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Hi, everyone. I'm from Ukraine (L'viv city) and I make games with Construct engine. Muzt Die Studios is my open game developing project. We make games just for having fun and to bring it to other people. If you'll want to assist project with ideas, art, music or coding please contact me. And together we'll create the best games ever :D
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Major update 1.2 for One Fine Day was released today! 10 new levels and new threats await for gamers. At the final 5 levels sun eclipse begins. So from now you'll have to watch your step in darkness. Have fun!
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@Malkia: I went through those quests on my Druid and Paladin myself, and am glad I did. It gave me a sense of ownership of the charger and a reason for turning into a seacow.
And @sbear: Although they've removed the above questline for paladin chargers as an example of not forcing lore on people, they have a similar (although much shorter quest) for DKs to get their horses. The quests I'm suggesting don't have to be long, they just have to give dual-specs a reason for being in game IMO rather than the completely out-of-character style text that NPC showed in the screenshot. Besides, whether you like it or not, you're playing an mmoRPG, a lot of people forget those last three letters, but they're there! If you just want to throw large amounts of virtual money around for cool little bonuses with no in-game background story, then play virtual poker on facebook!

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There is plenty of buzz surrounding Porsche's upcoming 991-generation 911 models and CAR Magazine out in the United Kingdom has revealed some more details on various 991 future derivatives. There aren't any overwhelming surprises with the upcoming model announcements, but it's clear that Porsche will be moving swiftly to launch several models out of their 991 generation in the upcoming years.
Once the standard Carrera and Carrera S models arrive at the end of this year, we're expected to see the 911 Cabriolet next featuring a stylish soft-top. The end of 2012 should bring Porsche's next generation Carrera 4, bringing four-wheel-drive to the Carrera and Carrera S models. It's believed that the C2 and C4 will feature a 3.4L engine with 350-bhp and 280 lb-ft of torque, while the C2S and C4S will pack 400-bhp and 325 lb-ft of torque from a 3.8L.
By 2013, the new 911 Turbo will arrive, featuring a fun-filled 3.8L, 520-bhp power plant. The standard 911 Turbo should be followed up by a soft-top variant in 2014. 2013 should also bring a new GT3 model, featuring a high-revving naturally aspirated flat-six engine.
Way down the road in late 2013 or early 2014 will be Targa and Speedster versions of the 991-generation 911. Rumor has it that Porsche's product planning department looks to bring back the MkII targa, which featured a folding removable top and a heated glass backlight. Though the Speedster variant hasn't been confirmed yet, it wouldn't surprise any of us to see Porsche create a Speedster based on the 991 Cabriolet.
Last but not least, a 911 hybrid should be in the works as well, thanks to Porsche's success with their 911 GT3 R Hybrid. We'll stay tuned for upcoming, official releases from Porsche – but for now, we have plenty to look forward to with the new 991 generation.
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Jewish atheists put up anti-Christmas billboard in New York City (Must see)
Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas
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Last night was a shocking episode of "Vanderpump Rules." Things got really wild on Bravo and now Jax Taylor is going to Twitter to address a little bit of the issues. On Jan. 28, Jax revealed if they have worked out their problems or not.
The first thing Jax did was explain how long ago this actually happened. He said, "The show is 9 months old we are all in a good place and as of right now we are all Speaking it took time but we move on ..life is short." That means they have had a lot of time to get over things and move on with their lives.
Jax also said, "At the end of the day the #PumpRules gang is family and always will be !!" He has already revealed that they filmed a reunion show recently and that they will all be back for the next season of the show on Bravo. It is great to see that they are working through their problems.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends, while hardly obscure, is also not as well known as it deserves to be. This film noir entry is decidedly flawed, which keeps it from being of the absolute top rank, but it's awfully good -- especially for aficionados of crime thrillers. Sidewalk's main flaw is that the setup of its basic story doesn't quite seem believable; it seems a stretch that Dixon would go to such extraordinary lengths to cover up the murder he accidentally commits. Certainly, there are people who would do this, but it doesn't quite ring true with what we know of the character. Worse, it's incredible that Jiggs would be charged with the murder; there's no blood in his taxi, yet the murdered man would surely have left traces there if the deed had been done in the manner the police suggest. However, if one can accept some of the stretches of the plot, Sidewalk is a taut, totally gripping yarn that also manages to do some good old existential exploration of the good and bad that coexist in all of us. (Not that all of the characters are good and bad in Sidewalk -- but the mixture in our leading man is more than enough to prove screenwriter Ben Hecht's point.) Hecht has also provided some great dialogue and some juicy roles for his actors -- the exception being Gene Tierney's character, which is surprisingly bland. Fortunately, Tierney's stellar looks make the character's dullness secondary. As Dixon, Dana Andrews turns in one of his finest performances. Andrews' range of characters was fairly limited, but he proved here and in several other entries that he was a perfect noir hero -- conflicted, tortured, and torn, but always with a veneer of toughness. The rest of the cast is also strong, with even Gary Merrill turning in a praiseworthy performance. Otto Preminger's direction is excellent, full of his gliding, inquisitive camera that won't leave the characters alone and with an expert sense of pacing that keeps the film buzzing along at a nice, tense pace. Brutish and brooding, Sidewalk is a small gem.
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The persuasiveness of Seneca's paraenetic prose-works is owed, in large measure, as Seneca himself is aware (Ep.59.6), to the use of imagery - metaphor, analogy, and simile. As such, this stylistic device suggests itself as an important subject of enquiry. Its significance, however, extends further: in so far as many of Seneca's images are demonstrably traditional, they help in defining the tradition to which these prose-works may belong. In particular, they bear on the question of the relationship of Seneca's prose-works to the so-called 'diatribe', in the paraenetic effect of which imagery plays an important part.
D. Steyns (Gand, 1907) and C.S. Smith (Baltimore, 1910), have made limited lists of Senecan prose-imagery without consideration of its sources. F. Husner (Leipzig, 1924) has investigated the sources of Seneca's imagery within the confines of a narrow topic, while appreciating their implications for definition of the tradition of Seneca's moral prose-works. In the present work I apply the same approach in greater depth to the topic of central analysis of the moral prose-works: the state of the Stoic sapiens, of his antithesis - the sinner- and that of the proficiens between them.
Part I collects by category of allusion the relevant extended images in the moral prose-works, excluding the fragments. Part II investigates their sources. It is shown that, while the possibility of Seneca's originality cannot be discounted, precedents for his images can be found in the vast majority of cases; that Plato frequently provides an ultimate source, and that some of Seneca's imagery was also used by the Old and Middle Stoa. It is clear, however, that a stock of imagery is shared and passed on between 'diatribists', and that it is primarily from these - mainly via the philosophical schools of contemporary Rome -- that Seneca draws the images of his moral prose-works.
