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A south Florida man is the latest spokesperson for the "HIV+Me" prevention and awareness campaign produced by Logo, MTV's gay-oriented network. "The stigma is the biggest thing about HIV," Jesse Sanchez says in his video. "Yeah, you can treat it. Yeah, people are understanding that you're not going to die, that you're not contagious from drinking out of my cup, but the stigma that surrounds HIV is horrible." His video is one of eight now available on Logo's website. "The whole purpose of the campaign is two very specific caveats," said Adam Abernathy, the Logo producer who oversees the project. "If you don't know your status, we want you to be tested. And if you are HIV-positive, we want you to know you're not alone." He added while "HIV is a very manageable disease, we want people to know that it's easier to be HIV-negative." To access the HIV+Me videos, visit www.logotv.com/video/misc/466836/hivme-tree.jhtml?id=1599580.
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The European Commission proposed today fishing opportunities for the deep-sea fish stocks in EU and international waters of the North-East Atlantic for 2013-2014. In line with the scientific advice, the Commission proposes to increase total allowable catches (TACs) for 3 stocks, a decrease for 13 stocks, and maintain TACs at the current level for 8 stocks (including zero TACs for 6 stocks), compared to 2012.
For 2013 the Commission proposes to increase by 77% the TAC for roundnose grenadiers west of the British Isles (to 4,500 tonnes). Fishing at these levels should permit to bring this stock to sustainable levels by 2015 (so called maximum sustainable yield (MSY)). The Commission also proposes to increase by 20% and 5% the TACs for two black scabbard fish stocks in western waters (West of Scotland/Ireland). Also for these stocks the scientific advice indicates how to achieve MSY in 2015. TACs for the remaining stocks of black scabbard fish and roundnose grenadier are proposed to be cut or maintained unchanged. Taking the precautionary approach, the Commission proposes to cut by 20% the red seabream and blue ling TACs, as the conservation status of these stocks is not fully assessed.
European Commissioner Maria Damanaki, in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said: "to preserve the deep-sea fishery, we need to follow the scientific advice, and not overexploit these vulnerable species. Still, three of the stocks seem to be on the path towards recovery and MSY levels. We have a clear management objective: a long-term sustainable use of these stocks."
With only two exceptions, available data on the deep-sea stocks are insufficient to allow scientists to fully assess the stock status, neither in terms of number of fish nor fishing mortality. Nevertheless, the scientific advice has improved, notably on the stocks that offer the largest fishing opportunities.
Fishing for deep-sea species is regulated by the European Union since 2003 in terms of total allowable catches (TACs) per species and area, and in terms of maximum fishing effort deployable in the North-East Atlantic.
Deep-sea fish are caught in waters beyond the main fishing grounds of continental shelves. They are distributed on the continental slopes or associated with seamounts. Most of these species are slow-growing and long-lived, which makes them particularly vulnerable to fishing.
Deep sea fisheries account for about 1% of fish landed from the North-East Atlantic, but some local fishing communities depend to a certain extent on deep-sea fisheries. The catches – and related jobs - have been declining for years, due to depleted stocks.
The Commission's proposals are based on scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES).
The Commission recently proposed a new management system for deep-sea fisheries in order to ensure better protection of deep-sea stocks and their habitats (see IP/12/813)
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Week 12: At Penn State
Time and Date: TBA, Nov. 29
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Last season: 7-5 overall, 4-4 Big Ten (3rd, Leaders Division)
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All-new version is the consummate crossover SUV.
While the name and a minute number of parts remain the same, the 2009 Honda Pilot is a new vehicle. Every piece of sheetmetal and glass, every mechanical component, and every feature has been gone through yielding a just slightly larger Pilot that put all the space to use inside. And unlike many similar designs it didn't gain too many pounds.
An eight-passenger Pilot can handle four adults and four kids easily, or four infant seats if you have the earplugs. It has useful cargo space beyond the third-row seats so you needn't fold one to fit a cooler or week's worth of groceries. And with six cupholders in the second row alone, eight door cargo pockets and the ability to carry a 4x8-foot sheet of building material flat inside, finding a place for everything isn't an issue.
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The majority of Pilots are all-wheel-drive models that allow another 1000 pounds in tow rating and provide better acceleration and climbing in snow; with the same tires and brakes, they don't stop or change direction any better than the front-drive version. If you don't tow near the maximum and live in temperate climes, Honda's Odyssey offers more room and similar flexibility and features for about the same tab as an equal-level Pilot.
Potential Pilot shoppers include all those Honda car owners who may have outgrown their sedan, Odyssey owners who bought a bigger boat or have a legitimate need for the added traction of all-wheel drive, and anyone looking to replace a traditional truck-based SUV with 95 percent of the ability for 95 percent of the owners 99 percent of the time while saving fuel and society's glare.
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The Honda Pilot comes in four variants with few options. Each model is offered with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive (4WD). All mechanical and safety components and systems are identical across the range. Navigation only comes on top-line models, and the rear-seat DVD entertainment system is available only on the top two trims.
The LX comes with cloth upholstery, front and rear climate control, steel wheels, five-speed automatic, Hill Start Assist, flip-up hatch glass, intermittent rear wipe/wash, power windows/locks/mirrors, tow hitch, tinted rear windows, automatic headlamps, cruise control, center console, visor extensions and illuminated mirrors, tilt/telescoping steering column, four front seatback pockets, six reading lights, reconfigurable cargo area, 60/40 split-folding second and third row seats, trip computer, seven-speaker system with 6CD changer and MP3 jack. There are no options on the LX.
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The EX-L, the EX with leather, adds enough features to qualify as a separate model. These include leather upholstery and wrap for steering wheel and shifter, heated front seats, four-way power passenger seat, moonroof, a noise-reducing laminated windshield, and an auto-dimming inside mirror with rearview camera display. A rear-seat DVD system with 115-volt AC outlet is optional.
