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This Is the Border Where Polio Still Thrives
While the world has nearly won the battle against polio, the viral disease continues to elude health workers in the porous space between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
by Sabrina Toppa
A permanent transit post for polio vaccination at a bus terminal in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. All photos by author
This article appears in VICE Magazine's Borders Issue. The edition is a global exploration of both physical and invisible borders and examines who is affected by these lines and why we've imbued them with so much power. Click HERE to subscribe to the print edition.
One scorching Monday morning in April 2019, Shahzad Khan stood at the Rashakai toll plaza in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with a blue cooler slung over his shoulder. The toll plaza, which sits unassumingly on the broad, dusty lanes of the country's M1 highway, is a gateway to the rest of the province and Afghanistan, which is located just two hours away. As vehicles approached the kiosk, Khan raced up to them with his icebox of polio vaccines, under the protective eye of an armed police officer. Khan was stationed here with a mandate to administer the vaccine to every child under the age of five who passed through the porous borderlands between Pakistan and Afghanistan, two of only three countries in the world where the virus has not yet been eradicated.
Around 10 a.m., a small truck carrying a wedding party of several women wrapped in white chadors pulled up. Sharp, celebratory ululations rang out from the back of the vehicle. Khan and his fellow vaccinators moved quickly: The mothers cradled their young children near their chests, and the health workers circled the van and administered oral vaccination drops to each bawling child. As they rode off, the mothers waved their children's purple-stained fingers, the mark of a successful vaccination. The team was not always so lucky. "There are people who don't stop," said Khan, "but we can't really do anything about them."
The highly permeable border between Pakistan and Afghanistan represents one of the only places left in the world where new polio cases are being reported. So far in the first seven months of 2019, Pakistan has already logged at least 45 cases, while Afghanistan has 11. Transmitted primarily through fecal-oral contact, such as by the consumption of contaminated food or water, poliomyelitis was eradicated in the United States in 1979; in the decades since, a major international effort has been underway to uproot it from its last bastions. While these efforts have almost universally succeeded, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, health officials say the constant movement of people across the border allows children to fall through the cracks of vaccination campaigns.
Much of the traffic across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border occurs because it bifurcates the homeland of the region's Pashtun ethnic group. Marriage and tribal ties crisscross the border, as do an untold number of individuals who regularly enter Pakistan for work, medical services, or school. As people cross the border, some carry the polio virus from one country to the other. Health officials who monitor different strains of the virus through sewage and stool samples have been able to trace its path as it spreads along two main corridors—the northern route through eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to its capital Islamabad, along which Khan was stationed, and a southern route from southern Afghanistan through Pakistan's Balochistan province to Karachi, the country's largest city.
"Pakistan and Afghanistan are considered one epidemiological bloc," said Carol Pandak, the director of the PolioPlus program at Rotary International. "It doesn't matter that there are two countries. There is a shared reservoir of virus." Where people don't obey borders, neither do viruses, making health officials mutually dependent in their fight against disease.
Shahzad Khan, far right, and a fellow vaccinator immunize a child at the Rashakai toll plaza in Pakistan
According to Pandak, extinguishing the virus partly depends on immunizing high-risk, mobile populations that move from one area to another. Normally, vaccinators carry out immunization campaigns by going door-to-door in settled areas, placing chalk markings on the door of each house they visit to reflect the number of children vaccinated that day. To reach more transient populations, health workers have established vaccination points at hundreds of "permanent transit posts" across the country. These range from highway stops like the Rashakai toll plaza to airports, bus stations, and bazaars—wherever transient populations like refugees, traders, and travelers congregate. Such permanent transit posts are made all the more essential by the fact that immunization against the polio virus requires multiple rounds of orally administered vaccinations and an injection, not just the single shot.
"Our borders are not closed," said Ujala Nayyar, a surveillance officer for the World Health Organization, which tracks the virus's movement. "Pakistan and Afghanistan are exchanging the virus with each other."
Administering the vaccine is not simply a logistical challenge, however. It is also deeply interwoven in long-standing political conflicts that, like the virus, have traveled back and forth across the border. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan began to funnel money and arms to the mujahideen, a segment of which later became the Taliban—Afghan students who had come to Pakistan for their religious education and were willing to return home and take up arms. The group's success translated into political power across the border in Kabul, until it was toppled by the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Since then, both Afghan and Pakistani Pashtuns have sought refuge across the border from military campaigns at home. In Pakistan, this has produced major refugee settlements for Afghans in Karachi and Islamabad. Despite periodic government expulsions, Afghan refugees have eked out a place for themselves in Pakistan's metropolitan centers and, depending on political tensions, sometimes return to Afghanistan to meet with their families after long periods of absence.
In recent years, the Pakistani government has responded to criticism that the permeability of those borderlands has facilitated the flow of militants by beginning a project of building 1,600 miles of fencing between the countries. It was in part that porousness that allowed Osama bin Laden to slip into Pakistan and evade immediate U.S. capture for nearly 10 years. As part of the effort to eventually apprehend him, the CIA used a fake hepatitis vaccination campaign as cover, going house to house to ferret out information. In recent years, the legacy of this duplicity is a paranoia that's hard to shake, complicating efforts to conduct an actual polio campaign in both Afghanistan—where the Taliban is resurgent—and neighboring Pakistan. Although the two countries synchronize immunization days each month, sending technical teams back and forth, for the past several years, the Afghan Taliban has intermittently suspended the vaccination program in key areas of the country. Most recently it has banned door-to-door vaccinations primarily in southern and eastern Afghanistan under the pretext that spies might be behind the project.
The Taliban's antivaccine stance has the potential to create its own deadly consequences. In Pakistan, there has been a fear of a spillover effect: health officials worry that unvaccinated Afghan children might end up in Pakistan, or children in Pakistan might travel to Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan where they would miss routine immunization. According to Aziz Memon, the chairman of the Pakistan National PolioPlus committee for Rotary International, missing even one dose of the required rounds of the vaccine will jeopardize a child's path to immunity against the virus.
A child shows his hand after being vaccinated in northwest Pakistan.
The problems raised by such suspicions extend well beyond border regions and transit posts, reaching into the heart of the country's settled areas. In the narrow, muddied gulleys of an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, a 40-year-old polio vaccinator named Asiya Shazadi said that she plays a cell phone video, shared on government social media platforms, if she encounters resistance. Misconceptions about the vaccine are rife: Some residents believe the vaccine is made with pork or un-Islamic ingredients, and that it induces nausea or death.