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Tietze, Victoria Susan, "The Imagery of Morality in Seneca's Prose-Works" (1985). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1212.


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I'd like to know if anyone knows about what I heard on 20 meters toward the end of the CQWW SSB contest last weekend.
On about 14.340, sometime between 2330 and 2400Z on October 31, I turned my beam north to about 350 degrees and I was trying to call a VE3 station. Just as the beam stopped there was a large increase in the level of background noise. It grew from a fairly quiet band to what I would call quite loud. I don't remember the S-meter reading, but it started to cover the VE3 which at the same time seemed to fade.
The noise did not seem to me to be man-made like line noise or other electrical noise, and it was not static from thunderstorms. It was a "pure" white noise and if you could describe noise as "granular", I would describe it as "fine".
Another way to describe it is like the wind coming up, although it was sustained rather than gusty. I could visualize some kind of ionospheric disturbance that might have been causing it.
I have heard this a couple other times recently on 10- or 15-meters.
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Qream Qocktail Qontest
If you ever do buy a bottle of Qream, be warned that it does not go away fast enough. It's like something out of a Goosebumps story: the bottle of rancid, liquid cotton-candy that magically refills when you're not looking! And then starts eating your pets! (Not really.) The only solution to this problem is to kill it in one night by inviting over all your friends and testing out some of the "official" Qream qocktail recipes, plus a few you make up on the spot after enough jello shots. (Sidenote: Why did I not think to ever make Qream jello shots?!) Consensus: Qream is the goddamn miracle fruit of liquor. READ MORE
Strawberry Qreamsicles
I currently own two of the three bottles of Qream I have ever seen in person. Is that a bad thing? No. What's a bad thing is that part of me actually likes strawberry Qream. Ahhh who am I? OK, it's not that it tastes good, more that it tastes...nostalgic? In that it tastes either like the Amoxicillin I had to take when I got chronic ear infections or strawberry Nesquik, both of which I loved when I was five. Come to think of it, there may be some correlation there. Anyway, after the last Qream-induced debacle the people spoke for recipes of the strawberry varietal, so it is for you, dear readers, that I gave another $24.99 (plus tax) to Pharrell and his Qrusade. READ MORE
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Qream! It's perfect, right? I mean, after two recipes with Qream substitutions that resulted in relatively successful edibles that weren't all that disgusting, we were starting to think that you could substitute literally anything for Qream and it would turn out great. Cream cheese? Qream cheese! Apple turnover? Qream turnover! Steak au poivre? Qream au poivre! The possibilities are endless. However, this is sadly not the case. Or, it may be the case. We just don't know, because WE MESSED UP. BIG TIME. And with a Paula Deen recipe, no less! (Sorry, Paula!) And we got a peach qobbler that basically looked like peaches bathed in butter and snot. Here's why! READ MORE
Peach Ice Qream
Having Qream in the kitchen is an incredible investment, something I think is necessary for any urbane household. It's a conversation piece ("I think that milk you poured into a cognac bottle went bad," says your neighbor. "No, that's just Qream, and it's absolutely supposed to look like that!"), and its smell will prevent your cats from ever jumping on the kitchen counter again. Mostly it's a motivator, because if you don't make more stuff with it you're just going to have this most-of-a-bottle-of-Qream sitting next to your espresso machine forever, and soon you'll be too afraid to even touch it and then THE QREAM HAS WON. So, armed with Qream and my favorite housewarming gift, we're cooking with Qream again. This time: peach ice qream with whipped qream. READ MORE
Do you ever have one of those days when you're reading the Internet and all of a sudden there's an article on Qream and you're like, "holy shit I totally saw that in my liquor store on Sunday!"? And then you're strangely compelled to buy this stuff even though a) you hate cream liqueurs, b) you hate the idea of alcohol specifically marketed to women, and c) you have absolutely no idea what you'll do with it once you buy it? Let's say you had one of those days, and now you have this 750 ml THING of lactose-free peach whatever, and Pharell tells you that aside from pouring the whole thing in a martini glass and watching Lady Television you could make "pastries and cupcakes" with it. Challenge accepted. READ MORE


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SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, California
500 SeaWorld Dr, San Diego, California 92109| Map |
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You'll love spending the day at SeaWorld San Diego especially if your children have a burgeoning interest in marine life. The park includes a long list of different shows, rides and exhibits that will educate and entertain the whole family. Many kid-friendly hotels nearby SeaWorld San Diego offer a shuttle service to the ocean-based theme park.
SeaWorld San Diego's attractions include eight different shows about marine life and animals from sea and land. There's the classic One Ocean Shamu show featuring information about Killer Whales and a performance by the whales and their trainers. Other popular shows include Sea Lions LIVE, where the sea lions immitate popular television shows, Pets Rule!, Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation, and Cirque de la Mar. Pets Rule! focuses on common pets like cats, dogs and birds with some guest appearances by the park's oceanic creatures, while Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation is a rock-and-roll performance.
Another exciting thing to do at SeaWorld San Diego is to try one of the many rides. The Journey to Atlantis is a two tower log drop ride centering around the lost city. There's also the Bayside Skyride, one of the longest enclosed gondola rides in the world. It glides over Mission Bay, where you might spot boats, wakeboarders, sunsets or even fireworks at night. The park even offers a chance to swim with dolphins!
Entrance to the park costs around $80 for both adults and children. Children under 3 enter for free. This family attraction in San Diego is conveniently located at 500 SeaWorld Drive in San Diego, California and accessible by both trolley and bus public transportation. If you're looking to save money on your family trip plans in San Diego, there are many bundle deals to consider that include SeaWorld San Diego, Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, Safari Park and the San Diego Zoo. The park's hours vary based on the day, but it is usually open between 10:00am and 6:00pm, and stays open as late as 9:00pm on some nights.
Pro tip for SeaWorld San Diego attractions: You can check animal feeding times in advance and even participate. Make sure to bring a waterproof camera if you plan on sitting in the front row of many shows.
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Oakland, California
- Visited: February 2012
- Submitted: Dec 19, 2013
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A Day of Education and EntertainmentFlag review
SeaWorld is a mix of entertaining shows and attractions and an education in conservation. When other theme parks are one long line after another, SeaWorld can be interestingly calm. With the addition of the Manta roller coaster there's now something for thrill seekers. Small children will enjoy the Sesame Street Bay of Play Area and there's don't-miss shows like Pets Rule! that make everyone laugh. Feeding the sea lions fish is an experience that every SeaWorld visitor should try...it's sounds easier than it is. There are many add-on animal interactions for guests that want a more personal experience.
Tips for Families
Don't miss the Animal Connections exhibit in the old Clydesdale barn. Keepers often take the animals for a walk or let you interact with the animals.
