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The same logic that resulted in the creation of cloud-based data centers can be applied to cellular backhaul networks, according to the startup Parallel Wireless.
"Imagine you have three nodes talking to each other over wireless backhaul. If you pool resources, and if one [node] goes down, you can still leverage the other two," Parallel Chief Technology Officer Rajesh Mishra says.
Mishra says the company's founders set out to reimagine the radio access network (RAN) rather than just focus on different silos of the wireless industry.
Taking the big-picture pooling concept further, Parallel announced Tuesday that it's partnering with PeerApp and Saguna Networks — two mobile edge computing (MEC) firms — to help wireless carriers manage mobile edge content delivery.
Parallel is using its Converged Wireless System (CWS) base station and HetNet Gateway orchestrator with its partners' MEC technology. The CWS base stations connect to each other in a mesh fabric, while the HetNet Gateway aggregates all this backhaul capacity and makes it available for content delivery to eliminate backhaul bottlenecks with SDN policy-controlled dynamic content routing.
Parallel is betting that HetNets will be the most likely path to market for mobile edge computing as it addresses content delivery and backhaul challenges. The technology is currently being trialed, and more trials are being planned for the latter part of 2015.
Parallel's CWS can improve backhaul conditions via two modes: License-assisted backhaul and unlicensed assist. In license-assisted mode, a HetNet Gateway might instruct the CWSs to offload video traffic over unlicensed spectrum while giving other types of traffic priority on the licensed spectrum. Unlicensed assist backhaul works on unlicensed spectrum and complements existing wired backhaul, providing resilience in a case of fixed-backhaul failure.


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I employ design anthropology to create compelling and profound user experiences and meaningful design.
It's Experience design where research meets design and ethnographic methodologies. It's an iterative process that embraces a holistic, real–world understanding of the role design plays within our lives, and the role users play in the design process.
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Lawn and landscape professionals now have a powerful new engine platform for their walk-behind mowers.
KOHLER has added a new central distributor for the company's gasoline engines.
KOHLER continues to strengthen its distribution network for the company's KDI diesel engines.
KOHLER continues to expand its popular Command PRO horizontal-shaft engine lineup.
KOHLER showcased numerous engines for rental industry applications at The Rental Show 2018.
KOHLER engines were highlighted in leading construction equipment at World of Concrete 2018.
KOHLER has introduced a new global emissions platform for its award winning KOHLER Direct Injection (KDI) diesel engine line.
KOHLER is proud to announce many of the company's most popular ride-on mower engines are now backed by a three-year limited warranty for both consumer and commercial users.
As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing the mowing experience for commercial cutters, KOHLER has integrated an Electronic Throttle Body into its Command PRO EFI 999cc engine.
Designed to bring easy starting and quiet, smooth operation to lawn tractor applications, the new 5400 Series engine line includes models between 17 and 19.5 hp.
Sunbelt Rentals, one of the largest equipment rental companies in North America with a branch network of more than 600 locations, recently invested in nearly 700 pieces of equipment powered by KOHLER Engines.
Kohler Power is partnering with Habitat for Humanity Lakeside to construct a home for a family in Sheboygan, Wis.
The most popular drivers on the Verizon IndyCar series will be going head-to-head at the 2017 KOHLER Grand Prix, set for June 22-25 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Here are five tips you can use to make your lawn and yard everything it can be this season.
KOHLER is proud to unveil its new KOHLER Engines Customer Experience Center, a massive, 23-acre proving grounds designed to help equipment manufacturers put KOHLER engines through the toughest of trials.
In late 2016, KOHLER announced a significant expansion and strengthening of its distribution network for the company's KDI diesel engines by partnering with five highly experienced sales organizations.
KOHLER's renowned durability, reliability, and fuel efficiency continues to be a leading choice for construction pros worldwide. A diverse array of equipment powered by KOHLER® engines will be showcased at ConExpo 2017.
BlueBird Turf Products, one of the most recognized and trusted rental equipment brands, has selected KOHLER to power its newest turf care products.
Building on its ongoing commitment to help rental yards and other fleet owners maximize productivity and profit, KOHLER has joined the rapidly-expanding SmartEquip Network.
KOHLER will be highlighting its industry-leading engines, generators and related power products at The Rental Show, Feb. 25 through March 1, 2017 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
KOHLER® is proud to be expanding its durable lineup of Command Pro® single cylinder, horizontal-shaft engines with new 4.5 and 5.5 horsepower models.
KOHLER Engines has significantly expanded the distribution network for its KDI diesel engines by formalizing partnerships with five highly experienced sales organizations.
KOHLER Engines continues to expand its line of Electronic Fuel Injected (EFI) engines with the launch of the newly modified Aegis® EFI engine.
KOHLER Engines will be turning heads at GIE+EXPO this year with its one-of-kind, customized UTV specifically designed for green industry professionals.
KOHLER Engines continues to offer an ideal range of both gasoline and diesel engines for utility task vehicle (UTV) applications.
With the demand for more fuel efficient, low-emission engines on the rise, KOHLER® Engines is rolling out the ECH440LE engine, a modified version of the popular KOHLER Command PRO® EFI ECH440 with new, lower emission outputs.
The 7000 Series engine from KOHLER® Engines, which was developed based on the company's Command PRO® commercial engine design, has just been enhanced with the addition of a new model – the 7000 Series PRO.
KOHLER Engines has developed the company's first ever EFI twin-cylinder engine series designed specifically for consumer lawn mowers.
The KOHLER Command PRO Tri-Fuel engines have been recognized with a 2016 Top New Product Award.
New Tri-Fuel engines and propane-powered models fortify KOHLER Engines' leadership position in alternative fuels.
New Command PRO EFI ECH440 and Command PRO EFI ECH980 expand Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) platform from KOHLER Engines.
The KOHLER 3.4 Liter KDI 3404 is a powerful diesel engine designed for heavy-duty commercial applications requiring enhanced power and torque.


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I have presented Beth's Seilonen's Tarot, 'Arcanic Hues' previously, and now I would like to introduce ' The Arcana of the Red Jester'. This deck of 22 cards has the Jester present throughout the Fool's Journey. Beth has focused on simple symbols to express depth of meaning through line and limited colour. A few self-published decks are available from the artist.
UPDATE: Beth has sold all 1st edition copies of the Red Jester, but she has a number of other decks available, and new decks in design, that are unique and communicate with heartfelt expression. Visit her site for more information. Thank you, Elizabeth


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Fleetwood Town boss Steven Pressley has demanded a response from his players after their 'poor' performance at Walsall in the crunch survival clash against Crewe on Sunday.
Fleetwood could have 'finished the job' if they had picked up a point at the Banks's Stadium on Monday but they now face a one-off 'cup final' at Highbury against already relegated Crewe to try and beat the drop by bagging a point that will ultimately send neighbours Blackpool, who are two points behind them, down to League Two.
Town's superior goal difference should ensure that Doncaster Rovers, who are three points behind them, are relegated
And Pressley says his men need to show more desire and courage if they want to maintain their League One status when they face Crewe on the final day of the season.
He said: "It was a disappointment for everybody because we are much better than that.
"I know we are much better than that, the players know we are much better than that but it is all about the reaction (on Sunday).
"It is all about ensuring that we see the job through and then hopefully if we do that we will be building for next year.
"It was just a poor performance, especially when the Sky cameras are here and we have a good travelling support, we needed to give them more than that.
"I will have a look back on the game and have a look at a number of things.
"The biggest thing is that we show the mentality on Sunday, that we show the desire, the courage and we give a much better performance than we did at Walsall."
Pressley says Town did not defend to their normal standards as Tom Bradshaw, Paul Downing and Romaine Sawyers gave the hosts a deserved 3-0 lead within the opening 60 minutes on Monday.
Devante Cole scored his first goal for Fleetwood in the dying stages as they lost 3-1 on the day that captain Nathan Pond overtook 1950s centre-half Jack Ainscough's all-time appearance record by making his 422nd appearance for the club.
And Pressley says they have a big week ahead as they prepare for the key Crewe clash.
He said: "You can always stop (goals).
"I didn't think as a team we defended in our normal manner.
"We are a team that gives up very few chances but we gave up far to many at Walsall.
"It will be a big week for us, we are going to work hard on the training ground and we have to make sure we give a performance (against Crewe)."
And Pressley said there was not any standout performances at Walsall, that it was just a poor performance and that his players need to do better against Crewe.
He said: "I don't think we had anyone who stood out at Walsall.
"It was a poor performance from us as a team and individuals and we have to do better than that."
With striker Wes Burns missing due to a hamstring injury, young attacking midfielder Nick Haughton was given the nod up front alongside recalled striker David Ball with Stefan Scougall sitting just behind in a 4-3-1-2 formation.
It was only Haughton's seventh start of the campaign as he replaced top scorer Bobby Grant, who dropped to the bench.
Grant, former Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi who is recovering from a hamstring injury and forward Ash Hunter were all unused substitutes at Walsall as Cole came off the bench to curl the ball home in the 84th minute.
And Pressley says he felt it was the right game for Haughton to return to the starting line-up after he had impressed in training, scoring four times for the development squad against Championship outfit Wolves last week and looking a threat in front of goal.
He said: "Nick has been training exceptionally well over a number of weeks.
"His performance in the development squad have been very good. He has looked a goal threat.
"By the way he has trained and played he has certainly put pressure on those around him and myself to play him and I felt it was the right game for him to start."


