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Reto-Moto is a video game developer based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
Zyrinx was a video game developer founded in 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It consisted exclusively of people who had been active in the Amiga demo scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including composer Jesper Kyd.[2]
The first game developed by Zyrinx was Subterrania for the Sega Mega Drive. During the development the team relocated to Boston. Later, the team developed the games Red Zone and Scorcher. Zyrinx's 3D rendering technology was showcased in a Sega 32X promotion video.[3] The team dissolved in 1998 because their publisher Scavenger went bankrupt.[2][4][5]
In 1998, the Zyrinx team reformed under the name Reto-Moto[6] and went on to create IO Interactive and the Hitman series of games. In April 2008 the Reto-Moto team[7] announced they had reformed the company and are working on multiplayer focused games.
The Reto-Moto development team was originally founded by members of Zyrinx and Lemon in 1997 and was responsible for the creation of IO Interactive and the Hitman series of video games.[8] Reto-Moto announced it had reformed in April 2008 with the intention of creating multiplayer focused games.[9]
In September 2010, Reto-Moto launched the website for their game Heroes & Generals.
The developer name is referenced as an easter egg in a Kane & Lynch: Dead Men level, where the player must raid the Retomoto Tower.[10]
External links[edit]
- ^ Reto-Moto company location
- ^ a b MobyGames - Zyrinx
- ^ sega 32x demo tape by zyrinx & Lemon (game company)
- ^ Jesper Kyd Online
- ^ Hardcore Gaming 101: Zyrinx
- ^ Reto-Moto homepage
- ^ Hitman devs go solo with Reto-Moto - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot
- ^ Reto-Moto company info
- ^ IO Interactive Founders Reform Reto-Moto
- ^ A reference to Reto-Moto in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
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Sourdough Chocolate Cake With Mocha Frosting
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 40 mins
Another way to use your sourdough starter. Don't worry it won't have a sour taste, just a rich chocolate flavor! Found this recipe on King Arthur's site. Time indicated does not include proofing time for the starter. Note: Because starters vary in thickness, the amount of flour and milk may vary slightly.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup sourdough starter (proofed)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8 1/2 ounces)
- 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3⁄4 cup natural cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
- 2 large eggs
- 6 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk or 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1⁄3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1⁄2 cup pecans (optional)
- Combine the "fed" starter, milk, and flour in a large mixing bowl. Cover and let rest at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours. It won't necessarily bubble, but it may have expanded a bit.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, oil, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and cocoa. The mixture will be grainy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Gently combine the chocolate mixture with the starter-flour-milk mixture, stirring till smooth. This will be a gloppy process at first, but the batter will smooth out as you continue to beat gently.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake the cake for 30 to 40 minutes, until it springs back when lightly pressed in the center, and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven, and cool on a rack while you make the icing.
- Sift the confectioners' sugar into a large mixing bowl, and set it aside.
- In a small saucepan set over medium heat, melt the butter and add the buttermilk or yogurt. Dissolve the espresso powder in the hot water, add to the pan, and bring the mixture just to a boil.
- Immediately pour the simmering liquid over the confectioners' sugar in the bowl, and beat till smooth.
- Pour the warm frosting over the cake.
- Combine the chocolate chips, milk, and corn syrup in a microwave-safe cup. Microwave till the chips soften, then stir till smooth.
- Drizzle the chocolate over the icing. (This can be done immediately or you can wait until the cake is cooled.).
- If desired sprinkle chopped nuts on top.
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Great recipe, I love a recipe where I can use some of my starter. Mine took about 20min longer to cook than the recipe stated but it was worth the wait. I did not make the topping just served it warm with ice cream as a desert and it went down well. It does make a large cake so there was plenty left for lunches the next day.
Made a lot of very dense, very chocolaty cake! Actually (and I never thought I would say this) almost too chocolaty. I might reduce some of the cocoa powder a second time through.
As usual with your reciepes GW this was awesome and the directions very clear and easy to follow. I'd just fed my Alaskan Starter and didn't want to throw any out so decided to try this for something differant - and that it is. The only change I made was with the flour used 1 cup all-purpose and 1 cup cake flour. I felt this made for a nice smooth texture that rose nicely. No real sourdough flavor but a rich, lovely chocolate. The mocha icing was just right and I didn't even bother with the chocolate drizzle (still have that 2 yr old angel visiting and not much free time) but really didn't miss it, though I will try it next time. It does make a LOT of cake so make sure you have plenty of help to eat it.


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Thank you, Zack.
Familiarity does indeed add another layer of ghostliness. It's especially true here, and, as you suggest, in "Stuck," and "In Dreams." Though now you've made me think of a formative recontextualisation I'd forgotten about completely, a UK anti drink and drive campaign from the early 1990s that uses Mungo Jerry's 'In the Summertime' (see here if you're not familiar). Even now, it has the same kind of effect on me as the songs/texts we've been discussing. It begs the question whether these associations we're drawing out have a limit and how this impacts on our own memories.
Thanks for those reading recommendations, I think it'll fit in nicely with my ongoing work on early music television. The Beatles Anthology is another obvious candidate for this week's theme. I can't believe I didn't think of it!
I think we're both right, Aaron. There is an anti-nostalgia element at work here on some level, but I think the lyrical content and the style is what swung it for this one, which makes it a unique case. You make a really interesting point though. I've heard cross-genre covers like that in trailers for other genres - the choral cover of Radiohead's 'Creep' used in The Social Network springs to mind - but I've only ever found oldies used in horror. I wonder why this marriage came about?
It may be cynical, but your claim is certainly a valid one, Aaron - and there is at least an ounce of opportunism here (if not more). Your comment has me thinking back to the post-9/11 pop landscape, where Bowie peers such as McCartney, Mellencamp, Springsteen, et al. penned songs to mark the cultural moment. None of these really stuck. At best, they became new favorites within the artist's already dedicated fanbase (Springsteen), in others, the songs were generally panned.