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Lake Hughes, California
- Visited: December 2012
- Submitted: Aug 5, 2013
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Breakfast With Shamu--A+++Flag review
If you're going around Christmas, I highly recommend breakfast with Santa & Shamu. The breakfast is actually really good, but the best part is how close you are to the action. Shamu performs right next to your table!!! The trainers walk around the room and answer any questions your or your kids have. Santa also walks the room and is extra charming! There are many photo ops. The animals are fresh first thing in the morning and are on their A game.
Tips for Families
If you're not getting a multi-day ticket that includes parking, you can park for free at Perez Cove and it's the same distance (if not closer) than the Sea World Lot.
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Anchorage, Alaska
- Visited: January 2013
- Submitted: Jan 25, 2013
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An easy day of marine fun at SeaWorld San DiegoFlag review
Clean, friendly, and full of oohs and ahhhs; that sums up our day spent at SeaWorld San Diego with a passel of small children and four grownups. A popular tourist destination, but also a great escape for locals, SeaWorld held enough activities to amuse the big, and little, kids in our party. Coming from Alaska, where Orca whales and sea lions frequent the waterways and breach and bark on their own, it was a bit curious to our older child that these animals would do this under the tutelage of humans. However, the shows were humerous to his 8 year-old brain, and the little kids delighted in the silliness of trainers during the program. The Shamu Show was nothing less than a spectacle of splashing and environmental awareness, with plenty of "we're all in this together" narration and lots of fluke-flapping to get those in the "splash zone" all soaked. Kid mecca, I tell you. But there's more than shows. Go see the new shark exhibit, where a motorized walkway takes visitors under the shark's tank, and definitely visit with the flamingoes and seals. There are lots of opportunities for active pursuits, too. Little kids will enjoy the Sesame Street-themed Bay of Play, and older ones the Shipwreck Rapids, not unlike a river ride at Disney parks.
Tips for Families
Be at the park entrance the second it opens in the morning, animals are active and kids are fresh and ready for a long day of walking, playing, and watching. Bring a lunch and snacks, or, spend $40/adults, $30/kids and dine with Shamu and friends; pricey, but wow, worth every penny if this is a one-time visit. Strollers, layered clothing, and water/drinks are a must. Sunscreen, too, of course. Headed to a show? Pick the first shows of the day. They get crowded later on!
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Albany, Oregon
- Visited: January 2010
- Submitted: Jan 17, 2013
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The combination of animals and rides was perfect for everyone in our family, no matter what the age. We went in January, the weather was perfect (not too hot, not too cold), and the best part was NO crowds!! There was no waiting in lines, the kids got as close as they wanted to the animal exhibits, and were able to spend as much time as they wanted watching the animals. The lines were so non-existant for the rides, that a few times, they didn't even have to get off of them to ride again!
Tips for Families
1. If you sit in the splash/soak zone at the shows, you will get SOAKED!!!! 2. Check the show schedules...we were able to see most of the Shamu show, but left a couple minutes early for the dolphin feeding, and were the first ones there, and didn't have to fight the crowd that was running to get there after the show. 3. We bought the City Pass and the kids chose to come back to Seaworld for a second day they loved it so much! (City Pass was a great deal!!)
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Sicklerville, New Jersey
- Visited: August 2012
- Submitted: Jan 5, 2013
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Great family dayFlag review
This was our first visit to a SeaWorld park. The kids really enjoyed all of the shows. We were there mid-week late summer and the park seemed pretty empty. The kids were able to get on rides very quickly. The park could probably use a few more rides but overall there was enough to keep us busy all day.
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Make sure to check time for the shows and animal encounter times at the start of your day.
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All bad things must come to an end. Purchase Breaking Bad The Final Season and receive 10 bonus episodes. Final Season Sneak Peak and Final Season Sneak Scene are available now. Check back weekly to get a new Inside Breaking Bad bonus episode along with each regularly aired episode.
The series finale.
In the penultimate episode of the series, events set in motion long ago move toward a conclusion.
As the series draws to a close, everyone copes with radically changed circumstances.
Things heat up for Walt in unexpected ways.
An unusual strategy starts to bear fruit, while plans are set in motion that could change everything.
Jesse decides to make a change, while Walt and Skyler try to deal with an unexpected demand.
While Skyler's past catches up with her, Walt covers his tracks. Jesse continues to struggle with his guilt.
As Walt and Jesse adjust to life out of the business, Hank grapples with a troubling lead.
Walt meets with Lydia to get the names of Mike's people in prison. Skyler makes another attempt to convince Walt to give up cooking meth.
Walter tries to strike up a deal with Declan. Told to lay off Mike, Hank switches his focus to the lawyer who's been paying off Mike's men.
Walt, Mike and Jesse deal with the repercussions of the methylamine heist. Mike and Jesse want out, but Walt is determined to build his empire.
Mike and Lydia work to get the methylamine transported for the operation. Walt and Jesse try to come up with a plan that won't blow their cover.
As Lydia gives up her own employee to the DEA, Mike offers her a replacement: Jesse. Walt and Skyler argue about whether the family is safe.
Walt and Jesse put a business plan into action. Walt confesses a secret to Marie.
Walt and Jesse decide to look for a new partner to help them in their latest scheme. The DEA sifts through various leads, hoping to find something.
Catch the season finale Sunday, Oct. 9
Emmy r Award winner Bryan Cranston stars as Walter White, a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and physically challenged son (RJ Mitte). Everything changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his former students (Aaron Paul). As his status grows, so do his lies, but Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line. Executive produced by Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson.
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I have to start this by saying, as the mum of an 11 year old girl... THIS FREAKS ME OUT!
OK, now for the story, a 24-year-old popstar and a 12-year-old model have apparently fallen for one another, sending social networks in China and around the world into a frenzy. Akama Miki, 12, declared her love to Zhang Muyi, twice her age and more importantly an adult, and it appears the feeling is mutual. While there's no suggestion of a physical relationship, Muyi wished her a happy 12th birthday and vowed to wait "four more birthdays" until Miki is a legal age. Miki responded: "I will always love you and you will be my darling forever!!!", attaching a couple of love hearts at the end.Read more HERE.
What age do you think is OK for your children to start dating? How do you feel about them dating someone substantially older?
YUCK publicity stunt or not its not funny. And she looks ten ahhh scary!! I think 16 is ok for dating and by that I mean movies and hanging out nothing else until my children are 30 haha :)
This is clearly Child Abuse
Ew. I'm sorry but a 12 year old has no idea about being in love. Creepy!
I watched a 15 year old gypsy get engaged last night on Big Fath Gypsy Wedding and that was disturbing enough, at 15 that was the last thing on my mind, nevermind 12!
TOO YOUNG!!!! Is she being chapparoned? Let kids be kids,at this age she should be concentrating on her studies and having fun with her friends.
