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50,000 plus at the Alamo Dome for the party. The river parade was this morning. It is in the round with the whole stdium open. Awsome.
I watched the River Parade on nbatv I was so bored earlier.
There were actually 63,000 people there. Pretty entertaining. Brent Barry got Toy Parker to rap in French, while Bowen did a great job setting the guys up to speak. For a team described as boring, outside of Duncan they are pretty personable.
Just think how crazy this state is gonna be when we win our Championship.
63,000? I don't think so...One Hundred Million people would be more like it.
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That's all the Alamodome would hold... not everyone got in... but it was pretty entertaining... Tony's rap song in French was funny but seeing all the guys get up and dance, jump up and down or just standing there cracking up was hilarious ..... LOL
I'm soooo glad I didn't have to watch another Pistons celebration at the Palace, with Rip yelling "Yesssssirrrrrrrrr" for 20 minutes straight.
I can't wait till the Pacers parade (knock on wood)
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BlazBlue Developers Want Cross Platform Play and 3G Support For Extend
Tokyo Game Show version features full sixty frames per second visuals.
BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend is coming to PlayStation Vita. It's coming to PlayStation 3 too. So the natural question is, will there be cross platform play?
In the latest developer interview at the PlayStation Vita Community site, Arc System Works' Hiroyuki Masuno and Toshimichi Mori were asked just that.
Unfortunately, they didn't give a clear answer. Masuno said that they'd like to support cross platform play if at all possible. It's a feature they have their eyes on, as it could be a major selling point.
Mori said that they'd like to implement the feature in part because other companies are planning on having cross platform play features in their games. They'll be consulting with Sony Computer Entertainment, and he hopes everything goes well.
Masuno added that he wants the discussions with Sony to cover the possibility of support for network-based combat via 3G.
Of course, none of this offers confirmation that the game will have 3G combat support or cross platform play. But it should be reassuring that Mori and Masuno are at least looking into the features.
The two also discussed the game's Tokyo Game Show demo. Attendees will get to sample the latest build. It's been improved over E3. Stages that could not run at 60 frames per second back at the June event now run at the full sixty frames.


text: Business & EconomyUS job seekers remove tattoos to find work Employment hunters hope removing body art will make them more attractive to employers. 13 Jan 2012 14:18 GMT | Business & Economy, US & Canada, United States " />" /> In the US, one in four people between the ages of 18 and 50 has at least one tattoo. With unemployment at nine per cent, for many the desperate search for a job now includes having those tattoos removed. At a cost of $500 to $1,000 dollars per removal, the process has meant big profits for a number of shops that specialise in the procedure. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Washington.Source: Al Jazeera


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The Secretary-General condemns the series of incidents that occurred in Abyei in the past 48 hours, which resulted in the death of a United Nations national staff member and the injury of another. He urges the Abyei communities to return to calm and resolve their disputes through dialogue.
The Secretary-General remains extremely concerned that the Abyei Area joint institutions, including the Police, have not yet been established and urges the parties to quickly address the issue.
The Secretary-General expresses his sincere condolences to the bereaved family of the deceased staff member.


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Gas Price Drops as Hurricane Sandy Keeps Drivers off Road
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(WASHINGTON) — The weekly national average gas price fell about 2 cents to $3.57 for a gallon of regular, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration reported on Monday, though Hurricane Sandy may affect East Coast refineries enough to push prices higher later.
Oil prices were falling before the financial markets closed on Monday due to Hurricane Sandy, and analysts are expecting a drop in demand as drivers stay off the road as a result of the storm.
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with gas price tracking website GasBuddy, said the company has seen a major drop in price reports submitted by drivers in areas affected by Sandy. Normally, GasBuddy receives hundreds of thousands of gas price updates from the 50 states, he said.
In Washington, D.C., price reports dropped 55 percent compared to last Monday.
DeHaan said Hurricane Sandy may not affect gasoline prices significantly, "but long term changes will depend on how hard the region is hit."
If refineries in the region restart operations quickly after the storm subsides, he said he expects minimal pricing increases.
"If there are long term outages at refineries, there may be a more pronounced increase," he said.
After Hurricane Irene in August 2011, the national average rose about 8 cents a gallon, according to GasBuddy.
"For Sandy, I'd expect even less of an increase at this point," he said.
Prices may rise 5 to 15 cents a gallon in the Northeast, he said, "but the biggest impact remains to be seen after Sandy moves out."
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Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, United Arab Emirates
Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Crossing is a 1.6km arch-type bridge that will be constructed in Dubai. The project includes the construction of roads and intersections, 12 passenger lanes and a dual rail track for the Dubai Metro's Green Line.
The bridge will link Business Bay Crossing and Al Jaddaf at Bur Dubai, with the road separating Dubai Festival City and The Lagoons. The bridge also provides entry and exit points for Creek Island, which will house an opera building.
At Bur Dubai, the project serves Dubai Healthcare City, Sama Al-Jadaf, and Culture Village, whereas at Deira it serves Dubai Festival City, The Lagoons, International City, and the Dubai Design Centre.
The bridge will be constructed and maintained by the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai. The contractors are yet to be chosen because the project has been kept on hold in light of the global financial downturn. Construction is expected to be completed in 2015.
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing
The project is divided into six phases. The construction of the bridge will be completed in the first phase. The bridge will have a capacity for 20,000 vehicles and 23,000 passengers an hour along with the metro rail.
The second phase involves construction of intersections on the Deira side to serve The Lagoon and Dubai Festival City. The third phase consists of constucting the intersections on the Deira side, extending from Nad Al Hammer up to Al Aweer Rd.
Phase four will see construction of intersections at Bur Dubai linking the Sixth Crossing with Ras Al Khor or Business Bay Crossing.
The fifth phase comprises construction of the intersections at Bur Dubai linking the crossing with Sheikh Rashid and Al Garhoud Bridge. Intersections at Bur Dubai linking Ras Al Khor with Oud Maitha road and parallel roads will be built in the sixth phase.
Planning and design of 1.6km arch-type Dubai bridge
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The Parallel Roads Project, which is currently being undertaken by Road and Transport Authority (RTA), is one of the most important developments of its kind in Dubai.
Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Crossing is 1.6km long, 64m wide and 15m above water level. The navigation corridor is 50m wide, allowing large yachts to navigate smoothly.
US architectural planning and design firm FxFowle designed the bridge. The design is a simple arch, 667m long and 190m high, making it the largest spanning arch bridge in the world.
The bridge's east span will be 1,246ft while the west span will be 2,000ft.
The crossing includes 12 lines (six in each direction), two lanes for the Dubai Metro Rail as well as a sustainable transportation station and walkways for pedestrians.
There are a few projects which are going to be executed in the future including The Dubai Opera House, a ferry terminal and an amphitheatre. These are designed to be located at the centre of the bridge.
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Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai, is handling the project. The project was announced in January 2008 and its design was approved in July 2008.
Construction works involved in the project include an arch bridge, 12km-long road networks, a 3m-wide pedestrian walkway, pillars, arches and associated works.
Construction is expected to be complete in 2015.
Financing of Dubai arch bridge
The total cost of this project is estimated at approximately $817m (AED 3.0b). The UAE Government is financing the project while it is being maintained by the Dubai RTA.
Contractors and consultants
The invitation to bid for the construction contract of the first phase was supposed to be have been issued in the first quarter of 2009. As of September 2009, the project is on hold and no one has yet been awarded the contract.
FxFowle International is the deign architect of the bridge and Schlaich Bergermann and Partner the structural engineer consultant. Abhay Wadhwa Associates is the architectural lighting design consultant and W Architecture & Landscape Architecture is the landscape design consultant.
FxFowle Architects is the architectural consultant and Parsons International is the project's engineering consultant.


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A popular Saudi cleric ruled over the weekend that women in countries enacting a "burqa ban" may reveal their faces.Continue Reading »
Two women were asked to leave a pool at a resort in le Port Leucate, France, for wearing burkinis.Continue Reading »
In an overwhelming majority, the French parliament approved a nationwide ban on full-face veils in public places today.Continue Reading »
Days away from a vote that could make wearing full-face veils illegal in public in France, a survey finds Europeans support such a ban and Americans oppose it.Continue Reading »
Cardinal Angelo Scola offers his suggestions on how Europe can separate church and state without oppressing Muslim's expression of religion.Continue Reading »
French Prime Minister François Fillon inaugurated a mosque in a Paris today. During his speech, he asked the crowd to reject public use of the full face veil.Continue Reading »
French artist Bérengère Lefranc's decides to wear a "burqa" for one month and write about it. The only person allowed to see her without it is her boyfriend.Continue Reading »
One of France's most famous hip-hop artists has caused quite a stir this month. Diam's, a.k.a. Mélanie Georgiades, has recently married and converted to Islam.Continue Reading »
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text: VENICE, Fla. -- At almost 30 years old, "The Elephant Man" is almost as contemporary today as it was when it was first winning Tony Awards. You have a chance to see it at the Venice Theatre on the main stage. ABC 7's John Scalzi was joined by performers Steven O'Dea and Matt McClure, who gave viewers a preview of the show.


