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Yahtzee takes a look at some of the Xbox's other Summer of Arcade offerings.
Two years in a row , there was an XBLA arcade tittle yz`s best of the year list . Shame really . Guess PSN`s line up for 2012 was better with Journey .By line up I mean only one game that is actually decent .
Although I disagree about the combat in Dust, it's good someone mentioned the colours of the protagonist's outfit. It really is awful.
I like the colour cyan :<
Loosely related story, I noticed in Tribes: Ascend there were a lot of people who had a specific team they preferred to play for. They were functionally identical, like TF2, on mostly mirrored maps, like TF2, with all the same classes accessible on both, like TF2.
And yet every game has at least one Blood Eagle(red) or Diamond Sword(blue) loyalist. It was bizarre.
The only difference I can think of at all is that rather than a single announcer for both teams, red has Vegeta and blue has some random woman.
That made me laugh.
This is completely false. Everyone knows you join the team that's winning in Team Fortress 2.
I tend to go out of my way to play as blue team in TF2, because on maps where one team attacks and the other defends (payload, CP, etc.), blue does the attacking, while red does the defending. I'll take a hard fought loss as blue over a victory on red any day, because of how boring defense duty frequently winds up being.
Edit: for those unfamiliar with the game, imagine sitting in one spot as medic, popping the occasional uber and defending it for 10 solid minutes. Congratulations, you've imagined a red victory at the last point on a payload map.
Hybrid doesn't even have the distinction of being innovating with its only moving from cover to cover as the equally awful free to play No Man's Land has the same set up. It fails there as well.
I think he's looking too much into Hybrid. On paper it sounds like the most generic idea ever but in practice it's actually quite fun and he does mention that. Honestly I found it to be a good game, not a great one, I mean i doubt anyone cares about the global conflict because either team you play you still level up the same and can buy guns for either side. The actual gameplay works great, the restricted mobility as at first is a bit awkward and the movement while in cover is a bit stiff (which I imagine it must be considering how crowded it can get) but you quickly find you can still go around and hit the enemy from behind. The only gun I won't ever understand is the sniper rifle, for a game that gets you into such close quarters there doesn't seem to be too many situations where it becomes useful.
But yah aside from an intro sequence in which even the narrator doesn't know what the story is (quite literally she just says lots of people died and that they have to fight the bad guys) there doesn't seem to even be one. Not that anyone really even cares about either faction or the story.
It seems to me that XBLA/XBLIG has a huge problem in that indie developers seem to hate it and/or find significantly more profit on other platforms:
Dungeon Defenders
Orcs Must Die 2
Super Meat Boy
They Bleed Pixels
It seems that this all adds up to the point where a lot of quality indie developers are simply refusing to develop for the XBOX.
Great, now I want to play Usagi Yojimbo again.
I know I'd be horrible at it, though. The precision it required was fine when I was a teenager, but these days? Remembering just how long to hold the button for different strikes? Forget it!
Colour, colour damn it! What happened to you Yahtzee? You used to be English :(
He spellchecked, and removed unnecessary letters from a word, like a NORMAL person would do.
also, pedophile doesn't have an A. You can't waste too much time typing extra letters when warning people about child predators.
I really have to disagree with him on Dust's combat, I felt more in control of my character in that game than in any other, because I could actually move faster and maneuver better than an overloaded grocery cart. However, the damage really does scale badly; as soon as you get your first level-up, the enemies all go from "barrels of health" to "dead in a few seconds" threat status.
Papa and Yo says fuck you.
So, the guy ignored Sound Shapes, Dyad, Rainbow Moon and Papa and Yo for a remake, a kinect Angry Birds clone, two generic games, and a multiplayer shooter, yet blamed the XBLA for this. I mean, when you get fleas from petting a mangy dog, do you blame the dog?
oh right last year for the SoA there was "Bastion" ...no comparison :] that game was awesome
Well, he was talking about the XBLA platform. It's not like he said that all of this summer releases were bad, just the ones in XBLA.
Yes, but he's the one who chose to not review the ones on PsN. Its hardly like anyone is forcing him.
Hmm, good point. It say it's kinda like tradition for him
That was actually the first achievement many people get, me as well. It's because I was playing on the difficulty higher then normal, and didn't grind Fidget's attack before meeting those purple flying dragon things. Getting a combo that big is easy if you just keep doing that dust storm magic combo thing in Archer's Pass or what ever it was called. Even when you fail you often get around 600-700 hits easy, it's just a matter of learning to chain the groups of enemies.
But yeah, Dust was by far the best of the bunch, and I don't mean of XBLA, I mean of every game I've played this year. Still isn't saying much though since I haven't been impressed at all with the lineup of 2012. Though Metroidvania games though are like sex on the beach for me, so hell yes!!
Exactly. Why NOT try out what PSN's offering, so he can compare it to XBLA?
captcha: stranger danger
Well Red ones go fasta. Though blue is lucky...
I'm also going to chime in with that psn had at least a few good once recently. At the very least you could point out how is you have play station plus (which costs as much as a NORMAL XBLA account) currently gets you a ton of free (fairly old) games.
As far as I know, PSN doesn't have an event where it showcases the best indie games of the summer. He mostly does XBLA reviews during the slow release months
I'm not saying he shouldn't review PSN games. Maybe he will considering the mediocre Xbox releases of this summer. But in this article he was analizing how this year Summer of Arcade
Holy shit, I thought that I was the only one who always joined the losing team if both had the same number of players! Just this Sunday I joined a match on Hightower and carried the cart almost to the elevator, while the other team barely got it to the crossing. Then I switched teams and won. Granted, I don't pretend my contribution to that turnover was very far above negligible, except to myself, and it makes me feel good.
OT: I'm in Brazil and Microsoft has finally taken to calling it the Winter of Arcade here as well, except when it forgets doesn't, which is very very often. The little stupid briefcase menu where you can see all the games is also ridiculously offset and I can't even see anything that's near the right side of the screen.
I always pick red team when possible in TF2 because of Sarge from Red vs. Blue. You can never trust those dirty blues. The Blues never sleep! They're too busy plotting to destroy our way of life. That's how you can always spot a Blue. They're always conniving and scheming. Sometimes they do both! I call that... schenniving!
Then again, the list of really good XBLA games is fairly short. Which is a shame, though, as it really could feature a whole lot of different games instead of releasing a few ideas over and over again.
Cyan is a bad colour and you should feel bad.
Just kidding.
But seriously, it's bad.
I pick whatever team has the best players or is currently winning. I'm a horrible sport like that.
U dissing on Cyan?
There is nothing wrong with cyan. There are a million colours uglier than cyan.
Great post. Plus, Steam sales of those games tend to be way higher so maybe they just need to change publishers. PSN indie devs don't blast Sony, but platform-exclusive indie games feels like a wrong thing. Journey and Dyad are great, but being on all platforms can only be a good thing for everyone involved.
What are the Valve published indie games?
if we didn't have cyan, we couldn't have any printers, or indeed any CMY colours
I present my counter-argument: Pink. The best things in the world are pink.
That is all.
pink isn't a real colour
no seriously, look at the EM spectrum, no such thing, it's a construct made by our minds to bridge the gap between the two ends of the visible light spectrum, after all, what wavelngth is between red and violet? green, but that makes no sense, so our brains wrap the spectrum into a circle and make up magenta.
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I'm reading Cory Doctorow's semi-satirical novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Perhaps the most intriguing concept in the book is that there is no currency, as we would recognize it. This is because there's really no work to be done and so earning money in exchange for labor is an almost meaningless concept.
Instead, "woofie" is given based on mutual respect (whether its for a job well down or a good conversation). Woofie is used as the de facto currency, and will buy you anything you need, but it also seems to be self-reproducing. In other words, I don't have to give up my own woofie to give some to another.
It's a neat idea, and it makes sense in a society where one's social capital is more important than one's labor skill. It seems to me, however, that this would produce hyper-social societies, where "loners" are doomed to be poor, and only the super-rich can afford to take a social holiday.

