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Social networks are now ingrained into our daily lives and, over recent years, have changed the way we communicate and interact. These changes have also been accompanied by a loss of control with regard to our digital lives and data. Whaller, a private social network platform, offers a solution to this issue by providing individuals and businesses with a tool to create their own private social networks, for each group of people in their life. None of the information shared on the platform is transmitted from one network to another nor is it saved or indexed on search engines. Thomas Fauré, CEO and founder of Whaller, started working on the project with 3 friends in 2011. The goal was to allow everyone the possibility to benefit from the power and (usefulness) of social networks whilst retaining control of our communications and data. " Whaller was born out of a desire to create a space of trust on the web where users could take advantage of the live nature of social networks without having to worry about the issues related to private life or protection of data. By default, Whaller protects its users", explains Thomas Fauré. Whaller works according to a simple and intuitive idea: each registered member can create, or join upon invitation, one of several 'spheres' which makes up a private social network. For instance, a user can communicate on separate spheres, one used for their friends, another solely for their family, their job, their sports club or any other social group. The data is not collected, nor is it indexed by search engines. The app is secure by design: anything written in a sphere will not leave the sphere. In addition to sending messages within a sphere, members can also organise events, send or save files or even create a 'kanban' (task visualizer), to ensure quicker and greater productivity. Another great feature: the platform has all the networks in the same place, meaning everything can be managed centrally. Whaller is not presented in a shared news feed format, so users are not swamped with information or incessant requests. Each user can take control of their communication and deal with it in a proactive way. 'The power of the web can be successfully channelled through control and knowledge, the internet should be a tool and not an addictive and invasive technology', adds Thomas Fauré. 'The big social networks of today are a combination of the early web made up of blogs and chatrooms – they aim to connect individuals with as many people as possible and for them to share information with these contacts, without taking into consideration the diversity and nature of these relations. We, however, want to promote quality relations over quantity.' Not only popular among individuals, Whaller is also an ideal platform for businesses, groups, schools and organisations of all sizes. To date, more than 4000 organisations have already chosen the platform as a secure and user-friendly space for their members to communicate. Customer testimonials 'Our sales teams are spread out all over France, so we needed a secure and quickly operational solution to connect our salespeople. With varying levels of digital tool expertise among our staff, we needed something that would be easy to use. Whaller meets all of these criteria!' Aurélie Bougereau, Group Digital Manager at La Martiniquaise 'As part of our digital transformation, Caisse d'Épargne Rhône-Alpes (French Building Society) decided to set up a collaborative business network. We wanted every user to be able to express themselves freely, share information, publicise an in-branch event, their trade area and of course be able to collaborate on shared projects. The idea of the collaborative business network was to boost teamwork, communication and cooperation between staff. Whaller was perfectly in line with our plans, offering a flexible, collaborative and user-friendly solution.' Cedric Veller, Innovative Project Director at Caisse d'Épargne Rhône Alpe s 'Thanks to Whaller, our 350 volunteers and 6 employees based all over France have a dedicated space that encourages interaction and reinforces a sense of belonging to our association. This tool has become an important medium for internal communication and development, allowing us to encourage collaboration, cooperation and best practices between our branches, to communicate memorable moments and news from our ecosystem, or even enlist internal expertise for company-wide projects. The tool is ergonomic, easily accessible for novices and user feedback is used to improve the platform, something we particularly appreciate.' Gilles Arbellot, General Representative at Passerelles&Compétences Price and availability There is a free version of the Whaller platform as well as Premium and Premium Plus versions which include various additional functions such as graphical customisation of a network, the creation of a an in-app shop for users or CMS. Schools can also benefit from a customised tariff to better satisfy their requirements. About Whaller Founded by Thomas Fauré in May 2013, Whaller is a web-based platform which is aimed at families, associations, businesses and all organisations by allowing them to create and bring to life their own private social networks. The aim: to let the user regain control over their digital life and ensure better protection of data whilst conserving the benefits and interactivity of social media. To find out more, visit their website or meet them at the Web Summit 2016 . Whaller has been carefully selected by a panel of expert judges to exhibit on the French Tech Pavillion at the Web Summit. Find them at Pavillon 1 Booth S845 on Tuesday 8th November . The Web Summit is Europe's largest tech event, taking place in Lisbon from 7th to 10th November 2016 For further information on this press release, contact: Catherine Ryall, Business France UK Press Office Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: www.youbuyfrance.com/uk/
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Have you seen that movie where two people cross paths, but then each person goes on their way, only to be reunited later in the film by sheer coincidence at which point they realise there is inescapable, sizzling chemistry between them and consequently embark on their happily ever after? You mean every rom-com ever made? Unfortunately, away from the silver screen it doesn't seem to work that way: you see someone, feel a connection or a spark and for some reason or another don't manage to swap details and then never see them again. This creates a strong sense of frustration followed by the strong desire to reconnect with the person directly…without having to go on a dating app. This is where the innovative mobile app iicontact comes in; it enables two individuals to REconnect in a simple way without providing any personal information or posting a personal ad. Another online dating app? Nope! • iicontact is a reconnection tool for 2 people who have already felt a connection in real life Rather than an online marketplace where you have to sell yourself through a photo and a profile to be successfully matched (or not). No more repetitive strain injury from excessive swiping! • iicontact works without personal information Rather than exposing personal information such as your photo, name and more on online profiles, you just need to tap a non-personal and non-public search into iicontact. • iicontact is a technological tool Rather than a virtual public space where profiles can be accessed by anyone, spend your time meeting people in the real world and only use the app when you need to. Available free of charge on the Apple Store and on Google Play in 10 languages . "The aspiration to reconnect with someone we had good vibes with in real life is actually driven by complex cognitive, emotional and social neurobiological processes Such an aspiration is universal regardless of age or culture" Dr. Francesco Bianchi-Demicheli Expert of Neurobiology of Human Close Relationship-Geneva University Hospitals How does it work? iicontact has been carefully selected by a panel of expert judges to exhibit on the French Tech Pavillion at the Web Summit . Find them at Pavillon 1 Booth S845 on 10 th November . The Web Summit is Europe's largest tech event, taking place in Lisbon from 7 th to 10 th November 2016. Let's look up from our smartphones and reconnect with the real world! UK Catherine Ryall +44(0) 207 024 3613 firstname.lastname@example.com FRANCE Sandra Pacheco +33 6 21 61 68 11 sandra@hellolacom US Shereen Didie +1 610 457 4388 firstname.lastname@example.com