Indeed, a mixture of religious and political fears have not only stoked parental resistance to vaccination but also directly endangered the lives of health workers. At the Rashakai toll plaza, Khan said that rumors still swirl among Afghans and Pakistanis that the vaccine is a Western project to sterilize Muslims. "We explain to them that it won't cause any disease and it's beneficial for children," he said. But like Afghanistan, Pakistan has been roiled by opposition to the vaccine, with militant groups openly pledging to attack vaccinators. In 2012, a Pakistani Taliban fatwa proscribed the vaccine, sparking a campaign of violence. This past April, several health workers and security officials were killed, pushing the tally to more than 90 since 2012.
Still, health workers like Shazadi have been able to build some trust with the communities where they work. She used to work as a teacher in the refugee camp; many of her students still recognized her when she knocked on their doors. Those relationships have been essential to the success of Pakistan's vaccination campaign, which has managed to whittle down cases from a high of more than 300 cases in 2014 to more than 45 today. Pakistan's team of a quarter million vaccinators are exclusively local and overwhelmingly female. Their gender allows them to enter domestic spaces that are off-limits to men, and the reliance on local vaccinators has helped calm suspicion about the vaccine being a foreign-backed project.
Asiya Shazadi, a polio vaccinator, visits an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, during a polio campaign this past April
Still, for health experts, Pakistan's halting polio eradication campaign has suffered setback after setback, with the target date for eradication shifting each year. "The way the polio virus is in Pakistan is completely out of control," said Nayyar. This year, Pakistan even exported a strain of the virus to neighboring Iran. Though it was detected only in sewage samples there and did not present in a human case, the event was worrisome because it indicated that Pakistan's uncontrolled borders were still allowing the virus to move, despite a stringent travel regimen that requires every traveler leaving Pakistan to brandish proof of vaccination at airports.
Sitting in the refugee camp, 35-year-old Khair Muhammad gave an honest assessment of the fears that come with the decision to vaccinate. "We know that the vaccine is good for our children," he said. During this year's April immunization campaign, however, Pakistani social media was afire with misinformation that the vaccine was poisoning children, sparking a public panic that saw a health facility in Peshawar attacked and destroyed by a mob. "My wife was scared," said Muhammad, whose family hails from Afghanistan's Laghman province. Despite their anxieties, they vaccinated all four of their children.
"The people from Afghanistan are understanding the problem and accepting the vaccine," said Muhammad Shah, a policeman who trailed behind the vaccinators in the refugee camp. As they stopped at one door, a vegetable-cart puller named Imanullah picked up his 1-year-old son, Rehmanullah. Imanullah, who goes by only one name, said he came to Pakistan from Tagab, Afghanistan, to earn money and work in the country. "We are happy here," he said. "We are giving the vaccine to children because it's good for their health."
As for polio, Imanullah believes both countries can vanquish the common threat. "I am praying that the polio virus will be eliminated soon, but God knows better than I do about when that will happen."
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With new innovations taking place every day, we have entered an era where industries and companies are increasingly at risk for disruption and job security is much less than it was in the past. One way to safeguard your professional life is to develop a strong reputation to fit in with the changing market. However building a public reputation is never easy: finding your uniqueness, how other people think of you and what to listen to can all become barriers to self-promotion. In this interview Dorie Clark, the author of two popular personal branding books, explains a step-by-step approach for individuals who are interested in creating their personal brand.
In the early 20th century, the world managed to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty, yet the income inequality problem continued to grow and even became the source of tension between regions. In this interview, Tony Atkinson, a professor at the London School of Economics, talks about facing up to one of the defining problems of our time in his book Inequality: What Can Be Done? Atkinson studied poverty and inequality over four decades. He believes that inequality can only be solved through a concerted global effort and offers his views on how China, as a relatively opaque country, can work with global forces to alleviate poverty.
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Luxury sales are down in China due to a variety of factors: from the economic slowdown to the corruption crackdown, and even the changing tastes of the Chinese consumer. Luxury brands that relied on China sales to prop up their numbers are scrambling for solutions even as they are being forced to shut down stores. Is this the end of luxury's dream run in China? What strategy should brands deploy to regain lost ground in China's luxury market? CKGSB Knowledge spoke to Benoit Garbe, Senior Partner, and Nicolas Derville, Analyst, Millward Brown Vermeer, to diagnose what's wrong with China's luxury market and offer possible prescriptions.


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September issue 2018
Depoliticising the Civil Service
Classic Film Review: Rosemary's Baby
Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (1968) opens with the humming of a lullaby by Rosemary Woodhouse,…
Film Review: Mulk
Mulk is undoubtedly one of the most significant films to emerge from Bollywood in recent…
"I cannot and will not compromise on hygiene"– Shai, Professional Chef
Since cooking shows were launched on Pakistani television channels over 12 years ago, out of…
Book Review: The Judicialization of Politics in Pakistan
In mid-July, the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Justice Shaukat Siddiqui, asked the army chief and…
Pakistan's Untold Stories
The entirety of this nation's rich history is not lost, for some of it still…
Journey of Colour
To paraphrase Descartes: I paint, therefore I am… impulse wills me, instinct guides me, passion…
Book Review: The Murder of Aziz Khan
Zulfikar Ghose has lived most of his life outside Pakistan but is a well-regarded figure…
Book Review: Djinn City
' 'Death by Indelbed.' The official reason given for the death of his wife in…
Book Review: Rafina
[caption id="attachment_27570" align="alignright" width="265"] Shandana Minhas[/caption] Rafina is the 17-year-old daughter of a recently…
I AM KARACHI: Reigniting Hope
[caption id="attachment_27563" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Walls of Peace: Bringing colour to the streets of Karachi[/caption]…
Balochistan: Still Waiting to Exhale
[caption id="attachment_27557" align="alignnone" width="900"] Chinese nationals wait to receive luggage after arriving at Gwadar.[/caption]…
Who Now Owns Karachi ?