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TC and I were asked by MTV's Rapfix to share our most anticipated Hip-Hop albums of the fourth quarter.
TC chose Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager:
"Even though Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music's marquee man, his recent leaks – "Runaway" and "Monster" – show that his current musical practices are more mortal than the superhuman nature we know him for," said Trent "TC" Clark, Managing Editor at SmokingSection.net. "Instead, I'd say the hints Kid Cudi has given us from Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager could be the infectious sing-a-long of the winter."
On the other hand, I went with J. Cole's Cole World:
"History shows that many of our current greats started their runs with their debut albums," said John Gotty of SmokingSection.net. "The one where they gave us their life's living and waiting crammed into a one shot deal to share who they are with the world. He seemed to go through an apprenticeship while on the road for The Blueprint 3 tour and didn't release much recorded material. In recent months, he's picked up the pace by releasing several notable freestyles and releasing "Who Dat" – presumably one of the album's singles – all of which have been noteworthy. And now that he's begun to add producing to his repertoire, the Faytettenam rookie is poised to make his mark in 2010's last quarter."
Read the rest "From Kanye to J.Cole: Critics Weigh In On Most Anticipated Albums" over at Rapfix and shouts to Paul Cantor for asking us to be down.


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Medieval Church and Churchyard Monuments (Paperback)
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Publication Date: March 22, 2011
Churches contain much of the most interesting medieval sculpture in Britain. Magnificent effigies, whether of cast copper-alloy or stone, never cease to provoke awe and wonder, conjuring up glamorous images of an age of chivalry.
Among the many joys of visiting churches is the experience of discovering sculptural treasures; monuments open doors to the past and introduce us to the characters from our history books that inhabited that lost world. Yet in their intended setting such monuments are often little known to non-specialists.
Lavishly illustrated with high-quality color photographs, this book uncovers monuments as a rich source of information for anyone interested not only in church history but also in costume, armor, heraldry, sculpture and genealogy.


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NATAL, BRAZIL – When Brazil drafted plans to host the upcoming World Cup, the Atlantic beach destination of Natal was exactly the type of city it wanted to show off.
A nationwide economic boom was transforming the once-sleepy backwater into a fast-growing city typical of the new Brazil, a country at last poised to make its long-promised leap into the First World.
Who cares that Natal, in the historically poor northeast, lies far from the nerve centers of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo? Or that its stadium, home to middling regional teams, was hardly a venue for big-league soccer, let alone the world's most popular tournament?
Natal would build a new state-of-the-art arena, authorities said, and all manner of additional infrastructure, too. They promised a light rail network, a new hospital, a beach-front face-lift and wheelchair-friendly sidewalks.
Five years later, and four weeks before kickoff, little besides the arena and a remote, untested airport are complete.
Almost half of the more than $1.3 billion in promised developments never began. Those that did have languished, including ongoing road works that has rendered the stadium's outskirts a raw sprawl of rebar, dust and concrete.
"This is a missed opportunity," said Fernando Mineiro, a state assemblyman for the leftist Workers' Party, now in its 12th year in national power. "Natal failed to deliver."
Cities go after the World Cup, the Olympics and other events because the tourism, broadcast exposure and other revenues can justify infrastructure investments and other "legacy" benefits like those that famously remade Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics.
But waste is also common, often leaving idle infrastructure, like useless South African stadiums after the 2010 World Cup, as legacies of little but vanity.
Across Brazil, especially its 12 World Cup venues, locals are lamenting high costs, delays and stillborn investments.
Bureaucracy, corruption and political squabbling, they say, have led to the usual lack of follow-through that has often hobbled development in Latin America's biggest country.
A $16 billion bullet train between Rio and Sao Paulo never got off the drawing board. Instead of a new airport terminal, passengers in Fortaleza will pass through a huge tent. A $700 million rail line in the farm-belt capital of Cuiaba won't be ready until well after the World Cup.
Nationwide, only 36 of 93 major projects are complete, according to Sinaenco, a trade group of engineers and architects.
On Sunday, Brazilian organizers acknowledged problems but expressed satisfaction with the final two stadium tests for the World Cup, including one at the troubled Sao Paulo arena that will host the tournament's opening game.
Brazilian league matches were played to inaugurate Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo and Arena Pantanal in the western city of Cuiaba.
Organizers said there were problems at both venues, including a leaking roof at Itaquerao and a field invasion by a fan at Arena Pantanal. But no major setbacks were reported, and getting through the tests was important to help alleviate at least some of the concerns about Brazil's readiness for soccer's showcase event.
There is widespread discontent over the roughly $11 billion that Brazil has spent on the event. The cost is particularly vexing now that Brazil's economy, after a near-decade of average annual growth over 4 percent, has lumbered to half that rate.
Mass protests erupted across Brazil last June during a tournament considered a World Cup warm-up, and smaller demonstrations have continued. The World Cup, many Brazilians say, reveals still-glaring divides in a country big on spectacle but weak on health care, infrastructure, education and other vital services.
"It will be a beautiful tournament," said Maria Santos, a 29-year-old Natal nurse waiting in line for a bus to a hospital where she and colleagues often work without latex gloves and syringes. "But whatever they spend on it would be better spent elsewhere."
Like other host cities where ambition outpaced reality, and Brazil's economy itself, Natal fell far short of developed-world aspirations.
The city of nearly 1 million residents is beset by soaring crime, crippling traffic, erratic public finances and local politics so baroque, and allegedly corrupt, that a mayor was recently ousted and the current state governor faces possible impeachment.
"Things haven't gone quite as predicted," said Jose Aldemir Freire, an economist at the local office of Brazil's national statistics agency. "There were some investments, yes, but not on the scale expected."
FIFA, soccer's global authority, at first expected only eight host cities. But Brazil's government and national soccer kingpins wanted to show off more, scoring regional political points in the process. Brazil, they told FIFA, would prepare 12 venues, unleashing a scramble among second-tier cities.
But Natal had advantages. At the elbow of South America, it is closer to Europe than any other destination in Brazil. Natal's shoreline, along towering dunes that shape its landscape, boasts more hotel rooms than any host besides Rio, Sao Paulo and Salvador.
Still, Natal's first challenge would be the new stadium.
FIFA required an arena for at least 42,000 spectators — ten times the average for routine Natal games. Local officials decided to demolish the existing stadium and build anew.
They hired architects and calculated a cost of $180 million for the new arena. When they sought bids for the job in 2010, though, contractors said it couldn't be built for that price.
Organizers scaled back the blueprint, reducing the size of a wavy canopy around the top that is a nod to the nearby dunes. They settled for 32,000 permanent seats, the additional 10,000 for the World Cup installed only temporarily.
In February 2011, OAS SA, a Sao Paulo builder, took the job.
The federal government, meanwhile, agreed to finance an airport. Though an existing airport easily accommodates Natal's passenger traffic, local industry wanted another facility to boost cargo capacity. The federal government would invest roughly $260 million but would rely on a contractor to build it and the state of Rio Grande do Norte, of which Natal is capital, to lay access roads.
The city, for its part, agreed to improve traffic and drainage near the stadium. But the promise of six new tunnels and two new viaducts stalled.
Locals pressed then-Mayor Micarla de Sousa for results.
"She did absolutely nothing," said Carlos Eduardo Alves, Natal's current mayor.
De Sousa said she struggled to secure financing. She also had health problems that led her by early 2012 to announce she would not seek re-election.
In October 2012, a state court ousted her, alleging irregularities in city contracts. De Sousa denied wrongdoing, saying her removal was orchestrated by opponents and noting she has yet to be charged with a crime.
Regardless, Natal by 2013 had little city work underway.
Alves, the incumbent, says he revamped the plans and finally began $290 billion worth of construction early this year. He says most of the ongoing work will be completed, or cleaned up, by showtime.
Stadium neighbors, weary of the noise from jackhammers, are skeptical.
"Good thing people can't drive to the games," scoffs Rodrigo Pereira, a shopkeeper near one of the tunnels, citing FIFA rules for a large security perimeter around matches, forcing attendees to walk. "My customers can't even reach me."


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That was just the start. The gaudy uniform craze that began with Nike co-founder Phil Knight's alma mater has gripped every school from Maryland to Boise State, hitting Notre Dame and Michigan along the way.
Is the NFL next?
Nike is taking over the pros from Reebok with a gala uniform unveiling set for Tuesday in New York City. The design details are a closely guarded secret at the Beaverton-based shoe and apparel maker, but some images - there's no way to know if they're real or fake - have circulated on the Internet.


