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Ahead of the release of The Witness on January 26 for PlayStation 4 and PC, Thekla President President Jonathan Blow sat down with Gamasutra, saying, "The Witness is way, way bigger [than Braid], and I think of it as a more mature designer's game."
When Braid first released in 2008, it became a big success, giving Blow enough money to create The Witness. In the time since Braid's launch, all the money is gone. "So… hopefully some people will buy this new game," he joked.
Running out of money isn't much of a big deal for Blow, who is more focused on creating than getting rich:
I'm not that much of a money-motivated person. It's a bummer to run out of money and have to budget things carefully so that your company can make the ship date and all that. I'd rather not have to deal with that. But it's never been my ambition in life to be rich and live on an island doing nothing. I like making things and figuring things out.
Money is nice to the extent that it helps me do those things. I wouldn't have been able to do this game without making Braid. Now we'll see if this game makes anything back.
When The Witness is released later this month, you won't receive any instructions from the game when you start. "You are fending for yourself and taking a great deal of initiative to solve problems," Blow says. "You know that it's not just the solving the problems but what happens when you do. The game is designed to create many opportunities for epiphany moments, both small and large."
Since Blow is irritated by puzzles designed with "aha" moments where the player gets stuck, figures it out, and then feels smart, puzzles in The Witness aren't arbitrary and there are real ideas behind every single one:
When you figure out the puzzle, you clearly see some relationship that happens in reality, or space, or time, or something like that. And you see very clearly how that relates to the current situation. It's not an arbitrary "aha" that makes the player feel smart: The player really understands this thing, and they are smart. I'm not tricking you into feeling smart, you are getting to exercise your natural intelligence.
Blow also confirmed that "there's a definite story," which is subtle at first, but "the more you explore the more clues you can find to what's going on. The people who really thoroughly solve the game will see the most concrete things. There's a great opportunity for discovery of backstory through exploration. "
He then touched on the current state of indie games:
When Braid came out it was a really good time to be an independent developer. I told people to enjoy it while it lasts. Now, it's reached this state where making a reasonable game people might want to play is not enough, because there are so many games. The press are just bombarded by people who want attention. That's the challenge for developers – how do you get people interested?
Will you be getting The Witness this month?
[Source: Gamasutra]


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Release in South Korea is scheduled for April 26.
The Mayor centers on a politician who is running for the office of Seoul mayor for a third time and the electoral politics revolving around his re-election campaign.
Director Park In-je is known for the quite well received conspiracy thriller "Moby Dick". Let's see what his second movie "The Mayor" will bring us. Since Choi Min-sik is aboard, it's a must see for me. Not to forget Kwak Do-won (The Wailing, The Attorney). And Korean politics is a very interesting topic anyway these days.

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Lugansk Defense: Weekly Situation Report, 03/17/2017
Good afternoon!
Today, I will traditionally sum up the activities of the Lugansk People's Republic's People's Militia units over the past week, and provide information about the situation on the contact line.
We still do not weaken vigilance, paying increased attention to the security issues of the Republic. To this end, tactical and fire trainings, as well as special trainings with reconnaissance, air defense, EW, communications and logistic support units, were conducted at the PM proving grounds during the current week. Particular attention was paid to the training of special purpose units and reconnaissance, during which the training courses and methods of combat in the unfamiliar terrain were tested at the PM proving grounds.
In addition, the combat readiness of the air defense units was checked, during which the servicemen showed a high level of qualification, having confidently struck the enemy's hypothetical air targets.
The main task for combat training remains the same – to achieve a level that guarantees the performance of tasks by units in accordance with the purpose in different conditions of the situation.
And this level should not decrease. Therefore, everything here depends, first of all, on the one who directly organizes combat training. That is, from the officers, their professional and official qualification, methodological skill. That is why we do not forget about the training of command personnel in the chain squadron-battalion, so next week the assembly events with the specified categories of commanders are planned. As the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov said, "The field is a soldier's academy," therefore, all combat training activities are conducted exclusively at the proving grounds of the People's Militia.
Over the past week, Ukrainian forces committed 121 occasions of ceasefire violation. Fire was conducted from all types of weapons. In particular, 122-mm artillery, 120-mm and 82-mm mortars, which are banned by the Minsk Agreements. In total, 2,600 shells and mortar rounds were fired at the territory of the Republic.
Positions of the People's Militia units came under fire from Ukrainian punishers in the areas of localities:
in Debaltsevo direction: Kalinovka, Logvinovo, Lozovoye, Nizhneye Lozovoye, Vesyologorovka. Orders to open fire at the territory of the LPR were given by commander of the AFU 54 mechanized brigade Colonel Gorbatyuk.
in Popasnoye direction: Kalinovo, Almaznoye, Pervomaisk, Stakhanov, Nikolayevka, Novoakezandrovka, Kalinovo-Borschevatoe. Orders to open fire were given by commander of 24 separate mechanized brigade Shevchenko.
in Slavyanoserbsk direction: Sokolniki, Frunse, Zhelobok, Krytaya Gora, Zheltoye, Krasny Liman. Orders to open fire at these localities were given by commander of 93 separate mechanized brigade Klochkov.
in Stanitsa Luganskaya direstion: the area of the monument to Knyaz Igor. Orders to open fire at this locality were given by commander of 14 mechanized brigade Zhakun.
As a result of Ukrainian artillery's fire, one serviceman of the People's Militia, who is currently hospitalized, was wounded.
These facts only indicate one thing: the criminal leadership of Ukraine does not plan to implement the Minsk Agreements and is doing everything to violate them in the continuation of the fratricidal war in Donbass.
The Ukrainian Command systematically violates the conditions for the presence of heavy weapons prohibited by the Minsk Agreements along the contact line, and uses the ceasefire regime to build up the military potential of its units near the contact line with the aim of provocative shellings of the Republic's territory.
Valyiskoye – there were detected two 122-mm self-propelled guns Gvozdika and one tank;
Popasnaya – there were detected two 152-mm self-propelled guns Akacia;
Orekhovo – there was detected one firing point of 122-mm self-propelled gun Gvozdika;
Troitskoye – there were detected two equipped firing points with two 122-mm howitzers D-30;
Mironovka – there were detected four disguised MLRS Grad.
The absence of the AFU weapon at the withdrawal sites also confirms the monitoring OSCE Mission, which publishes in its daily reports the facts of violations by the Ukrainian side of the Minsk Agreements.
So, this week there was a lack of the following armament of the AFU in designated storage areas:
152-mm towed howitzer Hyacinth-B – eight units;
152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2C3 Akacia – twenty-one units;
122-mm self-propelled howitzers 2C1 Gvozdika – five units;
100-mm anti-tank guns MT-12 Rapira – sixteen units;
Tanks T-64 and T-72 – thirty units;
82-mm mortar – eight units.
It is possible that from of this armament AFU units regularly shell our positions.
The fire was corrected using UAVs. I would like to note the fact that Ukrainian punishers intensified aerial reconnaissance in the area of the localities Debaltsevo, Pervomaisk, Molodyozhnoye, Kalinovo. It is possible that the enemy thereby tries to find breaches in our defence, aiming to continue provocative actions against the territorial integrity of our Republic.
In connection with the catastrophically low manning of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian Command continues to resort to the help of nationalist gangs and makes every effort to prevent the dismissal of servicemen who serve in the so-called 'ATO' zone. The rank and the officer corps of the AFU do not express a desire to extend contracts for military service. In this connection, the decreased level of military discipline, efficiency and the increase in the number of cases of desertion of Ukrainian servicemen have been noted in the military units.
So, last week in the so-called 'ATO' zone, more than 30 servicemen from the 14 and the 24 AFU brigades left their places of service without permission.