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Although only those being completely honest with themselves would admit it, Roaring Orchards is a place for desperate parents to park children with whom they can no longer cope. Some of the teens are suicidal, some are borderline criminals, some are former addicts, and a few are simply incapable of coping with everyday life. Roaring Orchards represents the last chance their parents have to save them – and to reclaim a normal life for themselves. That Aubrey, the school's headmaster, strictly limits contact between parents and children makes it that much easier for parents to rationalize the relief resulting from their children's absence.
Benjamin, who has already tried to kill himself twice, agreed to tour the boarding school with his parents only because it "calms them down." By the time he realizes that his is a one-way ticket, Benjamin's parents are long gone. He does not want to be there, and he lets everyone know about it. But until he can figure out the system, he is going to have to take it one precarious day at a time.
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This is not a happy place for anyone but Aubrey. Teachers are as unhappy as their students, the main difference being that teachers can escape (as they regularly do) by quitting the school, while students are limited to desperate prison break runs that never gain them freedom for long.
Immensely observant and insightful, Benjamin is also quite the chronicler and That's Not a Feeling is a wild ride – sometimes horrifying, sometimes hilarious, always unforgettable.
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By Sean Reifschneider Date 2004-12-12 19:45 Tags python, sean reifschneider, technical
As I'm sure I've mentioned before, memcached is extremely cool. It's allowed me to build caching into JOTWeb2 extremely quickly. Of course, caching does have it's problems… Today, Evelyn posted a journal entry (yeah, really :-), and then was like "What do you mean I have to wait up to 5 minutes before it shows up?!?"
I made a change to the code which posts new entries so that it would restart memcached when an entry is uploaded. That should work, but I had this sneaking suspicion that there must be a way to expire entries in the memcached without restarting the daemon. After some digging, I found that memcached supports "stats" and "flush_all" commands, but that the Python API for it does not have these functions in it.
So, I made the changes and have released a fork of python-memcached which has these changes in it. I forked it because I see that there is no existing maintainer for this code. I've contacted the Danga Interactive folks about becoming the new maintainer, but until I hear back we'll just have a forked version.
I would like, at some future point, to have JOTWeb2 implement a much smarter caching mechanism, which can detect things such as file modification times, cookies and important form fields, and the presence of form fields or cookies period, and probably even have callbacks so you can do things like a database lookup to see if it needs to be freshened. For example, our journal index page would probably want to expire the cached entry if the mtime on the HTML page or the Python code changed, or the results of "SELECT stamp FROM entries ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1" change.
The down side of this is that each cache hit becomes more expensive because it needs to do a database query. The benefit of the current mechanism is that it's incredibly fast. However, with database connection pooling, this probably won't be too bad and will ensure completely fresh page views.
In the mean-time, I just expire the whole cache when a new entry is loaded. I could be a bit more surgical because I know what pages get touched, but for our use it's not a win for us to be that clever. In the mean-time, I've upped the page expiration times to just under a day, which should be a huge win.comments powered by Disqus


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The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films and then check back on Monday for the final figures based on actual box office.
Screen Gems thriller Obsessed, starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles and Ali Larter, dominated the box office with an estimated $28.5 million, making it the seventh-biggest opening ever for the month April. The film, which was made for just $20 million, debuted in 2,514 theaters and averaged a strong $11,337 per site.
New Line/Warner Bros.' 17 Again dropped 50.8% in tickets sales and to second place, adding $11.7 million in its second weekend. The Zac Efron comedy has earned $39.97 million so far.
The other three newcomers–Rogue Pictures' Fighting, Warner Bros.' The Soloist, and Disneynature's Earth–took third, fourth and fifth place, respectively. Fighting opened to $11.4 million from 2,309 theaters, The Soloist made $9.7 million in 2,024 theaters, and documentary Earth collected $8.6 million from 1,804 theaters. The latter has made $14.2 million since opening on Wednesday.
DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens followed closely in sixth place with $8.5 million in its fifth weekend. The top domestic earner of the year so far has made $174.8 million. Worldwide, the film has reached $317 million.
In seventh, Universal's State of Play earned $6.9 million its second weekend and stands at $25.1 million, while Disney's Hannah Montana The Movie added $6.4 million in eighth for a total of $65.6 million after three weeks.
Universal's Fast & Furious pulled in $6.1 million in ninth for a total of $145.2 million domestically. The action-thriller, produced for $85 million, is the top international grosser so far with $170 million. Worldwide, it is up to $315.2.
Click here for the full box office results of the top 12 films.


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Hadley Green is a staff photojournalist at the Salem News, where she focuses on photo and video storytelling and enterprise reporting. Before joining the Salem News, she worked as a freelance photo and video journalist for WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station. A Massachusetts native, Hadley graduated from Tufts University in 2015 with a degree in International Relations and Communications.
Documentary, Portrait, Disaster Coverage, Conflict Coverage, Video Production, Video Editing, Backpack Journalism, Photo Editing, Multimedia Production


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Analysis: Take a lesson from Toews
Now, more WCHA players have left school early this offseason than the total number of college players a year ago. Whether or not this trend continues, top-end players who will have opportunities to sign should take a lesson from UND's Jonathan Toews.
This isn't because Toews decided to stick around. There are times players are ready to leave and should do so. Matt Greene proved that when he left UND after his junior year and ended up being a key component in Edmonton's Stanley Cup Finals team.
Top draft picks will continue to have chances to bolt to the NHL and many will do so.
It puts these players in a difficult position at the end of their college seasons. Questions will come from media members. Are you going to sign, or are you going to come back?
With all the pro signings this offseason, I've seen just about every possible way players deal with it. In my opinion, the youngest one -- the 18-year-old Toews -- handled it the best.
When hit with the often-asked question, Toews continually responded, "My dream is to play in the NHL, so if I think I can be an impact player, I'd like to sign. But if not, I have a great place to go back to in North Dakota, where I can continue to develop my game. I want to be in North Dakota if I can't be an impact player in the NHL."
Toews didn't hide the fact that he wants to play in the NHL. He was honest and upfront about it. And I think everyone appreciated that. Fans aren't stupid, especially WCHA fans. They know who will have an opportunity to sign, and denying it doesn't do any good if the chance will obviously be there.
At the same time, Toews didn't alienate his teammates by making comments like Kessel's draft day: "I didn't dream about playing college hockey, I dreamed of playing pro hockey." Kessel's comments left some Gopher fans wondering if they even wanted him to come back.
When Toews announced he was returning to UND, two things happened. First, fans believed him. In his only year at UND, Toews has made a reputation of being honest and everyone knew when he said "I'm coming back," it meant exactly that. Secondly, fans, teammates and coaches were excited to have him back.
I wonder if some Minnesota fans almost feel a relief that Kessel has signed. Especially after initially signaling he was ready to go.... then telling his coaches that he is returning.... then leaning toward signing again.
Kessel, among others, could have taken a lesson from Toews and Minnesota recruit Erik Johnson. They both were respectful and always had good things to say about their schools. But at the same time, they didn't try to hide the opportunity that was in front of them. When they made their decisions, they made it clear what they were.
I think fans respect both players for that.
Hopefully future first-round draft picks are taking notes.
Briefly: Walk-on defenseman Todd Alexander will be transferring to St. Thomas. I think earlier I may have said St. John's.


