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Gratitude List:
1. Fire Bird is back in the hollow. The oriole has returned. I have been watching and listening for weeks now. Yesterday, as I was getting out of the shower, I heard his whistle. I opened the window, and he flew in to sit on the branch of sycamore right in front of me, whistling and whistling. I felt as though my longing had drawn him here. Later in the afternoon, his lady came, too, timid and whispery, yellow-green like the leaves on the poplar. And he is such an impossible orange. Satisfying orange.
2. A bright and shining bird of a boy who is ten years old today. He is driven by his curiosity, compelled to explore and tweak and consider, to question and create and figure things out. I can't imagine anymore what life was like before he was part of it.
3. Drawing to ourselves what we love.
4. My mother. Mentor and model, thoughtful and contemplative, she has done so much to make the world a better and more just place.
5. Mother Earth
May we walk in Beauty!

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Earlier this month the thinktank New Economics Foundation reported that since 2010, London's 'gig economy' has grown by a considerable 70 per cent. During this period workers in this sector have almost doubled, from around 38,000 to 65,000. At the heart of this change, we find food delivery start-up Deliveroo, whose revenues this year hit £130m, despite only having been founded in 2013.
We caught up with UK & Ireland Managing Director, Dan Warne, to find out how being at the front of this exciting trend of technology has impacted on Deliveroo's year, why collaboration is an important aspect of their business model and how they plan to give back in 2017.
What did 2016 teach Deliveroo?
2016 has been a huge year for Deliveroo, and we've learnt that there is ever-growing demand for the high-quality food we deliver both here at home in the UK, and across the world. We've grown by more than 400 per cent this year alone, are now operating in more than 120 cities across 12 countries and partnering with 16,000 restaurants and 20,000 riders globally.
What were the biggest learnings for the company this year?
What we've learnt is that if you have a compelling offer to restaurants that helps them grow their businesses, and a brilliant proposition for customers that allows them to get high-quality food on-demand from their favourite restaurants, then the sky's the limit!
Were there any key trends that defined Deliveroo's year?
People's lives are getting busier and busier, and fewer and fewer people now have the time to cook at home. Our platform aims to ensure customers can leave it to the professionals to get the great food they love delivered to their front doors conveniently and quickly.
What will Deliveroo be looking to give back, if anything, in 2017?
As a British company we want to continue to support the Great British High Street, helping both great local restaurants and the UK's best-loved chains to expand their operations and boost their revenue through adding a delivery service.
We're proud to have exported Deliveroo around the world as a British company, and want to continue to grow abroad as a great British tech success story in 2017.
We also partner with charities such as Action against Hunger and the Evening Standard's Christmas campaign to support Centrepoint. You can expect to see more of these partnerships in 2017.
Why have collaboration and compromise been important to your business?
We aim to be a perfect partner for restaurants and are always looking at new ways to collaborate with them, whether that be helping build their profile by including them in global marketing campaigns, or advising them how best to optimise their menus and operations to work seamlessly with our technology.
And what can we expect from Deliveroo in 2017?
We've seen amazing growth in all our markets in 2016, and will of course be pushing for even more in 2017.
A key trend we think will continue to gain pace is that more and more delivery-only restaurants will be popping up all around us. We truly believe a corner has been turned in terms of what people want, and expect, to be able to access at the touch of a button.
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Spotlight On: The Jeff Beck Group - Truth
Jeff Beck creates the Led Zeppelin prototype.
by Dr. Spin
January 25, 2005
Before Jimmy Page, there was Jeff Beck, and before Led Zeppelin, there was the Jeff Beck Group.
Everyone knows the Yardbirds' history of great guitarists; Jeff Beck replaced lead guitarist Eric Clapton, who was then replaced by Jimmy Page. Page and Beck were actually band mates for a stunning six-month period in 1966. Then, depending on whom you believe, Beck either quit the group or was fired. Beck moved on, seeking to create a "super group" featuring a heavier blues sound. He attempted to recruit drummer Keith Moon, who replied such a group would go over like a "lead balloon."
Later, Jimmy Page would use this quip to rename his "New Yardbirds" to Led Zeppelin. But before that, Beck surged on with his idea and formed the Jeff Beck group, featuring a then relatively unknown Rod Stewart on vocals, Ron Wood on bass, and Mick Waller on drums. Beck also got legendary rock pianist Nicky Hopkins to guest on several tracks, and even future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones appears on organ. In 1968 the group released their first album, Truth.
Whether Beck ever shared his idea with Page, Led Zeppelin owes a great deal to Truth; so much so that on some tracks, if you replaced Stewart's voice with Robert Plant's, you'd swear you were listening to an early lost Zeppelin album. Beck and company deliver a heavy sonic dose of electric "blooze" that would become the staple of the Led Zeppelin sound.
Truth opens with a much different reading of the Yardbirds' classic "Shape of Things" (which of course Beck played on); here Beck gives a more psychedelic version, heavy with distorted guitars and soaring bluesy riffs. And of course Rod Stewart's raw vocals are quite different than the limited range of Keith Relf. It is perhaps a stab back at Beck's old band, proving he had a clear vision of what the Yardbirds could have been.
From there, Beck moves around, switching from soulful tunes like "Let Me Love You" to guitar virtuoso instrumentals like "Beck's Bolero." Beck and the boys also choose some of the oddest songs for covers, including "Greensleeves" and "Ol' Man River," but somehow they make it work; they even cut a version of "You Shook Me" that makes Led Zeppelin's pale in comparison. Stewart too shows visions of what's to come, penning some fine originals like "Rock My Plimsoul" and the closer "I Ain't Superstitious," a great bluesy number.
However, Truth does fall flat in a few spots; "Morning Dew" is a trippy number that gets bogged down under its own weight, and the opus "Blues Deluxe" is a good jazzy-blues piece that runs a little long at over seven minutes, and the fake audience sounds used make the feeling of a "live" nightclub appearance is just cheesy.
Truth is a good beginning to a band that may very well have rivaled Led Zeppelin, had it stuck together. Not quite the lead balloon that Moon predicted it would be, this version of the Jeff Beck group nevertheless sunk under the weight of its own talent. Stewart and Wood stuck around for one more album, Beck-Ola, which is a great follow up to Truth, but eventually they became frustrated with Beck's ego and perfectionism. In 1969, they left to join the Small Faces (who became the Faces), and then moved onto solo work and the Rolling Stones, respectively. Beck reworked his group, changing its format and members several times, but he never recaptured the magic of the original group.
The Jeff Beck Group and Led Zeppelin are as different as their respective leaders, yet they trace their roots back to the same place, and it is impossible to deny Truth and Beck-Ola their influence on what became Led Zeppelin's sound. Truth is a launching pad of three Rock legends and an important piece in the history of British blues-rock. Others may have perfected ideas presented here, but Truth is where it all began.
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The Dressage Horse Manifesto
"Those who work with and train horses on a regular basis are likely constantly searching for new ways to make inroads and find answers when faced with tough training or behavior problems. Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years, from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods, and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known…by any horse.