In Bowie's case, a song already revered as a 'classic' simply gets imbued with new cultural meaning. That is, it's already cleared the hurdle of familiarity (and now I see some connections to Leanne's post).
I appreciate your comment, Aaron, in particular, "I wondered what it means when that reference to the original is lost, and I appreciate that you've provided one answer to that in your post: appropriation. Whereas recontextualization seems to imply that the connection to the original context is in some ways left intact, even as the item is moved into a new context, appropriation importantly reminds us of the lines of power that also pervade the original items as embedded in their context."
I think the 'appropriation consideration' is a crucial element in understanding most popular culture today — music and all other forms of media. Because while think of certain artists or their work as transcending boundaries (which of course, is a good thing), we still have to ask ourselves what happens to the messages once those boundaries are crossed. And yes, because both the author and audience have power, there may be information that is repeatedly getting lost in translation.
Other interesting (music specific) examples would be what's happening with the "Running Man" right now. It's actually a combination of quite a few issues (original song + original dance name + new dance + no reference to the original dance) and seeing a rapid popularity spike.
As someone that listened to the original "Too Close" in the limo as I made my way to prom in 1998, I quite enjoyed the recontextualization in the form of "Why You Always Lying." For me, that enjoyment is entirely wrapped up in the pleasure of the reference to the original, which was the subject of one of my questions on Leanne's post from Wednesday. I wondered what it means when that reference to the original is lost, and I appreciate that you've provided one answer to that in your post: appropriation. Whereas recontextualization seems to imply that the connection to the original context is in some ways left intact, even as the item is moved into a new context, appropriation importantly reminds us of the lines of power that also pervade the original items as embedded in their context.
It's also interesting to think about that in terms of Zack's post about Bowie, and Bowie's constant recontextualization of his own song. How does Bowie's power as the author of his song intersect with the power of the audience to interpret that song? In asserting his right to recontextualize the song as its author, is Bowie appropriating the song which he should have rightly abandoned to the hands of his audience? Author power vs. audience power. Thank you for bringing power (and through it race and other identity categories articulated through power), via appropriation, into the conversation.
Along the lines of appropriation and perhaps reappropriation, this Harlem Shake video seems, well, appropriate :-) https://youtu.be/Mdeu5aGwwWI
Thanks for the comments, Mike. Your connection to theater and opera is especially salient - the ways in which musical motifs representing certain characters are reprised and reframed absolutely allows for the kind of drastic shift in tone discussed in the post. Those types of recontextualizations are contained within a fixed narrative, of course. However, there is perhaps something to be said for the ways in which songs such as "'Heroes'" shift within the more fluid contexts of cultural and historical narratives. Food for thought - thank you!
What an excellent case and writeup, Leanne.
As you note, there are so many layers here. In relation to the discussion of audience, I think that awareness of the original matters only in that it allows access to a different dimension of ghostliness. Certainly, the performance and production of the Sonic Youth version have their own ghostly aesthetics; I don't think that processing these aesthetics (and the song's use in the trailer) are contingent upon awareness or familiarity with the original. However, familiarity with the original allows access to another layer of ghostliness.
I think that this is typically true of recontextualized oldies in film. We don't need to be familiar with "Stuck in the Middle With You" or Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" to process their cinematic appropriations. However, having that familiarity adds another layer of text and associations to process.
Lastly on the matter of ghostliness - your piece reminded me of Laura Shearing's (2014) article on The Beatles' "Free as a Bird," as well as Blanco & Peeren's (2010) book Popular Ghosts: The Haunted Spaces of Everyday Culture.
Great post!
This is a great example of recontextualization, thank you Zack.
Did '"Heroes"' shifting in response to "the more fluid contexts of cultural and historical narratives," or in response to the shifting needs of an aging Rockstar desiring to remake himself in response to those shifting contexts? Perhaps I'm betraying a certain cynicism, but couldn't we also read this as the work of an opportunistic musician doing whatever to stay in the limelight, even if that means "selling out" his earlier works? Given that Bowie retained a certain cache even through all of this would seem to undercut that reading, but it's worth asking.
I also have to wonder if there were different audience responses to these recontextualizations? I'm thinking of Fiske's reworking of popular culture to stem from the site of audience reception and use rather than at the site of production (2010). It seems like we could reread Bowie's rereading/recontextualization of his own songs through the framework of Fiske's definition of popular culture, but with Bowie himself as the audience putting his own song to use to respond to his embedded needs (I'm thinking of Fiske on his own use of the "New Newlyweds" gameshow, though he's of course not the creator of that show as well as the audience doing the recontextualizing). All that is to say, what do we learn from Bowie's shifting interpretation of his own song , both about Bowie and the social context in which he finds it makes sense to shift the meaning of the song?
Thanks for drawing the connection between the shared and unshared in the experience of watching a trailer, that gives another dimension to the way the song might "haunt" us.
This may be a stretch, but reading the exchange also makes me want to revisit the time period from which the songs originate. Why an "oldie" of the Carpenters instead of, say, a cover of a hip-hop song or some other contemporary genre? I can't help thinking that, instead of signifying an "increasing appetite for nostalgia in popular culture," it signifies a kind of anti-nostalgia; old is scary!
Hi Leanne-
I love the posthumous twist you've added here, and I think you're spot on. I suppose one main difference in this most recent recontextualization is that it's been prescribed for/onto Bowie rather than by him, as in the previous reinterpretations. Thanks for your thoughts, and for piquing my interest in your work - I look forward to exploring!


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Nice and solid campaign BUT not too fresh or unique concept. It will be good for the book though....glad to have that in my book. *wink.
