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"Wheel of Fortune" is a song by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, released as their first single from the debut album, Happy Nation (1992). It was first serviced to Danish radio in early 1992, through Mega Records, but failed to pick up much support. When re-promoted for a third time and released in stores on 29 June 1992, it entered the official Danish singles chart at number six, before later peaking at number two. It wasn't released elsewhere in Europe until 1993, following the success of their second single, "All That She Wants".

"Wheel of Fortune" is a reggae flavoured dance-pop song written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg. It was recorded in Studio Decibel in Stockholm, Sweden for a budget of SEK 30,000, and did not enter the charts when it was released for the first time. It was the third re-release of the single that entered the charts after radio stations and clubs started to play it. The song peaked at number-one in Norway, and was a top 10 hit in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.

Critical reception
AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis complimented the song as "stellar". In an retrospective review, Nikola Nedeljkovic Gøttsche from Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information remarked "its immediate melodic pop appeal and the combination of dancefloor pop and the fashionable warm reggae". Swedish Göteborgsposten described it as a "dance-song with some "Bad Boys" (Inner Circle) and Dr. Alban rhythms, but with more pop direction." The reviewer complimented Linn Berggren's voice, adding that it "makes me think of Angel for a while". Andrew Balkin from Kingston Informer wrote that "the Aces go downbeat" on "Wheel of Fortune" and "Happy Nation", stating that both songs "have a soul/dance feel about them and wouldn't be out of place on the dance floor, or setting the mood in a smoky club." Liverpool Echo felt it is "cannily close" to "All That She Wants", with "its reggae-ish beat and just as catchy."

James Masterton viewed it as "poppy dub-reggae" in his weekly UK chart commentary. Pan-European magazine Music & Media described it as "oriental-tinged". Alan Jones from Music Week rated the single four out of five, writing that the group "return with another subdued reggae singalong that also suggests Opus's "Live Is Life" hit. Fewer of the commercially-pleasing devices that exemplified "All That She Wants" mean it will be a smaller hit though another Top 10 placing seems likely." James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update deemed it "another Boney M-ish inane non sequiturs filled Swedish pop lurcher". Chuck Campbell from Scripps Howard News Service called it a "reggae-paced" number.

Chart performance
The single entered the Danish charts at number six on the chart dated 10 July 1992. It would go on to peak at number two in October, with the follow-up single "All That She Wants" overtaking it at number one. In the United Kingdom, "Wheel of Fortune" was released as the second single and it reached number 20 in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on 29 August 1993. It was a number one hit in Norway, and a number two hit in Denmark, Israel and the Netherlands. Additionally, the song made its way into the top 10 also in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Switzerland, while it peaked within the top 20 in Finland, Iceland and Ireland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Wheel of Fortune" reached the top 5, peaking at number five. It earned a gold record in Germany, with a sale of 250,000 singles.

Prior to the official release of the song, a live version of the song entered the charts at number two in Brazilian radio station Emboabas FM on 3 December 2007. The song entered the Radio Aachen chart in Germany at number 26 on 15 December 2007. It also entered the Euro WebCharts at number five in the last week of 2007 and eventually reached number one.

Music video

1992 version
The original version's music video was directed by Viking Nielson and features all four original members. In a 2018 interview, Ulf Ekberg said that they had $1000 to shoot the video.

It begins with Linn singing. A woman is sitting in a chair on the middle of what appears to be a wheel of fortune. Then several other characters appear along the video. Like a boxing blonde, a little girl playing with an hourglass, a bride in a wedding dress, an angel playing with a golden ball and an older couple. Sometimes the woman in the chair also appears with a man or with the older couple. In between, we see the four members of Ace of Base performing standing together in a circle with their backs against each other. Linn sometimes sings in the chair on the wheel. Other times she appears with Jenny. Joker and Buddha are seen playing on different instruments, such as keyboard, drum, and trumpet. Occasionally, a clock turns in the background.

The video was later published on Ace of Base's official YouTube channel in October 2010. It had generated more than 33 million views as of December 2022.

2009 version
The 2009 re-recording was the first and only single released by the band as a trio. For this version, the label decided not to shoot a video for the song. However, a promo video was published on 21 October 2008 on the band's official website. Similar to their 1998 single "Always Have Always Will", the video completely consists of live footage from their Redefined tour and video footage from a photoshoot. The edit used in the video is a combination of the radio and album versions, lasting at 3:15 minutes.

Track listings

Original release
 7-inch single
 "Wheel of Fortune" — 3:42
 "Wheel of Fortune" (Club Mix) — 4:39

 CD single, The Nordics
 "Wheel of Fortune"

 CD maxi, UK
 "Wheel of Fortune" (7" Mix) — 3:42
 "Wheel of Fortune" (12" Mix) — 5:27
 "Wheel of Fortune" (Club Mix) — 4:39
 "My Mind" (Dance Mix) — 4:19

2009 version
 Digital single
 "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (Radio Edit)
 "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (Club Mix)

 CD single - Promo
 "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (Radio Edit)
 "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (Club Mix)
 "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (Album Version)
 "Wheel of Fortune" (1993 12" Mix)
 "Wheel of Fortune" (1993 Club Mix)

Personnel
 Vocals by Linn Berggren
 Written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
 Produced by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, T.O.E.C.
 Recorded at Studios Decibel

Release history

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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1992 debut singles
2008 singles
Ace of Base songs
English-language Swedish songs
Eurodance songs
Mega Records singles
Number-one singles in Norway
Reggae fusion songs
Songs written by Jonas Berggren
Songs written by Ulf Ekberg