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This is the 'unofficial' blog of Tikman ang Langit: An Anthology on the Eraserheads. It is a collection of essays from people who loved their music. The book was compiled by Melvin Calimag and Jing Garcia and edited by Cez Rodriguez. It also features a foreword by UP Professor Robin Rivera who helped bring Pop-U to the world of Pinoy rock.
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If you've been to some of the great boutique or even chain food stores in the Costa Mesa area lately, you're sure to have noticed that the talk about all natural meat is more than ever. It seems like everyone is all fired up about the health benefits and flavor of all natural meat – but what is it, and are the rumors true?
There are many definitions of all natural Costa Mesa meat, but the main definition is that the meat you buy will not have been treated with any kind of hormones or potentially harmful chemicals. This doesn't just mean that your meat is safer, however. It also means that your meat may just end up having a more natural, clean, and pure taste!
Many people have chosen to switch to using all natural Costa Mesa meat in their favorite stove top, oven, or outdoor grill recipes simply because the change is easy and the benefits are many. You don't have to alter the way you make the foods you love, but you'll be making a positive choice for the health of you and your family. Many people have attributed great health benefits to eating hormone free, all natural, free range, grass fed, organic, and other types of meat – so it's definitely worth a try!
Here in Costa Mesa and all over the OC you have many options when it comes to choosing all natural meat. The good news is that you can also get that one-on-one quality service that only a community shop can offer. Here at Celestino's, we pride ourselves on offering only the very best all natural meats in a friendly and affordable way.
Stop in today to find out just why our all natural meat selections from fresh cut slices to home made selections have become one of the most popular favorites in the OC!Visit Us!


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Live music everywhere.
Host a virtual concert in any space, streaming the note-for-note experience of great musicians in great venues.
Distant Music works by bridging a transmitter and receiver for MIDI signals, and outputting a real-time performance in distant spaces. We identified applications including house parties and in-home listening parties, shared concert experiences among multiple venues, adaptations for virtual bands, remote musical collaboration, and connecting performance and art installations in different gallery spaces.
The concept of Distant Music was demonstrated by installing the prototype in a mock lounge setting, providing a basic visualization that responded to the key-presses transmitted across a wireless network. The lounge setting stood in for one of the prime markets opportunities for this device – as a data broadcasting tool. Conceived though our "change the vibe" buttons, users in each venue could experience different streams with a click, "attending" several concerts in a single night. Distant Music takes a prevalent concept of connectivity and begins to apply it to a future conception of digital music. As more music is rooted in a digital interface, the opportunity to transmit and reinterpret traditional analogue sounds grows through technologies like MIDI, or more likely Networked MIDI and Open Sound Control (OSC). Distant Music explores the principles behind connecting to existing instruments in new ways.
The concept began as a wireless musical instrument – a virtual band member based on an Android Tablet. Challenges were present throughout the prototyping. Most notably, the inherent limitations of MIDI on Android, Bluetooth idiosyncrasies, reading, parsing, and interpreting data through a serial bus, and ultimately passing serial data through to a MIDI interpreter were each "showstoppers" that needed to be considered and overcome. XBee served as an unencumbered wired signal replacement, but given its range would have limited efficacy for the final wider intent.
The final project connected a MIDI keyboard with a visualizer and audio output in a remote location. Though a standard MIDI interface, the keyboard is attached to MIDI shield on an Arduio, processed and transmitted through an XBee radio tuned to transmit at 31250 baud – the MIDI standard – which facilitated interpretation by the receiver. A second XBee radio, receiving the raw data stream was connected to a single-port USB MIDI interface via the MIDI-IN channel, allowing the onboard DAC and microprocessor to prepare the signal for interpretation by the operating system's onboard MIDI subsystem, passed through to the MidiBus library in Processing and the visualizer and player prepared in the code.
Visualizations in this project simplistically responded to NoteOn signals, "dinging" with each keypress to show explicitly the musical event. Future visualizations may enhance the experience of the sound through more atmospheric and immersive interpretations of the signals, bringing an even richer experience to the user.
In our experience, MIDI serves well as a control mechanism, but its functionality as a musical interface falls short in the face of wireless communication. In exploring Bluetooth and XBee, the limitations were apparent. Wi-Fi is the next logical step in the evolution of this project to achieve the distances implied in the prototype. The perpetual challenge is the fundamental relationship between music and time. Wireless technologies are all saddled with a latency that makes true interoperability challenging at best. Previous achievements including Yamaha's Elton John presentation [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLe4F8mRoc] and emerging mobile projects like Ocarina [http://www.smule.com/apps#ocarina] are modelled on a single instrument, rather than a mass collaboration. The value of Distant Music remains as marketable opportunity to connect musicians in real time, rather than through the exchange of large high-resolution files or low-resolution collaborative techniques.
The project proposed several questions about the future of music production and performance: how can/will music production respond to the shrinking world and harness new collaborative techniques to create new sounds and bring disparate and distant artists together? How can technology help musical performance to reach a broader audience and more varied venues? What implications are there for musical performance as it is separated from its inherent spatial and experiential qualities? While Distant Music may pose more questions than answers, it does begin to address two key issues: the technical potential and limitations of broadcasting JIT (just-in-time), rather than produced music, and the digital future of performance and collaboration.


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"Palmieri looms , in the current landscape of tropical music, as the last of the larger than life giants." - Los Angeles Times
Eddie Palmieri, known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 years as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras. With a discography that includes 36 titles, Mr. Palmieri is a NEA Jazz Master and has been awarded nine Grammy Awards. A true powerhouse of brilliance known for his astute arranging skills and historic compositions, Mr. Palmieri has shown that time is infinite with respect to his repertoire as he continues to thrill audiences with his legendary style.
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Colorado sought to increase high school graduation rates and college attendance. The challenge? Understanding how to talk to students and parents about the opportunities college affords in a way that changes expectations and behavior. Creative and message testing with middle and high school students and their parents led to the "Go Further. Go to College." campaign, which appeals to the universal desire for a better life. Walt Klein Advertising launched the campaign via in-school information kits, student-targeted event sponsorship, statewide TV and radio PSA ads and value-add media partnerships.
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text: Are you tired of hearing about the Milwaukee Film Fest? This is the last one, I promise. I saw Chasing Ice a couple of weeks ago. It's a documentary that follows photographer James Balog on the Extreme Ice Survey, a project he started to document shrinking glaciers. I thought his photos were stunning and wanted to share a few here. You can see more beautiful photos from the survey here.


