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Over the last couple of days, summer has been taunting us in D.C. with a sneak preview of balmy, sunny weather. And while we're still technically in the midst of spring, it's never too early to get a jump start on summer with some sizzling makeup.
Take LORAC's Summer 2011 TANTalize Me collection for example. Packed with bold bronzers, sultry self-tanners, shimmering baked eye shadows and a sparkling lip gloss, LORAC knows how to warm you up even if it's chilly where you live.
As part of the collection, LORAC is offering a limited edition TANtalEYES Palette ($36), which features a Baked Eye Shadow quad and a travel size TANtalizer Body Bronzing Luminizer. Trust me — if you only get one makeup set this summer — this is it. You can't go wrong for the cost, since you'll have everything you need for bronzed look in one compact kit.
LORAC TANtalizer is a body bronzing liquid with a warm gold shimmer that looks positively radiant. Depending on how much you apply and the type of lighting, it can be uber shimmery with a lot of sparkle and shine, or it can just show a hint of glow.
To tone it down for day, I mixed a dab of TANtalizer with my regular moisturizer (Estee Lauder Day Wear) and applied it all over my face, neck and decollete to give a healthy-looking bronze boost. But if I want to really stand out at an evening event, I'll slather it on as-is so I have a nice glow. Also, this can be a great liquid blush since it has such a nice copper tint. On days where I wanted to look more "earthy" than "pinky," I've rubbed some TANtalizer from the apples to along my cheekbone, and voila — instant natural-looking glow.
LORAC paired four baked eye shadows alongside the mini tube of bronzer to complement your new glow.
Richly nestled in a gilded case, the four shadows (my interpretations: moss green, champagne/white, rustic eggplant and copper), can be applied dry or wet for a boost in pigment. Unlike some bad eye shadow palettes, these colors stay true to the way they look in the box when you apply them and don't rub off. All four of them contain minuscule shimmer particles, which reflects light to appear warm and glowing.
Here's one look I created using all four:
I used the champagne/white as a highlighter up by the brow bone and in the inner corners of my eyes. I swept the copper color all over the lid, and layered the rustic eggplant over it on the outer half of the lid. From there, I applied in the moss green into the crease and made sure to blend, blend, blend to avoid harsh color block lines. I finished off the look with a layer of 3D Multiplex Lashes mascara and used the rustic eggplant shadow to subtly line my lower lashes.
The result has me ready to hit the beach (just as soon as the water warms up, that is)!
In addition to the travel size (45 mL) of TANtalizer found in the TANtalEYES Palette, LORAC also sells a full-size bottle (5 FL. OZ.) for $32. Also be sure to check out their other summer products for other ways to get your glow on.


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Electroconvulsive therapy is a procedure that uses electric current in treating mental illnesses such as depression, catatonia, severe mania and aggression, according to Mayo Clinic. Typically, doctors apply this treatment as a last resort when other mental illness treatments is ineffective, to pregnant women when medications are likely affect the baby in the womb, and when a patient underwent a previous electroconvulsive therapy successfully.
To perform electroconvulsive therapy, a doctor first assesses the patient's suitability for the procedure by reviewing his medical history and by performing a physical examination, basic blood test and psychiatric assessment on the patient, among other evaluation procedures, explains Mayo Clinic. Once the doctor establishes that the procedure suits the patient, he begins by administering a general anesthesia and muscle relaxant to protect the patient from pain and excessive seizures respectively. The doctor places electrodes on the patient's scalp to convey electric current to the brain and cause a temporary seizure and then switches on the therapy machine for several seconds to introduce the seizure.
Although electroconvulsive therapy can be helpful, it may cause complications such as loss of memory, headache, nausea and jaw pain, states Mayo Clinic. The patient may also become confused after the procedure. Additionally, the procedure may cause cardiac problems due to increased heart rate and blood pressure, especially among patients who have cardiac disorders.


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Piper Kerman of "Orange Is the New Black" to speak in Denver
Piper Kerman, the inspiration for "Orange Is the New Black," has positive things to say about Colorado's progressive efforts toward prison reform. The memoirist will speak at the Lone Tree Arts Center on May 22 at 7:30 p.m. See the website for ticket info.
"OITNB" returns for season 2 June 6 on Netflix.
In her book Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman's Prison, Kerman recounts her time in the Danbury Correctional Facility for a crime she committed 10 years earlier — money laundering and drug trafficking. In lectures around the country, Kerman talks about "Why I thought it was important to write about it, the underlying issues, the show and the process of the show," she said by phone this week from New York. She serves as a consultant on the TV adaptation by Jenji Kohan ("Weeds") that won a Peabody Award, reading scripts giving feedback, answering questions about prison life and such. She had no input regarding casting.
Kohan has said the new season is a bit darker. "That's Jenji's take," Kerman says, "obviously prison is not a happy place to live even though the show uses humor to analyze prison and bring those characters to life. There will still be plenty of humor (in season 2), but those serious issues are more front and center."
Kerman observed that the needs of a scripted TV show are different than unadorned truth. "It's a little surreal sometimes to watch a scene that was very traumatic, played for humor. But it helps the audience to stay with it."
On prison reform, "The pendulum is swinging in the right direction after a period of about 30 years," she said. "The public and law makers are taking a long hard look at what doesn't work. I'm very optimistic."
Colorado is "a particularly fascinating place on these issues," she said. The state has made "some very progressive moves over the years to improve the system…"
Fans of the show may want to know life has moved on for the real-life Piper: she has lived in Brooklyn since 1998. "Larry Smith and I are about to celebrate our eighth wedding anniversary, I'm working on some new writing projects not yet announced… I look forward to writing another book, most certainly not a memoir."


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MEET MIN, MAX and DES
When you create an LPAR (Logical Partition), you have to create a profile to specify the processors, memory and I/O slots you want to allocate. I'm going to focus on memory right now, and specifically what the minimum, desired and maximum memory settings mean. You'll see that the memory allocation can change while the LPAR is up and running using Dynamic LPAR (DLPAR) and DLPAR's can only go as low as min and as high as max. Makes sense, doesn't it?
This is about setting up LPARs that use dedicated memory. I'm not touching on Active Memory Sharing because sharing is not dedicated. I'm also not going to go into the Power7 magic called Active Memory Expansion. Just the vanilla answer to "how much memory am I assigning to my LPAR and can I shoot anyone who tries to steal it?"
The minimum memory is the amount which is required for the LPAR to start. If you don't have the minimum, you can't activate the LPAR. And for as long as that LPAR is up, nothing will take away that memory. You can't even dynamically remove it using DLPAR. If you really don't have the minimum available when it comes time to activate your LPAR, there is only one option: change the profile settings and attempt to activate it again. By the way, if you change the settings in a profile once an LPAR is activated, you need to shut it down and activate the new profile for the settings to take effect. A software reboot ( for example, using shutdown –r) won't activate a new LPAR profile.
Minimum memory and Required adapters
There's a useful comparison between the minimum requirements of memory and setting adapters as required. Supposing you have a physical adapter that will give you access to disks or the network. You want that adapter, because if you don't have the disks you don't have the LPAR. So you'd make that adapter required. If that adapter was also set to required on a second LPAR, the first LPAR to get activated would get the adapter, and the second LPAR to get activated … wouldn't get activated. Required means business. It's a demand, not a wish and if the LPAR doesn't get it, it's going to take its bat and go home.
Now just as an adapter can be set to required, an LPAR can have a minimum amount of memory. Once the LPAR is activated with that profile, the minimum memory, like the adapter, can't be taken away until the LPAR is shut down. If you try it with DLPAR, you'll get told off very quickly.
The desired memory generally is the amount of memory you actually get when you activate an LPAR. At least, you'll get that much if it's available (not used by other activated LPARs or the hypervisor). As you'd expect, the desired memory can't be less than the minimum but it can be the same. It's usually higher, because it's your memory wish list, and because if you play your cards right (and set your values properly), you usually get it. When you activate your LPAR, your memory allocation will be as close to the desired as is available at the time. So you could have a minimum of 1 GB, a desired of 24 GB and the actual allocation of only 10 GB because that's all that was available when the LPAR got activated.
Whatever you end up with when you activate the LPAR (somewhere between min and desired), if someone happens to run a Dynamic LPAR operation to remove some of your allocated memory, then you could go below your desired amount. Your memory could go right down till your LPAR has the minimum set in the activated profile. No one can take it below your minimum without a shut down of your LPAR.
Once again, let's consider the adapter comparison. Supposing you had an adapter which had a DVD-ROM connected to it. You'd be happy to have it moved around between LPARs without having to shut either one down. So you make the adapter desired on both LPARs. The first one to get activated gets it, but not for keeps. You can still move the adapter (and the DVD-ROM that hangs off it) to the second LPAR, or for that matter, even to another LPAR which doesn't have it as desired at all.
Next we get to maximum memory. Actually, we don't get to it next. You really only get to see the max when you assign extra memory using Dynamic LPAR. Maximum memory is the high water mark for the LPAR. You won't ever exceed this amount unless you shut down, adjust your profile settings and activate the LPAR with the new profile. The maximum memory can't be less than desired but it can be the same. It's usually greater. And guess what? The maximum memory can't be less than the minimum. Just thought I'd mention it for some readers who needed to hear it (not you, of course).
So, supposing your system has 512 GB of physical memory, and you set your min, desired and max to 1 GB, 2 GB and 500 GB respectively. For the life of the LPAR, the OS will have 2 GB of memory. If it needs more, it will go to paging space, unless you dynamically allocate more or do the shutdown / edit profile / activate thing. IBM Power Systems are good, but they're not mind readers. If you want more memory, you have to say so! Change the Desired amount before you activate your profile, or adjust it using Dynamic LPAR, OK?
Now if you find in the course of running your partition that it needs more memory, you can assign more dynamically up to the maximum memory setting in the profile which you have activated. Sounds like a good reason to set the max for all LPARs to the highest possible value, doesn't it? Except that there's a little man inside the hypervisor who's on alert, just in case you want to grow the memory on demand. He's a bit expensive, keeping him on call with all that spare memory in his back pocket, so if your max memory is absurdly high, you're setting aside some memory in the hypervisor for him to be able to grow your LPAR's memory just in case. He doesn't reserve everything you might possibly need to allocate, but it is an overhead if you're sailing close to the wind with your total system memory.
When I was a young system admin and file systems were 2 GB, if someone asked for an extra 2 GB, I told them that my motto was "the customer is always wrong" and that if they thought I was going to throw away good disk after bad just because they were too lazy to clean up their files they had another thing coming. So they cleaned up and I gave them some extra disk, and told them to come back with their begging bowl in a month if they dared.
The purpose of this little lesson in customer service is to show that assigning extra resources isn't always a smart solution. Expensive, yes, but not always wise. In setting the memory requirements for your LPARs, it's a bit hit and miss, but you hopefully will, in the end, hit the right amount of min, desired and max without breaking the budget or losing all your friends.