If a 24 year old MAN was hanging around my 12 year old girl, I think I'd call the cops!
Wrong! If she was around 18 and he was 12 years older then fair enough, but 12!!!!
oh.. this is wrong big time. She's a CHILD and shouldn't even be thinking of dating anyone. She's 12 omg
Wrong. I'm not sure of the age I'll let my kids actually 'date', but I hope to God I raise my boys to know better than to 'fall in love' with a CHILD.


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I have been nothing but impressed by the number of sold-out shows this week. Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Crystal Castles, the Greenhornes and, today, Sun God Festival at UCSD and Pinback are already sold out, and I heard that TV on the Radio is sold out, too. That means you need to get your act together and pre-purchase tickets for tonight's Low Volts CD release show at the Casbah because it is close to selling out as well. As Low Volts, Tim Lowman performs as a one-man band, stomping a bass drum peppered with tambourines as he rips garage-y blues on slide while singing about "Granny's Gold Teeth" or an alcoholic bat, mixing in songs that cut a little deeper. If it does sell out, you've got some good options still, with Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers over at Tin Can, Robin Roth's Pussy Galore over at Whistle Stop and the Burning of Rome at Soda Bar. There's no shortage of great music tonight.
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Reading the site often enough should give you the impression that I care about workers, their rights, and wages. People should be paid well for the services they provide to their employer. Sadly, that is just not happening here in the United States.
According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research the United States ranks first in its share of low-wage employees. A true testament to our transition of becoming a service economy. Nearly a full quarter of all workers earn less than two-thirds of the median income. The United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland and Germany all sit closely together but trail us by more than four percentage points.
John Schmitt of CEPR notes that our minimum wage is too low and doesn't push up wages in general.
"In France in the mid-2000s, for example, the minimum wage was set near the country's low-wage threshold and that country had among the lowest levels of low-wage work in the OECD."
The other problem comes from the global race to the bottom. We simply moved good paying jobs out of the country in exchange for cheaper goods.
The result means too many people earning poverty wages even in a full-time job. The federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 while even a position paying $10 an hour would only mean $20,000 a year. Meanwhile that low-wage portion of our workforce keeps getting older. Yes, older and more educated.
Maybe you thought low-wage jobs were for part-time workers, teenagers, and for the lazy. You would be wrong.
In 1979, more than a quarter of low-wage workers were teenagers. By 2011, it was cut by more than half, down to 12 percent. The only other age group that lost even a tiny a share of low-wage workers in those years was people 65 and over, who went from 4.6 percent of the low-wage workforce to 4.2 percent. Every other group—meaning people in their prime working years—grew as a percentage of the low-wage workforce. People ages 35 to 64, in particular, shot from 30.8 percent to 38.1 percent of workers earning $10 an hour or less.
Ten percent of those earning ten bucks or less also have a college degree. Good luck paying off the student loans with that gig.
Now tell me that this doesn't matter. It incredibly personal to millions of hard working Americans and it is knocking on your door too.
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New York City's financial services sector employs over 300,000 people, or 9% of the city's private sector workforce. Despite popular belief, many of these positions do not carry six-figure salaries, but they are good paying, middle-wage jobs that anchor the city's middle class. As banks, insurance companies and other financial services employers face rising costs and increased global competition, virtually all are looking to maximize efficiency and productivity. Too often, this results in relocation of jobs to other states and regions, where costs of living and doing business are significantly lower than in New York City.
Currently, more than half — 52% — of financial services workers earn a wage of less than $100,000 annually, down from 61% in 2006. New York City is losing jobs like sales agent, customer service rep, and administrative assistants at a rate that outpaces what is happening in other regions.
This trend reflects the impact of technology, regulation and competitive factors that will likely accelerate in the years ahead. But it also reflects the fact that employers must pay a 15-25% premium in New York City so that their mid-level workforce can afford to live here. Other states and regions offer a middle class life style and affordable housing at a far lower cost. Since 2008, the city's financial services companies have eliminated or relocated 36,000 sales and administrative jobs. This trend is not unique to New York, but the pace at which it is taking place is.
New York State just enacted corporate tax reform that makes it more attractive for financial services firms to keep jobs here. Hopefully, New York City will agree to similar updating of their tax regime. For more recommendations, see p.41 of our NYC Jobs Blueprint.
This summer, the Partnership will release findings of a survey and analysis that will include projections for future job losses or gains across the city's financial services industry. Our purpose is to provide the data necessary to understand what is happening to employment in the city's financial industry and to help policy-makers and legislators take actions necessary to ensure that New York remains not just a financial headquarters city, but a place where good jobs in the financial industry are growing.
New York City's high tech employment has grown by 21% since 2006, nearly twice as fast as the nation's 12% growth in tech jobs. Today, the Partnership estimates that there is almost an equal amount of high tech jobs across the five boroughs as there are securities jobs on Wall Street, with tech having a similar multiplier effect in the local economy.
Just 30% of the city's tech jobs are at high-tech firms, with the balance scattered among employers that span the city's legacy industries — finance, media, health, retail and fashion, professional services. New York's headquarters companies are early adopters of new technologies and, together with high tech startups and IT firms, generate a huge demand for tech-savvy employees.
The financial services sector, which still dominates the regional economy, employs nearly 40,000 tech professionals. Even while downsizing in the period since the 2008-09 recession, most financial firms have ramped up the hiring of tech workers. Cloud computing and big data analytics have contributed to building a local "fintech" sector that has added over 30 new startups since 2007. The Partnership Fund is contributing to this growth via its FinTech Innovation Lab, which supports early stage and growth companies that are developing cutting edge technology products targeted at financial services customers.
Tech growth is also strong in healthcare, with 19 startups contributing to employment levels in the sector that have nearly doubled since 2006. Infrastructure investments such as the Alexandria Life Science Center, Columbia University's Audubon Business and Technology Center, and the city's BioBAT Initiative with SUNY Downstate Medical Center at the Brooklyn Army Terminal have provided lab space where cutting-edge medical research is converted into business startups. The Partnership Fund worked with government, industry, and venture funders to establish the NY Digital Health Accelerator and NYC Tech Connect, projects that are contributing to job creation in health IT and the life sciences.
Tech growth is providing a boost to nearly every sector of the economy. The Partnership's NYC Jobs Blueprint proposes bringing this job-generating activity to all five boroughs through "Urban Innovation Hubs" and connecting more New Yorkers to the innovation economy through career-oriented tech education.
Last week, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers, led by Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi and Senator David Valesky, introduced legislation that would direct the state Board of Regents to establish a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) diploma. The goal is to establish an alternative to the one-size-fit-all Regents diploma for New York State high school graduates. Students would still be required to meet education standards, but could opt for technical courses and take a technical exam as part of their graduation requirements.