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(WBIR) A top dog at the Knoxville Fire Department needs your help to win a big national award.
Bailey, an Arson K9 who has been helping KFD investigate fires since 2009, is in the running for the American Humane Society's 2014 Hero Dog Awards.
Her handler, Cpt. Travis Kincaid, said Bailey has worked more than 150 cases for the department and many more while helping other places throughout East Tennessee.
"She can take something that typically would take two or three investigators, five or six hours to dig through, she can take that same scene and have it processed within just a matter of minutes," Kincaid said.
When she's off the job her handler says Bailey is just like any other dog. She likes to play ball and get into things. Other members of the department, said teamwork really helps Bailey succeed.
"A working dog is only as good as their handler. And we're very proud of Travis. He's very committed to Bailey and Bailey is committed to him and they make a very good team," Assistant Fire Chief Danny Beeler said.
First-round voting for the 2014 Hero Dog Awards is open now through June 6th. The three dogs with the most vote in each category will move on to the next round. You can find Bailey in the Arson K9 category. You can vote once every day.


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LONDON (Dec. 20)
Anti-Semitic propaganda is finding its way into the rest of Australia from Queensland, it was reported here today in the current issue of the Australian Jewish Herald of Melbourne.
The newspaper notes that while Queensland itself has been fairly free of anti-Semitic propaganda, it has at some times in the past been the headquarters for the diessemination of anti-Jewish material obviously produced abroad. Now, however, a "home grown" anti-Semitic pamphlet, considered the work of a crank, has come to the attention of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
The Melbourne paper also reports that Borge Jensen, author of many notorious anti-Jewish books and pamphlets, is currently on a lecture tour in Australia. At a recent meeting in Melbourne, Jensen condemned "Judaic influences" and paid tribute to the anti-Semitic Victorian League of Rights.


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When crazy people do crazy things — especially if those crazy things are violent or harmful — there is an unfortunate tendency to look for some external impetus for the craziness. Like when Drowning Pool got scapegoated for the Tucson killings last year, or when the Colorado Springs police openly blamed hip-hop for a rash of shootings in 2007. Which is pretty weak. Whether bodies did or did not hit the floor after Drowning Pool sang about it or whether violence did or did not happen after hip-hop glorified it, the music is never the source of the crazy. People do the crazy things music tells them to do only if they are already crazy.
Eminem once wrote a song about this phenomenon. It was called "Stan," and it was about a mentally unstable fan who takes Eminem's lyrics so seriously that he locks his pregnant girlfriend in the trunk of his car and drives off a bridge. Dido's song "Thank You" was sampled on the chorus. You may remember it. But Eminem is far from the only rapper to be on the receiving end of disturbingly zealous interpretation of his lyrics. It happened to Drake last week when a fan took Drake's request to "tat my name on you so I know it's real" (from "Free Spirit," featuring Rick Ross) at face value and went ahead and tattooed DRAKE on her face. (It's worth noting that Rick Ross also raps this lyric in the song, but as of press time, no one had yet tattooed RICK ROSS on his or her face.)
Like most of us probably would be, Drake was clearly uncomfortable about the tribute. But he was kind to the fan: "I want to meet her and understand what happened," he told the L.A. radio station Power 106. Oh, Drake, no you don't. You never want to meet this crazy-ass person, because she is obviously crazy as hell. Nevertheless, given our well-known impulse never to blame crazy people for their crazy actions, it was understandable that Drake found a scapegoat for his discomfort in the artist who inked the tattoo. "Fuck you to that tat artist, by the way," he said. "If I ever see you, I'm-a fuck you up."
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For his part, the artist, one Kevin Campbell, noted that he tried several times to talk the woman out of getting the tattoo, and then lamented the state of the world with a lengthy poop metaphor: "In my opinion, this whole world's going to shit, and shit rolls downhill. So I might as well just jump in, hold my breath and pray to God there's a nice big soft puddle of diarrhea for me to land in once everything hits the fan." Thanks, Kevin Campbell, that's just...wow. I'll be trying to scrape that image from my mind for the rest of the day.
At any rate, it's enough to make you wonder how Eminem feels about Dido's revelation last week that she named her recently born son Stanley, presumably in tribute to their one-time collaboration. Which, considering the song's story line, is almost crazier than getting it tattooed on your face. Then again, maybe it's just desperate and sad.


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YAYA TOURE, the Ivory Coast midfielder, has said Manchester City denied him compassionate leave at the end of the Barclays Premier League season to be with his brother, who was dying of cancer.
Ibrahim Toure died of the disease aged just 28 in Manchester last Thursday, while his brothers Yaya and Kolo were at the World Cup finals in Brazil.
"At the end of the season, I wanted to stay four or five days with my brother before flying to prepare the World Cup with Ivory Coast," Yaya Toure wrote in a column in France Football magazine.
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"But City did not wish to grant me those few days. I went to celebrate the title in Abu Dhabi while my brother was dying in his bed.
"Fortunately, Kolo was at his bedside. Afterwards, I regretted that I had not insisted. However, [City] executives knew that I was suffering."
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As a comic book story, Greg Pak and R.B. Silva's The Vision Machine is a glimpse into a future where advanced technology turns threatening and gets used for malign purposes. Fortunately, while The Vision Machine iPad app is also a glimpse into the future using advanced technology, the intentions are far less malevolent, exploring the iPad's potential to translate paper comics into a digital experience through music, animation, voice-over performances, and Internet networking. Attending The Vision Machine's New York Comic Con 2012 panel were writer/director Greg Pak, musician/singer/songwriter Jonathan Colton; musician David Libby; actor Phil LaMarr (who voices the lead character Buddy); Ian Stynes and Barrett Fox of Coco Studios, who developed the game; and Karim Ahmad of ITVS, who provided funding for the project as part of its FutureStates initiative. Moderating the panel was Chicago Sun-Times columnist and technology writing personality Andy Ihnatko.
Pak and Ihnatko launched the panel by giving out free trade paperbacks of The Vision Machine (which was originally released as a free Creative Commons comic via multiple digital comics services), and by announcing that Apple had approved The Vision Machine iPad app that morning. The story centers on a major technology company that releases the iEye, a pair of glasses with embedded network connectivity, video cameras, and editing suites, allowing its wearers to connect with other iEye wearers and record their experiences to share with others. Unfortunately, the iEye is a mask for something far more sinister, as government and business seek to exploit the iEye to form the ultimate Big Brother monitoring system, all with the willing and enthusiastic consent of the monitored.
The Vision Machine app itself sits between a traditional comic book and full animation, while also mixing in elements of video game interactivity. The Vision Machine iPad app shares many basic features with the digital comics available from comiXology and other comparable services, letting readers zoom in on panels or change the orientation of the device to get a better look at the artwork. However, The Vision Machine has many more multi-media elements and exploits connectivity to the Internet in interesting ways. The comic comes with a full voice cast, as well as a soundtrack and score that had to be written to handle the individual pacing that someone will choose to read the comic. Unlike the average motion comic (which, thus far, has often combined the worst aspects of comics and film while failing to capitalize on either of their strengths), characters aren't turned into crippled shadow puppets; animation in the app comes in the form of moving backgrounds and 3-D artwork that lets you peek behind a character or a prop and see the layers underneath it. The app also allows you to tap on "IRL" icons, for "In Real Life" videos or other behind-the-scenes and making-of material, such as concept artwork or videos of film students discussing the potential and hazards of an iEye-like device in real life. Twitter is also integrated into the app, as tweets with the #visionmachine hash tag will appear in the app as they stream live; Pak discussed the idea of Twitter conversations and events held through The Vision Machine app.
Fox and Pak both spent some time discussing the challenges and possibilities that The Vision Machine app raised, some of which expands on a blog post Pak made about the potential for digital comics when the iPad was originally introduced. The app really seems like a true transmedia work, with multiple different art forms involved in making it, but fundamentally, experiencing the work still feels like reading a traditional comic book rather than a movie or a video game. Both noted that the panel-by-panel navigation of The Vision Machine allows the viewer to control how fast the work is experienced, vs. full-animation which operates like film and takes that control over timing and pacing away from the viewer. The ability to control that pacing is really what makes The Vision Machine feel more like a comic book, as Pak, Fox, and LaMarr (a longtime comic book reader) pointed out in different ways throughout the panel.
A question from Ihnatko prompted some discussion on the future of digital comics, prompting some radical ideas from Pak (getting rid of the linear aspect of the narrative and having adventurous ideas about panel layout on Scott McCloud's proverbial "infinite canvas" that the Internet offers) and some simpler ones (ensure the art was done in layers to avoid having to draw-in all the background elements obscured by objects in the foreground); one thing he wasn't ready to jettison was stories that had beginnings and endings. Fox felt that while technology was advancing at an incredible rate, there are plenty of tools for creating new experiences available right now, making an analogy between the history of video games and how many gameplay and storytelling innovations weren't from better tools as much as learing how to use the existing ones more effectively. LaMarr asked if the story would work as well outside the sci-fi venue ("would an enhanced app Captain Carrot comic have any value?"). Pak replied that any story that works can use new or different tools to be told, citing a video game named Spider as an example. Composer David Libby added that the new platform provided interesting opportunities for musical cues triggered by events.
The panelists also discussed the idea of upgrades to the app (with Pak joking that, "If we had enough money to be evil, you'd all be in trouble, but we don't have enough money."), though more in theory than in practice. The initial comic was funded by the Ford Foundation, and ITVS made the app possible, and near the end of the panel, several of the panelists agreed that the time and resources required to make the app a reality are prohibitive for anyone without funding to repeat the experiment. Still, everyone seemed eager to push the boundaries of the media further, and Jonathan Colton pointed out the similar disruptive influence that digital technology had on the music industry, and how this disruption changed the way people looked at and interacted with music.
While there are no major upgrades or changes planned for the app at this time other than bug fixes, the project was released under a Creative Commons license, so anyone can take The Vision Machine material and repurpose or expand on it as long as you don't make money and credit the original source (which prompted someone to ask where Greg would be OK with 50 Shades of Vision Machine someday). Unfortunately, there are no plans to bring the app to Android due to funding constraints.
The Vision Machine app is available now via iTunes, and the comic is also available as a free download from comiXology or as a PDF from www.visionmachine.net. The website also offers PDFs of the comic without dialogue balloons for remixing and repurposing under the Creative Commons license. The app was made possible from ITVS's Future States series of socially conscious sci-fi; check them out at FutureStates.tv.