"Each horse," says Barteau, "will know and respect the person who figures out how to train him, if that person is fair. The best trainers are not only 'horse whisperers,' they are listeners. And readers. They listen to what the horse has to say. They can read horse body language and behavior patterns. They are calm and they stay calm under pressure. How did they learn that? By studying horses. Over time the horses told them how to be a horse trainer and they listened."
If you listen properly, horses will tell you how to train them. This book is a published declaration of their needs as our athletic partners, fellow competitors, and friends."
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Today it was finally the FL weather we have been hoping for! It was sunny and in the 70's! We went to the dog park to meet up with everybody (Vicky, Fred, Jesse, Kimberly, Christian, Mike, Kaleb) and then went across to the big open grassy area for lunch and to play. The boys loved running around with the dogs and enjoyed the many doggy kisses they received. Once we ate the boys has fun running around and playing with bubbles.
Once we got home the boys took a nap and Ben finished getting packed. Chuck took Ben to the airport since he has to fly back to MD and get ready for his trip to Kansas City this week for work. The boys and I will miss Ben this week, but I am also happy that we will be here with my mom and have lots of things to do to occupy us.
Ryder, Zak, Piper
Ben and the boys eating
Ryder with the dogs
Kaleb with the dogs
Kaleb with the dogs
Kaleb and Zak
The boys with my mom (aka Grandma)
The boys with my mom (aka Grandma)
I also wanted to post a few cute pictures from lunch yesterday. We finally made it to one of my favorite places to eat while in FL...Steak N Shake.


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7.8 Our unique brand diversity, with attractive vehicles and innovative financial services, inspires customers all over the world. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand increased its deliveries by 7.8% year-on-year in fiscal year 2009, in particular because of the tremendous success in China.
What you'll find in this chapter:
Brands and Business Fields
Volkswagen – a global player serving the needs of individual customers in local markets.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars
Superior expertise in sustainable mobility.
The traditional brand with the four rings celebrates its centennial.
Fifth model series moves into the SUV segment.
New additions to the range of environmentally friendly vehicles.
The new Mulsanne follows in the footsteps of the Arnage.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Production of bestseller passes the ten million mark.
Remaining on track for success with the new R-series.
Volkswagen Financial Services
Growth through flexible mobility packages and internationalization.


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Well, it turns out that I won the Mustang that I originally built for the 2013 Mustang Customizer contest (www.mustangcustomizer.com)!
I just can't believe it. It is unreal.
But there it is in my driveway!
Let me tell you about the car.
It is a fully loaded 2013 Mustang GT with the automatic 6-speed bearing a tip-tronics system. It has the Brembo brakes as well, which is great! It has the GT500 wing, Roush 20-inch rims, Falken rubber, and 3d Carbon front spoiler along with California Special side scoops. This thing is clean, and it's mean!
I was fortunate enough to take Vaughn around the block in it, and it was super cool getting to meet him.
The whole thing was super cool, and I'll share more details later, but for now, suffice it to say that I'm super stoked!


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As across the world the concept of fine dining gets turned on its head, how is Nairobi faring in comparison, wonders Katy Fentress as she samples some of the best meals our city's chefs have to offer.
I pull up a stool at the tall kitchen bar style counter, to either side, shiny black butcher shop-style tiles are plastered on the walls. A waiter shaves heads of foam from pints of craft beer and across the countertop, the Chef frowns in concentration as he adds the final touches to my Wagyu steak tartare. The small kitchen brigade darts back and forth, readying themselves
before the evening throng, the savoury smell of grilling meat hangs in the air.
To some, the restaurant Sierra Burger and Wine and its charming founder and Chef, Alan Murungi, might seem like an unlikely flag bearer for the new phase of Kenya's fine dining revolution. Fine dining should be about stiff formalities, small fussy plating, expensive chandeliers and endless amounts of cutlery. Sitting up close and personal to the inner workings of the beast as I am now, courtesy of Chef Alan's weekly Kitchen Table, should not qualify as fine dining. At least not in the traditional sense of the term.
We have the French Revolution to thank for the advent of fine dining. Before beheading aristocrats was a thing in France, the only commercial places for people to get a bite was in taverns and family-run establishments that served a basic fare offering little in the way of choice. Meanwhile, the upper classes in their gilded palaces, indulged in multi-course meat bonanzas, feasting on elaborate dishes prepared by highly trained chefs.
As the bloody revolution drew to a close, many of the chefs that had been in the service of the now headless or escaped aristocrats, found themselves without a job. Before long, these displaced culinary maestros began to open their own eating establishments, introducing the concept of dining to the solvent middle classes.
This new approach to eating out brought with it all the trappings of its high origins: delicate china, complicated silverware, white starched linen tablecloths and a long list of etiquette prescriptions. For the longest time then, French dining was defined by complicated dishes cooked for hours on end which glorified butter, fat and decadent bechamel-style sauces. All this, however, was turned on its head in the 1960s with the invention of nouvelle cuisine, a style of cooking that focussed on simple minimalist dishes creatively plated with the aim of extracting the essential flavours of ingredients.
Much of the rest of the world soon caught on. In the space of a few decades nouvelle cuisine, with its rejection of hearty, home cooking, was wholly embraced by the global elites. So it was that for the better part of two centuries French cuisine, old and new, symbolised all that was fine and sophisticated about food.
Experiential Eating
We walk through the old colonial "Exchange Bar", the short-lived Nairobi stock exchange, past the statues of the Buddha in Thai Chi restaurant and on, into the bowels of the Sarova Stanley hotel main kitchen. After pausing to observe Chef Godfrey Ouda as he delicately lays out strips of honey-infused bacon on a platter, we are ushered up some industrial stairs, into a tiny room with a table set for a luxurious feast and a big glass window through which to admire the kitchen proceedings down below.
When it comes to Chef's Tables Paolo Marro, the General Manager at the Sarova Stanley, does not pull any punches. Earlier in the week my colleagues and I were surprised by a car full of butlers who drove to our office in order to ceremoniously hand deliver four embossed invitation cards. The Sarova management even offered to arrange to pick us up on the day – an offer that, much to the dismay of my colleagues, I politely declined.
Marro, who has managed hotels in all corners of the world, explains that at the Sarova Stanley no Chef's Table ever resembles another. He lovingly details the process the team goes through to conceive and execute the menu and for the umpteenth time, apologises for insisting on needing a whole week in order to organise the kitchen staff around the preparation of the meal.
The menu is bespoke, the service impeccable, the wine well paired and the care with which Chef Godfrey presents each new course, obviously the fruit of an intense labour of love. Marro confesses that he is so keen to nail the evening's menu, he will go as far as googling his more famous guests in order to get a feel for what kind of food they might get a thrill from.
With his insistence on curating every single aspect of the diner's experience, Marro has tapped into one of the essential aspects of modern fine dining. When people expect to part with large sums of money for a meal, they want to leave the place feeling their cash bought them something exquisitely personalised, in this case a "behind the scenes" first hand experience of the chef working their art to the nth degree.