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Inside Betting – Week 3
Sun – (1:00pm ET) St Louis @ Chicago (-7.5) o/u 43
St. Louis is not a team to sleep on. Sam Bradford seems to finally be healthy and comfortable. The Rams were a three point underdog at home but came away with the three point victory. I may be a lot higher on the Rams than most people but I'm also just as down on the Bears prospects this season after two games. The Bears biggest problem the last three seasons has been consistency and through the first two weeks these seem issues seem to still be plaguing the Chicago still. The supposed bump in Cutler's production with the addition of his Denver partner Brandon Marshall has not been realized. I like Bradford's renewed chemistry with Danny Amendola and the addition of Brandon Gibson opposite him. Even though the game is in Chicago I see St. Louis keeping it close enough to cover the spread
Line: St. Louis +3
Total: Over 43.5
Sun – (1:00pm ET) Tampa Bay @ Dallas (-7.5) o/u 46
Dallas came out of the gates with a solid overall performance in New Jersey against the Giants only to go to Seattle and lay and absolute egg against a young, mediocre Seattle Seahawks team. Dallas couldn't run, they managed barely anything in the passing game and were overwhelmed by Seattle's defense for most of the afternoon. Hopefully for Jerry's Boys they can rebound at their palace in Arlington. Miles Austin seems to be the only consistent receiver in the Dallas offense and even he has been dinged up lately. Jason Witten is not the same player he once was and is also dealing with injuries. The one positive Dallas can look to is that they are still 1-1 with a home game against a surely heartbroken Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa managed to let a sizeable lead slip away last week against Eli Manning who led the comeback and eventually finished with 510 yards through the air. Josh Freeman and Vincent Jackson have developed a solid chemistry quite early and they can clearly score points. I would like this line a lot better at 6.5 because a 7.5 point line means Vegas is going to make money if even Dallas wins by a TD. I think Tampa Bay keeps this one close and I like this game to go after 46
Line: Tampa Bay +7.5
Total: Over 46
Sun – (1:00pm ET) San Francisco (-6.5) @ Minnesota o/u 43
San Francisco finished last year very strong and nearly beat the Giants in the NFC title game. I think if they would have topped the Giants, it would have been San Francisco holding the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the year. The Niners defense looks absolutely BRUTAL to play against and matchup with a still recovering Adrian Peterson and an improving but inexperienced Christian Ponder things again are looking up for Jim Harbaugh's boys. This game has all the red flags of a trap game and if the line moves up closer to 8 points I don't know if I'd bet the game at all, but at 6.5 I like it. West Coast team, going East, playing a 1 PM game….this line looks odd to me but Im not biting. I like San Francisco based almost totally off of their defense and ability to limit the Vikings to less than 14 points. Take San Francisco if your line is -6.5 and the o/u is up to you because I could see this game being a toss up at 43.
Line: San Francisco -6.5
Total: Under 43
Sun – (1:00pm ET) Cincinnati @ Washington (-3) o/u 49
Cincinnati looked better in Week 2 and their passing game seems to be clicking, their defense on the other hand needs to tighten up. Giving up 24 points to Cleveland in a game they almost let slip away, the Bengals hung on for the win and a nice boost after and awful Week 1 showing. Washington on the other hand started with a solid defense that is suddenly reeling after IR placements of linebacker/rush specialist Brian Orakpo and defensive end Adam Carriker. The loss of these two is a big hit for the Washington pass rush but these losses will also spill over into other areas of their D. Cincinnati needs desperately to improve on defense as well if they are going to contain the explosive Robert Griffin III. I don't see either team struggling to put up points and neither does Vegas with a line approaching 50. I like this game to be VERY close and although I don't feel all that comfortable with it, my gut tells me take Cincinnati with the points.
Line: Cincinnati +3
Total: Over 49
Sun – (1:00pm ET) New York Jets (-2.5) @ Miami o/u 41.5
This game is another matchup that sticks out to me as an odd line. The Jets were feeling positive after a Week 1 dismantling of the Buffalo Bills but laid an egg in Week 2 against the Steelers. This team literally cannot run the ball if their lives depended upon it. Through two weeks, the combination of Bilal Powell, Joe McKnight and Shonn Green has done little to dispel preseason talk of talk of the running game being a glaring hole in this team's playoff chances. With all this being said Miami is no powerhouse and although Reggie Bush EXPLODED in Week 2 against an awful Raiders team, I don't know about the Dolphins prospects against the Jets. Miami plays much better at home and I could see them keeping this game close until late 3rd, early 4th quarter, but eventually I see the Jets getting by in this one and covering the line.
Line: New York Jets -2.5
Total: Over 41.5
Sun – (1:00pm ET) Kansas City @ New Orleans (-9) o/u 53
Kansas City looked downright unwatchable at points last week during their match with the Buffalo Bills. Although they scored a few garbage time points with Dwayne Bowe late in the game after it was long over, Kansas City has the look of a team that will drafting in the Top 5 come April. The Bills were thoroughly handled by the New York Jets in Week 1 and served up the same for Kansas City in Week 2. Something tells me a horrible defense going on the road to New Orleans against that offense is not what Kansas City needs to bounce back from a bad loss. The Saints are reeling early and the leadership void created by the season-long absence of Sean Payton may have been underestimated by almost everyone yet I don't see Drew Brees being allowing his team to continue their downward tumble. With a line of -9 points I like the Saints to take this one and I see them turning this in to a track meet early that Kansas City will have no ability to control.
Line: New Orleans -9
Total: Over 53
Sun – (1:00pm ET) Buffalo (-3) @ Cleveland o/u 44.5
Both Buffalo and Cleveland bounced back from Week 1 setbacks with statement games in Week 2, albeit with Cleveland's game ending in a different result. The Browns came out with a more polished offensive game but couldn't seem to keep Cincinnati's offense in check en route to a loss to a divisional foe. Brandon Weeden looked much better in Week 2 and Trent Richardson had his breakout game as well. With a matchup against the Bills, Cleveland has to like the chances for their first win of the season if they can keep the came close early. Buffalo is notoriously slow starting on the road and has not won a game away from The Ralph since the opening day matchup with Kansas City in 2011. If Buffalo is to remedy their road woes, a game in Cleveland seems to be just what the doctor ordered. CJ Spiller's emergence is undeniable and if Ryan Fitzpatrick can put together a few sustained drives resulting in points I see no reason the Bills can't cover three points and send the Browns to an 0-3 start.
Line: Buffalo -3
Total: Over 44.5
Sun – (1:00pm ET) Jacksonville @ Indianapolis (-3) o/u 43
I don't know why, but I really don't like any games so far this year involving the Jags. They have not looked good at almost any point this season, but with MJD in the backfield they could rush for 200 yards on his back alone at any point and it makes their AWFUL quarterback seem an obstacle that could be overcome. I don't see it though. Especially this week against Andrew Luck and a Colts team that will surprise some people and may end up finishing the season closer to .500 than a lot of people thought going in to the 2012 season. I'm staying well away from this game as far as my own money but if you plan on taking this game, I like the Colts to cover the three points and I also like the under.
Line: Indianapolis -3
Total: Under 43
Sun – (4:05 pm ET) Philadelphia @ Arizona (-3.5) o/u 42.5
Philadelphia escaped for a second Week with a win in a close game and now lead the NFC East. Arizona as well starts out the season 2-0 and is coming off of a surprising statement win on the road in Foxboro against the Patriots. The Eagles are the ultimate boom or bust team. With the fragility of Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson and the toughness throughout this division I don't see this Eagles team either winning the division OR making the playoffs. That aside, I don't like this game for the exact same reasons I don't like the Jacksonville/Indianapolis game. I have my opinions and predictions for the game, but the purpose of my posts are to direct you towards the best possible games to bet money on and I don't like this game for betting purposes whatsoever.
Line: Philadelphia +3.5
Total: Under 42.5
Sun – (4:05 pm ET) Atlanta @ San Diego (-3) o/u 47.5
Ladies and Gentleman, Payton Manning is still human after all. I admit to taking Denver's Week 1 performance a little too seriously going into Atlanta in Week 2 and I paid for it, literally. Manning had one of the worst 1st Quarter performances of his career yet somehow managed to resurrect himself and his team in the second half to make a game of a contest that easily could have been over half way through the 1st Quarter. Atlanta, and especially their offense looked great in their win last week over Denver. San Diego on the other hand has managed an undefeated record as well and looked much better last week in a huge win over a clearly overwhelmed Tennessee Titans squad. I like this game to be a shootout and ultimately in the fair weather city of San Diego, I see Atlanta's offense being on full display this week again and taking the Dirty Birds to t 3-0 record to open 2012
Line: Atlanta +3
Total: Over 47.5
Sun – (4:25 pm ET) Houston (-2) @ Denver o/u 44.5
So Payton Manning, are we going to get your 1st Half performance or your 2nd Half performance from last week? That's the question everyone in fantasy and betting circles will be wondering this week. Manning seemed to have recovered from his disastrous 1st Half but it was ultimately too little too late. Personally, I think the home crowd will be the factor in a close game and a road team giving two points to a home team seems like too much of a proposition to pass up. Although I like Houston's prospects of winning a weak division and the 1-2 punch of Arian Foster and Ben Tate, I don't like them going on the road to Mile High and covering two points. Manning is just too good, too experienced and too professional to not rebound from last week's performance behind a home crowd in Denver.
Line: Denver +2
Total: Over 44.5
Sun – (4:25 pm ET) Pittsburgh (-4) @ Oakland o/u 45
Pittsburgh responded from a disappointing loss to Denver in Week 1 with a statement game in Week 2 against Rex Ryan and the New York Jets. Although it was a plodding, slow moving game, Pittsburgh wore down the Jets who struggled to contain Pittsburgh's offense as well as to put any points of their own on the board. Pittsburgh does a great job of turning over defensive players and keeping talent flowing through their system on defense side of the ball and some of their young stars are really starting to emerge and take over from the "Old Guard." Oakland on the other hand looks to rebound from a disappointing outing in Miami where their defense gave up a career game to Reggie Bush. Oakland has the looks of a team that has no real identity. They will struggle week to week to find themselves and I don't think this is the week Oakland grabs their first win. Pittsburgh is a too complete of a team to not be able to handle an overmatched Raiders team. I don't think Oakland's offense is prepared for the type of pressure and schemes that Pittsburgh will bring and I really like the Steelers in this one.
Line: Pittsburgh -4
Total: Under 45
Sun – (4:25 pm ET) Baltimore (-3) @ New England o/u 49
I've learned a lot in my short betting past by betting against the Patriots two weeks in a row. It does not pay to bet against the Patriots twice. Ever. I made money on whim last week with Arizona and I take no credit other than "I had a feeling." The Ravens are a solid team and have the makeup to again meet these same Pats in the AFC title game this season but I have the same problem with Baltimore that I have with many teams in the NFL. They are not consistent. Betting, and winning on bets, relies almost entirely on your ability to spot consistency and trends before Las Vegas does and Baltimore is not the type of team you can count on on weekly basis. The fact that Baltimore is going in to Foxboro as a 3 point favorite blows me away. I like the Pats in this game.
Line: New England +3
Total: Under 49
Sun – (8:25 pm ET) Detroit @ San Francisco (-6.5) o/u 45
San Francisco went in to Green Bay on the NFL's opening week and handled their business. This team looks a lot like the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. Unbelievable defense with a mediocre QB that can take his team a long way by limiting turnovers and simply managing his team to a few touchdowns. They beat Green Bay and put a significant amount of points. I like this team a lot. But, Green Bay still put up some points. Detroit can score some points as well. I see this game being a lot lower scoring than 45 points but I like the Lions to keep it real close and possibly go into San Francisco and steal a win. Lions to cover 6.5 in a low scoring affair.
Line: Lions +6.5
Total: Under 45
Monday Night Football
Mon – (10:15pm ET) Green Bay (-3) @ Seattle o/u 46.5
Bet this game ALL DAY. Ok, Seattle beat the Cowboys at home last week. Great. Does anyone really think that Green Bay doesn't come in to Seattle and cover a field goal? Green Bay is not much different today than the team that won a Super Bowl in 2010. Russell Wilson is decent and improving every week. I think long term he is a legit quarterback in this league but I find it very hard to believe that Green Bay cannot beat the Seahawks by at least a touchdown. Please…take Green Bay this week.
Line: Green Bay =3
Total: Under 43.5
Week 3 Lock: Green Bay -3
Week 3 Avoid: Jacksonville Vs. Indianapolis
Week 1 Parlay: 100 points to win 500 points
Pittsburgh -4
New Orleans -9
San Francisco -6.5
-Thanks for reading and best of luck this week! Follow @ErikTheLineMan