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Daniel Disaster is one of the weirdest people I have ever met. His accolades are too numerous to count. His tracks are too massive to comprehend. He literally runs Atlanta. And yet, for some reason, he ended up crashing on my futon for a few days between shows in Brooklyn and Princeton. The college asked me to sort him out to come spin at a frat club, and it was quite possibly the most hilarious show I've ever seen. After a yell of 'the beer is free… somebody get me a free beer', things went apeshit. They kindly asked me to remove the 'PG' video we had cut, which obviously didn't include an ivy league girl getting fingered right in front of us.
That said, Daniel spent his entire stay playing tracks that I didn't expect, and sat in the dark in my apartment listening to Salem at 4am. I will never understand those 3 days.
But this mix is a perfect example what I consider to be an incredibly strong movement. I've heard many names for it. Most people seem to be leaning towards 'Witch House', or some similar variation. From everything to the Grim – Faded tape, to the Grave Wave mix Mishka provided, it seems people are drawn to this mellowed out shit with heavy drums and Screw influence. This mix encompasses that vibe perfectly. I can't even say I knew it dropped. It went up a couple weeks ago, and somebody from Australia linked me to it as I was home rewiring my setup. It's sad how disconnected I am.
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Also ran across this banger Heroes and Villains produced. They share booking agencies with Tamara Sky, and I was curious how long this would take to happen.
FREE DWNLD – HEROES X VILLAINS FEAT TAMARA SKY – Avion by Heroes x Villains


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Installing Vector Linux
Installing OS with gore series
Vector Linux isn't exactly well known, but it is actually quite nice if you like Slackware. It's very similar to Slackware Linux but has a few different things in it, but actually uses almost everything Slackware does for configuration, and the tools actually say Slackware. It's based heavily on it.
think Libranet and DebIan. Only main difference is a few tools and the installation.
Getting started:
To get started with the installation, just simply pop in the install CD and reboot.
when you first boot up you'll see a text screen.
Press Enter at the boot prompt and you'll see the same text screen you see with most Linux distros. You then see a very colorful nice looking text screen saying to press Enter.
After you press enter, you start a config screen for the keyboard map. It looks a lot like Free BSD. OK so it's EXACTLY like it.I'm in the US so I just hit Enter here as US is selected by default.
At the next screen, just press the "1" key on your keyboard and hit enter.
Now is the tricky part.... Sort of.
I have existing Linux partitions on this disk, so it found them.
If you wanted to use the partitions you may have already set up, then tell it to use them. I'm going to press Enter here as "Yes" is already selected, so this way I can set up all the partitions myself.
After you have pressed Enter, you come to a screen asking how yuo want to partition the disk. I'm going to choose CFDISK because I like it. If you know how to use Parted, then go for it. You need to make one Swap Partition and one Linux Partition.
It's mainly personal preference, so sue what you're comfortable with.
If you don't know how to do either, then just sit back and releax and read how I do it. Generally you'll want to make the FIRST partition the Swap space as that will put it closer to the begining of the disk where it's faster.
I have 384 MBs RAM in that machine so I'm going to make swap around 772 MBs. If you have 512 a GB if Swap is good.
Press the down Arrow Key once and press Enter to select CFDISK.
When you press Enter you're taken to the CFDISK screen to make the partitions.
If you're dual booting, you're on your own for now. Maybe when i get to it I'll teach a dual boot for this Linux but for now, I'm using the entire machine. So the first thing you should do is get used to moving the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Move the up and down arrow keys to select partitions. Move the left and right keys to select options. easy huh?
Delete all the partitions with CFDISK.
When you have that done, you have one partition left to work with. Create a new partition by pressing the right arrow key once, and press Enter when you have "New" highlighted.
You're going to make a new primary partition and at the begining of the drive for the swap.
When you ahve it created, press the right arrow keys until you have "Type".
You now press the Enter key 3 times. and you're done with that partition.
Press the down arrow key to select the other partition, and again create a new partition. And again at the begining, and then press Enter again because it auto selects the last remaining space left.
Now you should have two partitions. Now press Enter again to make that last one bootable.
Now go to "Type" again and press Enter, then Enter again, and type 83 for the Partition type which is Linux.
Now you just move with the right arrow key until you have "Write" selected. Press Enter and then type yes and Enter again.
This writes the partition table which doesn't take long.
You're almost done now with partitioning.
Move the left arrow key 4 times to select "Quit" and press Enter.
Now you're at a new screen telling you to reboot.
PRess the Down arrow key once and press Enter.
you see rebooting in 3 seconds and some text.
When the machine reboots, you'll seem to start the install over, which I admit is odd for an isntall.
so press Enter at the boot prompt again.
you're not restarting the whole install though so don't worry.
Again when you come to the screen with pretty text press Enter again.
And then again for the US Map.
Then PRess 1 on your keyboard like you did before for the Keyboard map and NOw you start the install.
this is where you come to the screen for partitions, which you just set up, so do this:
Right arrow key one time
"No" is selected
Press Enter.
Now press Enter again so this can check the install.
You see blue text saying "searching".
Hit enter again when you see the little screen saying it found the installation media OK.
The screen should now say "Target Partition".
Just press Enter here as it's saying it found the only Linux partition on the system.
this screen says the Swap was found and so you really just need to press Enter.
The next screen is up to you, you can check for errors on the install or, like me not giving a **** because you've installed 3 times to make sure you have it down now, you KNOW it's fine, just press the Right arrow key once and press Enter to say No.
This is where the File system type is seelcted.
you can use ExT2, 3, or, like me, Reiser. Whic is one of the best.
Resiser should be used when possible because it's not only faster than most other journaling File systems, it's very awesome with speed AND journaling, If for some reason teh system crashes you don't need to sit there while it gets checked because Resiser has a log of what happened, why and where so it's faster on recovery too.
So press the Arrow down key one time and press Enter.
The next screen shows the developer has a sense of humor.
Press the down arrow key once, and press Enter.
It makes the file system. Now you get a scarey warning saying it will do what it said it would do.
Just press "y" and press Enter.
The next screen, just press Enter.
The install is now starting, just relax as it starts installing the system. You can get coffee, send me money, or, smoke. Which I'm going to do.
I smoke when I wrote these to much.
when this finishes, you can now select a Kernel. For the most part you can just press Enter for the default, but if you need SCSI, simply select that one instead.
The Kernel gets done idntalling after a few moments depending on how fast your machinen is and then, you have the choice of installing X or not. Again this is up to you but for the newbies reading this, I'll walk you through this too.
Press Enter and Yes is auto selected, but if you don't need X, press the right arrow key once and hit Enter.
after you hit Enter, if you selected yes for X to be installed, it begins installing the X system. this can take some time and again grab a coffee or something.
My Slackware 20 machine just booted up in 40 seconds and that's without shutting down any services. I'm only adding that to show you how big X is. The install is still installing X while Slackware had time to have the power button hit, and boot up waiting for me to log in long before this was finished.
Now the system is installed and ready to be configured.
This screen tells you about the configuration a little, just press Enter.
after you press Enter, you see the same screen you did if you have ever installed Slackware Linux. I mean EXACT screen. This si the screen for installing LILO.
Just press Enter as "Simple" is selected already.
The next selection you make depends. If you have old or weird hardware, you may want to select the one at the top, and for the most part, you can just rpess Enter. then you can pretty surely just press Enter again. Unless you need to send data to the hardware.
If you have a dual boot, pay attention to this screen. You can put Lilo on a floppy so that machine won't boot without it, which is cool if you make sure you have 300 copies of that floppy in case it gets lost, or something similar to it, or you can install to the MBR which is what I'm doing as this is only going to have Linux on it.
If you used Partition Magic, and you have Boot Magic installed, you need to put it on the floppy OR put it on the Root partition so Boot magic isn't over written.
I'm putting it on the MBR though. Select an option and hit Enter.
Then it probes hardware. The next screen you can say No to because you've already set a keyboard map.
the next screen asks if your mouse has a scroll wheel. This should be self explanitory.
Now you select the screen resolution.
I'm selecting 1024. don't set it to high if you have a tiny or crap monitor.
Setting up Networking:
The next screen is for network set up.
Enter in a host name. If you have a network you want this to be a part of, enter in what YOU need to enter in. If you're not using a Network, you can make up whatever you want really here.
When it comes time to Enter the domain, again, whatever you want, org, com, net....mil.
The next option is for users of high speed and LANs.
Here I select DHCP because one of my routers hands out IPs as needed.
When you get finished here you're done.
configuring Vector:
The next part is configuring Vector Linux
If you have a modem, use this to set it up, but I don't so I'm not going to.
Press the down arrow key to select time and hit Enter. On that screen you come to, press Enter again and then select where you live or close to where you liev and hit Enter again.
When you have the things you need all set up, go ahead and exit.
After pressing Enter to exit, you see a screen saying to use passwd after logging in as root to set the password.
Press Enter and you're done. When the machine reboots, hit Enter to start up Linux, and then, when you are asked to log in, type root and hit Enter. Then hit Enter for the password in true Stallman style.
Then when you're logged in as root, type passwd and make a password for root. You're done.