The Partnership strongly supports this legislation, which would make CTE a practical and respected option for all students. Innovation economy jobs require far more technical training than the Regents diploma track allows for. The Partnership co-sponsored a 2008 task force (CTE Innovation ) comprised of educators, business and labor leaders which recognized that modern CTE is very different from the old style of "vocational education" and demands a different credentialing and testing model.
The success of this new approach will require employer leadership in creating new curriculum and credentialing, professional development for teachers, mentoring and meaningful work experiences to ensure career-track students graduate ready for a job or advanced training. In 2013, Partnership Vice President Katy Belot worked full time in the CTE division of the Department of Education (DOE), helping to engage employers in rolling out a new generation of CTE initiatives.
The most exciting programs — and the model for the future — are those like P-Tech, Energy Tech and the Academy for Software Engineering, where there are fully engaged private sector sponsors working with high schools and, in some cases, community colleges to produce students who are job-ready on graduation. Three new schools will open in September 2014 with corporate partners including Microsoft and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, SAP, and the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Omnicom Media and Deutsch Inc.
In February, for CTE month, the Community Service Society released the findings of their "Challenging Traditional Expectations" report on the success of New York City's CTE High Schools. According to CSS's findings, students enrolled at the city's CTE schools tend to have scored slightly lower on 8th grade test scores, are more likely to be black or Latino, and more economically disadvantaged than those enrolled at non-CTE schools. These students, however, are more likely to graduate if they attend a CTE school than a non-CTE public high school. Students in CTE schools created since 2003 were 18 percentage points more likely to graduate than students who attended non-CTE schools, demonstrating promise for future CTE expansion efforts.
Two weeks ago, Con Edison CEO John McAvoy, co-sponsor with National Grid of Energy Tech High School, authored an op-ed in Crain's New York that stated, "We are going to make sure that our students have the right skills and credentials, while the educators ensure they also have a solid preparation in the liberal arts. This is the education model for the knowledge economy, with employers at the table as full partners", said McAvoy.
The Partnership is available to help employers that want to engage with or sponsor new CTE schools that meet their own workforce needs. For more information, contact Katy Belot at email@example.com.
Facts, Challenges and Solutions for Continued Growth
Access to efficient and reliable air transportation is key to the continued growth of New York's regional economy. The region's three high-volume airports, JFK International, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty, handle nearly 110 million passengers a year and employ over 70,000 people. In 2012, the airports' aviation operations, capital spending, and tourism resulted in $63 billion in economic activity in the region and were responsible for 448,000 jobs. Those jobs total $22.8 billion in wages averaging $51,000, which is higher than 75% of all incomes in the United States.
Each of New York's metropolitan airports provides hundreds of thousands of jobs to the region, either directly or indirectly. In addition, these jobs have high average wages that support families throughout New York and New Jersey.
Overall, the airports create or support more than 448,000 jobs, with an airport by airport breakdown of 213,000 for JFK, 147,000 for Newark and 87,000 for LaGuardia.
Tourists coming to the region overwhelmingly rely on area airports to provide them with transportation. Local airports see 1.3 million flights a year, 280,000 of which are international, and reach over 200 cities around the world. Last year, 19.5 million domestic and international visitors entered the region by air, providing a substantial boon to the regional economy. During their visits, these tourists spent over $20 billion on shopping, lodging, meals, entertainment and local ground transportation which in total created 193,000 local jobs and represents a huge ancillary boost to the region.
Air Cargo
In 2012, the regional airport system handled more than two million tons of cargo with the majority of it coming through JFK International Airport, the seventh largest cargo airport in the country. JFK's status as a Foreign-Trade Zone makes it an attractive destination for international businesses and encourages trade and economic growth through cargo transportation, as is evident by the 1,000 cargo companies that are based at JFK. Within the region, cargo operations created nearly $10 billion in economic activity, resulting in over 54,000 jobs with an average wage of $63,000.
Capital Spending
In 2012, Capital spending accounted for $340 million of the economic impact generated by the airports, and more than 1,500 jobs. The Port Authority and the airlines' long term modernization efforts like the Central Terminal Building at LaGuardia, Terminal A at Newark, and runway and taxiway extensions and improvements have each created hundreds of construction jobs that have lasted for multiple years.
Continuing the Growth
The FAA has embarked upon a series of procedural changes with projects such as NextGen, which is aimed at reducing delays and increasing air cargo capability. Infrastructure upgrades at JFK, (the recently completed Terminal 4 expansion and earlier projects at Terminal 5), EWR (Terminal C), and LGA (the upcoming Central Terminal Building project) are the type of upgrades our airports need to improve operations and increase the number of amenities and services available to passengers.
Further investment in infrastructure and improvements in operations are needed to reduce flight delays and streamline onsite traffic patterns, while improved transit access is necessary to provide business and leisure travelers with a one-seat ride to and from our airports. Now is the time to work together and transform the airports in order to provide the region with the facilities it both needs and deserves.
Facts and Figures
Our data from earlier this week on the problem of long-term unemployment in New York City was featured in a story and editorial today in the New York Daily News. Read the editorial below:
NY Daily News Editorial: New York isn't working
De Blasio has seen the problem clearly - soon we'll see if he can solve it
A flashing siren for Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio: There is a glaring and growing disconnect between employment opportunities and human capital throughout the five boroughs.
The Partnership for New York City this week synthesized the numbers from public sources.
Number of job vacancies that went unfilled in October? 73,000. Number of long-term unemployed people? 177,000 — meaning, a small city's worth of New Yorkers have been unable to find work for at least six months, despite searching.
This figure, mind you, doesn't count a mind-boggling 2.6 million individuals who aren't currently participating in the labor force.
Add it all up, and just 57% of New York City's working-age population is employed. In London, it's 71%. Yikes.
Give de Blasio credit for seeing the problem clearly throughout the long mayoral campaign — and proposing programs that would elevate the skills of people ready, willing and able to work, mainly through CUNY.
But an idea on paper is not a solution in action. Action starts in January.
Over the last decade, New York City has lost more than 100,000 middle-wage jobs and this trend is growing with staff reductions and relocations in legacy industries. In order to stop this attrition, the new mayor must focus on the innovation economy and all that is necessary to make it flourish.
The NYC Jobs Blueprint highlights the need to reform the city's workforce development system to be more responsive to industry demands and better prepare New Yorkers for careers in growing sectors of the economy.
Approximately 73,000 jobs in New York City went unfilled in October, yet our unemployment rate remains one of the highest in the country. Job seekers who have been unemployed for over six months have an especially difficult time landing a job. Sadly, more and more New Yorkers are falling into this category:
Over half of the unemployed people in New York City have been actively searching for at least six months, many for much longer — over 80,000 have been unemployed for over a year. The overwhelming majority of these people no longer qualify for unemployment benefits, making it difficult for them to make ends meet and provide for their families.