Hoping to fix the situation, simultaneously with the rejection of the seventh wave of mobilization, P. Poroshenko signed a decree on conscription of reserve officers. In total, according to the Ministry of Defense, about 4,000 people are to be called up. In addition, the Ukrainian government approved the recruitment for military service of citizens born in 2000, who hardly turned 17 years old. These measures confirm the catastrophic state of affairs in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the degradation of the military and political leadership of Ukraine.
The Command of the Armed Forces continues to deceive the citizens of their own country and hides their losses in the so-called 'ATO' zone. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the losses of the AFU for the week in the 'ATO' zone were two dead and 26 wounded. However, we know about 10 dead and 30 wounded during the unsuccessful provocations on the contact line, including during the testing of the 'hi-tech' Ukrainian mortar "Molot" in the trunk of which the mine exploded and killed two people and injured one serviceman of the 24 AFU battalion.
In addition, in the 24th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces there are also non-combat losses, which amounted to four dead soldiers and eight wounded.
All this says about the inactivity and negligence of the commanders of the Armed Forces, as a result of which soldiers and junior die, and generals receive awards and titles for the successful fulfillment of their duty on the genocide of their own people, including in the ranks of subordinate units and subunits.
Fighters of the Ukrainian voluntary corps "Right Sector," using their impunity, committed at night the robbery of the grocery store in the locality of Stanitsa Luganskaya.
And this is the face of the Ukrainian army, these are the people who came to 'liberate' Donbass.
The units of the People's Militia strictly observe the Minsk agreements and do not react to provocations from Ukrainian side.
We, as before, are ready and fully open to peaceful dialogue and cooperation. We are in favor of preserving peace in our land and not shedding human blood.
Thank you for attention.
Official representative of the LPR People's Militia Lieutenant-Colonel Andrey Marochko, official translation by DONi News Agency


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DAYTON, Ohio — The statistics and the testimonials from opposing coaches didn't do justice to the kind of defense South Florida draped all over Cal at the NCAA tournament's First Four on Wednesday night.
It was definitely a Bulls market at the University of Dayton Arena, where the Bears were never competitive in a 65-54 thrashing. Their season has ended before the main draw of the NCAA tournament even starts Thursday.
"I didn't imagine that happening," said coach Mike Montgomery, whose team trailed by as many as 32 points midway through the second half.
Only a 18-4 finishing rush allowed the Bears to avoid their worst NCAA tournament loss in 36 games dating back to 1946. Cal previously lost by 20 points on two occasions.
Even so, the game provided compelling evidence of the sorry state of the Pac-12 Conference, which now has only Colorado remaining in the NCAA field.
USF (21-13) led 36-13 at halftime, scoring at will and suffocating Cal (24-10) with a defense that simply left no openings.
"It was a rough game for us," said senior Jorge Gutierrez, the Pac-12 Player of the Year.
USF wasn't merely adept on defense. With 6 minutes to play in the first half, the teams had combined to shoot 100 percent from the field: USF was at 72.2 percent, and Cal had the other 27.8 percent. The score was 28-13 at the time.
"It was really our fault as players for underestimating them," senior Harper Kamp said of the Bulls, who entered the game ranked 322nd nationally in scoring. "We were a mediocre defensive team tonight."
Montgomery sat quietly in his seat for most of the second half, seemingly resigned that the season was ending. The 65-year-old coach underwent surgery for bladder cancer on Oct. 19, then was given a clean bill of health.
"Everything's good," Montgomery said when asked how he feels. "It's been a long year. It's been tough … the Europe trip (in August), that whole (health) thing.
"I've been through a lot of these. You lose your last game a lot, almost always. You feel bad for the kids."
Athletic director Sandy Barbour said before the game Montgomery plans to continue coaching, and she is working on a contract extension for him.
Kamp scored 19 points in his final career game, and Gutierrez finished with 11 points, four rebounds and five assists. Allen Crabbe, Cal's All-Pac-12 sophomore, missed his first eight shots before finally making one with 11:48 left. He wound up with 10 points.
The Bears' season reached a peak with a sweep of the Oregon schools in their final home weekend of the season in mid-February. They were poised to perhaps win the Pac-12 title after a win at Utah, then lost four of their final five games.
"I don't know what happened to us," Gutierrez said. "I'd like to explain what happened, but I don't know."
"All of a sudden we lost our mojo," Montgomery said. "Our two seniors have been really, really good. Some of the younger players really don't know what it takes and how hard you have to play. It seems like we lacked the hunger to win some of these games."
Cal was in trouble from the start in this one. On USF's second possession, it was clear the Bears had no one who could stay in front of freshman point guard Anthony Collins, including Gutierrez, the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
"That little guard's good," Montgomery said. "He doesn't lose his poise out there, he controls the tempo, he gets where he wants to go."
USF led 8-0 after 5 minutes, stretched that to 15-3, then to 22-11.
Gutierrez scored on a short jumper to make it 22-13 with 8:51 left in the half, but Cal did not score again before halftime. The Bears failed to convert on their final 10 possessions of the half, shooting 0 for 10.
The Bears finished the half at 20.8 percent (5 for 24), including 0 for 6 from the 3-point line. Kamp had seven points on 3 for 7 from the field. Everyone else combined for six points on 2-for-17 shooting.


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Here is a decent post on the potential correlation of solar sun spots to long term climate cycles.
The reader is reminded that correlation does not equal causation.
However, a lack of correlation usually suggests no causation. I will leave it up to readers to look at comparable charts of CO2 versus temperature and arrive at their own conclusions. about where that gas is warming out global temperature.


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How to Customize the WordPress Admin to Your Needs. The WordPress admin dashboard is your home when it comes to WordPress.
But how much have you really done to make it actually feel like home? Are you still running the default WordPress admin? If so, this is the post for you. Because I'm going to go over every way you can customize the WordPress admin to make it your own. I'll cover everything from changing your admin's functionality, completely re-theming your admin, or just making some small color changes without installing any plugins.
Custom Fields. Languages: English • Español • Nederlands • 日本語 • Македонски • Português do Brasil • Русский • (Add your language) WordPress has the ability to allow post authors to assign custom fields to a post.
This arbitrary extra information is known as meta-data. This meta-data can include bits of information such as: Mood: Happy Currently Reading: Cinderella Listening To: Rock Around the Clock Weather: Hot and humid With some extra coding, it is possible to achieve more complex actions, such as using the metadata to store an expiration date for a post. Meta-data is handled with key/value pairs. Keys can be used more than once per post. Divi, The Ultimate WordPress Theme. Jamuna Yoga ‹ Log In. Custom Fields.
Graphene Themes Solutions. Website Templates. 10 Must Have Wordpress Plugins for Amateur Web Designers - Downgraf. WordPress has a numerous number of plugins and widgets to help you make your blog much better and efficient.
Thus according to me WordPress is the best Content Management System available globally. WordPress plugins are the most popular plugins and extensions acclaimed globally by various webdesigners. There are some plugins, which will help you to improve the performance of your WordPress page like increasing the speed and improving the look of your page. I have included more than 10 plugins here in this post; these are the most frequently used plugins, and a must-have for marketing, utility and web development: This plugin is indispensable for those bloggers who want a professional touch to their blog.
This is also called a complete SEO plugin with proper page analysis and includes a snippet preview. Imagine you are in between of something very important writing codes and ca boom! This plugin is highly recommended by Matt Cutts who is one of the leading SEO experts in Google. 10 Must Have Wordpress Plugins for Amateur Web Designers. Top 20 Newest WordPress Themes. If you want a website that loads fast, looks great, is easy to manage and SEO-friendly, WordPress is your primary choice.