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Jessie Catherine Mayes Werner was born August 11, 1899 and died at her home north of Lowder Friday, March 22, 1918, aged 18 years, 7 months and 11 days.
She leaves to mourn their loss her husband and infant son; her parents; five brothers, James Frederick of Beardstown; Albert Sherman of Lowder; Jedd Elmer, William Edward and Johnnie Thurston, all at home; two sisters, Lennie May Large and Emaline Peterson, both of Lowder, together with a host of realtives and friends.
At the age of fifteen years she was united with the Methodist Episcopal church of Lowder, of which she lived a faithful and consistent member until death.
Funeral services were held at the residence Saturday, March 23, in charge of Rev. D. C. Byus. Interment was in Turner Cemetery


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Stray kittens, geriatric Chihuahuas, and good deeds
About an hour ago, a small calico kitten named Nibbler was sitting on my desk, looking at me. She was obviously considering whether or not to kick me off my computer and go online to look for cat videos on YouTube.
Another cat named Lemon was sitting at my jewelry bench across the office, also watching me and wondering why I wasn't busily opening a can of cat food for him or cleaning his litter box.
Meanwhile, my sometime co-author Minnie, the now almost 15-year old Chihuahua, was asleep on our bed, oblivious to the feline machinations.
So how did I come to have cats in my office? No, I didn't forget to close the back door. It's way weirder than that and involves traps, strays, cat people, and the Dumpster behind the Chinese restaurant.
Sometime in late October, my wife and I were taking our evening walk when we noticed a kitten behind the Chinese restaurant. We explored further and discovered she had friends.
We started out just leaving a few cat treats for them and then we moved up to feeding them. Finally, with winter approaching, my kind-hearted wife started worrying about what would happen to them when it got cold.
They were moving from an abandoned barn across the railroad tracks to the hot-air vent at the Laundromat, but that was obviously not going to cut it once it got really cold. So, being an occasionally smart guy, I called Animal Control.
They don't do cats. Really. Just dogs, and rabid things and stray politicians I guess.
I called a few cat organizations and was pretty much told the inn was full. So finally, Happy Cats, a nice agency over in Voorheesville said, if we could catch them and hang onto them for a bit, they could find homes for them. Not a big deal right? Oh, so wrong.
Happy Cats loaded my car with three Havahart traps, two good-sized crates, and instructions. Within two days, we had five semi-wild kittens in our living room, eating, meowing, and pooping in pretty much that order.
Now what? I contacted a few other agencies, including the wonderful folks at Whiskers and Guilderhaven.
Next stop, the vet. Using a couple borrowed carriers, I managed to get all five to the vet for checkups, shots, and tests. We now had three crates, five cats, medications, and enough cat food to feed them for awhile.
Then I got a call from the vet that they needed more meds over the following week. That equaled two syringes full of icky tasting liquid per cat per day. Seriously. After an insane session of holding struggling cats, and watching meds fly everywhere (it was very fetching as a hair product), we started mixing it in with food, which mostly worked.
Then began the daily insanity of taking care of Caramel, Nibbler, Lemon, Harry, and Demon Kitty for almost two months. It literally took from Nov. 5 until almost Jan. 1 before the final kitty was adopted/fostered and we were left with the two I already mentioned.
The house is now free of crates, we're down to one litter box, and there seem to be cat toys everywhere I look. I think cat toys must breed and multiply at night.
This is not my first rodeo. I've had a cat or two in my past, but never mildly domesticated kittens. To these guys, each and every object in the house is either for playing with, scratching, biting, or eating (including the aforementioned dog).
They climb better than mountain goats with crampons and eat like starving hyenas. They're rather comical, very strange, and have the same number of mood swings as a menopausal human woman.
So now, three months after the initial discovery with two more mouths to feed, I realize that no good deed goes unpunished.
If we had to do it over again, would we? Knowing what we do now? Not likely. But, thanks to the fine folks who helped us, all the kitties are safe and warm, healthy, and out of the cold.
So that's what we've been up to for the past couple of months. Nibbler and Lemon are nice people and once they and Minnie reach some sort of agreement on sharing territory, I think things will be OK. In the future, we'll be leaving animal rescue to professionals or people far crazier than we are.
Editor's note: Mike Seinberg, a lifelong dog fan and animal lover in general, says, as a rule, he prefers animals to people.
He recommends to everyone who can, to support Happy Cat, Guilderhaven, and Whiskers either financially, as a volunteer or by adopting an animal, and says these are great organizations run by dedicated people trying to do the right thing.


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Patna, Nov 21 (UNI) More than 80 lakh aspirants have applied for 93,000 posts of school teachers under various categories, from primary to higher secondary level, sending authorities into a tizzy over facing the upheaval of processing the huge number of applications.
Principal secretary of the state Human Resourses department Anjani Kumar Singh today said most of the applications had been received from trained candidates and there was least possiblity of untrained aspirants being selected as teachers.
''A record number of 80 lakh applications for the 93,000 posts of teachers of primary, secondary and higher secondary levels have been received,'' Mr Singh said, adding officers were facing Herculean task of processing them.
''I had called a review meeting to discuss for evolving a mechanism to accelerate the processing of applications as the final merit list is to be displayed by December 1,'' he said, adding the list would be prepared on the basis of marks obtained at various levels of academic career of the aspirants.
''Present drive for recruitment of teachers is the second one while 12 lakh candidates had applied for 80,000 posts of teachers in the first phase of recruitment,'' Mr Singh revealed.


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We need to migrate a SharePoint 2003 site to SharePoint Online. It needs to have the same functionality and features that the current site has along with the same permissions for users.
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Recording of December 1991: He Is Christmas
Reprise 26665-2 (CD only). Take 6, prods.; Robert Charles, Mike McCarthy, Warren Peterson, engs. DDD. TT: 35:34
What do you say about an all-black a cappella contemporary gospel group (they call themselves "contemporary Christian a cappella pop jazz") that prominently displays a laudatory quote by Brian Wilson, of all people, whitest of white (Beach) boys, on the cover of its very first album? Well, first you listen.
To call Take 6 an a cappella gospel sextet is to almost entirely miss the point. Take 6 is to a group like the Persuasions or the Five Blind Boys as Sarah Vaughan is to Bessie Smith. That is, one is a roots group, while the other adds to the street-funk rhythmic intricacies of the basic form all the harmonic complexity of the most sophisticated music in the worldjazzstrains both through conservatory rigor, and transforms a music of street survival into a high art of astonishing discipline and freedom. What you hear is gospel, Stevie Wonder, traditional Caribbean music, spirituals, the Beach Boys, street-corner doo-wop, and scat jazz spun out with the harmonic sophistication and ear-twisting chromaticism of everyone's favorite 16th-century genius murderer, Don Carlo Gesualdo.
But most important of all is Take 6's strongly professed Christian faith. No vague, smirking smarm here about "the spirit of Christmas" or "that warm holiday feeling"; no "non-sectarian" hymns and carols, no sitcom cuteness, no "Xmas." This is music of spiritual substanceand surprising humor.
He Is Christmas is a partial return to Take 6's more straightforward 1988 debut album (Take 6), both in production style and song choice. Except for the original title track, all tunes are traditional carols, and all but "The Little Drummer Boy" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" are sung strictly a cappella. In fact, Bob Mintzer & the Yellowjackets' misguided arrangement of "God Rest Ye" does little more than prove just how unnecessary such anonymously competent backing is, how uninteresting the result, how imprisoned the voices by rhythms not their own.
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" receive pretty standard vocal arrangements, but they're the only tracks that do. "Away In A Manger" and "Drummer Boy" are barely recognizable, the latter breaking midway into a full-fledged African falsetto wail. "The Night Before Christmas" is speed-scatted through in a mere 3:46, and "Silent Night" boasts as gorgeous an arrangement as I've ever heardand I've heard hundreds (who hasn't?).
But like its two DDD predecessors, and despite the mouth-watering audiophile possibilities, the relative ease of naturally recording half a dozen unaccompanied voices, He Is Christmas is a thoroughly electronic recording. The six voices are manipulated and mixed to a fare-thee-well, electronically streamlined, beefed up, EQ'd, and aural-excited to the point that, given the group's penchant for straight-tone (vibratoless) singing, often the singers are indistinguishable from synclaviered samples, or even synth tonesespecially the lower voices, which sound like a Farfisa (footnote 1). Hard-core audiophiles need not apply.
But for everyone else, He Is Christmas is a Christmas album for people who never buy Christmas albums. There were times on this disc when I literally could not believe my ears, the vocal arrangements were so fresh, so dense and light at once, so mind-frenchingly wild, the singers' intonation so relentlessly perfect. And if you want similar treatments of more traditional gospel tunes, or of Take 6's even more impressive originals, get Take 6 or So Much 2 Say, respectively. I wouldn't be without any of 'em. Merry Christmas.Richard Lehnert
Footnote 1: For a taste of a raw take 1 of Take 6, pick up the soundtrack to Spike Lee's Do It Acapella! TV special.