The Touring model tops the line and further trims out the EX-L with a power tailgate, driver memory system, chrome side trim, signals in outside mirrors, trailer pre-wire, parking sensors front and rear, voice-recognition navigation with rear camera/Bluetooth/interface jog-dial control, second-row window shades, 512-watt 10-speaker audio system and USB port, and time/speed functions added to the trip computer. Rear-seat entertainment is optional.
Safety equipment on all Pilots includes front and front side airbags, three-row side curtain airbags, Vehicle Stability Assist (electronic stability control), daytime running lights, four child-seat LATCH positions, active front head rests, and eight adjustable headrests and shoulder belts.
Honda says the Pilot's styling was inspired by an 'ultra-rugged laptop computer,' and while the new Pilot is certainly more rugged looking than its predecessor, it's also much cleaner with fewer indentations and carving in the body panels, more integrated lines, and a boxier shape that serves usefulness as well as it caters to image. Surfaces that aren't sloped inward at the roof pay dividends in head space and big-box cargo loading, and the three inches of extra length have gone between the axles and into the cabin.
With substantial chrome trim and 'eyebrows' in the headlight housings, fog lights much higher in the bumper, and a hatch that tapers more to the sides than forward at the top, the new Pilot looks much wider than the extra inch it is. Viewed from dead astern the Pilot appears as bulky as the full-size SUV Nissan Armada and Toyota Sequoia, though it weighs substantially less than any full-size four-wheel drive like those.
Panel crimps define the wheel openings, aiding the rugged look without adding width or bolt-on parts that might promote rust. The third-row side window has been separated by a thick chunk of sheetmetal, to no apparent detriment in driver vision or third-row comfort. The rear wiper has been parked off the hatch glass because that now opens separately, the hatch has a hefty pull handle with touch-point releases and is powered on the Touring model, and the bumper has a good cover so sloppy loading won't mar the paint.
For 2009, all Pilots come with a Class III tow hitch and coolers required for towing; only a wiring pigtail will be needed from the dealer. The top tow rating remains 4500 pounds on 4WD and 3500 pounds on front-drive models, but the 4500 is no longer limited to boats or low profile trailers. Roof rails are standard on better trims and you'll probably be using the back bumper and door sills without a step stool or small ladder to load items six feet up.
In its most basic form the Pilot is derived from the same platform as the Acura MDX big crossover, yet the two do not share an engine, many features, or end-user purpose and philosophy.
Regardless of trim level, the Honda Pilot interior appears well though-out and assembled, with functional touches at every turn and a luxury factor that increases alongside price. In simple terms the base LX will do everything a Touring will do except reposition your seat and mirrors or open and close the power tailgate.
The cloth upholstery on LX and EX is comfortable in temperature extremes and a subdued design with just enough pattern to hide stains that become part and parcel of any eight-seat vehicle. One may desire more features from higher-priced models yet the basics are all here, including power windows and locks and air conditioning for front and rear. Just like the priciest Pilot, door armrests have soft cushioned elbow pads and there's no cheap feel in frequently felt surfaces. All trims offer four interior colors dependent on paint hue. Premium models are upgraded with nicely textured leather, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever, and more upscale door panel trim.
The front seats deliver good support for long-term comfort and bolsters on the seatbacks provide lateral support without imposing thigh cushions you'd have to climb over for every entry or exit. The power driver's seat on the EX adjusts in one more plane than the LX and is easier underway for minor improvements in finding the ideal position and height, yet we had no fatigue or wish for more after hours in an LX.
The middle row seat provides essentially the same room as the front seats, including good toe space under the front seats. This seat split-folds 60/40 with the short cushion on the right side for easiest loading, both sides slide fore and aft for maximum flexibility or keeping that baby seat closer, the climate control is handy at the back of the console, and each door has two cupholders in the armrest and dual pockets below. Although it appears as merely a fixed cushion above the center armrest, the center headrest easily lifts and extends to a useful height.
The third row is easily accessible: One lift of the lever at kid's eye height in the center row backrest tilts the seat and slides it forward for third row access. As with all crossovers this is the restriction point as the rear seat offers good space and getting there is easy for limber kids and slender adults. Like the middle row, this seat splits to fold flat, has three usable headrests and offers storage on both sides. The optional rear-seat entertainment system is much the same as the top-ranked setups in the Odyssey and Acura MDX.
At least in LX and EX trims this is a jump-in-and-go kind of ride. No fumbling about looking for where to put the key (or a start button), a one-touch tilt-and-telescope function to put the wheel where you want it, and generally intuitive controls; for example, the intermittent wiper settings are defined by the number of raindrops to match precipitation to wiper speed. Stability system and park sensor (Touring) defeat switches are to the left of the driver so hooligans bent on embarrassing mom won't turn them off at an inconvenient moment.
Gauges appear as a clear overlay with black markings floating above a white background and red needles swinging between the layers. A foot-operated parking brake rides above a good dead pedal to rest your left foot on without pointing toes, and the shifter is next to the wheel on the left side of the central control area.
On most Pilots this area features an info display at the top for miscellaneous data, silver-trimmed audio controls, black-framed climate controls, a box-shaped bin at the bottom and an omnidirectional vent on either side. On the Touring it gets busier and ventures beyond that jump-in-and-go realm that frequently accompanies audio-video store showrooms on wheels.
At the top a shaded navigation screen for the system that supports voice recognition and electronic breadcrumbs to retrace your off-road route back to pavement. Below that are a slim display.
Driving Impression
On the road, the Honda Pilot feels balanced, with sufficient power and brakes, decent ride quality and handling, and on 4WD models the ability to leave the pavement or tackle pre-plowed snow. Most owners won't go as far as a Pilot will go, but the rugged looks match vehicles that will go farther on a bad trail, so 'off-road' travel is best kept to scenic byways and mountain motorways.