London, 17/08/2016 - MONKEY TIE is a start-up that has developed the first cloud-based affinity matching software for HR professionals, applied to recruitment and internal mobility as well as learning and development programmes. The company will be launching in the UK this September. Only one position is on offer yet your inbox is cluttered with hundreds of identical CVs to muddle through to find the right person for the job. How much can a CV really tell us about a candidate and how well they would slot into a company? All too often not enough, believes disruptive start-up Monkey tie . It doesn't really say anything about the person, their preferences, inherent strengths and true potential. Thus came about Monkey tie's affinity recruitment concept. It matches a candidate to an employer or a job based on their mutual affinities, in very much the same way as a dating site. To establish their affinity 'points', the candidate answers a few questions about their personality and another set on their motivational drivers. Similarly, the employer fills in a questionnaire about the work environment and culture, and notes the type of personality generally suitable for the position in the job description. Based on this information and the traditional CV, Monkey Tie's algorithm calculates a score that reflects the degree to which the job and candidate match. Free to use for recruiters and employers alike, the services covered by the site are: job posting and candidate searches from the database. As of May 2016, the platform counts over 130,000 candidates signed-up to the site, over 1,600 recruiter accounts and over 20,000 new jobs posted. Affinity-Based Solutions for HR Professionals Having identified strong market demand, Monkey tie saw a gap in the market to license the same affinity-matching solution to companies for two different purposes: more criteria for screening new recruits, on personality and motivations improved knowledge of a workplace's internal talent pool to better plan internal mobility, inform L&D decisions and new recruitment strategies Hence came about two principal B2B product lines : Monkey tie © Jarvis and Monkey tie © Career Profiler . Both are geared at increasing employee engagement and satisfaction, thus decreasing staff turnover. This is a gain in both time and productivity for the company. A visionary yet human approach to HR Having been met with great success in France, Monkey tie has recently signed a deal with the French Ministry of Labour and is tasked with building a nationwide online portal for career orientation. Known as the " Guide d'Orientation des Métiers ", or Career Guidance Toolkit, this portal will make use of various data sources including Monkey tie's own database and matching technology to construct likely career paths and suggest next career moves, such as training programmes to those wishing to boost their career. Monkey Tie's strength as a team lies in its combined expertise in ergonomics, user experience design, psychometrics, cloud-based software development and data-driven algorithms. Always poised to push the boundaries in HR and social innovation and following on from this its achievements in France, Monkey tie is preparing to grow from 12 employees to 20 by the end of 2016, launching its more human-based approach, website and HR solutions in the UK in September 2016. Contact: MONKEY TIE Saoud Moco, COO Email: email@example.com Website: www.monkey-tie.com Company presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/ismoco/monkey-tie-overall-presentation For more information on this press release, contact: Business France UK (The French Trade Commission) Catherine Ryall, Press Officer Email: firstname.lastname@example.com View other press releases at: http://www.youbuyfrance.com/uk/
Atout France is announcing the launch of its new 'France as a modern tale' video The video is a new twist on the classic fairy tale Cinderella, embodies key French destinations and pays homage to classic French hallmarks such as style, elegance, fashion and romance. The 1m40s video is hosted on the Atout France homepage and will be distributed virally. Behind the story The film tells the modern story of one of the most famous fairy tales, Cinderella. Unbeknown to many, Cinderella is the creation of the French writer Charles Perrault. By taking a classic fairy tale and interpreting it in a contemporary way, Atout France portrays a tale that reflects modern France through creativity, its historical background, elegance and style. By using a glamorous Parisian setting, contemporary French designers and luxury standards synonymous with France, and subtle symbols, the film sets itself apart as a unique and original destination video. Watch the video in full here Partners and symbolism Through storytelling and Cinderella's journey, the film incorporates key French partner destinations in a subtle and evocative way. This is achieved by carefully using renowned destination symbols and brand associations placed throughout the story. By portraying French hallmarks and destination associations, values such as culture, history, literature, food, wine, fashion and luxury aspire to appeal to British travellers. French partner destinations involved and their associations are as follows: Paris – Iconic luxury setting Lyon – Festival of light Toulouse – Known as the pink city Bordeaux – Wine production Alsace – Gastronomy Provence – Flowers of Provence Champagne – Champagne production Alps-Mont Blanc – Mountains, snow, winter sports French Riviera – Glamour Biarritz – France's leading surfing destination Normandy – Historical France such as the D-day landing beaches Brittany – The Breton stripes and shirts Behind the scenes The video is directed by Eric Beaupré, a Canadian filmmaker and graphic designer, and Laure Bernard, a French photographer and director. Both reside in Paris. Eric and Laure were inspired by French luxury brands, fashion photography campaigns and their artistic vision, echoing whimsical romanticism and a poetic mood. The video was shot at the famous Plaza Athénée Palace in Paris. The video is hosted online at uk.france.fr and on YouTube , and will be boosted via Atout France's social media channels and sponsored posts. 'What's your Tour de France?' campaign The film comes on the back of the launch of the 2016 edition of the 'What's your Tour de France?' campaign. Now in its third year, the aim of the campaign is to increase awareness and strengthen the image of France in the UK, through creative elements such as print advertising and banner advertising on the platforms and escalators of the London Underground. Three radio spots were played on four radio stations across south-west England between 14–27 March 2016. The objective is to drive traffic to the uk.france.fr website. As per previous years, the regular france.fr website has been completely dedicated to the campaign. This year the site been redesigned, and now stands out with a strong visual look and humorous and enticing category labels. Emphasis has been placed on carefully chosen, engaging images, which first of all aim to inspire visitors and redirect traffic to partner websites. There are approximately 70 destinations involved in the campaign and four main carriers: Brittany Ferries, PO Ferries, DFDS Seaways, and voyages-sncf.com . New partners for 2016 are: Disneyland Paris, Novasol and Eurolines END For further information please contact: Anne Pedersen Head of Public Relations, Atout France Email: email@example.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7061 6624 Web: france.fr Note to Editors Full-length video: 1m40s A shorter 30-second version will be used as a teaser and distributed online. Full biographies on video directors are available upon request. The 'What's your Tour de France?' campaign launched on 14 March and will run until the end of June. About ATOUT FRANCE - France Tourism Development Agency Atout France is responsible for promoting the development of the tourism industry, the country's largest economic sector. Atout France's primary mission is to maintain a detailed and permanent system for monitoring and analysing supply and demand in the tourist market. Atout France is also committed to promoting destinations and works with its partners to further tourism in France. This is achieved through marketing campaigns, online promotion and working closely with the travel trade sector. Atout France works in partnership with public and private organisations and companies involved in the tourism industry both in France and within UK and Ireland. Atout France develops its missions internationally through a network of 35 offices located in 32 countries. Atout France is represented in the UK and Ireland from its office in London, which employs 16 staff.