[caption id="attachment_27555" align="alignnone" width="640"] Mayor Waseem Akhtar[/caption] A couple of years ago, the Muttahida Qaumi…
Karachi's New Avatar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has won 14 of the 21 National Assembly (NA) and 23 out…
Theatre Review: Likhay Jo Khat Tujhay
"Walking at some distance from Sahir, I noticed that where his shadow was falling on…
The Valleys of Pakistan
[caption id="attachment_27535" align="alignnone" width="900"] Lake Saiful Muluk.[/caption] One of the most vivid memories I have…
Art Review: Artist Roohi Ahmed
There is pleasure and pain involved in viewing conceptual artist Roohi Ahmed's work. The precision…
Karachi Biennale Event
[caption id="attachment_27516" align="alignnone" width="800"] Muhammad Zeeshan, curator KB19[/caption] The Karachi Biennale Trust (KBT) held…
Movie Review: Mama Mia
Ten years after the commercial success of the light-hearted musical romantic comedy Mamma Mia (2008),…
Movie Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians is sentimental. It celebrates luxury, wealth and extravagance, unabashedly. It tries to…
No Magic Wand for Education
[caption id="attachment_27502" align="alignnone" width="800"] Learning the hard way: Sitting on the ground at a government…
Nawaz or Nothing
The 12 months preceding the July 2018 elections were dominated by two contrasting narratives being…
Gulf of Cooperation
In international relations, economic, political and strategic interests lie at the core of bilateral ties.…
The Prime Minister's Cabinet
Asad Umar Minister for Finance As Pakistan teeters on the edge of economic uncertainty, one…
Focus on Human Development
Pakistan, today, is faced with multiple challenges on the socio-cultural, economic, political and foreign…
The Tax Reform Challenge
'Tax reform' is the favourite buzz-word of every political party when out of power. But…
Foreign Policy: Batting for Peace
In his victory speech the day after the July 25 elections, in which the Pakistan…
Upgrading the Civil Service
Civil service reform is a subject that has caused rivers of ink to flow, only…
Policing the Police
A recently constituted Police Reforms Committee is the latest initiative taken by the state to reform…
Movie Review: Parwaaz Hai Junoon
Parwaaz Hai Junoon is Pakistan Air Force (PAF)'s Top Gun, Hollywood's aerial action movie that…
Movie Review: Load Wedding
Having watched and loved all three of Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi's films…
Movie Review: Jawani Phir Nahin Aani-2
OMG, just so OTT. Or for the generationally challenged, Oh my God, just so over…
Since the Anita Turab episode – which resonated in the Supreme Court – many…
Dispensation of Doubt
For Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team, the start of their innings in power…
The Right Prescription
[caption id="attachment_27428" align="alignnone" width="800"] A nurse treats a newborn baby.[/caption] It is encouraging that, in…
[caption id="attachment_27424" align="alignnone" width="900"] Activists hold an effigy of former president Asif Ali Zardari during…
Editor's Note: September 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Or is it? Only two weeks…
By Syed Anwar Mahmood | Cover Story | Published 1 year ago
Since the Anita Turab episode – which resonated in the Supreme Court – many years ago, the state of affairs in the civil bureaucracy has remained unchanged. In fact, it has continued to slide and tumble. It no longer has the sheen it once did. Now, even its shape is distorted. No wonder governance is at its worst, for it is the civil service that provides an administration with its quality and strength. It is the steel frame that holds the administration together. With the steel frame weak and unstable, we have a structure that is prone to interventions. As a result, the bureaucracy today easily gives in to political pressures.
(For those not familiar with the case, Anita Turab, a senior civil service officer, approached the Chief Justice in 2011 for taking suo moto notice against PPP worker, Wahida Shah, for slapping a government official. She petitioned for protection of civil servants against mistreatment by transient governments. Her petition was upheld in a landmark judgment by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja in 2012 which categorically stated that 'civil servants owe their first and foremost allegiance to the law and the Constitution. They are not bound to obey orders from superiors which are illegal or are not in accordance with accepted practices and rule based norms. In such situation they must record their opinion and, if necessary, their dissent.' In 2013, this iconic fighter to protect government servants from humiliation, sought the Election Commission's intervention against questionable appointments by the PPP administration during its last days in 2013. Her letter resulted in a ban being imposed on all last-minute appointments by the PPP government. And earned Anita a show cause notice for dismissal from service.)
The quality and performance of the bureaucracy has been adversely affected by factors such as insecurity of tenure, improper career planning and poor compensation packages. These have a direct bearing on the quality of induction in the civil service today, via the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination. The reported average success rate of two per cent in these examinations in the last few years points to the quality of education of the aspirants looking to enter.
In the Pakistan of the 1950s and 1960s and, for a better part of the 1970s, the civil services offered one of the best careers for young graduates. The working environment was respectable, salaries reasonable and jobs fairly secure. The corporate sector had not yet developed. The banking and insurance sectors were conservative and slow to grow. The IT and telecom sectors had not yet emerged and only a handful of multinationals were in business here. The civil service was the number-one choice for the youth. Thus, we had a strong and efficient administrative machinery that served as the steel frame even as the political structures around it crumbled every now and then.
My children laugh when I tell them that when I joined the civil service as a probationer in November 1971, my take-home monthly salary was Rs. 485, while a fresh entrant in a banking career would draw a salary of Rs. 350 per month. For the most part of the year that we were at the Civil Service Academy in Lahore, our monthly mess bill averaged Rs. 225. Our salary was not lordly, but certainly enough for a comfortable and respectable life.
In contrast, a civil service entrant today draws a salary of Rs. 36,000 per month, inclusive of medical and other allowances. Compared to this, graduates from IBA, LUMS and similar institutions working at banks, corporate bodies and multinational companies, average a starting salary of Rs. 75,000 per month, with accelerated career progression.
The slide began when the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto introduced civil service reforms, depriving the civil servants of the vital security of service. Earlier, he had sacked a large number of government employees arbitrarily, mostly as a result of personal dislikes. The reforms he introduced made the civil services vulnerable to pressures and political manipulations. The rot had set in.
There was a brief period of relative stability for the civil service under the dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq. The late 1980s and the decade of the 1990s, winessed pivotal changes. The federal and provincial governments, and specially the one in Punjab, transformed the civil service into a personal (political) service, subverting its role to brow-beating and converting political opponents.
This continued until the military takeover in 1999, when the civil service experienced little interference in its day-to-day functions, specially in appointments, postings, transfers and promotions. But this was short lived. The last ten years saw a complete transformation in the civil service, specially in Sindh and Punjab, where it became a tool of the political masters. The creation of 56 companies in Punjab, headed by favoured candidates at an average pay of Rs.1.5 million a month (against their regular salary of Rs.150,000 per month), the posting of junior officers in senior positions and unjust supersessions, were the obvious manifestations of a politicised bureaucracy.
It was the same civil service that had once produced master planners, internationally-recognised financial managers and policy planners, that were the envy of foreign governments. Can we hold this claim today? And why not? Because, for the past 30 years, we have been drawing only average and below-average talent to the service.
As banking and financial services grew, the corporate sector expanded and IT and telecom hit the scene, the youth had a choice of lucrative careers. In contrast, the government remained unmoved. With salaries stagnating, facilities shrinking and respectability and security no longer inbuilt features, the civil service was no longer a magnet for fresh graduates.
We need to change the course of a civil servant's career, remove the irritants and obstacles that are strewn in his path, give him hope and not despair, offer him security of service and provide him with a respectable livelihood. We must do that not as a favour to him, but as a deliberate effort to draw the best talent of the country to this line of work.