Powering more than 70 million websites worldwide, including web pages of CNN and NBC Sports, WordPress is the number one blogging platform and one of the most popular content management systems out there. This year the latest and most advanced version of WordPress – 3.6 – has been released, so with this new version your website can benefit from a number of great features and improvements. They include a built-in HTML5 media player, a user-friendlier menu editor, augmented autosave, and many more. 50 Best Multipurpose WordPress Themes. One often wonders about the high degree of specialization WordPress themes have come to possess.
There are millions of themes out there, churned out at regular intervals, available for free as well as at a price. Lots of them cater to different niches. You go looking for a theme in a particular segment and you can bump into hundreds of samples but there are also a good number of versatile templates based on WordPress. Multipurpose WordPress themes are what they are called and can take everything that you throw at them. A single multipurpose theme can serve as a blog, portfolio as well as an ecommerce platform. But the trick to getting the result lies in selecting the right themes. Appply Notable for its versatility, Appply is fit for blogs, magazines, web stores and corporate sites.
AppsPro Tech Meant for mobile app developers, AppsPro Tech is a new-age theme with the happening flat design, large image slider, additional typography styling, WPML support and much more. Aquarelle. Creating Simple Photo Gallery in WordPress 3.5 Without Plugin. WordPress is a renowned platform with millions of users worldwide.
With a huge volume of customer base and features, it is proved to be one of the best platforms for improving business of any sizes. A best and beneficial factor about WordPress (WP) is its easy-to-use features and functionality. So, it is well known that raising an online website using the WP site would be beneficial for your online business. However, you could still make more money from the WP sites with ease by adding simple photo galleries to the site. In order to achieve that you require nothing, except the photos to be uploaded. Why photo gallery and how it influences online business? 20 Hottest WordPress Magazine Themes For 2013. Clean yet trendy themes are all the rage these days in the gigantic community of WordPress.
Webmasters running informative blogs or websites, i.e., online portals heavily-packed with creative, insightful and valuable content, love to try out different WP themes that fit well with their content. Basically, they test different themes to find the one that can increase the organic traffic on their sites. So, if you are also looking for a theme to improve your returning traffic, then WordPress magazine themes will certainly be the most ideal option for you. Magazine style themes have attracted a great deal of popularity over the decade.
One potential reason may be the fact that these themes are dynamic in that they can complement finely with almost all sorts of niches. Regardless, if you also want to beautify your blog with a WordPress magazine theme, then check out some of the hottest magazine layouts that I've presented here, just for you. The Style.


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Body & MindHealth
5 benefits of Garlic you wish you had known earlier
Don't put away this herb. It can save your life.
Garlic – a herb, either loved for the amazing flavor and fragrance it adds to food, or hated for its pungent smell. But this simple ingredient found at a corner in your kitchen holds the center-stage when it comes to medicinal values. You will never avoid this herb if you read the below 5 benefits of garlic:
Fights / Prevents Cancer
Garlic is a natural element which helps in reducing the risk of stomach, intestine and esophageal cancer. It also reduces the chances tumors linked with breast cancer.
Helps Controls Diabetes
Garlic is proved to help a diabetic patient from harm to kidneys, regulates the nervous system, protects the heart and eyesight.
Lowers Cholesterol Levels
Garlic is loaded with allicin compound which prevents LDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) from oxidizing. It is advisable that people with high cholesterol levels include garlic in their everyday diet.
Treats Intestinal Problems
Garlic destroys harmful bacteria present in the intestines and helps absorb nutrient better. It helps clear intestinal problems, like diarrhea, dysentery and colitis.
Prevents Acne
Garlic, when blended with honey, turmeric, and cream can treat and prevent acne scars. It is a natural cleanser and antibiotic which relieves skin related problems.


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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Incredible compact packing
There are few kayaks better for travelling than a folding or a folding inflatable kayak. There are few ways to camp that are better than paddling, if you like comforts and not having to carry everything on your back all day long as you hike. Now I've just seen a page online posted by a kayak camper who has got compact packing of his folding inflatable kayak down to a science. Check this link for photos and a quick summary of all the gear that gets tucked neatly inside an Advanced Elements model called the Fusion, with two small bags on deck. Thirteen feet of slim boat that can be taken on an airplane or train or bus, packed with camping gear and all in a load that didn't break that paddler's back on the trip. Salute!
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The Four Perspectives of Game Design: Insight from the Mobile Fringe. The Four Perspectives of Game Design: Insight from the Mobile Fringe By Tony Ventrice [What can you learn about game design from working on mobile titles?
Cellphone game design veteran Ventrice (Guitar Hero Mobile), now working with iPhone developer Smule (Ocarina/Leaf Trombone) on music games, discusses the key conceptual layers of game building that are common to all titles.] A salesperson might understand the importance of a compelling brand but have no concept of game mechanics.
An engineer might understand a compelling game mechanic but not understand the methods of teaching it to the user. Creating a successful game requires critical cross-discipline coordination, yet all too often team members only understand the facets of the design that face their own specializations. It is the responsibility of the game designer to bring these specialized perspectives together in a comprehensive design. Reduced Depth. Increased Breadth. ConceptParadigmMechanicsInterface Related articles: Settlers of catan Flowchart v1. Cindy Dalfovo's Blog - Considerations on flowcharts, dialogues and Design Documents.
The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra's community.
The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. I consider myself to be more of a writer, a stories teller, than anything else - that, and my passion for games explain my interest in the written part of the game - writing the dialogues, the story and outline interactions with the player... However, this area of development is still... very far from being mature. While there are games like Fallout that give you a lot of freedom to make your own decisions along with a great story, and that nowadays the number of games with great stories is increasing, it's a field with a lot of space for experimentation and new approaches - the industry itself would probably be glad if people tackled the problem of creating worlds with meaningful decisions with a straighter approach.
I'm writing a little dialogue-based game, only to experiment with it. Story Games - Flowcharts for Game Design: Dissecting your game like a science class frog. Machinations: Game Feedback Diagrams. Features - Structuring Key Design Elements. All games start as an idea, something like "Wouldn't it be cool to be a space marine and blow up zombies on Phobos" or "Wouldn't it be cool to be a pilot in a starfighter involved in an epic struggle to overcome the oppression of a star empire gone bad" or "Wouldn't it be cool to drive modified street cars on Tokyo streets at night.
" These idea sparks are often the source of long conversations between developers late into the night at the studio. Another potential starting point for a game is a licensed property; i.e., "make a RPG/RTS/action game using XXX license. " (Fans may want to play that license specifically. Major licenses include Star Trek, Star Wars, D&D, WWE, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.) This article discusses how to turn the structure that your business context and your game ideas provide into a game concept worthy of fleshing out into a game design document. Business Context Shapes Design, Or Does Design Shape The Business Context? Features - The Chemistry Of Game Design. "…it was clear to the alchemists that "something" was generally being conserved in chemical processes, even in the most dramatic changes of physical state and appearance; that is, that substances contained some "principles" that could be hidden under many outer forms, and revealed by proper manipulation."
I recently happened across a description of alchemy, that delightful pseudo-science of the last millennium that evolved into modern chemistry. For a moment I thought that the authors were instead describing the current state of the art in game design. Every time I sit down with a finely crafted title such as Tetris or Super Mario Brothers, I catch hints of a concise and clearly defined structure behind the gameplay. It is my belief that a highly mechanical and predictable heart, built on the foundation of basic human psychology, beats at the core of every single successful game.
What would happen if we codified those systems and turned them into a practical technique for designing games?