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And second.... Mid-March?? Nope. I'm just in disbelief about that. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm super excited that Spring (and then Summer) is almost here. I LOVE warmer weather and being outside. But if we are already in Mid-March, that means that my littlest boy is turning 3 Years Old in a matter of weeks, which is ridiculous. But okay, that's a topic for another post I think. March also brings another Stitch Fix!!! Which, of course, is the actual reason for this post today.
A friend of mine told me a few days ago that I'm obsessed with Stitch Fix. Why yes, yes I am. I have honestly started cleaning out my closet, like, really cleaning it out. I am basically getting rid of everything I don't absolutely love. And what I realized, is that 3/4 of what's left in there, are pieces that Stitch Fix has sent me. That's no joke. So yes, I'm totally and completely obsessed with this service. Wanna know something crazy? Next month I will celebrate TWO years of Stitch Fixes. That's pretty intense, and amazing, isn't it? I love it.
Okay sorry, I will stop gushing. It's hard, though, because I really can't say enough good things about this company. So my stylist, Nicole, she really listened to the notes & feedback I gave and did a really great job picking out these pieces for me this month. I'm really really excited about this fix, as usual, though. :-)
Okay here we go!......
Item #1 -Arynn Tie-Back Chevron Print Tank
Item #2 - Pinson Drape Cardigan
Item #3 - Haiden Straight Leg Jean
I put all of these items on together because they make such a great outfit!! I realized, though, after I took these photos, that I totally forgot a full length shot of the jeans. Whoops. But they fit pretty well actually. A little loose around the knees, though. I'm going to try them on again and see what I think.
Let's talk about the top. I LOVE the colors. So fresh and Springy, wouldn't you agree??
And the cardigan? This is gold. It is so versatile and comfortable!! I'm FOR SURE keeping this, in fact I already took the tags off and am wearing it as I type this :-) I also love how feminine it is, as well as how perfectly it transitions to Spring and Summer.
Item #4 - Mendolan Pintuck Detailed Jersey Tank
This is fabulous. I always let me stylist know that I prefer things to fit me loosely. Personally, I don't like for fitting clothing, they always make me feel constricted and self-conscious. So this top is definitely something I would pick up on the rack at a store. Keeping!!
Item # 5 - Kaelyn Laser Cut Two-Tone Reversible Tote
Again, they totally rocked it with the handbag!!! I have kept several they've sent me, are they are basically the only ones I ever use. This one is seriously cute. I love that it's reversible, which makes it super versatile. The only thing that is stopping me from getting this, is that I have one this size already, in basically the same color. But I do really love the detailing on this bag. I'll have to mull it over some more before making a final decision :)
So that's it for my March Stitch Fix!! What do you think??? I am extremely happy with this one and am already getting excited for next months!! I don't know how I would dress myself without this service. lol


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Open the file "Software1.psd", and open the file "software-cover-flat.psd" as well we will use both of them.
The reason we use the software-cover-flat PSD is because we have 2 sides on the 3D PSD (Software1.psd) and we need to change the left layer and the right layer. The left layer need to be a continuation of the right and because we want everything to be exactly on the same height and we need the continuation to be perfect we use the software-cover-flat PSD and just cut the left to the left and the right to the right.
We are now going to work with software-cover-flat.psd now, this is the window that will display inside of Photoshop:
In the PSD you should see a guideline that separate the left side from right side. If you don't see the guide go to view >> show >> and make sure there is a v on guides, you can also do that by pressing on the shortcut key "ctrl+;"
Below you can see what each layer does on the layout:
In the picture below you can see how each layer affects the flat layout, the numbers in the picture above and in the picture below are the same for each part, that way you can see where the layer located on the layout.
On each layer that have a color box you can change its color by pressing twice on the color box, and then chose the new color on the color picker and just press ok.
If you want to change the text press twice on the text box icon that on the left side of the text layer that you want to change, and write the new text you want in there.
If you want to change the color of the text, select the text layer that you want to change, then go to the tools bar
and chose the "type tool" (the one with the T icon) and you will see in the top windows of Photoshop a color box showing up,
press on the box and then chose the new color that you want.
As you can see in the picture below in steps:
If you want to add a picture to the design, put the picture above the layer that called "PUT IMAGE HERE".
If you want to hide the layer that say put image here press on the eye icon that on the left of that layer:
You can do the same to all the layers that you want to hide.
Now change the flat layout to the design that you want, when you done you will
need to merge all the layers that on the PSD to one layer, if you want to save the layout now would be the right
time because after you will merge the layers you won't be able to make more changes.
To merge the layers press on "ctrl+shift+e" or you can go to layer >> merge visible
After you merged all the layers go to the tools bar and select the "rectangular marquee tool". You can see the tool selected in the picture below:
With the "rectangular marquee tool" selected, select the left side of the layout by pressing on the left key on the mouse and drag it from the top left to the bottom of the right left side. You can tell where the left side end with the guideline.
Now go to "Software1.psd" if you didn't opened it yet do it now, and this is the how it would look. In the middle you have the 3D software layout and on the right you have the layers.
We are going to work now with the smart objects, on the layers panel we have 2 of them, "Software LeftSide" is the left side of the 3D layout and "Software Front" is the right side of the layout.
Press twice on the icon that on the left of "Software LeftSide" layer to open the smart object window (the flat window).
After you will do that Photoshop will open a new window a flat window.
On the new window you will see the left 3D side on a flat layout, any change that you will make on that window will take affect on the 3D layout after you will save it. Paste the left side that you copied on the new window to that that press on the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+v" or go to edit and paste, after pasting it save the document, you can do that by pressing the shortcut "ctrl+s" or just go to file and click on save.
After saving go back to the window that you had on the start (the window with the 3D layout) as you can see in the picture below:
And there you will see how the changes that you made to the flat layout affected the 3D layout. Now do the same thing for the right side go back to "software-cover-flat.psd" copy the right side this time, then go to "Software1.psd" and press twice on the smart object that called "Software Front".
Paste it in the new window (the flat window) and save it by pressing "ctrl+s". Go back to the 3D window and you will see that the changes that you made on the smart objects affected the 3D layout as well.


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Isola Bella, best known for its spectacular baroque gardens.
Principe and Principessa Borromeo
An interior courtyard.
One of the grotto rooms on the lower level of the palazzo, which Edith Wharton likened to "a poet's notion of some twilight refuge from summer heats."
The monumental Salone Grande, which was built in the Fifties and based on 17th-century plans.
The ceiling of the Salone Grande.
The bedroom adjacent to the Throne Room features the motto of the family saint.
A niche in one of the grotto rooms.
A wall fresco depicting another family property.
Posing in their private garden, from left, Vitaliano, Marina, Lucrezia and the senior Borromeos.
Statuary and elaborate constructions in the multilevel garden.
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It has often been criticized that Superman is not a real hero. Ofcourse he fights evil, helps and rescues people and all that good stuff. But the reason why a lot of critics do not give him the title is because Superman is invulnerable; his enemies cannot harm him with earthly weapons. Hence he risks less than the other, earthly-mortal superheros and devoiding him off the title.
Umru Ayar is one of those earthly-mortal superheros who gambles his life to fight evil and to help and rescue people who need him. When I use the word 'gamble', I mean it quite literally. Yes, Umru's imperfectness as a superhero is his greed and he does, what he does, for a price. But don't fret, Umru is brave and as the word 'Ayar' suggests; clever. He is just like any superhero you know, only this time, he is desi.
The soft launch of Umru Ayar was held on the 11th of April, 2013 at Kachee Goliyan's crib. After reading the first issue and quite a bit of laughter on the 'donut' joke, we got down to business. Positive, energetic and friendly; the team was more than willing to answer our questions and doubts about the project and made sure that we went home convinced.
The comic book, Umru Ayar, is inspired from the famous early-Urdu stories, published under the same name, and the Kachee Goliyan team has done a wonderful job in not only keeping the original concept intact but also in tuning it to the modern day criteria. The team is targeting maximum audience and has decided to launch the comic book in both: English and Urdu. The artwork is incredible. Great attention has been given to the details, like the use of traditional dark colours through out the comic, signifying that the artist has put his heart and soul in to the project. The dialogues, in both English and Urdu, are fun and grasp attention immediately. And the concept, new and original, leaves you excited for more.
The idea of a comic book, in this part of the world, is inexperienced. The errors in it are evident but forgivable. And the issue might leave you feeling that there is some little thing amiss. But the effort behind the whole project is sincere, devoted and apparent; promising that as Umru Ayar burgeons, it will get even better.
The official launch of the comic book, Umru Ayar, is scheduled for 6PM on the 14th of April, 2013 at T2F (The Second Floor) where the ambitious team awaits you and I, too, urge you to go support them.
In a country where people have grown afraid to step out of their houses, Kachee Goliyan has found a brilliant way for you to spend time home. So sit back, relax, grab a copy of Umru Ayar, enjoy and stay safe.