Fine Dining is dead and we have the likes of David Chang to blame for it. Or so stated the food writer Alan Richman after dining at the New York Momofuku restaurant in 2016. David Chang, a Korean American restaurateur and culinary innovator, was the first person to turn sitting at a bar on a hard stool an elevated experience worthy of a hefty price tag.
When we consider that Noma, in Copenhagen, one of the best restaurants in the world, encourages guests to "come as you feel comfortable" and offers the option of eating at a communal table, we begin to realise how much things have changed over the course of the last couple decades.
Jay Rayner, an influential British restaurant critic, joined the "anti-fine dining" choir when in 2015 he penned an article for the Guardian newspaper in which he argued that people were turning against fine dining in favour of casual dining establishments which deliver the good stuff with a minimum of fuss.
Chang, who trained as a French chef but then went on to found the famous Momofuku restaurant empire, has led the charge against the fine dining approach. His disruption of the high end cooking scene has had such a noticeable impact, that he recently wrote an article grieving the demise of the traditional fine dining French restaurant. The cheek.
In the last episode of his recent documentary series "Ugly Delicious", Chang sums up his views on fine dining today by saying: "Traditionally fine dining was white tablecloths, linens, flowers, people with penguin suits and for many years that was where the best food lived. It's something I think I've historically tried to push the buttons of, stripping away the nonsense and just getting to the food".
Italian superstar Chef Massimo Bottura echoes Chang, when he underlines that the important element of a dining experience is reflected by the ingredients themselves. Fine dining, he says, is a process by which chefs search for culinary perfection and emotion. The focus, then, is on the food itself rather than the rarified experience of eating in an elegant establishment inspired by antiquated French aesthetics.
Formality is out the window in favour of experiential eating, an obsession with emotion and the provenance of ingredients. This last aspect is what Chef Aris Athanasiou, who runs the kitchen at Tatu Restaurant at Fairmont The Norfolk hotel, has set his sights on.
We are seated at the last of our three Chef's Tables and Chef Aris is half way through presenting a thorough history of the Angus steaks we will soon sink our teeth into. The vegetables too are worthy of mention, he tells us with pride, as they are
grown on an organic farm in the Mara especially for use in the Tatu kitchen. As he talks, I inhale the aromas of a glass of ouzo he paired with our scallop and jamon Serrano dish and reach the conclusion that here in Nairobi, where fine dining is often the preserve of its iconic hotels, the dining experience becomes a fusion of the chef's personality with that of the hotel.
Obituaries aside though, we live in a city where any traditional interpretation of the word fine dining is steeped in a history of colonialism. Which might go a long way towards explaining why the city's more classic style fine dining restaurants rarely operate at maximum capacity while gourmet burger joints and high-end Asian eateries seem to enjoy a more robust crowd.
When it comes to sizing up to the fine dining global trends, Nairobi might still be a bit behind but we are witnessing glimmers of innovation that are worthy of mention. The Sarova Chef's Table, by far the most elaborate of the ones we tried, had a dish which included a tender lamb's tongue served on a bed of pureed truffled peas with a creamy ugali side. Alan Murungi rears at least three different breeds of cows in his Nanyuki ranch and proudly brews his own brand of Sierra craft beer and Aris Athanasiou injects echoes of his native Greek cuisine into his culinary offerings at Tatu.
Nairobians might shy away from the pomp and circumstance but they are fully on board with the experiential, curated and intimate experience that something like a chef's table can create.
So basically, if you want a fine dining experience in Nairobi you can go two ways: either search out a restaurant that throws tradition to the wind and focuses exclusively on bringing you excellent food made with the best ingredients in a curated but not overly formal setting, or go all out and book yourself an intimate evening in one of the restaurants where our city's best chefs make it their business to open up their kitchens so they can demonstrate their culinary prowess to discerning foodies with some cash to spend.
*Katy Fentress and Josiah Kahiu were guests at the Chef's Tables of the Sarova Stanley Hotel, Tatu Restaurant at the Norfolk Fairmont Hotel and Sierra Burger and Wine


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PAKISTAN/KASHMIR: In the Pakistani part of Kashmir several political activists and students have been arrested for observing the demands for an independent Kashmir, free from India and Pakistan. Mr. Sardar Liaquat Hayat, the Central President of the Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party, and several activists of the Jamu and Kashmir National Awami Party (JKNAP) and Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation (JKNSF), were arrested without any judicial warrants or charges. At the time of arrest on July 19, 2009, they were protesting against the call by the prime minister of Kashmir to annex Kashmir with Pakistan. Police conducted raids in Rawalakote city and arrested Liaquat Hayat, Wajid Ayyub and Shaihid Sharaf without arrest warrants from their homes. The same day the ruling party of Pakistani Kashmir organized a public rally to commend the so-called Kashmir's accession to Pakistan at Rawalakote city.
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On this episode of The Still Real to Us Show: "The Champ" Jeff Peck and Eric Gargiulo look back at the WWE OVER THE LIMIT PPV and talk about the MAJOR INJURIES that came from the event! The guys discuss where the injuries leave the RAW roster and possible back up plans for the FATAL 4 WAY PPV! We then discuss about the exit the WWE gave BATISTA this past MONDAY NIGHT as well as our thoughts on the new RAW GM! Finally we wrap up the show by discussing a CRYPTIC TWEET from a TNA executive and who will win NXT!
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Insect Thorax at 7.2X, Darkfield & Reflected Light, 4 sec, ISO 100, 32 stacked images
With more and more people diving into photography, do you find it harder to stand out and get noticed? Are you creative, but tired of everyone shooting the same landmarks you visit? Are you looking for new landscapes to explore? One way to shake things up is by diving into a niche field of photography – like photomicrography. And yes, landscapes under a microscope is correct.
What is Photomicrography?
Photomicrography (photo-my-craw-graphy) goes by a number of names including microphotography, microscopic photography, and photomicroscopy. It is a mouthful to say but, in short, is the capturing of images through the use of a microscope to show a magnified image. By using high-magnification equipment, a photographer is able to see extensive details that wouldn't otherwise be visible to the naked eye. Not even visible with the use of a macro lens! You might have thought these were the same genres but, surprisingly, they are not.
The common rule of thumb with macrophotography is that the image being reproduced is at least a 1:1 scale. This means the subject is being viewed at life size. 2:1 means twice as large, 3:1 means three times, and so on. But this has obvious limitations. You can only get so close to a subject before no more detail can be gained. Otherwise, our eyes would be microscopes and playing with bugs and stuff when we were kids would've been that much more amazing. This is where microphotography comes into play. The equipment and techniques vary so for the purpose of this post we will focus on stereomicroscopes. Stereomicroscopes bridge the gap between macrophotography and microphotography the closest. This equipment is generally used for dissecting, jewelry inspection, and electronics. The images formed create a 3D image by using two scopes that merge in the middle to create depth. Below is an example of a typical set up.