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Best of Our Blogs: September 10, 2013
Some things we humans just love to avoid; others, we can't seem to set free.
Maybe you're anxious but not willing to deal with what's stressing you out, or maybe your therapist gave you homework and you aren't all that excited about doing it (or even understand why you should).
Maybe you just can't seem to let go of anger for someone, but don't understand how the grudge is affecting you, too.
Today's Best of Our Blogs tackles some of these issues and more.
Treat Anxiety by Changing Your Brain
(Living a Balanced Life) — Gah, anxiety! We all deal with it at some point, don't we? Of course, the more anxious we feel, the more stressed we feel – and vice versa. Dr. Michele Brennan explains that chronic stress can actually lead to changes in our brain waves, making it more difficult for us to calm down, and discusses three ways we can treat anxiety: relaxation techniques, biofeedback, and neurofeedback.
The Benefits of Homework in Therapy
(Lessons from the Couch) — Has your therapist ever sent you home with homework? Maybe you're supposed to journal, work on certain skills, or create a schedule for yourself. Karisse Callender explains why this homework is an important part of treatment, including reasons such as empowerment, accountability, and engagement.
Limitation and Creativity
(Psychology & Pop Culture) — Sometimes, we creatives use certain limitations as "excuses" for creative-flow blocks, don't we? We don't have enough time, there's not enough money, our tools aren't good enough… Yet, those limitations don't have to stymie inspiration. Dr. Brian Kong explains how they can actually benefit our creativity.
Grudges: Who Really Suffers?
(Relationships in Balance) — After explaining that grudge-holders can suffer just as much as those against whom they're holding a grudge, Nathan Feiles asks, "Is it really worth it to hold a grudge?"
Shedding Light On a Dark Subject
(Building Relationship Skills) — Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, sponsored by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Linda and Charlie Bloom explain that suicidal thoughts and feelings "are not a reflection of a moral deficiency or characterological weakness" and provide us with numerous suicide-related facts, including a list of suicide risk indicators.
Sparks, A. (2013). Best of Our Blogs: September 10, 2013. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 26, 2017, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/09/10/best-of-our-blogs-september-10-2013/


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There is a new look to the NHL, courtesy of a redesign that has opened up the game. Apparently not satisfied, the Bruins perplexingly seem intent on opening things up even more.
Unable to win the game during regulation when they were seemingly forever a man short -- no matter that they had a two-goal lead late in the second period and a one-goal lead with a little more than two minutes left in the third -- the Bruins last night lost to the New Jersey Devils, 5-4, at the TD Banknorth Garden in a shootout that the home folks were seeing for the first time.
Undoubtedly, they didn't like it, even if it did come gift-wrapped in a layer of local flavor. That's because a pair of Boston College legends delivered the New Jersey triumph -- Brian Gionta scoring the deciding shootout goal, Scott Clemmensen delivering the clinching save.
Happy ex-Eagles that they were, Gionta and Clemmensen hardly shared the sentiments with Bruins coach Mike Sullivan, who cared little for the way the overtime and subsequent shootout went, but was more perturbed by what he saw during the 60 minutes of regulation.
''It's tough to win games when you spend that much time in the penalty box," said Sullivan, visibly upset at the nine minor penalties his team drew. They came fast (Shawn McEachern was whistled off 25 seconds into the game, the first of his three -- all in the first period) and furiously and stretched until late in the third period when Glen Murray was sent off at 15:56 for hooking. Eight previous infractions had been dodged, rookie Hannu Toivonen (30 saves) thwarting New Jersey's power-play pressure.
The ninth time was hardly a charm, because with 2:32 to play, the elusive Alexander Mogilny (goal, two assists) rifled a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that Toivonen still hasn't seen. Having been down, 3-1, late in the second, the Devils were now tied, 4-4, and while they hadn't been involved in a shootout in any of their previous 10 contests, they liked their chances.
First, of course, New Jersey had to dance around the 4-on-4 overtime, something it did, but only because Boston defenseman Brian Leetch was unable to lift a puck over a fallen Clemmensen after some brilliant passing by Sergei Samsonov (goal, assist) and Joe Thornton, whose best game of the season (goal, three assists) was painfully overshadowed by the end result.
Having dodged that, the Devils got the jump in the shootout with a goal by Viktor Kozlov, but that was matched on Boston's second shot, by Thornton. All square, the stage was set for Gionta and Clemmensen. First, the feisty Gionta went up high and put a shot past Toivonen, getting it just under the goalie's armpit. At the other end, Clemmensen took a deep breath and tried to remember what Mogilny had told him before the shootout began.
''Not much," said Mogilny, smiling. ''Just a couple little ideas. I'd seen these guys more than he did. Some guys like to make moves, some guys like to shoot."
Unlike Thornton, who had tied the shootout on a nifty move to his backhand, Murray opted for the shot. Clemmensen, subbing for the injured Martin Brodeur, anticipated it nicely, though he wouldn't take all the credit.
''It hit the cuff of my sleeve," said the former BC netminder. ''I didn't stop it clean."
But it was stopped -- and therein rests the latest heartache for a Boston team that was playing its third overtime game in six nights. The stretch began with a shootout loss in Toronto last Monday, continued Wednesday with an overtime defeat in Carolina, and now this, the team's sixth loss in eight games.
''We just shot ourselves in the foot," said Murray, who stood and took the punishment. His penalty had led to Mogilny's tying power-play goal, and he wasn't about to make excuses. ''We know what we can and can't do. We have to realize that."
The loss overshadowed a solid effort by Toivonen, whose only mistake came 3:01 into the game. He misplayed a shot by John Madden and left the rebound for former Boston University standout Jay Pandolfo, who buried his third goal of the year for a 1-0 lead.
But at the other end, the puck bounced Boston's way, much to Clemmensen's horror. It was a throw-in by Thornton that Clemmensen thought he was going to gather in behind the net, only it caromed straight out, where P.J. Axelsson waited in glee.
''It wasn't the friendly bounce I was looking for," said Clemmensen, who was helpless 10 minutes later when Thornton, standing untouched at the top of the right faceoff circle, stole a sloppy clearing pass by Madden, walked in, and slipped one through traffic to give Boston a 2-1 lead.
It became 3-1 at 7:39 of the second when Murray finished off brilliant passing from Samsonov and Thornton for his seventh of the season, but as they had in games against the Canadiens and Hurricanes, the Bruins rejected the notion of a two-goal lead and sat back on their heels, almost inviting the Devils back in. Kozlov accepted the invite with goals at 17:26 of the second to make it 3-2 Bruins, and 5:55 of the third to make it 3-3.
After Samsonov scored his seventh of the year to make it 4-3 at 7:14, the door of opportunity was opened by Murray and the Bruins.
Mogilny gladly walked through with the tying goal, then he led Kozlov and Gionta to center ice for the shootout.
The Bruins, surprisingly, weren't shorthanded for the shootout. They were just short a goal. Again.