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The Best (& Worst) States to be a Drug and Alcohol Counselor
By: Leigh Marcy
As someone working in the substance abuse field, you see every day how prevalent and destructive alcohol and drug use disorders are. According to the most recent reported data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an estimated 14.5 million U.S. teens and adults have an alcohol use disorder. Another 1.6 million have opioid use disorders. Methamphetamine and cocaine continue to be problems, as does the unregulated, plant - based substance Kratom.
For this reason, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), jobs in substance abuse, mental health, and behavioral disorders are expected to grow 23% from 2020 to 2030. As you explore where you want to work, you'll want to know how much drug and alcohol counselors make in each state, as well as compare other factors that affect professional and personal satisfaction. We've identified four important factors that contribute to states' being considered the "best" (or "worst") to work in as a drug and alcohol counselor:
Affordability/Cost of Living
Job Demand
The Best & Worst States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors
For each metric, we pulled the most recent data for drug and alcohol counselors. Keep in mind the BLS combines the data for drug and alcohol counselors with behavioral and mental health counselors.
How Much Do Drug & Alcohol Counselors Make?
The median salary for drug and alcohol counselors, behavioral health, and mental health in the U.S. is $48,520 or roughly $23.33 per hour. However, around 10% of drug and alcohol counselors make less than $31,000, so it goes without saying, you should explore your options. For our analysis, we use each state's mean average.
The Best & Worst States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors: Salary
According to the BLS, a pre-certified or certified drug and alcohol counselor could make the most money in these states:
The 5 Highest-Paying States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors
Average Hourly Pay
1 Utah $66,190 $31.82
2 Alaska $65,090 $31.29
3 Rhode Island $64,640 $31.08
4 New Jersey $63,430 $30.50
5 Wyoming $61,840 $29.73
Worst-Paying States: Where Drug & Alcohol Counselors Earn the Least
On the other side of the drug and alcohol counselor salary chart are the worst - paying states:
The 5 Lowest-Paying States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors
46 Alabama $43,250 $20.79
47 Mississippi $42,830 $20.59
48 Tennessee $42,210 $20.29
49 West Virginia $41,520 $19.96
50 Louisiana $39,970 $19.21
The Best & Worst States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors: Affordability/Cost of Living
Of course, you want to make the most money. But that's only half of the equation when you're applying for drug and alcohol counselor jobs. In some states, you'll make less, but the cost of living is also much lower and vice versa.
Cost of living is certainly something you'll want to factor into your job search because it tells you how far your money will go. Here, we've turned to U.S. News & World Report's state affordability rankings for 2021. To determine each state's "affordability score," U.S. News analysts gave each state scores for two sub - metrics: cost of living and housing affordability. Then, each state received an overall affordability ranking on a scale of 1 to 50, with 1 being the most affordable and 50 being the least.
Here are the five most and least affordable states for drug and alcohol counselors:
The 5 Most Affordable States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors
Cost of Living Score
Housing Affordability Score
1 Ohio 6 2
2 Oklahoma 8 3
3 Michigan 4 7
4 Iowa 17 1
5 Missouri 3 9
The 5 Least Affordable States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors (May 2021)
46 Oregon 40 46
47 Alaska 48 36
48 Massachusetts 47 40
50 Hawaii 49 50
The Best & Worst States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors: Job Demand
The answer to how much do drug and alcohol counselors make means nothing if no drug and alcohol counselor jobs are available. Next, let's see how the states stack up for job projections.
California, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Texas lead the way with the highest demand for licensed drug and alcohol counselors. For example, in California, for every 1,000 jobs in the state, 2.11 are drug and alcohol counselor jobs.
The 5 States With the Highest Employment Levels for Drug & Alcohol Counselors (May 2021)
Employment Numbers
1 California 34,820 2.11
2 New York 20,010 2.31
3 Pennsylvania 18,240 3.27
4 Massachusetts 17,020 5.01
5 Texas 16,970 1.39
On the other hand, the below states have many fewer drug and alcohol counselor jobs available.
The 5 States With the Lowest Employment Levels for Drug & Alcohol Counselors (May 2021)
46 Hawaii 950 16.6
47 Maine 690 13.0
48 Rhode Island 570 21.7
49 North Dakota 570 8.3
50 Wyoming 520 7.2
The Best & Worst States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors: Quality of Life
To try to quantify and objectively compare quality of life, U.S. News looks at these criteria:
Crime & corrections
This information comes from the U.S. News Best States 2021 report.
The 5 Best States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors' Quality of Life (May 2021)
Healthcare Score
Education Score
Economy Score
Infrastructure Score
Opportunity Score
Fiscal Stability Score
Crime & Corrections Score
Natural Environment Score
1 Washingto 8 4 4 3 25 6 19 15
2 Minnesota 16 17 15 9 2 21 10 3
3 Utah 9 10 2 3 24 5 12 49
4 New Hampshire 13 13 11 34 3 33 1 2
5 Idaho 24 29 3 10 24 4 10 12
The 5 Worst States for Drug & Alcohol Counselors' Quality of Life (May 2021)
46 Alabama 46 50 45 38 45 23 45 35
47 West Virginia 45 45 48 50 18 38 43 37
48 New Mexico 33 50 44 45 49 35 47 31
49 Mississippi 50 43 49 48 44 41 33 22
50 Louisiana 46 48 47 47 48 42 50 49
U.S. State Rankings: Affordability & Quality of Life
Use the tables below to check how states fare on measures of affordability and quality of life, according to the U.S. News' Best States 2021 report.
National Affordability Rankings (2021)
6 Indiana 11 4
7 Arkansas 2 13
8 West Virginia 13 5
9 Kentucky 7 15
10 Mississippi 1 20
11 Nebraska 21 6
12 Kansas 16 12
13 Georgia 9 18
14 South Dakota 23 11
15 Pennsylvania 26 8
16 Illinois 19 14
17 Tennessee 5 26
18 Alabama 10 25
19 Wisconsin 20 16
20 Louisiana 15 23
21 North Dakota 32 10
22 Texas 14 28
23 Minnesota 28 17
24 North Carolina 12 31
25 South Carolina 18 32
26 New Mexico 24 35
27 Delaware 34 24
28 Virginia 30 34
29 Arizona 27 37
30 Idaho 22 42
31 Florida 25 41
32 Montana 29 44
33 Wyoming 32 39
34 Utah 31 45
35 Maine 39 30
36 New York 37 38
37 New Jersey 42 22
38 New Hampshire 43 21
39 Vermont 41 29
40 Connecticut 46 19
41 Nevada 35 43
42 Maryland 44 27
43 Colorado 36 48
45 Rhode Island 45 33
National Quality of Life Rankings (2021)
1 Washington 8 4 4 3 25 6 19 15
2 Minnesota 16 17 15 9 2 21 15 10
3 Utah 11 10 1 5 30 5 8 47
6 Nebraska 28 9 20 6 10 17 31 6
7 Virginia 12 12 13 39 8 18 9 19
8 Wisconsin 15 8 26 24 9 9 25 17
9 Massachusetts 2 2 5 42 36 43 4 4
10 Florida 25 3 8 20 33 8 26 18
11 Vermont 18 15 25 12 17 37 3 9
12 Iowa 20 18 27 19 1 23 14 20
13 North Carolina 30 7 17 22 28 7 20 27
14 North Dakota 27 25 32 4 23 16 18 8
15 South Dakota 29 19 30 14 27 2 35 3
16 Colorado 10 5 2 15 41 45 41 23
17 Maryland 6 14 35 38 15 29 22 11
18 Georgia 43 26 12 11 13 11 29 25
19 New Jersey 4 1 33 41 19 49 5 33
20 Connecticut 3 6 22 46 45 30 6 28
21 New York 7 16 43 30 46 20 11 5
22 Oregon 17 35 14 2 31 13 40 42
23 Delaware 14 24 24 25 14 12 39 45
24 California 5 20 10 31 50 36 28 35
25 Hawaii 2 27 46 33 34 46 12 1
26 Kansas 41 23 31 7 16 39 27 16
27 Maine 26 28 36 37 29 26 2 14
28 Missouri 42 30 23 27 4 15 45 21
29 Tennessee 40 33 16 17 21 3 42 39
30 Illinois 23 11 39 26 12 50 16 43
31 Texas 31 34 9 16 39 10 37 40
32 Indiana 32 22 21 32 7 32 24 48
33 Montana 36 32 19 13 35 19 34 24
34 Rhode Island 9 39 28 49 32 44 7 7
35 Wyoming 38 21 45 8 42 34 21 13
36 Ohio 37 21 34 29 6 24 32 44
37 Nevada 39 40 6 1 47 27 36 50
38 Michigan 35 38 29 35 5 38 30 32
39 Arizona 21 46 7 23 40 40 38 41
40 Pennsylvania 19 37 42 44 11 47 17 38
41 Kentucky 44 36 40 18 20 48 13 29
42 South Carolina 34 44 18 36 38 31 46 26
43 Oklahoma 48 42 37 21 26 25 44 34
44 Arkansas 49 41 41 43 22 14 48 30
45 Alaska 22 49 50 40 43 1 49 46
U.S. State Rankings: Job Demand
Use the chart below to see what the long - term employment projections are for drug and alcohol counselors compiled from Projections Central data. Note that an analysis was not performed for every state.
National Long-Term Projections for Drug & Alcohol Counselors (2020-2030)
Average Number of Job Openings per Year
Job Growth Percentage
Arkansas 240 26.9%
California 4330 17.3%
Colorado 1260 35.7%
Connecticut 600 19.6%
Delaware 90 35.0%
Hawaii 130 25.0%
Indiana 860 21.4%
Kansas 220 15.5%
Louisiana 440 11.3%
Montana 240 25.7%
New Hampshire 260 25.4%
New Jersey 1320 21.9%
New York 2700 33.4%
North Carolina 1190 23.9%
North Dakota 90 19.5%
Pennsylvania 2770 18.8%
Rhode Island 80 23.1%
South Dakota 160 13.5%
Tennessee 520 35.0%
Virginia 1700 19.5%
Washington 4100 23.1%
Data provided by Projections Central Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)
There are many things to consider when deciding on where to make a life for yourself. How much you make is important, but so is how far your money goes, which requires an analysis of states' cost of living. Overall quality of life is something to think about too. A high salary or a lower monthly rent might not mean as much as access to healthcare or low crime rates. Something else to consider: opportunity. Identifying where job demand is highest both today and in the future carries significant weight also. With all this to consider, it is important to remember that while location is important, it comes down to personal preferences and where you believe you can build the best overall career and life.
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How do I keep a Glip link private?
How do I keep a Glip link private? All the links I share in a 1:1 conversation thread are posting to the shared "All Links" area for all to see and, in some cases, that is not appropriate. I have checked all my settings but don't see any options around sharing of links and files.
when creating a link there should be an option to choose who you want to share it with when you hit "post link". An option should pop up with different people from your organization, or I believe you can start typing in the names of who you want to share it with and they should pre-populate as long as they are added members of your organization.
Also, I do believe that all admins can see everything, regardless of who it's shared to. They may just need to select a different view to see it all, but I think it's available to them.
Well that is good to know. Thank you! My concern isn't with privacy so much (though it is a bit Big Brother) as we already have a list of useless links in the links area and so it doesn't seem very helpful. It would be better if you could select which link is just for that conversation and which should persist in the links area.
Hey Flynn, is this a one-on-one conversation with someone else? What is your goal with keeping a link private? Are you looking to simply house the link for further use but don't want anyone to see it?
2) link is appropriate for that person but not for others, like I am sharing work in progress. I can't tell but in the links area it APPEARS there are a lot of links from conversations I wasn't a part of.
3) link is helpful for that conversation but isn't something useful to save and I just don't want to keep it. My links area also has a lot of clutter.
So those were the workflows I was thinking about. Personally I would like to have to tag a link in a conversation as worth keeping to have it appear in links area. If I didn't tag it, it wouldn't save there.
But maybe I am unique here.
Links will only be visible to People and Teams that you have directly shared them to. For instance, if I share a link with Joan in a Glip conversation (between the two of us) only she will see it.
Now, if you share the link in a Team Glip Room, all members of that Glip Room can see the link.
Thank you for your help! The delete had confused me as you need to refresh the page to see the deletion (at least I did). But it worked after that.