Other microscopes shine or scan the subject with light, electrons, photons, etc. I am organizing to use both confocal and electron microscopes at nearby universities, but will cover how those work and the subjects you can photograph in a later post.
Black Solider Fly at 7.2X, Reflected Light, ISO 100, 3 sec, 52 stacked shots, color profile changed
Before we get too far ahead, let's define magnification and make sure we have a solid understanding for when you're ready to photograph.
Magnification is essentially a ratio of the size of the image to that of the object. When you see 10X, 100X, 1000X, etc. it can be understood as an image being formed that is 10X, 100X, 1000X, etc. times larger than it really is. The details of the fly above, and Rainbow Dung Beetle below, shows what detail can be seen at 50X and 25X respectively. When magnifying to such a level, there is a high chance of chromatic aberration which is why you should always choose quality over value when it comes to choosing any equipment. But at these levels, details form microstructures can be focus stacked to create highly-detailed 3D-images when using software like Helicon Focus. This is a requirement as you increase magnification of your subject. That is why a safe place to start is with a stereoscope and larger subjects like insects and flora. You can view why you must focus stack below.
This Rainbow Dung Beetle took 50+ images to stack because of the depth of focus I used. The blue area in the middle-right is actually part of its head and the gold in the right is around its eyes. This difference in focal planes adds up the higher your magnification gets.
Where to Start & Common Questions
If you're like me, you often find yourself scrolling Instagram out of boredom when you come across a cool idea or technique that you eagerly want to recreate. Of course, when you are really excited to learn the technique, the photographer doesn't share or you can't find online articles that give you insight. I find this a lot as I explore niche photography styles. Since I am self-taught in every field, I rely heavily on my so-called "Google-fu" skills and the ability to find what I need on the internet. A lot of questions I hear are "Where do I start?", "What type of microscope/technique should I use?" and "Where can this type of photography take me?"
To help save the time and effort, I have a list of extremely helpful links below. These links gave me a highly-detailed overview that allowed me to visualize what I could do with photomicrography as well as how I can create images like those below.
|Spiny Orb Weaver at 0.7X, Dark Field & Reflected Light, 5 sec, ISO 100, 65 images stacked
|Millipede at 4.8X, Reflected Light with Glow Stick, ½", ISO 100, 39 images stacked
Only the Beginning
I hope this introduction, photos, and links have piqued your interest and magnified your view (I had to) on the hidden world under a microscope! I'll be completing a series on the CG Pro Prints blog that explores common problems one faces when shooting and editing, the techniques and skills that can be applied to all genres of photography, and equipment differences and how you can access them for a fraction of their actual cost.
Interested in learning more? Got a question on your mind? Leave a comment below and I'll answer it to the best of my ability!
About Corey Kennedy
Corey Kennedy is a photographer from Rancho Cucamonga, California with a unique skillset. His work includes aerial photography, astrophotography, infrared, landscapes, photomicrography and weddings. Corey has always tried seeing things in different ways and capturing moments contrary to everyone else. Although his subjects vary from microscopic to galactic in size, his favorite subject to photograph is his 8-year-old son, James. Corey runs his business with a simple belief; to have fun, be original, and to always keep learning.


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Drawing on 3D Models and Terrain
by Tom Pedbereznak
In 2D maps, drawing tools are used to draw points, polylines, and polygons in a "John Madden" fashion. In 3D, drawing tools are generally used in the same manner - to annotate the globe's surface.
With Cesium's Scene.pick and Scene.pickPosition functions, we can reenvision drawing tools for 3D to allow users to draw on terrain, draw on any 3D surface including glTF models, and annotate precisely where a user selects in 3D.
In this short article, we explore building a 3D drawing tool with Cesium. In the screenshot below, notice how the polylines drawn on the models are in 3D space even when the model is hidden.
The full code example is shown below and can be copy and pasted into Sandcastle. To draw a polyline, left click, drag the mouse around, and then left click again. Right click to add an annotation with the height, in meters, of a particular point.
For polylines, the general approach is to use a
LEFT_CLICK handler to track the drawing state (are we drawing a polyline or not?), and a
MOUSE_MOVE handler to update a polyline when the state is drawing. Each time the polyline is updated,
Scene.pick is called to identify the object that is being drawn on (because each object gets a different color polyline) and
Scene.pickPosition is called to compute the 3D position for a new point in the polyline based on the 2D position of the mouse cursor.
To minimize depth buffer artifacts such as the polyline going slightly above or below the surface, a wide polyline is drawn. Since
Scene.pickPosition requires a WebGL extension, we check Scene.pickPositionSupported to verify the system supports it.
Height annotations are implemented by calling
Scene.pickPosition inside the
RIGHT_CLICK handler, converting the returned
Cartesian3 to
Cartographic, and then adding a
Entity with a label containing the height. To help avoid clutter, the label is offset and a polyline connects the label to the actual point clicked.
This example can be expanded into a full fledged 3D drawing tool with a UI for selecting color and line width, erasing, etc. This could allow users to annotate areas of interest on 3D buildings and vehicles. Let us know what you build!


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Dekmantel Confirms 2019 Night Programme
Christian Eede
, May 22nd, 2019 13:25
Objekt, Blawan, Surgeon and more to play Dekmantel afterparties this August
Dekmantel has unveiled its nighttime plans for this summer's festival, which will see the likes of Objekt, Surgeon and Rrose play across a number of Amsterdam venues.
The festival will once again return to Shelter - which has hosted Dekmantel afterparties the last two consecutive years - with Skee Mask & Zenker Brothers overseeing proceedings all night on August 2, while DJ Spinna, Sadar Bahar and Carista will take over the venue the following night. Closing out the weekend at Shelter will be Marcel Dettmann who will play an extended set.
Over at pop-up club space Temp, which the festival will be using for the first time, Surgeon, Randomer and Identified Patient are set to play on August 2, while Blawan, Objekt, Rrose and Adiel make up the line-up the following night.
This year's afterparty programme also sees Dekmantel link up with local LGBTQ+ collective Is Burning at Amsterdam venue De Marktkantine for a special party with a secret line-up which will round off the festival on August 4. For all the details, and to grab tickets to the afterparties or opening concerts, head here.
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"Prime Minister Sherif Ismail submitted the resignation of the government to the president of the republic," presidential spokesman Bassam Rady wrote on his official Facebook page.
In a separate statement, Rady said El-Sisi met with Ismail on Tuesday and asked his cabinet to "continue to perform its duties and responsibilities until a new government is formed."
The move by the cabinet is routine as a new government is expected to be formed after El-Sisi was sworn in for a second term three days ago.
Ismail took office in September 2015. The last reshuffle of his cabinet took place in January and included the addition of four new ministers.
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WiSA Adds Another TV Member, On Pace for 20 Million TVs by 2020
The following article was originally published by Dealerscope. To read more of their content, subscribe to their newsletter, Today in CE.