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Available for download on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo DSi and DSiXL!
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge site
Hi folks, this is a dry run of the game's website. Just a few more tests, some window dressings and we'll be good to go. Email me if you want a pizza roll.
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Woo! First! Have any more of those Pizza Rolls?ReplyDelete
This is exciting. And I can never get enough of that trailer.ReplyDelete
Hello, sorry to be posting like this, but I can't figure out a better way to get hold of the markers of this page, I would like to request a forum where the people looking foreword to this game can talk about it, and other such topics.ReplyDelete
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist web series is now live!
We've been bombarded with two mediocre Street Fighter films, and now it's up to some fans of the fighting game series to give us an authentic and true adaptation.
The two warriors that started it all were Ryu and Ken, so I'm glad we're finally getting a live-action story about the two. Thanks to Director Joey Ansah and Co-writer Christian Howard, who also plays Ken, we get that with Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist.
Assassin's Fist follows Ryu (Mike Moh) and Ken as young warriors training to be the best. Even though the web series is split up into episodes, it really feels like watching a 2-hour live-action movie when you watch it all in one sitting. Check it out below!
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Clue: Yachter's woe
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We have been doing a bit of crochet trend-spotting. This is such a vibrant craft at the moment with so many wonderful ideas, patterns and crochet-alongs so we thought we would highlight a few gems for you.
Mandala Madness
Every where you look there are the most beautiful manadalas which are a great way to try out new techniques and make something beautifully decorative.
Tatsiana Kupryianchyk's LabyrinthMandala Pillow is inspired by vector graphics and is quite a challenging option.
Many of you will remember the lovely Mandala created by Attic 24 for Yarndale and it's still one of our favourites.
Zigging and Zagging
Blankets are always a big draw for crocheters and, while granny squares remain popular, we have seen more and more zig zag designs emerging since Attic 24's famous ripple blanket.
Shiri Mor has deftly mixed stripes with with zig zags in this fun offering which works up really quickly.
This beautiful textured blanket comes from the Bernat Design Studio
For a zig zag with a difference try a lovely blanket we found at Churchmouse Yarns and Teas
It's great to be part of a 'community' all working on the same project together. If you join a group on Ravelry or Facebook there is always someone to help you out. It's early days for CALs this year so keep your eyes peeled. Our favourite at the moment is the Moogly CAL 2017.
You can dive in to the project any time throughout the year and create a lovely blanket.


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19 Nov 2015
5 Places To Take Your Car Fanatic Friend In London
London might not be the best place to enjoy the thrill of driving – with the endless stream of double-decker buses and mammoth lorries taking up the road – but that doesn't mean you can't appreciate the beauty of automobile design in the capital. These five places will have any car fanatic friend drooling into their copy of Top Gear magazine!
The Ferrari showroom
Unfortunately, we can't afford one, but there's no harm in looking, right? @DSB555 certainly thought so after a trip to Ferrari London, the capital's premier venue for ogling Italian luxury sports cars: 'Wow! La Ferrari in the showroom has to be seen to be believed...what a machine. A huge leap forward from the Enzo.' You can view the full fleet – including LaFerrari and the stunning 488 - at the showroom in South Kensington.
Wow! La Ferrari in the showroom has to be seen to be believed...what a machine. A huge leap forward from the Enzo.
— Dan Baines (@DSB555) February 22, 2015
London Motor Museum
A true Mecca for petrol heads, the London Motor Museum features one of the largest collections of classic and custom automobiles in Europe. Located in Hayes, Greater London, its standout exhibits include a 1937 Auburn Speedster and a 1967 Eleanor GT500, alongside more wacky engines, such as two different Batmobiles, Herbie the VW Beetle and a DeLorean.
Nissan Innovation Station
Ever wondered if you've got what it takes to be a professional racing driver? Well, now you can find out at The O2's Nissan Innovation Station, which features driving simulators, body composition testing at the NISMO performance lab and the chance to test drive a 100% electric Nissan LEAF. @jaymctay was certainly impressed, tweeting '@TROexperiential lovely day for a test drive at the @Nissan Innovation Station!' We knew all those hours playing Gran Turismo would eventually come in useful.
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Bond In Motion
If there's one thing James Bond is known for – apart from glamorous women, copious cocktails and jet-setting espionage – it's cutting-edge spy cars. And thanks to the London Transport Museum, you can see a host of them up close and personal at the Bond In Motion exhibition, including Connery's legendary Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger's majestic Rolls-Royce Phantom III and the car-submarine hybrid Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me (as well as less conventional items, such as Roger Moore's crocodile submersible).
Brooklands Museum
Built on the site of the legendary Brooklands Racing Circuit – the world's first purpose-built race track, which opened way back in 1907 – this museum hosts a variety of unique events for the classic car connoisseur, including their upcoming Autumn Motorsport Day, which features a host of Formula 1, F5000 and Group B rally cars being put through their paces on the adjacent Mercedes-Benz World Circuit. Oh, and they've got an aircraft hanger exhibition with an ACTUAL Concorde in it.


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I don't even know what to say or where to start. Both of my teams played in their big rivalry games yesterday, and they were arguably two of the biggest games ever played for each of the respective rivalries.
Let's start with Michigan vs. Ohio State. While there was the 2006 No. 1 OSU vs. No. 2 Michigan matchup that had National Championship implications that was obviously a 'bigger game', this one turned into an instant classic pretty quickly. Michigan, who everyone assumed was going to get demolished by Ohio State, held the lead until OSU took over 28-21 in the 3rd quarter. Then it was 35-21, then 35-28, then 35-35. Then it was 42-35 Ohio State, with just under 3 minutes left on the clock (incase you were wondering, the over/under on this game was 58). Then, the unthinkable happened for Michigan fans across the country: we successfully completed a 2-minute drill and scored a touchdown with :32 left in the game.
The question of the day became very clear, very quickly: extra point to go into OT or 2-point conversion to win it? With Michigan's 1st-string kicker Brandon Gibbons out with an injury and all of the implications of the Michigan/OSU rivalry on the line, Brady Hoke made the call: we were going for two.
I was standing in my kitchen, legitimately holding my breath & looking in-between my fingers because I couldn't bring myself to watch eyes wide open. And just like that, it was over. Devin Gardner threw to Dileo and it was intercepted in the end zone. People questioned Brady's play call, but most people seemed to agree that you play to win:
Either way, it was the most heartbreaking way to go.
Or so I thought.
This year, Michigan vs. Ohio State was just that for us: the rivalry game at the end of the season. For Ohio State it meant more, like impressing the voters to keep their spot in the BCS polls, and to stay alive for BCS National Championship hopes. But as much as I truly believe that Michigan/Ohio State is the best rivalry in college sports and possibly in all of sports, our game's implications had basically nothing on the implications of the No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Auburn game that started immediately after.
That game started out with a bang as well. Alabama's kicker Cade Foster missed his second FG attempt all season, and Auburn took the first lead with a touchdown, but before the Tigers knew what hit them, Alabama scored 21 unanswered points and ended up taking the lead into the locker room 21-14 at the half. Auburn came out of the locker room and made it 21-21 to end the 3rd quarter, and then legitimately, all hell broke loose.
A minute into the fourth quarter, Cade Foster missed his second field goal of the night, which is more than he has missed the entire season (prior to tonight, he was 11 for 12 attempts). Auburn had a non-scoring drive and punted the ball to Alabama's one yard line, where AJ McCarron proceeded to throw a bomb to Amari Cooper, who caught it for a total of 99 yards and a touchdown. After that, there was no more scoring until the last minute of the game (Cade Foster ended up missing a 3rd field goal that was blocked late in the 4th quarter).
Very reminiscent of the Michigan/OSU game, with :32 left on the clock, Auburn scored a game-tieing touchdown that had everyone in Jordan-Hare Stadium thinking this Iron Bowl was going into overtime, including SportsCenter:
But wait. Alabama had the ball and after TJ Yeldon rushed for 24 yards, he ran out of bounds with what ended up being :01 left on the clock (after further review). Instead of throwing a Hail Mary pass down the field (they were marked at the Auburn 38 yard line), Saban sent out freshman backup kicker Adam Griffith, who had two field goal attempts to his name (one of which he had missed), to attempt a 57-yard field goal to win the game. What? WHAT?! The only logical explanation for that is the kid was kicking 60 yards consistently in practice so that there was no chance of it getting caught to be returned even if it was wide left/right. But that clearly wasn't the case here! You wouldn't believe what happened even if I told you, so just watch:
Summary: the kick was short, Auburn's Chris Davis caught it in the end zone, and then ran it to THE OTHER END ZONE for a 109-yard touchdown to win the game 34-28. I was screaming in my room watching the game not even because Alabama was about to lose, but because it was literally the most incredible way I've ever seen a football game end. Ever. In the history of all games I've watched. This game was actually the definition of 'it's not over until the clock says :00". Still at a loss for words.
Both of my teams lost today in last-minute, gut-wrenching plays, but holy hell were both of them amazing games to watch. What a Rivalry Saturday to end the 2013 regular season. And as always, forever GO BLUE.