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New French President Says People Concerned with His Wife's Age Are 'Sexist'
By Joanna C. Valente May 12, 2017
Emmanuel Macron, the new French President who beat Le Pen, is tired of hearing people talk about how weird it is that his wife is 24 years older than he is. And he's right. Who cares? Why does it matter? It's none of our business.
Macron recently told Le Parisien that if he had been with someone who was 24 years younger than him (as Donald Trump is), it wouldn't be news–because that's expected of men, even if it's still a topic of gossip–as opposed to it being a scandal or outrage (because how could a younger man date an older woman!):
"If I had been 20 years older than my wife, nobody would have thought for a single second that I couldn't be [an intimate partner].
It's because she is 20 years older than me that lots of people say, 'This [relationship] can't be tenable, it can't be possible.
There is a big problem with the presentation of society and [how they see] the place of women."
I mean, how many times do men in the public eye have much younger wives and partners, and get hardly any flak? (Hello, Gary Oldman, Michael Douglas, George Clooney, etc). People, for instance, constantly praise Clooney for marrying his wife Amal (who is 39 to his 56, which is 17 years)–and then there's the 25 year difference between Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Macron met his wife, Brigitte Trogneux, when he was a 15-year-old drama student, although they apparently didn't become closer under they wrote a play together–and they married in 2007 when he was nearly 30 and she was 54.
In a time of rampant sexism and political turmoil in the U.S., it's reassuring to at least see that other parts of the world (and notably, other world leaders) are fighting for gender equality in unexpected ways.
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The board game Tainted Grail, financed by a very successful Kickstarter campaign, gets a computer game spin-off. The role-playing game takes you into the aftermath of King Arthur's death as the country slowly decays and heroes are needed more than ever.
In Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon you are the inhabitant of a village on the mystical island of Avalon. After the death of King Arthur, the rampart around the island gradually disappears and a sinister power spreads. A group of heroes were sent to ask Camelot for help, but none returned. Now it's up to you to stop the evil.
The RPG will tell you a gripping story, with the story being non-linear. You fight grisly creatures and you must also use diplomacy to bring it to a powerful leader. All your actions affect the island of Avalon and the villages there. Even important NPCs can die from your decisions.
Can I Run Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon?
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Being asked to represent the Dog Tag Brewing Foundation was a tremendous task for me. On the one hand, as the event sponsor, I was asked to provide opening remarks on Dog Tag Brewing Foundation's contribution of an $8,000 Legacy Grant to underwrite a portion of the night's costs. Humbled and proud as I was to do so, I was not expecting to speak to a crowd of nearly 500 of Kyle's closest friends, family members, and other folks from the North Attleboro, Massachusetts community.
The biggest reason, however, for the daunting weight of this task was that this would be the first time I would speak publicly about Kyle since we lost him on 26 October 2009.
And that had me terrified.
To say that I was nervous and unsure how my remarks would go would be an understatement. Speaking to a crowd, I can do. That wouldn't be a problem. But looking out to folks that I have not seen in years and several others only in reference or pictures? I took the podium, unsettled, and unsure if the words I had spent hours rehearsing would come back to me.
And then, I looked at Colin and Avery, Kyle's son and daughter.
Their eyes, with so much of their father in them, assured me that everything would be OK. Just as Kyle was there to calm my fears in combat, so too were his kids in this moment of personal uncertainty.
The remainder of the night's events were simply remarkable. Cocktails for Courage is the perfect mix of remembrance and revelry.
If it wasn't the live auction of amazing items, it was Colin kicking things off with his rendition of the National Anthem.
If it wasn't the camaraderie with the Fire Department's color guard and recognition of Veterans in the crowd, it was Avery sharing a poem of courage.
If it wasn't the amazing food and dancing, it was Megan Van De Giesen, all smiles and full of life, being the inspiration for us all.
All of this, together, so that we too may have the courage to celebrate the lives of those that we lost.
The effort and impact of this night will be long felt. Through everyone's support, Cocktails for Courage will net close to $30,000. This means more support for scholarships and new elements to the Kyle R. Van De Giesen Outdoor Leadership Course.
I came to North Attleboro last Friday, unsure of how I was going to feel. How was I going to reconcile nearly seven years of bottled up emotion? Would I even be able to finish the event?
I left that night completely inspired, proud to be an American, proud of my service to this nation, and honored to have had the opportunity to know a man like Kyle Van De Giesen.
All of this because of the courage and inspiration from family and a community that came together to celebrate the life of one remarkable man.
Thank you, Megan. This meant everything to me.


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RIP Bill Paxton
Posted on February 26, 2017 by toddmthatcher
Sadly, this morning I write a post I didn't expect to with the news that Bill Paxton has passed away at age 61. For even casual movie fans, Paxton was a very familiar face that starred and co-starred in blockbusters such as Aliens, True Lies, Twister, and Titanic.
Upon hearing the news of his death, I began to realize just how present he's been in my movie watching existence over the last three decades plus. I first knew of him as Chet, the bullying older brother in Weird Science. If that is a guilty pleasure pic, his performance is one of the best pleasures in it. It's a terrific comedic performance.
Just one year later, his role in Aliens stuck out in that fantastic sequel with one-liners like "Game Over, Man!" That same year, he starred in Kathryn Bigelow's vampire cult classic Near Dark.
All told, Mr. Paxton has about a dozen DVDs and Blu-Rays sitting on my shelf. Like I said, he was truly a part of many of our collective filmgoing experiences from the 1980s on. He was alongside Tom Cruise just three years ago in the solid Edge of Tomorrow and was a rival tabloid cameraman to Jake Gyllenhaal in my favorite picture of 2014, Nightcrawler.
His TV credits include headlining HBO's "Big Love" and just a few weeks ago, his CBS crime drama "Training Day" (based on the 2001 Denzel Washington film) premiered. His final movie will be The Circle with Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. It opens in April.
Other notable onscreen efforts range from Predator 2 to Tombstone to A Simple Plan and U–571. Today I wish to highlight a trio of lesser known titles worth seeking out:
Two are from 1992. Trespass finds him and William Sadler as firefighters who find a treasure map that pits them against drug dealers Ice Cube and Ice-T. It's great gritty fun. One False Move is an intense crime thriller from director Carl Franklin and written by Billy Bob Thornton. Gene Siskel named it as his favorite movie of that year and it is impressive.
Paxton turned to directing himself in 2001 with Frailty, an underrated and effective thriller where the actor plays a religiously fanatical father. I just watched it again recently and it made me wish Paxton had directed more.
What Bill Paxton did leave us with is his own treasure trove of performances to enjoy. He will be missed.
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Summer 1994: The Top Ten Hits and More
Posted on May 21, 2014 by toddmthatcher
Last summer I wrote two blog posts discussing that season's top films (and flops) from 20 years ago and 10 ten years ago. In that spirit, we shall do it again beginning with the summer movie season of 1994 some two decades in our rearview.
While we may be focused on Godzilla and the X-Men and Spider-Man and Transformers and not yet trained dragons in 2014, summer 1994 proved that when it came to predicting the #1 highest grossing picture, you never knew what you were going to get.
As I did last year, I will start with the top ten grossing pictures from 10 to 1 and then discuss some other notable titles, as well as some flops.
10. Wolf
Domestic Gross: $65 million
Mike Nichols may be known more for dramatic titles such as The Graduate, Carnal Knowledge, and Silkwood – but in 1994 he turned to the horror genre with Wolf, a mature retelling of the Wolfman tale. He got some big names to contribute – Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and James Spader. The film received mostly positive reviews and I count myself as a fan.
9. The Client
Josh Grisham fever was its peak at this time as The Firm with Tom Cruise and The Pelican Brief with Julia Roberts were blockbusters the previous year. The Client with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones continued the hot streak even though it didn't reach the grosses of the aforementioned pics. Sarandon received an Oscar nomination for her role and the movie spawned a short-lived TV series one year later.
8. Maverick
Domestic Gross: $101 million
Mel Gibson reteamed with his Lethal Weapon series director Richard Donner for this western/action/comedy based on the 1950s TV show. Jodie Foster and original series star James Garner rounded out the cast. Critical reaction was mostly positive and while the $100M haul was solid, its gross was a bit on the low end of domestic expectations.
7. The Mask
In February of 1994, Jim Carrey became a massive box office force with his starring debut Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. This special effects driven comedy would go even further in solidifying that status. It also introduced the world to Cameron Diaz, in her first major movie role. A sequel in 2005 Son of the Mask minus Carrey was quickly and deservedly forgotten.
6. Speed
A surprise hit – the well-constructed and suspenseful Speed from director Jan de Bont turned Keanu Reeves into an action star and gave Sandra Bullock her breakout role. Dennis Hopper was a rock solid villain, too. Like The Mask, this too spawned a ridiculed sequel in 1997 minus Reeves.
5. Clear and Present Danger
Harrison Ford was fresh off his megahit The Fugitive when his second Jack Ryan flick Clear and Present Danger managed to out gross its predecessor Patriot Games two years earlier by $40 million dollars. It remains the highest grossing Jack Ryan picture domestically.
4. The Flintstones
Many expected the film version of the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon to be the summer's top grosser with its huge marketing tie-ins. It didn't turn out that way, though its $130M take was decent. Reviews were mostly bad, however, and while Universal planned this as a franchise – we would never see John Goodman as Fred, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma, Rick Moranis as Barney, or Rosie O'Donnell as Betty return. A 2000 "sequel" with an all-new cast fizzled.
3. True Lies
The previous summer, Arnold Schwarzenegger had experienced an unexpected box office flop with Last Action Hero. His reteaming with Terminator director James Cameron in this action/comedy got him back in the good graces of audiences. This well-reviewed flick also featured a fine performance from Jamie Lee Curtis as Schwarzenegger's wife who's oblivious that he's an international super spy. The pic also has the distinction of featuring career best work from Tom Arnold!
2. The Lion King
Disney was five years into its animation resurgence (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) when this came along and out earned them all. A classic from the moment it was released, The Lion King remained the highest grossing traditionally animated picture until just last year when Frozen overtook it. The film is also well-remembered for its Elton John soundtrack.
1. Forrest Gump
If you would've polled 100 people in early 1994 as to what would be the summer's biggest earner, I'll venture to guess nobody would've said Forrest Gump. The journey through history of a simple yet remarkable man captured the hearts of audiences across the U.S. upon its July release. The reward? Besides being the year's largest hit, it also earned Oscars for Best Picture, Director (Robert Zemeckis) and Actor (Tom Hanks), earning the performer his second Academy Awards in consecutive years following his 1993 Philadelphia victory. It also spawned a whole lotta catchphrases.
Outside of the Top Ten, here are some other notables flicks from the season 20 years ago:
12. The Crow
Arriving in theaters more than a year after star Brandon Lee was tragically killed on the set of the film, The Crow resonated with audiences to the tune of a $50 million gross.
13. Natural Born Killers
Oliver Stone's wild tale of media sensationalism gave Woody Harrelson his first acclaimed dramatic role. The controversial pic, costarring Juliette Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, and Robert Downey, Jr., earned a solid $50 million.
And now… for the flops of the season:
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold whiffed with both critics and audiences. While the 1991 original earned $124 million, the sequel managed a sad $43 million. Sequelitis also caught up with Eddie Murphy as Beverly Hills Cop III also was drubbed by critics and viewers alike. The third installment took in $42 million while the first earned $234 million in 1984 and II made $153 million in 1987.
Universal Pictures was hoping to turn The Shadow with Alec Baldwin into a franchise, but its meager $32 million gross ended that prospect in a hurry.
Wyatt Earp starring Kevin Costner was looked at as a potential blockbuster but mixed reviews and the fact that well-received Earp flick Tombstone had come six months prior meant this only made a paltry $25 million.
Finally, while Julia Roberts had already starred in successful rom coms – it turned out filmgoers weren't clamoring to see her chemistry with Nick Nolte in the flop I Love Trouble, which petered out at $30 million.
And there you have it, folks! That's what was happening 20 years ago at multiplexes across the nation. I'll be back with my overview of summer 2004 very soon!
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Q: How to call a paint class from another .jar file I have made a .jar file in Eclipse to call a paint class. When I finish it gives me an error:
JAR export finished with warnings. See details for additional information.
  Exported with compile warnings: Graphics/src/G1.java
  Jar export finished with problems. See details for additional information.
    Could not find main method from given launch configuration.