The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) has really picked up steam since the start of 2019, and the organization apparently has no intentions of slowing down. Back in June, the association, founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, added Compal (Toshiba) and Fengmi to its TV manufacturer roster. And today, the group announced another new name that'll be joining their ranks: TPV, which manufactures TVs under the Philips banner. That brings the number of WiSA display members to seven.
As the association continues its aggressive growth strategy, WiSA projected that the number of WiSA Ready TVs will reach more than 20 million by the end of 2020.
"WiSA's rapid adoption as the de facto standard in wireless, high-resolution audio is apparent with 20 million WiSA Ready TVs anticipated in market in 2020," Tony Ostrom, president of WiSA, said in a statement. "Speakerless WiSA Ready TVs are anticipated to enter the market in 2020, and when connected with a WiSA USB Transmitter, will seamlessly deliver immersive audio to WiSA Certified sound bars and speaker systems ranging from 2.0 to 5.1 configurations. WiSA is poised to play a critical role as the industry moves in this direction."
Since its founding a handful of years ago, WiSA has been on a mission to create a wireless home theater standard that is easy to set up, customizable in order to fit the consumer's needs, and audiophile-grade from a performance standpoint. The association is comprised of more than 60 leading consumer electronics brands that include TV makers, speaker manufacturers, gaming brands, and more.
Grassroots Growth
At the time of its founding, WiSA was very much in a position where it had to educate the industry on what the organization had set out to accomplish. We've been to several CES's and other smaller events during these early years (including our own CE Week) where we've bumped into Ostrom and his team and have received various updates along the way. And at each of those stops, the membership list slowly got longer and the demos continually improved and impressed.
That legwork early on, spearheaded by Ostrom and his team, has helped shift the narrative a bit for WiSA. In a call with Dealerscope, Ostrom said that, while there's still plenty of educating that needs to happen, the organization does have brands that seek out membership and the WiSA technology. For those that do still need a WiSA crash course, Ostrom said, it's mainly "getting them to understand the technology itself and what it requires of their own products."
One noticeable shift that WiSA has made since its launch is getting into the entry-level arena with some of the WiSA Certified and WiSA Ready product—making adoption of the technology even more seamless and affordable for consumers.
To that end, Ostrom noted that, while WiSA got its start with some premium brands and they'll continue to look that way as they expand the reach of the technology, the team also needed to find ways to make the technology more accessible.
"Interoperability needs to make sense from a technology perspective in the different TVs and speakers and other equipment we're expanding to," he told Dealerscope. "But, as we continue to look at consumer adoption and growing in that regard, interoperability needs to make sense from a price point perspective as well."
What certainly makes sense, one way or the other, is how brands are willingly (and quickly) hopping on board with WiSA and their technology. In our own experience reviewing WiSA Ready and WiSA Certified product we've been blown away. It's not hard to see why and how the average consumer would feel the same way once they get a little taste of this technology.
Related story: UNBOXED: Reviewing the Enclave Audio CineHome HD Wireless Home Theater
Rob Stott is corporate communications manager, Nationwide Marketing Group


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'Bigg Boss 3' contestants salaries leaked?
'Bigg Boss 3' has crossed five dull days after the exit of Vanitha Vijayakumar and it remains to be seen if Kamal Haasan can spice up things during the weekends or if the 17th contestant would make a grand entry. Meanwhile, the salaries of this year's contestants have been listed out in some sections of the media.
According to reports Cheran is said to have been signed for rupees ten lakhs and is the highest paid in 'Bigg Boss 3'. Mohan Vaidya, Sandy, Saravanan and Kavin are said to have agreed to the show for payment of rupees thirty-five thousand a day. Abhirami, Madhumitha, Reshma and Sakshi have apparently given their nod for rupees twenty-five thousand a day. It is also stated that Losliya, Mugan Rao and Tharshan were signed for rupees five lakhs each for the entire show.
When we got in touch with our sources in 'Bigg Boss 3' they laughed it off as a false report and made it clear that the salaries of all the contestants are highly confidential.


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This weekend I joined the Bury 10k pacing team. This was a new experience for me but having used pacing guys in races before and realising how invaluable they were for me I wanted to pass that back to the running community.
I decided to take the 40 minute pacer role as although not my PB it could still be a decent training run at the same time.
I arrived at the race village around an hour before the start to collect my pacing flag, this thing was bloody huge, I was a little daunted as I hadn't ran with it but to my surprise it weighed next to nothing.
Ready to go
On the start line the usual nervous banter flowed and I had a good chat with a couple of my team mates and runners who fancied a pop at the elusive sub 40 10k.
With only a couple of minute's delay the starting hooter blew and off I trotted like a bearded pied piper. Having ran this race last year and living on the route I know it pretty well and knew with the slight downhill start we needed to bank a little time to counter the slight uphill return to the finish.
The first few ks absolutely flew by and I felt really good chatting with other runners (who probably didn't want my monotonous tones ruining a lovely Sunday morning race).
My teammate and friend has been chasing a 10k for a while and took a gamble by listening to my advice of holding back and not setting off far too fast and as planned stayed by my side to 4k and then pushed on looking strong and determined!
The final 4k are a gradual incline and I had a group of 5/6 guys around me who I knew as long as they didn't try anything silly they would hit their goal, I pointed out that we were going to be running past my house but no one really seemed that impressed!
With 1k to go I checked my watch and with 36 minutes gone I knew we had it and explained to the lads that if they had anything left to push on and really finish strong, on hitting the final straight I could see the finish line and the clock ticking away………..
I crossed the line in 39.59 and recieved a few sweaty hugs and firm handshakes thanking me for helping them achieved PB's, I felt like the king of the world!
I grabbed my goody bag, dropped off my pacing flag (I wanted to keep that tbh). After a quick massage from my sports therapist who was working at the event I went to meet my wife to cheer the 25 clubmates we had running over the finish line, most of whom hit PB's so it was an all round great day for our club!
Races always need pacers and if you haven't done it yet, volunteer it a great experience!
Oh my teammate who rudely left me behind at 4k, how did he do you say?……..
Well he smashed his goal and came in at 39.09!!


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Josiah Spode II (1754-1827) and The Mount Estate (Penkhull)
The Church of England church - St. Thomas
Location 13 on
the index map
After viewing the Primitive Methodist chapel if we turn around the church of St. Thomas stands in the centre of Penkhull.
In 1840 it was the Minton family which took the initiative to replace the school with a new church.
This was designed, like Hartshill church, by George Gilbert Scott (). However shortage of money meant that it was a much plainer structure built with poorer quality stone. It was consecrated on 10 October 1842 and later on that year it was announced that Samuel Minton, son of Rev Thomas Webb Minton, was to be the first incumbent.
The Ordnance Survey map here shows the site of the church in 1877.