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I can't believe its been a week since I've posted. This last week just flew by.
I got 2 more sweaters done. One crocheted,using my own pattern. I used Simply soft brites in Blue mint.
And another 5 hour baby sweater using Bernat Pink Camo. I just need to find buttons to match.


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Farewell to Bergamot Station
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The Santa Monica Museum of Art is relocating—in part, because the rent is too damn high!—and they're set to hold their final Incognito benefit at Bergamot Station this Saturday night.
For its eleventh year, they'll be including works from John Baldessari, Barbara Kruger, Mark Bradford and Ed Ruscha amongst an astonishing array of 700 artworks donated by local, national and international artists, both emerging to acclaimed.
It's a rare celebration of access, diversity and discovery in contemporary art, and all proceeds go towards the Museum's free exhibitions and programming.
Fear not, as the legendary benefit art sale will live on in a new location, but be assured that Saturday's going to be a huge send off, toasting SMMoA's last Incognito event at its Bergamot spot.


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If you're wondering what is the perfect event for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors, well then, we have the answer: EU-Startups Conferences. Hosted at the beautiful HTW Audimax, EU-Startups conference is already at the 4th edition and will be held on April 13th in Berlin!
Some of the hottest European startups as well as top entrepreneurs who will come to share their experiences. Putting it into numbers, more than 400 startup founders confirmed their presence, as well as many VCs, angel investors, journalists and multinational companies. Hard to miss these great networking opportunities! Furthermore, there will be thought-provoking fireside chats with internationally successful founders, as well as a pitch competition with 15 amazing startups.
Our friends from EU Startups managed to convince many successful entrepreneurs to give away their secrets of success; just to name a few:
- Jesper Buch who started one of the world's' biggest e-commerce success stories which are known today as the just-eat.com group. He became one of Europe's most active angel investors with an impressive portfolio like Gomore, Autobutler and Vivino. He was rated no. 27 on WIRED's top 100 list of the most influential people in tech.
- Peter Vesterbacka: A few years ago, Peter Vesterbacka made it on the TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Peter helped to make the Angry Birds franchise one of the most popular games of all times. Rovio is a Finland-based company which eventually became the world's leading provider of mobile entertainment. Peter also co-founded MobileMonday and Slush.
- Stephan Uhrenbacher is the founder and CEO of FLIO, the global airport app. Flio was launched in 2015 and is currently on a stellar growth curve.
- Raffaela Rein is the founder and CEO of CareerFoundry, Europe's leading online school for UX/UI Design, Web & Mobile Development. At the EU-Startups Conference, Raffaela will share her learnings on how to build an UX-led company.
- Jeff Burton is a co-founder of Electronic Arts (EA). Under the brand of EA Sports, the company published famous game titles like The Sims or the FIFA Football series. At EA, Jeff led the company's international expansion from inception until its IPO 7 years later.
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REAL "Stone Age" or Paleolithic diets are MUCH better than the standard diet in America today (with the fact of its complete restriction of grains, legumes, and soy).
The "Low Carbohydrate, High Fat" (or especially the Very Low Carb, High Fat... in both cases with significant protein) diet - really a lifestyle) is similar, but even better. Swedish authorities have recently dismissed the recommendation of any low fat diet and now recommend the LCHF diet nationally.
This author (as so many others pumping out so-called "Low Carb, High Fat diet books - as they almost all did when they jumped on the Paleolithic Diet bandwagon), they have two major problems in their approach.
Number one, it is simply impossible to have an ACTUAL "Low Carb, High Fat" (or Paleolithic) diet that is vegetarian or vegan or that has a PRIMARY source of foods from plants nor non animal source fats... in fact, wild animals back then - like today - have significant levels of saturated fats and primitive peoples (as research has shown time and time again) prioritise on the most fatty cuts.
Paleolithic is NOT low animal fat, nor is it primarily - much less totally - plant oriented.
Sorry, but it has no archeological , anthropological, or scientific basis.
Anything that says otherwise is JUNK SCIENCE!!!
You personally may like it, but it is not LCHF (or Paleolithic)!
Number two is the over emphasis on fruits and vegetables that so many writers have on "supposed" LCHF (or Paleolithic) Diets.
Once the primate that became Man left the jungle, he no longer had routine access to RIPE fruits and vegetables.
People with no farming or wilderness experience fail to grasp that fruits and vegetables are NOT ripe year around, and have very short time windows of when they are ripe. And Paleolithic Man had no means of preservation.
What was available year round was animal foods. Fatty, high protein, no carb animal foods.
Also, the Comment as to the life span of Paleolithic Man (as shown in one of Cordain's book reviews), appears to have been pulled out of thin air. While the AVERAGE life span of Paleolithic Man was lower than that of today, that is because infant mortality (which was horrific back then - for both the mother and baby), infectious diseases (no vaccines or antibiotics), and accident rates of just daily life were high. That caused the AVERAGE to show abnormally low. Paleolithic populations that reached adulthood tended to live much longer, easily into their 60s and longer.
Specifically, archeological and anthropology experts and research consistently show that when Neolithic Agriculture (full scale farming, with heavy emphasis on starches - grains, legumes, and starchy vegetables - took hold, those Neolithic Peoples had MUCH lower life spans, significant chronic illness problems, dental problems, and were significantly shorter than their Paleolithic predecessors. Even the Neolithic animal herder population continued to have a much higher lifespan than Neolithic farmer due to the fact that most of their diet remained meat.
This author had a VG first book (which while LC, was - by her own admission - just barely so), has no research background, and has NO real grasp of LCHF or VLCHF concepts.... and has now jumped on that bandwagon, without fully grasping what it is (as likewise done by so many who also wrote fairly ignorantly about the Paleo Diet).
Again, a book that is moderately LC, but not LCHF or Paleolithic!
Read "Low Carb, High Fat Food Revolution" (and the books that it recommends and relied on) for the real information concerning LCHF, its benefits, just what it is - and what it is not!
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3D rendering services are now offered at various firms who specialize in computer programs, ranging from simple graphic designers to architectural firms that do specifically renders of buildings and other construction projects. In fact, it can be quite difficult sometimes to pick a good firm out of all the possibilities presented to you, which is exactly why the following may be useful to you during your search for a good firm to outsource your next few projects to:
Check the Company's History
Specifically, check for just how long they have been in the business in the field of 3D modeling. This alone can tell you a whole lot about their work experience. If they have been at it for a long period of time, chances are that they have already collaborated with a few clients who had projects similar to yours, thereby making your own project just another job to be completed within a short time frame.
Check What They Specialize In
As we have already mentioned before, there exist a lot of uses for 3D modeling nowadays, so don't expect all those firms out there to be familiar with certain applications as they with others. For example, if you require the 3D rendering of a new construction project, you should ask the firm whether they offer 3D architectural visualisation well before settling down things such as price and time allocation for your job.
Look at a Few Test Renders
Most 3D renders nowadays showcase some proof of their skills on their website, and you can almost always see a few of their best models just by searching through the website. This can help you get a general idea of what to expect from the firm or individual. In particular, look out for highly-detailed architectural renders, for they are often made only by those who have a good of knowledge of the software they use, as well as a lot of talent and creativity.
Note Whether They Can Meet Your Deadlines
Often times renders will ask you to wait for some time in order to deliver high-quality work, so don't expect a few firms to accept your job proposal if you are particularly tight with deadline schedules. This is why you should start hunting down good 3D renders as soon as possible, for this may increase the number of designers who will be willing to work for you.
Know Where to Search
Searching for a 3D renderer nowadays is much easier thanks to online platforms where you can find hundreds (if not thousands) of people and firms that are up to the task. Alternatively, you can always use the old method of search engines, or even consult a friend to see what he or she has to say. For more information, please log on to http://architectural3drendering.com.au/services/3d-modeling/.
Children are precious to any parent and any parent loves their children. That is why we take good care of them and try to make life as comfortable to them as possible. We take care of every need of our sons and daughters including their health, education, happiness and dreams. For any parent who loves their children a lot kids birthday parties is an important subject. Any parent knows that a birthday is going to be a really special occasion for them. Therefore, throwing a little party for them on that day is only natural. When organizing that party as the parent there are a few main facts you have to consider to make sure you are creating the best event for your son or daughter.
The people who you are going to invite for this event of your son or daughter has to be people he or she wants to be there since it is after all his or her day. This would generally mean inviting his or her classmates at school or preschool, cousins and some neighbourhood children. You should always keep in mind the party does not have to be a grand occasion given this is a party you throw for a young child. As long as the guests invited are going to have a nice time with your son or daughter there will be nothing to worry about.
A children's event definitely need a lot of showbiz to keep them occupied and happy. There are entertainers who are ready to keep them happy by offering options such as face painting, dramatic storytelling, dancing and music, interactive games, treasure hunts, magic tricks, modelled balloons, etc. All of these options are great ways to keep your child and all the other children who attend the event well entertained and happy.
Food and Drinks
You need to think about food and drinks too. You can always offer some good food choices children like such as hot dogs, burgers, chips, etc. Sodas or fruit juices can be nice drink choices. However, you should check with the parents of the children invited if they have any allergies to keep them safe during the event.
It is a children's party. Therefore, you have to be there to supervise to see they are not up to some mischievous behaviour which can harm someone. At the same time, you need to be there to make sure every child is fine.
All of these things together will make a good birthday experience for your son or daughter.