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Jess has created delicious chocolates and sweets as part of her Team Sweet endeavours. Check out her Mega Nutty Choco' Bon Bombs & Super Cherry Cherry Choco' Yum-Drops and various cupcakes of yum proportions!
A taste (okay maybe just a mention) of past cupcakes baked:
Elephant seal PB n' Choc
Domo-Kun Raspberry Choc
Mint Chocolate Chip
Blueberry with Maple Cinnamon Frosting
Triple Berry
Banana Split
Chocolate x 3
Banana Mocha
Cookies n' Cream
Buttercream Brains
Past events Team Sweet baked for:
Makeshift Magazine Issue Release Party 2, 3, & 4
Makeshift Christmas Cracker
Makeshift Meet-Up 1 & 2
Jam Radio's Meet n' Greet Party
Jam Radio's Voice and Guest Speaker Workshop
Cut to the Chase Improv Show
Late Night Campfire Improv Show
The Official Auckland Fringe Late Night Talk Show
Reverend Jellie The Director's Cut Improv Show
Popup Gallery Dunny 5 Release Party
Popup Gallery Ye' Olde Dunny Release Party
Cuba Street Carnival at Popup Gallery
Einstein Music Journal Launch Party
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DNA binding mechanism of CRISPR-Cas Surveillance complex (Csy)
Long before they became the hottest trend in DNA-editing technology, CRISPR systems originated in bacteria as a defense against foreign DNA from invading viruses, also known as bacteriophages.
This animation shows a 3D molecular model (based on cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) studies) of a CRISPR complex (Csy) binding to foreign DNA (orange). When the complex binds to the DNA, it stretches along its helical axis. This may be a key step in preparing the DNA for degradation by the associated Cas protein.
Based on research from Guo, T. W. et al. Cryo-EM Structures Reveal Mechanism and Inhibition of DNA Targeting by a CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex. Cell 171, 414–426.e12 (2017).
Molecular Models: PDB 6B44 and 6B45


text: Extending Your Effective Shotgun Range For Turkey April 13, 2011 Turkey shells, guns, chokes and sights break the rules when it comes to extending your effective range. By L.P. Brezny It seems as though every year turkey guns improve to let us turkey hunters shoot farther and farther. Back in the day, most turkey hunters were content with a 12-gauge waterfowl gun mounting a fixed, full choke and a stiff load of No. 4's or 5's. Range was set at a maximum of about 40 yard. For the most part, this system was good enough.Turkey hunters see innovation in their sport every year, from chokes to shells to calls. This hunter is using a new Gun Slater by Flextone. It holds his slate call while he lines up a shot. There's even a spot to place the pen before he pulls the trigger. â–ª Photo by Ron Sinfelt.Enter the 21st century. The development of modern shotshell ammunition along with special barrels and choke tubes has been head-spinning. The range war had begun, and now about 20 years down the pike we are seeing turkey guns and loads in combination that can hammer a gobbler to the range of an old-time center fire rifle round. The fact is, today the shotgun has all but equaled a reasonable shot with a centerfire small bore rifle. But, in this case, no one is saying a word about the possibility of some hunters becoming engaged in excessive-range limits as applied to the modern scatter gun. KILLING MACHINEWhat then makes the modern shotgun such a deadly new age long-range tool? For the most part, two separate areas in the designing of shotshells has turned the whole business of shotshell ballistics on its ear. The first is the material shot is made from. The second is the type of propellant used to charge a shotshell load. 1) Turkeys Fear TungstenIn the shot-material department, the big change has come with the development of tungsten-based shot types. Hevi-Shot, Winchester Xtended, Remington HD, and several types of Federal Cartridge ATK high-density shot have made pellets in all sizes shoot farther with far more deadly effect.When it comes to high performance turkey loads. you could almost say lead is dead. Because tungsten has a very high level of density each pellet is heavier. A pellet of say No. 4 tungsten shot is about equal to a lead shot No. 2, but with far more pellets in the No. 4 pattern. With a dense pattern and heavy-weight shot, you have a modern killing machine at hand. RELATED READ: Turkey Decoying Done Right Back in the day, we had to mix shot sizes and slow down loads with big payloads of shot to get anywhere close to the net effect of the modern shotshell load. Even at that we could not shoot good patterns much beyond 40 yards. Today, with the right choke, a load of Winchester Xtended or Federal High Density can spatter a gobbler stone dead at 60 yards.Hunting with a group in Nebraska last year, two hunters took birds well beyond 60 yards. The loads were made up of tungsten shot in Winchester Xtended, and the guns were Mossberg 835's shooting special .695 constriction X-Factor chokes.Chokes were once constricted to about .40. The modern turkey choke tube is choked down to .60 or more. These super-tight chokes send long narrow shot strings at turkeys with devastating results.2) Propellants Gone WildAfter chokes comes propellant. No, not powder. The two are different. Shotgun propellant creates gas and drives the wad and shot. Currently updated propellants are making pellets move faster with less blown core holes in the pattern down range. I am currently testing Remington's new Hypersonic shotshell that moves a full 1 1/4 ounces of steel shot at close to 2,000 feet per second from a 12-gauge. Now add an advanced wad systems to the mix and you have space-age ballistics mechanics driving turkey loads down range. ETHICAL RANGE?What range is ethical, now that we have the ability to deliver tight patterns far down range?In most cases, I like to get my shot inside 40 yards. In fact, a tight 30 yards is about the best. I know many professional hunters who never take a shot beyond 30 yards.Should that be the rule? No, but you need to assess your equipment, ability, and specific situation when making that decision.Last year, during a hunt in Arizona's White Mountains, turkeys were hard to come by at any kind of workable range limit. I ended up taking a nice tom but at a range based on a standard Remington 887, turkey choke, shotgun sights, and a 3-inch shot load that was a stretch for the setup. I got lucky, but that's not always the case.Those dreams of long-range shots sell equipment well in the sporting good store, but when you have to account for the drop of the payload pattern down range, wind drift compensation, and energy loss regarding each pellet, your playing into the Twilight Zone of turkey shooting with a scatter gun.In my opinion, I think more turkey kills at long range are made around the fire in camp, or on a word processor by writers then actually ever take place.RELATED READ: Five Keys To More GobblersThe best advice I can give here is to bring together a dedicated turkey gun if you intend to hunt the birds at least once a year. After coming up with a gun, choke, sights, and loads, take the time to put that combination on paper by way of a good turkey head neck target. Birchwood Casey makes a splat-style target that is outstanding for this kind of work. At 40 yards you want a nice coverage in the neck and head area of the bird. Lacking that performance level, you're heading down the road toward some crippled and lost birds.In general a payload pellet count on target of at least 30 pellets is workable, If you can get more hits that's great. Very dense patterns at 40 yards (40 or 50 hits ) are saying that your gun and load can be stretched a bit more to 45 or even 50 yards. But first pattern the loads at that extended range before you bring your sights to a bird.


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Hello everyone, this seems an interesting place. I've just arrived and have posted a few things already so I thought I'd say hello. What kind of place is this then? Should I be more worried about the cougar in the corner or a glassing from the Glaswegian? Do people like constructive criticism of their work or do you mostly work alone? (I'd love it if people felt like offering critique of my pieces). What do I need to know to survive?
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I'm new here. Anyone know where the loos are?
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Hello, and welcome.
3. Don't worry if your stuff gets no stars or comments, it's the editor you have to impress not other, bitter, disillusioned, wannabe writers.
7. Good subs will always float above the mass of turgid dross that gets posted.
2. Be friendly to badgers, squirrels and puffins.
8. Don't flounce.
1. For goodness sake, don't take seriously anything anyone here says. Especially me.
Thanks wallster. I'm not sure about the squirrels though. I have no problems with badgers and puffins but squirrels KILL TREES. True fact. I know they look cute and everything but they are evil immigrants who escaped their deportation order and I at least am not fooled by their whole jumping-around-looking-cute thing.