Here is my code to call the paint method:
public class G1Starter {
   public void main(String[] args)
   {
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       g1.repaint();
   }
}

I tried making a main method in the Graphics1 class but it did not work.

A: Add the static keyword so that the application has a valid entry point
public static void main(String[] args)

A: Method 'main' should be 'static'
public static void main(String[] args)

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Trump Appointees Tried to Roll Back Workers' Rights—But Then Elizabeth Warren Happened
How an Obama-era rule protecting franchise employees was just saved by congressional oversight.
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In December, the National Labor Relations Board—the federal agency tasked with enforcing workers' rights—voted to undo a high-profile Obama-era ruling that made it easier for fast food workers to unionize, and to hold accountable the enormous companies functioning as their employers.
But on Monday, the board reversed that decision, keeping the rule intact, after the agency's inspector general, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Patty Murray, repeatedly drew attention to the conflicts of interest of NLRB member William Emanuel—a longtime management-side labor lawyer appointed to the body by President Trump and confirmed in September 2017. NLRB reversals of its decisions due to a conflict of interest are extremely rare, suggesting the gravity of Emanuel's conflict of interest.
"I've never seen anything like this," Wilma B. Liebman, a former member and chairwoman of the board, told the New York Times.
The rule at issue has to do with something called "joint employment." In 2015, a National Labor Relations Board ruling involving McDonalds made it easier for parent companies to be designated joint employers, which can be held responsible for violations occurring at independently owned franchises. At the time, Emanuel worked at Littler Mendelson, the world's largest management-side labor law firm, which represented another business involved in the case.
This past December, when the NLRB voted to vacate that ruling, Emanuel sided with a 3-2 majority in favor of returning to the narrower, pre-2015 definition of joint employment. A few weeks later, Sen. Warren sent Emanuel a letter asking about the potential conflict between his past legal work and his vote to undo the ruling. That letter prompted a review from the NLRB's inspector general, which last week revealed a report finding that Emanuel did in fact have a conflict of interest—and that he should have recused himself from the relevant vote.
"I have determined that there is a serious and flagrant problem and/or deficiency," wrote Inspector General David Berry in the report. "Member Emanuel's participation," in the vote "calls into question the validity of that decision and the confidence that the Board is performing its statutory duties."
On Monday, Sens. Warren and Murray wrote letters to the NLRB's chair, Trump appointee Marvin Kaplan, and to Emanuel, pointing to the report's conclusions. "You directly participated in an extraordinarily consequential decision from which the law required your recusal," the senators wrote.
Later that day, the NLRB voted with no objections—and without Emanuel taking part—to undo its December decision because, the agency noted in a statement, "Emanuel is, and should have been, disqualified from participating in this proceeding."
Trump's Justice Department Is Taking On Other Federal Agencies in Court
Trump's Labor Board Appointments Are Another Blow for Unions
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Minnesota courts recognize and enforce non-compete agreements in employment contracts. However, Minnesota courts place limits upon the extent to which non-compete agreements are enforceable in employment contracts.
and protect a legitimate business interest.
Trade secret protection and protection of the employer's goodwill are just two examples of a legitimate business interest. Determining whether a non-compete agreement is valid is a fact-intensive inquiry. For example, a court may hold the same non-compete valid against one employee but not another employee. It is highly determinative by the individual facts regarding that employee and employer's relationship. However, non-compete agreements are contracts that first must meet the basic elements of any contract. However instead of wholly invalidating a non-compete agreement, Minnesota courts have the discretion to apply the blue pencil doctrine.2 The blue pencil doctrine allows the courts to enforce the non-compete to the extent enforceable. For example, an employee with a non-compete barring them from competing with the employer for 3 years anywhere within the state of Minnesota might have the court limit the term to 8 months and limit it to the county of the employer.
It is important for employers to consult with an attorney in drafting employment contracts and non-compete agreements. If drafted haphazardly or used too broadly or selectively amongst employees, a non-compete agreement may not sufficiently protect an employer's interest, and a court may invalidate or severely restrict the agreement. Moreover, non-competes should be considered with an employer's other interests in mind. Furthermore, an employer may find that they have been served with a cease and desist letter or a complaint from a recently hired employee's previous employer alleging tortious interference with a contract because the employee failed to disclose that they were subject to a non-compete agreement. Cease and desist letters are meant to be intimidating. Oftentimes, this can be resolved without extensive and costly litigation. The employer will often have a strong defense for which it is advisable to seek the advice of a knowledgeable attorney early in the process in order to keep down any legal or business costs that may arise.
For employees subject to a non-compete agreement, it is important that you have the agreement reviewed by an attorney when seeking employment. Oftentimes, non-compete agreements are drafted overbroad by employers and may not be enforceable as written. Moreover, an experienced attorney can advise you on the best course of action for challenging the non-compete agreement.
1Bennett v. Storz Broadcasting Co., 134 N. W.2d 892 (Minn. 1965).
2Bess v. Bothman, 257 N.W.2d 791 (Minn. 1977).


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IMMAE International MMA Expo 2009: An MMAjunkie.com image gallery
September 1, 2009 6:55 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – The IMMAE International MMA Expo exhibition and trade show recently concluded in Los Angeles.
MMAjunkie.com contributing photographer Rav Holly was on scene for the two-day event and captured images of the star-studded affair, which featured notables such as UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn, Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le, Strikeforce contender Jake Shields, UFC fighters Joe Lauzon and Mark Coleman, and others.
Check out our full image gallery from the Los Angeles Convention Center in California.
Top MMA brands on display at the trade show, which took place from Aug. 30-31, included TapouT, Punishment
Athletics, Hayabusa, HDNet Fights, OTM and countless others.
For more on IMMAE and its other upcoming shows, go to www.immae.tv, or check out our MMAjunkie.com Radio interview with one of the event's organizers, Ms. Rara, from last week.
And for more images and information about popular California photographer Rav Holly, go to www.ravholly.com.
Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson would seemingly fight this summer if they're locked in as coaches for "The Ultimate Fighter 31."
This week's live stream of "Spinning Back Clique" reacts to Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 and Burns vs. Masvidal at UFC 287, Conor McGregor potentially coaching "TUF" again and much more.
UFC 283 'Fight Motion': Watch Jamahal Hill's bloody beating of Glover Teixeira in slow motion
The UFC's first pay-per-view of 2023 was not short on violence with 10 stoppages. Check out the super slow-motion highlights.