Church of St. Thomas
on St.Thomas's
next: are
some graves in St. Thomas's church yard
previous: was the Primitive Methodist chapel
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Robert Christgau:
Expert Witness
The Paranoid Style / The Close Readers
The Paranoid Style:
The Power of Our Proven System
(Misra cassette '13)
Collectors are a mixed blessing, artificial scarcity is a bitch, and this band has yet to release a dull song. So The Power of Our Proven System, which added four tracks to Bar/None's download-only EP The Purposes of Music in General for a Cassette Store Day (!!) limited edition of 100, is the iteration you might as well buy, covet, seek out, steal, or storm the barricades for. Named after a 50-year-old work of political analysis by ironic left-liberal historian Richard Hofstadter and led by Elizabeth Nelson and Timothy Bracy, a pushing-40 D.C. couple who've worked as lobbyists and written their share of quality rock criticism, the Paranoid Style mine a pop-rock vein that braces Wilson's cleanly uncrystalline articulation against Bracy's noisier guitar and a straight four that doesn't quit. With scarcely a word swallowed or a turn of phrase obscure, their disturbing ditties delineate a worldview Nelson has said is "rooted in the small-c conservative conviction that Man is neither perfect nor perfectible — and don't get us started on Woman." The mix should be crisper because the tunes demand nothing less. But for lyrics like "Do it with a flick of wrist/Like you're a magician/Oh you're such a solipsist/There's only one position" and "I'm your friend and I'm your lover/Give me those clogs I'll be your mother," you'll settle. We often do, don't we? A MINUS
The Paranoid Style:
Rock and Roll Just Can't Recall
(Worldwide Battle)
Faster and louder, slower and more reflective, better recorded with a better drummer, this five-song EP is where Elizabeth Nelson fully vents her contempt for the 60s, structural injustice, the 60s, escapist liberalism, a charismatic mentor who brainwashed her with reason, the 60s, and the musical style she and her husband mean to be better at than anybody else in the world except maybe Sleater-Kinney. Her motto: "Don't think twice, it's all over now." Her self-promo: "Glam-rock for the end times." A
The Close Readers:
The Lines Are Open
Led by New Zealand novelist Damien Wilkins, who's old enough to consider Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade a monument, this band sounds more like a cross between — sorry, I know this sounds geographically determinist — the Chills and the Go-Betweens. Wilkins is a mild singer, but his tune sense will sneak up on you, and two of his catchiest songs are about novelists. Really, why not? Especially when two of the others are about teenage wolves and Hüsker Dü? A MINUS
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17 Sep 2018
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"I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity." - Eleanor Roosevelt
What does adventure look like for babies? And how are we as educators encouraging the development of curiosity and adventure in babies?
Focusing on sensory exploration and adventurous environments, this session is a hands-on, visual experience for educators. The aim is to inspire educators to be adventurous and provide opportunities for babies to develop their sense of curiosity through discovery and exploration.
If you work with babies and are looking for inspiration, this session is for you!
Completing Born to be Wild contributes 5 hours of NESA Registered PD addressing 6.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
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Patrick and the Backhoe
By Howard White
Illustrated by Bus Griffiths
Nightwood Editions
8 x 10
- 24 pages
- $15.95
full colour illustrations throughout
"This is an adventure story that is likely to become a classic in its own right"
-London Free Press
Beautifully illustrated by BC folk hero Bus Griffiths who wrote and illustrated the popular comic book Now You're Logging, Patrick and the Backhoe is a classic story of decency and guts triumphing over arrogance and greed.
Patrick lives in a little town on the side of a high mountain. Patrick's mother and father own the town bookstore, and his brother Simon is a bookworm. Patrick can't concentrate on books. The only book he likes is Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel.
Although no great scholar, Patrick does have a talent with levers and knobs and switches. He likes to take things apart and climb up on things. "Once when he was quite small he learned how to make the door of the car work when Dad was driving, and he fell out on his noggin."
Patrick has a special friendship with his Grampa who operates an old backhoe which Patrick loves "because it has more levers and knobs and buttons on it than anything in the world." Occasionally, Patrick is allowed to ride on the backhoe with Grampa.
One day it begins to rain and doesn't stop. "The creek rose higher and surged under the bridge. Then a big boulder came loose and rolled down the hill, plugging the hole under the bridge. The raging waters of Cypress Creek backed up and began to wash away the land on which the town was built." The only thing that can move that boulder is Grampa's backhoe and when Grampa gets stuck under the bridge it's up to Patrick to save the town.
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KITTERY, Maine — For nine years and counting, a group of "grumpy old men" from "Peyton Point" (aka Kittery Point) have been meeting for coffee and conversation just about every morning, solving the problems of (not necessarily in this order) the world, the state, the town and their own lives.
KITTERY, Maine — For nine years and counting, a group of "grumpy old men" from "Peyton Point" (aka Kittery Point) have been meeting for coffee and conversation just about every morning, solving the problems of (not necessarily in this order) the world, the state, the town and their own lives.
A typical exchange one recent day went like this:
"Congratulations! After three years, she got the ring," 93-year-old Albert Farrah said to Fred Blader, a transplant from England, about the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
"He carried it around in his backpack for three years," Blader said.
"He looks like a sensible guy, and she looks like a sensible girl," Farrah said. "But you know what they say? Marriage was invented by a woman."
Or this:
Farrah, a Lowell, Mass., native who said he knew Jack Kerouac, was a bombardier in World War II and spent more than two years in a prisoner of war camp. "You know, they gave people in POW camps saltpeter to curb their enthusiasm." "His," Blader said, pointing a thumb to Farrah, "has just kicked in."
Or in the same vein: "When Viagra came out, the ads said if it stays for more than four hours, call the doctor. I said I'd go to the papers, not the doctor," Blader said.
"I tried calling the doctor, and my wife pulled the phone out of the wall," said longtime Kittery Pointer Frank Totman
And so it goes ...
The eight friends began their bantering ways at the former Frisbee's Market, pulling up to the woodstove and chewing the fat. More recently, they've been coming to Noel's Restaurant & Bakery on Route 1, where owner Jeff Furbish said, "If it gets too quiet, I come over and get them started again."
All Kittery Pointers, some natives, some transplants, some Democrats, some Republicans, they've kind of male-bonded ("Geesh, do you have to use those words?" several are no doubt saying as they read this) over the years.
In addition to Farrah, Blader and Totman, there's Bud Price, another Massachusetts transplant; Bruce Williams, retired assistant chief of the shipyard fire department; Stephen Kehl, 70, who came to the area when his father was shipyard commander; Richard Raynes, 90, whose family came to the area more than 200 years ago; and John Hackney, 88, who lives in the house where he was born, as did his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him.
They talk about national politics: "Let's talk about the quick formation of the tea party. They're like the swift boat captains knocking (former presidential candidate and current U.S. Sen. John) Kerry off. They came out of nowhere," Farrah said.
"If you listen to him, you're only getting one opinion," Totman said. "Steve (Kehl) and I were naval officers, and we don't talk about women and politics."
"You should have seen it during the (2008) primary," Furbish said. "Al was standing up defending Hillary Clinton, and Frank was going at it with him."