Hello, and welcome. Nice to see you, lovely shirt.
This is a sort of free-for-all, speaker's-corner kind of environment, where anything goes apart from the things that don't go.
Most of all you will need:
- a thick skin. Some people can be unintentionally rude, others can be deliberately so. Most of all get used to the sound of tumbleweed after you post your most riotous, laugh-out-loud-funny attempt.
- the ability to swear.
- to be able to navigate your way around the in-jokes / characters variously known as Rikkor, Joan Bloggs and her many guises, puffin-twatting, the secret cabal of Mug-winners, Neat-o, the frozen fist Friday shenanigans, the Newsbiscuit secret island and the inclusion-or-otherwise of Squirrel-licking as an olympic sport. You will also need a strong stomach if you get near to one of the pregnancy discussions.
Hope this helps.
Oh no, you've mentioned the P-word Zadok. They'll pick up the scent in minutes and be in with their birthing stories, mark you
Yes, on the tumbleweed issue, I've noticed a lot of attempts don't get commented on - is this because people follow a philosophy of 'if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all', or is it more because all writers are too obsessed with their own work to think about anyone else's? ;-)
I blame whoever decided to call a mucus plug a 'show'.
Not everything is left hanging in the wind... there have been some wonderful collaborations that have resulted in brilliant front pages. But mostly I think it's the fact that there are a lot of posts, and you could spend your life writing 'made me chuckle a bit' under them.
There is the scoring system of course, that used to be complicated, unfair, eccentric, unreliable and completely bobbins. Now that it seems to actually work there are 37% fewer posts complaining about the scoring system. I think this has had a direct knock-on effect on the increased incidence of the phrases 'inside-out ventouse' and 'since the stitches'.
It can be a bit scary at times, but don't worry. We're all off down the pub tonight, so you'll see what people actually look like tomorrowish.
Welcome, Mr Maga. I hope you enjoy your stay on here. Its a sort of cross between a back ward in a mental hospital and the inside of a dead bear's bum. Regards, Plucky.
I get the one reference entirely, obviously, but I don't think I've ever been in a back ward.
''[I'd love it if people felt like offering critique of my pieces.]''
OK then. They're all shite. Happy now ?
Dear oh fuckin' dear. Anybody got a glass ?
Sorry Mr Q. A 'back ward' was the not-very-pleasant name for wards in mental hospitals in which very chronic patients lived.
We had a back passage. It was labeled "Exit" which wasn't entirely helpful for those with serious depression.
Salty, jest cuz y' from feckin Glasgow ... y' make me laff, though, laddie.
Another welcome, la maga. I'm not really here.
Hey la maga, welcome.
It's easy to survive here, don't take anything seriously and at all times remember: it's only the internet not serious business. Have a good time, and if you have a shit time just bugger off quietly and don't flounce, there's a love.
Whose turn is it to flounce this week, Shitsu?
Elton John's got a back passage marked "Entrance"
I don't think it would entrance me.
"Look in to my brown eye... you are feeling sleepy, dopey and other old jokes ..."
Welcome, La Maga; that's just along the coast from Alicante, isn't it? Or were you a follow up release by Pickettywitch back in the 70's?
Anyway, welcome aboard - I hope you found the loos (just next to the broom cupboard) in time. If not, there's a mop and bucket (in the aforementioned broom cupboard, which you'll find next to the loos).
Thanks for the welcome everyone. I pissed in a plant pot in the end but it looked like it needed the fertiliser. See you around.
"My ass hurts" is the highest type of praise that I writer may receive here.
That's because you're talking out of it all the time Rikkor.Keep it up.
Poetry Corner for Sauce ; The Last Lie by Tony Gloeggler. New York Quarterly Books.
Recently published and comes highly recommended. [not by me of course]
Do you mean David Beckhams ex Rebecca`s family ?
La Maga, welcome along.
All you've got to do to win friends and influence people is to:
Stand your round
Twat a puffin or fist a badger, but only when in season (either yours or theirs)
Avoid cliches like the plague
Poetry Corner for Sauce ; The Last Lie by Tony Gloeggler. New York Quarterly Books.
Recently published and comes highly recommended. [not by me of course]
Cheers, Salty. What would you recommend? [she asks, asking for it]
I suppose I'll say hello too.
Now, that cougar in the corner.
It's either from keighley, and so no risk whatsoever, or it's somehow got off the Island, where it was supposedly on night duty guarding the out of date pasties in the petrol station while the cashier slept off the whisky.
Anyway, I'll chain it up while you seem threatened by it.
The Glaswegian, no, not going anywhere near....
Welcome La Maga,
Now, has anyone spoken to you about trying out for the Squirrel licking team? You'll need your Rabies jabs, but that's mainly for logging on to the chat room.
Ooh, just seen that one of my pieces is in the 'News in Brief' section. Who do I thank and how? Does it involve licking squirrels? I don't understand this whole thing about licking squirrels tbh.
Don't thank them - berate and hound them until they add your acknowledgement credit to the post!
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Another brother, Leo Stein, moved back to Europe, painting and immersing himself in art in Florence. In 1903 Gertrude also moved back to Europe. She eventually ended up in Paris, with Leo, at a painting studio at 27 Rue de Fleurus on the left bank. Their large independent income, which Michael and his wife Sarah sent each month, made a bohemian life-style in Paris easy to sustain.
How did the Leo and Gertrude Stein become so knowledgeable about art? Art scholar Bernard Berenson introduced Leo to Paul Cézanne and helped Leo buy an early work from Ambroise Vollard's gallery. In 1904 Berenson took both Steins under his wing in Florence.
I have lectured many times on the Steins as cultural salonieres, but the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is now suggesting that the family was more important as art collectors. I may change my mind, but I doubt it.
Matisse, Woman with a Hat, 1905, San Francisco Museum of Art
In 1905 Leo and Gertrude saw the Manet Retrospective in Paris and bought Portrait of a Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse. This purchase encouraged Matisse at a crucial point in his art development. It was at a time when he and other avant-garde artists were being criticised by the press. Soon the Steins were visiting the Matisses socially.
In 1905 Pablo Picasso met the Steins at Clovis Sagot's; he'd turned a pharmacy into an informal art gallery. Soon after, the first Picasso oil paintings that Leo bought was Nude on a Red Background, a rose-period nude. Then the Steins bought some works of Renoir, 2 Gauguins, a Daumier, a Delacroix, an El Greco and some Cézanne water colours.
The friendship with the Matisses cooled only when Gertrude developed a much greater interest in Picasso. But all was well since it was actually Michael and Sarah Stein who continued to collect Matisses in particular.
Etta and Claribel Cone were wealthy, elegant, educated Baltimore women. Etta inherited her wealth at 27, giving her a handsome yearly income. The Steins and Cones travelled to Florence in1905 where Bernard Berenson introduced the Cones to art by Matisse, Derain, Vlaminck and Friesz. The Steins took Etta to meet Picasso at his studio while he was doing Gertrude's portrait, and persuaded Etta to buy Picasso drawings whenever that artist was short of funds.
The Steins were introducing artist to artist, patron to artist, patron to patron. In 1905/6, Leo and Gertrude invited Picasso and Matisse to their studio to meet each for the first time. In Jan 1906, Michael and Sarah Stein took Etta and Claribel to meet Matisse at his apartment over the Seine, and both sisters bought as many paintings and drawings as they could afford. Gertrude also sold the Cones a number of her prized pictures including Delacroix, Cézanne and a group portrait by Marie Laurencin that showed several of the regulars of the Stein salon, including Picasso.