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i have can full of these. what puzzles me is how do they attach? obviously one end is threaded, but there is no way to put a tool on it to tighten it. and the other end is a stud?
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Why is the threaded end also slotted? Almost like a spike rivet, but doesn't come apart.
They remind me of bolts used to put up walls that you don't want people to take down. Like rest room stall doors and walls.
But I'd say it's more a the stud is the working part of the fastener so they don't want to messed up with tool marks.
They look very much like the threaded stud that comes with the clips that hold a stainless steel sink in from the underside of the countertop, is there a slot in the end opposite of the large end ?
Edit: after zooming in, I can see the slot............I am 100% sure that this is what they are.
what does the other part look like? odds are, he has a can full them too. i just havent gotten down to that level yet.
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Schumacher name a boost for F1
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is keen to get the Schumacher name back into the sport.
While Michael Schumacher continues to recover from the 2013 head injury that left him in a coma his son Mick has been making waves in Formula 4.
Ecclestone is eager to cash in on the Schumacher name to give F1 a much needed boost.
"If he is anywhere near as good as his father, why not?" Ecclestone said in an interview with German newspaper Bild.
"It would be good for Formula 1 if the name Schumacher were represented again."
Having spent his early career racing under his mother's maiden name Mick is now ready to step up and take over the mantle from his father.
"I want to be an F1 world champion, like every driver," Schumacher said.
"F3 is the next step for me and I can hardly wait.
"2017 will certainly be a challenge, but the tests in the past few weeks have shown that the car is great fun to drive.
"This is the category that all the big names have come through.
"From the point of view of professionalism, it's a bit closer to F1 and a bit more difficult."
Mick Schumacher will drive for the Prema Powerteam in Formula 3 in 2017.


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Ground level flowers in flower containers are allowed in the cemetery from May 1 to
October 30.
Plastic Flowers are not allowed. They will be removed and disposed of.
Glass containers are prohibited.
Live Plants are allowed with cemetery approval.
Driving metal, wood, wire, large nails, or posts in the ground is not allowed.
During the winter, ground level flowers and decorations will be allowed three days before and three days after a holiday or a special anniversary.
Memorial Day flowers are allowed from May 1 through the Monday following Memorial Day.
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Photo Flash: Ann Harada, Allison Williams Visit TRIASSIC PARQ
Allison Williams, star of HBO's smash hit "Girls," and Ann Harada (Avenue Q) both attended TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical at the SoHo Playhouse this past Tuesday, June 26th. TRIASSIC PARQ, 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, opened last night to rave reviews and the limited Off-Broadway engagement is set to run through August 5th. Check out the photo below!
Written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, TRIASSIC PARQ is directed by Mr. Pailet, with choreography by Kyle Mullins and musical direction by Zak Sandler. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ features Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones), Brandon Espinoza (Les Miserables, Captains Courageous), Wade McCollum (Submissions Only), Claire Neumann (Boston Marriage), Lee Seymour (title role in Hamlet, Shakespeare's Globe), Shelley Thomas (Zanna, Don't!) and Alex Wyse (HBO's Bored to Death).
Raucous and hilarious, TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical vividly brings together music, sex and singing dinosaurs in ways hitherto unimagined. Chaos is unleashed upon the not-so-prehistoric world when one dinosaur in a clan of females spontaneously turns male. The mutation spawns a chain reaction of identity crises, forcing the dinosaurs to question the very facts of life they've held as truth. TRIASSIC PARQ is an unflinching musical meditation on science, faith and love. Like all great tales laden with import, it is narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Co-author/composer Marshall Pailet is currently developing a new musical for the stage and screen with DreamWorks Theatricals/Animation. Other credits include Super Claudio Bros. (Best Musical DC Fringe '10); Who's Your Baghdaddy, or How I Started the Iraq War (Woolly Mammoth, Best Musical DC Fringe '11); On a Glorious Day (Houston Stages); Where It's At (FringeNYC) and Loch Ness. Co-bookwriter/lyricist Bryce Norbitz is the Executive Producer of UglyRhino Productions. She has worked with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Second City and The Public Theater. Co-bookwriter/lyricist Steve Wargo produced Keith Varney's I Got Fired: A Revenge Musical at NYMF and he was the Founding Artistic Director of Personal Space Theatrics, where he directed and produced 14 productions.
Director Marshall Pailet's credits include Super Claudio Bros., Who's Your Baghdaddy, Stuck (Clurman Theatre), The 49 Project (FringeNYC) and Bat Boy (Yale).
Set design for TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical is by Caite Hevner, with costume design by Dina Perez, lighting design by Jennifer Schriever and sound design by Carl Casella and Chris Cronin.
TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical runs 85 minutes with no intermission and is presented Off-Broadway by Amas Musical Theatre in association with Flying Squirrel Theatricals, RD Productions, Bulldog Theatrical, P2 Creations and The Weekly World News. The playing schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings at 8 PM; Saturdays at 4 & 8 PM; and Sundays at 4 PM at the Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street (between Sixth Ave. & Varick St.) Tickets are $39.50 - $59.50 and are available by calling 212-352-3101 or through www.TriassicParq.com.
Photo: Carly Baron
Ann Harada, Director Marshall Pailet, Allison Williams and the entire cast of TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical


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Del Mar, Calif.-based Vivos has a plan for anyone fearing doomsday: buy space in a bunker underneath the Mojave Desert. Just in case, of course.
The company promises that for $50,000, buyers can get a four-person room in a nuke-proof bunker that features an atrium, a gym, and a jail, plus an on-site restaurant, as the Associated Press reports.
So far, Vivos claims that it has collected deposits on fully half of the 132 spaces available in the 13,000 square-foot bunker–presumably from folks worried about the world ending in 2012, terrorism, asteroid collisions, and other omnipresent bugaboos common to life in the 21st century.
"I'm careful not to promote fear. But sooner or later, I believe you're going to need to seek shelter," said company owner Robert Vicino in the report.
The bunker resides in an undisclosed location to prevent freeloaders from finding it. Reservations cost $5,000 for each adult and $2,500 for each kid, and pets are free, according to the article. The line forms here.