Catgirl Roommate is Available in Paperback!
Do you love cat comedies, but hate reading on the computer? I've got great news: Catgirl Roommate is now available in paperback on Amazon!
In celebration of this milestone, I'll be dropping the price on both the paperback and Kindle versions this weekend, so be sure to check in on Saturday to get your copies!
Now I need to decide which of my books is next, and I'd love to get your feedback on which novel you'd like to see take physical form. Mind taking a few seconds to help me out?
And, while we're celebrating, I've got something special for my supporters on Patreon: the 14-panel Work In Progress for page 12 of Just Cause is now available!
Enjoy the preview of the coming comic page, and don't forget to cast your vote for the next novel to appear in paperback!


T3 Agenda: Get serious about photos with the Canon EOS 200D. New Philips USB docking display. And more!
T3 Agenda: Canon unveils the EOS 6D Mark II. The InkCase i7 Plus E comes to iPhone 7 Plus. And more!
T3 Agenda: Brainwavz' audiophile grade earphones. The My Passport Ultra Drive from Western Digital. And More!
T3 Agenda: Fill that SNES Mini void with a mini MegaDrive. The retro-styled Metroid: Samus Returns special edition. And more!
Give yourself the gift of security with a VPN!
Discover the best tech for everything – in the new issue of T3 Magazine!
Nintendo will support the 3DS beyond 2017. Is that a good idea?
New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 5 are available to buy today!
Is Logitech Circle 2 the best smart home camera yet?
The PC Gaming Show is back! Follow all the action live today!
The PlayStation Days of Play sale is NOW ON!
This is the official OnePlus 5 dual camera: Is it a true flagship killer?
Poll: Apple could be back on top form if the latest WWDC swag is anything to go by. Would you wear it?


You've come to the right place. Ask one of our specialists to provide you with an obligation-free appraisal of your property's price in the current market.
Spiros Vamvalis is an enthusiastic and charismatic individual who has a true passion and interest in property. He delivers exceptional customer service, is driven to succeed and is dedicated to delivering optimum results.
Exceptional market knowledge also allows Spiros to bring the market to a clients' doorstep, thereby helping them make the most informed and supported decisions possible. While he's very sensitive to clients' individual circumstances and needs, he's also a very good negotiator on their behalf.
Spiros has an energetic approach and competitive nature which has allowed him to deliver outstanding service to his clients'. With hard work and stopping at nothing to accomplish goals, he has been able to build long lasting relationships and rapport.


About three weeks ago I euphorically wrote about Google Wave, had a Wave embedded in the blog post, got a lot of comments, … and did many things with Wave in the meantime.
Since then I also have started a list with my humble suggestions for improvement of the user experience.
Let me give you a quick update on my personal Wave experience.
Wave has already become a sort of everyday tool for me. My firefox plugin shows the number of unread messages in the inbox and the number of people I communicate with is on the rise.
We even use the ties from Wave into Google Groups to create private Waves with restricted access. Therefore, with a small circle of partners and friends Wave has partially replaced email for some communication needs.
Never having been fond of walkie-talkie style instant messaging or chat conversation or Twitter the feature of instantaneous, collaborative, style of communication is certainly a great one. And Wave crushes it. We nailed communication which would have taken much more effort and time for accomplishing the same results via email, chat, skype or phone.
The concept of hosted conversations with synchronous access for working collaboratively is just brilliant. The real power comes from the combination of — the removal of the barrier between — synchronous and asynchronous collaboration in one tool, one document.
Sure, right now in the beta preview there are clearly visible limits on performance. Waves with 50+ participants and 100+ blips (A blip is similar to a reply, a comment.) load very slowly sometimes. Especially when gadgets (or a lot of gadgets) are involved.
The browser often crashes or Wave resets itself. Despite all those disturbing annoyances I never lost any significant amount of data. Not more than half a sentence at most. That's certainly a new paradigm. I got very quickly used to the fact that you do not need to think about saving a document at all. You type it and it is basically saved in that very same moment.
Have the Session Manager Add-on installed. (↑) After a browser crash you can resume very quickly exactly where you left of.
The Google Wave Notifier Add-on for Firefox (↑) displays the number of unread waves in your inbox.
His personal suggestion was, "…remove additional parameters like &hl=en from the URL of a search." Matt simply likes to send URLs of searches by email.
Where is the opening tag for this formating?
And where is the closing tag?
It might not be obvious but those tags — comparable to those in HTML — exist. Unfortunately I did not come across an editor yet which shows those tags optionally.
I always end up deleting one of those invisible control characters (tags) with the delete key, backspace key or cutting with the mouse when editing text in rich text format. Which results in destroying the formating of the current, previous or following line.
Honestly, I did not figure RTF out, yet.
Admittedly as comfortable and quick as it is to copy & paste complete blog posts with ease and drag photos and graphics into a wave, I still wish there were a plain text input mode available optionally.
Right now with Wave you don't really have a choice, right now.
It's editor is a WYSISYG editor.
Well, of course you have the choice and you may stick with clear text and simply don't use any formatting at all. But that's not really the point, and it is not so much fun either.
P.S.: When will I see you on \/\/ave?
Posted by John W. Furst in Google Wave, Marketing, Project Management, Usability, Web Site Development on Sunday, December 6, 2009 has got 3 Comments.
This post was mentioned on Reddit by elandria: Google Wave already used productively by some people.
I am working in marketing in Denmark and was searching for inspiration in the digital world.


For people renting out cottages, or B&B's or caravans with a simple website, this feature could now mean they can show potential customers when they are booked and when they still have availability. By using Google Calendar as the root of their main booking system, it would mean that their site was always up to date and they wouldn't have to field endless calls or emails from people wanting to stay on that week when the place is already fully booked.
It's win-win, great for the business and great for the guests.


Consider yourself a budding brewer? Or simply want to enhance your beer knowledge?
First up, our friends at Grain & Grape will be supplying and talking you through all equipment required for your very own home brewing kit so you can master the art of making the perfect beer.
Secondly, Head Brewer from Stomping Ground, Ashur Hall, will guide you through the brewing process by demonstrating how to brew one of his creations in your own home brew kit. Then experiment at home with your new kit and supplied ingredients.
Finally, sit back and enjoy a beer tasting (with snacks!) facilitated by Australia's first female Cicerone, Cassie O'Neill, from Stomping Ground who will showcase some of her favourites from the portfolio.


No, not yet. I wish one, for honor my dad, but I just don't have money and courage.
Yes. I have my ears pierced and I have a rook piercing and my upper lip :) I really wish some more on my ears, but my boyfriend don't like them..
Honesty is the most important. And well he must be good loking.
This one is hard! :) If you can dream it, you can do it ? :) or in Slo: Vsak je svoje sreče kovač!
Male: Ian Somerhalder- I love watching him, and well to be honest the one really great actor is Leonardo Dicaprio too.
Female: Nina Dobrev is quite good and well Jennifer Lawrence!
In my bad. Or if I have any gas in my car, then I'll go driving around.
I joined bloger community because I have a passion for nail polishes and make up! And I have a lot of knowledge about skin care, and when my english will get better I will start to write more skin care advices!
My boyfriend, we had a little fight well early in the morning!
Hunger games. I am so bad when it comes to reading, but I want to be better. I would love to read a few good english book!
All kind of forest fruits.
Not sport person at all!
Well I would tag all of Slovenian Bblogers!


TWO Israeli companies are combining their technologies and expertise to change the face of horticultural production in Australia.
Specialist water soluble fertiliser supplier, Haifa, and irrigation equipment company, Netafim, are working with numerous distributors and growers across the country to introduce new methods of fertilising using their products.
They are particularly promoting the practice of applying dissolved fertiliser through drip irrigation equipment, a technique they refer to as 'Nutrigation'.
Nutrients can be applied "just in time'', according to crop needs.
Applications can be targeted to crop root systems.
Only the required quantities of nutrients are applied, saving fertiliser wastage.
Uniform irrigation systems apply nutrients in a uniform manner, thereby increasing fertiliser use efficiency.
Nutrigation is a significant advancement on the spreading of granular fertilisers and spray applications of nutrients.
Spreading fertilisers does not provide the same uniformity, it also feeds weeds in the inter-rows and can lead to significant nutrient losses through leaching, runoff or volatilisation.
Granular applications also require a rainfall event to carry the fertiliser into root zones – and at the time they need it.
In contrast, advanced, computer-controlled irrigation systems deliver carefully managed, metered doses of nutrients and allow higher water use efficiencies.
They monitor both the flow of irrigation water and injection of fertiliser, supplying plants with not only the required elements, but also at the optimal ratios between them.
Importantly for growers and the horticultural industry, this is resulting in increased production, productivity and profitability, as well as improved environmental sustainability for the sector.
The benefits of Haifa's and Netafim's products and their joint working effort in the industry have been highlighted in the Goulburn Valley in Victoria recently.
Turnbull Bros Orchards Pty Ltd at Ardmona has invested in the use of Haifa's high quality water soluble fertilisers through a specialist, automatically controlled Netafim drip irrigation system to target high fruit production and quality.
The Turnbull family is aiming for consistent 80-tonne per hectare yields and minimum 80 per cent class 1 pack-out, an enormous jump from current 55t/ha yields and 60pc pack-out with their Cripps Pink and Rosy Glow apples.
Brothers Alex, Philip and Chris are the fifth generation on the 1892-established orchard, taking over from parents Ross and Daphne.
They grow apples, pears, peaches, cherries and nectarines, with 130ha of the 220ha property currently under orchard production, excluding young trees.
While the Turnbulls are not yet saving money on fertilisers per hectare through their new Nutrigation system, they recognise they are getting much better use out of the fertiliser applied.
"We are using much more of the fertiliser that we are paying for. With broadcasting you know you are losing a significant amount,'' Alex said.
"We are now pulse irrigating so often – every four hours while it is hot – and so we are able to spread the fertiliser application out over a series of waterings. And we are putting it right where we need it around the root zone.
"We are applying 25-35 kilograms of fertiliser a week spread over 10 applications of water. We are also watering at times when we are not Nutrigating.
He said four new production blocks at the Ardmona orchard, comprising 15ha, were now being fed via the new drip irrigation system, while it also had been installed on two existing blocks.
The Netafim system is achieving significant water savings.
He said the automation unit had improved irrigation management.
"The system waters from Saturday through to Friday night with low rates and the irrigator puts the whole schedule in on the Friday afternoon and he only needs to check that it is turned on and the fertiliser is going in.
With young trees on the four new production blocks established last winter, the Turnbulls are targeting 1 metre of vertical growth over the growing season.
"Consultants were saying that the 1m aim was too large, however we have passed 85 centimetres of growth on overage for the year already,'' Alex said.
Tree density on the new blocks also has been increased, equating to 3000 trees/ha.
Alex said this was still too low and by spacing trees 1.2m apart on 4m row spacings in future, he could increase this to 4160 trees/ha.