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Jack Johnson says in his song, "We can sleep in, I'll make you banana pancakes, and pretend it's the weekend now." This sentiment sums up the indulgent, over-the-top feeling I get when I sit down to a plate of pancakes. It just feels sinful! But, with this recipe, you can "indulge" while knowing that you are still feeding your body in a nourishing, won't weigh you down all day, way. These pancakes are a great breakfast to eat before a day hike or training run.
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Every year FIFA players hope that their favourite player, or players of their favourite club get the facial scan treatment. When certain teams or players are left out, social networks go into meltdown!
Ever wondered exactly how the facial capture technique in the FIFA series is performed? Want to know who are the people responsible for this job? Well TechRadar have all the details in an exclusive interview with Nigel Nunn, head of The Capture Lab (www.capturelab.com) the company hired by EA Sports to bring all the player faces into the game.
It's a great read and sheds light on how the process is performed, some of the troubles they face as well as how the move to next-gen consoles will impact their work. The following quote will entice those waiting to see a next-gen FIFA engine, with the processing power that the PS4 and the next Xbox (Durango) will provide.
"I think with the technology that's out there now there's no reason not to base something off real life. 3D models in both games and movies are more versatile."
The article goes into specific details describing the digital recreation process and it's intricacies. Nunn also provides insight into how 3D modelling will eventually create stunning in-game recreations of real-life players.
Be sure to check it out!
Source: TechRadar & The Capture Lab