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Casi Divas 2008 | Movie Watchlist
With a story that will be familiar to fans of both reality television and soap operas around the world, the Mexican dramedy Casi Divas (Road to Fame) attempts to break into the international market. The story centers around four young women who desperately want to play the title character in the big-screen adaptation of the long-running telenovela "Maria Enamorada." Casi Divas features all the melodrama of a soap, but there are plenty of humorous touches to lighten the story.
Eva Gallardo (Patricia Llaca, Beat) is the reigning queen of "Maria Enamorada," but her producer -- and on-again, off-again lover -- Alejandro Mateos (Julio Bracho, 7 Days) thinks she is too old to transition the character to film. The temperamental diva doesn't take her rejection easily, and she intends to make Alejandro pay for his sins. Meanwhile, a nationwide search for a new Maria Enamorada is underway. Casi Divas focuses on four women in the competition: Francisca (Maya Zapata), Yesenia (Daniela Schmidt), Ximena (Ana Layevska), and Catalina (Diana Garcia). Native American beauty Francisca travels from her village in Oaxaca to Mexico City with dreams of stardom in her head, but she hasn't forgotten her roots -- or the quiet young man she left behind. Diva-in-training Yesenia spends her days as a hairstylist and her nights packed into a home with her large family in one of Mexico City's poorer neighborhoods. Ximena is the daughter of a powerful man in Guadalajara, but money isn't enough for her -- she wants fame, accolades, and an Oscar. Catalina struggles to escape Ciudad Juarez, a border town known for its unsolved cases of disappearing young women.
Each of the competitors has her reasons for joining the pageant-like contest, but they all fight fiercely for the coveted role. Nothing seems out of bounds for these women, whether it's sleeping with the powerful Alejandro or using money to get to the top. As the unknowns plot their triumph, the original Maria, Eva Gallardo, resorts to blackmail, deceit, and seduction in her own attempts to win back her signature role.
Casi Divas jumps between genres, introducing each girl's story in a documentary-esque format, then slipping into the style of Mexican melodramas for the more emotional or shocking moments in the script. The competition's finale and the announcement of the winner intentionally drags like a real-life reality show. One almost expects the film to go to commercial when the winner's name sits on the host's lips.
While the film boasts international appeal and a fine score from Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, this is truly a Mexican story. Casi Divas will be best understood by those familiar with the telenovela format (and not just viewers of ABC's Ugly Betty), but it also benefits viewers to understand Mexican culture and geographic regions. However, even for the uninitiated, this film is a feather-light diversion that proves fun while it lasts.
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I'd like to write a package for Ruby and make it available as a gem.
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Rubygems.org's Guides is one of the best resources for writing your own gem.
If you're using Bundler in your app, you might want to look at Ryan Bigg's guide to Developing a RubyGem using Bundler and the Railscast on creating gems with Bundler.
If you're interested in tools to help you write gems:
Some tutorials/guides:
This is how I usually create and release Gems:
Sit back and bask in the glory of your first Gem. :)
You need not start writing a gem, just write some code, write some tests, use it however you want, and once you are happy with it, use gem this to generate the relevant Rakefile.
It helps if you stick to the approaches other gems take (have a lib directory, avoid naming files in ways that could clash with other gems, write some tests if you can, have a readme), but it's not necessary.
Once you have something you want to share, put it on github and push it to gemcutter.
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I don't normally wear maxi dresses, yet... every once in a while, if I happen to come across something particularly special like this off the shoulder mint dream dress for example, I don't mind making an exception! Perfect in every possible way, I really can't decide what it is that I love most about it, the color, the off the shoulder factor, or the movement ( you know how much I love dresses that move - another twirl-worthy favorite here & here ). Perhaps, it's the combination of all of the above, but whatever it is, I am completely and utterly obsessed with it at the moment!
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and to the public via both the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update on May 6, 2008.
A total of 1,174 fixes have been included in SP3. Service Pack 3 can be installed on systems with Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, or 8. Internet Explorer 7 and 8 are not included as part of SP3. Service Pack 3 is not available for the 64 bit version of Windows XP, which is based on Windows Server 2003 kernel.
New features in Service Pack 3
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|The International Square Dance Magazine
Voices of Fledging Callers
I belong to a group of square dancers I refer to as "CIT's", Callers in training. We are that pesky bunch that dreams of calling effortlessly like the national callers we enjoy dancing to. We work at learning our timing, learning to resolve the square, and learning to be entertaining. Whether we have dreams of being popular or just knowing how it's done, one crucial key to easing the journey is the mentoring factor…
Experts say that if you stop learning new things, your brain will lose its ability to be a learner or it will, at least, become harder to learn something new. I've chosen learning to call as a challenging new venture designed to keep that part of my brain activate. New callers have a variety of reasons why they want to be callers. I'm not so sure I want to be a caller and book gigs every weekend (in fact, I'm sure I don't), but I do want to learn how to call. As a student of calling, I am finding in our Southern California community, a multitude of resources and opportunities to gain knowledge. Besides the many caller schools that are being offered across the country, we have our Orange County Callers Association that provides support in a variety of ways. In addition to bi-monthly meetings that often include guest speakers and a short practice tip, the association sponsors a "New Dancer Hoedown" which programs primarily the new caller members. Each year this event attracts about 25 squares. We share a tip each and, fortunately, find mentors nearby for support as we gaze with trepidation out over a sea of dancers.
In addition to a yearly dance which can be quite intimidating for some newer callers, we have a monthly 4-hour practice session. One of our members volunteers his home on a Saturday each month so that new callers can practice with a live square. Equipment, refreshments, and a patio are provided by our hosts, Robert and Vickie Morris. In contrast to the hoedown, this intimate setting offers constructive feedback by veteran callers. It's such a labor of love from these two to open up their home each month as well as the coaches who volunteer their time. Anyone is welcome to participate and many drive long distances for this opportunity. The gathering includes dancers from our community who just want to help out by being "checkers." Sometimes we are given "homework" and expected to demonstrate that we have put forth some effort to improve.