They talk about the Memorial Bridge: "I do respect (Congresswoman Chellie) Pingree very much because she's the only one who came down here and talked to us about the bridge," Totman said.
"If it wasn't for Gov. Lynch embarrassing people over here, it wouldn't have gone anywhere," said Blader, adding, "The Kittery Pointers are so inbred anyway, if they take away that bridge it's only going to get worse and worse."
And they are very delighted to talk about Kittery politics, which seems to be their specialty. Take a proposal for pay-as-you-throw trash bags that was recently tabled by the Kittery Town Council.
"I'm happy they got rid of that trash bag charge," Price said. "That was a big scam. Don't tell me they need that money. You can go out there between 11 (a.m.) and 1 (p.m.), and there's no one there."
"No one checks," Totman said. "There's always people there with out-of-state stickers."
"They're going to charge you for the bags and keep the difference so they can spend it somewhere else. It's a politician's trick," Williams said.
"You see, sometimes we do agree."
Another matter on which they all agreed, although they were on the losing end of it, was that the town should not spend $2 million for a community center. Voters passed the measure Nov. 2, although they all voted against it.
"I don't think we need a running track," Price said. "I couldn't get up the stairs to do running anyhow. I don't think we needed it."
"It's craziness," Totman added.
"I heard yesterday they're going to ask for more money," Hackney said.
"Public money for the arts? Give me a break," Price said.
Traip Academy was a different matter. The natives were inclined to keep it open, those "from away" said they had lingering concerns.
"I think they did the right thing. When you lose your school, you lose your identity," Hackney said.
"I went to the Kittery schools, and I did have a good experience," Kehl said. "But they should have taken a harder look. I don't understand why there's such discrepancy in the cost per student" between Traip and Marshwood High School.
As for the upcoming Kittery budget, Democrats and Republicans alike said they didn't want to feel the pinch.
"I want it to be drastically austere," Farrah said.
"I don't think there's any hope that there's not going to be an increase in taxes," Kehl said. "With the lack of stimulus money and the state's situation, I think this coming year is going to be a catchup year."


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Two of the country's most sensational superstars Kamal Haasan and Salman Khan recently made an appearance on screen together for the first time. Kamal will be a guest on the reality television game show Dus Ka Dum which is hosted by Salman. Kamal Haasan will be promoting his upcoming film Vishwaroopam 2 which is releasing in August 2018 amidst
The megastars both have an involvement in the extremely popular reality show Bigg Boss. Khan hosts the Hindi show, while Haasan leads the Tamil version of the hit show.
In 2013, during the release of Vishwaroopam (on which the sequel Vishwaroopam 2 is based), the film was facing the controversy of a country-wide ban. At the time, Salman took a stand in support of Kamal Haasan and the film saying, "Hope each n every fan of his supports him like I am doing n want all my fan to fully support him. Bhool gaye kya ek doojeh ke liyeh."
The sequel Vishwaroopam 2 had an initial release date in 2015, but faced multiple delays. Now the film has been confirmed for an 10th August release through a trailer which was unveiled in June this year. Written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, Vishwaroopam 2 stars Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose, Jaideep Ahlawat and Waheeda Rehman. It is a bilingual film shot in Tamil and Hindi, and also dubbed in Telugu. The Hindi
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Frugal Sweet Potato Casserole
4 medium Sweet potatoes or -- yams (about 2 lb)
1/4 c. Packed brown sugar
1/4 c. Butter
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 Can (8 oz) crushed -- pineapple
1 tbsp. Packed brown sugar
1 tbsp. Butter
1 tsp. Water
1/2 tsp. Ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Ground nutmeg
1 1/2 c.s Miniature marshmallows
1/4 c. Chopped pecans
1. Wash sweet potatoes. Prick each 2 or 3 times with fork to allow steam to escape. Arrange in oven at least 1 inch apart. Microwave at HIGH (100%) until fork-tender, 8 to 10 mins. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
2. Peel and slice potatoes. Place in 2-qt. casserole. Add 1/4 c. butter and the salt. Mash until no lumps remain. Combine in pineapple. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 2 minutes. Stir and set aside.
3. Place 1 tbsp. brown sugar, 1 tbsp. butter, the water, cinnamon, and nutmeg in medium bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) until butter is melted, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after half the time. Add marshmallows; toss to coat. Top sweet potato mixture with marshmallows. Microwave at HIGH (100 % until the marshmallows are melted and potatoes are heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans.
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Verschollen Auf Lost Island
Review by Jen
August 2002
Verschollen Auf Lost Island is touted as an old school adventure
game, and that is no lie. It looks and plays like something from
1992 and yet it was released just this year. Despite the plethora
of companies involved in its development and publication, it smacks
of homemade through and through. The story really makes no sense
at all. Why, then, did I give it a thumb up? Read on, gentle reader ...
In the opening movie, our hero, Tim, finds his girlfriend, Diana,
being accosted by a stranger with a gun. He fights with the stranger;
during the tussle, the stranger shoots, or rather zaps, Diana, and
she disappears into some other dimension leaving behind only her
clothing. The fight continues and Tim ultimately loses and is too
zapped away by the stranger and his mysterious ray gun. Tim finds
himself naked in a crater and his first task is to cover his privates
and then get out of the pit. His initial attempts fail. We were
all giggling pretty hard at the various outcomes. Finally Tim succeeds,
then he wends his way through a strange world filled with pirates
and Anubis-garbed aliens in his quest to reunite with Diana and
return to his own time and place.
Only the title and packaging of the game are German; the game itself
is good King's English through and through, even down to the subtitles.
The characters were well-played by British actors. Tim's voice actor
reminded me a lot of Ringo Starr, not in his Beatles incarnation
but rather as the Conductor in the old children's show Shining
Times Station, employing that rather low-key style to good effect.
All of the actors, in fact, were rather low-key, which suits me
just fine. I don't much fancy that exaggerated, in-your-face, obnoxious
sitcom style used for sidekicks in many games (and for all of the
characters in games like Koala
Lumpur). Instead, the farcical elements of Verschollen
were emphasized by the very "situation normal" attitude
of the characters in the face of the preposterous circumstances.
The screen backgrounds are drawn nicely ... at 640x480 resolution.
The characters too are well-rendered ... if we were to imagine we
were magically transported back in time 10 years. The graphical
quality of Verschollen is about on par with that of The
Curse of Monkey Island or Flight
of the Amazon Queen. These graphics are there to
serve a purpose, not as fine art, and the purpose is indeed served.
Two nasties merit discussion. First is the maze. Yes, Virginia,
there is a maze. It's an ugly one, too. It is nonsensical and utterly
unmappable, and you have to traverse it not once but three or more
times to find various locations within it. For me the key was to
pay attention to the various screens, of which there are not that
many, and go by their appearance rather than trying to figure out
a specific path.
Second, there is a whopping huge bug between the first and second
"chapters." If you do not download and apply the patch
you will be unable to continue or save at the transition and your
only choice is to quit. If, like me, you didn't have any saves at
all, you will be in for some replaying. If, on the other hand, you
did have the foresight to save, your old saves will still work after
you patch the game. (The patch, weighing in at just under 1 MB,
is available from Adventure-Archiv,
specifically here.