Dawex will officially launch its Private Data Exchange service at the Mobile World Congress 2019 in hall 8.1D41, stand 10. Intended for users who wish to use the platform in private mode, the service allows companies to exchange internal data free of charge or for a fee, between divisions or subsidiaries but also with private or public customers, suppliers and partners. Dawex is a global platform where companies can source, market and exchange data directly and securely, in compliance with current regulations. Dawex does not buy or sell the data - companies retain complete control over all transactions. Dawex has teams located in France, Canada and the US. Since 2017, more than 6,000 companies from more than 50 countries have registered on the platform. 10% of them are global companies, 45% are located in Europe and 35% in the US. They work across more than 20 sectors of activity. " We are launching Private Data Exchange at MWC because the show is a reference for companies in the IOT sector, which is generating ever increasing amounts of data. This event is an opportunity for Dawex, as a data marketplace, to showcase its technology and promote its Private Data Exchange offering " said Fabrice Tocco, Co-CEO of Dawex. The global market for data exchange and monetisation is growing rapidly via 4 main drivers: • the continuous increase in the volume of data generated (accentuated by the democratization of connected objects and IoT technologies for companies) • the maturity of data economies • the exponential increase in the number of companies developing "data-driven" solutions and products and the emergence • democratization of technologies consuming massive volumes of data (AI, machine learning). It is expected to reach $500 billion by 2022 and $708 billion by 2025 according to Gartner, Forrester and McKinsey. The revenues generated by the data commercialisation can allow a company to increase its turnover by over 20% while increasing their value by up to 25% (BCG, McKinsey). In line with this growth, the market needs secure and organised environments such as the Dawex platform, where companies can meet, discuss, market and acquire data in total confidence, while at the same time reducing risk and costs. Dawex will be exhibiting at MWC on the French Tech pavilion , Hall 8.1D41, stand 10. For further information, please contact: Fabrice Tocco, firstname.lastname@example.com www.dawex.com For futher information about this press release, please contact: Catherine Ryall, Business France UK catherine.ryall@ businessfrance.fr
Vision de Marques specialises in Decorations & Indoor Animation , Outdoor Decorations & Displays and Outdoor Hoarding for Wallscapes . An innovative creative agency, it boasts an impressive portfolio of high-profile clients in France across the retail/shopping, architecture, interior design, fashion, luxury goods, beauty, tech/gadgets/mobile and restaurant sectors, such as Burger King, Etam, Galeries Lafayette, H&M, Kookai, Marks & Spencer, Samsung, Tag Heuer, Unilever, Prêt à Manger and Pizza Hut. Vision de Marques hopes to showcase its proven expertise in optimising point of sale to potential clients and experience a similar level of success in the British market. It is dedicated to setting its clients apart from the competition and transforming their retail point of sale into a vibrant place full of new experiences for the public. Vision de Marques is particularly keen to increase its profile in the UK and exchange with specialist British press and media. For more information on Vision de Marques, visit: Websi te: www.visiondemarques.com/en/ Twitter: @VisiondeMarques Facebook: Vision de Marques For more information on the attached press kit, contact: Fran Lambert,Communications & Marketing Adviser Business France United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7024 3613 Email: email@example.com
MagicEvent.com, a French start-up dedicated to peer-to-peer accommodation for business travellers, will showcase its reservations platform on stand B912 at the Business Travel Show, Olympia Grand London on 24-25 February 2016. Launched in 2014, MagicEvent.com is the leading peer-to-peer accommodation and service website exclusively dedicated to business travel. MagicEvent offers over 20,000 types of accommodation – studios, apartments, villas – in 60 cities across Europe and around the world, such as Paris, Cannes, London, Barcelona and Hanover. Providing a real alternative to hotels, business travellers are increasingly using apartment rentals for reasons related to cost, space and comfort. All accommodation on MagicEvent.com is selected to meet the needs of business travellers in terms of comfort and safety, and are in close proximity to exhibition and conference centres or in the centre of town. Accommodation is rated between 1 and 5 stars based on objective criteria related to comfort and amenities. "More and more business travellers have tested apartment rental on peer-to-peer websites for personal travel, and are looking to benefit from the same advantages for business travel," explains Valéry Linÿer, CEO and Co-founder of MagicEvent.com. "This type of accommodation provides savings of 30% to 60%, without including the costs saved on restaurants and transport." MagicEvent also offers a mobile concierge app for reserving numerous services during a stay in Paris. Prior to their trip or while travelling, professionals will have access to room service, as well as car and laundry services and practical/tourist information to help with their stay. To facilitate the reservation and management of accommodation expenses by companies, MagicEvent.com has developed services that are 100% business-oriented: group agreements for large companies, an expenses monitoring and optimisation tool for travel managers, the Magic Business Card loyalty programme for executive assistants, the Pro Travel Agency offer for travel agencies, and white label sites for events organisers. "We have simplified the reservation method as far as possible to allow payment by bank transfer, or monthly invoicing," adds Valéry Linyer. "Our tools perfectly meet the needs of companies looking to promote this type of accommodation and monitor the expenses and travel of their employees. Travel managers can have complete confidence in MagicEvent since our entire offer is adapted to business travel, in terms of location, comfort and safety." Since its launch, the start-up has raised capital three times, to the sum of €3,000,000. It employs around 20 employees in France, Germany and Madagascar. About MagicEvent.com Launched in 2014, MagicEvent.com is the first sharing economy portal dedicated to business travellers. They can find accommodation next to exhibition and conference centres, and services in major European business cities. MagicEvent.com was founded by three partners: Valéry Linÿer, William Lecerf and Eric Christophe. Valéry has spent his career working in the events industry in France but internationally. He has set up events in Paris, Cannes, Hong Kong, Geneva, Abu Dhabi and Doha, and has attended many other events across all sectors. "It is often difficult to find somewhere to stay during these major international events. A shortage of hotel rooms leads to an immense increase in prices and extended transportation times. Business travellers have more and more budget constraints. Renting an apartment offers more space and sometimes more comfort for a better price." William specialises in short term rental and related services in Cannes. He works on many events and conferences across the city. Eric Christophe, previously an Information Systems Director for a major financial group, is in charge of development and SEO. The start-up carried out fundraising in 2013 with several funders. Further fundraising to the sum of €1 million in November 2014 allowed MagicEvent.com to accelerate its development in Europe, setting up offices in Paris and Cologne. In September 2015, MagicEvent.com fundraised €1.5 million, which will allow it to develop its website for international clients and develop new services for business travellers. Among the start-up's shareholders are Benoît Bassi, Partner and President of Bridgepoint Business in France, and board member for the Bridgepoint Group, and Michael Benabou, Co-founder of Vente‑Privée.com. The Banque Publique d'Investissement (BPI) and other investment companies are also helping the start-up to develop further. For further information on Magic Event, go to www.magicevent.com or contact: Bérengère Bonnet Marketing/Communications Director MagicEvent.com 182 Avenue Charles de Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine France Tel: +33 (0)1 84 02 10 72 Mobile: +33 (0)6 86 86 37 12 Email: email@example.com For a video on MagicEvent.com, go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bfTNwM4veU For further information regarding this press release, contact: Fran Lambert, Communications & Marketing Adviser Business France – The French Trade Commission in the UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7024 3613 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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A few months ago Money Man dropped his first mixtape since signing with Birdman called Secret Society.
Today we get a fresh new mixtape drop that boasts 7-tracks with no features, as Money Man carries it all up on his own with his classic restrained delivery. The rapper let us know via Twitter that he recorded the whole mixtape in 24-hours, hence the name 24 Hours.
The project tops off with "Breather" that hears a DJ Dirty Dollaz stamp at the beginning (as do most tracks on the tape) followed by Money Man going off about smoking weed and bringing a gyal home. "I grow that Indica and that Sativa/ Took her to the crib and put her in the sleeper/ She need her a breather."
The next six tracks follow in order of "Visions," "Get Over," "Dead Friends," "Glorified," "Philly," and ends things off with "Handlebars (Contest Song)."
Before the release of this mixtape, the last we heard from Money Man was a feature on Philthy Rich's track "Dead Fresh." Before that was a video drop for his track "Step On It." The tracks that leads with a sick piano intro has visuals that sees Money Man in an abandoned warehouse with lots of ladies surrounding him on the regular, with a cup or two in hand.
Other than Money Man, YMCMB has a pretty sick collective of rappers. We're talking Drake, Young Money, Nicki Minaj, Rich Gang, Lil Wayne and Jacquees to name a few. We break down a full list of label runners here.
It's a best bet that Money Man will get a strong feature on any upcoming tracks, future mixtapes or album drops.