The camaraderie is another benefit that we reap from these practice sessions. Just having friends to share the growing pains with is comforting and helps us all grow. Something I really appreciate about these get-togethers is how it promotes a sense of community whereby new callers gain the important experience of working with live dancers rather than inanimate checkers or computer models. Among the aspiring callers is Karla Westphal who comments: "It's really great to get feedback and advice from experienced callers, so I'm grateful to these callers who come/have come to these practice sessions, whether that's their regular habit or they are just stopping by occasionally. I've found that one of the hardest things to do as a new caller is find times to practice with real dancers, so the caller practice at Robert and Vicki's place has been great."
Karla also shares: "I also angel the Advanced class at Bloomin Squares and we meet early once a month so that some of the new callers in the class can get in some practice. I bring pizza as an incentive for the dancers. Because that class meets on Sunday afternoons, it's practical for people to get there early. This wouldn't be true for most evening classes during the week. I definitely want to give a shout out to the Bloomin' Squares for being so supportive of new callers."
I find it hard to imagine that there was once a time in square dancing where new callers struggled to find mentors. Perhaps, in some regions, the experienced callers are few, leaving the newer ones to their own devices. However, these days a fledgling caller can actually turn to the internet for virtual support. I think all the emerging resources and opportunities available to new callers are exciting. Like Karla, I'm grateful for all the support the community offers to us CITs. I look forward to the time when we are all in a position to give back to a newer generation of up and coming callers.
Special thanks to Robert and Vickie Morris for offering their home and a big thank you to our Mentor Callers too. Thanks as well to Karla Westphal for her contribution to the article.
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I'm new to this forum and sort of new to HTML and CSS....Iv'e been coding now for about 4 weeks and I really love it, When I started learning I knew nothing about HTML, CSS, Photoshop or anything. So I've came here to show off a little bit of work and what you guys think of it.
DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mydwnmc1dmj
Just click on the file "index.html". But it doesn't work in chrome for some reason. This is all pure HTML with a little Javascript. This site is not done by a long shot. This is not supposed to be a full blown site, just a page that looks like a mock up of facebook or myspace about some random person in our web page design class. So is this good for a kid who has been coding for almost a month? Am I off to a good start?


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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The National Security Agency is building a data center in San Antonio that's the size of the Alamodome. Microsoft has opened an 11-acre data center a few miles away. Coincidence? Not according to author James Bamford, who probably knows more about the NSA than any outsider. Bamford's new book reports that the biggest U.S. spy agency wanted assurances that Microsoft would be in San Antonio before it moved ahead with the Texas Cryptology Center. Bamford notes that under current law, the NSA could legally tap into Microsoft's data without a court order. Whatever you do, don't take pictures of it the spy building unless you want to be taken in for questioning.
For many people who lived in Houston in the early 1970s, trick or treat brings up memories of "The Candy Man," serial killer Dean Corll. He, along with accomplices David Brooks and Wayne Henley (YouTube), kidnapped, raped, and tortured to death 27 boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen between 1970 and 1973. Thirty-seven years after the bodies of their victims were discovered in mass graves in southwest Houston and the Bolivar Peninsula, three still were unidentified until recently when the efforts of forensic anthropologist Sharon Derrick identified victim ML73-3349, now known to be Randall Lee Harvey.
Texas requires proof of legal status for a driver's license
As of October 1, 2008, the state of Texas now requires that driver's license applicants show proof of legal immigration status when getting an original, renewal, or duplicate license. For those who are not citizens or permanent residents, the license will have on its face an indication of the expiration date of legal status. [more inside]
Soiled doves, prairie nymphs, filles de joie & the old west sporting life
Meet Dora DuFran and her cat house of Deadwood; Perle De Vere and the working girls of Cripple Creek; Annie Chambers of Kansas City; and Squirrel Tooth Alice of Sweetwater. In the wild west, prostitution was one of the few career options for women. Western history is filled with many colorful tales of shady ladies and legendary madams. [more inside]
Crush, Texas - Town for a Day
The "Crash at Crush" was the intentional head-on crash of two Katy locomotives on Sept. 15, 1896. The results were not quite what Agent Crush had planned. Scott Joplin wrote The Great Crush Collision March [more pictures] to commemorate the event and it was also an inspiration for 'Head-On' Joe Connelly. [more inside]
Do you believe in me?
10-year-old Dalton Sherman of Dallas, Texas is an impressive young public speaker. (SLYT)
Major Hurricane Gustav heads for Louisiana
Hurricane Gustav is headed for landfall in Louisiana in the next 48 hours, with currently around an equal chance of being a category 3 storm or a category 4 storm. Gustav has 150 mph winds at the moment as it begins to enter the gulf of Mexico and a million people evacuate. After failing in their response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago, Fema is trying to be more proactive. Of course, some people are staying in harm's way, live blogging, and once again, there's the cry "bring it on". [more inside]
Hands on a Hard Body
"It's a human drama thing." This is a documentary film about a group of people in Texas who enter a competition to win a new "hardbody" pickup truck, merely by keeping one hand on the truck the longest. (via Kottke via waxy) [more inside]
Life and death of a black and white
The Comeback
Josh Hamilton was destined to be an all-star baseball player, selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the #1 draft pick in the 1999 MLB draft. By 2002, though, he was a bust, beset by injuries, spending his days downing an entire bottle of Crown Royal and snorting cocaine. [more inside]
Military tattoos in the age of Iraq
The Skins They Carried. Military tattoos in the age of Iraq. [more inside]
Big Bad John
The Barnett Shale Or How I Learned to Love the Gas
The Barnett Shale, the largest onshore natural gas formation in America, is transforming Fort Worth, TX and surrounding areas. [more inside]
Remembering 10-Cent Beer Night
ESPN's Paul Jackson tells the tale of 10-Cent Beer Night and the ensuing riot in Cleveland on June 4, 1974.