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Il Fatto Quotidiano
il Fatto Quotidiano is an Italian daily newspaper owned by Editoriale Il Fatto SpA published in Rome, Italy. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and was edited by Antonio Padellaro until 2015, when Marco Travaglio became the editor.[citation needed]
Front page of the first issue of the newspaper on 23 September 2009.
|Daily newspaper
|Editoriale Il Fatto S.p.A
|Marco Travaglio
|23 September 2009
|Political alignment
|Rome, Italy
|39,396 (June 2015)
Late within 2008, Marco Travaglio was asked by fellow journalist Massimo Fini to advertise the latter's newly founded magazine, La Voce del Ribelle ("The Rebel's Voice"), on the former's blog, voglioscendere.it, with the objective of gathering "a few hundred subscriptions". Thousands of people answered, allowing Fini's magazine to succeed.[1] Because of this success, Travaglio started considering the idea of using his blog to launch a new newspaper, independent from public funding.[1]
The intention of publishing a new national newspaper was announced by Marco Travaglio on his blog, voglioscendere.it on 1 June 2009.[2] The title il Fatto Quotidiano ("The Daily Fact") was chosen as a homage to journalist Enzo Biagi,[2] who was purged from state television RAI at prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's request, and whose hugely successful daily ten-minute prime-time news commentary on Rai Uno, named Il Fatto, was removed from programming. The newspaper could not just be named "Il Fatto" because RAI, the Italian public broadcast vetoed it mentioning name ownership, even if its very management was the one who put it off the air.
In June 2009, l'Antefatto,[3] a promotional website, was set up containing information about subscription and the development of the project.[2]
The publisher stated he would not use the Italian state advertising and funding to run the newspaper but instead he would use only money from sales and market advertisements.[2]
The first issue, printed in 100,000 copies in addition to 32,000 subscriptions, was already sold out before 8:00 AM on 23 September, even though distribution was limited to the largest cities. As a consequence, the newspaper announced it would immediately double the number of copies and publish the first issue, free of charge, on the Internet.[4][5]
il Fatto Quotidiano is published by Editoriale Il Fatto S.p.A., an Italian company. The company regulation states that up to 70% of the shares can be owned by entrepreneurs, but no one of them can own more than 16% of the share capital, estimated in 600,000 euros.[6] The remaining 30% of the shares is owned by the newspaper columnists.[6] Therefore, no important choice can be made without the consent of the columnists as a 70% majority + 1 is needed to carry out decisions about the newspaper policy or editor election.[6] The managing director is Giorgio Poidomani.
Format and circulationEdit
il Fatto Quotidiano is printed in the compact format and full colour. It is distributed in Italy either by post and over 25,000 newsagents in the major Italian towns and regions.[7][8] A significant fraction of the readership, about one fifth,[9] is made out of subscriptions to the PDF version of the newspaper.
The circulation of il Fatto Quotidiano was 113,000 copies on 25 December 2009.[9] The paper had a circulation of 78,669 copies in 2010.[10]
- Antonio Padellaro (2009–2015)
- Marco Travaglio (2015–present)
- ^ a b La Voce del Ribelle, a year later, by Marco Travaglio on his blog.
- ^ a b c d Voglioscendere.it – Marco Travaglio – Abbonatevi al Fatto (in Italian)
- ^ Presentazione de "L'Antefatto" (in Italian)
- ^ The first issue of Il Fatto', Marco Travaglio.
- ^ First issue of Il Fatto.
- ^ a b c Giorgio Poidomani, Senza Padroni in il Fatto Quotidiano page 22 published on 23 September 2009 (in Italian)
- ^ il Fatto Quotidiano: distribuzione in citta' e pronvincie (in Italian)
- ^ Dove arriva "Il Fatto" e perché (in Italian)
- ^ a b The Fatto's facts, by Antonio Padellaro (in Italian)
- ^ "National Newspapers". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in Italian)


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And that isn't very long at all. The wedding is THIS month! I can't believe how fast time has gone by. It seems like only a few days ago I was nervously preparing myself to talk with Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins and ask their permission to court Laura. And then asking permission to propose. And now. The wedding is almost here. Wow.
Also. I thought these spoons where cool. 😛


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The S1 sideboard not only looks great, it's a celebration of quality construction and woodwork mastery. The cabinet has been designed without hinges, handles or metal sliders.
In fact, all joints and moving parts of the sideboard are entirely dependent on the sheer quality of the craftsmanship.
Additionally, the wooden trays have been designed in such a way that they can slide out and be used as serving trays, and the doors slide out to be added or removed as needed.
Created by danish designers Karl Rüdiger Rossell and Tonny Glisman at ByKato, the S1 unit has been manufactured by Andersen Furniture since 2011.


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Earlier this month, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued a report entitled "A Vision for Managing America's Saltwater Recreational Fisheries" (http://www.trcp.org/assets/pdf/Visioning-Report-fnl-web.pdf). The report is apparently intended to inform federal legislators during the run-up to the Magnuson Act reauthorization, and serve as a guide to how anglers want federal fisheries laws to work.
The problem is that I'm an angler, and you're probably an angler, and there's a pretty good chance that TRCP never asked any of us whether we shared this "Vision" of theirs. I'm not sure who represents my point of view these days—the folks who once did have since changed their minds—but given how the "Vision" came out, I don't think that anyone consulted them, either. Yet, because of the people behind the "Vision", it is going to be promoted as our agenda, whether or not we were asked, and whether or not we agree.
That said, the "Vision" report isn't irreparably bad. It contains some pretty good ideas. But because it tries to please everyone connected to recreational fishing, it also contains some really awful suggestions that, on balance, outweigh the good. After I read what was probably the inspiration for the "Vision" report—a paper produced by one of the report's "contributors" about a year ago—I walked away from the folks responsible, even though I had worked with them for seventeen years. Those bad parts are really bad…
Do you remember Procrustes? In Greek myth, he was a sort of innkeeper from Hell, who invited weary travelers to spend the night. If someone was too tall and didn't fit in his bed, Procrustes would just chop of their legs to fix things. And if someone was short and didn't use the full mattress, he was more than glad to stretch that squat body until it filled the available space.
TRCP's "Vision" is a sort of Procrustes' bed for the angling community. TRCP notes that
"The work to implement a national policy for recreational fishing will take a collective effort in which all segments of the recreational fishing community will need to come together and engage with fisheries managers, policymakers and other stakeholders to create a unified vision."
That sounds pretty nice in a Kumbaya sort of way, but when TRCP took it upon itself to "set the foundation for a management system that addresses the needs of anglers and industry," it assumed an impossible task.
That's largely because, despite wishful thinking, no "recreational fishing community" truly exists; rather, there are a lot of discrete and often mutually hostile interest groups that are involved with recreational fishing. What is mother's milk for one group is anathema to another. The folks who contributed to the "Vision" report have been involved in their share of internecine squabbles, and know that as well as I do.
As far as anglers go, there are fish hogs who kill everything that the law allows—plus a few more—and anglers who never keep fish at all. Most, including me, fall somewhere in between those extremes. And as far as the angling industry goes, there are those who cater to the pigs, those who cater to the catch-and-release folks and the majority who sell to anyone with a dollar to spare—which usually means catering to the least common denominator, because that way, their doors are open to all.
To get all of those folks under the same big tent, the "Vision" report must also take a least common denominator approach. It freely admits that conservation is important to anglers (the report makes 22 references to "conservation" in just 11 pages of text). But when it becomes time to put words into concrete recommendations, conservation concerns are subordinated to economic and allocation issues that require weaker fisheries laws.
Thus, the "Vision" will appeal to people who want to kill more fish, people who sell stuff to anglers who kill more fish and to people who run boats out to places where more fish can be killed. It probably won't be so attractive to those who want to promptly restore distressed fisheries, who enjoy an abundance of fish or who want to leave healthy fisheries behind for their children.
I'm one of the latter sort, and TRCP's vision certainly doesn't resemble mine. But then, I'm probably never going to agree with headboat captains over in Sheepshead Bay, where enforcement folks can run out of summons books when they take on the poachers. Yet those captains are part of the "recreational fishing community," and if TRCP wants them to share in the "unified vision," some compromises must be made.
I worry about fish stocks collapsing. I have watched winter flounder, once the most abundant recreational fish in our bays, all but disappear. Representatives of the local marine trades, bait dealers and tackle shops freely acknowledge that there's a problem—but oppose any concrete efforts to fix it, out of fears that their incomes could fall. Those folks are a part of the "recreational fishing community" too, and given TRCP's emphasis on economics, a more important part of the "Vision" than my fellow anglers and I.
I've been involved with fisheries advocacy for a long time. I don't get paid for it, and it's more work than fun—if I ever quit, I'd have to start sticking pins in my eyes to keep up the pain—but I've been an angler for all of my life, and I feel an obligation to leave something good behind for the generations that follow. If there is anything that I've learned along the way, it is that the professed interests of fishermen and the fishing industry seldom coincide.
That doesn't make intuitive sense, because fishermen are the industry's customers, but it seems true just the same.
A decade ago, when I sat on the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council, the debate over summer flounder was reaching is rhetorical peak. The greatest opposition to needed rebuilding measures came from party boat operators and tackle dealers—members of the "recreational fishing community." If they had their way, the spectacular recovery of the summer flounder, which led to the abundance and the size of the fluke we enjoy today, might never have happened. As an angler, do you share that "vision"?
Take that a step further. Many—probably most—of the captains and mates on the for-hire boats also hold commercial licenses. They're more than happy to sell their passengers' fish. Do you think that their "vision" is anything like yours?
There is a reason that the Magnuson Act contains different definitions for "charter fishing" and "recreational fishing." The sectors' interests and motivations just aren't the same. If they can't be included in the same definition, why should we think that they can be included in the same "Vision"?
Maybe I'm a little sensitive about this, but I'm a veteran of the various striped bass fights here in New York, when conservation-minded anglers repeatedly squared off against a profit-minded industry.
I was here during the moratorium, when some Montauk boats engaged in "civil disobedience," publicly landing illegal bass, to protest regulations that impeded their business.
I was here the only time that legislation outlawing commercial bass harvest had even a slim chance of passage, when the Montauk Captains' Association refused to support the bill, because—well, a lot of them sold fish.
I was here in '95, when striped bass were declared to be "recovered," and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission said that it was OK to take two 28-inch fish. New York's striped bass anglers filled hearing rooms, asking that the state keep the old limits of one fish at 36 inches, while the for-hires and the tackle shops demanded two at 28. There was money to be made by turning a gamefish into a panfish that could replace disappearing fluke, tautog and flounder in their customers' buckets, conservation considerations—and public opinion—be damned.
And I was here during the Amendment 6 debate, when the owner of a fishing website and magazine asked his readers whether they wanted harvest reduced, so that more big spawning females survived. Anglers strongly preferred conservation, and the site owner said so at an ASMFC hearing. Early the next morning, the shops and the boats initiated a boycott to punish him for representing anglers' interests instead of theirs.
Based on such experience, when people talk about a "unified vision" of the "recreational fishing community," I hear "the unified vision of the recreational fishing industry," because the price that the industry imposes for "unity" is doing things their way—making sure that conservation never interferes with their business.
Which takes us back to TRCP's "Vision", and to this blog.
As I wrote at the beginning of this piece, TRCP's "Vision" isn't mine. However, it might be yours—that's up to you to decide.
To decide, you need information, and that's not easy to come by. Pretty soon, you'll probably start reading a lot of articles hyping the "Vision" in the angling press. But you're unlikely to find much thoughtful analysis, and you probably won't see any criticism at all, because advertisers would never approve.
So, beginning with this post, and continuing for the next three weeks, I'm going to be analyzing aspects of the "Vision". I'll tell you what I think, and more importantly, why. You might think I'm right or you might think I'm wrong, but in many ways, that doesn't matter.
What really matters is that you think—long and hard—about how people want to change the Magnuson Act, and whether making such changes is the right thing to do.
And when the time for thinking is done, I'm going to ask you to follow up and to act—to contact your Congressmen, your fishing clubs, your friends—and tell them exactly what YOUR vision for fisheries management might be.
Because the industry doesn't just have their "Vision." They have their staff and their lobbyists and a friendly press at their beck and call.
But we anglers, particularly we anglers who care about rebuilding and conserving the fish we depend on, have no one but ourselves.
But there are a lot of us. And if we think and act and speak with the courage of our convictions, maybe—just maybe—that will be enough to win the day.
I've touched on a number of fisheries management issues over the short life of this blog.
The "One Angler's Vision" series of posts that began with this post may well be the most important thing that will ever appear here. There are about 11,000,000 salt water anglers in the United States, and right now, maybe two dozen people, representing a handful of business and fishing advocacy organizations, are getting ready to tell Congress and federal policymakers how the fish crucial to those 11 million anglers should be managed. They will try to shape policies that may well determine whether your children's children ever see a winter flounder, catch a codfish or experience the diversity of a healthy southern reef.
The TRCP's "Vision" represents those folks' effort to shape the fishery management process. We can expect it to be rolled out in the press and at conferences, as its supporters try to create a bandwagon effect and win broad angler support. But anglers should know what they're supporting before they jump on that wagon.
So I'm writing this series, which reflects my own vision for the management process, to provide anglers an alternative to the stories they'll read in an industry-friendly press.
If you believe that it's important for anglers to hear what I have to say, and if you think that this blog is worthwhile, I ask you to forward it to your fishing friends, and to anyone else who you might think is interested. Mention it in a club newsletter, or post it on a Facebook page. Just try to get out the word, and ask others to do the same, before the coming hype makes folks deaf to others' voices.
Maybe my vision is wrong, and TRCP got it right. Maybe it's the other way around.
But either way, anglers should decide for themselves, and not let a handful of industry folks and a few of their friends make the decision for them.
In case you're interested, the whole series will look like this:
Part I: The Myth of "Community"
Part II: Managing for Abundance
Part III: Groundfish and Gamefish
Part IV: South vs. North
Part VI: A Time for Visionaries
I hope that you read them and pass on the word. And that you find them worthwhile.