The 3.5-liter V6 takes on a characteristic Honda growl when you push it and you'll need to be towing or accelerating uphill on an on-ramp to require such grunt. For the most part the engine is in the background, never silenced, never rough and never annoying. It now uses Honda's Variable Cylinder Management to switch off two or three of its six cylinders to save fuel; the ECO light on the dash shows when you are getting best economy and does not necessarily mean it is running as a three- or four-cylinder engine. Like the all-wheel drive system, the VCM is transparent to the driver and requires no action on his or her part, and apart from some front tire spin under heavy acceleration from rest the front-drive model drives just like the all-wheel drive.
Among the host of three-row crossovers in the 3.5-liter to 3.8-liter V6 class, there isn't a wide range between the slowest and fastest and the Honda feels right in the middle. Where the others may enjoy a slight advantage is with six speeds in the transmission, and/or the ability to address each of them separately or in a 'sport' mode for quicker response. The Pilot shifter offers an OD Off switch which locks out the top two gears, so if you want fourth to control speed on long hill descents or winding roads you're out of luck. Toyota's Highlander and Mazda's CX-9 come to mind as better in these respects, and to a lesser extent, GM's Acadia/Enclave/Outlook/Traverse family.
Since the Pilot is among the lightest of the eight-seat crossovers the suspension can be tuned for ride comfort without requiring undue stiffness for control. It swallows up most road surfaces with aplomb and never bottomed out on dirt road whoop-de-doos when driven sensibly but briskly. No single noise source stands out and normal conversations are quite possible at highway speeds. The Michelin tires on the premium model may last longer or prove better in severe snow but you'd need instruments far more sophisticated than your behind to show any other advantage. The stability assist is one of the lesser intrusive such algorithms and if it comes into play you probably won't notice as you'll be busy wondering how you got into a bad situation.
Relative to some other recent crossover redesigns, the Pilot seems to ride a bit softer than the GM Acadia et al and has less body roll than the Highlander, though the Acadia may enjoy a slight advantage in steering feel. The most sporting drive in the segment is Mazda's CX-9 though we wouldn't venture as far from the beaten path in that as we would in a Pilot, and the Pilot is more maneuverable than any of them.
With a bit of forethought to join the visibility and crossover philosophy brakes would hardly be needed at all, yet the Pilot performs as the others in this regard and all electronic braking aids are standard. If you see something bad about to happen, just stand on the pedal as hard as you can and keep steering—you might just drive around it.
Honda labels the all-wheel-drive model 4WD, but they have no low-range gearing nor default rear drive. The 4WD models deduct 1 mpg from EPA ratings.
The 2009 Honda Pilot is an evolution of the first generation. Much like Honda's Odyssey minivan it offers plenty of cargo and people versatility in an efficient package, without the negatives many apply to minivans, and with the additional confidence of all-wheel drive and better towing performance.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent G.R. Whale filed this report after his test drive of the Pilot around Riverside.
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Honda Pilot 4WD Touring.The Honda Pilot is a powerful crossover SUV, engineered for quality and durability, as well as high levels of functionality and comfort. It features unit body construction and a fully independent suspension, providing a more car-like driving experience with crisp, predictable handling and a smooth ride. The 8-passenger Pilot is available in both front- and four-wheel drive configurations and four trim levels: LX, EX, EX-L and Touring. All trim levels feature an advanced 250-hp 3.5-liter V6 engine, paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. The Pilot delivers impressive fuel economy through Honda's Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology, an engine cylinder-deactivation system that is capable of operating in either 6-cylinder mode for power or 4- and 3-cylinder modes for efficiency. Available standard equipment (dependent upon trim level) includes 17-inch alloy wheels, power moonroof, lift-up glass hatch, leather seat trim, tri-zone climate control and satellite radio. The new Touring trim is outfitted with premium features that include a power liftgate, upgraded audio, Bluetooth wireless connectivity and a voice-activated navigation system. A rear DVD entertainment system is optional on EX-L and Touring trims. Safety features found on all Pilots include four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with traction control, front- and side-impact airbags, side-curtain airbags for all three rows and new active anti-whiplash front head restraints. The Honda Pilot is redesigned for 2009, with exterior and interior styling changes, new standard equipment and technologies, and the addition of an uplevel Touring trim.
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Nepal arrests 2 men in case of missing US trekker
Police in Nepal said Friday that have arrested two men suspected of being involved in the 2010 disappearance of a 23-year-old American woman.
Aubrey Sacco of Greeley, Colorado, has been missing since she failed to return from a solo hike in the Langtang area of northern Nepal in April 2010. It was the end of the trekking season and few other backpackers were in the area.
The two suspects were arrested Thursday in Rasuwa, near where Sacco went missing, and were being questioned, police official Raj Kumar Shrestha said.
Nepal has been under pressure to investigate the case. It's the first time suspects have been arrested.
Since Sacco disappeared, local authorities and family members have made several searches of the area, but have failed to find any trace of her.


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E-on Software Unveils Vue 11
October 28, 2012 8:47 am
Tags: 3D, e-on software, landscape, terrain, Vue, Vue Infinite, Vue xStream
October 23, 2012. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, the leader in 3D Digital Nature technologies, today announced the formal unveiling of its upcoming Vue 11 product line - scheduled for release November, 2012.
Concurrently, the company is offering its professional users under maintenance a pre-release version of Vue 11 xStream and Infinite, the latest production-driven version of its professional solutions for the creation, animation and rendering of natural 3D environments.
New features of Vue 11
Key features of Vue 11 include faster rendering, illumination caching, terrain and EcoPainter improvements, 360° population, interactive EcoSystem population, as well as EcoParticles, e-on software's revolutionary approach to particles:
With EcoParticles, users can do all the standard stuff that particles are good at, but they can also do a lot more. Rather than creating simple emitters, and having particles grow out of them, e-on software designed a new way of handling particles that is specifically well suited for Digital Nature.