The most perfect specimen of a North American tree
The last standing member of the Council Oaks, a group of 14 oak trees located in what is now downtown Austin, Texas, the Treaty Oak has stood for more than 500 years. The Treaty Oak got its name from the (probably apocryphal) story of how Stephen F. Austin signed a boundary treaty with local tribes under its branches. In 1927 the Treaty Oak was called "The most perfect specimen of a North American tree". In 1937 the City of Austin (prodded by the Campfire Girls of Port Arthur and other schoolchildren) purchased the quarter acre of land upon which the Treaty Oak stood and believed that this ancient tree, and its 128 foot canopy, was safe. Of course, the did not know that in 1989 someone would dump enough of the herbicide Velpar around its roots to kill 100 trees. [more inside]
If it ain't a mess, it'll do till the mess gets here
Statistics compiled by State Senator Eliot Shapleigh in the state's annual ranking, entitled "Texas on the Brink" report dreary news in just about all categories used to characterize standards of living, from education to health to enfranchisement. [more inside]
Remember the Alamo, but don't forget Poleland
Texan judge rules $5 "pole tax" violates First Amendment rights. Further, Judge Scott Jenkins found no evidence to justify the purpose of HB 1751 (PDF), finding the anecdotal link of the patronage of strip clubs with a lack of health insurance and increased sexual assault rates for dancers insufficient, and ordered the state to pay the plaintiffs' legal fees. Activists are already looking to appeal Jenkins' ruling and reenact the tax. (Previously on Metafilter.)
Viva Obama
Obama Reggaeton from the Tejanos wing of the Viva Obama movement. Love the big, white hats! [more inside]
Archaeology and Early Human History of Texas
Texas Beyond History is a comprehensive web site covering the last 10,000 years of human occupation of (what is now called) Texas. A small section of the site was previously posted on Metafilter. via archaeolog.
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Dennis (Little Hat) Jones, a Texas bluesman considered a notable of Naples, Texas. He record ten sides of his own and made nine more accompanying the very idiosyncratic and hard to follow Texas Alexander. Bye Bye Baby Blues is a very sweet song that also appears on the Ghost World soundtrack.
See also Texas Blues Guitar (1929-1935) .
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Dennis (Little Hat) Jones, a Texas bluesman considered a notable of Naples, Texas. He record ten sides of his own and made nine more accompanying the very idiosyncratic and hard to follow Texas Alexander. Bye Bye Baby Blues is a very sweet song that also appears on the Ghost World soundtrack.
See also Texas Blues Guitar (1929-1935) .
Happy V-Day From The 5th Circuit
"I've been anticipating this for some time," said Ray Hill, consultant for a number of local adult bookstores, speaking of the infamous Texas Dildo Law [Molly Ivins video, not only NSFW but too funnt for work] prohibiting the posession of six or more "obscene devices." [more inside]
Revealing Character
Revealing Character — In 2004 and 2005, photographer Robb Kendrick traveled through Texas to take tintypes of working cowboys and cowgirls, capturing a part of American life that evolves with the times.
Eat me.
Why go with a simple cake topper? A Texan bride of Nigerian descent had a klassy cake made for her big day. The company who created the brilliant piece. One of the master sculptors talks about AND shows us how she did it. Other cakes they've made. Well worth the 5 grand. Does this contradict empath's statement that 5'4" people aren't diseased?
Texas Taxes Titties
The poll tax caused massive rioting in the UK. Will the pole tax move Texans to do the same? There's an interesting class-war aspect to the story. The bill specifies that the revenue generated will support sexual assault prevention programs, though the bill's legality is being litigated.
Texas, an American Leader
Texas definitely a leader among the states, now leading in exonerations in wrongful conviction cases and also a leader in executions. One hopes there isn't too much overlap.
Oswald has been shot
An archive of raw footage and news reports concerning the assassination of JFK and the guy most people think that did it, Oswald.
Ain't superstitious, baby.
Meet Mojo, a runaway who was finally buried 80 years after his death. Visit with the Orviss family in their spacious mausoleum. Don't mind the whispers; there's no reason to be superstitious. It's just Calvert, Texas.
Shoot First, No Questions Asked?
"I've got a shotgun. Do you want me to stop 'em?" On November 14, 61-year old Joe Horn saw two men breaking into his neighbor's home. He called 911, told the operator what he could see through his window. As Horn watched the men, he grew more and more agitated, saying he was going to go outside and shoot them. When the men left the neighbor's home, Horn went outside and did just that. Now, Texas gets to argue over the hero or villain status of Joe Horn in the public square (a debate made more volatile by concerns that race was been a factor), while weighing the merits of that state's recent adoption of Castle Doctrine (aka "Stand Your Ground" Law). First adopted by Florida in 2005, Castle Doctrine is now law in 19 of 50 states. So what does this mean for Joe Horn? Public accusations of vigilantism aside, what Horn did is arguably legal under Texas law ... or, at least, it would be had he shot the two men after dark.
From Poker to Preachers
Learn how the most opulent casino in the North American hemisphere, complete with guard turrets and escape tunnels, became a Baptist College in 1956. [more inside]
"The record that no home should be without"
Willis Alan Ramsey is to music as Harper Lee is to literature: he only made one album, and that's sad in it's own way, but it's such an overwhelmingly perfect album, you're okay with it. "Probably the most imitated singer/songwriter you've never heard," his legion of followers includes Lyle Lovett, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Waylon Jennings, and he is rightfully considered one of the fathers of progressive country. He will make his second record in his own good time, whenever the hell that is. Oh, and one of his songs was made famous by the Captain and Tennille, but please don't let that dissuade you from exploring further.