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So the moral of the story is I need to know if there is a way to install this new stick of ram without having to reformat/reinstall windows (which I'm not sure would help anyways).
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I tried that also but when i turned the PC on I heard a few beeps and the monitor wouldnt even turn on.
Shouldnt it work then if I take the old stick out and replace it with the new stick?
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Emirates announces renewal of Olympiacos sponsorship
By Michael Cassar Emirates announced the renewal of its sponsorship with Olympiacos FC. . The airline will partner with the club for another two seasons, highlighting its ongoing commitment to Greece and to sports around the world.
Olympiacos is the most successful club in Greek football history, having won 38 League titles, 24 Greek Cups and 4 Greek Super Cups. The club also has a fan base of almost two and a half million fans in Greece alone.
"This sponsorship with Olympiacos underlines Emirates' commitment to sports fans worldwide, but especially to our customers in Greece, said Salem Obaidallah, Emirates' Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Europe and the Russian Federation.
Emirates' impressive football sponsorship portfolio also includes Arsenal, HSV, PSG, AC Milan, Real Madrid, the Asian Football Confederation and the Saudi Professional League.
Aside from European football club sponsorships, Emirates is also an Official Partner of the FIFA World Cup™, the Official Airline of 12 golf tournaments internationally and supports a range of high-profile horse racing, tennis, rugby, sailing, and cricket events across the globe.
The Emirates Olympiacos sponsorship is yet another example of significant investment in the Greek market. Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus.
Source: Di-ve website, 16 December 2011 http://www10.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=65&Action=1&NewsId=88283
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2013 H-D FXDC Dyna Super Glide Custom
- Year : 2013
- Color : Vivid Black
- Mileage : 1 Miles
- Location : Union City, TN, US
Product Description
Super Glide style kicked up a notch, with lots of chrome and plenty of power.
The 2013 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom FXDC model is a bike with the power you need and all the Harley chrome you want. The Super Glide Custom motorcycle holds true to its name with unique, custom styling features from tire to tire. For 2013, the Dyna FXDC model comes in a limited, serialized 110th Anniversary Special Edition, featuring exclusive commemorative anniversary styling elements and premium features that make it a top-of-the-line model and a true work of living art, with finely forged finishes that age and transform in a manner unique to each vehicle. The tank-mounted gauges engulfed in chrome, authentic leather fuel tank panel, unique battery box cover, solid stainless steel pullback handlebar, and fuel tank medallion that oozes iconic H-D attitude all make this bike one-of-a-kind. Powering this Harley Dyna bike is a black and chrome Twin Cam engine. For a custom look the engine has chrome rocker covers, highlighted fins on the cylinders, and powder coated cylinder heads. For lots of Harley chrome and a smokin' Harley deal this is your custom Harley. If you are interested in chopper motorcycles also learn about the Dyna Wide Glide chopper motorcycle. Or if you're interested in a bobber motorcycle, the Dyna Street Bob model has a classic bobber motorcycle look. Another big twin Dark Custom motorcycle option is the Fat Bob model. It is full of big V-Twin engine power and it gives you that big motorcycle feel.
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MP3: Dope G – Timutamande Zambia
The latest Solo effort from Zone Fam member Dope G Produced by Jay Rox and eMinor. This is Dope G's ode to all Zambians, remembering those that left us and giving thanks from the Promoter of ZONE-FAM Duncan Sodala.
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Webuchushi Mumba Yachi brings back Folk melodies
Mumba Yachi is what musical dreams are made of. His folk melodies are the modern soundtrack to a time long gone, but maybe not so long gone as his type of artistry can be found in living legends like Maureen … read more
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Zambia to secure a credit rating in March
Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer may secure a credit rating by March this year to enable the Southern African nation attract more portfolio investors into the country and develop infrastructure. The ascendance of Zambia to a credit rate status … read more
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Hon Chishimba Kambwili 3 Budget speeches in Parliament
PF opposition member of parliament, Hon Kambwili speeches in contribution to the Office of the Vice President, Office of the President – State House and Copperbelt Province budgets. Office of the Vice President budget Office of the President – State … read more
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Zambia: Hon. Kambwili debate on Ministry of Works Budget – Audio
In this second speech featuring on UKZAMBIANS, Kambwili debates the Ministry of Works Budget? Asks when government will empower Zambian contractors. He also argues why "Chinese contractors are now building almost everything in Zambia from roads, clinics, houses, stadiums, hospitals, … read more
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Hon Kambwili response to the opening speech at the official opening of the fifth session of the Tenth National Assembly by his Excellency Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President of the Republic of Zambia on Friday 17th September, 2010. PF Member … read more
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Tiny Cottons is een familiebedrijf dat zich focust op kwaliteitsvolle kledingstukken die op een eerlijke manier geproduceerd worden. Ze gebruiken Pima katoen, dat van hoogwaardige kwaliteit is en dat er om bekend staat z'n vorm te behouden na veelvoudig wassen.
De AW18 collectie van Tiny Cottons staat helemaal in het teken van je boodschappen! Ze willen je bewust maken van lokale producten op kleine markten met zelfstandige boeren en telers, allemaal uitgewerkt met warme herfstkleuren en moderne vormen.
Tiny cottons is a family company born in december 2012. They build a brand with great quality products made in Europe. They wanted to build a brand with a strong image, and a story behind every collection. As a clothing brand they wanted to do things differently then the fast fashion industry that is now taking over. They make good, long lasting products that at the same time will be your kid's favorite. Quality and a honest production process are very important to them. By using the high quality Pima cotton and work with Fairtrade factories. For the non cotton fabrics they prefer to use recycled materials, they are eco friendly and try to take care about the environment as much as they can. Their aim is every person that is involved in tiny cottons, working for Tiny cottons or wearing the products, feels proud of it!
Pima cotton is known for its very high quality. This organic cotton seed, is known for its quality to stay beautiful after frequent wearing and washing. It is one of the strongest and softest cotton fibers known. This is why Tiny cottons chose to work with this endurable cotton.
tinycottons aw18 collection gives a funny insight into the groceries' life. The line is inspired by the market theme where groceries, vegetables and all the market community are main protagonists alongside to a rich, autumn colour palette and modern shapes.
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Movie fans were in for a strange bit of news this week when it became apparent that a trailer for the upcoming film Life reused a piece of footage from 2007's Spider-Man 3. But as it turns out, this practice is more common than you might expect. Plenty of films have borrowed or reused footage from older projects, whether to save time and money or to plug a few holes.
Don't believe us? Check out our gallery of 13 major films that reused old footage.
Eagle-eyed Reddit user toomuchsoull first established the shared connection between Life and Spider-Man 3. "I used to watch Spider-man 3 a lot as a kid before I realized how terrible it is. Also I have a pretty good memory for small details like that," he wrote on the Reddit thread discussing his discovery.
It makes you wonder how many other major films have done the same thing without viewers even noticing.
Life opens in theaters on March 24, 2017 while the next Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming, is slated for a July 7, 2017 release.
Jesse is a mild-mannered writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter, or Kicksplode on MyIGN.