The Vue 11 Particle system is a direct extension of the production proven EcoSystem™ technology that is a key player in Vue's success for the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries.
Here is a shortlist of some of the important new features included in Release 11 of Vue:
- EcoParticles: This new technology is ideal for the creation of animated rain, snow, waterfalls, explosions, fire, smoke, tornadoes, falling leaves, swarm of insects and more. Any object can be set as a particle source (emitter).
- EcoParticles as EcoSystems: EcoParticles are added to any material like a regular EcoSystem material layer. But with EcoParticles, users get in depth control over the way the particles will evolve over time. Users can define the speed, direction, collision properties and duration of life of the particles, as well as subject them to external influences. On top of these new physical settings, all of the classic EcoSystem configuration parameters are used for particle instance population.
- EcoParticles Effectors: Effectors are special objects that will influence the EcoParticles in the scene. Effects like tornadoes, jittering, attraction, etc. are easily created this way.
- Automatic Weather Effects - Rain and Snow: These new atmospheric effects enable artists to create anything from gentle spring rain to a tropical storm, a gentle falling snow to a blizzard, with just a few simple clicks. The heaviness, shape, drop size, speed and falling angle of the precipitation is user controllable. Motion blur can be added if desired too. Weather Effects are available for all types of atmospheres.
- EcoPainter Improvements: The EcoSystem Painter is completely redesigned to allow even more control and flexibility. Users can now create their own brushes using a combination of effectors. For instance, brushes that will resize and align instances at the same time. There are a number of new brush effects to boot, including the ability to lean or rotate instances, raise or lower them, move them around, etc.
- Customizable EcoPainter Brushes: Like the brushes in the Terrain Editor, each EcoPainter brush now has its own dialog that displays all of the parameters that can be adjusted. If users want to display a specific brush parameter directly in the main EcoPainter dialog, they can do so with a click on the corresponding Publish icon. The EcoSystem Selection function is now part of the EcoPainter. This way, users can use the select function to define the instances to work with, directly in the EcoSystem Painter dialog. EcoSystem Instance Selection is now also available in xStream for 3ds Max, Cinema4D and Softimage.
- EcoSystem Fast Population: Thanks to a special population mode, Vue can now refresh the EcoSystem population interactively, without the need of any re-population action
- EcoSystem 360° Population: Vue can now automatically populate EcoSystems from all directions including below objects. This feature works on any kind of object from basic spheres to complex geometry such as rocks, cars, houses... and all applicable EcoSystem settings are supported.
- Faster Rendering Speed: Significant internal optimizations made to Vue 11's rendering engine will result in dramatically accelerated rendering especially on very dense EcoSystem scenes.
- Illumination Caching: This technology lets the user re-use GI information over the course of an entire animation thus eliminating the need to re-render the GI pre-pass for every frame. This will dramatically reduce the rendering times of Architectural animations, for instance.
- Many other improvements such as Shared Material layers, Nitrous accelerated graphics core support in 3ds Max, support for latest releases of the Autodesk 2013 products and Cinema4D R14, and more...
A complete and detailed list of features will be made available at the time of final release.
Release Schedule and Product Lineup
E-on software expects to release the entire Vue 11 product line November 2012*.
The Vue 11 product line is built around the same three-tiered structure:
- Vue 11 for CG Professionals: Vue Infinite and Vue xStream. Offers CG professionals premiere solutions for creating exceptionally rich and realistic Digital Nature environments with seamless integration into any production workflow.
- Vue 11 for 3D Artists: Vue Esprit, Vue Studio and Vue Complete. Provides 3D artists with powerful modular applications to create rich 3D Digital Nature scenery and landscapes.
- Vue 11 for 3D Enthusiasts: Vue Pioneer and Theme-Packs, and Vue Frontier. Published by Cornucopia3D and powered by e-on software, these products feature content-filled, easy-to-use scenic nature creation for home and family use, with Vue Frontier specifically dedicated to Poser™ and Daz|Studio™ users.
*Professional solutions will ship first, followed closely by products for 3D Artists and 3D Enthusiasts.
Vue 11 Available as Pre-release
Vue 11 is available free of charge for all users under maintenance. Users of Vue 10 who are not under maintenance and wish to advance to Vue 11 should purchase maintenance today (they will receive Vue 11 and the following upgrades free of charge for one year).
If they wish, users under maintenance can immediately download a pre-release version of Vue 11. Users of Vue 10 who subscribe to a maintenance plan today will also be granted access to this pre-release version.
Vue 11 xStream and Vue 11 Infinite are expected to ship November 2012. Customers who purchased Vue 10.5 xStream or Infinite within 30 days of the release of Vue 11 will receive Vue 11 at no cost as part of the Free 30 Day Maintenance included with all new purchases.
More information on e-on software's maintenance plans can be found at: www.e-onsoftware.com/maintenance
Vue 10 Esprit, Studio or Complete users who enrolled in e-on's product subscription program will receive their upgrade to Vue 11 for free as soon as the product is released.
About e-on software
E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments (Vue, Ozone and Carbon Scatter), as well as real-time immersive visualization tools for Architecture (LumenRT). Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries.
E-on software products were used in feature films such as as as "Hunger Games", "Hugo", "Tintin", "Super 8", "Thor", "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans", "Sucker Punch", "Despicable Me", "The Wolf Man", "2012", "Lovely Bones", "GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra", "Land of the Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Smallville", "Battlestar Gallactica", "Caprica", "Stargate Atlantis", "Stargate Continuum", and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight.
E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature scenery.
E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with an European office in Paris, France.
Visit their website at http://www.e-onsoftware.com.
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/Lumenrt and www.facebook.com/eonsoftware
Twitter: www.twitter.com/e_onsoftware
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/e-on-software
Editor's Note: Be sure to also visit...