During my eight years as a federal secretary, I kept urging the then heads of government to give some thought to the crisis. Nobody listened. Given our financial problems, we shall never be able to offer market-based salaries to the millions of public-sector employees. But the government can surely offer that to the few thousand civil service members belonging to the different occupation groups that join through the CSS examination. That would be the best investment this nation can make, even though its results will take time to bear fruit.
All efforts to reform the civil service will not produce results unless civil servants are provided iron-clad protection from political pressure. Political will to depoliticise the civil services is the key. Imran Khan has the opportunity to do this. And if he does, it will herald the change in a new Pakistan.
Syed Anwar Mahmood is a former Federal Secretary for Information and Broadcasting and a former Health Secretary .

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Your job at E-Corp is both boring and difficult. It isn't made any easier by the fact that everyone constantly wants to have a meeting with you, and that the meeting rooms are always taken!

In this kata, you will be given an array. Each value represents a meeting room. Your job? Find the first empty one and return it's index (N.B. There may be more than one empty room in some test cases).

'X' --> busy 'O' --> empty

If all rooms are busy, return 'None available!'.
```python
def meeting(rooms):
    try:
        return rooms.index('O')
    except:
        return 'None available!'
```
```python
def meeting(rooms):
    return rooms.index("O") if "O" in rooms else "None available!"
```

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South Staffordshire are pleased to be working with the South West Peak Landscape Partnership Board.
Community Grants between £200 and £2,000 are available for heritage and environmental projects that benefit the Tame Valley Wetlands area. Local community groups and voluntary groups can apply.
Deadline for applications: 30th June 2016.
Working with the Environment Agency, the Churnet Valley Living Landscape Partnership has enabled 17 angling and conservation volunteers to help monitor the quality of the River Churnet. At a number of workshops held over the last eighteen months, the volunteers have been trained to monitor the Riverfly population and will be sampling and recording data at various sites in the valley.
A wide range of different organisations – from the public, private and VCSE sectors- took part in the first food summit, organised by the Staffordshire Rural Forum, at Rodbaston on 30th November.
There were interesting presentations from Tom Andrews of Sustainable Food Cities and Kay Johnson of the Lancashire Local Food Partnership which showed the breadth of food issues which can affect all aspects of our lives from food poverty and health issues to food production and business impact.


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"American Idol": Stars coming out for the finale
Posted on May 15, 2009 by Chuck Barney
"American Idol" producers are busy putting together the lineup of talent for next week's finale at the Nokia Theatre. According to the Associated Press, Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban are among the artists scheduled to perform on Wednesday's season-capper before either Kris Allen or Adam Lambert is crowned the Season 8 champ.
Previous "Idol" winners David Cook and Carrie Underwood will also croon on the two-night finale. Underwood will perform on Tuesday's episode.
TV	Adam Lambert, American Idol, Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Cyndi Lauper, David Cook, Keith Urban, Kris Allen, Lionel Richie, Quee Latifah
"American Idol"'s Hicks In "Grease"
Posted on September 16, 2008 by Chuck Barney
Apparently Taylor Hicks hasn't fallen off the face of the Earth.
We learn this morning from the San Jose Mercury's Karen D' Souza that the show's Season 5 champ and leader of the Soul Patrol, whose record sales have been languishing, has joined the national tour of "Grease," which is coming to San Francisco next year. He'll play the Frankie Avalon role of Teen Angel.
But will fans still be hopelessly devoted to him?
Meanwhile, People magazine tells us that the end of the "American Idol" summer tour has left David Archuleta all sad, yet excited to see what the future brings. "It was one of the greatest times of my life," he said.
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/09/15/american-idoler-taylor-hicks-slides-into-grease/
In other "Idol" news, Billboard reports that David Cook will have his first album out on Nov. 18. Cook also has a new networking website just up today. To check it out, click here.
General	" San Jose Mercury, American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook, Grease, People magazine, Taylor Hicks
They Still Have a "Crush" On Archuleta
Posted on August 22, 2008 by Chuck Barney
David Cook may have won the "American Idol" war, but his rival David Archuleta has just won a significant chart-topping battle.
Archuleta's "Crush" has debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 singles chart, besting the No. 3 opening of Cook's "The Time of My Life" in June. Guess those little girls and older women are still fawning over the 17-year-old.
"Crush" is the biggest debut by an Idol contestant for a song never performed on the show. For more on Archie's success, click here.
General	" "Time of My Life", "Crush, American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook
American Idols Live! One David better than other
Posted on July 9, 2008 by Jim Harrington
Thousands of young girls let loose earsplitting shrieks. Little boys tussled with teens for space on the arena floor. Moms and dads waved their arms in the air. Security guards readied themselves in case things got ugly.
And all that was for the person inside the Pop-Tart outfit and his accompanying band of mascots, who were firing T-shirts out of air guns prior to the start of the show.
The capacity crowd was definitely excited for the local stop of the 2008 American Idols Live! Tour (presented by Pop-Tarts). The majority of that enthusiasm on Tuesday night (July 8th) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose was clearly focused on the two Davids _ this past season's runner-up, David Archuleta, and eventual champion, David Cook.
Musically speaking, the second-place finisher came out on top this time around. Archuleta was the more impressive of the two Davids in concert _ however, that's not saying much. Indeed, Cook was arguably the weakest participant in the cast, which featured the top 10 finalists of 2008.
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American Idols Live! setlist
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Set list:
Chikezie:
1, "I Believe to My Soul" (Donny Hathaway)
2, "Caught Up" (Usher)
3, "So High" (John Legend)
Ramiele Malubay:
4, "I Want You Back" (The Jackson Five)
5, "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne)
6, "If I Never See Your Face Again" (Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna)
Michael Johns:
7, "We Will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions" medley (Queen),
8, "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" (Dolly Parton)
9, "Dream On" (Aerosmith)
Kristy Lee Cook:
10, "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" (Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
11, "God Bless the USA" (Lee Greenwood)
12, "Cowgirls" (Kerry Harvick)
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A Great Big "Idol" Thank You
Our panel had Simon, Paula and Randy quaking in their boots.
When "American Idol" returned to the air for its seventh season in January, my editor, Ardua Harris, and I were eager to approach coverage of television's most popular show in a much different way. A way that would invite readers to the party and get more people engaged.
The result was our first-ever "American Idol" Readers Judges Panel — a team of six hand-picked volunteers to serve as our snarky "Simons." After shuffling through a thick stack of candidates from all over the East Bay, Ardua and I chose a panel that would reflect the "Idol" audience — diverse guys and gals who ranged in age from 10 to 76 and who were faitfully plugged into the show.
General	American Idol, American Idol judging panel, David Cook
American Idol Live: Guitar Hero
The Jonas Brothers are in the house.