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My grandmother made these roasted pecans every Thanksgiving. Everyone loves them!
Melt 2 T. butter and 2 T. olive oil on a cookie sheet in a 325 degree oven. Add pecans and stir to coat. Cook 10 minutes then stir again and cook for 8 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels.


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For the past several days, I've been dreaming of fall. Apple-picking and pumpkin patches and of hills covered in red-garbed maples. Dreams of bundling up in a warm sweater and corduroy pants and getting lost in a good old fashioned corn maze. The midwesterner in me always comes out with a vengeance in the fall, because as much as I love California, fall never feels like autumn to me here. This is my 4th fall living here, and this is the closest I've ever found to the midwestern autumn colors in my heart:
This was taken last year in Lake Tahoe, somewhere near Emerald Bay. It's lovely -- the yellow aspens against the brilliant blue of the sky. In fact, I'm planning a trip to the Sierras in a couple weeks to enjoy the lovely weather again. (Anyone want to recommend where's best in October -- Tahoe, Yosemite, or Sequoia / Kings Canyon?) But, still, I'm lonely right now for home and the paintbox autumns of my childhood.


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Miles Kane has announced plans for a matinee show at Liverpool venue Eric's after his two intimate homecoming shows at the Liverpool venue sold out in two minutes earlier today (October 11).
Kane will now play an extra afternoon 14+ show on December 7, alongside gigs in the evenings of December 6 and 7. The three gigs will take place after he winds up his current UK tour, which finishes tonight at London's O2 Academy Brixton. Tickets for the new show are on sale now.
Meanwhile, Kane recently unveiled the video for his new single 'Better Than That'. The track comes out on October 14 and was co-written by Kane and Andy Partridge of iconic new wave band XTC. The song features on Kane's second LP, 'Don't Forget Who You Are', which is out now. Click below to watch the video, which features Kane performing the track alongside his band in an empty warehouse space.
Miles Kane will play:
London O2 Academy Brixton (October 11)
Liverpool Eric's (December 6)
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Come on in and visit!
During the academic year, we open our doors, and invite you along with your children to experience a typical day with us at our preschool here in Potomac, Maryland. You and your little ones can observe our children throughout the day starting with circle time, craft projects, reading circles, as well as German language sessions. It is a fabulous opportunity to not only get to meet our certified, German-speaking teachers and observe them at work, but you will also meet parents of our current students and can exchange experiences with them.
Separate tours of all buildings of the German International School Washington D.C. are also available. Please sign up at 301.767.3807 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Bloodshed in Biloxi
Season 8 • Episode 17
Panic spreads through a Mississippi town when Lynette Jarrett disappears. With no body and little evidence, no one can solve this mystery. Only when a secret is revealed do detectives unravel a tale of obsession that leads them to one greedy guy.
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Imagine a world without animals. What a boring world it would be. Unfortunately, one out of every eight species of birds, one in four mammals, one in three amphibians, and one in five plants are endangered, according to Kids Discover.
The lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Web page is updated daily. Hundreds of the animals listed there, are natives to our region, and sadly, can only be found in low or declining numbers in Missouri and Kansas.
Plants and animals are impacted by what humans do to the habitat that we share with them. We are destructive to habitats: we overhunt, overfish and poach animals; we introduce invasive species into ecosystems; we pollute air, water and land; and contribute to climate change; we try to make wild animals into pets.
All of these things can result in an endangered species (likely to become extinct throughout all or a large portion of their range), a threatened species (likely to become endangered in the near future) or a critical habitat (vital to the survival of endangered or threatened species). Congress passed the Endangered Species Act of 1973 which created federal responsibility for the protection of endangered and threatened species and their habitat. You can learn more about the Endangered Species Act from the National Wildlife Federation. Learn how to contact Congress to defend the Endangered Species Act by visiting the Endangered Species Coalition.
At least one or more endangered species are found in 204 of the 394 National Park Service (NPS) units. But, the NPS also has had some success in restoring species to park units, with the help of the Endangered Species Act. In the last 11 years, 44 park populations of 38 species of threatened and endangered species have been reintroduced or out-planted to NPS units.
America's national symbol, the Bald Eagle, was once on the decline. It is being monitored every fifth year starting in 2008, continuing in 2013, 2018, 2023, and ending in 2028. If there are no threats to the species after that time, then the species would be delisted. Visit the Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library and Environmental Learning Center, one of only two public library environmental learning centers in the United States, at the Wyandotte County Lake, for more information, and to find out the best places at the lake to view bald eagles.