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(I dedicate this to my Sensei for all she has taught me about karate and life.)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the dojo,
It was quiet, and peaceful, in Okinawan, Ahuso;
The belts were hung on their racks with care,
In hopes that Master Claus soon would be there;
(I dedicate this to my Sensei for all she has taught me about karate and life.)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the dojo,
It was quiet, and peaceful, in Okinawan, Ahuso;
The belts were hung on their racks with care,
In hopes that Master Claus soon would be there;
The practitioners, in their bunks they slept,
While they all dreamed of being adept;
And Sensei in her room, and on his bed lay Sempai,
Who had just fallen asleep as quickly as I.
When on the roof there arose such a bang,
All of us, out of our bunks we sprang;
Quickly Sensei bowed out at the door,
And we all followed her into the snowy galore.
The bright shining moon, lighting the sky,
Helped us see the figure fly by.
Of what the sight had been, all of us knew,
Master Claus in his cart, it had to be true.
With a muscular driver, looking so keen,
I knew I was right of who I had seen.
More graceful than dancers, his helpers they came,
He yelled and shouted and called them by name;
"Now GOSHI! Now SEIGO! now GICHIN! now GOGEN!
On GOSEI! on MOTOO! on KANRYO and CHOJUN!
To the top of the roof! to the front of the gate!
Now forward, for we can not be late!"
As fast as a go move came the team of masters,
I did not think they could come much faster;
Up to the roof the team went so fast,
Then to the gate they went at last.
He got out of his cart, and approached us slow,
Then acknowledged us with a respectful bow.
We returned the greeting and watched him walk by,
Then we slowly followed our superior inside.
He was dressed in his gi, so clean and so white,
And around his waist, his black belt tied tight.
The patch on his chest of the Karate Do Kyokai,
Looked so beautiful, even though it was the same as mine.
His face, how stern, his eyes so keen,
His body how large, muscular, and lean.
Loosely his lips, curled into a grin,
With the grayish goatee, hanging down off his chin.
His fists, clenched tight his body all tensed,
He was going to do something I sensed.
He yo-ied then began a kata in mushin,
And started doing the breathing kata, Sanchin.
In the Three Battle Stance, is how the kata was done,
The battle of mind, body, and spirit mixed into one.
This kata, representing our style, completely,
Was done, for us, by Master Claus so perfectly.
The movements, so smooth, yet so dynamic,
And the breathing so perfect, made the kata a relic.
When he finished, he bowed, so genuinely respectful,
Then bowed to us, in a manner so civil.
He hastened to his cart, and ordered to his team,
To hurry along, for there were more dojos to be seen.
I heard his voice boom, as he flew out of sight


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Monday, April 16, 2012
Low Country Let Down
3501 Marye St.
Savannah, GA
It's an eternal search.
I can see it clearly in my mind.
A backwater fish camp tucked away under the Spanish moss draped live oak trees patronized by hard-scrabble shrimpers and watermen downing American beer.
As you pull into the gravel parking lot of Desposito's just across the Wilmington River from Savannah's infamous Bonaventure Cemetery, the little cinder block dive gives rise to such expectations.
First of all, despite the low overhead of this ramshackle little joint, the place isn't exactly cheap.
Eleven bucks for a dozen oysters. Nineteen bucks for a pound of crab legs. Three bucks for a 12 ounce bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Most disappointing of all – especially on this beautiful sunny 72 degree winter day (I thank Al Gore for global warming everyday) – is there is no outdoor seating at Desposito's.
You sit inside the cinder block walls peering out the painted shut windows.
I know firsthand Coastal Georgia's infamous sand gnats can be brutal, but I'd love the chance to escape the A/C and take my chances outside on a day like this.
Oh well.
But what Desposito's lacks in seaside ambiance, it makes up for with fresh no frills seafood.
You know it's a good sign when you walk in and see every table outfitted with pages of the Savannah Morning News classified pages to soak up piles of oyster shells and crab carcasses.
Unfortunately, blue crabs were out of season, but I still managed to create my own Coastal Georgia seafood feast with good local oysters and shrimp.
And as a Suit with Irish ancestry, I can tell you there is no food more boring than bland boiled potatoes. Thank goodness for Desposito's cocktail sauce.
The sausage, on the other hand, was first rate, juicy with a sharp snap in every bite.
The shrimp salad did not suffer from any such seasoning rationing. Sweet with curry and relish and served on toast with lettuce and tomato, this shrimp salad sandwich might be the highlight of Desposito's limited menu.
All in all, while Desposito's came up a bit short of embodying the seafood shack of my Suit757 dreams, it's not a bad place to sit a spell and enjoy the bounty of the local waters.
But I know that magical fish camp is out there.
Some where.
And you can rest assure, my loyal Suits in Strange Places readers, Suit757 will keep searching.
Rating: Would Wear a Free Shirt.
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Mike Haywood says the faith the Saints coaches have shown in him has given him a massive confidence boost.
The hooker retained his place in the starting 15 for last weekend's trip to Treviso, despite the return of England man Dylan Hartley.
The club captain made his entry from the bench during the second half, with Saints having already scored four tries.
Haywood had continued his fine form with a solid display, hitting all of his lineouts and proving a force around the park.
And it was a glowing vindication of Jim Mallinder's decision to reward the 23-year-old for his autumn form by keeping him in the side.
"With Dyls coming back there was a possibility he was going to go straight back into the side, but they kept faith with the lads who had taken their chances and it was great," said Haywood.
"It gives you confidence and you get a lot from the coaches keeping you in so it's was great for me.
"We did really well over in Italy against a team that have been fighting for survival in the PRO12.
"It was great to go there, get a win and get those five points and now we're looking forward to the weekend.
"We know they will be tough again this weekend and we just want to get those five points."