How cool is this? David Cook already has his own commercial — for a video game — Guitar Hero. It has him spoofing Tom Cruise's dance-in-his-undies bit in "Risky Business." Very fun.Â
It lasts for only 30 seconds or so, but it's more entertaining than seeing him jam with ZZ Top and Brooke doing a duet with Graham Nash (more dinosaurs!).
Finally, the oldies party is crashed by someone relevant to the kiddies — the Jonas Brothers. We don't understand the appeal. But then again, we're not 12.
General	American Idol, David Cook, Graham Nash, Jonas Brothers, zz top
"American Idol": A Royal Rumble
The two Davids came out ready to rumble.
When our page designer at the newspaper produced a boxing motif for today's preview of the "American Idol" finals, little did I know that the producers would actually have David "Sugarfoot" Cook and David "Baby Face" Archuleta come out in gaudy boxing robes and gloves and do the whole Michael Buffer, let's get ready to ruuuuuuummble thing. Somewhat of a big overblown cliche, wasn't it? OK, I'll shut up and let our Readers Judging Panel take the floor one last time:
Rob Miller, 46, Oakland
That was the most lame introduction ever. Followed by 10 minutes of utter b.s. We don't start until about 8:15. Who's "brilliant" idea was this? Someone needs to be fired over this crap.
Cook — "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." I didn't think it was all that. He's a solid performer. He didn't mess it up. Nothing wrong with it.
Archuleta — "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me." They gave Archuleta a more "exciting" (for lack of a better word) arrangement. Yes, he nailed it.
Cook — Some song that I didn't pick up the name of. Again, perfectly fine, but not a stand-out performance. Archie probably wins based on this song. (Not that it really matters.) That song was prototypical David Cook, exactly what I'd expect to hear on his album. And that's not a bad thing. Would someone please kill Jim Lampley now?
Archuleta — I don't know what it wazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. A typical Archie performance. Boring song, flawlessly executed. Well, I thought I did hear a couple of out of tune spots. As Fran has often lamented this entire season, where are the goosebump moments? For crying out loud, even Katharine McPhee managed to pull one of those out from time to time.
Cook — "The World I Know (Collective Soul)" I really liked this song. I didn't know it. It wasn't goosebumps, but it got close. Part of me thinks that pulling out "Hello" or "Billy Jean "would be a bit of a cop-out. His best of the night I felt.
Archuleta — "Imagine." Before he even sings, I'll say this is smart, pulling out one of the few really great moments of the season for another go. Yeah, he sang it fine, just like he did before. What's more boring than doing the same song again?
Sticking with their stupid paradigm, I'd give the first two rounds to Archie but the last one to Cook. America will vote for Archie, probably 60/40, but we'll never know.
Danny Wallace, 28, Antioch
They need to let Mr. Buffer join the crew and do that before every show. Sugarfoot vs. Babyface is great. They all should have nicknames. Official nicknames, not just the ones we've been giving them. Best part of the intro, besides Archie trying to look tough, was seeing the "Title you're going for" while they showed Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Daughtry. So two winners out of six shown, and a fourth-place finisher. That pretty much sets the tone for the pointlessness of the hour that was. If they're showing a contestant who came in fourth place as a victor? Then why bother winning?
I enjoyed hearing Ryan call Archie "Archie". Makes me feel like he's reading these opinions on the pop culture phenemon. Other than that the performers seemed to know that the final score doesn't matter at all and were just going through the motions. But the Archie pimping by the judges has me leaning toward him as the victor. Especially with Cook taking on a song he'd never done before as his finish. With Archie repeating his biggest feat of the year, the tweeners will come through for him. I think that it's gonna be easier for the 11-year-olds to stay up for four hours with their cell phones voting into the night than the Cougars for Cook, though with Cook actually crying like a little girl on stage will totally get him some votes from the kids. They eat that stuff up.
I feel the finale will be our second straight year with a teenage winner. Which means there will be another Idol winner whose album I won't be purchasing. Only a little bit of Randy left, then I don't have to hear him for another year. Thanks to the readers for giving us an audience for our thoughts. It's been a blast.
Neyshia Go, 17, Antioch
I don't really have much to say. David Cook has been my favorite but I felt like he slacked off a bit tonight. Even though I LOATHE the fact that "Archie," sang ALL ballads, I have to admit, based on tonight's performance, he most definitely should win. David Cook just didn't step it up in my opinion, it was like any other night. Furthermore, I HATED the boxing theme…it looks like the producers are running out of original ideas…
Predicted Win: David Archuleta …even though I think in the industry, I could see Cook selling more records and selling out more shows. He's a performer…who just didn't quite meet the mark tonight.
Tyler Maddalon, 10, Danville
I thought tonight's show was really good. Awesome performances and sorry, Mr. Miller, it was a pretty funny introduction. I thought David Cook put on three different sides of him today. The first was a slow rock and it paid off. It was a great song choice and it was amazing. The second was an upbeat rocker. I thought it was the worst of the night for him, but was still good enough to top David A. "Imagine". His finale was my favorite. It was an emotional slow rock song. It was awesome, amazing, great, good, excellent, unimaginable — any adjective could describe it.
— David A. also showed a couple different sides tonight. The first ("Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me") had a medium-slow tempo that I couldn't stand. I thought it was corny and I couldn't comprehend Simon's Gibberish British words. His next, though, was a heart-stopper. It was truly remarkable. It had the perfect amount of speed to make it non-boring, but still up his alley. I thought it was performed great and was sung even better. His last song was very predictable. All season long the story from me to David A. was he had to sing a faster tempo song that shows off his unbelievable vocals. He did only half of this. It was sung beautifully, but lacked excitement and wasn't original because he had sung it before. I think David Cook will win if the audience didn't change their minds. But if they do, David A. has a slight advantage. I want David Cook to win, but I think it's a true toss-up.
Patti Compton, 76, Rossmoor
Lord, what a mess! Whatever class the show had prior to tonight was lost within the first five minutes in the boxing arena. I can just envision the PR boys hacking it out and coming up with that gargantuan debacle. They should be canned!
— I don't think David Cook ever had a chance tonight. He was outclassed and outperformed by the 17 year old kid. Much as I thought he would take the trophy, he was doomed when he first stepped out on the stage. His song choices were bad and his delivery worse.
— Archuleta should be proud. He did a fine job!
Maria Sajjad, 22, Concord
To get a sense of how David Cook and David Archuleta performed
tonight, just Youtube their performances from the past 11 weeks. Their vocals and song choices were parallel to their previous performances, and Archuleta even sang "Imagine" for the millionth time in his life. Song choices and vocals were predictable, along with their excruciatingly boring answers to every question they were asked during the hour. In fact, the most interesting part of the night was trying to figure out how long it took producers to come up with the whole "boxing" theme. No wait, scratch that. The most interesting
part of the night was counting how many times David Archuleta cried-to-the-point-of-passing-out on stage.