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By Hannah Sundermeyer17 August 2022
ACT's annual ACT Tower Crane 50  shows ranking fluctuations and streamlined fleets following a year of mergers and acquisitions.
Photo © Bob Dimmitt photography
The market for tower cranes in North America is stable and poised for growth. While there may have been a hiccup in demand over the past couple of years, tower cranes are still the crane of choice for urban high-rise projects.
And the good news is that tower crane usage as picked up considerably on infrastructure projects, industrial jobs and large-scale mixed-use projects and campuses where multiple tower cranes often operate in tandem.
Top 50 tower crane fleets in 2022
The ACT Tower Crane 50 reflects an evolving sector that is in a state of flux. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have significantly changed our 2022 tower crane toplist, which is slightly down in terms of overall fleet size from 2021. In 2021, the fleet size of the list was 2,260 units, while this year it is 2,221, a loss of 39 units.
The ACT Tower Crane 50 features 36 companies with 264 branches and 9,159 employees. Last year's list featured 34 companies, 273 branches and 9,282 employees.
This year, the ACT team cast a wide net to try to grow the ACT Tower Crane 50 list. As ever, compiling this list can be a frustrating endeavor as M&A activity greatly impacted the list. Even though five new companies were added, our 2022 list has 36 companies, as compared to 34 last year.
Leading North American tower crane company Morrow Equipment remains at Number 1, a place the company has held since the inception of the ACT Tower Crane 50. Morrow reported an impressive 563-unit fleet. In May, Morrow placed an order for 27 new Liebherr tower cranes, so the company's fleet appears to be growing. (See our News article about this order on page 6.)
Maxim Crane Works held onto the Number 2 spot with 334 units.
The full ACT Tower Crane 50 list
Uperio, fueled by the acquisitions of P&J Arcomet and Compass Equipment, debuts on our list at Number 3 with a fleet of 140 tower cranes. The addition of Uperio North America bumped Bigge Crane & Rigging to Number 4. Bigge reported a fleet of 99 tower cranes.
Breaking into the top five this year is Stafford Soima Crane Group. The company jumped from Number 6 to Number 5 with a fleet of 96 tower cranes, an increase of 22 units from last year. Stafford Soima Crane Group acquired Portuguese tower crane manufacturer Soima last year.
ML Crane Group, with its subsidiary United Crane Group, secured a spot at 21, posting a fleet of 29 cranes. Last year the company was ranked Number 26.
Wagstaff Crane acquired Bronson Crane, which continues to operate as Bronson. Bronson is based at Wagstaff's headquarters in Murray, UT. Bronson is ranked number 18, up from Number 20 last year.
New entries to the ACT Tower Crane 50
In 2022, there are five newcomers on the ACT Tower Crane 50. In addition to Uperio at Number 3, Fuse Equipment made its debut at Number 20. Established in 2007, Fuse is a growing company with headquarters in Boston, MA, and offices in New York, the Southeast, Texas and on the West Coast.
Largest tower cranes by capacity
Reynolds Rigging & Crane has two branches, 60 employees and 18 tower cranes. The company's first-time rank is Number 28.
JCrane has been on the list before and returns with a rank of Number 33.
The final newcomer is Number 34, Arrow Crane. With a fleet of eight tower cranes, the company is based in Ontario, Canada. The company is led by Daniel Wright, president, and his grandfather, Ricky Redigonda.
The biggest jumper is Rocky Mountain Crane, which jumped from 32 to 22.
With all the M&A activity over the last couple of years, it's easy to understand why this list looks different this year. The ACT Tower Crane 50 is open to any tower crane company that operates in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
ACT's editorial team sent out more than 300 survey forms. We rely on the integrity of the information submitted, and we are not responsible for inaccurate or incomplete information.
Type North America Research Cranes Tower - Luffing Jib Tower - Saddle Jib/Flat Top/Cat Head Tower - Self-erector Industry News Products Sectors Crane & Specialized Transport
Bay Crane acquires Gatwood
Gatwood Crane Rental Service acquired by Bay Crane Companies in USA as start of a push into the Midwest
ACT is now surveying for the annual Specialized Lifting 50 list featured in the March issue of the magazine.
Dean Barley leads Tadano America
Recently appointed Tadano America president and COO discusses his new role and the OneTadano strategy.
Link-Belt names top five distributors
Link-Belt's top five dealers represent companies in Vermont, Texas, Florida, Arizona and North Carolina.


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Posted on January 1st, 2015
Deldre and Cheryl Carr of Las Vegas were very excited to learn that they were going to be having a daughter. Their first daughter Addysen would be about two years old when their second daughter was born. At the time, they thought their biggest challenge would be having two children in diapers at the same time.
There were no complications during Cheryl's pregnancy. Everything seemed perfect when they brought Nyah home. Two days later, she stopped eating and became very ill. They took her to the emergency room, where they were told that Nyah had a metabolic disorder and needed to be taken immediately to Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. At three days old, Nyah was flown to Los Angeles Children's Hospital. The Carrs quickly packed up their car and followed. Their cousin had stayed at a Ronald McDonald House before, so they knew that the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House would be a great option for them.
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La sua opera principale e più influente è Abraham in History and Tradition (1975), in cui affermava che non esistono prove convincenti a sostegno dell'esistenza storica di Abramo e degli altri patriarchi della Bibbia, né della storicità del libro della Genesi. Questa pubblicazione mise in discussione sia la scuola dell'"archeologia biblica" di William Albright, che nei precedenti cinquanta anni aveva affermato che l'archeologia confermava le verità fondamentali della Genesi, sia la scuola della "storia della tradizione" di Martin Noth, che affermava che la Genesi conteneva un nucleo di verità conservatasi attraverso la tradizione orale fino alla posteriore composizione scritta del libro.

Successivamente Van Seters presentò la propria teoria sull'origine del Pentateuco, sostenendo che fosse stato ottenuto tramite aggiunte e revisioni di un singolo documento originario composto da un autore nel VI secolo a.C. Questa "ipotesi supplementare", assieme all'ipotesi documentale e a quella frammentaria, costituisce una delle ipotesi dell'origine del Pentateuco discusse dagli studiosi contemporanei.

Bibliografia

John Van Seters, Abraham in History and Tradition, Yale University Press, 1975.
John Van Seters, Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis, Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992.
John Van Seters, The life of Moses: The Yahwist as Historian in Exodus-Numbers, Kok Pharos Publishing House, 1994, ISBN 90-390-0112-X
John Van Seters, Pentateuch: A Social Science Commentary, Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.