Baltimore ultimately benefitted from the Cones' collecting.
27 Rue de Fleurus became the first real and permanent home for the Steins, and one that Gertrude remained in for 40 years. This is where the Steins provided the informal focal point for contemporary art in Paris. They inspired, supported and, most importantly for the modernists, they bought art. Their home became known as a salon, with paintings covering all the wall space in their home. Works by Picasso, Renoir, Gauguin, Cezanne and others overflowed into every room of the household. Artists, writers and critics became frequent callers, for the Saturday night art parties.
Michael and Sarah Stein also held open house on Saturday nights, near the younger Steins, and the participants could move easily fromone home to the other. These evenings enabled the young, impoverished artists to examine the family's notable collections of paintings by good artists. Their salons functioned as galleries.
Picasso, Nude on a Red Background, 1906, Musée de l'Orangerie Paris
By 1909, photographer/gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz was introduced to the Steins. By this time Stieglitz was well acquainted with the works of Matisse, Picasso, and Cezanne, and began to actively negotiate with Leo and Gertrude to exhibit their massive art collection in his gallery. Other young modernist painters eg Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, Francis Picabia, Marie Laurençin, Robert Delaunay, as well as Guillaume Apollinaire, frequented their salon.
Gertrude understood the radical implications of Cubism and was prepared to associate her reputation with it. Spanish cubist Juan Gris frequently visited in the 1910s, finding Stein accepting of the more radical art styles that other people tended to reject out of hand.
For the newly arrived young Jewish artists from Eastern Europe, starving in their Paris garrets, the Steins' salons filled with food and drink were also much appreciated. The Steins and Cones might have all been secularist Jews, but they went out of their way to help young Jewish artists arriving weekly from Eastern Europe, especially Max Weber, sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, Chaim Soutine, Sonia Delauney and Italian Amedeo Modigliani.
The fact that all the Steins, the Cone sisters, Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Alice B Toklas all spoke Yiddish or German as their mother tongue must have helped the young Eastern Europeans integrate, during their first difficult years in Paris. And, let me repeat, the endless supply of food and wine!
Alice B Toklas decided to sail from the USA to Europe and while in Paris, she was invited to a Saturday night party at #27. Toklas was soon besotted. She soon became a regular visitor and began going to the galleries and theatre with Gertrude. In 1910 Alice moved into the rue de Fleurus household and became Gertrude's right hand woman, secretary, reader and critic.
But several years after Alice arrived, there was a family rupture. Leo was a dedicated Matisse patron, not a fan of Cubism. Gertrude and Alice visited Pablo Picasso at his studio where he was at work on Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Les Demoiselles was the work that marked the beginning of the end of Leo's support for Picasso. In 1912, Gertrude and Alice took all the Picassos, Leo the Renoirs and many of the Cézannes. Leo moved to Italy, permanently!
Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas in their art salon, rue de Fleurus.
The Steins had established the first "museum" of modern art. But the salon wound down with war breaking out in 1914, when Gertrude and Alice moved to Spain. However Gertrude still befriended people like writer Ernest Hemingway and designer Jean Cocteau. And Gertrude was still in close contact with Claribel Cone who happened to be in Munich when WWI broke out.
On her return to Baltimore in 1921, Claribel rented a large apartment in the same building as Etta's and arranged it as a private museum for their growing collection. The excellent Cone collection of art eventually entered the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Claribel Cone died in 1929, Leo Stein died in 1947, Gertrude Stein died in 1946 and Alice B Toklas in 1967. Gertrude and Alice B Toklas were both buried in Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
The recent San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's exhibition brought together important and difficult-to-assemble paintings that haven't been together since pre-WW1 Paris. The Stein collection had been divided and subdivided constantly among relative, friends, dealers and collectors. Gertrude and Leo traded back pictures to acquire new ones, a practice that made it difficult to track down their possessions. American collectors John Quinn and Albert Barnes both had access to the Stein salon and acquired significant paintings from them. In 1913, Gertrude traded large early Picassos to dealer Kahnweiler in exchange for other paintings she wanted. Thus I am convinced the Steins were hugely successful as salonieres and patrons, but in the long term less successful as collectors of art.
I hope people fascinated with the Paris salon saw The Steins Collect Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avant-Garde exhibition at the San Francisco MoMA, May - September 2011. Second best would be getting hold of the catalogue.


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Life teaches us lessons at every turn and even in surprising moments. Today (Aug. 26) is National Dog Day and it's no exception. So it's a good day to share with you how my dog transformed me.
As a life coach I'm used to training other people, but some of the biggest lessons come from my own life. This is the the story about a badly behaved dog and how I learned to love her…
Two years ago, my husband wanted a dog for Christmas. He whined and complained like a two year old about it for weeks. So while we had just moved into a new house and had a young baby, I gave in.
I searched for an entire month and found the perfect dog for our family. His name is Lt. General Battles and he is 120 lbs of love. He's a gentle giant. He is sweet well-trained and quite a genius. We love him and have never met anyone who doesn't. He's a rockstar of a dog.
The day we picked up Battles from the humane society we saw a sad hound mix lying sadly in a cage next to him. Our heart ached for her and we couldn't leave her. So, we adopted two dogs that day, Battles and Gracie.
I've loved Battles from day one. To me, he is perfect.
Gracie, well, she's a bit of nutcase. She doesn't listen, she has accidents in the house from time to time, she tears up our furniture. Gracie is a nervous wreck. And we've tried many things to help the poor thing to no avail.
I'd like to love her like I love Battles, but man, this dog makes it really hard.
How my dog transformed me
Then, the other night something happened that was transformational for me and for my relationship with her. I looked at Gracie and had the following series of thoughts…
Geez Gracie, why do you have to be such a dumbass? You make it so hard for me to love you. I'd like to, but you're such an idiot.
Well, she's not really an idiot, she's just a dog.
And, she's been through a lot of hurt. In her past, people were really mean to her.
It makes sense that she's fearful and nervous and has accidents. It makes sense that she has trouble being loving with people.
Poor thing.
Wow, she kind of reminds me of me.
I was hurt in the past by people when I was a kid. And while I've gotten over it, I still have trouble sometimes. I can still be stingy with my love for other people. Sometimes I avoid getting too close to others out of a fear of being hurt by them.
And, I thought to myself:
I've been stingy loving her because she's not perfect. It's the same thing I've gotten mad at people in my past for doing to me.
I haven't given her the unconditional love she deserves. So she's not perfect. Battles really isn't either. No one is perfect. No dog. No human.
What if I just loved her and loved everyone regardless of what they do or don't do. Love Gracie and others unconditionally like I love my young son. It's like people need to meet certain "measures" to gain my love.
If I'm doing it to my dog, who else am I doing this to?
How I transformed my dog
From that moment, I committed to shifting this in myself. A good life coach is always looking at what's missing. I've decided to make an effort to be loving with Gracie and with people in my life. To make an effort to be compassionate and kinder with strangers, even.
Since this revelation, Gracie and I have connected. She comes to me for pets and attention. She never did that before. The other night I let her up on couch even and we cuddled.
I know that as I continue to make progress with her I'll give her a real chance to understand that humans are really loving and not to be feared, that she doesn't need to be nervous. I also give myself a chance to open up my heart more with not just her but other people.
What is your dog trying to teach you?
And so, since it's National Dog Day, here is the takeaway: There is so much to learn in every moment of life, including from our dogs.
What is your dog trying to teach you?
Perhaps, it's to relax and take it easy. Maybe it's to have more fun. Or, maybe it's to open your heart and love unconditionally.