I do not plan on voting for or against any US legislation not directly related to Texas Independence
Texan Larry Kilgore is running for a seat in the US Senate. Agree or disagree with the man, he certainly has the courage of his convictions.
Ol' Rip
1897, Eastland, TX. A cornerstone was being laid in the foundation of the new county courthouse (to replace the old county courthouse, not to be confused with the original county courthouse). People put various items in the hollow space in the marble, time capsule style. Just before they sealed the box court clerk Ernest Wood (E.E. to his friends), acting on a whim, grabbed a horny toad that his son, Will Wood, had picked up on the way in to town and placed it in the box. Entombed forever. But...31 years later, 1928. Eastland, having decided it needed a NEW new courthouse, was about to demolish the old one. Someone recalled the time capsule, and the unfortunate horny toad, and 3,000 people showed up to see the poor dead lizard. "As a county official held up the dusty reptile, his leg twitched, and then his whole body came alive." [more inside]
Democracy in action
In the Texas Legislature you can pass laws using persuasion...or just pressing other members' buttons before they come back from the washroom.
Send Me In Coach!
High School Coaches outearning High School Teachers Texas high school football coaches in Class 5A and 4A schools (that's 950 students or more) earn an average salary of $73,804, while the average salary for teachers in those same schools is about $42,400. But hey, those Texas football teams are pretty darn good!
Rape, hate crime victim commits suicide.
Standardized cheating
The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test is a continuation of the standardized testing Texas has been doing for the past 15 years, a good bit of which George W. Bush pushed as a way to measure teacher aptitude and school performance. The company that administers the test claims that cheating is "extraordinarily rare" but the Dallas Morning news found about 50,000 cheating students in 1/3 of all Texas schools. The most prevalent was the 11th grade science exam, also known as the one you must pass to get a diploma. The article even has cool coverflow-like visualizations of what a cheating school exam looks like. [via the journalist's blog, which promises parts 2 and 3 in the next couple days]
A dust storm overtakes Lubbock, Texas
"It's like they are sending a signal to black folks in Paris that you stay in your place in this community, in the shadows, intimidated."
In Texas, a white teenager burns down her family's home and receives probation. A black one shoves a hall monitor and gets 7 years in prison. The state NAACP calls it `a signal to black folks.' The youth had no prior arrest record, and the hall monitor--a 58-year-old teacher's aide--was not seriously injured. But Shaquanda was tried in March 2006 in the town's juvenile court, convicted of assault. Passwords here.
I'm not stinkin', but I look like Lincoln
Since January 1st, men in Shamrock, TX, have been working on their Donegal beards and today they were judged on how they did. Missed it? Maybe you can watch the documentary by Mike Woolf or listen to a song(mp3) from the soundtrack by The Gourds.
Creation of Lung Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells
"Molecular scientists . . . have developed a new procedure for the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells, with which they have created the first transplantable source of lung epithelial cells."
Now spell "angel"! A Texas Instruments "Speak n Spell" simulator.
[on Texas politics] "Better than the zoo. Better than the circus."
AppreciationFilter: Molly Ivins --she's on hiatus while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. From a bio of her: ...She began her journalism career at the Complaint Department of the Houston Chronicle, then rapidly worked her way up to the position of Sewer Editor... , and some choice quotes of hers here. : >
Geostationary Banana Over Texas
Geostationary Banana Over Texas is an art intervention that involves placing a gigantic banana over the Texas sky. This object will float between the high atmosphere & Earth's low orbit, being visible only from the state of Texas & its surroundings. From the ground, the banana will be clearly recognizable and visible day & night; it will stay up for approximately one month.
Texas to increase Tax on Cigarettes by 1$ on Jan 1st.
Jan 1st, Texas to increase tax on cigarettes by $1. Texas will increase the sales tax on cigarettes from 41 cents to $1.41 on Jan 1st. Hoping to fund schools and fight the 1.5 billion dollar health care bill from smoking related illnesses.
Smile, you're on BorderCam.
Who needs a fence when you have webcams? The state of Texas now has a virtual border watch online and is asking for your help spotting illegals crossing the border. It looks like Arizona has a similar program as well with pimped out ATV's. Let the hunt begin. Warning: The Texas site seems to require IE, an ActiveX plugin and registration.
If voting could actually change anything...
The election isn't until next Tuesday, but already problems are being reported. It's not just in Texas, and not just in relation to everyone's favorite electronic-voting whipping boy, either; it's becoming clear that every vendor has its own unsolved security issues. In fact it seems that an increasing number of voices are warning that the US is in for an awful lot of contention from all parties involved after next week's vote, and that can't be good. Others are taking a non-disinterested rose-colored view of things and loudly proclaiming that there's nothing wrong with the system, or at least that no one should imply or infer or investigate the matter. Still others are quick to point out that there's nothing wrong with electronic voting, except when they're linked to a foreign government that doesn't get along particularly well with them. Whatever is true about the state of electronic voting in 2006, you can't deny that it has led to a certain plurality of opinions...
But each time he hit the button next to the candidate, the Republican choice showed up.
Her vote went smoothly, but boss Gary Rudolf called her over to look at what was happening on his machine. He touched the screen for gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, a Democrat, but the review screen repeatedly registered the Republican, Charlie Crist. ...A poll worker then helped Rudolf, but it took three tries to get it right, Reed said. ... Broward Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Mary Cooney said it's not uncommon for screens on heavily used machines to slip out of sync, making votes register incorrectly. ... Early voting problems already in Florida.
Freedy Fender, RIP.