— It's going to be close, but the night belonged to Archuleta. He sang beautifully, and really seemed to want the American Idol title (perhaps for his own safety; who knows what his stage dad would do if he doesn't win). Archuleta will end up winning tomorrow night, though I am very sure that Cook will end up with better album sales in the long run.
-It seems like just yesterday, America was introduced to a balding David Cook, and a slightly nauseating David Archuleta. Look how far they have come!
General	American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook, Paula, Randy, Simon
Who's Goliath Among The Davids?
We all could have saved ourselves a lot of trouble, TiVo space and blog posts. Weeks ago (months?), we knew it would come down to this: the two David's — Archuleta and Cook — vying for the title of "American Idol."
Yes, there were no surprises in store for us tonight as the expected happened. Syesha — or Sly-esha as our Maria refers to her — finally ran out of escape routes and was sent packing. That left the stage to Cook and Archuleta, who will go at in the finals next Tuesday. Two guys with the same name, but wildly different styles. So who do you like? Tell us, tell us, please.
Before we learned who our finalists were, the show took us to the hometown celebrations for the three contestants. Lots of tears. Lots of interesting insights into our singers (Always love that stuff). If David Cook hadn't already won my support, he certainly did when he honored his former music teacher. A very touching moment.
Oh, and we also got to see a flame-haired Fantasia return to the "Idol" stage to remind us what charisma is all about. I barely understood a word she sang, but there was more personality, electricity and energy in her four-minute performance  than a typical "Idol" episode this season.
Let's hope our finalists were watching.
General	American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook, Fantasia, Syesha
"American Idol": The Finale Beckons
Your "Idol" Top 3. Who goes tonight?
At last, we're on the brink of the "American Idol" finale. Here's what our Readers Judging Panelists had to say about last night's performances:
The richness of David Archuleta's tone in his first song by Billy Joel makes him seem like one of the most deserving contestants in the Top 3. I can't believe that Paula was actually right in choosing David Archuleta's song. Leave it to a has-been dancer to pick a great song. My one complaint is that David could have changed the arrangement a bit more instead of sticking so close to the original. David's following song by Chris Brown was a definite surprise but I kinda liked it. Although his performance was really awkward and stiff, vocally it wasn't half bad. However in finality, David Archuleta should never sing the word "boo" unless it's Halloween. "Longer Than," is one of the most moving songs I know and I actually felt like David did a pretty good job singing it. Surprise, surprise, it was yet ANOTHER ballad and another boring performance even though he sang it well. Continue Reading →
General	American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook, Paula, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado


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Stranger Things Actress and Arkansas Native Starring in New Show
Mario Garcia Published: September 21, 2022
If you are a fan of the Netflix series "Stranger Things" then you are probably a fan of Hendrix Yancey an Arkansas native.
Yancey is from Benton, a suburb of Little Rock, and became best known for her role in the highly popular Netflix series "Stranger Things" where she played 013. Thirteen played a new test subject in the Hawkins Lab that participated in the Nina Project. You can catch her in her latest role in an upcoming NBC Universal series " The " A Friend Of The Family," a true-crime drama, where she plays Jan Broberg. The premise of the story is that she gets kidnapped twice by a neighbor who just so happens to be a family friend. The limited series is scheduled to air in October on Peacock.
In other shows or movies, you may remember Hendrix Yancey from "Charming the Hearts of Men," on Amazon Prime and her role in "Unbelievable." Besides acting the 11-year-old Yancey enjoys singing, painting, and performing sketch comedy. Now living in Los Angeles, Hendrix has never forgotten her roots and returns to Arkansas every chance she gets to spend time with her family and friends and play a little volleyball and softball.
And for those needing to know, Hendrix Yancey didn't set out to be an actress and there is an incredible back story of how it all came to fruition in AY an Arkansas-based website.
You can also catch her in an upcoming drama series "George and Tammy" a true story based on the lives of country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
One thing's for certain, I expect this is only the beginning for this very talented actress from the great state of Arkansas. Find out more about Hendrix Yancey on her Facebook page.
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zurück Before We Were Yours – Lisa Wingate
Autor/in: Lisa Wingate
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2017 BEST HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD
'Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation's history and weaves a tale of enduring power' Paula McLain
Memphis, Tennessee, 1939
Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge, until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents - but they quickly realize the dark truth...
Aiken, South Carolina, present day
Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.
Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals, in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country, Before We Were Yours is a riveting, wrenching and ultimately uplifting tale.
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Retro Renegades – Episode: Cowabunga Renegades
by GUGAdminpublished on September 7, 2022
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Retro Renegades – Episode: We're Going Postal !
Postal is an isometric top-down shooter video game developed by Running with Scissors and published by Ripcord Games in 1997. A sequel to the game, Postal 2, was released in 2003. Director Uwe Boll bought the movie rights for the series and produced a film of the same name. A March 2001 re-release of the game, called Postal Plus, included a "Special Delivery" add-on. A remake of the game, Postal Redux, was released for Microsoft Windows on May 20, 2016, and was later released for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch digital stores. At the end of 2016, the game's source code was released under the GNU GPL-2.0-only.[2] At the end of 2019, Running With Scissors released the game as freeware.[3] ****************************************************************************************** Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ****************************************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ***************************************************************************************** ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 DoggyDog420 Twitter: @DoggyDog420Xbox Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Axle1324 ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ************************** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE DJC GAME STUDIOS https://www.youtube.com/DJCGAMESTUDIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode: Don't Eat Yellow Snow!