Today take a moment to ponder: What is your dog trying to teach you? And see what the answer is!
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The American economy depends on semi-trucks moving freight from point A to point B. The Boise-based tech company Truckstop.com helps match loads with trucks, and has risen to be one of the dominant players in this industry. They use powerful cloud-based, data-driven matching services that can manage demand in real time. Entire fleets of trucks can be redirected with a mouse-click[…]...CONTINUE READING
3D Printing
Well it finally happened. We knew we couldn't hold out forever…
We got a 3D printer.
Trademark has been working in three dimensions for a while now but this thing opens a brand new door for us. We got the form labs form 2 resin printer. So unlike a lot of 3D printers that lay down tracks on top of tracks, this thing cooks it from below with a laser. When its all said and done the object is dangling from the top of the printer like some alien pod hanging by its scaffolding[…]...CONTINUE READING
Building a Treefort with Friends
Treefort one of Boise's largest cultural events transforms our quaint and sometimes serious downtown into a playground for the young at heart. For Boise to transform into this wonderland it takes a great deal of planning, work and attention to detail on all aspects of the event. Treefort and Trademark are a great partnership, allowing our creative side to […]...CONTINUE READING
A Rift Between Heroes
Sometimes heroes quarrel. Even with similar aesthetic directed motives Graphic Designers and Architects do not always "see eye to eye". Designers can be short sighted not always understanding functional requirements and building codes. Architects can undervalue the impact that typography can bring to a space. Together the two can fight the real enemy … a […]...CONTINUE READING
If Walls Could Rally
What does your office say about your company goals and corporate philosophy? Does it affect employee performance and turnover? Your company culture is more important than ever in attracting and retaining the right employees. Millennials are now the largest age group in the workplace. This generation makes decisions on where they work not based from […]...CONTINUE READING
Sponsoring The Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge
This year marks the launch of the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge, a major state-wide business plan competition within Idaho's colleges and universities. This series of events will scour the minds of Idaho's brightest students for great new business ideas. Teams will turn their ideas into either plans or models, and compete for over $100,000 worth of […]...CONTINUE READING
6th Grade Designers
As most of you know, Trademark has a long-standing relationship with the Boise Police Department. It's some of our most visible and iconic design work. Our relationship started back in 2010, when they asked us to re-design their visual identity. We developed a sharp new look, and applied it throughout the fleet, to cruisers, interceptors, […]...CONTINUE READING
For several months now, Trademark has been sitting on a some big news. We've been dying to share it, but also reluctant to count our chickens before they've hatched. Well at long last, the ink from our pens has reached the dotted lines on the contracts, and the deal is done. We can climb to […]...CONTINUE READING
State and Lemp Logo Design
Not all logos are created equal. A great logo does more than simply share the name of your company with your customers—it sets the tone regarding who you are and how you do business. It also increases your brand awareness, cultivates customer loyalty, and helps you attract the right kind of customers—and it can do […]...CONTINUE READING
Here at Trademark, we pride ourselves on the quality of our design, our craftsmanship, and our customer service. We also like to have fun. Here are a few videos that we threw together. Some of them capture the processes and techniques that go into building a sign or wrapping a vehicle. Others are just us […]...CONTINUE READING
Lyle Pearson 200
The Lyle Pearson 200 is a one of Idaho's most cherished bicycle events. It begins in Boise and traverses nearly two-hundred miles of picturesque highway, before finishing in the chic ski-town of Ketchum. Four-person teams compete relay-style, to see who can cover the distance the quickest. The route is divided into nine segments, some flat, […]...CONTINUE READING
Julius Kleiner Memorial Park Concept Work
Trademark's involvement with the City of Meridian dates back to early 2010. The city wanted to construct a public art piece, and Trademark submitted a bid. The city was so impressed with the range of capabilities displayed in the portfolio, they decided to hire Trademark to design all of the way-finding material and signage for […]...CONTINUE READING


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The Best Shower Cleaning Products
Ironically, where you go to become clean is often one of the dirtiest areas of the home. The warm and wet climate in a shower makes it a haven for soap scum, mildew and oily buildups. Get your shower clean with the best products on the market for your situation, and maintain a clean bathroom.
Daily Cleaning
If you're good at cleaning your shower every day, you can use a spray cleaning product made for the bathroom shower. Simply spray it on, and let it sit for the recommended amount of time. Wipe it with a rag or sponge and rinse. Rinsing is important because you can damage shower tiles if you don't do a good job rinsing. According to Consumer Reports, Kaboom Shower Tub & Tile trigger-spray cleaner was the best daily cleaning product to prevent soap scum and mildew from even forming.
Weekly Cleaning
In a week's time, soap scum, body oils, shaving cream and other things can begin to build up. The best product to use weekly is a scratch-free powdered cleaner. According to Consumer Reports, Ajax with Bleach Scratch Free and Comet Scratch Free Disinfectant with Bleach are excellent at cleaning the shower and also don't leave streaks. Always read, apply and use the product as described on the label. You will have to do a bit of scrubbing. Remember to rinse well.
Hard Water Buildup
White vinegar is one the best products to use if you have hard water buildup. The discoloration around the drain, spigots, shower door and shower head are often where hard water is most noticeable. Your shower head may also lose some of its power if hard water has started to build up in the holes. Spray the areas with white vinegar, and allow it to sit for about 15 minutes before wiping clean. For a clogged shower head, remove it and soak it in pure vinegar for about 30 minutes and rinse.
Mildew Removal
Chlorine bleach is the best product to use to kill mildew, a living organism that can get out of control in a damp, warm bathroom. According to North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, using 1 cup of bleach for every gallon of water is usually enough to remove mildew. Other products also work, such as white vinegar and ammonia; however, never mix ammonia and bleach since together they create a toxic, deadly fume. Keep the room well ventilated when working with bleach and other cleaning products as instructed on the label.


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26th February 2019
Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (TEE) today announced development of an image recognition SoC (System on Chip) for automotive applications that implements deep learning accelerator at 10 times the speed and 4 times the power efficiency of Toshiba's previous product[1]. Details of the technology were reported at the 2019 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco on February 19.
Advanced driver assistance systems, such as autonomous emergency braking, offer increasingly advanced capabilities, and implementing them requires image recognition SoC that can recognize road traffic signs and road situations at high speed with low power consumption.
Deep neural networks (DNN), algorithms modeled after the neural networks of the brain, perform recognition processing much more accurately than conventional pattern recognition and machine learning, and is widely expected to find utilization in automotive applications. However, DNN-based image recognition with conventional processors takes time, as it relies on a huge number of multiply-accumulate (MAC) calculations. DNN with conventional high-speed processors also consumes too much power.
Toshiba has overcome this with a DNN accelerator that implement deep learning in hardware. It has three features.
The new SoC complies with ISO26262, the global standard for functional safety for automotive applications.
Toshiba will continue to enhance the power efficiency and processing speed of the developed SoC and will start sample shipments of ViscontiTM5, the next generation of Toshiba's image-recognition processor, in September this year.
[1] Toshiba's image recognition SoC in "1.9TOPS and 564GOPS/W Heterogeneous Multicore SoC with Color-based Object Classification Accelerator for Image-Recognition Applications," a paper delivered at the 2015 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
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The NTPA/WPI Story
The National Tractor Pullers Association was established in 1969 by representatives from eight states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania). These representatives met to establish uniform rules and give the sport structure. From these meetings, the NTPA was started. The year 2019 marks 50 years in the business as the premier sanctioning body of truck and tractor pulling.
The NTPA sets the standard in the pulling industry for safety and competition rules. Respected by most domestic and foreign pulling associations, the NTPA Rulebook is followed across the world for bettering themselves to what has already been experienced by the NTPA.