Collegamenti esterni

Van Seters, John
Van Seters, John


The New York Philharmonic on Thursday, September 28.
Like many orchestras, the New York Philharmonic performed a concert in honor of the 100th anniversary of composer Dmitri Shostakovich's birth. The program notes focused on the debate about Shostakovich's relationship to the Soviet government, and that, too, was probably fairly universal from orchestra to orchestra. The story of Shostakovich's rocky musical career is too dramatic for any writer to resist.
Twice denounced by Stalin—the first time at the onset of the Great Terror—Shostakovich nonetheless survived to write numerous symphonies, string quartets, concertos, operas, and other works that entered the canon not only in his homeland but in America and Western Europe, too. The Soviet regime used much of his music as propaganda—and Shostakovich accepted and even encouraged that—but later musicians and historians have argued that some of his compositions were actually subversive, satirizing rather than celebrating Soviet aesthetic ideals and burying coded anti-government messages into his music.
The debate is fascinating, but I think it distracts from Shostakovich's music. That's unfortunate because, as the Philharmonic demonstrated Thursday night, Shostakovich's music is thrilling—essentially romantic but enlivened by a vivid use of repetitive motives and a delicious crunch of chromatics. The Philharmonic's selections—the cello concerto and the fifth symphony—are a joy to experience whether they contain subversive messages or not.
I'm particularly fond of the cello concerto, which does a magnificent job of showcasing the string instrument's versatility. Over the course of four movements, the solo line features vibrant, soaring melodies; eerie harmonic tones; emphatic, percussive sawing; and rich, double-stop harmonies. Cellist Lynn Harrell was exceptional, particularly in the extensive cadenza, though I think he could have been more ferocious in the more primitivist passages. Harrell seemed better suited for the concerto's romantic passages, the blisteringly romantic lines that soar like a human voice on one long breath.
The fifth symphony came after intermission and suffered slightly by comparison with the concerto. Shostakovich wrote his fifth symphony fairly early in his career, in 1937, as a response to Pravda's condemnation of him as a decadent formalist. Perhaps as a result, the symphony is a safer, less daring work, and the brawny, heroic elements sometimes feel strained. The best movement is the second, the Allegretto. At that point, Shostakovich's jovial, impish side hops out on an endearingly off-kilter waltz beat. The blare of full orchestra melts away as the score calls for fewer instruments and a lighter, dance-like texture.
The Philharmonic played the movement with nimble good humor and then swept me along into the final two movements, as well. The relentless triumphalism might have been a bit wearying, but the final climactic cadences reverberated in the marrow of my bones. That's not a credit to the melodrama of Shostakovich's biography; it's a credit to the power of his music.