As for Birdman, the leading man behind the scenes of Cash Money, the rapper took to Instagram today to wish Lil Wayne a Happy Birthday. He quoted the photo below with, "#HBD weezy F #GOAT #livinlegend @liltunechi."
As for Lil Wayne, we'll soon be hearing him on Rich The Kid's upcoming album.
Check out Money Man's mixtape and let us know what you think.

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For All Seasons has announced the appointment of Monika Mraz as its first Director of Development. Mraz comes from UNICEF USA in New York, NY, where she worked 10 years, including in her most recent position as Vice President of Global Cause Partnerships. Prior to that, Mraz worked for Conservation International in Washington, DC and Wildlife Conservation Society in New York, NY. She completed a Masters of Business Administration from University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, UK and attended the ESSEC Business School in Paris, France. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Mraz, who lives in Oxford with her family, comments, "I was inspired by the mission of For All Seasons. As a behavioral health nonprofit, the organization cares about delivering mental health services to the community, without regard to a person's ability to pay. Mental health is an important component in all of our lives and a cornerstone to everything we do."
She adds, "I am very excited to be working with the organization at this time as we work to tackle the organization's wait list. It is an ideal time to familiarize the community better with the range of services we provide and how to access them."
Beth Anne Langrell, Executive Director of For All Seasons, comments, "Monika brings a fresh new outlook, as well as vast experience in developing relationships with friends and donors in the community. As our first Director of Development, she will be an asset to the organization as we seek to grow support for the organization and to grow our Endowment."
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Kultur-Mitte is a platform that offers all information about events, places, funding and others in the field of culture ("Kultur" in german) in Berlin Mitte covering six areas of the city.
I was completely free in designing all media. The editors Annette Wolter und Jochen Küpper suggested some conceptional solutions like hopscotch as base of a flyer and taking triangles for patterns.
For the color I took into account that blue was used already before. Cyan is brightly now. With a bit of red (also a corporate color of the city of Berlin) – like used in the flyer – it becomes edgy.
The logo transports the place Mitte and the subculture as a radial gradient where the name is placed centered on a stripe above like left out when brushed.
The type is Lato, a young sanserif typeface designed in the Summer 2010 by Warsaw based designer Łukasz Dziedzic ("Lato" means "summer" in Polish). It's classic with a lively and open touch.
As text type for print and web applications Fira ist used. Originally designed of the well known type designer Erik Spiekermann for Bundespost and together reworked with Carrois Apostrophe (now bBox Type) this very legible sans serif typeface is also used on the website of english newspapers The Independent and Evening Standard.
To create a striking contrast I chose Playfair Display for headlines, subitems and links. The typeface was designed by Claus Eggers Sorensen from Amsterdam.
Further design element are the patterns from triangles. They are also a result of the folding of the flyer. On the website they are used as tiles where there is no specific image. With such a simple concept almost an infinite number of appealing patterns can be created and used in different way.
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BlackBerry Three Day Disruption has hit North America and Worldwide 10/11/2011
In a third day of outages, BlackBerry service disruption has hit the United States and Canada, the company has said.
BlackBerry users have once again taken to social networking sites and microblogging sites like Twitter and Facebook to air their grievances, disgust and frustration at the downed network, which began to falter over three days ago. Read More - Click Here!
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The Prince Of LA - How We Rockin [Spladow Ent. Submitted]
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MIAMI – A worker was taken to a hospital after an explosion at the site of the Port Miami tunnel project Tuesday afternoon.
A Port Miami spokeswoman said the man was working on a high-pressure pipe when the pipe's cap blew off and hit him in the hard hat.
From Sky 10 overhead, crews could be seen using a crane to lift the man, who was strapped to a backboard, to safety.
The injured worker was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital as a precaution, officials said. He is expected to be fine.
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Opalis Integration Server is officially supported by Microsoft in virtualized environments
I just wanted to let everyone know that Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 and later versions are now officially supported in virtualized environments in accordance to the guidelines documented in the following Knowledge Base article:
KB957006 - Microsoft server software and supported virtualization environments (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957006/en-us)
We'll be updating the KB article above shortly but for more information about support for Opalis in a virtualization environment, visit the following Microsoft website:
Note Opalis Integration Server 6.3 or a later version is required for installation on Windows Server 2008 and later versions. However, only Integration Packs released with version 6.3 are supported on Windows Server 2008 and later. Use of existing Integration Packs requires installation on Windows Server 2003.
J.C. Hornbeck | System Center Knowledge Engineer
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Cancelled - Ashland ALL - Academy for Learning and Leading
Note: The Ashland session is cancelled but we will be facilitating the ALL meeting in Lexington on October 16.
ALL for KEDC is a new opportunity for member districts that will immerse teams in a model of inquiry- and problem-based learning around a specific locally identified problem of practice related to scaling highly effective teaching and learning practices. Teams committed to the ALL will work to gain knowledge, skills, and behaviors to solve their problem, while participating in a larger learning community/collaborative learning environment that meets face to face 4 times over the course of the 2018-19 school year. Additional coaching/support will be provided between meetings to individual teams via electronic means and/or site visits.
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Looking good. Yeah, I find myself not needing RocketDock now with these items pinned to the taskbar now as well. :)
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I use the RocketDock mainly in XP over Vista even since Vista has everything stuffed on the qiuck launch bar at the moment. That cleans up a real mess for both of those real fast!
Plus the RocketDock tool can be a real pain at times when you have an IE or other browser window open maximized and that pops up right when you are looking close by or taking a clip with the snipping tool. "rotten 3rd party annoyance!" Grrr...
The one thing tried here after ticking the show on desktop for the CP was to create a second shortcut and not being able to pin that onto the taskbar and no option to unblock on either!
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Walter Frederick Osborne, impressionist and Post-Impressionism landscape and portrait painter, is born in Rathmines, Dublin on June 17, 1859.
Most of Osborne's paintings are figurative and focus on women, children, the elderly, the poor, and the day-to-day life of ordinary people on Dublin streets, as well as series of rural scenes. He also produces city-scapes, which he paints from both sketches and photographs. A prolific artist, he produces oils, watercolours, and numerous pencil sketches. He is best known for his documentary depictions of late 19th century working class life.
Osborne is the second of three sons of William Osborne, a successful animal painter who specialises in portraying horses and dogs for the then prosperous Irish landlords. He is educated at Rathmines School and at the Royal Hibernian Academy school. He learns from his father that there is money to be earned from painting animals. He produces quite a few, including of children with their pets, notably his 1885 A New Arrival, and a series of impressionistic works on cows.
Osborne wins the Taylor Prize in 1881 and 1882, the highest student honour in Ireland of the time, while studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He is influenced by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, and the French realist, plein-air painter, Jules Bastien-Lepage, as well as Berthe Morisot.
In 1883, Osborne moves from Antwerp to Brittany where he paints his famous Apple Gathering, Quimperlé, now in the National Gallery of Ireland. Soon after, he moves to England where he works alongside Nathaniel Hill and Augustus Burke at Walberswick. During his period he often returns to Dublin to make preparatory sketches for what becomes his most renowned series, of the everyday lives of the city's poor. Although highly regarded today, these documentary, street paintings are not commercially successful, and Osborne supplements his income through portrait paintings of the middle class, which are not as artistically satisfying.