After downloading, extract the files into your game installation
Other than that one big fat bug, the game ran flawlessly under
Windows 2000 on my old 733 MHz PIII.
The music is really weird. It's decent, and there are several different
pieces so none of it becomes too tiresome, but the music has no
bearing on what's happening in the game. Rather, each of the 10
or so different loops, in 10 or so completely different musical
styles, will be played through and then swapped over to another,
with no rhyme or reason. Definitely a unique approach to game orchestrationI
don't think I've ever run across anything similar.
Puzzles are entirely inventory-based. Gameplay takes place in several
sequential areas. Once you progress from one to the next, there
is no going back. These areas are all fairly small, each requiring
about 45 minutes to complete. Inventory items found and used in
one area are carried into the next area but will, with one exception,
be unusable for the rest of the game. There are, however, not more
than about 20 or 25 items in the entire game, so the inventory doesn't
really become very cumbersome. There are a couple of instances where
you will need to combine inventory items but for the most part you
use them as you found them. You cannot die.
The interface is simpleyou get a smart cursor that changes
shape depending on what kind of interaction is available. This is
all automatic; you don't need to choose verbs or cycle through the
cursors at all. The screens are remarkably uncluttered; there are
very few red herring objects either onscreen or in inventory.
There are multiple endings, four that I found, and all are based
on choices that you make at a pivotal point at the very end of the
game. So all you need to do is save at that pivotal point, and you
too can experience the different finales. My favorite was the "bad"
ending, in which Tim is ... ha! Did you think I was going to tell
So ... on the minus side we have crappy graphics, a maze, a story
that makes no sense. On the plus side, we have ... not much. Oh
yeah, there is one important positive factor, probably the most
important: Verschollen Auf Lost Island is entertaining as
all get-out. It's suitable for the entire family, too, and it's
fairly short (it took me about five hours to play through). I recommend
this game to anyone who likes cartoony, third-person inventory fests.
The Verdict
The Lowdown
Developer: Incagold/Mayhem
Publisher: Ari
Release Date: January 2002
Available for:
Four Fat Chicks Links
System Requirements
Pentium 100 MHz
Windows 95/98/ME/XP/2000
Direct X compatible graphic card
Sound card
CD-ROM drive
Keyboard and mouse
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Taking your NES Scan is a way of complimenting how your doctor is working with you, while using a range of information it senses within and around the body, known as an energy field according to the findings inside the Quantum Sciences, where everything is connected.
Peter Fraser, the co-founder of NES Health and the brains behind it, referred to this as The Human Body Field, based on information he studied for over 30-yrs, and at NES Health it usually begins with your NES scan.
The health scan
The scan reveals a series of screens that show what is going on in your body-field, right now, on a number of levels such as:
- The bio-chemical physical body, which includes organ tissue, nutritional and environmental factors
- The emotional welfare of what you're dealing with, where it highlights the challenges you're currently working through
- The areas of the brain that tie into Embryology that an ACE Practitioner can interpret more easily
- The energy sappers that need re-dressing, and as they're interpreted you'll understand what they are in yor life, whether that is your job, your partner, your home, your habits, your health, etc
- It also gives a recommended programme that helps clear those challenges in a number of ways, where a miHealth is included if available (Jane uses hers with clients in a number of ways that integrate NES and ACE)
- It gives you a few ah-ha moments by returning results that you've no idea as to how a 30-second scan could possibly find
What your health scan gives you
The scan reveals all of the above and gives you half an hour of clearing the highlighted points shown on the scanned figure that appears on the screen.
The results show up in a colour coded system where red is top priority working back to white as the lowest. You'll clear a number of red, and orange (the second priority readings) as time allows. A scan screen looks like this:
The screen shown here is always the first to appear on a scan and identifies the body's balance in tandem with the axis of the planet.
If there is a discrepancy it will begin making recommendations aimed at bringing your whole system back into a healthy equilibrium.
There are then monthly treatments you can continue in order to bring your whole system back into health, wellness, vitality, and increased longevity.
P.S. Jane would love to support you in getting rid of what weighs you down, so that you can have more vibrant health, vitality and bring more balance into your life.
Take the next steps
Are you ready to take some steps to change whatever's creating an emotional roller-coaster, because this will make a difference. Let's arrange a chat so that you can get more of an insight into what you can end a run of.


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Ashley Tisdale Wedding Details: Vanessa Hudgens Was Her Bridesmaid
Ashley Tisdale is a married lady! The former 'High School Musical' star wed musician Christopher French on September 8, after being engaged for just over a year, and her bestie Vanessa Hudgens was her bridesmaid!
Congrats, Ashley Tisdale! As if marrying your lifetime love isn't already the best, having your best friend by your side is even better! Before her big day, Ashley, 29, told to HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Vanessa Hudgens is her bridesmaid! Click to WATCH her interview for wedding details!
Ashley Tisdale's Wedding To Christopher French: Vanessa Hudgens Is Her Bridesmaid
Ashley officially tied the knot to her musician beau of more than a year, Christopher, on Monday, September 8, announcing the news on her Instagram on September 9, and HollywoodLife.com has learned that Vanessa Hudgens was her bridesmaid, straight from the new bride!
Ashley Tisdale Reveals First Photo Of Her Wedding Cake
Ashley who became engaged in August 2013 confirmed the exciting news before her wedding day: "Yes. She is a bridesmaid," she told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY at the Young Hollywood Awards back on July 27 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Ashley has stayed pretty mum during her engagement, but she did tell us that being engaged to Christopher is "awesome," adding, "everyday has been awesome and amazing, I don't really talk much about it, as it is very private, but it is a very exciting time for me."
Ashley Tisdale Talks About Bridesmaid Bestie Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley who wore a beautiful flower wreath with her lovely white gown told us the secret to her strong friendship with her bridesmaid is communication.
"We're always communicating, even when we're not together," Ashley explained to us. "We're always talking to each other. I think in any relationship, communication is key so that's something that will always keep us connected."
Ashley also noted that their High School Musical experience together formed an unbreakable bond. "It feels like a dream, at this point, but it was something that was such a huge thing for us and so we'll always be connected through that, too."
Zac Efron's Sweet Wedding Message To 'High School Musical' Pal Ashley Tisdale
When they're not at weddings together, Ashely and Vanessa have plenty of girl time. "We get into trouble shopping!" Ashley joked. "We workout. We're just kind of two chicks that are able to be ourselves and hangout," the actress told HollywoodLife.com exclusively.
We bet Vanessa and Ashley had fun shopping together for the big day! And we know that they've been working out together, in preparation for the wedding — these ladies always look amazing coming out of the gym together!
HollywoodLifers, do you love Ashely and Vanessa's friendship? Drop a comment below to say congrats to Ashley!
— Elizabeth Wagmeister with reporting by Russ Weakland