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So I was as excited as anyone about Dragonshard, the D&D real-time strategy game from Liquid. Of course, as you can see from my first impressions posted earlier, running a strategy campaign while simultaneously exploring dungeons below is tricky at best. At worst, it's like having two asses simultaneously kicked.
My first online skirmish really highlighted the difficulty. In my mind's eye, I was the lord of a splendid Eberron stronghold, sitting in a plush office within the highest rampart, managing the affairs of state as follows:
Patron of the Underground Arts
"Sir!" my advisor called to me. "The Munchkins are mobilizing their troops across the Western Wood!"
I should have known it: Munchkins. A roleplayer's worst nightmare. Those crazy kiddies were, as we spoke, hoarding phat lewt and taking advantage of the rules in order to lay my empire to ruin.
I put on a brave face. "Bah!" I said. "The best way to fight munchkins is to find even munchier munchkins. Send me in a healer, some barbarians, one of those ranger guys, and our best rogue."
The latter stepped out of the shadows behind me. "You called?" he asked, causing me to squeal like a horse that just got punched in the mouth.
"Look here," I said, sprawling a map across my desk and jamming it in place with a dagger. "There are dungeon entrances here, here, and here. Pick one. You guys need to be sharp. On your toes. If there's a Santa-Claus combo of weak monsters and crazy lewt, I want you to find it and exploit it. Work it over like a hole in the rules. You got that?"
Wordlessly, the Rogue nodded and headed off to lead his party to greatness below. I, meanwhile, ordered a fresh pair of pantaloons.
Urban Planner
My architect fidgeted nervously in his robes while I drummed my fingers on his scrawled parchment city maps. "What's this? You're building the cleric temples right next to the sorcerer academies? Look, Clerics need to meditate and stuff, which they can't do next to the wizard acolytes what with the random explosions and the catching on fire."
I made a move to try to scribble some notes on the document, but found that I couldn't. "That rogue stole my pen!" I cried.
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Exclusive: Mailer's FBI File--J. Edgar, Jackie & Marilyn
Washington Post investigative reporter Joe Stephens, the first person to obtain the FBI's confidential files on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, offers a periodic peek inside the documents. Next up: The FBI reviews Mailer's literary style.
By Joe Stephens
Washington Post Staff Writer
In the summer of 1962, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was scanning his morning Washington Post when an item on Page A15 caught his eye. Norman Mailer's most recent article in Esquire magazine had mocked Jacqueline Kennedy for, among other things, being excessively soft-spoken for a first lady.
Hoover scribbled a note: "Let me have memo on Norman Mailer."
Over the next 15 years, FBI agents closely tracked the grand and mundane aspects of the acclaimed novelist's life, according to previously confidential government files. Agents questioned his friends, scoured his passport file, thumbed through his best-selling books and circulated his photo among informants. They kept records on his appearances at writers' conferences, talk shows and peace rallies. They noted the volume of envelopes in his mailbox and jotted down who received his Christmas cards. They posed as his friend, chatted with his father and more than once knocked on his door disguised as deliverymen.
Then the agents headed back to the office to file multiple copies of long reports stamped CLASSIFIED and SECRET and SUBV. CONTROL, apparently referring to a program to watch suspected subversives.
The FBI file's existence remained publicly unknown until last week, when the FBI responded to a one-year-old Freedom of Information Act request from The Post. The bureau released 165 pages of its 171-page file on one of America's best-known authors and social critics.
Mailer died of kidney failure on Nov. 10, 2007, at the age of 84. He was a towering and combative figure in both literature and popular culture. He first won acclaim in 1948 with the publication of The Naked and the Dead, a partly autobiographical novel about World War II. He went on to publish more than 30 books and twice win the Pulitzer Prize -- for The Armies of the Night in 1969 and The Executioner's Song in 1980. He also wrote and directed movies, and co-founded The Village Voice.
The bureau's first confidential memo on Mailer, dated June 29, 1962, noted that the writer "admitted being a 'Leftist' " and said that he had described the FBI as a "secret police organization" that should be abolished. An informant claimed that Mailer had been invited to a 1953 reception at the Polish Consulate in New York, though it was unknown whether he had attended. The memo quoted Louis Budenz, a former managing editor of the Daily Worker who broke with the Communist Party in 1945, as saying Mailer was a "concealed Communist."
Although other informants would refute that claim, it was repeated in FBI files year after year, apparently serving as the grounds for investigating Mailer as a suspected subversive. The file noted that agents did not approach Mailer directly to confirm the allegation, because the writer had "been critical of the FBI in public appearances and an interview might be embarrassing to the Bureau."
Mailer's anti-establishment antics during the 1960s amounted to waving a red flag at Hoover. In 1963, Mailer wrote -- as paraphrased in an FBI memo -- that the bureau had done more damage to America than the Communist Party. That same year, a magazine quoted Mailer as calling Hoover "the worst celebrity in America." Many of the FBI's investigative findings came directly out of newspapers or Mailer's own writings.
On Sept. 28, 1964, an FBI agent called Mailer's father claiming to be a friend. The father supplied his son's address and confirmed, as recounted in the FBI file, that Mailer was "self-employed as a free-lance writer from his residence."
Five months later, an undercover agent seeking to confirm that Mailer had moved knocked on the author's door in Brooklyn, N.Y., explaining that he was looking for a family that had lived there in the 1950s. Later that year, an agent impersonating a deliveryman knocked on the same door to confirm that Mailer had returned from a European lecture tour.
On Aug. 10, 1966, an agent noted that Mailer's mailbox was overflowing. The agent unsuccessfully tried to reach Mailer and his father. After claiming to be an acquaintance of Mailer's in a call to one of his friends, the agent learned the writer was summering at his house in Provincetown, Mass.
On at least 12 dates in 1964, FBI agents approached confidential informants to ask about the novelist, but not one of the sources could offer any "current" information, the file shows.
A 1967 memo examined Mailer's purported trip to Havana that year to observe a conference of the Latin American Solidarity Organization. The memo makes passing reference to investigative files it maintained on others who reportedly attended the conference, including writers Nat Hentoff and I. F. Stone. Hentoff told The Post today that he did not attend the conference. Stone is deceased.
Another memo from 1967 lists a wedding reception that Mailer attended. The following year, the file shows, Mailer contributed a sketch to a literary auction that brought in a top bid of $32.50. The bureau learned of the gift because it was reported in The New York Times.
In 1969, at Hoover's direction, an agent prepared a five-page, single-spaced review of Mailer's book, Miami and the Siege of Chicago, about the 1968 political conventions. The review carefully itemized all six references made to the FBI.
"It is written in his usual obscene and bitter style," the agent wrote. "Book contains reference to.....uncomplimentary statements of the type that might be expected from Mailer regarding the FBI and the Director."
Another memo similarly noted that during a 1965 talk in Berkeley, Calif., Mailer's comments were "interspersed with vulgar remarks."
A 1970 memo lists the name of an individual who had included Mailer as a reference when he applied for a job with Time Inc., a full 16 years earlier. Authorities redacted the individual's name before releasing the file to The Post.
Hoover died in 1972, but Mailer retained the bureau's interest.
In 1973, a former FBI administrator told the bureau he had been contacted by Lloyd Shearer, an editor at Parade magazine, who said that Mailer had just finished a book about Marilyn Monroe. The former FBI man said it would allege that an FBI cover-up helped conceal the circumstances of the sex symbol's death in 1962.
Shearer said the book would allege that FBI agents had gone to the telephone company in Santa Monica, Calif., and removed a "paper tape" of Monroe's calls.
The FBI memo went on to say that "a number of individuals in the Los Angeles Office recall hearing stories and gossip outside the Bureau at the time of Marilyn Monroe's death to the effect that she had made some calls to Bobby Kennedy shortly before her death, but that discreet inquiry in this office and a review of our indices revealed no confirming facts and certainly no indication of any Bureau involvement as alleged by Mailer."
The FBI wrestled with how to handle Mailer.
"The Bureau may desire to explore what avenues might possibly be utilized which would result in the allegation being removed from Mailer's book," the head of the FBI's Los Angeles Office wrote. But the bureau ultimately concluded that public actions by the bureau "would merely serve to feed the fires of publicity, which Mailer is attempting to stoke."
Bobby Kennedy, who it has been long speculated had a brief affair with Monroe, was U.S. attorney general and Hoover's boss at the time of her death. Another FBI memo in 1973 stated that allegations of an affair in gossip magazines "were branded false and no factual support existed for them."
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yet more evidence of what a worthless piece of sh$it Hoover was ... petty, pathetic, paranoid ... thoroughly dishonest personally & professionally.
May he rot in hell.
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I was recently pointed to this glowing review of Tikman Ang Langit: An Anthology on the Eraserheads. It was written by Rome Jorge.
There was a time when being a rocker meant something. You had to have balls, because it meant being an outcast. No one understood us. We, too, didn't understand it much ourselves at the time. It was simply who we were.
Thirty bucks and a weapon search got you into Red Rocks where the toilet beside the stage always was rank, the plump girl in Goth gear always danced by herself and there would always be some punk who would get his head smashed. Bands that knew how to play their instruments were rare those days and bands that dared play their songs were even rarer. Local acts didn't much airplay on popular radio stations back then. The only recordings you could get were musical compilations and underground audio tapes of punk bands from the Twisted Red Cross label.
Just a minor correction though. My surname is spelled as Oliva and not Olivia 😉
This is a heartwarming review from one reader who revealed she had to settle for this book over Youngblood 3!
Bought this last Saturday, but before I shelled out my P180, I was actually torn between this one and "Young Blood 3." After much thought, I settled on "Tikman." Para kasing di ko pa kayang basahin yung "YB, " what with all the I-wish-I-was-there feelings it would surely bring (nice cover, though).
As soon as I went home from SM Manila, I launched into an uninterrupted Eheads reading overdrive, relishing word for word–and even smiling like an idiot at some point.
I know that this entry should be put in the Review category, but I realized that writing an objective analysis of a book about the Eraserheads just wouldn't be possible. I love–and terribly miss–the band so much that I just can't say anything bad about them.
I still can't believe it. But this is what Wikipedia is all about. It is your real-time history book. It will not miss developments about certain topics, personalities, and in this case, a popular Filipino band in the 1990s. Someone out there will eventually add information to it. Curiously, I went to check the Eraserheads on Wikipedia. And viola, there it was, a long entry on the launch of this book with annotations. Based on Wikipedia's history, it was Perryv who made this entry. Thanks a lot, and I hope they find this blog soon, haha.
On February 28, 2007, the official launch of the book Tikman Ang Langit: An Anthology on the Eraserheads (2007) was held at the second level of Powerbooks bookstore in Greenbelt 3, Makati City.[19][20] The launch was accompanied by acoustic performances by Cambio (whose members include Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Kris Gorra-Dancel), Markus Hiway (Marcus Adoro's band), and Lei Bautista of Prettier Than Pink.[19] The performers covered Eraserheads songs such as "Ligaya" (performed by Lei Bautista),[21] "With A Smile" (also performed by Bautista)[21] and "Magasin" (performed by Cambio with Marcus Adoro).[19] The event was dubbed a mini-reunion of the Eraserheads, with Marasigan, Zabala and Adoro performing together for the first time in four years.[19] Ely Buendia did not attend because of a scheduled meeting with his surgeon and the manufacturers of the stents in his heart.[20] The launch was attended by around 50 people.[19]
Tikman ang Langit is a collection of essays about the Eraserheads originally written by fourteen journalists who are mostly fans of the band.[19][20] The book itself was compiled by Melvin Calimag and Jing Garcia, with a foreword by Eraserheads producer Robin Rivera.[19][22] Tikman Ang Langit is considered to be the first published material about any Filipino band in the Philippines.[19]
Nakuha ko itong listahan ng reviews of the book from Melvin Calimag, one the brains behind this book. Salamat pre!
Here's one from Rockisnotdead:
This collection of essays about the band that won the hearts of millions not by their looks or their gimmicks, but by their music is surely one hell of a read. There were even bits of information which I read from book that surprised me. I mean, I know a lot about the Eraserheads, but I was startled about the new stuff I read about them. And if the memoirs of these selected fans weren't enough, check out the pictures. It's one thing to see Sugar Raims now, but it's another thing to see him back then. Haha. Truly one great read. I promise that the P180 you spent on this book will surely be returned to you. Get your copy now.
You can also read some fans talking about the book here and here.
I discovered this "dirty little treasures of a pleasure pet" doing a quick review of the book! Thanks a lot!
i have already read this book and i think it's great! kahit na… i was still a toddler then nung eheads era (i was born in 1991).. i can really relate to the essays on this book kasi nga like them.. i'm a fan… i think they're right when they said na though they (the band) had already disbanded and pursued different paths.. that doesn't mean that the music's gone… it lives on in the hearts of their undying fans… the songs of eraserheads were the soundtracks of their lives… i want those to be my life's soundtracks too.. 😀
i recommend this book to all eheads fans! pati na din sa mga hindi fans… wee…
Si Abi Ho, kapwa contributor sa Tikman Ang Langit, ang nagbalita nito.
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i don't know this girl. i just came across her
friendster page while googling mentions of our book in cyberspace. what do you know? nagiging favorite book na tayo ng mga tao! hehe.
Ayon sa kanyang profile, s'ya po ay si mAits dOs- ocampo, 18 years old at isang musikero. Mabuhay ka mAits! Sana dumami pa kayo. hehe.