In 1886, he is elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy and receives many commissions for portraits. This is an important source of income, as he has no private means of his own. After his sister dies he is involved in looking after her daughter, and his own parents become increasingly financially dependent on him.
In 1892, he returns to Ireland to live in the family residence, and he also keeps a studio at No. 7 St. Stephen's Green. He spends a considerable amount of time painting outdoors, in Dublin around St. Patrick's Cathedral or in the country. He is well liked in social circles and counts the surgeon Sir Thornely Stoker, brother of Bram Stoker, among his best friends.
Osborne's mother becomes ill in the early 1900s, and Walter spends significant periods caring for her. In 1903, while gardening, he overheats himself and catches a chill, which he neglects, and which develops into pneumonia. He dies prematurely from the illness at the age of 43 on April 24, 1903. He is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin.
Some critics have suggested that at the time of his death he is on the brink of his artistic maturity. His final work Tea in the Garden, a fusion of naturalism and impressionism, remains unfinished at his death and is now in the collection of the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. Today his work is highly sought after by collectors.


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A financial services company plans to shut down its operation in Pawtucket later this year, and the city�s economy will lose about 330 jobs as a result.
A financial services company plans to shut down its operation in
Pawtucket later this year, and the city's economy will lose about
330 jobs as a result.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., of New York, sometimes called BNY
Mellon, will move its operation from Pawtucket to another of its
locations about 40 miles away, in Westboro, Mass.
BNY Mellon offered jobs in Westboro to all the Pawtucket staff,
company spokesman Joseph F. Ailinger Jr. said. About two-thirds of
them accepted the offer, opting to re "We understand this choice
[to relocate] is not feasible for everyone, and so those unable to
relocate will be provided a severance option," the company said in
a statement. "To ensure no disruption for our clients, employees
will be transitioned from the Pawtucket facility in phases to be
completed by early fall."
The layoffs come as Rhode Island continues to struggle with high
unemployment. The state has had a double-digit jobless rate for 24
consecutive months. The state's jobless rate was 11.2 percent last
month, fourth-highest in the nation, federal figures show. More
than 64,000 Rhode Islanders were officially counted as
Ailinger said BNY Mellon made the decision because its lease for
the Pawtucket site is expiring in the fall and the company has "a
larger facility barely 40 miles away," where the transferred
workers will join about 900 BNY Mellon employees. The decision had
nothing to do with Rhode Island's business climate or its tax
structure, he said.
The Pawtucket site is at 100 Freight St., in an industrial area
off Route 95.
John T. Gannon, Pawtucket's director of administration, said
that city officials had held discussions with BNY Mellon to try to
determine what it might take to keep the jobs in the city. But
because BNY Mellon's lease is expiring, and the company has excess
vacant capacity in Westboro, the relocation decision was "all but
inevitable," Gannon said in a statement. "The landlord still has a
great facility, and the city will be happy to work with them in
every way to help bring in new tenants," he said.
Under federal law, an employer generally must give advance
notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. The state Department of
Labor and Training on April 1 received notice of the relocation,
said agency spokeswoman Laura Hart. The notice said the Pawtucket
operation would be closed permanently, resulting in the layoffs of
103 non-union personnel, she said.
The state labor agency has asked the company if it is interested
in hosting a "rapid-response" session for workers in which the
agency provides information about various federal and state benefit
programs, but the agency has not heard back yet, she said.
The Pawtucket operation is involved in investment services,
handling mutual fund documents and performing other back-office
financial services functions, Ailinger said.
It has changed hands several times in recent years. In 1999, for
example, PNC Financial Services Group, of Pittsburgh, acquired
mutual fund service provider First Data Investor Services Group,
boosting PNC's Global Investment Servicing unit, formerly known as
PFPC Worldwide. In July 2010, BNY Mellon acquired PNC's Global
Investment Servicing unit for $2.31 billion.
The winding down of the Pawtucket operation, and its
consolidation with the Westboro operation, are "part of the
transition" related to acquisition last year, Ailinger said.
The transfer of workers will start late this month, when some of
the Pawtucket employees begin working in Westboro, Ailinger said.
The process will continue until the fall, he said. Workers who
opted not to relocate will be laid off in stages, from the end of
June until the fall, he said.


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He's one of the quiet observers-from-a-distance of our local music scene. He knows local people both big and small, but judges no one.
He's sick and tired of all the name jokes, and wisecracks about being eaten on a Lee Harvey's burger. He's the ultimate barfly, and wise observer of all things that go down at our beloved Lee Harvey's....even on dog day Sundays.
He's also a damn cat, but I still think we should scratch his head and pick his brain about local music in order to get answers we definitely did not write ourselves based on guesses about what he might care about. Why not? We all talk to our cats, anyway.
Congrats! You're our first non-human Local Music 'Mercian.
I am honored to be asked by you about my opinions on local music. They are broader than my dietary preference, which consists solely of dry Meow Mix.
Jesus, really? You're a fixture at one of the tastiest food joints in town, though.
I love Lee Harveys, and their gift for human cuisine. I love my friends Jeana Johnson and Marc Cassel, and their restaurants, Mot Hat Ba and 20 Feet, but dude....dry cat food is where it's at.
Suit yourself. I love the grilled cheese...and the bands.
As a bar cat who grew up at a bar in South Dallas, I have heard a lot of bands. I will tell you that the best ones I have heard and have the most feelings for are the "kid bands" from Zounds Sounds http://www.zounds-sounds.com/. Those kids can rock the free world and beyond!
Ok, well before we get into these kid bands, what is Zounds Sounds? A school of some sort?
It's a rock school, for kids. How cool is that? Kids who are into music in this town have a lot of opportunities that most of us cats, or people, will never have...to learn to rock out. First, I love Plowboy. They're around 15, and they're amazing. They vibe a lot of early Zeppelin and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who they recently got to open for on a few tour dates! Also, the Psycho Sonics are a great band, and are also sprung from Zounds Sounds. They kinda channel The Raconteurs and Wolfmother.
You would think a cat would hate anything to do with a band called Wolfmother. As if mere mention of the name would make your hair stand on end.
Nah! Not at all. I'm chill. I rarely "arch" at anything. I am also very partial to the Mo Robson Band, they've play some good original Honky Tonk at Lee Harvey's. Yells At Ells have pulled off some great jazz here! All CATS love jazz...you should know that.
I do know that. Who else?
I do love Le Cure, the Cure cover band, even though it's tribute covers, and not local originals. I love them because they dedicate the song "Love Cats" to me every time. Even when I'm being a dick. Doug, the bassist from Le Cure, is in a cool local band called Ten Can Riot.
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How about local music people who have made it big? Don't you occasionally spot them there?
Sure, it ain't no big thing. It was interesting to spot Rhett Miller watching the Bowie tribute band The Thin White Dukes one night. It's been an honor to have MC900 Foot Jesus come out of retirement and spin a little here. Billy Joe Shaver is a groovy guy, too...but his cat petting could use some work. He's a little ham-handed.
Any final thoughts at the end of the day for our local arts community who love you?
At the end of the day I says SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC AND UPCOMING LOCAL MUSICIANS. Hey, even if they're here playing covers, man. Tribute cover songs are like comfort food. Like a good bowl of chicken and dumplings from Dixie House. Embrace that familiar taste, and explore the riches that Dallas has to offer. And don't forget to check out the kid bands, or I might just have to kick some sand in your face. Or..is that sand?