World Pulling International, Inc. has managed the National Tractor Pullers Association for more than 30 years. WPI is a stockholder's company that not only handles the business affairs of the NTPA, but also includes a marketing department and a publications division.
A staff of 15 dedicated professionals work in the Worthington, Ohio headquarters or from a satellite office. The other ingredient in making an event successful includes hundreds of workers and trained volunteers essential in producing an NTPA sanctioned event.
Even though both boards have unique aspects to their function to the business of professional truck and tractor pulling, they work together. Lives have been saved over the years, thanks to the tireless efforts of many persons who have served on the NTPA and WPI boards, bettering the sport as a whole. 1999 saw the SFI Roll Cage become NTPA law, and at least one life was saved as a result of a much needed, yet highly criticized mandate. Today, other pulling organizations and promoters are adapting to this standard. Such is the life of a leader.
About National Tractor Pullers Association
The NTPA is the sport's oldest and most respected truck and tractor pulling sanctioning organization. Governed by a board of directors, the NTPA is managed by World Pulling International (WPI), an independently owned entity. Headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, the NTPA provides rules and regulations and the infrastructures required for organizations throughout the country to arrange truck and tractor pulls. The 2019 NTPA Championship Pulling Circuit was sponsored in part by Case IH, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Alliance Tire, Enderle Fuel Injection, MAC Trailer, Ag Protect 1, Shell Rotella, STOP-FYRE®, Cen-Pe-Co Lubricants, Columbus Diesel Supply, Heritage Iron Magazine, Stainless Diesel, Midwest Wheel Inc., the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, PowerBore Cylinder Sleeves, Profab Machine Inc., the Budweiser Dairyland Super Nationals in Tomah, Wisconsin, and Riverside Engine Inc.
Watch the 14th season of "NTPA Championship Pulling" presented by Case IH: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Central. Encore performances appear on Mondays at 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. Eastern. RFD-TV is available on satellite through DirecTV (345), Dish Network (231), and AT&T (568) along with Spectrum/Time Warner, Brighthouse, Comcast, Charter, Suddenlink, Cox, and other cable providers. Check your current provider for details or visit the channel finder at www.rfdtv.com. Stream RFD-TV on the Country Club service: www.rfdcc.com.
NTPA Live Streaming produced internet broadcasts of 13 national events in 2019. Visit WatchNTPA.com to purchase on-demand access to individual events or the $299 Season Pass---that's less than $10 per session! NTPA Live Streaming's new interface includes "Live DVR" controls and adaptive bitrate technology to promote an interruption-free broadcast. Check the site for lists of streamed events and compatible internet devices.
Subscribe to the Official Magazine of the NTPA! The Puller brings you the best in NTPA news, stories, and related pulling information. Tractor Supply Company (TSC) carries The Puller and the PULL! Official Program and Souvenir Yearbook.
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Chadwick Boseman used to pray that he would play Black Panther in a movie. In 2016, his dream came true when he double kicked The Winter Solider into an air conditioning unit in Captain America: Civil War. That dream multiplied into infinty when Black Panther became one of the biggest films of all time, making nearly $700 million in the United States and nearly $1.5 billion worldwide, kicking many other burgeoning careers into overdrive.
It was mostly the supporting characters who stole the show. You could probably remember more of Shuri's moments from the movie than you could T'Challa's, but it was his commitment and stoic attentiveness that grounds the whole movie. Some of these traits extend into his actual life as well, and here's a handful of moments where Chadwick Boseman further proved his head isn't too heavy for the crown.
Chadwick is a Howard University alumn, so I'm sure it was an honor to be asked to give the commencement speech to the Class of 2018. Just as long as they don't make him give the damn "Wakanda forever" salute again...
"It is an incredible honor and privilege for the Howard University community to welcome back home one of its native sons, @ChadwickBoseman, to deliver the 2018 commencement address," said Howard University President @HUPrez17. #HowardForward https://t.co/KKWadtSTXr pic.twitter.com/aOQ2zmxQLH
-- Howard University (@HowardU) April 18, 2018
"It is an incredible honor and privilege for the Howard University community to welcome back home one of its native sons, @ChadwickBoseman, to deliver the 2018 commencement address," said Howard University President @HUPrez17. #HowardForward https://t.co/KKWadtSTXr pic.twitter.com/aOQ2zmxQLH
Boseman playing Black icons like Jackie Robinson and James Brown is its own form of inspiring, but being able to surprise audience members as the King of Wakanda must be a different kind of thrill. Jimmy Fallon helped Boseman surprise and greet fans of Black Panther during a taping of The Tonight Show. Not all heroes wear capes and necklaces.
Gods of Egypt weathered quite a bit of controversey when it came out in 2016 for whitewashing ancient Egyptian gods. Chadwick Boseman, who played the god Thoth, was the film's only cast member to actively speak out on it. "That's why I wanted to do it, so you would see someone of Africna descent playing Thoth, the father of mathematics, astronomy, the god of wisdom," he said during an interview with GQ. "And in the movie, I actually outnumber the gods in the movie, literally and figuratively. It's hard for people to know that without seeing it. But yea, people don't make $140 million movies starring black and brown people. [Shakes head]." He, Ryan Coogler, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Letitia Wright, and Danai Gurira changed all that two years later.
Black Panther's education came from schools all around the world in the comics. Many were afraid that this would mean that Boseman's T'Challa would be sporting a European accent in the movie, but he and his vocal coach made the conscious decision to create something new for Wakanda.
"People think about how race has affected the world," he told CNET. "It's not just in the States. Colonialism is the cousin of slavery. Colonialism in Africa would have it that, in order to be a ruler, his education comes from Europe. I wanted to be completely sure that we didn't convey that idea because that would be counter to everything that Wakanda is about. It's supposed to be the most technologically advanced nation on the planet. If it's supposed to not have been conquered -- which means that advancement has happened without colonialism tainting it, poisoning the well of it, without stopping it or disrupting it -- then there's no way he would speak with a European accent.
If I did that, I would be conveying a white supremacist idea of what being educated is and what being royal or presidential is. Because it's not just about him running around fighting. He's the ruler of a nation. And if he's the ruler of a nation, he has to speak to his people. He has to galvanize his people. And there's no way I could speak to my people, who have never been conquered by Europeans, with a European voice."
He was always fit to wear the crown.
Some celebrities relish the spotlight, putting their entire personal lives on display. Some prefer to keep private and not let personal details slip. Boseman tends to stay in the latter camp. "It's no one's business, really," he told TheThings.com. "When you talk about that, you become a whole different kind of celebrity. Your personal life bleeds into your professional life. I'm an actor, and you know me from who I play." In an age where every celebrity is expected to have a popping social media presence, it's nice to see some stars not try as hard.


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Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Second Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Head of Defense and State Security, has expanded the national zinc sheet distribution to the island of Annobon.
This government-led initiative aims to improve living conditions for impoverished families throughout the nation by donating zinc sheets to replace the nipa roofs on rural houses.
"The zinc roof campaign is part of the government's efforts to improve the living conditions of our country," said Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue. "We will continue to work on other social projects such as building schools in these rural areas and providing access to drinking water installations."
The zinc roof campaign has broadly covered the continental areas of the country and the island of Bioko, and is now in its third phase with the expansion into the remote island of Annobón. Thousands of zinc sheets have been donated and other services provided to improve health, education and sanitation.
The Second Vice President has spearheaded the campaign and the implementation of the various social projects that have accompanied it. The public-private initiative is carried out with support from international oil companies and is part of the government's efforts to improve living conditions and generally raise the standard of living, especially in rural areas.