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Teacher-less schools, urban farming & separate migration laws: London 2062?
18 November 2013
London turning into a city where football clubs such as Arsenal and Chelsea run
schools, Londoners commonly convert their roofs into "micro-farms" and people
are subject to separate migration laws to the rest of the UK?
Watch a video introduction to the book
A new UCL book published today enables academics to give free rein to their imagination and consider how current trends in energy use, transport, education, governance and health might have played out by 2062.
In Imagining the Future City: London 2062, world-leading experts in urban planning, geography, politics, engineering, computer science and policy contribute scenarios intended to provoke debate about the choices currently facing Londoners. Potential scenarios envisaged by contributors include:
- Teacher-less schools, with education taking place through distance learning Due to financial constraints, football clubs begin to step in to fill the gaps in otherwise patchy education services;
- All cars in the city are electric, with advances in battery technology allowing a distance range of up to 1,000km. Car ownership is rare because of prohibitive taxing, but instead people lease them, providing a cheaper and more environmentally friendly means of transport;
- High speed rail networks, with trains travelling up to 350km an hour, has made commuting into London from Manchester commonplace in 2063, and the travel time from Oxford to the centre of London has been cut down to 30mins;
- By 2063, flooding will be a serious threat to 1 in 4 homes in London, and buildings on stilts and flood-proof basements will become the norm in new builds;
- A different migration regime exists in London, independent to the rest of the UK. This opens up the city to the world's migrants, while implementing 'tele-surveillance' measures to prevent migrants from taking up residence elsewhere in the country.
"It is important to stress that these are by no means predictions for the future, which are effectively impossible for a city as complex as London, and given the degree of uncertainty we are living with currently," says Dr Sarah Bell, one of the book's editors.
"What we have done is ask academics, students and our partners to consider London's past and present, and imagine what things might look like fifty years from 2012 if certain policy trends continue in their current direction of travel. The book includes conventional research essays alongside more creative writing.
"With the city's population set to reach nine million by 2030, research plays a vital role in understanding the issues facing future generations and how governments and policymakers can respond to these challenges. UCL's research expertise in subjects as diverse as healthcare and politics to science, engineering and culture, enables researchers to take a holistic view of sustainable development in a city like London."
by the UCL Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities, the book is the culmination
of a year-long project considering how London will change in decades to come,
and the role of research in anticipating the needs of future generations of
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A narcotics arrest the Baker police chief lauded Tuesday because it took marijuana and stolen handguns off the street is drawing the ire of the suspect's mother, who claimed the arrest was made in retaliation after her dust-ups with the chief over the March 28 triple homicide in Baker.
John Mitchell, 21, was arrested Tuesday after police pulled him over for a traffic violation and found a marijuana cigar in the vehicle, according to an affidavit of probable cause. During a search of his mother's home, police also found large quantities of marijuana and two stolen handguns.
His mother is Hazel Mitchell, president of the Baker Civic Club, where four teens were shot, three fatally, during what has been described as a private birthday party.
In the weeks after the party, Hazel Mitchell went toe-to-toe with Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps when he claimed the Police Department had tried to get her to cancel the party in the days leading up to the shooting.
Knaps has said they had contacted a former club member with their concerns about security. Mitchell has said they made no attempts to talk to her prior to the party.
On Tuesday, Mitchell said police told her that her son was pulled over because he did not use his turn signal. She said her son and the passenger in the car both said he used his turn signal.
"I feel like this was a personal attack," Mitchell said. "They were looking for an excuse to pull him over. I believe they pulled him over because they thought he was my child."
She said she did not know her son was selling drugs.
Mitchell also was upset at the Police Department's unusual move to release her name as the suspect's mother, a statement rarely made in news releases from law enforcement agencies.
"I'm not surprised that the Baker PD found it necessary to mention my name, considering our recent encounters; but I will say I found it unusual because in other drug arrests, I have not seen other mothers' names mentioned," she said. "I knew they were going to report it (the arrest), but I had no idea they would mention my name."
Knaps vehemently denied Mitchell's claims of retaliation, saying they released her name simply because she said she had no clue her son was dealing drugs out of her home.
"It's her house; she's allowing her son to deal drugs out of it and she's saying she don't know anything about it," Knaps said. "So we made it a point to say that she said she didn't know."
The drug investigation began long before the March 28 triple homicide, Knaps said. He said neighbors and members of the local Neighborhood Watch informed the department of the large number of people going in and out of the house.
"The kid's driving a Mercedes-Benz and he doesn't have a job," Knaps said. "Mom can't put that together, I guess."
Hazel Mitchell countered the car is registered to John Mitchell's father, with both parents helping him out with payments. She added her son works various jobs around town, such as mowing lawns.
Knaps said if the arrest was in retaliation for a tiff with Hazel Mitchell over security concerns at the Baker Civic Club, officers would have arrested her with her son when they found drugs in the home. He said they had every right to arrest her but chose not to.
"This guy is dealing narcotics and is in possession of stolen weapons," Knaps said. "That's the issue. That's the big issue."
The traffic stop that led to the arrest occurred at 10:02 a.m. Tuesday at Main Street and Lavey Lane in Baker, the affidavit says. After the stop, John Mitchell told the officer there might be marijuana in the vehicle and the officer found a marijuana cigar in the car.
After placing Mitchell in handcuffs, the officer told him that detectives had been investigating him for a while after receiving several complaints about people coming and going from Hazel Mitchell's Wimbish Drive home at all times of the day, the affidavit says.
Hazel Mitchell allowed the detectives to search her home, the affidavit says. Detectives found marijuana grinders on top of the dresser in John Mitchell's room and found the two stolen handguns and several quart-size bags on marijuana inside a dresser drawer.
Mitchell said his mother did not know about the marijuana and it was all his, the affidavit says. He said he began selling marijuana a few months ago to pay his car note, car insurance, cellphone bill and for food.
He also told detectives he purchased the handguns, which he said he knew were probably stolen, a few days ago to protect his family, the affidavit says.
Mitchell, 4408 Wimbish Drive, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on two counts each of possession of stolen firearms and possession of stolen firearms with a controlled dangerous substance and one count each of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.


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"UnFair" Movie – Exposing the Corruption of the IRS
The upcoming movie "UnFair: Exposing the IRS" is a thought-provoking experience that illustrates the harsh personal, economic and political realities that have forced compliance upon the American way of life because of the practices of the IRS.
As tensions continue to run high between the citizens and police of Ferguson, and Congress continues avoid the problematic issue of the deportation of thousands of children who have been detained as a result of crossing illegally into the United States, right now, the Tea Party wants you to worry about the IRS.
This film will reveal the truth about the abuses of power, the cover ups, and expose the IRS as a blatantly unfair and corrupt entity which is unable to be reformed and therefore must be abolished. Most importantly, the audiences will learn the history of the income tax and understand how we must return to the fair system of taxation designed by our founding fathers that will restore our liberties.
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Not that I expect you'll
learn a hell of a lot by visiting my page...I probably won't have any profound
ideas or amazing revelations written on this page for the world to see.
(Some things I like to save for real life!!) But, if you' are interested
in seeing my view of the world in which we live, pull up a mouse, grab
yourself a coffee and take a gander.
I tried to make this as simple
as possible, so go ahead and use either the menu on the left or the links
below to navigate around my site. Enjoy!
This site has been totally designed and created
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Main Page
The site is available in its entirety only in Polish. I'm working on the translation into English. If you want to participate in translating the site into English, I encourage you to cooperate.
This site contains materials that make up the new theory of the universe, 'the New Theory. Author asks for the cooperation of all the experts in these fields, you join a discussion contributed to the development of the theory or its overthrow.
Problems of modern theories of the Universe
Contemporary knowledge of the construction of the universe is inconsistent. We imagine that the universe is made of matter , and was created in the Big Bang explosion that was not only proportional extension. We measure the cosmic microwave background radiation, also called relict radiation. Some research links the cosmic background radiation with the beginnings of the formation of the universe.
- Annihilation
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- Cosmic microwave background radiation
- Dark energy
- Dark matter
- Evolution of the Universe
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- Inflation
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- Mechanical Theory of the Universe
- Photon, antiphoton
- Repulsion of matter and antimatter
- Universe
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Luis de Molina was a leading figure in the remarkable sixteenth-century revival of Scholasticism on the Iberian peninsula. Molina is best known for his innovative theory of middle knowledge. Alfred J. Freddoso's extensive introduction clears up misconceptions about Molina's theory, defends it against both philosophical and theological objections, and makes it accessible to contemporary readers.De Molina, Luis is the author of 'On Divine Foreknowledge' with ISBN 9780801421310 and ISBN 0801421314.[read more]
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SABMiller and its subsidiary, Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI), are facing a R6-billion lawsuit by 150 owner drivers whose contracts were scrapped over the last five years, reports the Daily Maverick's partner, Chronicle.
The Money Show's Bruce Whitfield on Monday spoke to the co-author of the article, Richard Poplak about the investigation. One of the owner-drivers, Ephraim Sakwe, also explained how the outsourcing arrangement worked.
Listen to the conversation below:
Effectively what SABMiller and ABI (its subsidiary) did was to figure out a way to outsource its employees... You can see that the contracts were completely exploitative.— Richard Poplak, Co-author of Casualties of Cola
We were not asked to put any input as entrepreneurs... but instead it was a one-way statement that you'd listen to them and do as they wish. They would tell you that 'you are just a mere contractor'— Ephraim Sakwe, former owner-driver
"We were told to resign from ABI for the Owner Driver scheme" - Ephraim Sakwe on @Radio702 @dailymaverick— chronicle (@Chronicle_Digi) December 7, 2015
"We were told that as entrepreneurs we should have input in the business" - Sakwe on @Radio702 @dailymaverick #casualtiesofcola— chronicle (@Chronicle_Digi) December 7, 2015
"but instead it became a one-way. We were told that we are just contractors" -Sakwe on @Radio702 @dailymaverick #casualtiesofcola— chronicle (@Chronicle_Digi) December 7, 2015
This article first appeared on 702 : SABMiller and ABI face R6bn lawsuit - report


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Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics has partnered with Kidsport to provide assistance to qualifying families. Kidsport and KSG believe that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports.
If you are a family in need of financial assistance, please apply for Kidsport funding through the following link: Kid-Sport Calgary.
Find out what Kyle's Mom, Nola, has to say about gymnastics!
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Canadian Tire's JumpStart also offers funding to qualifying families.
Check out more information here: Canadian Tire Jumpstart.
As a tax paying Canadian citizen, you are eligible to apply for a tax credit for your child(ren)s fitness activities. We encourage all of our families to save their Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics registration receipts and put them in their "tax" file. Thank you to the Government of Canada for introducing this initiative.
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Thursday, 13 September 2012
Nail Polish Remover Pens
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That's awesome! I'll definitely buying this product :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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I swear by these. I just dip them into my remover to moisten them and they last me for ages. They're available on ebay too :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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In your opinion, are they actually worth the money, or in the future would you continue to use brushes/Q-tips/whatever dipped in acetone? That's generally what I do--if I have any major issues (you mentioned brushes being more manageable). I've thought about buying one of those Essie polish corrector pens, but if there's a *free* alternative...ReplyDeleteReplies
I would only purchase them once just to try, they are fairly cheap so it won't matter if its great or just good however I would stick to brushes because they work better for me. Once again everyone's different and I've heard people mentioning these are the easiest to use. Brushes for me are easier because they are pretty thin so it's easier to clean but if you don't clean the brush well it will harden. I guess they both have their goods and bads.Delete
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09 Jul 2013
Tilvanot Peninsula preview map
Couldn't hold on to this one so here it comes the Scarlet Brotherhoods homeland the infamous Tilvanot Peninsula. Of all the work I've done so far this is what I'm most proud of. When I started this project this was the part of Greyhawk I wanted to map more than any other. I had a vision of how I thought it looked like and after about a hundred or so hours on it I'm really proud of the result.