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Designed the logo and the online shop for Woodberg. An online retailer for high quality natural grooming products. Go visit their shop here.
The berlin-based creative blog Ignant asked me to do an interview, where I had do draw the answers to their questions. You can see the whole interview here.
The second store by asphaltgold is called AGC. The last letter 'C' not only stands for Club, but also for Charity or Crew.Go visit their shop here.
While this store is mostly for contemporary streetwear, it can also be used as a display location for special released or events.
Customers can also buy highly limited sneakers for less than the average resale price, and the margin will be donated.
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Vera Burbulla is a german interior architect based in Darmstadt.
The cut outs between the light and the bold typeface refers to a ground plan.
The different versions will be adapted on business cards or letterheads.
Barcelona based magazine 'Perdiz' asked me for the second time now, to illustrate some some of their stories.
The opera house in Frankfurt started a program called "Pegasus" for children to get in contact with classic music. The kids can dance, act, sing, play and make music by their own (learning by doing).
I painted some watercolor illustrations for the poster and the magazin.The client was hauser lacour for Alte Oper Frankfurt.
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The discovered fragments, shown in this book are estimated to be approximately 3,5 billion years old.All of the discovered fragments originate from this planet, however, some of the rock samples, which were found inside the capsule are twice as old as Earth itself.
It is assumed that we are dealing with time travel here.Through its presence in the past, the time traveler retroactively changed the original evolution of our earth.A parallel universe was created - ours.
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Each element of a Nike Air Max 1 shoe (except the sole) cut out and engraved from root wood with a laser.
Free postcardprint available at asphaltgold.
A typeface that can be transformed into a coded typeface. A coded letter is build out of the same parts as an uncoded letter. Every letter of the typeface has a curve.
The rules for the coded letters are easy. They should fit into the grid of the normal letter. They should be at least taller than wide. The shape should be closed.
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A book about typographic stamps in the netherlands. Since 2007, the netherlands have a new system that actual doesn't show the value of the stamp in eurocents.
The book contains texts and stamps about Jan van Krimpen, Wim Crouwel, Hansje van Halem and a stamp concept of me.
I was inspired by a 3D lookalike typeface. Taking away parts of the letter, made it look destroyed. It became a typeface out of trapezium modules.
A social critical campaign, that uses stickers, which should be placed on ad's or billboards. It refers to our behaviour with the internet and smartphones.
A game for a smartphone. My idea is simple. Technical objects fall in midair, while they rotate. The player presses a button and the object lands on the ground. If the object falls on a sensitive edge, it will break and you get to the next level. The object gets larger with every level.
The player starts with a light bulb, a mobile phone, a camera, a washing machine, up to a space shuttle. If the object lands on a flat side or edge which is not sensitive enough, he gets a new attempt. There is no time limit.
Play the demo here.
For the graduands of summer 2011 from the Faculty of Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt i did this large-format magazin.
It shows a surreal drawing of the student in relation to his degree-topic. All illustrations are hand-drawn. 700 free copies were handed out.
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Instead of portraying that kids suffer of physical inactivity by diagrams and statistics, I tried to show it through funny and absurd illustrations. The reason for this inactivity can not only be found in
wrong parenting or videogames but also in the growing displacement of playgrounds by city- and street building projects.watch (fullview recommended).
One week, ten commandments, nine students and basically one room. For this workshop we travelled to Savergne, a small rural village in the east of France. We came there because of it's solitude which helped us to work effective and concentrated. We were told to draw, illustrate, photograph
or type ten things to each one of the commandments like for example "Honor your father and your mother". After the seven days we had collected about 900 ideas, which were all meant to be printed in one book.
During an eight days workshop by Dan Reynolds (www.typeoff.de), it was all about stencil-lettering. The aim was not to create a whole typeface, but only a few letters to practice.
My finished stencils were not flat, but rather three dimensional. This created the fade-effect while spraying.
"Es sind vierzig" was the theme of the catalog and exhibition for the graduands of winter 2010 from the Faculty of Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt. The photo on the cover is not the prettiest, but has it warrant. It shows the entrance of our faculty, which is now
under construction and will be rebuild. The catalog has a japanese binding and is perforated on one side. If you dare, you can open it, and explore some of the works, originated during the graduand's time in university. It also has the feature to see a portait of each student as a freshman and
one after he graduated. It was a teamwork project with Alexander Brade and Mari Babic. 350 copies sold.
Illustrations to the fable »Hänsel und Gretel«. Ambiguous passages in the text were my inspiration for the pictures.
I did not permit myself to paint my pictures new, so marker and Tipp-Ex became my stylistic elements.
Information brochure about 'swine-flu' (H1N1).This brochure shows an insight view about the consequences and the measures that take action against the spreading of the flu.
One statistic shows the counting number of infested and deceased people. While the other shows the dwindling attention of the flu in the news by the start of the media hype.
This book contains parts of different texts by authors which deal with 'the end of the world'. A scenario about an accident at an atomic power plant and the consequences, is just one example.
Each chapter in the book has its own layout and type. The cover (textile) is refined with silkscreen.
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Children at Pocklington Infant School had a roaring time during an enjoyable visit by a representative from the Dinostar Museum, Hull.
Mr Plater brought a selection of dinosaur artefacts into school for the children to have some hands-on experience of dinosaurs. The children found out about different types of dinosaurs and their fossils.
Mrs Piggott, one of the Foundation Stage teachers, said: "The day was a great fun and the children were excited to see the artefacts and keen to find out all about dinosaurs."


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Gregory A. Adams is executive vice president and group president reporting to the Chairman and CEO. He has direct responsibility for all eight Kaiser Permanente Regions, serving more than 11.3 million members and operating 38 hospitals and 651 medical office facilities. Adams' accountabilities include co-leading Enterprise Shared Services to serve the operational needs of the regions and leading Kaiser Permanente's national Medicare care delivery strategy. He also has responsibility for the organization's partnership with the National Basketball Association, the first-ever health care partnership with the NBA.
Adams was appointed president of the Northern California Region for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc. in April 2008. In January 2011, Adams was named one of the organization's group presidents, assuming additional responsibility for the Mid-Atlantic Region and various national initiatives. In July 2013, Adams was appointed executive vice president and in April 2016, he was named group president for Kaiser Permanente's seven regions. In addition to his group president responsibilities, he serves on the organization's National Executive Team and Executive Committee.
Adams has 30 years of leadership experience as a senior health care executive and strategic consultant. He started his career with Kaiser Permanente in Southern California in 1999 and has held a number of executive leadership positions within the organization. In the Southern California Region, he served as senior vice president and service area manager of the Tri-Central area and chief operating officer for the region. In 2007 he moved to Northern California, where he was associate regional president and chief operating officer before being named president.
Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Adams held several executive roles in the health care industry, providing strategic and operational leadership for hospitals, health systems and medical groups throughout the country. He was senior vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Catholic Healthcare West in Southern California; president and CEO of St. Bernadine Medical Center in San Bernardino, California; chief operating officer for Baptist Healthcare System of Southeast Texas; and director of Critical Care Services for the Mayo Clinic's St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He also owned a health care firm that provided strategic and operational improvement consulting for health care organizations.
Adams is past chair of the California Hospital Association's Board of Trustees and serves on the executive committee. He is a member of the National Association of Health Services Executives and also serves on the board of directors for the California Chamber of Commerce.
Adams has a bachelor's degree from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and a master's degree in nursing administration from Wichita State University. He speaks regularly on issues related to management, leadership and health care delivery and financing.


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Spinach with creamy sesame dressing
Ingredients for 4 portions
Per portion: 260 kJ / 62 kcal
Our Japas are designed as Japanese style tapas. Just double the amount of each ingredient and you can serve the fingerfood as a main course.
Stir fry spinach leaves for a minute, rinse with cold water and squeeze out all the moisture. Place a spoonful on a small flat plate, garnish with yellow pepper and tomato and serve cold with Kikkoman Sesame Dressing.