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Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z1 and X1 mk2 Bundle
2 channel Traktor system including a Z1 controller/interface and an X1mk2 add-on controller.
Main Features
- Compact 2-Channel Mixing Controller
- Premium 24-bit soundcard with high-output stereo master output and low-latency headphone cue
- Dedicated mixer with 3-band EQ, gain, filter, and pre-listen control for each channel
- X1 controller provides additional parameter FX control
- Full iOS compatibility and charges iOS device (30 pin iOS connector included)
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Package consists of:
• 1 x Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z1 Mixer Controller with USB Audio Interface
• 1 x Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol X1 MK2
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol X1 MK2
Native Instruments's TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 is the compact performance controller designed for perfect TRAKTOR integration.
Equally powerful for DJing in the box or using timecode control, the Traktor Kontrol X1 MK2's plug-and-play connectivity gets you set up fast. Robust knobs and buttons give you instant, tactile control over all essential DJ functions. A multi-purpose touch strip keeps you in direct control without ever having to reach for your turntable or CDJ, perfect for quick, precise pitchbending and innovative effects control.
Effects Section
Eight high resolution potentiometers and eight buttons make up the effects section. This section allows simultaneous control of all parameters on two TRAKTOR effect units. In chained mode, this means simultaneous control over three effects per deck.
Performance Section
The multi-purpose touch strip keeps you in direct control of pitchbending, tempo adjustment, and track seeking as well as effects and loop control. The advanced Browse and Loop encoders are touch-sensitive – just touch the Browse encoder to see a full-sized Browser list. Turning the Loop encoders gives you instant access to auto loops and loop editing functions such as Loop Size and Move. The 7-segment displays keep you informed about the current loop size at all times.
Transport Section
This section provides direct control over basic playback functions. Use the SHIFT button to get instant access to secondary functions for each deck. Four RGB cue point buttons allow on-the-fly track remixing while displaying the type of cue point in use (cue point, load marker, etc.). They can also be used to trigger samples loaded into the Remix Decks. Direct access to TRAKTOR PRO's Flux mode allows for quick cue point juggling and loop effects without losing the groove of your tracks.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.7 or 10.8 (latest update)
Intel Core™ 2 Duo or better
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
1 GB free disc space
Spare USB2.0 connection
Monitor with 1024 x 768 screen resolution
High-speed internet required
Windows 7 or Windows 8 (last Service Pack, 32/64-bit)
Intel Core™ 2 Duo or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
1 GB free disc space
Spare USB2.0 connection
Monitor with 1024 x 768 screen resolution
High-speed internet required
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z1 Mixer Controller with USB Audio Interface
Following the release of Traktor DJ for iPad and iPhone is the new Traktor Kontrol Z1, which works both with iOS devices and for PC & Mac (with Traktor Pro 2).
TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 is the ultra-portable, professional DJ mixing controller for TRAKTOR DJ andTRAKTOR PRO 2. Its cue section lets you monitor and mix tracks with pro precision. Dedicated controls for two channels give you intuitive, tactile control over volume, EQ, filters, and effects. And the built-in audio interface delivers powerful, club-ready sound.
Get total control and professional sound in a go-anywhere package – it's pro on the go.
Perfect Combo
Want to deliver floor-shaking DJ sets with TRAKTOR DJ? Connect your iPad or iPhone to the Z1 and get a complete two-deck DJ setup with ultimate tactile control. Cue up the next track in your headphones while the current track still plays for the crowd. Mix and EQ with pro-grade faders, knobs, and buttons. Apply filters and effects with the ultra-intuitive one sweep knob.
The Z1 even charges your iOS device while you play, so you never have to worry about battery life when your set hits its peak. a 30 pin iOS connector is included.
Club Compact
TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 works perfectly with TRAKTOR PRO 2 – plug in and instantly start mixing with hands-on control and premium, club-ready sound. You can also expand your mobile rig with additional creative possibilities: Add TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 to control effects, loops and transport functions like play and sync, and TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 for creative Remix Deck™ magic.
Whatever your style, build your setup around TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 and rock the club or the after-party with the most compact, portable TRAKTOR system ever.
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Investment bringing world's fastest wireless technology to more than 95 per cent of Ontarians and hiring 900 employees
Toronto, ON – TELUS will invest more than $650 million in advanced technology over the next three years in Ontario.
The significant investment builds on the more than $22 billion the company has invested in technology and operations in the province since 2000. It will expand and extend TELUS' 4G LTE network, using the fastest wireless technology in the world. TELUS' investments will also result in the hiring of 900 people across Ontario to support its wireless growth.
"Technology is a foundation of a stronger provincial economy," said Joe Natale, TELUS' Chief Commercial Officer. "These investments will help support growth across our wireline and wireless services, meeting the exponential demand for advanced communications technology that we see across the province, and indeed across the country. They'll improve the reach and capacity of our network for existing business customers, and consumers. And, of particular importance, they will help to connect additional rural and small communities. At the same time, hiring 900 people will help us support the future economic prosperity of Ontario."
TELUS' commitment also extends to supporting local charities and community organizations. Since 2000, TELUS' family of more than 8,000 employees and retirees in Ontario have contributed more than $39 million and, more significantly, volunteered 235,000 hours to Ontario-based charities and organizations such as The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Tree Canada, Canadian Red Cross and Free The Children. Notably, the TELUS team will contribute more than $7 million to local, grassroots community projects in 2012.
"At TELUS, we have a fundamental belief that by supporting one another, we build a stronger foundation," said Mr. Natale. "From it, better businesses are built, and more importantly, stronger communities are created. We take our work in communities across Ontario seriously, bringing the same innovation and commitment to our charitable giving and volunteer work as we do to every other facet of our business. 'We give where we live' isn't just a slogan for our team. It's an authentic expression of our caring attitude and approach."
TELUS' $650 million investment will:
The capital investment disclosed in this release is consistent with TELUS' overall capital expenditure target for 2012.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.5 billion of annual revenue and 12.7 million customer connections including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 550,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
Forward looking statement:
This news release contains statements about expected future events of TELUS that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from that expressed in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, TELUS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
For more information, please contact:
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Tamera L. Goodman Martin, 45,
Penncrest High grad, Class of 1981
Tamera L. Goodman Martin, 45, of West Grove, died Oct. 16, at home after a seven-year battle with cancer.
Mrs. Martin was raised in Aston, and lived there until she moved to West Grove 13 years ago.
Mrs. Martin was a 1981 graduate of Penncrest High School in Media.
Mrs. Martin was a teacher's aide at Fred S. Engle Middle School in West Grove.
She enjoyed scrap-booking, gardening and spending time at Virginia Beach.
Most of all, she loved being involved with her children and their sports and activities.
Survivors: Husband of 22 years, Robert A. Martin Sr.; daughters, Charlene Martin, Jessica Martin and Ashley Martin, all of West Grove; son, Robert A. Martin Jr.; father, Jack Goodman of Aston; stepmother, Marie Goodman of Aston; mother, Charlene Ellison McGuirk of Aston; stepfather, Jim McGuirk of Aston.
Service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nolan-Fidale Funeral Home Ltd., 5980 Chichester Ave, Aston.
Visitation: 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Burial: Private.
Contributions: Abramson Cancer Center, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Condolences: www.nolanfidale.com.
Mary A. Quinn Gormley, 85,
Retired Scott Paper Co. employee; animal lover
Mary A. Quinn Gormley, 85, of Ridley Park, died Oct. 17 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Ridley Park for 53 years.
She was a transportation analyst for Scott Paper Co. for 35 years, until her retirement in 1990.
Mrs. Gormley was a member of the Church of St. Madeline, and a former member of the Ridley Park Tree Commission.
She was an avid animal lover and enjoyed playing cards. She was active in local politics and previously worked the polls on election day.
She was the wife of the late John J. Gormley, who died 1990.
She was the daughter of the late Cornelious Quinn and Olive O'Conner Quinn, and sister of the late Geraldine Heyel, Elizabeth Clark, Audrey Quinn and Patricia DeGrasse.
Survivors: Sons, John F. Gormley of Rehoboth Beach, Del., Gerard Q. Gormley of Glenolden; 24 nieces and nephews.
Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Church of St. Madeline, Penn Street and Morton Avenue, Ridley Park.
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, and 8:30-9:15 a.m. Wednesday, White-Luttrell Funeral Home, 311 N. Swarthmore Ave., Ridley Park.
Burial: SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Marple.
Contributions: Church of St. Madeline, c/o 110 Park Street, Ridley Park, PA 19078; or, Rose of Lima R.C. Church, 1901 Church Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022.
�James C. Kerns Sr., 57,
Life member, Collingdale Fire Co. No. 1
Life member, Collingdale Fire Co. No. 1
James C. Kerns Sr., 57, of Collingdale died Oct. 18 at home.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Kerns was a longtime resident of Collingdale.
Mr. Kerns was a graduate of Darby Township High School.
Mr. Kerns worked at ADT Securities.
A life member of the Collingdale Fire Co. No. 1, Mr. Kerns served for a total of 38 years, including as past captain, lieutenant and assistant chief engineer for the company.
Mr. Kerns was a member of Saint Joseph Church in Collingdale.
He was the son of the late William J. Kerns and Eleanor B. Keyser Kerns, and brother of the late Joseph Kerns and Margaret Kerns.
Survivors: Wife, Mary Jane Kerns; sons, James Kerns Jr. of Collingdale, William Kerns of Collingdale; brother, Bill Kerns of Ridley Park, Kevin Kerns of Wallingford, Chris Kerns of Linden; sister, Kass Mutz of Linden.
Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Saint Joseph Church, Woodlawn Avenue, Collingdale.
Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Cavanagh Family Funeral Home, 301 Chester Pike, Norwood.
Burial: Private.
Contributions: VTOS 1740 Walton Road, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422.
Janet E. Pepper Maxwell,
Caring and compassionate nurse; loved her gardens
Janet E. Pepper Maxwell, of Media, died Oct. 15.
Mrs. Maxwell was known as a caring and compassionate nurse who loved to spend time in her gardens.
She was a huge Philly sports fan, and a great friend and aunt.
She was the sister of the late Jeff Pepper.
Survivors: Sons, Raymond T. Maxwell, Steven A. Maxwell; daughters, Joyce King, Sarah E. Maxwell; four grandchildren.
Service: 8 p.m. Thursday at the J. Nelson Rigby Funeral Home, 1 W. Baltimore Ave., Media.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions: Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds, PA 17569 www.dvgrr.org; or, Humane League of Lancaster County, 2195 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster PA 17602 www.humaneleague.com.Mary Francis Glowacki Minka, 84,
Longtime Ridley Park resident
Mary Francis Glowacki Minka, 84, died Oct. 17 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Lima.
Born in Chester, Mrs. Minka lived in Ridley Park for 52 years.
She worked at Medford Meats in Chester as a young woman.
Mrs. Minka was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She enjoyed listening to Polish programs, bowling and crocheting. She made afghans for the priest at Saint Rose of Lima, where she was a member.
Mrs. Minka was the daughter of the late Wladyslaw Glowacki and Mana Czukiewskia Glowacki. She was the widow of Leon S. Minka, who died in 1998.
Survivors: Son, Francis J. Minka of Brookhaven; daughter, Mary Lee Guerrieri of Milmont Park; sisters, Eleanor Slivinski of Boothwyn, Laura Ayrers of Wilmington, Del.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Kaniefski-Kendus-D'Anjolell Memorial Home, 3900 W. Ninth St., Trainer.
Visitation: After 9 a.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Burial: Lawn Croft Cemetery, Darby Township.
Joan T. Siegrist Lonetti, 72,
Former longtime Folsom resident�
Joan T. Siegrist Lonetti, 72, of Titusville, Fla., died Oct. 16 at home.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva McGann Siegrist. She resided in the Folsom section of Ridley Township before moving to Florida nine years ago.
Mrs. Lonetti was an administrative secretary for the University of Pennsylvania, retiring in 1999.
She was a former member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Morton.
She enjoyed bingo, slot machines and traveling with her best friend sand sister Eva "Pixie" Macomber and her dear friend Marge Flannagan.
She was a wonderful and devoted mother and grandmother.
She was the widow of Domenick F. Lonetti who died in 1990.
Survivors: Daughters, Joanne Falkowski, Michele DeVito, both of Folsom, Lisa Simons of Titusville, Rose Browning of Knoxville, Tenn.; sister, Eva "Pixie" Macomber of Springfield; brothers, George Siegrist of North Carolina, Jack Siegrist of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren.
Service: Mass, 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 2130 Franklin Ave., Morton.
Visitation: 9-9:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon.
Contributions: Hospice of St. Francis, 1250-B Grumman Place, Titusville, FL 32780.
Condolences: May be sent to www.whiteluttrell.com.
Arrangements: The White-Luttrell Funeral Home, Ridley Park.��
Mario Patrick Ricciardi, 72,
Teacher; Boy Scout scoutmaster
Mario Patrick Ricciardi, 72, of Collegeville, died Oct. 15 at home.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Ricciardi resided in Springfield before moving to Collegeville 10 years ago. He was a graduate of Temple University.
Mr. Ricciardi's first career as a beautician in Broomall spanned 25 years.
In 1976, he decided to use his industry experience to teach and changed careers to become a teacher of cosmetology. He spent more than 20 years with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, serving the Marple, Folcroft and Aston Vocational Schools.
Mr. Ricciardi served on numerous committees throughout his tenure and most notably was a group leader of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America.
He was an active member and scoutmaster of the Boy Scouts of America.
Survivors: Wife of 49 years, Rosemary T. Martino Ricciardi; sons, Charles Ricciardi of Warwick, Anthony Ricciardi of West Chester, Michael Ricciardi of Hillsborough, N.J., Paul Ricciardi of Wallingford; daughter, Sandra McHugh of Collegeville; sisters, Clara Cellini, Rose Franchitt, Anne O'Brien, Frances Joseph; brothers, Cesare J. Ricciardi, Ralph Ricciardi; 13 grandchildren.
Service: Mass, 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church, Springfield.
Visitation: After 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the O'Leary Funeral Home, 640 E. Springfield Rd., Springfield.
Burial: SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Contributions: Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc., 400 E. Marshall St., West Chester, PA 19380.Edward "Ted" D. Trotman, 84, of Lewisburg, Union County, a retired mailman and World War II veteran, died Oct. 18 at Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village Nursing Center.
Born in New Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, Mr. Trotman was a resident of Eddystone before moving to Brookhaven, where he lived for more than 50 years.
He was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years before his retirement.
An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Trotman was a corporal in the 740th Field Artillery Battalion of Gen. George Patton's Third Army in the European Theater of Operation, where he serviced supply trucks and delivered food to Allied Forces on the front lines of northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and central Europe.
A devout Catholic, he was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Lewisburg. Mr. Trotman enjoyed dancing and sports, especially swimming, bowling and golf. He was known for his kindness, wit and patriotism.
Mr. Trotman was the son of the late Elizabeth Martin and Thomas Trotman and the brother of the late Sarah Lord, Howard Trotman and Thomas Trotman.
Survivors: Wife of 61 years, Viola Mazar Trotman; daughter, Lynn Wunz of Lewisburg; son, Thomas Trotman of West Chester; sister, Anna Grabowski of Massey's Landing, Del.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Service: Private. Burial: Lewisburg Cemetery.
Contributions: Sacred Heart Church, 41 S. Eighth St., Lewisburg, PA 17837 or Union County Veterans Fourth of July Parade, P.O. Box 544, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
Arrangements: Shaw Funeral Home, Lewisburg.