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San Francisco, CA - The 2010 Game Developers Conference™ Canada (GDC Canada) opens today at the Vancouver Convention Center (VCC), taking place from May 6-7. Co-produced by UBM TechWeb Game Network and Reboot Communications, GDC Canada is an event designed for game developers managing established franchises, developing new global titles, and looking to take advantage of new distribution models. Returning after a successful inaugural year, the 2010 convention returns with a new business to business lounge, an expo floor, and a two-day roster of sessions that focus on best-practices that studios should implement to develop successful franchises for consoles, iPhone and digitally distributed titles. Event and registration information on GDC Canada can be found at www.gdc-canada.com.
Bill Mooney, a Vice President at Zynga Studios and General Manager of FarmVille, will present a keynote entitled "Building Social Games: Games at the Speed of Light," on Thursday, May 6 from 9:30-10:30am in room 109. The address will provide a deeper understanding of the evolving social gaming space and its future, the next business model of the internet, and will touch on the development of Zynga's FarmVille and Mafia Wars, whose soaring popularity has helped the Facebook-based games attain a more than 85 million active users.
"GDC Canada serves an essential role guiding developers through the sometimes tumultuous path of evolving established franchises, as well as branching out to new and emerging platforms including iPhone and web based social games," said Izora de Lillard, event director at UBM TechWeb Game Network. "The speakers of GDC Canada represent industry trailblazers who can share best practices in the core areas of game development and can offer honest advice from their experiences on the new frontiers of games. All developers interested in the future of these emerging fields owe it to themselves to take part in the exciting event at the Vancouver Convention Center from May 6-7."
In addition to the two days of education focusing on the nuts and bolts of game development are a multitude of events and the Game Career Seminar. Taking place on Friday, May 7, the Game Career Seminar offers a place for students and prospective game industry professionals to learn how to build a career in the videogame business with a suite of interactive sessions and networking opportunities. Noted videogame composer, Tommy Tallarico, will be drawing from his years of experience pushing the envelope of game audio and the creation of Video Games Live in his Game Career Seminar keynote, in which he will be interviewed onstage by Electric Playground Host and executive producer, Victor Lucas.
This year's event introduces the business to business lounge, supported by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, offers a place for attendees to make deals and network with industry business development professionals, fellow developers and tool vendors.
For more information about GDC Canada, please visit www.gdc-canada.com.
About the UBM TechWeb Game Network
A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the UBM TechWeb Game Network – formerly known as the Think Services Game Group - offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include the Game Developers Conference, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com and network of sites, the Game Advertising Online ad network, the Game Developers Conference Online, the Game Developers Conference Europe, the Game Developers Conference China, the Game Developers Conference Canada, Game Developer Magazine, Game Developer Research, the Game Career Seminars and GameCareerGuide.com, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards.
About UBM TechWeb, a division of United Business Media
UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software and Game developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.
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Reboot Communications Ltd. is a Canadian company based in British Columbia that specializes in organizing and implementing national and international conferences focused on information technology, public safety, privacy and security, health, electronic gaming and sustainability. Over the past fourteen years, Reboot has provided a full spectrum of conference management services to the private and public sector, including: marketing and communications, logistics, agenda development, sponsorship sales, research and intergovernmental expertise. For more information please visit: https://www.rebootconference.com/.


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Yes, electric scooters may be used in order to explore wildlife parks, as long as there are paved pathways amidst the greenery. Electric scooters aren't designed for off-road usage, so they shouldn't be taken on hiking trails. However, a lot of wildlife parks do have paved pathways.
Before you ride your scooter, look up a preferred wildlife park online. With any luck, you'll be able to see photo galleries which show paved pathways. As well, while you're at the wildlife park website, you may want to check rules in order to see whether or not electric scooters are permitted or prohibited.
If electric scooters are permitted, you'll probably have great fun riding yours at wildlife parks. You may walk sometimes and roll your scooter along or ride it all of the time in order to access more speed and save energy.
In general, scooters are awesome. But electric scooters offer the most practical benefits, as they don't require physical exertion.
Which Style of Scooter is Best?
In terms of scooters for exploring wildlife parks, the kind that you step on and ride are probably the best. They offer users more flexibility than ride-on scooters, which are a lot like small motorbikes. With a ride-on style, you'll need to park it if you want to go off-road and rules may prohibit you from parking on paved pathways. A step-on style may be carried easily when you're off-road, so you won't need to leave it behind.
There are lots of options in terms of what to buy, so it's really a personal choice. However, you should be aware that some wildlife parks may not allow the use of electric scooters on public pathways. It's pretty easy to check rules and there should definitely be wildlife parks which do allow usage of these types of scooters.
Now that you know the basics, you'll be ready to decide whether or not to take your electric scooter out for a spin at a wildlife park. If you do, wear a helmet and also consider wearing knee and elbow pads. While electric scooters are pretty simple to operate, it is possible to fall and get hurt.
As long as you wear the proper gear and operate your electric scooter properly, you should have no problems enjoying it while checking out a wildlife park. So, why not plan a scooter trip through a local wildlife park in the future?
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In response to the 9/11 terror attacks the United States had put in place the requisite mechanisms to ensure that they would not take place ever again. The success it achieved on this score was the envy of countries confronting terrorism. Here indeed was a model worthy of emulation. That was the refrain of security experts.
The twin blasts in Boston on Tuesday shattered this image of invincibility. Visceral anti-Americans will doubtless be tempted to gloat: some with peals of derisory laughter, some others with a mocking sneer. Both can be trusted to rub in the point that the much-admired US intelligence agencies had no clue about the attacks. And they will hold the security forces up to ridicule for their failure to carry out thorough checks of the massive crowds that had gathered to witness the Boston Marathon that is held on Patriots Day holiday.
None of this however must take attention away from the way Bostonians – and America at large – responded to the outrage. No one rushed to condemn the intelligence agencies or the security forces. This is in sharp contrast to what happens in our part of the world where reporters, anchors, commentators and sundry politicians instantly engage in an elaborate blame-game.
The first priority for the Americans was to attend to the victims. Television footage on the scene of the blasts and from the hospitals was revealing: every one was seen to be attending to the task at hand with an elevated sense of professionalism. People cooperated with the police to make way for medical personnel and the ambulances. Hardly any onlookers were in sight. TV camera crews too remained at a safe distance: they did their job without being a hindrance in the rescue and relief operations. And of course there were no VIPs making their presence felt on the site.
Equally remarkable was the blanket refusal of all officials to engage in the slightest bit of speculation about the identity of the perpetrators of the attack. President Obama's statement set the tone. He was so circumspect that he even avoided touse the words 'terror' or 'terrorism.' At the same time he vowed to deploy 'full resources' to bring the guilty to book. Much the same sort of circumspection was in evidence in the remarks of police and civilian officials. Contrast that with what happens closer to home: fingers are pointed at individuals or groups within minutes after an attack without a shred of proof.
Similar restraint was shown by the American TV news channels. The name of Al Qaeda did figure both in the reporting and in the comments. But this was largely with reference to two factors. One, that on the web-sites of the terror outfit clarion calls had been given to its militants to stage attacks in crowded places in American cities if only to refute the view that it had run out of steam. And two, that only an outfit with proven capabilities to plan and carry out the attacks would have staged this one as well.
That included the choice of the location: the finishing line of the marathon where TV cameras were stationed by the scores to film both the runners and the fans who had come from all over America and many from abroad as well. The aim was obvious: maximum media coverage and maximum damage of life and property.
But the media did not rule out other culprits. Crazy Americans, acting on their own, have mowed down school-children with automatic weapons, planted bombs in public buildings and murdered people belonging to a particular ethnic group. Again and again therefore the media commentators emphasized the point that the concerned authorities had not breathed a word about who was responsible for the latest terror attack, let alone speculated about their motives, not least because no one had, at this time of writing, taken credit for it. What is more, even while reporting the horrific aspects of the twin blasts, the media made it a point to show – and praise – the work of the rescue workers.
All this calls for empathy and understanding, not cheap shots at American vulnerability or vile boasts that what happened in Boston was some sort of divine retribution for America's actions abroad. If anything, the United States can be trusted to learn the right lessons from this latest terror outrage on its soil. One of them surely is that no amount of precaution can provide water-tight security against the perpetrators of such vile deeds. And the other, that to do business with nations that cut deals with terrorist outfits, if indeed they were involved in the Boston attack, is to court irreparable danger.