Bruco, the Texas Italian Caterpillar Concrete Dome
Giant Concrete Caterpillar. Driving on I35 south out of Dallas to Austin, you pass through Italy, Texas, and on the side of the road is Bruco, the Texas Italian Caterpillar, and the home of the Monolithic Dome Institute, makers of fine homes, restaurants, and churches. These domes are green and disaster resistant. (See previous thread). They also can be visually interesting. These domes are concrete as opposed to R. Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic domes, such as Epcot Center or the incredibly interesting Eden Project.


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Favorite Handbags and Accessories
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While searching for the perfect purse, I found some wonderful items and wanted to share my discoveries. If you want to see more, look through my favorites. I combed through approximately 29,000 listings and this is what I selected. Enjoy.
Thanks for including my "Park Sling" bag!! GREAT treasury!!
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A poem in an instant...
Come with me
for the morning has
tumbled into its colours
the day waits
like your reflection in the sink
tremoring with yes.
Come with me, by Michael Thomas, was one of the top eight entries in the 2015 Poetry on Loan competition.
About Poetry on Loan
Poetry on Loan promotes contemporary poetry through public libraries in the West Midlands
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What we do...
We supply poets for events, support Poet Laureate and Young Poet Laureate schemes, provide promotional material, run training sessions
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Our meetings include representatives from each library authority in the West Midlands region - everyone is involved, from the huge Birmingham Libraries to tiny Telford and Wrekin.
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The woods is where to find the goods
May 28, 2016 While the stereotypical image of an angler is often framed by the sight of Joe Sixpack sitting patiently in a boat waiting for a bite, the actual portrait is far different. more »»
House lots to ski trails?
May 26, 2016 SARANAC LAKE —The town of Harrietstown wants to buy a string of properties taken by Franklin County for unpaid taxes and add them to the acreage of the neighboring town-owned Dewey Mountain... more »»
Trail run returns for 12th year
May 26, 2016 KEENE VALLEY — The Mountaineer gear store in Keene Valley will host the 12th annual Great Adirondack Trail Run on June 11 in Keene Valley. more »»
Another busy week for local rangers
May 24, 2016 State forest rangers were engaged in numerous rescues around the Adirondacks this past week. more »»
APA accepting comments on Wilmington trail plan
May 24, 2016 RAY BROOK — The state Adirondack Park Agency announced that it will accept public comments on a proposed amendment to the Wilmington Wild Forest Unit Management Plan from now through June 10. more »»
A quiet paddle with uncle Brad
May 21, 2016 We didn't see the first loon of the day until we were on our second pond. It was off in the distance, too far away to get good pictures of. more »»
Wild Bill connects fishing legend to descendant
May 21, 2016 Rueben Woods, a portly, old sporting goods salesman from Syracuse, had bested the finest European and British fly casters at the World Casting Championships. more »»
Railroad group's facts aren't always on track
May 21, 2016 Shortly after Gov. more »»
Land trust raises money to buy iconic Harrietstown vista
May 21, 2016 SARANAC LAKE — The sun rises over Whiteface Mountain in the distance. A low fog hovers over the Bloomingdale Bog. And an old cemetery sits quietly to the side. more »»
Adirondack state campgrounds open for summer
May 21, 2016 ALBANY — State campgrounds in the Adirondack and Catskill parks officially opened Friday for the summer season. more »»
All the way to Maine, again
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On top of New York, almost
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Former Camp Gabriels prison: 'Forever wild' exempt?
May 20, 2016 MALONE — Franklin County legislators want to amend the state constitution to ease the sale of the former Camp Gabriels prison. more »»
Governor green-lights rail-trail plan
May 18, 2016 Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced $23 million in funding for a plan to split the state-owned Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor into one section for trains and another for a trail. more »»
Booth ready to leave APA board
May 18, 2016 RAY BROOK — For the second time in a few days, a state Adirondack Park Agency board member has announced he or she is ready to step down. more »»
Governor green-lights rail-trail plan
May 17, 2016 Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced $23 million in funding for a plan to split the state-owned Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor into one section for trains and another for a trail. more »»
Park Agency approves more bike trails in Wilmington
May 17, 2016 RAY BROOK — The state Adirondack Park Agency advanced a Department of Environmental Conservation plan to add 6.5 miles of trails to the Wilmington Wild Fores. more »»
Rangers help injured hikers
May 17, 2016 KEENE — State forest rangers assisted two injured hikers in separate incidents this past Saturday. In the first incident, DEC dispatch in Ray Brook deployed rangers shortly after 4 p.m. more »»
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On Tuesday, October 4th the Iona College Women's Basketball team participated in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Walk around campus. Each player donated $5 to help to find a cure for Leukemia. The team carried balloons with lights and walked around the field and socialized with other participants.
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Children Given Special Attention through Wings for Autism Program
With summer a few months away and spring vacations starting galore, autistic children may require some extra attention when it comes to helping them cope with an air flight experience. Flying is frightening enough for the average child; those with certain sensitivities may find it nearly impossible to get through the first time around. Forcing a child through that experience may then cause irreversible trauma.
I believe myself to be a good example of this. I am the type of person who hates changes and find it hard to come to terms with things that are unexpected. I don't remember my first airplane experience, but I do remember the excruciating pain in my ears every time that flight took off and began to land. I remember crying so hard that nothing could appease me. You see, I had an ear infection as a baby that left my hearing ultra sensitive to certain pitches and pressures. I cannot withstand whistling and certain birds cannot sing around me without my feeling like a knife is tearing through my ears. Needless to say, travelling by plane was probably the worst thing for me. What got me through it all was the excitement that prevailed as we went on one adventure or another. I learned how to deal with it over time, figured out how to mitigate the pain and decided to fight against the discomfort. Now I love to fly, but always carry a few packs of gum and some suckable candies to ensure my ears stay open and my mouth keeps moving.
Wings for Autism
I believe one of the greatest programs that I have heard or read about is the initiative by Charles River Center (a chapter of The Arc of the United States) in relation to a program called "Wings for Autism" that caters to helping families with autistic children ease the stress of flying. To launch this unique program, the Center teamed up with Massport, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), JetBlue and the Charles River Center (an autism support center).