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21 Absolutely Amazing Photoshop Tutorials
With the free Photoshop tutorials availability online , now the users could easily change their pictures effects according to their wish. It is a fun tool available that offers adding amazing effects and changes to the pictures. For those who are unaware of the Photoshop use can read the these Amazing Photoshop Tutorials present online that would help them in knowing how to work with Photoshop. Lots of Photoshop tutorials are present online that guides the beginners in form of videos, articles and CD/DVD's. You can also download various free eBooks present online. This helps is reading it whenever you are free. The tutorials would guide you step-by-step how to start using the Photoshop.
With the online guides now anyone could learn Photoshop Tutorials by sitting at their workplace. While finding the tutorials, look for the latest version of the Photoshop. This is an important factor to consider as new features are added every time. Such features and tools often remain absent in the old versions. You will get great help with the advance features available online. Lots of sites offer the Adobe Photoshop free trial. This would let you in learning it practically. Try experimenting with its tools which let you learning new things as practical knowledge makes one understand the basics better.


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Godzilab's online iPhone game StarDunk has a piracy rate of 37.5%
The word from French developer Godzilab may step up the situation though.
Despite being an online title using the Plus+ platform, its latest game, StarDunk, which was released in July, seems to be suffering from a high level of cracked versions.
A tweet from the developer stated, "37.5% of Stardunk players are using a cracked version. If anybody has a good way of detecting them, we'll take it."
Server-based security?
Following up, we were told this figure was calculated using the total number of games sold on the App Store, and the total number of unique accounts that the online server had registered.
It's a high proportion of users, especially as the critically acclaimed game has only recently been repriced to $1.99 from the original 99c.
Still, we're sure as a connected title, the folks at Plus+ could come up with some fixes in terms of working out who has legitimate copies. The question then will be harder - what to do with them?


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Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs R - Australia
The trip of a life time in Namibia.
On this trip, I visited Namibia between 30-Jul-2009 and 26-Aug-2009 and I travelled with 1 other person.
Loved Namibia and we will definitely return. It was great to be able to do it ourselves rather than be on a tour and mixing camping with staying in lodges worked very well for us. We were pleased that we went to Kaokoland and to see the Bushmen at Nhoma, it made the trip that much more special. The country was so interesting with such varied landscapes and things to do.
Expert Africa (Maruska) had done a great job in doing the bookings and in giving us information about where we were going. It was excellent having the map with the route shown and the accomodation wriitten in. Chris McIntyre's book was invaluable. I have recommended Expert Africa to many people and haven't been able to praise them highly enough.
Many thanks Maruska.
I stayed at and have reviewed:
|Overall rating
|Canyon Lodge, Namibia
1-Aug-2009 review: Canyon Lodge review
|Bullsport Guest Farm, Namibia
5-Aug-2009 review: Bullsport Guest Farm review
|Sam's Giardino, Namibia
7-Aug-2009 review: Sam's Giardino review
|Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia
17-Aug-2009 review: Okaukuejo Camp review
|Nhoma Camp, Namibia
21-Aug-2009 review: Nhoma Camp review


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Posting this for perfumer, unfortunately the bottom part of the glass is very misty and I have tried everything to clear it, but to no avail. The top half does have this pale green milky hue which would look so much nicer if I could clear the rest of the vase. So any helpful hints would be appreciated!
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The Angry Birds Star Wars versions of the main characters from this beloved sci-fi empire are quite hilarious in their cartoon incarnations. Our personal favorites are the wookie-bird, the pretty-in-pink Princess Leia, and pig-vader. Larger Angry Birds Star Wars frames are about 2 3/4", from the 'Angry Birds Star Wars' collection by © 2009-2013 Rovio Entertainment Ltd. and © 2014 Licasfilm Ltd. for Camelot Textiles. Sold for noncommercial home use only.


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This week, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, we are looking at the legacy of civil rights and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I have a dream" speech. We asked a group of African-Americans involved in education, business, faith and social justice about the significance of "The Dream" at 50. For some people it's about memories, for others it is about the long-term impact on their lives and their communities.
At the height of the Civil Rights movement, the social landscape of America was very different from how it is today. Dr. Charles McNeil, senior pastor of Transfiguration Baptist church in Mantua Township, N.J., wonders if the current generation of young African-Americans fully understands the impact of the struggles of the past.
Join in the conversation on our Facebook page or send us a tweet with hash tag #dreamat50.
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A FORMER golf club ladies' captain died after banging her head on a jetty while on holiday.
Sylvia Pritchard, who previously lived in Wrexham before moving to Oswestry, was staying in the Belek region of Turkey when she suffered the injury which led to a bleed on the brain after jumping into the sea.
At an inquest, North Shropshire coroner John Ellery recorded a conclusion of accidental death.
He said: "I do not believe this was drowning.
"I believe the head injury came after hitting her head on something hard below the water."
Previously, the hearing was told how the 68-year-old grandmother had been on a golfing holiday in May with her husband John and four friends, including Beryl Aubrey who gave evidence to the inquest.
Mrs Aubrey said: "I watched her climb down the steps before dropping into the water.
"She surfaced, she took a stroke which was very weak and then she flipped over face down.
"Mrs Pritchard was
rushed to Serik Hospital where she died."
Mr Pritchard, a Vale of Llangollen Golf Club member, said: "I never saw Sylvia go into the water, I heard Beryl ask if she was ok when she was in the water.
"I went to look and asked if she was ok. I told her to come out of the water and then she flipped over."
He continued: "She went into the water and the jetty was quite a long way out.
"There was a bit of a swell and I think she has gone in and banged her head on something."
A post-mortem examination in Turkey had ruled Mrs Pritchard died from drowning.
But Mr Ellery overruled that based on a second post-mortem examination, held in the UK.
Mrs Pritchard had four children and six grandchildren.
She was a former ladies' captain at Henlle Golf Club, near Gobowen.
See full story in the Leader