- Renderosity Vue Community
- Renderosity Vue Free Stuff
- Renderosity Vue Tutorials
- Renderosity Vue MarketPlace
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A curated gallery of landing page inspiration. LAPA is like many of the app galleries but focuses on landing pages instead of app screenshots. With the App Store being as large as it is, having a presence on the web should be an important part of your marketing strategy, and LAPA can provide you with great inspiration for your design. The site runs on Tumblr so the features are limited, but each post is tagged with useful keywords so you can filter the landing pages by iPhone apps, iPad apps, and more, and you can search the entire collection.
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A collection of websites where you can find and buy everything you'll need for your next project. Envato Markets include: Code Canyon where you can get plugins, app components or complete templates; Video Hive, Audio Jungle and Photo Dune where you can find stock video, audio and photos respectively; 3D Ocean where you can buy models and textures for 3D projects; and more. Prices start at $1 so you should be able to find something within your budget.
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If you are planning on contributing documentation to Gentoo, or you want to test
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Now that you know how to transform guide XML, you're ready to start learning the GuideXML syntax. We'll start with the the initial tags used in a guide XML document:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="relative_link_to_your_guide"> <title>Gentoo Linux Documentation Guide</title> <author title="Chief Architect"> <mail link="email@example.com">Daniel Robbins</mail> </author> <author title="Editor"> <mail link="email@example.com">Thomas Flavel</mail> </author> <abstract> This guide shows you how to compose web documentation using our new lightweight Gentoo GuideXML syntax. This syntax is the official format for Gentoo Linux web documentation, and this document itself was created using GuideXML. </abstract> <license/> <version>1.0</version> <date>29 Mar 2001</date>
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Since all Gentoo Documentation is a joint effort and several people will most likely change existing documentation, a coding style is needed. A coding style contains two sections. The first one is regarding internal coding - how the xml-tags are placed. The second one is regarding the content - how not to confuse the reader.
Both sections are described next.
Newlines must be placed immediately after
Blank lines must be placed immediately after
Word-wrapping must be applied at 80 characters except inside
Indentation may not be used, except with the XML-constructs of which
the parent XML-tags are
In case word-wrapping happens in
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Attributes may not have spaces in between the attribute, the "=" mark, and the attribute value. As an example:
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Inside tables (
Every sentence, including those inside tables and listings, should start with a capital letter.

No period

With period. Multiple sentences, remember?

Code Listings should
Try to use
When you comment something inside a
(Substitute "john" with your user name)# id john
For high-volume documentation, such as the
The first change is the need for a "master" document. This document contains no real content, but links to the individual documentation modules. The syntaxis doesn't differ much from GuideXML:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE book SYSTEM "/dtd/book.dtd"> <book link="example.xml"> <title>Example Book Usage</title> <author...> ... </author> <abstract> ... </abstract>   <license/> <version>...</version> <date>...</date>
So far no real differences (except for the
<part> <title>Part One</title> <abstract> ... </abstract>
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Each part is accompanied by a
Inside each part, you define the individual
<chapter> <title>Chapter One</title> <abstract> This is a small explanation on chapter one. </abstract> <include href="path/to/chapter-one.xml"/> </chapter>
The content of an individual chapter is structured as follows:
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 and <subsection>)</sections>
Inside each chapter you can define
Guide has been specially designed to be "lean and mean" so that developers
can spend more time writing documentation and less time learning the actual XML
syntax. Hopefully, this will allow developers who aren't unusually "doc-savvy"
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EDIT: Using this thread to announce new releases
hey guys,
I have a new EP coming up (planned to be released in the first week of september) on LuxRec, a new and promising label here in zürich. The tracks on this EP could be described as Space Acid / Jack or sth like that. I just uploaded the tunes on myspace (first three tracks in the player, also take notice of the blog entry I posted) and you can have a listen there. I also plan to finally get a soundcloud account and will put them up there, will post the link in the soundcloud thread as soon as it's up.
I hope you enjoy it and any kind of feedback is welcome!


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According to a new study, hugs from rat mothers make baby rats less likely to grow up into little rat drug addicts. Go home and hug your rats, everybody!
A Duke press release (via Strollerderby) reports that researchers got one group of rat mothers to pay extra attention to their babies, by removing the babies from the cage for short periods of time and then putting them back in. They let another group raise their kids normally. Then they put both groups of ratlings through an experiment designed to test their cravings for morphine. The extra-loved rats liked morphine just fine the first time they got it, but once it was withdrawn, their cravings disappeared over time. But the normal, average-love rat babies maintained cravings for much longer.
The study authors say the extra doses of maternal touch upped the rat babies' levels of interleukin-10, an anti-inflammatory molecule that also reduces cravings. In a followup experiment, when the researchers gave normal rats a drug that stimulated the production of this molecule, they were way less into morphine. Says study coauthor Mark Hutchinson, "Two exciting things have been uncovered by this groundbreaking research. One, we have proven a mother's touch changes brain function and two, we have demonstrated an exciting way to intervene in the cycle of drug abuse." It's not clear whether either hugs or interleukin drugs would work in humans, but if you want to keep your rats off drugs, you should probably give them a lot of affection. Oh, and keep them away from your hamsters.
A Mother's Touch May Protect Against Drug Cravings Later [Duke]
Study Says: Don't Want Your Child To Grow Up To Be A Drug Addict? Then Hug Them. [Strollerderby]
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On average, WFP aims to bring food assistance to more than 80 million people in 80 countries.
As the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast.
But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure.
WFP has developed expertise in a range of areas including Food Security Analysis, Nutrition, Food Procurement and Logistics to ensure the best solutions for the world's hungry.