In celebration of Blizzard's 30th anniversary, we've recharged three console classics—with all the history, hard work, and love that went into making them—and added a few extras. Relive the legacy of The Lost Vikings, Rock N Roll Racing, and Blackthorne, all faithfully reproduced on modern platforms, in the Blizzard Arcade Collection! Fire up the time machine and start playing today on Battle.net PC (for Windows 10), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation4, and Xbox One (the collection also plays great on PlayStation5 and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatibility). UPDATE [4/13/2021]: Lost Vikings 2 and RPM RacingTM are now also part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection. ****************************************************************************************** Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ****************************************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ***************************************************************************************** ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 DoggyDog420 Twitter: @DoggyDog420Xbox Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Axle1324 ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ************************** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE DJC GAME STUDIOS https://www.youtube.com/DJCGAMESTUDIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode : Prey For FEAR
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a survival horror first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi Universal Games and Warner Bros. Games. It was released on October 17, 2005, for Microsoft Windows,[1] and ported by Day 1 Studios to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[5] TimeGate Studios has released two expansion packs, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point in October 2006,[6] and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate in November 2007. A direct sequel titled F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, was released in February 2009, and a second sequel, F.E.A.R. 3, was released in June 2011, which was developed by Day 1 Studios. The game's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon, which F.E.A.R.—a fictional special forces team—is called to contain. The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R.'s Point Man, who possesses superhuman reflexes, and must uncover the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of Alma, a young girl. Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios, under contract for 3D Realms, and published by 2K Games, while the Xbox 360 version was ported by Venom Games. The game was initially released in North America and Europe on July 11, 2006. Prey uses a heavily modified version of id Tech 4 to use portals and variable gravity to create the environments the player explores. The game's story is focused on Cherokee Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi as he, his girlfriend, and grandfather are abducted aboard an alien spaceship known as The Sphere as it consumes material, both inanimate and living, from Earth in order to sustain itself. Tommy's Cherokee heritage allows him to let his spirit roam freely at times and come back to life after dying, which gives Tommy an edge in his battle against the Sphere. Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ********************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms ⚓ https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ********************************************************************* ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 ****** TO MAKE A DONATION ****** Visit Here - https://streamlabs.com/retrorenegades/TIP ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ****** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 Xbox Ultimate https://www.youtube.com/c/FunSpeculation http://bitly.ws/e2ii The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode: I wanna be a Rockstar
Bully (originally released in the PAL region as Canis Canem Edit)[1] is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 17 October 2006 for the PlayStation 2. A remastered version of the game, subtitled Scholarship Edition, was developed by Mad Doc Software and released on 4 March 2008 for Xbox 360 and Wii, and on 21 October 2008 for Microsoft Windows. Bully was re-released for PlayStation 4 available via PlayStation Network on 22 March 2016. An updated version of the Scholarship Edition, titled Anniversary Edition, was developed by War Drum Studios and released for Android and iOS on 8 December 2016. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its open world is navigated on foot, skateboard, scooter, bicycle, or go-kart. Set in the fictional town of Bullworth, the single-player story follows juvenile delinquent student James "Jimmy" Hopkins, who is involuntarily enrolled at Bullworth Academy for a year, and his efforts to rise through the ranks of the school system in order to put a stop to bullying. Players control Jimmy as he attempts to become more popular among the school's various "cliques", in addition to attending classes and completing various side missions. The Scholarship Edition includes a two-player competitive multiplayer mode that lets two players compete for the highest score in different classes. Its expected violence and sexual content initially was controversial. Bully received positive reviews, with praise directed at the game's missions, narrative and character development, though its presentation and glitches received criticism. The original version of Bully sold over 1.5 million copies, and received multiple year-end accolades. Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ********************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms ⚓ https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ********************************************************************* ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 ****** TO MAKE A DONATION ****** Visit Here - https://streamlabs.com/retrorenegades/TIP ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ****** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 Xbox Ultimate https://www.youtube.com/c/FunSpeculation http://bitly.ws/e2ii The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode: Older Than Your Mom's Low Rise Jeans
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. The brand consists of five video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox network, and the development arm by the name of Xbox Game Studios. The brand was first introduced in the United States in November 2001, with the launch of the original Xbox console. The original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. It reached over 24 million units sold as of May 2006.[1] Microsoft's second console, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005 and has sold 86 million units as of October 2021. The third console, the Xbox One, was released in November 2013 and has sold 50 million units.[2] The fourth line of Xbox consoles, the Xbox Series X and Series S, were released in November 2020. The head of Xbox is Phil Spencer, who succeeded former head Marc Whitten in late March 2014.[3][4] ********************************************************************** Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ********************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ********************************************************************* ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 DoggyDog420 Twitter: @DoggyDog420Xbox Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Axle1324 ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ****** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE DJC GAME STUDIOS https://www.youtube.com/DJCGAMESTUDIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode : Shoot everything in the face!
Contra Anniversary Collection (魂斗羅 アニバーサリーコレクション Kontora Anibāsarī Korekushon?) is a compilation package that includes ten selected classic titles from the Contra franchise. The bundle package was released on June 11, 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam and Nintendo Switch. The product is part of Konami's "Anniversary Collection" series, celebrating the company's 50th anniversary, with the other two compilations being Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection and Castlevania Anniversary Collection. ********************************************************************** Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ********************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ********************************************************************* ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 DoggyDog420 Twitter: @DoggyDog420Xbox Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Axle1324 ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ****** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE DJC GAME STUDIOS https://www.youtube.com/DJCGAMESTUDIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode: The Guys Game "Purple Nurples".
The Guy Game is an adult video game developed by Topheavy Studios and published by Gathering of Developers, released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in 2004. Presented in a trivia gameshow-style supporting up to four players, it consists of about 1,000 questions spread out over 20 episodes. Much of the game involves watching live-action video footage of young women in bikinis, and as the player succeeds in the game the women eventually expose their breasts. The game garnered much controversy and was the subject of a lawsuit. ********************************************************************** Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ********************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ********************************************************************* ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 DoggyDog420 Twitter: @DoggyDog420Xbox Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Axle1324 ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ****** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE DJC GAME STUDIOS https://www.youtube.com/DJCGAMESTUDIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Graphic God vs Spider-Man