These numbers exclude the 2.6 million New Yorkers who are not currently participating in the labor force or looking for work — over 40,000 of whom were looking, but gave up on their job searches. All told, just 57% of New York City's working age population (16 and over) is employed compared to 71% in London, NYC's historic international competitor.
In order get chronically unemployed New Yorkers back to work, the city needs a workforce development system that is aligned with shifting needs of the job market. Appointing a Deputy Mayor-level executive to oversee the interface between economic development, education, and workforce development activities would allow the city to consolidate its highly fragmented and under-performing investments into a more strategic public-private partnership that is tied to job demands.
Technology advances and startups within New York City's Silicon Alley have created thousands of tech jobs in the city over a very short period of time. Accurately counting these tech jobs is no easy task since "tech" isn't an official industry sector. A recent study prepared for the Bloomberg Technology Summit estimated that there were 262,000 workers within New York City's "Tech/Information" sector, but as technology-focused venture capitalist Fred Wilson highlights in his recent blog post, it's hard to say whether some of the companies included should be considered true tech companies.
For the NYC Jobs Blueprint, The Partnership for New York City worked with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to analyze the number of high-tech jobs in the city by identifying the industries that best represent "high-tech" businesses. By our definition, someone working at an IT help desk, for example, would not be considered a high-tech employee, but a software developer would be. Using this approach, high-tech was one of the fastest growing sectors in the city's economy in terms of GDP, averaging 5.3% annual growth over the decade to reach $27 billion in economic activity while employing 98,000 people.
We decided to take this work a step further and for the first time, try to identify how many jobs require advanced tech skills across all industries in New York. To do this, we looked at tech related occupations and their job descriptions, rather than industries. We estimated that New York City has 150,000 tech jobs, across all sectors, with an average (weighted) annual wage of $96,400. This includes people working across all sectors, but only captures those whose core job function requires tech skills.
No analysis like this is perfect, but for the first time we're counting tech jobs in all sectors, as Fred recommended in his post. Businesses within the city's legacy industries - finance, media, retail, and professional services – now use a wide range of technologies in fields such as financial technology, health information technology, and big data marketing. This is our future.
In the last of our postings on this series, we wanted to touch on the importance of tying education funding to success in the workforce. Governor Cuomo is expected to sign Wage Reporting legislation into law shortly, and we will finally be able to track if our education system is successfully leading to quality jobs. Read our third recommendation and closing thoughts:
Reinforce Accountability and Allocate Resources Based on Results
This year, the Partnership worked with the city, CUNY, the State University of New York (SUNY) and others to lobby for legislation that authorizes a Wage Reporting System (WRS) that government agencies and educational institutions can use to track actual outcomes of education and workforce development programs. Once launched, this new tracking system will allow funders to learn what investments are helping students get good jobs and keep them. Effective use of this accountability measure to allocate resources could have a transformative impact on a system that has been flying blind up to now.
The programs and agencies that were created to achieve 20th Century educational, economic and workforce development objectives need to be reconsidered in light of the global, technology-driven realities of today's job market. A much stronger interface between employers and educators is essential and can only be developed and sustained by a government and nonprofit infrastructure that is redesigned for this purpose. As the city approaches mayoral transition, the time for putting in place a new structure for service delivery and funding is now.
In part 3 of this week's series, we look at how employers are prepared to come to the table and help our education system provide more real-world skills that can translate into jobs. Our second recommendation:
Engage Employers in Transformation of Career & Technical Education (CTE), Including Expanded Work Experience Opportunities for All Students
CTE programs offered by the city's Department of Education (DOE) and community colleges are largely out-dated and unconnected to employers in growth sectors of the economy. New CTE models are emerging:
The Partnership Blueprint calls for the replication and scaling of these models, but this is not possible without intermediaries that can build and sustain relationships with key industries. The Blueprint also proposes a that the new mayor issue the NYC Jobs Challenge 2020, asking every employer, large and small, to find a way to offer on-the-job experience to high school and community college students in order to help prepare them for job opportunities in the modern workplace. Again, the challenge would require coordination by the city's Chief Talent Officer and management by public-private intermediaries that do not currently exist.
Tomorrow, we'll provide you with our last recommendation and welcome your comments and ideas! You can tweet to the Partnership (@Partnership4NYC) or join us on Facebook for a discussion - http://www.facebook.com/Partnership4NYC
On Monday we discussed the need for a remodel of the city's workforce development system that would help close the income inequality gap by providing New Yorkers with the necessary skills for current and future job openings.
Today, we showcase the first public-private partnership that employers are prepared to unite behind and a key recommendation featured in the Blueprint:
Restructuring the City's Economic Development Agencies into Industry Partnerships that Include Workforce Development and Job Placement in their Mission
The Partnership has proposed the creation of new public-private organizations, modeled after NYC & Co, that serve as intermediaries between government, labor, nonprofit service providers, educators and employers in the industry sectors that anchor the city economy, including financial and professional services, health and human services, technology and innovation (including higher education), the creative sector (fashion, the arts, media), food processing and manufacturing, and tourism (including hospitality, travel, restaurants and retail). The idea is to create a new economic development infrastructure that is designed to ensure that public education, higher education, and workforce development keep pace with rapidly changing demands of the job market.
A deputy mayor and a new "Chief Talent Officer" could manage the interface between City Hall and the city's education, workforce and economic development functions, on the one hand, and the new public-private organizations representing key industry verticals on the other. The industry groups would have strong professional staff and secure their financing from the private, philanthropic and public sectors. They would be charged with managing a coordinated effort to provide a pipeline of skilled workers in their respective sectors. Their nonprofit boards would include relevant representation of employers, trade associations, organized labor, higher education, government and nonprofit service providers. To launch these organizations, the Partnership is ready to recruit employers who are prepared to provide leadership in each sector.


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A demonstration installation for a new method of electrical generation using tidal power is being planned by Nova Scotia Power and Open Hydro, an Irish technology developer. This method of tidal generation may prove to be more widely usable than current methods of harnessing tidal power.
Nova Scotia Power currently operates the only tidal power generation plant in the western hemisphere. But that facility relies on dams and storage ponds, and is functionally akin to standard hydroelectric generation. "A large dam called a barrage is built across a river or outcropping of land. The dam funnels the water into the tidal generating plant as it flows in and out with the buy no rx viagra tide. To produce practical amounts of tidal power, a difference of a least five metres between high and low tide is www.calamusdesign.it needed. There are only about 40 sites around the world with this kind of tidal range. Currently in Canada, the only practical site is the Bay of cialis best deal Fundy." (from Nova Scotia Power)
In contrast, the new system will sit on the seabed and will require no dams or large structures for operation. The in-stream tidal power system is analagous to a wind turbine, sitting in a flow and drawing power from it. But unlike wind power, the in stream tidal generator has a regular source of energy from the cycling of the tides.