WFP's strategic plan lays out four objectives and all our work is geared towards achieving them. They are:
- Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies
- Support food security and nutrition and (re)build livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies
- Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs
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Press Release
Couchbase Powers Groundbreaking Online Game Tournament Platform from Jawfish Games
March 27, 2013
NoSQL leader provides scalable, high-performance database behind Jawfish's award-winning platform for real-time multi-player tournament games on mobile devices
San Francisco, Calif. – GDC 2013 Booth #2035 – March 27, 2013 – Couchbase, Inc., a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced that Jawfish Games relies on Couchbase document-oriented database technology as the persistent data store behind its award-winning real-time game tournament platform for mobile users. Jawfish Games was recognized earlier this month at LAUNCH Festival 2013, where it earned the Best Consumer Award for the development of its groundbreaking platform, powered by Couchbase Server.
News Highlights
- Jawfish Games provides a real-time multiplayer tournament platform for mobile and web games. To support their fast match-making and to coordinate many thousands of players through their real-time games, Jawfish Games requires a highly scalable data store solution with reliably low-latency response times.
- Today, Couchbase Server is the document-database behind Jawfish Games' pioneering platform for real-time tournament play on mobile devices. Couchbase Server is used for all persistent data such as player accounts, metadata, game statistics, achievement system, and leaderboards. It also supports the rules engines, and stores and serves marketing-related data such as bonus offers.
- Jawfish selected Couchbase after struggling with its initial efforts to develop a distributed data layer using Amazon's DynamoDB, which proved to be more difficult to manage at scale and expensive. Couchbase was chosen for its easy, efficient scalability; consistent high performance for real-time data; and indexing/map reduce capabilities.
- Couchbase will be showcasing Jawfish Games at Booth #2035 at the Game Developers Conference being held in San Francisco's Moscone Center today through Friday. Players will have the opportunity to experience real-time tournament play as well as compete for prizes awarded at the booth each day.
Supporting Quotes
- "Our vision is for games that are powered by Jawfish to be immediately recognizable as real time, competitive, and incredibly fun. This means that our technology platform has to provide great performance and reliability at scale. Couchbase meets that standard, and is incredibly critical to our ability to deliver on our vision."- Phil Gordon, CEO, Jawfish Games
- "We congratulate Jawfish Games on their innovation and early success. We are honored to be a part of that success through Jawfish's reliance on Couchbase Server as the always scalable, always-on NoSQL database behind their revolutionary tournament gaming platform." – Bob Wiederhold, CEO, Couchbase
Additional Resources
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About Jawfish Games
Jawfish Games is the industry leader in real-time, multi-player tournaments for mobile and web. The Jawfish Games mission is to help people stop playing with themselves. Games played in real time tournaments are more exciting, fun, and engaging. Jawfish has created a scalable, resilient, lightweight infrastructure for turning great single-player titles into even better multi-player real-time tournaments. Their software is cross-platform and seamlessly facilitates fun and engaging tournaments with players on different devices playing in the same field of play.
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The Couchbase Open Source Project is a leading NoSQL database project, with a vibrant community focused on developing distributed database technology that supports both key-value and document-oriented use cases. All Couchbase technology components are available under the Apache 2.0 License, and may also be obtained as packaged software from Couchbase, Inc. in both enterprise and community editions.
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by Jim Harris
On April 1, our Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he is now totally in favor of gay dollars, er, votes, er, marriage. (And it was NOT an April Fool joke.) The race to embrace same-sex marriage has been an abrupt, unforeseen sea change in American public opinion. It has produced some strange bedfellows indeed involving the nation's lawmakers and interest groups. One can only wonder whether they've really had epiphanies, or they're just doing it out of political self-preservation. Hmmm.
Even conservative Republicans have been changing their views. Not surprising really, since polls show that millions of new, young voters support gay marriage, whereas the Republican base consists of mostly dead white men. They do vote, but not in such great numbers.
You need a scorecard to keep track of who's "come out" in favor, who's on the fence and who's still in the closet. And you need a traffic cop to handle all the politicians suddenly changing direction and tripping over each other to get to the podium. For example, here's a scene from a press conference in the Capitol last week.
"OK, folks, welcome to the media room. I'm Chad, your facilitator for today's 'Mea Culpa Jamboree.' We know you're all anxious to get some face time in front of the cameras, and we'll get to all of you, but you'll have to stop pushing and line up in an orderly fashion.
"All right, now, show of hands, who here has 'seen the light?' Good! Stand over there by the water cooler. 'Thought long and hard?' Over here. Discovered that a friend or loved one is gay? Okay, take a number. We're just a little bottlenecked right now. You can get some coffee in the green room where we're showing episodes of 'Will and Grace' to bring the newcomers up to speed. Expect to be here for several days."
Just a partial list of those who have now come out in favor of same-sex marriage includes the following groups and individuals:
• Southern Preachers Against Same-sex Marriage (SPASSM)
• Coattail Riders Association of Pennsylvania (CRAP)
• Publicity Hounds of New York (PHONY)
• Front Runners And Unprincipled Demagogues (FRAUD)
• Seventeen direct descendants of Attila the Hun
• Six of the Seven Dwarfs
In addition, the Governor of Massachusetts has proposed changing his state's name from "The Bay State" to "The Gay State." And, in a stunning development, the ghost of Henny Youngman appeared at the Lincoln Memorial and intoned, "Take my husband, PLEASE!"
An Alabama congressman declared that, not only was he now in favor of same-sex marriage, he was also in favor of letting black people vote. Another Congressman said he was even thinking of "going gay" himself for a month. And the Grand Poobah of the NRA went so far as to say that there should be an armed guard at every same-sex marriage ceremony.
An aide to the lone Democratic congressmen who has not yet announced his position said that the lawmaker was not available for comment because he was "deep in thought in a cave in the Himalayas."
So, has the civil rights boat sailed? Can we pull up the ladder and cruise on, secure in the knowledge that we as a people have done all we can in pursuit of civil rights? The answer is "Yes." The issue of same-sex marriage is "The last great civil rights movement," according to Adam Nagourney of The New York Times (the last great newspaper), and nine out of 10 experts agree.