Graphic God kicks baddies with one hand tied behind his back. Marvel's Spider-Man[a] is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, it is inspired by the long-running comic book lore series adaptations in other media. In the main story, the super-human crime lord Mister Negative orchestrates a plot to seize control of New York City's criminal underworld. When Mister Negative threatens to release a deadly virus, Spider-Man must confront him and protect the city while dealing with the personal problems of his civilian persona, Peter Parker. Spider-Man was released for the PlayStation 4 on September 7, 2018. The game received praise for its narrative, characterization, combat, and web-swinging traversal mechanics, although some criticized its open-world design for lacking innovation. A number of reviewers called it one of the best superhero games ever made, some comparing it favorably to the Batman: Arkham series. It won several year-end accolades from a variety of gaming publications, critics, and game award ceremonies. Spider-Man became one of the fastest-selling games of the year, one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games of all time, and the fastest-selling superhero game in the United States. A three-part downloadable content (DLC), Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps, was released monthly from October to December 2018. A Game of the Year edition was released in August 2019, including the DLC. A follow-up game, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, was released in November 2020 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, alongside a remastered version of Spider-Man for the PlayStation 5. A sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, will be released in 2023 for PlayStation 5. Grab a beer, a slice of pizza and come hang out with us. We play the greatest games from yesterday while discussing today's gaming news and reminisce on the past. A no topic, no fuks given eccentric cast. Come hang with us at 7:00PM EST | 6:00PM CST | 5:00PM MST | 4:00PM PST.. ********************************************************************** Listen to RetroRenegades on all major podcast platforms ⚓ https://anchor.fm/retro-renegades ********************************************************************* ****** THE RETRO RENEGADES ARE ****** Graphic God Twitter: @Graphic_God Youtube: https://Youtube.com/GraphicGod Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Graphic_God SUPERSONICSTATION Youtube : https://youtube.com/user/SuperSonicSt... Twitch : https://twitch.tv/supersonicstation STINKINCORPSE Twitter: @stinkincorpse Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChhVxkV0... UK Dazarus Twitter: @UKDazarus Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCud_ef29... Jago Kuken Twitter: @RetroRenegade_ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqKT2pP9... CRISPYBOMB Twitter: @Crispybomb EnFin3t Twitter: @EnFiN3t Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroRenegades DragonHeartYoby Twitter: @DragonHeartYoby Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dragonheartyoby Cerebral Paul | Living Differently Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 ****** TO MAKE A DONATION ****** Visit Here - https://streamlabs.com/retrorenegades/TIP ****** FOLLOW OUR FELLOW #GAMERS UNITED GUILD FRIENDS! ****** The ORIGINAL Next Level Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/TheORIGINAL... TXR (The Xbox Roundtable) Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7S-... 4 Guys With Quarters https://www.youtube.com/user/4GuysWit... http://bitly.ws/e2hW Open Every Box Pete https://www.youtube.com/c/OEBPete http://bitly.ws/e2ia Cerebral Paul | Living Differently https://www.youtube.com/c/CerebralPaul https://twitter.com/CerebralPaul1 Xbox Ultimate https://www.youtube.com/c/FunSpeculation http://bitly.ws/e2ii The Multiverse Show https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiverseShow http://bitly.ws/e2ip GoGameGo https://www.youtube.com/c/gogamego http://bitly.ws/e2ir Bacon Ice Cream Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/BaconIce... http://bitly.ws/e2iv BG4G https://www.bg4ghub.com/ http://bitly.ws/e2iz The Flamish Experience https://www.youtube.com/user/dutchyga... http://bitly.ws/e2iB 108 Dragons TV https://www.youtube.com/c/108DRAGONSTV http://bitly.ws/e2iC Geeks with Cash https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F2... http://bitly.ws/e2iH Papa Pete https://www.youtube.com/user/Skates0008 http://bitly.ws/e2iM PK ENTERTAINMENT https://www.youtube.com/c/PKEntertainmentlive https://twitter.com/PKXLIVE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by: Judzilla Music Title: Sounds of the room Title: Closer To The Stars Find this and more at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlI... License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Retro Renegades – Episode: Slimer is a Muff Diver.
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Microsoft embraces dual-screen computing with the Surface Neo
It'll be ready for next year's holiday season.
C. Velazco|10.02.19
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Microsoft has been mulling over the value of a dual-screen computer for at least a decade, and now it finally built one. Microsoft hardware chief Panos Panay pulled back the curtain on the new Surface Neo at a press conference in New York, and it essentially looks like -- what else? -- a foldable Surface.
"We wanted to make you a product that felt smaller, that fit your lifestyle, but also in a big way that made you more productive and creative," Panay said.
Each side of the product is 5.6mm thin and packs its own 9-inch LCD screen, which Panay said were thinnest out there. Those separate displays are connected by more than 60 microcoax cables, thinner than a human hair, to create the interaction between the two screens. When the Neo is fully unfolded, the combined screens come measure 13 inches diagonal. And all told, we're looking at a full package that weighs just under 1.5 pounds.
The slim new Surface Pen mounts magnetically on the Neo's back, and if you're really itching to get some work done, you can use an additional keyboard that unfolds to sit on top of the Neo's second screen. Inside, there's one of Intel's Lakefield chipsets designed specifically for dual-screen devices that uses a stacked architecture for improved efficiency -- they're also physically smaller, which makes sense considering the sizes of the devices we're talking about here.
While this is Microsoft's first public attempt at its own dual-screen machine, its hardware partners have already demoed (and in some cases, launched) their own takes on the concept. Last year, Lenovo released the Yoga Book C930, an ultra-light machine with a 10.8-inch display connected to a touch-sensitive e-ink panel. Lenovo's work in that case embraced a number of design and engineering ideas previously ironed out by chipmaker Intel in a handful of internal prototypes also revealed that year — Tiger Rapids used the same mix of LCD and e-ink screens, while the more pocketable Copper Harbor used two smaller, connected LCDs. ASUS also showed off its Project Precog concept in 2018 — which packed two big, beautiful touchscreens linked by a laptop hinge — before shipping a dual-screen laptop with a more conventional design.
Needless to say, the hardware has been doable for a while — it just needed the right software to make it feel truly valuable. As previously reported, the Surface Neo runs Windows 10X, a seemingly pared-back version of Microsoft's OS internally known as Windows Lite.
Using Windows 10X, the Neo can capably reflow apps running on one of the screens to fill both of them. And when you're using the fold-out keyboard case, Windows 10X is smart enough to squeeze all of the content you were looking at onto the primary display, while putting a "wonderbar" full of emoji and shortcuts within reach of those physical keys.
More importantly, Windows 10X draws on the same core technologies Microsoft has previously implemented in devices like Xboxes HoloLens 2, so app and feature development doesn't have to start from scratch as companies begin to build for the Neo. More importantly, that "one core" philosophy also means the Surface Neo will be able to run classic Win32 apps in containers, ensuring a level of compatibility could give Microsoft a crucial edge over would-be competitors like the iPad Pro.
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The Cycladic culture: On Naxos, Delos, Santorini, and other Cycladic islands they made blades of volcanic stone and mystical minimalist shapes with arms crossed over the stomach, a style which among other things has inspired Picasso and sculptor Henry Moore.
The Cycladic culture: On Naxos, Delos, Santorini, and other Cycladic islands they made blades of volcanic stone and mystical minimalist shapes with arms crossed over the stomach, a style which among other things has inspired Picasso and sculptor Henry Moore. Cycladic art encompasses the visual art of the ancient Cycladic civilization, which flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from 3300 – 2000 BCE. The meaning and function of Cycladic figurines is kind of an enigma. In the absence of written records, any interpretation has to be based exclusively upon archaeological finds and reasonable assumptions. Unfortunately, archaeological data is also insufficient due to the extensive looting of the Cycladic islands in the 1950s and 1960s, itself the result of the excessive value marble figurines acquired in the international art markets in that period. It has been estimated that out of approximately 1400 known figurines, only 40% has been recovered through systematic excavation. Cycladic art encompasses the visual art of the ancient Cycladic civilization, which flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from 3300 – 2000 BCE. Along with the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Cycladic people are counted among the three major Aegean cultures.