Open Hydro cites three primary advantages for tidal power:
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- Water is 830 times denser than air meaning that a much smaller turbine is needed to generate the dependablehealthcareservices.com same volume of electricity.
These are all good points. The most significant drawback to tidal power is that it is constrained to buy xanax online coastal locations with strong tidal flow, which limits its applicability. It isn't going to be the only energy solution for the future, but where it can be installed, it looks like it will be a great option in the sustainable power generation portfolio.
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Shellfish that evolve (less naturally) to jump through hoops...awesome! XTreme 400lb. crab hunting 2310?
Having to shop tramadol wait to high tide to go out and get a cup of power...meh.
Destination restaurant with estuary management theme...hasn't this been done?
Not in Cuba, you say? Hm....
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and is it expensive or too expensive?
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1. what speed of water : power generation relationship will exist?
2. Leap tides will sureley generate more power??
3. Will water not just flow around the hurdle / obstruction? It is not space restricted like in a river.
4. Can this then also be used in a river? What do you estimate the minimum flow speed to be and will a funnel to concentrate the flow increase efficiency?
5. The fish through the turbine can also assist in additional income from sushi..... so don't worry, much less impact than burning coal
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An interview with Jinkee Pacquiao's old face
"What happened to Jinkee's face??!" cried many on social media this week, after seeing the latest cover of Mega Magazine with a virtually unrecognizable Mrs. Pacquiao.
Well, we at Mosquito Press have found out. We tracked down Jinkee Pacquiao's old face and found it at a nursing home in Caloocan, where it is recovering from massive surgical wounds.
We spoke with it about family, culture, and its feelings toward Mrs. Pacquiao's replacement face. Here is our exclusive interview.
How is your relationship like with Jinkee Pacquiao's new face?
We're civil naman. When we see each other, I smile, and then it tries to smile back.
How is your relationship with Jinkee?
You know, I was the face Jinkee was born with with. She met Manny because of me. He fell in love with her because of me. When they were poor, and through all the difficult times, I stayed fair and wrinkle-free.
So, am I mad that Jinkee replaced me? How can I be mad? She's not naman a pakshet. She's not a pakshet who never replies to my texts; who has never even bothered to thank me. She's not.
It was a painful separation, then?
Duh, they used a knife! Ang daming dugo, like iww.
What was Mr. Pacquiao's reaction?
Nothing. But then again, Manny's face only has two expressions: deadma and "araaay!" Haven't you seen his movie?
No, I haven't.
Oo nga pala, nobody saw his movie.
There has been talk that the Pacquiaos' marriage is on the rocks. Do you have any comment on this?
The marriage is going strong. Jinkee's happy when Manny's happy, and Manny's very happy. It's a different face he sees in the morning now.
Has the transformation affected the Pacquiao children?
It took them a while to get used to Jinkee's new face. They were always crying, "I want my mommy!" even though Jinkee was right in front of them.
But eventually, they liked it. Queen Elizabeth nga said, "Mommy, I want to look like you." Jinkee laughed and said, "Take it out of your trust fund."
People hit Jinkee for her heavy use of cosmetic surgery. What is your message for her critics?
Haters to the left. I won't even glorify them. They're just jealous ants, while Jinkee is a role model for majority of Filipinas.
Everyday, young girls look up to her and think, "One day, I, too, can marry a boxer. I can become a billionaire. I can have enough money to make my flat nose sharp, my brown skin white, my chest a size C, and bring my waistline down to anorexia levels."
That's so inspirational.
So, white is beautiful and flat noses are flaws to be fixed?
Yah. But I'm not saying that brown is ugly, no? If you're comfortable looking like Pokwang, go lang ng go! I support your inner beauty!
What about Angel Aquino?
That's different. She has class.
A final question: What are your plans for the future?
I want to travel. Maybe see Morocco, Nepal, Antarctica, and Latin America. I'm a backpacker.
But I'm enjoying my retirement. I've made very good friends at the Home for Discarded Body Parts. Regine Velasquez's chin and Gretchen Barretto's lips are my BFFs. — Mosquito Press
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HM Alumni will speak about their achievements.
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Jordan Sprechman
Jordan Sprechman ('79) is Managing Director at JPMorganChase and is also an official scorer for the New York Yankees.
Rupa Bhattacharya
Rupa Bhattacharya ('99) is a food and wine editor, developer, and strategist during the week and a nationally-ranked powerlifter on the weekends. She is a graduate of Yale and the French Culinary Institute.
Sheldon Gilbert
Sheldon Gilbert ('93) is founder and CEO of Proclivity Media, which is a leader in the field of predictive advertising and was selected by Business Week in 2009 as one of the most tech startups. He wrote the core software for Proclivity after being inspired by his academic work in molecular genetics.
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On 3DS and Wii U. This new trailer is so pretty! Those backgrounds!
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Nothing we hadn't heard about before, but man, it's nice to see a few seconds of Shovel Knight!
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WayForward is doing a marathon streaming event as its Shantae kickstarter closes. One of the games the developer played on the stream was… the unreleased, unfinished Game Boy Advance Shantae game! The archived video above includes a surprising amount of gameplay. So cool! So unusually open.
I heard there was going to be more unreleased stuff shown, but I'm not sure if it's been streamed yet. The stream runs until 10am PDT, basically right now!!! (when the kickstarter ends!)
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..and WayForward's whole eShop catalog! All you have to do is draw some Shantae fanart for this Crunchyroll contest. "Fan art includes, but is not limited to: drawings, sculptures, macaroni glitter art — as long as you can send it in as a JPEG format image." You have until October 4. Keep it clean.
Speaking of, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero passed its Kickstarter goal this week, and has 10 days left to get additional funding!
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In LA on my birthday (September 21)? Go to GR2 and play Shantae and the Pirate's Curse and Wii U Mighty Switch Force 2, while you listen to a live performance by Virt! It's a night of WayForward!
Speaking of Pirate's Curse, Nintendo UK recently posted a developer interview video of the game with WayForward, which you can watch here.
Anyway, I have been jealous of literally every one of these Game Night events, you guys. Except for the one I went to… and I'm still jealous I didn't get to stay very long.
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Pretty excited to have an official reason to post about this game on our handheld game site! It's going to look nice on that screen. Or the Vita 2000's other screen. Or the Vita TV's your screen.
*if it gets funded!
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Speaking of Shantae and its Kickstarter, WayForward is still releasing this for 3DS eShop this year! That pixelart! That tank boss fight! And oh my god, that music!
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So I'm a full day late on this, but that's life with babies. I still wanted to point out WayForward's Kickstarter drive for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, a sequel to the GBA/DSiWare/etc. series due for Wii U, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Steam.