So then, what's ahead for the American people? Will we just party like it's 1999, or is there someone else we can help? Like maybe, uh, the rest of Creation? We could work to eliminate pollution, global warming, human trafficking, slaughterhouses and factory farms for starters. There's plenty to do now that we have the time. And while we're at it, can we please create some good TV sitcoms involving heterosexuals? You know, like Larry the Cable Guy. He's straight; right? I can't keep track. Where's my scorecard?


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Antiques Roadshow "Tasty Treasures" The spotlight is on appetizing antiques and collectibles for and about eating and drinking. Highlights include a stainless steel 1930s meat serving cart from a Nevada casino, an 18th-century British porcelain toy coffee service, and a Tlingit Indian oil bowl and ladle acquired by the owner's great-great-grandfather in Alaska in 1877 that is valued up to $300,000.G
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Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe The season premiere of Music City Roots presents a who's who of Nashville-based artists that define Americana at its best: the organic groove of 18 South, the classic twang of Shawn Camp, country/rock from Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller, plus fiery gospel with Mike Farris. D
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Austin City Limits "Esperanza Spalding" The jazz/soul singer/bassist performs selections from her album Radio Music Society.G
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Great Performances at the Met "Giulio Cesare" The opera that conquered London in Handel's time comes to the Met in David McVicar's lively production. The world's leading countertenor, David Daniels, sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as an irresistibly exotic Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts. D


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Maxwell's pinch-hit homer in 12th wins it for KC
NEW YORK -- That trade for Justin Maxwell is looking pretty good for the Royals.
Maxwell, in just his third game in a Kansas City uniform, belted a pinch-hit home run in the 12th inning to push the Royals over the Mets, 4-3, on Saturday at Citi Field. It was the Royals' 12th victory in 15 games since the All-Star break.View Full Game Coverage
NEW YORK -- That trade for Justin Maxwell is looking pretty good for the Royals.
Maxwell, in just his third game in a Kansas City uniform, belted a pinch-hit home run in the 12th inning to push the Royals over the Mets, 4-3, on Saturday at Citi Field. It was the Royals' 12th victory in 15 games since the All-Star break.View Full Game Coverage
"That's what we liked about Maxwell when we traded for him," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He was a right-handed bat with power."
Maxwell, batting for winning pitcher Kelvin Herrera, led off the 12th inning against right-hander David Aardsma and drilled a 3-2 pitch down the left-field line and it carried into the stands fair by just a few feet.
"I got 3-0 and I'm like, 'I've got to take here because he hasn't thrown a strike,'" Maxwell said. "And then he laid one in there for me 3-2 and I took a good swing and I was just trying not to do too much and got a good pitch to hit."
For a second or two, it looked as if the drive might veer foul.
"I thought it was fair by a mile and then it looked like it was really hooking hard, hooking hard," Yost said. "And I can't see down that line. I don't know how close it was. ... I know he crushed it."
Closer Greg Holland put the Mets down in order for his 29th save and, bingo, the Royals had redemption for an 11-inning, 4-3 loss that snapped their nine-game winning streak on Friday night.
Herrera has had a chaotic summer, twice being demoted to Triple-A Omaha, as he tried to replicate his sterling rookie season of 2012.
"I said, 'All right, I've got to fight this battle and win it,'" Herrera said.
He'd pitched a scoreless inning on Friday night and took over in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-3 tie. After two perfect innings, he issued a one-out walk in the 11th. but fanned Daniel Murphy and catcher Salvador Perez fired to catch Marlon Byrd trying to steal for a strike 'em-out, throw 'em-out double play,
"For me, Kelvin Herrera was as big as Justin Maxwell today," Yost said. "To come in and throw three innings just like that when our pitching was on fumes, really. It was huge."
On a day that began with the infield covered because of light rain and evolved into bright sunshine, the Mets struck the first telling blow. Murphy lined a home run to right field to lead off the Mets' second against Royals starter Bruce Chen.
However, the Royals snapped right back against right-hander Jeremy Hefner in the third as George Kottaras, starting in place of Perez, led off with a home run -- his fifth this season.
If that didn't startle Hefner enough, Chen followed with a base hit to left field. As it turns out, in his five years with Kansas City, Chen is 4-for-10 at the plate, a George Brett-like .400 pace. In miniature, of course. Chen said he was listening when Brett served as the Royals' hitting coach for two months this summer.
"Actually I did get some tips from George. He said just make sure you get your hands back and throw the bat at the ball. And that was my approach today," Chen said.
Hefner then gave up singles to Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer, loading the bases with no outs. Chen scored on Alex Gordon's sacrifice fly and Cain on Miguel Tejada's single for a 3-1 lead.
It dissolved, however, in the eighth when Royals reliever Aaron Crow gave up three singles including a two-run ground-ball single by Josh Salin that got past shortstop Alcides Escobar. So it was 3-3 going into the ninth. So much for Yost's dream of bringing Holland in with a two-run lead in the ninth.
Maxwell was Yost's last bench player and he kept trying to figure how to use him best.
"We had him up two or three times and we were going to double-switch. Then the situation didn't come up. We were going to pinch-hit, then the situation changed," Yost said. "These National League games are a lot different from the American League games."
Maxwell, who put in time with the Nationals and the Astros when they were in the NL, knows that only too well.
"I've played this style ball before, National League ball, so you never know when you're going to have the opportunity," Maxwell said. "You just try to make the most of it."
With Herrera finished, Yost sent Maxwell out to hit for the pitcher against Aardsma and the count got to 3-0.
"You can't fall behind 3-0," said Mets manager Terry Collins. "You've got to get ahead in the count so you can use your pitches. You get yourself in a situation where they can sit on one pitch -- you're going to get hurt up here."
Oh boy, did he. Aardsma threw three straight fastballs -- one was a called strike, one was fouled off and one went bye-bye down the left-field line.