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Home > Our Insights > Carbon Road Mapping: A Structured Route to Net Zero
Topic: Supply Chain, Environment February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 by Chris Clarke
Carbon Road Mapping: A Structured Route to Net Zero13 min read
Over the past two years there has been a significant increase in activity in the brewing supply chain to formalise action on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. Businesses and private citizens must collectively ensure that they align with an emissions reduction pathway that will deliver the maximum 1.5°C global average warming that is critical for continuing life as we know it. After the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland, there is talk of greater requirement to publicly report GHG reduction plans and incorporate them into a series of time-stamped milestones that will be realised by the pivotal date of 2050 at the latest.
Although many commentators tell us we are 20 years too late starting, there is real urgency and focus now to try to recover. It is easy to become disheartened by those who describe insurmountable obstacles that could lead to missing the target. On the contrary there is much to celebrate in terms of those who can see the transformation possible right now with existing technologies. There is still an urgent need for development of new carbon efficient technologies and cross-sector action, but what we can achieve now will set us on a course that has a greater chance of success than business as usual.
There can appear to be a significant financial barrier to reach net zero. Estimates range up to 60% increased spending, but many companies and countries recognise that it should be possible to reach net zero carbon with net zero cost to business operations. That equation is a balance of reduced operational cost through efficiency and new technology and the avoidance of the penalties, legislative or otherwise, that come from inaction. The global challenge here is to accelerate the spending up to 2050 some 6 times greater than in the period in which the problems have been created. Abatement costs can be substantial, payback will be longer, but the challenge, whilst difficult, is possible.
The transition calls for collective and global action and will only succeed through collaboration across sectors and geographies. However, the impetus to make such changes can be heavily influenced by inspirational case studies such as within the malting and brewing world that show the art of the possible in achieving GHG reduction. Major brewers such as ABInbev at Magor, UK are installing hydrogen generation and self-generating energy for use on site[1]; Heineken are one of the brewers promoting hydrogen in their transportation network[2]. Others promote genuinely new green electricity generation from external suppliers by linking to new wind farms or other sustainable sources; targeting specific factories to become net zero within 5 years; creating carbon negative raw materials that can generate high quality insets to balance carbon budgets and many more. Some commentators estimate that with technology available right now we could achieve 85-90% GHG reduction. The key is to identify a suite of options for carbon reduction and not expect one solution to provide a silver bullet.
A roadmap should not just be about GHG reduction it must include targets for food waste, packaging, biodiversity, and water conservation. As such it becomes a sustainability roadmap focussed on carbon reduction where possible but including other areas which indirectly have a beneficial impact on carbon reduction. It is important to establish if the roadmap will really deliver on the plan to become net zero. The term is widely interpreted and often misused. For example, there is no such thing as a zero-emission process. Everything emits GHG relevant emissions at some point in its manufacture, use or disposal. The term net zero reflects that and requires a removal of carbon from the atmosphere at least equivalent to the generated emissions. Technologies that enable a process or business to get to net zero are said to neutralise the residual impact, hence carbon neutral.
One of the foremost benchmarks for defining progress that deliver global impact is the science-based target initiative[3]. It established goals for carbon reduction by industry sector and prioritises internal action over reliance on buying carbon credits. Offsetting should never be the first choice and businesses must look for internal carbon savings opportunities in the near term as clearly identified by the Oxford Principles[4]. Where necessary, credits can be purchased as offsets, carbon credits from projects that are outside the immediate supply chain, or insets, those generated within the supply chain. Examples of offsets could be tree planting, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage or direct air capture. There are the avoiding actions too such as preventing deforestation, generating renewable energy. An inset could be credits delivered by programmes to provide carbon negative malting barley i.e., that which is grown using regenerative agriculture and cover cropping which removes more carbon than is generated in growing the barley.
Setting the boundary for measuring carbon impact is important. Much is made of lifecycle analysis, but this can be extremely onerous to undertake. Such analysis may not deliver specific actions that are within the grasp of a given business. Hence it is more advantageous to define a linear boundary such as farm to brewery. It is always possible to start with a narrower scope and collect robust data whilst being aware of the carbon shadow and the impact of the operations beyond the boundary that has been defined. Such an approach is referred to as an expansive boundary by the science-based targets programme. An ever-widening scope is effective by starting small and working on big win areas first, then expanding the data gathering more widely along the supply chain to reach as near to full coverage as is possible by the target date. It is also common now for external platforms such as BCorps, the Suppliers Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) or EcoVadis to include labour and human rights, business ethics and health and safety in a sustainability programme. This reflects the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact[5].
A carbon footprint has three scopes and has an impact upstream (things coming into the manufacturing operations) and downstream (the impact of goods dispatched from the factory forward into retail). Emissions are also described as being direct (emissions the factory directly controls) or indirect (emissions generated outside direct operations).
Scope 1 – Direct emissions generated from use of fuels, e.g. natural gas and fuel oil and on-site generation of electricity, heat, or steam. Directly owned and operated transportation fleet emissions also form part of this impact.
Scope 2 – Indirect emissions associated with consumption of purchased electricity, heat, steam and cooling, but generated at sources controlled by others.
Scope 3 – Indirect emissions that are not captured in scope 2. They can occur upstream or downstream. Examples of scope 3 emissions are business travel by means not owned or controlled by the organisation, waste disposal which is not owned or controlled, or purchased materials or fuels. Scope 3 forms the greatest proportion of the carbon footprint of most companies (likely in excess of 60%) and can be the most difficult to calculate. For scope 1 and 2 generally there is an invoice with consumption data which is easy to convert to a carbon emission value.
Upstream: includes growing of malting barley, transportation into the brewery; business travel in transportation that you do not own directly; employee commuting; transportation and distribution losses for the electricity one purchases externally (remember the invoiced usage is already in scope 2).
Downstream: includes transportation to the customer; leased assets; impact of financial and other services.
Scope 3 downstream emissions are the most difficult to calculate, hence it is pragmatic to use a model developed to estimate carbon emissions relative to financial spend in those areas.
What areas of the supply chain should be included in a carbon roadmap?
Develop a carbon roadmap which is aligned with a 1.5°C future climate rise model
Determine scope 1 and 2 emissions profile
Estimate external scope 3 emissions using financial prediction tools.
Require suppliers to engage in sustainability certification and provide carbon data
Reporting:
Publish an annual sustainability report
Set realistic targets and report progress for energy, water, regenerative agriculture, social compliance
Introduce internal carbon price to drive investments
Introduce external certification such as ISO14001,
BCorp, Suppliers Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX)
Match the UN Global Compact principles and include Environment; Labour and Human Rights; Health and Safety; Business Ethics
Supply Chain:
Introduce a code of conduct that requires alignment with Science Based Targets and incorporates the UN Global Compact principles
Buildings:
Ensure insulation is the best available and all utilities on site are the most efficient available
Energy and water management and targeting plan in place.
Continuous review of efficiency in place.
Do not wait for new technology. Make the most of what is available now
Organizational Structure:
Never make sustainability a separate activity in the company it is multifaceted and needs all functions involved: HR for the social and ethical side; production for efficiency; technical for certification; marketing for sharing best practice; finance for assessing the impact on profit and consequence of taxation or offsetting costs; sales to use your progress to retain existing clients and gain new business based on a strong and openly disclosed sustainability performance
What progress have brewers already made and what technologies are being employed?
Between 2013-2020 has been significant reduction in energy and water use in breweries and distilleries around the globe giving an overall reduction in CO2 emissions (Table 1):
Size of brewing operation does impact the efficiency of operations considerably. Industry averages show this challenge. It is equally true that even larger breweries may not yet be as efficient as best in class (Table 2).
1: There is a balance between reducing emissions and total energy use. Legislation and the climate emergency are currently focussing more on emission reduction than energy efficiency
2: Some published data can be dramatically lower than current usage if there is considerable use of recycled water or green electricity generation and the report is of abstracted water or grid electricity supplied
What sort of initiatives are being used to achieve the reductions still required to reach Net Zero by 2050?
Switching from plastic to low carbon cardboard packaging and looking for the next innovation which could be new generation glass
Reduction in weight of packaging:
Plastic bottles: 40% already achieved by best in class
33cl cans: 55% weight reduction already made
Glass bottle: 60% weight reduction achieved
Procuring from low carbon suppliers
Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) for increased recycled content or biodegradable content in plastic
Use of waste materials for brewing wort production (bread, cheese whey, baked goods)
Use of brewery wastewater or spent grains to create methane via anaerobic digestion which drives an electricity generator
Recovery of CO2 from fermenters is increasingly important to change a waste into a valorised product for reuse. Also a switch to CO2 generated from less GHG intense activities such as anaerobic digestion of green feedstocks which has a much lower carbon footprint than generation as a by-product of ammonia-based fertilisers
Switch to green electricity supply. Caution here is that some suppliers classify green as technology that was installed long before the calculations were made on climate change so best-in-class switch is to demand new green electricity dedicated to use in house
Fuel switching from natural gas to biomass generated heat/steam which can achieve 90% GHG reduction
Solar electricity or heat generation through photovoltaic (PV) or other solar panels
Working with the cereal supply chain to promote best agricultural practices that use lower GHG impact fertilisers and could even generate carbon credits and improve soil quality
Recycling to reduce freshwater abstraction or use
Water treatment to provide potable water for use in washing or in process as technology has improved. To be most carbon efficient this also requires use of green electricity for the ultrafiltration/reverse osmosis filters most commonly used
Financial impact of sustainability
Cost of new technology can be seen as a barrier to investment especially by the craft sector which may not have access to the funds of larger corporate businesses. There are, however, many examples of craft breweries making very similar plans aligned with the types of initiative described in this article. It is advisable to use operational savings generated through investment in green technology to provide cash for further improvement. Surveys indicate that the craft sector will not necessarily have access to the expertise available to evaluate new technology. It is therefore essential for the industry to work collaboratively to jointly improve the carbon impact of brewing to ensure it is recognised as an industry seriously promoting a net zero agenda.
There is a drive to attach financial impact to climate risk through initiatives such as the Taskforce for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). TCFD was created in 2015 at the request of the G20 to the Financial Stability Board to improve reporting of climate-related financial information. It focusses on four pillars: governance to address climate related risks and opportunities; strategy to define the real impact of climate change on business assets; risk definition and management; metrics and targets to assess climate risks and opportunities. The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) endorses TCFD-aligned reporting. The intention is to better guide the allocation of capital and inform investment decisions. It is essential that data disclosed is relevant, specific, clear, consistent, comparable, verifiable, and reported in a timely manner.
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is a similar framework for investors, insurers, and debt holders. SASB focuses on quantifying and reporting the outward environmental impacts and risks of an organization's performance, while TCFD addresses how climate change might impact the organization's ability to create value. There are currently 8 breweries reporting via SASB and 8 via TCFD of the almost 3,000 companies registered on each platform.
Setting an internal carbon price (ICC) can help quantify the financial impact of business operations on climate change. Using a recognized financial carbon market an internal price of carbon for emissions can be calculated. A comparison of the cost of spending on capital against the potential cost in buying carbon offsets to reach carbon neutral is then possible. Some food and beverage companies have chosen to allocate this amount to a carbon neutrality fund which can be competed for by internal departments wishing to implement GHG saving projects. Others have decided to buy all their offsets now and work to rebuild profitability through innovation. The latter is clearly a riskier strategy, but both approaches show how financial impact and climate risk are now being placed at the heart of business operations.
To manage such important strategic impacts on company performance a detailed carbon roadmap is essential. It must have specific projects and technologies identified and encompass carbon intensity reduction to hit the global 2050 target. It should address the triple bottom line benefit: People, Profit, Planet. It is a business advantage to make profit in an environmentally sensitive way that engages and impresses all stakeholders and provides open, honest, verifiable proof through reporting and build the internal skills capital by attracting those who are impressed by climate friendly businesses. Carbon reduction of course cannot be at the risk of stalling progress on other important aspects such as waste and water reduction and packaging. A good plan will identify the point at which offsets or insets become the only way to become neutral and formally apportion capital spend required to implement the chosen technological pathway within the company. It will include a requirement of supply chain partners to make similar plans. Only by all partners working together will we achieve our collective goals.
By Dr. Nigel Davies, Senior Advisor, Technical Services and Sustainability
[1] https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2021/10/20/AB-InBev-turns-to-green-hydrogen-for-Magor-brewery
[2] https://www.theheinekencompany.com/newsroom/heineken-part-of-the-hydrogen-revolution/
[3] https://sciencebasedtargets.org/
[4] https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/publications/reports/Oxford-Offsetting-Principles-2020.pdf The Oxford Principles for net zero aligned carbon offsetting
[5] https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles
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We previously wrote about the very strange, but very cute Alpaca Evolution mobile game, which has managed to attract over 5 million downloads in Japan [1]. And now a new version has been released – or rather, to be precise it's a prequel, appropriately titled Alpaka Nii-san Begins. If you recall the original game, you are an alpaca who beats up on your alpaca brothers, absorbing them into your body to evolve into monstrous new forms of alpaca. In this new iteration, the gameplay is essentially the same, but we have the option of choosing from two storylines ('power' or 'subservient'), with four possible endings. And if you make it to the ending, you'll know the mystery that lies behind these funny animals. So far the game is ranked 10th overall in the Japan App Store on iOS, and if the previous version is any indication, it is likely to hit the top spot too, perhaps sometime over the weekend. If you'd like give Alpaca Nii-san Begins a try, you can pick it up for free over on the App Store or on Google Play. To get an idea of how the game is played, check out our video for…
We previously wrote about the very strange, but very cute Alpaca Evolution mobile game, which has managed to attract over 5 million downloads in Japan [1]. And now a new version has been released – or rather, to be precise it's a prequel, appropriately titled Alpaka Nii-san Begins.
If you recall the original game, you are an alpaca who beats up on your alpaca brothers, absorbing them into your body to evolve into monstrous new forms of alpaca. In this new iteration, the gameplay is essentially the same, but we have the option of choosing from two storylines ('power' or 'subservient'), with four possible endings. And if you make it to the ending, you'll know the mystery that lies behind these funny animals.
So far the game is ranked 10th overall in the Japan App Store on iOS, and if the previous version is any indication, it is likely to hit the top spot too, perhaps sometime over the weekend.
If you'd like give Alpaca Nii-san Begins a try, you can pick it up for free over on the App Store or on Google Play. To get an idea of how the game is played, check out our video for the original Alpaca Evolution below. (Via VS Media)
The title is actually Alpaca Nii-san, or 'brother alpaca', but the developer Cocosola translates it as 'Alpaca Evolution'. Also, the five million downloads figure is taken from its English iOS app description. Some of the other app descriptions differ in their total. ↩
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Japanese mobile game publisher Cocosola has announced that its Alpaca Evolution game has surpassed the 4 million downloads mark. I was pretty surprised back in March when it was announced that the game had reached a million downloads, so naturally, 4 million is no small feat either. The object of the game, as I previously mentioned, is to bash your fellow alpacas and absorb them into your own body so you can evolve into something of an alpaca monstrosity. Yes, it's very weird, but at the same time it's sort of cool too. You can see more about how it works in our demo video above. While the gameplay is painfully simple, the character appears to have hit the same kimo-kawaii sweet-spot as Ponos's Battle Cats. And like Ponos, which is capitalizing on the appeal of these cute characters by expanding into merchandising, Cocosola is selling game-related goods as well. If you pop over to runatown.com, for example, you can check out a wide assortment of Alpaca Evolution iPhone cases (pictured below). The game was originally released back in February, meaning that these four million downloads have come within the very short time span of less than three months. So…
Japanese mobile game publisher Cocosola has announced that its Alpaca Evolution game has surpassed the 4 million downloads mark. I was pretty surprised back in March when it was announced that the game had reached a million downloads, so naturally, 4 million is no small feat either.
The object of the game, as I previously mentioned, is to bash your fellow alpacas and absorb them into your own body so you can evolve into something of an alpaca monstrosity. Yes, it's very weird, but at the same time it's sort of cool too. You can see more about how it works in our demo video above.
4 million downloads in less than 3 months
While the gameplay is painfully simple, the character appears to have hit the same kimo-kawaii sweet-spot as Ponos's Battle Cats. And like Ponos, which is capitalizing on the appeal of these cute characters by expanding into merchandising, Cocosola is selling game-related goods as well. If you pop over to runatown.com, for example, you can check out a wide assortment of Alpaca Evolution iPhone cases (pictured below).
The game was originally released back in February, meaning that these four million downloads have come within the very short time span of less than three months. So its pace thus far is impressive to say the least.
Cocosola says that new updates to the game are on the way very soon, bringing new evolutions for fans of this very strange game. (Cocosola, via VS Media)
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