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April 27, 2017
Your favorite irregularly scheduled podcast is back! Byron, Paddy, and Trevor get together on a rainy night in Salt Lake City to discuss the big matches coming up for United. We run through everything we missed, answer a few questions, and go off on our usual tangets unrelated to the subject of the actual podcast. Still! You wouldn't expect anything less!


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On Day 5, we see for ourselves why the Grand Canyon ranks among the top attractions in the world.
Day 1: Depart for Tucson, Arizona We depart
today for Tucson, Arizona. As guests' arrival times
may vary, we have the day at leisure to explore Arizona's second largest city. This afternoon we check in
at our hotel, where we enjoy a welcome briefing and
dinner together. D
Day 2: Tucson Our exploration of this city with 350
days of sunshine a year begins at the one-of-a-kind
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, considered one of
the best museums in the country. More than simply
a museum, the 98-acre tribute to the natural world
comprises a zoo, botanical garden, natural history
museum, aquarium, and art gallery. We have time to
explore this unique conservatory, walking along its two
miles of outdoor paths through desert habitats and viewing some of the 230 animal species and 1,200 plant
varieties on display. Then we travel south to see the
finest surviving example of Spanish Colonial architecture in the U.S.: Mission San Xavier del Bac. We
return to our hotel mid-afternoon; the remainder of
the day is at leisure. B
Day 3: Tucson/Phoenix/Sedona We leave Tucsontoday, bound for the red-rock town of Sedona. Enroute we stop in Phoenix to visit the Heard Museumof Native Cultures and Art. Founded in 1929 to housea personal art collection, the museum has grown toinclude exhibits, performance spaces, and more than
40,000 items that tell the story of the native peoples
of the Southwest. We have time to explore the museum and enjoy lunch here on our own. Then we
continue on to Sedona, stopping along the way at
scenic overlooks to take in the beautiful desert landscape. We reach our hotel late this afternoon then
dine tonight at a local restaurant. B,D
Day 4: Sedona Today we encounter Sedona, one of
the most striking regions in the American Southwest.
Famed for its range of towering red sandstone formations, Sedona ranks as a popular destination for artists,
filmmakers, photographers, hikers, and mountain bikers.
We explore this dazzling landscape in style, as we take
a Pink Jeep tour for an exciting off-road excursion. Winding through trails and over dirt roads, we enjoy stunning
panoramic views. We also visit the Honanki Heritage
Site, a 700-year-old Sinaguan cliff dwelling. Our tour
ends in uptown Sedona, where we have time for lunch
on our own and an afternoon at leisure before we dine
together tonight. B,D
Day 5: Sedona/Grand Canyon It's a day to remember
as we visit one of the country's most famous natural
landmarks: the Grand Canyon. Considered a wonder
of the natural world, this UNESCO site stretches nearly 300 miles through and 10 miles across the Arizona
It's a land of scenes epic in scope, from the immense Grand Canyon and the sinuous
Colorado to the sandstone spires of Bryce and
the red-rock cliffs and chasms of Zion. It's the
Southwest, which our small group celebrates at
favorite national parks and preserves. Enhancing
the journey: stays in "Old Pueblo" Tucson and
uber-scenic Sedona.
Your Small Group Tour Highlights
Spectacular Southwest scenery • Immersive experiences in
three national parks • Tucson touring, including renowned
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum • Phoenix's Heard Museum
of Native Cultures and Art • Open-air Jeep tour of Sedona's
red-rock landscape • World-famous Grand Canyon • Motorized rafting excursion on Colorado River • "Flowing" rock
walls of Antelope Canyon • Guided hikes in national parks
• Natural hoodoo rock formations of Bryce Canyon NP •
Zion NP's diverse landscapes and wildlife
Day Itinerary Hotel Rating
1 Depart for Westin La Paloma Deluxe Tucson
2 Tucson Westin La Paloma Deluxe
3-4 Sedona Poco Diablo Resort First Class
5 Tusayan Best Western Premier First Class Grand Canyon Squire Inn
6 Page Holiday Inn Express & First Class Suites Page – Lake Powell
7-8 Bryce Best Western Bryce First Class Canyon City Canyon Grand Hotel
9-10 Springdale Cliffrose Lodge & First Class Gardens
11 Las Vegas SLS Las Vegas Deluxe
12 Depart Las Vegas
Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel
industry standard reference.
Avg.High(°F) Apr May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov
Tucson 83 92 98 98 95 86 73
Page (Lake Powell) 70 80 91 93 85 71 54
Springdale(Zion) 73 83 94 96 88 75 62
Las VegasPageTucsonDestinationMotorcoachEntry/Departure
ZionNational Park
Grand CanyonNational ParkBryce CanyonNational Park


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Monday, 4 May 2009
The Thompson Brothers
The article below is written by Mark Thompson. Mark is a 21st Century, Ulster Scots Renaissance man, equally at home with the pen or mandolin. Part of the vast richness of Ulster is her music. This music includes ancient Gaelic melodies of haunting beauty, of ballads that mark historical events and people, rich traditions from both Ireland and Scotland come together in Ulster. One aspect of Ulster music all too often overlooked in an increasingly secular materialistic world is the sacred music of Ulster and this aspect of Ulster's music the Thompson Brothers perform, part of a living and much welcomed tradition.
Mark Thompson and Graeme Thompson are the founders and original lead vocalists of the Low Country Boys. These days they are doing something similar, but simpler - old-time gospel music in the classic mandolin/guitar "brother duet" tradition of the early 1900s.
During the 20s, 30s and 40s, before bluegrass had developed, one of the most popular styles was the brother duet. It was simple, clean-sounding, using only a guitar and mandolin and two-part "close harmony" singing style. Bill Monroe invented bluegrass around 1945, but for the previous decade he had played with his brother Charlie in one of the most influential of the duet acts - the Monroe Brothers - founded on the Scotch-Irish folk music traditions of their home state of Kentucky, and a heavy influence of their rural Baptist upbringing.
"...(Bill) Monroe used only guitar and mandolin accompaniment on religious songs… all emphasis was placed on the total performance of the song in a reverent and ritualistic way; this is the hymn, it's treated seriously..." (ref. Bluegrass p 236-237)
"...Hillbilly music achieved a level of purity and simplicity with the development of brother duets. It was generally held that those of the same blood would naturally empathise musically... The best of the early brother duets were the Blue Sky Boys, the Delmore Brothers and the Monroe Brothers. Where much hillbilly music was considered to be coarse, vulgar and badly presented, brother duets were more acceptably clean and precise. The singing was high-pitched, with one voice carrying the melody and the other harmonising a third or fifth above. Instrumentation was a strummed guitar and mandolin playing rhythm on the off-beat, with the occasional punctuated riff or "turnaround". The finest and most commerically successful of the brother duets were the Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie (pictured above). Many of the songs they wrote and recorded during the 1940s and 1950s, such as "I Don't Believe You've Ever Met My Baby", and "When I Start Dreaming", became big country hits and part of the repertoires of singers such as Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons two decades later. The brother duet form went on to influence the way popular music was to develop. Ricky Skaggs claims that the Monroe Brothers had "the greatest influence on twentieth-century music". This bold statement starts to hold some water when he goes on to explain: "the Monroe Brothers influenced the Louvin Brothers, the Louvin Brothers infuenced the Everly Brothers, the Everly Brothers influenced John Lennon and Paul McCartney..." from World Music, the Rough Guide.
As Bill C Malone puts it in the best book on the subject, these early musical styles emerged from the cultural fusion of "...rural folkways, evangelical Protestantism, and political individualism...". Even solo performers like Hank Williams demonstrated this: ".. neither Williams nor his music can be understood apart from the religious context in which he was born and raised... the Baptist church... All of Hank's religious material was deep-dyed fundamentalist fare, basically no different from the songs favoured by the Louvin and Bailes Brothers..."
Today, you can hear echoes of the brother duet style throughout most forms of folk and country music, right up to the altCountry style pioneered during the 1990s by bands like the Jayhawks, to the 2008 IBMA bluegrass award winners Dailey and Vincent, and present-day brother duets like the Gibson Brothers. It's a proud legacy and an enduring tradition - we hope that in some way we're helping to carry it on.
Mark Thompson
The Thompson Brothers blog will tell you more about the great brother duets, and other aspects of evangelical rural American culture and its Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots cultural roots - and a wee bit about their own music too.
The Thompson Brothers
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"I was right in front of policemen that were pushing me back – me and my nine year old son"
What happened in Tuzla was like the fire that sparked the protests: the police attacked the demonstrators who were just unemployed people. Every day now there are protests: people usually start gathering around noon. Once, I was right in front of policemen that were pushing me back – me and my nine year old son. Wednesday we're going to hold a plenum – an open-air meeting – for anyone who wants to help us figure out how to resolve the crisis. We don't want a small group of self-appointed representatives deciding what happens behind closed doors.A protester in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Tuesday. Photo by Edis Jasarevic.The protesters have a range of demands. We want all the politicians currently serving in the government to step down. [The prime minister of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, which together with the Serb Republic makes up post-war Bosnia, has dismissed these demands, and has proposed holding early polls instead.] We want a government of technocrats chosen by the people to ensure the smooth functioning of the country's institutions until we find a political system that works better. We want the police to stop provoking and arresting people [Editor's note: activists contacted by FRANCE 24 accuse the police of arbitrarily arresting people without due process. This has been denied by the authorities]. People want transparency. They also want equal rights and services for all the citizens. The welfare situation is currently unequal. In certain parts of Bosnia you get nothing, whereas in other parts you might get 100 euros a month.
"The current pension is around 100 Euros a month. Can you imagine living on that?"
I have been protesting since Friday in Travnik, the municipal city of the region of Central Bosnia. On Friday there were around 1,500 people protesting in Travnik. The government building was being bombarded with stones and eggs. On Monday there were fewer people: around 800 came. Today even less came: maybe 200 at maximum. People are staying away because the police are everywhere, they're scared. Some of my friends got beaten and arrested.The reasons behind these protests are purely economic. It's got nothing to do with ethnicity or nationality. Politicians have tried to emphasise our different nationalities to make us fear each other for years [Editor's note: the three main ethnic groups of Bosnia are Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Croats and Serbs]. Meanwhile they privatized everything, which was catastrophic for our economy. The current pension is around 100 euros a month. Can you imagine living on that? For the last 20 years we've had nothing good. We just get into deeper debt through IMF loans. The money to pay for pensions is being directed from the coffers of the IMF. That's catastrophic: it's me and my children who are going to pay for that in the future.
"Some politicians have salaries dozens of times bigger than the average salary"
I've lived in Sarajevo all my life. My role during these protests has been to share information. I've travelled abroad and met people involved in protest movements around the world. They all told me that one of the most important things was how misinformed the public is. It's crucial to spread information efficiently. People are connecting with each other through email, Facebook and Twitter.Riot police in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Tuesday. Photo by Edis Jasarevic.I have lots of Facebook followers and Twitter contacts so I gather information about what's happening and bring that to the attention of the public. It's similar to what happened during the Occupy protests. The first thing that becomes difficult to manage is the media. In Bosnia, the media tend to cooperate with politicians to persuade the general public that these protesters have nothing substantial to bring to the table. They've even accused the protesters of taking drugs. The truth is that people are in the streets because they've been fired from their jobs – they're hungry. Meanwhile, some politicians have salaries dozens of times bigger than the average salary.