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Yes, yet another thread for brainstorming ww1 ideas. Basically, I am going to make a ww1 map, and I wanted to get some thoughts on my ideas so far. I have a rough draft map image completed, the map is extremely large and ideally will be useable for scenarios other than just ww1. I have the following goals
1) Neither side forced into any strategy. Kill France first and kill Russia first should be equally strong strategies
2) Simplicity, very limited extra features, easy to play
3) Fun to play, good replay value, no 2 games play out quite the same
Historical accuracy is a secondary goal
To help achieve the above I am considering the following to implement. I'm curious how others would feel about these
-The United States will not be in the game. I could give the UK extra income after a certain event, but I think leaving out the USA as a seperate nation will help with #1
-Starting sometime in 1915, after Italy has joined the war. This lets it be somewhat accurate without needing a complex politics system. I think its easier to balance with these boundaries as well
-Splitting Germany into 2 separate nations, like Hisachi/Yamamoto in other games. The primary goal here is letting Germany have 2 nations in the north atlantic, so it can do anything that France/UK can
-I will be including a railroad system
-I am considering a very simple politics system for a limited number of nations, possibly just Romania and Bulgaria, maybe an Arab revolt
-Tech is something I am unsure about. I certainly will not be implementing the tech system of No Man's Land, it is really unbalanced. Maybe just let certain weapons be purchased after turn X, like in NWO?
I have seen many good ww1 attempts die to feature creep, so do be aware that I am going to be heavily factoring in how much complexity a given feature adds
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In my opinion, the only way to have both a decent level of simplicity and of realism is starting in March 1918. This way you could also have no tech and same frontiers, as the Germans would be able to produce armours too.
In my mind, the only thing that may be more important than realism is simplicity, which is going to curb realism anyway, by definition. I would address balance by simply choosing a scenario that can be realistically balanced (it is often a very loose opinion) or a realistic victory condition. Rest I think should be less important than realism.
On the other hand, a 1918 start may create issues between realism and balance, since one may argue the game needing being unbalanced in favour of the Entente, at that point. This can be solved with a "moral victory" condition, in which the Alliance just needs to survive for some time; tho such alternative victory conditions are always lame, but better than an irrelistically balanced scenario.
Also, I suggest calling the alliances "Entente" and "Alliance", instead of the common "Allies" and "Central Powers". "Entente" would make little sense by 1918, but I really don't like the "Central Powers" name; rater "Alliés" and "Alliance".
This way you could call the game "Alliance & Allies"...
Also, I believe territory and units names should be all in French ("infanterie" or whatever).
I suggest you have trains as land transports; this way a same train can transport multiple units on the same turn (they should have like movement 12; and this way you can like keep going back and forth of 3 spaces, and transport 2 units forward of 3 spaces every turn). Of course trains should have a fuel cost, also because they tended to wear off and break down quite a lot back then. On the other hand, I would have no fuel costs for most other things, and surely not for the "infanterie" or "cavalerie"; sadly, as now there is the problem (I'm not sure) that transported still use fuel. It may be an idea having fuel cost for the trains only and maybe triggering it on for Combat Move only for the "artillerie".
I definitively suggest all normal units having upkeep costs (negative income production); you can have them costing 1 PUs each of upkeep, to keep it simple.
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To repeat the original post, realism is going to come secondary. (Perhaps later I could make the game begin on January 18th, 1919. Then Germany surrenders on turn 1 everygame, and bam! Perfect realism )
I was expecting someone to complain about USA not being in the war, but instead I get the suggestion to leave Russia out. In my opinion its not ww1 if there is no eastern front. Unit names will be in English. Territory names will be either be all in English or in the local languages if possible. The Alliance names will be Central and Entente, replacing Central with Allies would confuse many people I think. I am not adding alternate win conditions to make it more realistic, that's not the goal of this map. Conquering all of Europe is part of the fun anyways
Nothing about that sounds simple. I will not be adding upkeep or fuel cost. I don't want feature creep. I will be including trains only because I have found a very simple way to implement them. I have explored many options and I'm happy with a solution I found. Land transport has a major issues of only transporting 1 unit at a time. I invite you try moving units around with 12 movement, 1 capacity trains, it is anything but simple. My goal is for an easy to play map
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How can you achieve what you want and leave Russia in? Russia surrendered under a series of conditions and infighting that would be very hard to realistically represent and would anyway require what you don't want to have, if not marginally, as you said. As I see it, leaving Russia in and keeping it simple would require not caring about realism almost at all.
You should not think that upkeep is necessarily hard; as I said, you can just say that all units have 1 PUs upkeep and it is smooth and a big boost to realism for sure (the fact that stuff costs nothing to maintain is one of the foremost issues of basic realism). Upkeep may make the game even simpler, limiting stacks.
A simple upkeep system may help removing this mith that a map with upkeep have to be complex.
Well, I don't think I would be able to figure out a simple representation of WWI leaving Russia in, but good luck.
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If you are going for "Entente", then I surely suggest "Alliance" for the other, not "Allies".
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By leaving Russia in? I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean. The goal is a simple game based on ww1, there is no need for any complex Russian revolution rules, if they get captured they get captured. I've already stated that historical accuracy is not the goal. If people demand the Russian civil war, I would consider something like in domination no man's land (which is extremely simple and fun to play)
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Ok, I understood "secondary goal" meant something to achieve beside the main targets, even if with lower priority.
Also, I'd rather suggest giving everyone double combatmove-then-combat, instead of splitting nations in two; as long as you don't reset, this won't give double movement, but just the ability to use it before or after. It would be probably a decent way of representing the role of cavalry, while keeping it at a relatively low efficiency / cost level as a unit, even tho here we would go back to realistic considerations about it's intended employment.
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I suggest a 2 nation Germany basically to let it can-open for itself (mostly at sea), because this is a major issue in other ww1 games. On land there just aren't many 2 move units (just cavalry) so can opening is less important. I know some people don't like the split-nation thing so I was hoping to hear feedback. Double combat move is interesting but I wonder if it happens often enough to justify adding
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I really like all of creating ww1 map attemts because I am aware of ww1 maps have more strategic options than ww2 maps. Here we go.
-First of of all Strategic diversity, balance and game speed are more important than historical accuracy. You can manipuate historical accuracy as you want even the territories of countries (but not too much). For example actually Baluchistan was British territory but in Dom 1914 Baluchistan is neutral territory because this property provides much more strategic options. Britain player can attack to Baluchistan immiedately or postpone. That's strategic options. If Britain had started with Baluchstan it would be worse off for strategic diversity. Also Germany can start with Mexico City and Turkey can start with some toops in the North Africa and Somali. Because there were anti-allies rebels. So starting in August 1914 would be best.
-I would prefer independent USA and should join the war in Auagust 1914 as Dom 1914.
-All countries should be one piece for game speed and strategic diversity.
-If the map is extremely large, railroad system would be good but mechanize infantry tech can provide this. Just cavalry movement power should be 3
-I dont prefer adding politics system. Game would be slow down
-Dom 1914's tech system isn't unlabalance just industry tech should privde +2 more unit instead of +3 and merchant marine should remove.Yes spending roll is luck depend but also there are too much income and easy to compensation them. Dom 1914's tech system would be much more unbalance for medium or small maps.