The early screens already look incredible, featuring background work by Gigi D.G. of Cucumber Quest fame (and artwork by WayForward's reliably excellent artists!)
$15 or more will get you a copy of the game, but if you have an extra $10,000 kicking around, you can attend a wrap party for the project and receive a sealed copy of the first Shantae.
Big week for cool Kickstarters! It's weird to think that a WayForward Kickstarter and a Kickstarter for a "Mighty" game happened within days of each other, but WayForward didn't make the "Mighty" one.
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Nintendo UK posted a gallery of Matt Bozon's old notebooks, with original art predating the Game Boy game, to celebrate the upcoming North American/EU Virtual Console release, which takes place… July 18! I hope. It's already seen at least one delay, after all.
I'm really looking forward to this one! Better sell your Game Boy copy now before the price plummets. I'm looking forward to that, too.
A month from now, you'll be able to buy cult Game Boy Color platformer Shantae — the first original property from WayForward, and the first release that got people to really start noticing the studio — on 3DS's Virtual Console in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
WayForward is putting out so much on the 3DS this year: this release, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Mighty Switch Force! 2, Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!, and Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land. I wouldn't be surprised if we heard more announcements for 2013 either.
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Wayforward has announced plans to re-release the original GBC Shantae on 3DS Virtual Console in "the tail end of June." You might need a break from Animal Crossing by then…!
I never got to play this. Like everyone else, I was all about Castlevania and Super Dodge Ball on GBA when Capcom put this out on Game Boy Color. Totally looking forward to this opportunity!
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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, a new sequel coming to 3DS eShop from WayForward. There are more screenshots on this Nintendo Power preview page – I only included one in this post because I don't want to be stealing from poor old Nintendo Power so close to its end. So go look at the preview page! Better yet, go buy the whole magazine!
The newsstand edition of the November issue has a Wii U roundup cover, of course, but subscribers get Shantae! Yes, an eShop game on the cover of a major magazine in November, right in the middle of holiday release season, and during the launch of a new console. Very impressive!
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New Orleans is exactly a month away from one of the biggest events in the world coming to the city.
Super Bowl XLVII will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Feb. 3.
In advance of the event, the city is wrapping up several road and transportation improvement projects, including work on the Loyola Avenue Streetcar line.
RTA general manager Justine Augustine said the streetcar construction should be finished by Jan. 15.
"Historically, projects like this take about five years to complete; we've done it in two years. So, although it caused a lot of traffic disruptions, and headaches and things like that, it was done at an extremely fast pace," Augustine said.
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Following earlier speculation, the newly-acquired Mercedes Grand Prix team has confirmed its first driver for the upcoming Formula One season. As expected, Nico Rosberg will be switching places with Rubens Barrichello, the departing Brawn GP driver who moves to Williams for next year.
24-year-old Rosberg is the son of former World Champion Keke Rosberg, but he has earned a reputation all his own. After winning the inaugural GP2 Series title in 2005, Nico became the youngest driver to test an F1 car and was subsequently hired by Williams F1, for whom he's raced for the past four seasons. This year, he placed a respectable seventh in the drivers' championship, but there's no telling what he can accomplish with his new World Champion team.
Although he holds Finnish citizenship, Nico was born in Germany, raised in Monaco and races under a German license. The new Mercedes team is tipped to be pursuing an all-German driver lineup, with eyes locked on departing arch-rival BMW's Nick Heidfeld to join Rosberg behind the wheel, while rumors of Michael Schumacher's return or Kimi Raikkonen's change of heart persist.
Details are the press release after the jump, where the team repeatedly refers to the return of the Silver Arrows, leading us to wonder exactly what banner the new team will fly when it hits the grid next year.
[Source: Mercedes GP | Image: Clive Mason/Getty]
From the 2010 season, German driver Nico Rosberg will drive for the new Mercedes team in the Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport announced today.
Three years after his father Keke had won the Formula 1 World Championship, Nico Rosberg, 24, was born in Wiesbaden, Germany on 27 June 1985, inheriting his racing DNA from his father.
At the age of eight, Nico Rosberg began racing karts. From 1997 until 2000, he raced for the MBM team (the talent support programme of Mercedes-Benz McLaren); with this team, the two Formula 1 partners encouraged young talents. Nico's team-mate at that time was Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes driver since 2007 and 2008 Formula 1 World Champion. In 2000, Nico was runner-up in the Formula A European Championship. Two years later, he entered his first car races in Formula BMW ADAC and clinched the title in his debut year with nine victories out of 18 races. A Williams Formula 1 test drive was the reward for the championship win - at the age of 17, Nico was the youngest driver ever to get such an opportunity.
In 2003 and 2004, Nico Rosberg participated in the then new Formula 3 Euro Series; in his first year he came home second in the rookie rankings and in 2004 he finished fourth overall. One year later in 2005, he moved up to the GP2 series which is staged alongside Formula 1 events and won the title.
The 2006 season opener at Bahrain on 12 March was Nico's first Formula 1 race; he finished seventh and posted the fastest lap. To date, he has taken part in 70 Grands Prix, all for the Williams team; scoring a total of 75.5 points and achieving second place at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix as his best Formula 1 result. The 2009 season was Nico's best in Formula 1 so far; finishing seventh overall with 34.5 points.
Nico Rosberg grew up in Germany, Monaco and at Ibiza; in addition to his mother tongue he is fluent in English, Italian and French.
Nico Rosberg: "I am really happy to be a part of the Silver Arrows re-launch in 2010 as a driver for Mercedes. No other brand in Formula 1 can look back on such a long and successful tradition in motor racing. I am very proud that I will now drive for the new Mercedes team and work with Ross Brawn. I am more motivated than ever and can hardly wait to start testing with the new Silver Arrow and for the first race of the new season at Bahrain on 14 March 2010."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "We are delighted to welcome Nico Rosberg to our Mercedes team and are very much looking forward to working with him. Nico is a great talent, and with four years of experience in Formula 1, is a driver who will be able to make a valuable contribution to our team right from the outset. I had the pleasure of working with his father Keke during his Formula One career and it is great to see Nico following in his footsteps. 2009 was Nico's best season in Formula 1 to date and we look forward to seeing his development continue with us at Mercedes next year."
Norbert Haug, Vice President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: "I saw Nico
racing karts alongside Lewis Hamilton and later in the support programme of the DTM events - I have known him since he was a young boy. Early on it was obvious that he would make his way as a race driver and we are glad that after four years with Williams he will now be one of our drivers at Mercedes. It makes our re-start even nicer, that we have as talented and sympathetic a driver as Nico in our line-up. Nico has positive ambitions, we have positive ambitions and together we want to achieve a great deal. I am really looking forward to working with him."


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