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Trinidad and Tobago's senior footballers gave a display of true grit and determination as they came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Venezuela at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Thursday.
A double by Birmingham City Stern John almost led the "Soca Warriors" to an exciting victory as the homeside produced a performance which left many wanting for more.
On the heels of a 2-1 defeat to South Africa and two successive draws against Kenya and Botswana, T&T showed all signs that they are working their way back up following the disappointment of failing to make the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
It was not all smooth running for skipper Reynold Carrington and his teammates as the visitors shocked all at home when they grabbed the lead inside 30 seconds.
From the kickoff, Venezuela strung their passes before the ball ended up with Cristian Casseres who had a clear view on goal and made no mistake, hitting into the left corner from atop the penalty box.
The start was far from what T&T were hoping for but it didn't deter them from trying to settle into a decent rhythm.
John and his teammates thought they had the equalizer in the 9th minute but assistant referee Michael Ragoonath ruled offside after the striker headed home Silvio Spann's left side free kick. The call seemed doubtful as the players protested Ragoonath's call which referee Richard Piper obeyed.
Two minutes later, striker Hector Sam was also unlucky as his right footed effort hit the left post before going out and Spann followed up on his own free kick to shoot low into the hands of goalkeeper Javier Villafraz.
T&T continued to make inroads into the opposition's penalty box with Edwards, Sam, John and Kerry Baptiste combining well.
Nigel Daniel had another good try when after Carlos Edwards and Sam interchanged passes on the right, the midfielder collected wide on the left before cutting inside and shooting at the 'keeper.
Sam also had a good try saved by the 'keeper near the half time break.
T&T would get the equalizer two minutes into the second half as a last ditch effort to win the possession by Silvio Spann resulted in the ball bubbling and catching the hand of Leonel Vielma. John made no mistake with the resulting penalty, stabbing it hard and low into the left corner.
But little more than two minutes elapsed before Venezuela went ahead again.
A lapse in defence allowed Casseres to travel across the box with sufficient room and he raced past defender Keyeno Thomas before hitting high into the net from the edge of the box.
T&T goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams made a timely saved after his initial clearance fell for Luis Vallenilla who, spotting the 'keeper way off his line, chipped goalwards but the youthful custodian hurried back to tip over bar almost on the line.
The introduction of Nigel Pierre and Kendall Davis meant that coach Fevrier had attacking intentions and it seemed only a matter of time before another T&T goal arrived.
On 83rd minutes it was John again. This time, Davis, after failing to get off an earlier shot, controlled and played the ball back inside from the left and John got a touch to Pierre who slipped the return pass to the former to shoot home from close up.
The home fans were now in a frenzy as a strong second half fight had just paid dividends.
Six minutes from time Pierre also shot into the net but it would be the second offside ruling against T&T. This time however, the call looked right.
Regardless of that, the evening was one where the 10,000 odd fans enjoyed a keenly contested affair and one which the "Soca Warriors" were unfortunate not to come away victorious to avenge April's 3-0 loss in San Cristobal.
Final Score:
TnT 2 vs 2 Venezuela.
TnT Squad:
Jan-Michael Williams, Reynold Carrington (capt), Dennis Lawrence, Keyeno Thomas, Nigel Daniel (Anthony Wolfe 90th), Dale Saunders (Kurt Williams 80th), Kerry Baptiste (Kendall Davis 61st), Carlos Edwards, Silvio Spann (Trent Noel 89th), Héctor Sam (Nigel Pierre 69th), Stern John.
Other TnT Subs:
Ian Gray, Daurence Williams.
Venezuela Squad:
Manuel Sanhouse, Luis Vallenilla Pacheco, Leonel Vielma, José Manuel Rey, Jorge Rojas, Gabriel Urdaneta (Ricardo Páez 80th), Javier Villafraz (Luis Vera 88th), Leopoldo Jiménez, Giovanni Pérez (Alejandro Cichero 74th); Rubert Morán (Daniel Noriega 66th), Cristian Casseres (Juan Arango 78th).
Hasely Crawford Stadium - Trinidad.
Game Type:
Friendly International.
TnT Goal Scorer:
Stern John - 2 Goals - 47th & 73rd.
Venezuela Goal Scorer:
Cristian Casseres - 2 Goals, 1st & 49th.
Fevrier happy with T&T's collective effort.
By: Shaun Fuentes.
"It was a fair game but I still feel we can do better," said National Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier. "We need to keep working on getting a bigger share of ball possession during the game. But I was pleased generally because I think we are continuing to improve and we are still a young team in terms of the length of time we have been together.
"We showed in this game that we can adjust tactically because we did this in the second half and it paid off. We showed that we can remain calm under pressure and make a comeback," added the St Lucian. "We did feel that maybe one of the two goals that were disallowed could have gone our way. The composure the guys showed was a plus.
"Obviously Stern was the player who stood out. He scored two goals and his leadership was great but I will credit the entire team because we are trying very hard to improve the collectiveness of our team play. All the other players performed their functions well. We also want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting us. We appreciate it heavily and games like these this can only auger well for the future" said Fevrier.
Player Ratings, Starters & Stats, My View.
By Brian "Patriot" Springer.
Stern John - Striker - 8 - Clearly not match-fit, by his own admission, however even at 60 maybe 70%, Stern is just a natural goal scorer and but for a VERY questionable (dubious) call by the linesman, would have had a well-deserved hat-trick with a brilliant first-half header!
Hector Sam - Striker - 7 - I've always been an admirer of Sam. He's such a fighter! Runs hard and uses that pace VERY effectively. Since this was his first game playing alongside Stern, there was very little chemistry, but hopefully they'll get more opportunities to develop that strikers rapport. He too was very un-lucky when his one time shot clipped the post with the keeper beaten all ends up!
Kerry Baptiste - Attacking Mid-Fielder - 5 - Definitely NOT yet ready for this level. He's NOT a play-maker and did nothing defensively. Stuart-Charles used him in the absence of Brent Rahim and Arnold Dwarika, but the team needs one of those two (or Jemmott) for that role. Hopefully he will mature with more playing time and experience with the Under-23's.
Carlos Edwards - Right-Wing - 7 - Didn't have as much influence as in previous games, was on the back-foot and so wasn't able to advance and supply as many crosses. Still when he did come forward, looked VERY dangerous.
Nigel Daniel - Left-wing - 8 - Would you believe I did NOT like this player when I first saw him in action last year. But boy has he managed to change my mind with his performances in the last 2 Internationals. A REAL work-horse. Against South Africa I said his hard work and enthusiasm made up for his lack of skill. But Stuart-Charles has brought out the best of this guy. Supplied many useful crosses and marauded that wing. Being naturally right-footed, he would be able to sub on the other wing should Carlos be unavailable. Gets MY vote for most improved player of the year!
Dale Saunders - Defensive – Midfielder - 7 - Did the job asked of him, but it seems that every time this guy plays he gets booked. Still doesn't tackle as cleanly as I'd like to see and his height is a definite liability for the role he plays. Could see him being replaced by either Avery John or Brent Sancho, both excellent headers of the ball!
Silvio Spann - Central Midfield - 6&1/2 - Had a particularly bad 1st half (it was he who got caught in possession that led to the first goal). However he recovered to have a great 2nd half, so Stuart-Charles must have given him a real good pep talk during the break. He too came close to scoring with some free-kicks (has been assigned that role) and it was he in fact who made the pass that was handled by the Venezuelan to earn us a penalty. Still Under-23, once he continues to apply himself, he will be around for quite some time and should emerge as one of Trinidad's finest in years to come.
Keyeno Thomas - Defender (right) - 7 - Didn't have an impressive game, but gives 100% each time and can be counted on hard tackles, but MUST work on his speed if he wants to hold onto his starting place. He was left for dead by the Venezuelan and just could NOT keep up, leading to T&T conceding a second goal.
Dennis Lawrence - Defender (Central) - 7&1/2 - Gave a decent account of himself, marking well and marshalling his fellow defenders but he too looked less than match-fit.
Reynold Carrington - Sweeper - 7 - Carrington is another die-hard player who leads by example. However his age does not allow for him to hold onto this position going into the qualifiers next year. I expect Marvin Andrews to return and Carrington to be on the bench then. For now though he is the Captain who epitomizes the name "Warrior"!!!
Jan-Michael Williams - 6&1/2 - At 18 years old, I can't be too hard on the young man, who has been given a LOT of responsibility and coped QUITE well. He will be one of T&T's best keepers down the road!
Nigel Pierre - 9 - Coming on as a sub may just be the best thing that could have happened to ole "croc" He looked sharp, fast ???? and combined perfectly with Stern (It was HIS pass that led to Stern's second item) and the foul on Pierre resulted in Venezuela being reduced to 10 men. He really stood out in this game!
Kendall Davis - 6 - Like the man he replaced, Baptiste, Davis is a work in progress, also he's a striker, NOT a mid-fielder, so he simply played the role assigned to him as best he could.
Our last sub (Anthony Wolfe) came on in the final minute of extra time so he wasn't around long enough to make an impression, the un-used subs were the substitute goalie (Daurence Williams and top defender Ian Gray) both Jabloteh players.
Overall thoughts on the squad:
I can see Stuart-Charles plan. He's exposing as many players as possible to International football so as to have a player pool for the qualifiers. By now he'll already have an idea of who is ready, who will be in time and who can't cut it. Right now we have some depth in the striker and defender department, but our weak area is Central mid-field. With Otis Seaton, Arnold Dwarika and Kerwyn Jemmott AWOL and undisciplined, I don't blame the coach for searching for more reliable replacements.
The sad truth is we need these guys to pull up their socks and commit themselves. It may be too late for Arnold Dwarika at this stage, but the other two are still relatively young and hopefully can come around. Brent Rahim, Marvin Andrews, Cornell Glen also have to come into the squad and earn their first cap under the Charles, so I hope that in September during the 2nd Africa tour we can have as close to our strongest team assembled then. I am impressed by the team's OVERALL performance to date as well as the coach's tactical decisions.
I'd like to see us play Venezuela again in a few months or at year-end. Where as they were able to dominate this game with their speedy touches and fancy foot-work, not to mention QUICK counter-attacks, I think THEY are as good as they're gonna get, while T&T is now getting warmed up! Things are looking up fellas! Let's support our Warriors!!!


