the wayang puppets which are also found in Indonesia. Good sharpness & saturation. Tfs!
carper (96) 2009-03-06 4:27
a very nice photo Anghu.
very good point of view and a nice dof. a well taken shot. good note to, tank you for showing us. have a nice day./
regard jaap
pierrefonds (50972) 2009-03-06 4:37
Good morning Angshuman,
A nice close-up point of view which is allowing us to see the details and colors of puppets, The subject is well frame. The surrounding light is enhancing the colors of the puppets. Have a nice day.
patdeph (35742) 2009-03-06 5:31
namaste Angshuman
I always said that next time I will come to India,I will buy a puppet like this!And you show me many of them,I have just to do my choice!I want each of them,this is so beautiful when they are together,with these splendid colours!I like your very close frame,and the dof is perfect!Very nice!
batalay (33377) 2009-03-06 21:08
Hello Mr. B,
A wonderful little lesson! I had no idea that string puppets originated in Rajasthan, or India for that matter. this colorful, busy scene is highly alluring, as it draws the viewer into frame to commune with different puppets. it reminds me a little of the shop window full of dolls in Venice that I submitted a couple of years ago. the colors are vivid, and the resolution extremely sharp.
Have a good weekend,
emjleclercq (15778) 2009-03-06 23:26
A very colorfull composition, and a very good note again. The way you treated the topic is very orignal.
All the best,
Dpbours (222) 2009-03-07 1:37
Hello Angshuman!
What a splash of colours this is!! Very nice.
Good note on the handmade string puppets as well!
marietom (34607) 2009-03-07 3:45
hello Angshu,
superbes couleurs et beaux détails. C'est très beau.
Bon we
Felip (3907) 2009-03-07 9:04
Hi Angshu,
What an interesting shot, beautiful composition and splendid colours. The blurry background increases the spectacular sense of depth of it.
Kind regards
jafadabret (56497) 2009-03-07 23:21
Hello Angshu.
J'aime ce plan serré sur cet étalage de figurines. La bonne idée ici c'est la faible profondeur de champ qui donne un flou du meilleur effet.
eversmile (11628) 2009-03-08 0:50
Hi Angshu,
I like very much this one. The vivid colors are beautiful , eye-catching, and the tight frame gives to the composition a real graphic strength. Your choice of focus could be debatable. I think I would have tried a slightly lower POV, to insert fully the figure of the puppet turned to you, and would have managed to focus on it... but anyway, like this, it is already interesting and striking. Bravo!
josepmarin (56471) 2009-03-08 4:43
Hi Angshuman,
spectacular composition!! The closed angle on these traditional puppets, and especially its vivid colors, they give a great photographic result, and an excellent graphism.
Very good work, my friend.
Best regards,
pablominto (53744) 2009-03-08 9:18
Hello Angshu,
Colourful image shows a colourful scene!
I like the point of view, creating a fine feeling of depth...
Well done on colour reproduction, sharp fine details in the field of depth!
Pablo -
avene (12675) 2009-03-09 11:15
hello Angshuman,
thanks for the informative note, always great to learn something new :)
as to the shot - I quite like it, the tight framings works well to draw attention on the multitude of colours, while the selective focus helps prevent the "chaos" of details. at the same time I find the out-of-focus puppet in the very center a little distractive. considering that it is the only one facing us, the eye is imemdiately drawn to it, but then the blurr feels confusing. just thinking aloud :)
Atousa (7123) 2009-03-11 9:45
Salam Angshu,
What a colourful happy shot!.. they are nicely decorated ; I like their smiley faces n wish to buy some of them for myself n my family someday!..good pov , interesting WS photo n very informative note..thank you.
Best regards, A
Bluejeans (64243) 2009-04-25 10:35
Oi amigo ,
Lindos detalhes capturados nestes bonecos coloridos bom ponto de focagem nos primeiros deu bastante profundidade de foto ,são bem interessantes , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
siolaw (37642) 2009-05-13 23:51
Hi Angshu,
A very colorful one here with a pleasant 3D effect due to the well set DOF!
Nice tight framing with only puppets and colors in sight!
Photo Information
- Copyright: Angshuman Chatterjee (Angshu) (52890)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-03-16
- Categories: Artwork
- Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5, Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT 36 - 432mm
- Exposure: f/4, 1/160 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Travelogue: Jaisalmer - Desert City
- Date Submitted: 2009-03-04 23:32
- Favorites: 1 [view]
- To hispic: Double Line blur.... (2)
by Angshu, last updated 2009-03-07 05:20 - To balmikib: Thanks Balmiki (1)
by Angshu, last updated 2009-03-05 09:42 - To avene: Blur & composition... (1)
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