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One of the conversations I have on a regular basis with VARs and MSPs entails finding out the secrets behind their double-digit growth. Recently, I spoke with David DeCamillis, director of business development at Platte River Networks (PRN), a Denver-based IT solutions provider that's been in business since 2002 and started selling managed services less than five years ago. During my initial interview with DeCamillis, he shared with me several key changes his company made over the past couple of years, including bringing PRN's helpdesk support in-house and improving the MSP's customer response time — all without charging its customers more money and adding only one new employee.
So, how is it possible to significantly ramp up your customer service and NOT charge your customers more than they're already paying? The answer was so simple that I had to contact DeCamillis a second time just to confirm, "That's it?" For PRN, this big change occurred when it replaced its legacy RMM (remote monitoring and management) software with a new RMM (from AVG Managed Workplace) that it integrated with its Autotask PSA (professional services automation) software.
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"About 90% of all IT maintenance can now be performed remotely," says DeCamillis. "That means field technicians can help more customers per day. Not only that, but all the ticketing, scheduling, and dispatch has been greatly improved."
PRN is projecting 19% revenue growth this year. You can find out a couple of other steps this MSP is doing to make that kind of growth a reality. In the meantime, if you're struggling with flat revenue perhaps running your RMM and PSA as two separate silos is partly to blame.


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Space Tourists Can Forget About Suing for Damages If They Get Hurt
In an effort to promote Texas as a launch pad for space tourism, the Texas legislature has passed a bill that limits the liability commercial providers would face if space tourists are hurt or killed on a trip into space from Texas.
The bill signed by Governor Rick Perry last month says, essentially, that a space tourism company can't be sued for damages unless it shows gross negligence or willful disregard for the safety of its passengers.
The bill was promoted heavily by the Texas Space Alliance, an organization formed to promote the Texas space industry, and a company that's already building launch facilities in west Texas.
The Space Alliance says Texas is playing catch-up in the space tourism game. President Rick Tumlinson says other states like Florida, Virginia and New Mexico are far ahead of Texas in courting and supporting this potentially multi-billion dollar industry, and they're already cutting deals that will determine its future for decades.
The space alliance also plans to seek tax exemptions for spaceflight activities by businesses operating in Texas.
via Texas limits liability for space tourism providers | SciGuy | a Chron.com blog.
With NASA's operations in Texas facing an uncertain future, it's probably a good idea for Texas space advocates to get busy and do everything they can to promote Texas as a friendly location for the space tourism industry.


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Retired United States president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle seem to have decided to permanently settle in the US capital, Washington, after allegedly purchasing a new house in the city.
The Washington Post reports that the Obamas have paid $8.1 million to buy the mansion located in Washington's swanky Kalorama neighborhood, a home they have been renting since January.
The couple had announced that they would not leave Washington after Obama retired from office, to allow their younger daughter to complete school.
The eight-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bath house is in the same neighborhood as the home of current US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner.
Other Kalorama residents include Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post.
"Given that President and Mrs. Obama will be in Washington for at least another two and a half years, it made sense for them to buy a home rather than continuing to rent property," Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis told the paper.
Kalorama has a rich history as home to government ministers, Supreme Court justices, Treasury secretaries, and other powerful figures in government and business.
The neighborhood, located about three kilometers from the White House has also housed President Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft.
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Gawker Ordered to Remove Palin Leaks
After Sarah Palin tweeted angrily about pages of her book appearing on the internet, her publisher is taking up the case: HarperCollins sued Gawker on Friday for publishing leaked pages of America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag, Palin's second book. Gawker posted scans of about 21 pages of the book, and refused to remove them at the publisher's demand. The site instead linked to Wikipedia entries on fair use laws. Other blogs have reportedly also published excerpts ahead of the Nov. 23 release date. On Saturday, a New York judge agreed with the publisher, instructing Gawker to take down the pages.