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[This is a very slightly tweaked version of a comment I left on the COIN blog a few weeks ago. The post itself was about the euro 'remain' campaign which the author described as:]
an object case in bad communications
It sure was. An interesting question which isn't really asked though, is why on earth such bad mistakes are made – mistakes which, to anyone interested in communication issues, are pretty obvious. A possible answer which occurs to me is as follows.
In order to even start thinking about how other people might view matters requires a certain humility because there is some sense in which you have to start imagining what it's like to not be me. Attempting to put oneself in someone else headspace first requires that one steps outside onself by temporarily suspending ones own assumptions, beliefs and ways of thinking. This is scary to do because, if done properly, (1) one has to accept the possibility that one might change one's mind and (2) it also involves, in imagination, suspension of ones elite status.
I would also argue that even if one tries to avoid this worrisome 'stepping outside oneself' by relying entirely on research (and thereby fancying oneself entirely 'objective' and 'scientific') then one will not understand how to apply the research, or even understand what it is suggesting.
[counter-argument: sociopaths are supposedly excellent at manipulating people's behaviour, but they, by definition, don't go in for this method-acting-y thinking-yourself-into-someone-elses-head business. Still, most of us aren't sociopaths and I think there might be something in my comment]


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The world's largest salt flat is located in Salar de'Uyuni, Bolivia. During the rainy season the water turns it into the world's largest mirror. The reflection of the sky creates a sense of infinity, like you're walking among clouds.
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Low ankle brachial pressure index was associated with increased risk for stroke and death
ACP J Club. 1997 May-Jun;126:79. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1997-126-3-079
Source Citation
Leng GC, Fowkes FG, Lee AJ, et al. Use of ankle brachial pressure index to predict cardiovascular events and death: a cohort study. BMJ. 1996 Dec 7;313:1440-4.
To determine whether an association exists between the ankle brachial pressure index and the risk for cardiovascular events and death.
5-year cohort analytic study of participants in the Edinburgh Artery Study.
11 general practices in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
1592 men and women aged 55 to 74 years randomly selected from age-sex registers.
Assessment of risk factors
At the baseline assessment, a questionnaire was used to collect data on smoking history, history of diabetes, and angina. A clinical examination included blood pressure assessment, measurement of ankle systolic pressures, 12-lead electrocardiography, and a laboratory assessment of lipid levels and response to a glucose load.
Main outcome measures
Incidence of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.
Main results
At baseline, 90 participants (6%) had an ankle brachial pressure index ≤ 0.7, 288 (18%) had an index ≤ 0.9, and 566 (36%) had an index ≤ 1.0. During the 5-year follow-up period, 144 participants (9%) had a myocardial infarction (MI); 55 of these particpants died. A stroke occurred in 50 participants (3%), and 22 strokes were fatal. Of the 203 deaths, 89 (44%) were caused by cardiovascular factors. After adjustment for age, sex, coronary disease, and diabetes, participants with a baseline ankle brachial pressure index ≤ 0.9 had an increased risk for stroke (relative risk [RR] 1.98, 95% CI 1.05 to 3.77), cardiovascular death (RR 1.85, CI 1.15 to 2.97), and all-cause mortality (RR 1.58, CI 1.14 to 2.18). The likelihood ratios for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events at 5 years were 1.76 for indexes ≤ 0.9 and 3.07 for indexes ≤ 0.7. The ability to predict subsequent events was enhanced when the ankle brachial pressure index was combined with other risk factors. For example, the positive predictive value for a future cardiovascular event in a participant who smoked, had hypertension, and had a normal cholesterol level was 25%, but this value increased to 44% in participants who also had a low ankle brachial pressure index (≤ 0.9) and decreased to 16% in those who had a higher index.
A low ankle brachial pressure index was associated with an increased risk for stroke, cardiovascular death, and all-cause mortality.
Source of funding: British Heart Foundation.
For article reprint: Professor F.G. Fowkes, Wolfson Unit for Prevention of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, Scotland, UK. FAX 44-131-650-6904.
In essence, a low ankle brachial pressure index equals peripheral artery disease. It is not surprising that a low pressure index is associated with a high risk for other manifestations of cardiovascular disease, such as MI and stroke. The strength of this study by Leng and colleagues is that it puts these associations into a clinically meaningful context. The important question is this: In routine clinical practice, is there added value in using measurement of ankle brachial pressure index together with conventional predictors of MI and stroke?
Leng and colleagues have shown that in patients with none or only 1 of the risk factors for a future cardiovascular event, the index provides additional predictive information. Severe peripheral artery disease with gangrene mainly affects patients who smoke or have diabetes (and particularly patients with both characteristics). It would have been useful to know the marginal value of the pressure index when diabetes is added to the other 3 conventional risk indicators.
The virtue of the ankle brachial pressure index is that it is simple, quick, and inexpensive and can easily be introduced into routine clinical practice. The problem with the pressure index, however, is that its sensitivity as a predictor of cardiovascular events is low (30% in this study). On the basis of the figures Leng and colleagues provide, eighteen 55- to 74-year-old Scottish men and women would have a pressure index ≤ 0.9 if 100 were screened. Of the 18, 3 would have a cardiovascular event (MI, stroke, or any vascular death) in the next 5 years. According to the data provided by Leng and colleagues, 2 of the 3 patients with an event would already have been identified by a tobacco history, blood pressure, and serum lipid levels. During the 5 years, nearly 3 times as many cardiovascular events (8 events) would occur among the 82 persons who had a normal pressure index.
Arithmetic exercises such as these show the problems involved in screening and predictions; the calculations would give similarly modest results if the added value of other risk indicators was assessed. The important message is that no single risk indicator for cardiovascular events is powerful enough on its own. The ankle brachial pressure index is one of the many fragments that, when put together with other bits of clinical information, helps to provide a more detailed clinical picture of the patient at risk for MI and stroke.
Kjell Asplund, MD, PhD
University HospitalUmeå, Sweden


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I've been noticing a lot of metallic finishes in fashion this year, so I decided this was the time to take the plunge. I bought enough for a jacket (which I have already cut out) and I had enough left to do a purse. I thought I would start with the purse, and then work my way up to the jacket.
|Burnt leather
|Pieced together from remnants
I actually really like the pieced look!
|Tough area to sew- zipper meets straps
I have to share where I found the zipper- www.sewtrue.com. They have all lengths of metal separating zippers for about $.50, and if you've ever priced them in a fabric store, you will know that this is a steal. I didn't need the separating aspect of it, so I just hand sewed a few stitches above the separating end, so that it will stay together.
|Funky blueberry print lining
The strap length was really long- I think it was probably meant to be a cross-body bag. However, when I tried it on, my 17 year old daughter said that length was "fine if you are 13". In other words, "Mom, you are too old for a cross body bag." So, I cropped it about 8 inches to make it hit at my high hip.
My 19 year old daughter came home from college the same day, and said "You made that? I would totally buy that. Can I borrow it tonight?".
I call that a home run! Now, wish me luck on the jacket.:)


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When Microsoft showed Windows Phone 7 Series, there was very little talk about the app ecosystem around it. Microsoft had said that building apps for Windows Phone would be talked about at their MIX10 event, as the event draws closer details are emerging. With Zune HD and Zune Apps Microsoft was facing a challenge of which app store to pitch to developers and how to make developers code apps for both Windows Mobile and the Zune platform. Microsoft with Windows Phone 7 Series has streamlined their apps platform. The apps that work on Zune will work on the Windows Phone 7 Series and vice versa.
However, this comes at a price that Microsoft is willing to pay. A couple of days back I wrote about Microsoft's intentions of not allowing an upgrade path for any Windows Mobile device, now there is confirmation that Windows Phone 7 Series devices won't run Windows Mobile applications. While this might be a bit disturbing for some developers, it's for the greater good for the entire ecosystem around Windows Phone.
Microsoft is going for a full reset, no legacy support, which is good. Of course the immediate challenge it presents is selling Windows Mobile devices till Windows Phone 7 Series devices are released. While there will be no backward compatibility, details for the future were detailed by a Charlie Kindel, Microsoft engineer working on Windows Phone 7 Series. Developing applications for Windows Phone 7 Series depends on the following:
- Silverlight
- XNA platform
- Microsoft's developer tools
- Web 2.0 standards
Silverlight, .Net and the XNA platform are well known technologies within the coding fraternity.
According to a re-tweet by Charlie Kindel, Windows Phone 7 Series games will be demo-ed at the Game Developers Conference. Here's what the tweet says:
RT @shawnhargreaves: Oooh oooh – I'm allowed to say this now! My GDC demo is made with XNA, and runs on a Windows Phone device. w00t!