-Creating convoy zones would be very good idea. Also Germany need 1 mobile factory in the Atlantic ocean which can product only submarine. But I don't know is there any code for this idea?
Uhm, I'd rather suggest "heavy_cavalry" at movement 2 and "light_cavalry" at movement 3 and, if you make multiple cavalry at all, then surely also "horse_artillery", at movement 2.
Starting from infantry at cost 3 and 1/2/1 stats may be:
light_cavalry: 1/1/3 cost 5
heavy_cavalry: 2/1/2 cost 6
horse_artillery: 2/2/2 cost 8 gives support to 1 cavalry
I'd make cavalry supportable only by horse_artillery, not by normal artillery, but I would allow horse_artillery to support all, on the other hand.
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I totally agree, maybe not with Germans in mexico though. With that said, I think that having the USA reduces strategic diversity due to its location. After studying the existing ww1 maps, I really think the USA really kills the possibility of a kill France first strategy for Germany, its position forces the Central powers to attack Egypt or Russia, since the US cannot really reinforce those areas. I want the central powers to have more options
The map is huge, and I think railroads are important to help the Central Powers (so Germany isn't forced to set up transports from Berlin). Being able to move units across Germany or Austria quickly will give them more options.
The issue I have is that certain techs are so much stronger for certain nations while useless for others. I would let players have much more choice in what they research, if I include it. I also might just do the NWO red dot system, and let tanks and modern fighters be purchased after a few turns
I know how to do this, that is a very cool idea I had never thought of!
thanks for feedback. Do you have any ideas on trenches?
It will probably just be 1 cavalry type, at move 2. The map is very large, a 3 move cavalry is very threatening on the eastern front
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Killing France first strategy is doomed to be the worst strategy for all ww1 map. This is inevitable Because ;
-Normally USA is useles for a very long time but if Germany choice kiling France first strategy, USA might send troops to France very early in join the war very eary. Russia can take Commies and would be overpowered. Britain can kill the Ottomans, German navies and take German colonies and would be unstopable. Also focusing to only one territory is too bad because defense is easy attack is hard and Italy and Uk can support to Paris very easily.
The Order of danger according to the centrals;
2) Russia
3) France
4) Italy
Killing France first strategy is only preferable under the conditions; otherwise useless.
-Strong France than Russia
-Commies should strong
-Very few income to the German colonies (Easy to sacrifice them)
-France shouldn't has 2 capital.
I am satisfied to Dom 1914's trenches and rules. And gas is essential unit as 1914. You can add sea mine, same construction rules 1 hit point and immune to air attacks.
Cavalry=2 movement +1 movement power with a tech.
Also I believe that gases should attack without unit support.
I think you are drawing too big a conclusion. If it turns out to be impossible I'll accept that, but I am going to try to make France first viable. I will be drawing France intentionally so that you cannot just stack Paris, you need armies elsewhere or your land will be captured. Sort of like in NWO, if Russia just spams defense its pretty easy to hold Moscow for a long time, but doing so while holding the rest of your territory is difficult.
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I think Russia should have 2 capitals because St peters burg is just too far.
Another map idea will be like this:
I think the people want more territories than that map, in particular Italy-Austria would be quite boring I think. I will not be doing a zoom in box anywhere, its a major complaint of Great War.
An interesting thing is that on many existing maps Paris is actually farther from Berlin than St. Petersburg. Where would you put the second capital, Moscow? Its just as far, I could put in somewhere like Minsk which can make sense for gameplay but feels really odd. Germans can use Russia's railroads as they advance which hopefully will help with distance
Correctly crazy, disingenuously German
Are you drawing a map German?
"A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"― Rudyard Kipling
Sort of. I'm editing a map of Europe, perhaps adding North America and India later. I have zero experience editing images but I think I will have a functional, if somewhat ugly, map.
I wanted to avoid making my own map but I just didn't find a suitable existing map to use. I also wanted to add my personal touch, and I might use it for other projects. I am spending a lot of time analyzing how the territories interact
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Very interesting project. Let me know if I can help with something. I am a little occupied with school work atm. but hopefully soon I can get back to Iron War and could also give you a hand if needed.
If your map allows it I would love to see sea and land mine fields, horses, artillery, maybe horses pulling artillery :-) , trenches, balloons, mustard gas!!!. And what about spy units and diplomatic units? (maybe every player could control two player slots, a military and a diplomatic, allowing them to move diplomatic units around) It could be fun to be able to harass the other players in other ways than military. What about General Units? Maybe units with pictures of real life WW1 generals. Hero units? The red baron and I am sure the other nations had their own heroes. Ace units? Maybe you could figure out a system that allowed upgrades to Ace or Veteran status? Maybe purchased with special resources.
About the Russian revolution, maybe you could have small events like I put in Age of Tribes? Like an AI player that suddenly began dropping red Russian in Russian territories, just as a minor nuisance. Same for USA, could it not just be a week AI player from the start?
I cant wait to see you map layout.
Frost, I will love some artistic support, but that is down the road. However, I must note that what you are describing is pretty much exactly why so many ww1 map attempts failed, they try to add too much. I want to publish something simple first, just because the 2 popular ww1 maps are both really heavily flawed IMO. Perhaps we can collaborate on something crazy later, but first I want to put a somewhat simple project out there
that is why I say I'm going to add just 1 advanced feature, and stop myself at that. If you can make the case for hero units being that (I actually had a plan for something like that), I'll hear it. But I want this to be a map that is very approachable and stays similar to classic tripleA maps.
For units I was going to start with the basics (inf, art, cavalry), and add whatever feels necessary. Were horse drawn artillery a huge thing in ww1? I would definitely include it a slightly earlier map
For russian revolution, my concern with your suggestion is that in a highly competitive game, players would learn where the red soldiers appear and pre-position to kill them. I'll post some map teasers tomorrow
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I don't know if it can be considered an advanced feature, but my vote would definitively be for upkeep costs (even only 1 PUs each for all but immobile infrastructures).
Having Zombie armies that costs nothing at all and can pile up forever is the worst thing, unless you are playing Zombieland; then it's fine.
My number 2, then, would be having consumable multiple steps builds, especially for battleships, that should not be popped out in 1 turn.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the second of the Versus Battles! Tonight, we have a vanguard of the British nouveau-SF writers, Mr. Jeff Noon against the world-class genre-masher, Mr. China Miéville. In this battle we have Noon's first book Vurt, against Miéville's first novel King Rat. It's basically going to follow the same sort of format as the first Versus Battle, but a few little changes (and maybe, just maybe, some improvements. Let's not get too carried away though). Oh, and a warning that there are some plot spoilers in here, but nothing you can't handle, I'm sure.
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Take note brides-to-be: You dont need sovereign power or an eight-figure trust fund to borrow elements from a royal wedding. With the guidance of Rich Bride, Poor Bride wedding planner, Laura Atendido, we find cost-effective ways to pull off the same glitz as Will and Katewithout mortgaging the palace.
Location, Location, Location
Google co-founder Larry Page wed wife, Lucy Southworth, in 2007 on billionaire-bud Richard Bransons private Caribbean island. To accommodate all 600 attendees, Page also rented out the island next door.