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"There's a whole war on abortion right now and no one knows what it looks like. It's safe. About 3-5 minutes if you're in your first trimester," Letts said.
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Boston was familiar with Sasha Pavlovic's defense in Cleveland.WALTHAM, Mass. -- The stat line from his Boston debut wouldn't do much to turn heads. But Sasha Pavlovic did more than raise the eyebrows of Celtics coach Doc Rivers with a defensive-minded performance in Sunday night's win over the Bucks.
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Nenad Krstic and Sasha Pavlovic chat long before they were teammates.Pavlovic chipped in three points and two steals over 12 minutes in Boston's 89-83 victory in Milwaukee, but it was the defensive intensity that caught Rivers' eye.
"I told him after the game, 'You just play defense like you played tonight,'" Rivers told reporters in Milwaukee. "I could care less if he makes a shot or misses a shot. If he makes a shot, that's great. Honestly, I told him I could care less about that, because, from making the calls, he always gets down on his missed shots, and I told him, 'I could care less. You could take 50 of them and miss them all, if you defend like that.' He was phenomenal. He may have been our best defensive player on the floor tonight. He was unbelievable."
Rivers might have been embellishing just a tad, seeing as there was still a guy named Kevin Garnett participating in that same game (Garnett came through with a game-saving block in the final seconds). But Rivers maintained from Pavlovic's very first day with the team that one of the main reasons the Celtics pursued him was because of his reputation on defense. Rivers noted that Pavlovic's toughness is often overlooked, and that's a mindset that the Celtics will welcome, in no small part because they did lose a fair amount of toughness when they shipped Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the trade deadline.
"That's the only way you can make it in this league," Pavlovic said following the Celtics' practice Tuesday at the Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint. "[Playing tough is the only way] you can get minutes. I'm never going to give up on the play."
His glossy defensive rating -- a measure of points allowed per 100 possessions -- suggests he's not lying. While it's a small sample size, Pavlovic posted a 91 defensive rating in his debut, which, if maintained, would be three points better than Kevin Garnett's league-leading 94 defensive rating. What's more, it's at the complete opposite end of the spectrum compared to the defensive ratings being posted by his fellow newcomers like Jeff Green (103), Nenad Krstic (104), and Troy Murphy (106).
Granted Pavlovic's sample size is very, very small, and that figure will most likely drop as he plays more minutes. But at the very least the figure stands as a promising start, and helps to illustrate the potential impact Pavlovic could end up making on the defensive end of the floor for the Celtics.
"I prepared myself to get in and play as hard as I could defensively, help my teammates, and that's all," Pavlovic said of his effort against the Bucks. "That's all I'm going to try to do.
"That's how I'm going to prepare for the game, just to play as hard as I can defensively, and whatever happens in the offense happens. We've got way too many talented players on this team to score to the ball, so my main focus is defense."
Pavlovic has played on notable defensive teams in the past. He spent five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in three of his final four seasons there, Cleveland ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in defensive efficiency. Still, Pavlovic acknowledged that, in his short time in Boston, he's never been a part of a more committed defensive unit.
"We played tough defense in Cleveland, too," said Pavlovic. "But every system is a little bit different, and I think what makes [the Celtics] a championship team is how well they play together on defense, how well they help each other defensively."
Pavlovic also credited Garnett's defensive presence as one of the key reasons why the Celtics are successful on that end of the floor. On top of that, Pavlovic said he's enjoying playing defense alongside a guy like Garnett.
"I do [enjoy playing defense], especially with this team," Pavlovic said. "It's even easier to play when you've got a guy like Kevin Garnett, who's talking all the time, helping you all the time, and [making] you feel comfortable. I like playing defense."
Depending on how Boston's eventual playoff roster is comprised, Pavlovic's size and toughness could be incredibly useful against the slew of swingmen the Celtics are likely to meet throughout the postseason. Pavlovic is listed at 6-foot-7, 235 pounds -- measurements that are nearly identical to those of Paul Pierce, who continues to serve as the Celtics' primary defensive option against elite wing players.
Given the Celtics' recent additions, a three-man defensive rotation of Pierce, Jeff Green (6-foot-9, 235 pounds), and Pavlovic could be somewhat daunting for the likes of Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls, and, perhaps most importantly, LeBron James of the Miami Heat.
Pavlovic is quite familiar with James's game, as the pair played together in Cleveland throughout the duration of Pavlovic's time there. But he was quick to note that familiarity alone won't be enough to slow down James.
"Yeah, I [was with James] for like five years," Pavlovic recalled. "I know him, but LeBron is LeBron. He's probably going to get his points. Believe me, I'm going to do my best against anybody. Whoever they put me against, I'm going to play the same way."
Being strong defensively along the perimeter won't be enough to guarantee the Celtics a championship, however. Pavlovic was quick to note that the guys around him are putting in the same effort on defense and it's that consistent effort from all positions on the roster that gives him an optimistic outlook on the postseason.
"You've got to have a lot of guys who want to play defense in order to win the championship, or the ball game," said Pavlovic. "I think we have enough of that here. If we just play together like we do, like I see the team is playing, I think we have a good chance to win."
Greg Payne is a student intern for ESPNBoston.com


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Skip Hop Zoo Playspot Foam Floor Tiles
Playspot is a beautiful and innovative soft floor surface that keeps your child comfortable and happy, while complementing your home's decor. It's the perfect addition to the contemporary home or nursery. Large in size and large in style, it makes a great cushiony area for playing. Unlike other foam tiles that are only safety-rated for children 3 and up, Skip Hop's Playspot is designed, tested and manufactured for children of all ages. It's easy to put together with their unique connector system, and you can configure it in endless ways to fit your style.
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