It was the fifth pinch-hit home run of Maxwell's career.
"Pinch-hitting is not easy. It's probably the toughest thing to do on the baseball field," Maxwell said. "You've got to be aggressive and be ready to hit because you never know when you're going to get a good pitch to hit and you can't miss it."
He didn't miss this one and, since being obtained Wednesday for Minor League pitcher Kyle Smith, Maxwell is 3-for-5 with a walk and one very important home run.
It put the Royals back in a winning mode.
"This was a hard-fought win," a drained Yost said. "I mean, this was as hard-fought a win as we've had in a long, long time."


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Kevin Gates - Rican Johnny lyrics
Murder For Hire
Bread Winner Association
Comission guys are it
We got it for the next two summers, nigga
Take her backseat watch this
It's Holiday Season, bitch
Money count don't stop
Foreign cars, bad bitches
Suitcase full of money
(Holiday Season)
Nigga I don't get tired
Money really make me feel like I could be somebody
When I pull up in that Benz, beaucoup freaks surround me
I was born with a plug who am I to lie
You know I let them fly like Puerto Rican Johnny
Money comin' to me ridin' round with duffel bags
Stacks of dirty money wrapped in beaucoup rubber bands
I was born with a plug who am I to lie
You know I let them fly like Puerto Rican Johnny
[Verse 1]
My bitch is Tahoe, this whip came equipped with Moscato my driver be drivin' me a'round
Gunner and Boobie my clique full of shooters look stupid they sendin' them rounds
While I'm in bounds, awkwardly I got an ounce, groupies be followin' me around
Want me the take off the rubbers, you dummy its nothin' you fuck with a few of my rounds
Britches ain't baggy, but my pants are saggin', this Five Panel hat and I just turned it backwards
Somewhat eclectic I don't fuck with rappers, I'm not into swaggin' but they love my swagger
Your bitch is an animal, fuck from the back and it's somewhat degradin' the way I behave with her
Want me to stay with her, I could just play with her hard on her feelings won't kiss her, won't lay with her
Bitch I got paper, to get if I'm broke then I'd probably end up unhappy
I'm a ceramic, pull up on carbon ceramics my bitch didn't deliver a package
[Lyrics from: https:/lyrics.az/kevin-gates/murder-for-hire/rican-johnny.html]
The neighbor was snoopin' he threatened to take me to court and you know we look at it like rattin'
Nigga out in front of his home felt like aiming this long, but that shit wasn't even effective
[Verse 2]
Where the bands at, rubber band that
Caught money givin' orders to a bitch, excuse me?
Fynna say orders to your bitch
I ain't really even really wanna argue this shit I got a condo and a crib
And the people that I own it check, now nigga come get it how you live
Put that on the RIP, Rest in Peace to my nigga [?] got a feelin' that I'm on a muthafuckin' [?]
Carve a pussy not at all a pussy, would it bother you or can I call you pussy?
On the phone with a bitch I can call for pussy, I ain't feed her no dick Im'ma starve the pussy
Ball with the balls and my arms in the pause, run a nigga up with his arms in the car
In the car unalarm, in the car withas alarm I was talkin' bout the feds if your offed then your on
I'm in love with the way the money come off of these drugs
My conversations addictive some people might catch 'em a buzz
While you was in jail this nigga was fuckin' your fionce
That bitch gon' love and she gon' kik but she not Beyonce
Niggas playin' with my niggas when they not here
You know you owe some niggas money its gon' sound fair
Treat my nigga like he [living?] you a pussy nigga
And don't be rappin' on his name with all you pussy niggas
Ball, welcome to Puerto Rico
Ball, ball, welcome to Puerto Rico
Ball, ball, welcome to Puerto Rico
Ball, ball, welcome to Puerto Rico
You got that in there?


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Coachella 2014 Weekend Two – Day One in Photos
Many of the artists that played at Coachella's opening weekend last week are returning for the second part. But the thrill, as always, is in the surprises. And last night had a big one: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong joined the reunited Replacements onstage. Here are some of our favorite pics from the fest.


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I have heard a worrying whisper about proposed vandalisation of this old gem.
Can anyone give me a link to proper information about what is being planned please.
Also if there has already been discussion of this, how do I find that?
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inFlowInventory needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 638 designs submitted by 225 freelance designers.
Archon Systems Inc.
Today, Microsoft announced their new logo for Windows 8 on their blog:
The new design was met with controversy (and a lively discussion in our office) with some people loving it and others, well, not so much. At our company, design is near and dear to our hearts.
We thought to ourselves, why not give people the chance to step up to the plate and do something better. Crowdsourcing for the win!
So, just for fun, we want you to redesign the Windows 8 logo. This is a guaranteed contest (somebody will get paid!)
All we ask is that you include a brief description of the reasoning and thinking behind your design and why you think it's better than Microsoft's.
Just to be perfectly clear, this is for fun! We do not represent Microsoft, nor are we officially affiliated with them in any way shape or form. Winning this contest does not mean they will use your logo (although you will be featured on our blog, which is almost as awesome!)
Our company, Archon Systems Inc. (http://www.archonsystems.com) designs software to help small business. We are obsessive about design; from gut-level beauty to the tiniest details of how the software should work. This philosophy has helped our software, inFlow Inventory (http://www.inflowinventory.com), grow to over 300 000 users.
So, let's have some fun! Let's show Microsoft the 99designs community can do better!
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Real Estate In The Dalles Area
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One of our most important roles is to listen to you, assess your needs, and respond with solutions that best achieve your real estate goals. Modern technology coupled with the best real estate market data and old-fashioned hard work enable us to provide you with a superior level of service which we hope will exceed your expectations! Our knowledge of The Dalles, Dallesport and surrounding Columbia River Gorge community spans a life time as we are born and raised in the Columbia River Gorge and our parents were too!
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