For the masses: Surprise guests by introducing them to a place they didnt know existed, suggests Atendido, who also co-owns Laura Kelly Wedding Design. While non-traditional venues (think art galleries or film-fest hot spots) can easily run $200 a head and up, thats a fair price to pay for breaking free of the halls of ubiquity.
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When steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittals daughter, Vanisha, tied the knot with her hubby, Amit Bhatia, her family sent a 20-page cattle call enclosed in a silver box.
For the masses: Invitations set the tone of an event. A regal affair should have a correspondingly posh card. Whatever you do in the invitation, you want to mimic on the wedding day, explains Atendido. In the case of Vanishas wedding, a wordy novella ensconced in semi-precious metal conveyed the lavish logistics of a five-star, 1,000-guest reception at a Versailles gallery and another soirée at the Parc de Saint-Cloud. Boxed invites class things up, but paper ones can also provide a wow effect for $8 to $10 per guest.
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The hallmark of gossip-page weddings is an A-list guest list. When Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker tied the knot, for example, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi were there to fist pump them well. And to complement Roddicks rocket-fueled forehand, the Rocketman himself, Elton John, tickled the ivories at the reception. At Donald Trumps third wedding, Tony Bennett, Billy Joel and Paul Anka serenaded guests, including Simon Cowell, Barbara Walters and Regis Philbin.
For the masses: If you dont count any stars as pals, the next best thing is to hire an impersonator or a tribute band. If you take your DJ and replace him with any kind of live entertainment, automatically you raise the class level of your wedding astronomically, says Atendido. An Elvis doppleganger will run up your tab to the tune of $200 to $1,000 per hour, but tribute bands may actually save you money. A variety of variables determine the final pricefrom travel time to how well known they are. But on average, tribute acts charge about 30 to 40 percent less than your typical wedding band, according to talent-booking agency gigmasters.com.
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At Chelsea Clintons $3.5-million wedding, she strode down the aisle sporting $250,000 worth of glittering diamonds. Thats still 50K shy of what Catherine Zeta-Joness wedding tiara was worth.
For the masses: Costume jewelry is a miracle invention, says Atendido. People arent going to stand there with a microscope looking at how big the carats are, or whether theyre cubic zirconia or real. She suggests that if you bring in a picture of a necklace or earrings, a local custom jeweler will be able to recreate it at a fraction of the cost with lesser-quality materials.
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Yovani Gallardo has been a steady hand in the Rangers' rotation this season with the exception of about three or four bad starts leading up to the trade deadline.
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He's had one problem, though. He hasn't been efficient, and it's resulted in lots of pitching lines that read something like 5 1/3 innings or 5 2/3 innings.
In fact, he hasn't worked six complete innings since he allowed five runs in six innings on July 30. He hasn't registered a quality start since July 2, and he did it once again on Sunday when he allowed three runs but only made it through 5 1/3 innings while allowing 11 hits.
He didn't have his best stuff, as his slider was really ineffective from the get-go, but he did battle to make it through 5 1/3 and kept his team in the game before they eventually pulled away.
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The North Carolina women�s basketball team has arrived in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament by two victories that were dissimilar in nearly every way but the end result.
Tennessee-Martin led the Tar Heels by 18 in the second half before North Carolina avoided the first-round upset. Then the Tar Heels led for the duration of a waxing of fifth-seeded Michigan State.
The first game had a direct correlation to the first, according to Michigan State coach Suzy Merchant.
�I think UT Martin poked a beehive there,� Merchant said, �and we got a swarming bunch of bees.�
Moving into tonight�s matchup against South Carolina in the Sweet 16, the Tar Heels will try to keep buzzing.
�At this point, being a freshman is not an excuse,� Tar Heels freshman Allisha Gray said. �You�ve got to be smart as a player and it seems like we haven�t played in awhile, so we just had to get the little spider webs off of us, little cobwebs, all that stuff.�
The Tar Heels, who beat South Carolina in a regular-season matchup, will go as far as star freshman Diamond DeShields takes them. The National Freshman of the Year, according to ESPNW, was the difference against Michigan State in scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
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Series: North Carolina leads 10-7, including a 74-66 victory in December.
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Our Jewish tradition speaks frequently about the gift of memory. One of the most devastating illnesses of our times is Alzheimer's, a disease that destroys memory. Families are overcome by anguish when parents no longer recall who their children are. Their past has been blotted out. In fact, "to blot out the memory" is one of the strongest curses in the Jewish tradition.
The festival of Passover is the prime example of the importance that Judaism places on memory. Every holiday and Sabbath are to be observed as "a memorial of the Exodus from Egypt." It is in this week's Torah portion, Parashat Bo, that we read the words that "this day shall be to you one of remembrance." (Exodus 12:14)
What is it that we are supposed to remember? Someone once remarked that too frequently we suffer from "spiritual amnesia." We perform certain rituals, but we don't know why we do them. A good example is the commandment of putting up a mezuzah. I recall being implored by a lady to come to her house that afternoon to put up her mezuzah because she was afraid to move into her new home without having a mezuzah affixed to her doorpost. The reason for the mezuzah is that it serves as a memory aid, causing us to recall the commandments of Judaism as we enter and leave our home. It should not be regarded as a Jewish lightning rod!
One of the purposes of ritual is the expression of an array of ideas and ideals through an act. The Passover seder encompasses so much and is one of the most universally observed rituals in Judaism. For some, it is merely a reason for the gathering of the family. For others, it is an opportunity to review the miracle of Jewish history, remembering all the catastrophes and triumphs that have checkered our journey as a people. Passover is also a call to our concern for all peoples to sound the cry for freedom for all those in bondage-spiritual bondage, the bondage of poverty, and the bondage of ignorance.
We might also reflect on what we remember as we celebrate the Jewish holidays and why they are connected to the Exodus from Egypt. Why is that event so central to our faith? And what does the Sabbath have to do with Passover? In the Kiddush for the Shabbat, we reiterate that, "the Sabbath is a reminder of the Exodus from Egypt." Perhaps the connection lies in the fact that the Sabbath is the true day of freedom from the obligations that we must fulfill during the workday week. The freedom of the Sabbath, like that of the Jewish Holy Days, can be awesome! We have to be able to observe them in a special way that recognizes who and what we are.
One of the interesting aspects of the word exodus is that it indicates a continuing process: We are always "going out" of Egypt. We haven't fully left, and we haven't fully arrived. In a beautiful poem, Rabbi Alvin Fine says, "Life is a journey, a sacred journey...." We as Jews have been on such a collective journey, ever seeking to leave Egypt and arrive at some special place. The prophet Jeremiah exhorted the Jews who were in exile in Babylonia to build houses, etc., and to pray for the welfare of the community. We, too, while on our journey, should seek to accomplish the most for our communities, wherever we may be.
Another question comes to mind as we ponder what we should remember, namely, What should we forget? It is remarkable that Jews have never expressed resentment against Egypt for the many years of slavery our ancestors spent there. Is it because that event happened so long ago? How long should we harbor anger against Spain, Germany, and the countries that persecuted us in the past? One of the notable events of modern times was the way in which Israel welcomed President Anwar Sadat of Egypt to Jerusalem. We chose not to remember the cruelties that had preceded this event. Do we tend to remember too much and forget too little? This week's portion is a call to remember the good and forget that which makes us less than human.
Harold Kudan is the founding rabbi of Am Shalom, Glencoe, IL.