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MH370 Operational Search Update—
04 February 2015
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This operational report has been developed to provide regular updates on the progress of the search effort for MH370. Our work will continue to be thorough and methodical, so sometimes weekly progress may seem slow. Please be assured that work is continuing and is aimed at finding MH370 as quickly as possible.
Key developments this week
- On 29 January 2015, the Malaysian Government formally declared flight MH370 an accident. The declaration can be found at www.mh370.gov.my
- The Australian Government acknowledged the declaration and issued a statement which can be viewed at http://www.jacc.gov.au/media/releases/2015/january/mr001_2015.aspx.
- The Chinese Government acknowledged the declaration and also issued a statement.
- On 3 February, GO Phoenix arrived at the port of Fremantle to conduct resupply operations.
- Fugro Equator, Fugro Discovery and Fugro Supporter have suspended search operations owing to the effects of two tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean.
- Over 21,000 square kilometres of the seafloor have now been searched.
Underwater search
In addition to locating the aircraft, the underwater search aims to map the MH370 debris field in order to identify and prioritise the recovery of specific aircraft components, including flight recorders, which will assist with the Malaysian investigation. The ATSB has utilised the data from the bathymetric survey work to prepare the initial plan for the underwater search, to be followed and referred to by all parties involved. The plan includes search timings, methods, procedures, safety precautions and the initial search areas for the various vessels.
Over 21,000 square kilometres of the seafloor have been searched, which is around 35 per cent of the priority search area.
Assuming no other significant delays with vessels, equipment or from the weather, the current underwater search area may be largely completed around May 2015.
[Click map to view larger image]
Ship movements
GO Phoenix suspended underwater search operations on 28 January in order to travel to Fremantle for a scheduled port visit, arriving on 3 February. Departure is scheduled for around 5 February.
Fugro Equator is scheduled to suspend underwater search operations around 11 February in order to travel to Fremantle for a scheduled port visit.
Fugro Discovery is scheduled to suspend underwater search operations around 12 February in order to travel to Fremantle for a scheduled port visit.
Fugro Supporter arrived in the search area and commenced Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) operations on 29 January. To date three missions have been conducted in the southernmost portion of the search area.
All three Fugro vessels ceased search operations on 1 February due to severe weather conditions, with wave heights in the search area predicted to reach 12 metres. The vessels are anticipated to recommence search operations around Thursday.
The effects of tropical cyclone Eunice and ex-tropical cyclone Diamondra resulted in search vessels leaving the search area on 1 February.
Under these conditions the vessels are unable to deploy or retrieve the towfish or AUV equipment due to the safety risks to the crew as well as the risk of damage to the equipment in the rough weather.
The vessels retrieved their equipment on 1 February in time to avoid these risks and have either left the area or have battened down to see out the storm.
Forecast calmer weather should see the vessels return to the priority area and resume search efforts around Thursday.
To give an idea of the sorts of weather conditions experienced in the search area, the following photograph was taken on a day where the sea state was 1–4, characterised as being calm to moderate, with wave heights up to 2.5 metres. Recent sea states have been significantly worse, in the order of up to 8, with wave heights of 9–14 metres.
An aft view of sea conditions from Fugro Discovery in the southern Indian Ocean. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN [Click to view larger image]
A video showing calm to moderate sea conditions can be viewed at:


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Frogger has spent a lot of time avoiding cars during his perpetual jaunts across the street. His addictive 'hop and dodge' gameplay has entertained adults and kids for years -- especially during math class (thank you TI-83). Puzzles have gotten more complicated, but Frogger's premise has remained very much the same over countless iterations. Last year, Frogger finally got his chance to hop around on current generation consoles with Konami's Frogger Beyond. Although his 3D outing wasn't his best showing, Frogger has decided to try life in the console world once again with Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue.
The Facts
Frogger's all grown up. Not only does he have a girlfriend, but he's also the only frog brave enough to embark on a perilous mission through Firefly Swamp (quite the coming of age). He's got to rescue a shipwrecked mechanic so that Firefly Swamp can be restored to its pre-crash, fire and devastation-free self. Along the way, Frogger uncovers a plot by tyrannical lizards to overtake all things frog-ish. You'll have to prove you have the hopping skills to defeat this cold-blooded menace.
The storyline might be a little weak (who needs a story for Frogger?) and aimed at the younger generation, but if it gives you motivation to play through some addictive hopping action then by all means, bring it on. Unfortunately, Frogger trips over his webbed feet. The controls, while admittedly simple, aren't particularly user friendly. You hop along with the D pad (or the analog stick if you're daring). Each time you hit a direction, it's a move -- so to save you from complete frustration (constant dying) you can rotate Frogger with the triggers. Frogger can also jump over a square (to get over gaps and traps), push objects out of the way with his tongue (but they have to have a tongue friendly handle on them), and use his tongue to pull himself over particularly long gaps (again, there has to be a special grapple point).
While not a ton of moves, they do allow The Rescue a few more puzzles than the average Frogger game. There are plenty of enemies to avoid, items to find, and platforms to move, although they don't make finding the goal any harder. The dodge varying bugs, fire, trucks, and other enemies while making sure you don't fall into water (how is it a frog can't swim?), a trap, or other hazard while looking for various collectibles does get pretty addictive. But, your motivation to keep playing isn't necessarily because it's fun, but because you keep dying due to poor control instead of difficult puzzles. It's just isn't intuitive. Control is too slow and jerky. An accidental button press, usually caused by trying to go left from your current position instead of rotating left and then moving, sends you back to the last checkpoint.
Control is especially bad during boss fights (yes The Rescue features boss fights). You're required to kill a monster by dragging blocks or hitting switches while hopping around a grid -- supposedly dodging attacks. Bosses are a neat idea, but when you aren't given enough time to do whatever is required in between attacks -- and if you're facing in the wrong direction when you need to move quickly spells doom, then things stop being fun and start being the opposite.