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-- Enter Property Name -- -- Abbey -- Cara -- Charlie -- Coco -- Finley -- Flora -- Florence -- Imogen -- Iris -- Isabella -- Jasper -- Jules -- Juniper -- Lola -- Louis -- Lulu -- Percy -- Rebecca -- Twenty One -- William -- Willow -- Austin -- Georgia -- Henry 30 Frenchgate New York Public Library Woodcroft Cottage -- Dexter -- Shorthorn -- The Farmhouse -- No.1 Darcy Mews -- No.2 Darcy Mews -- No.4 Darcy Mews -- No.5 Darcy Mews -- The Penthouse Wayside Cottage Lodge Barn -- Sun Hill Cottage -- Sun Hill Farmhouse -- The Palins Harelands Farm Waterloo Lodge -- Shearing Shed -- Sheep Dip Maison Cottage Porte House
Richmond is one of Britain's most beautiful market towns, with an 11th Century castle, fine historic buildings, large cobbled market place and many hidden corners making it a treasure trove for visitors.
Known as the 'The Gateway to The Dales' and recognised as one of Britain's most beautiful market towns, the streets are full of history. Explore the 11th Century castle and its 100-foot-high historical tower at Richmond Castle, which offers impressive views over Swaledale and is the oldest stone Norman castle in England, built by William the Conqueror's cousin. Wander down the cobbled streets to see other fine historic buildings, a treasure trove for visitors looking for a mix of culture, restaurants, shopping and a weekly Saturday market.
After a stroll around the castle walls, walk along the riverside and take in Richmond Falls, afterward recharge and reward yourself with a treat from the award-winning bakery found in The Station, a stunning riverside Victorian railway building. When you visit, don't forget your walking boots and ordnance survey maps as you'll soon embrace the great outdoors. If you prefer more of an amble, wander from the Station along the banks of the River Swale up to another English Heritage site, Easby Abbey. The atmospheric ruins date from the 12th Century; incredibly striking these are definitely worth a visit.
Some more recommendations for Richmond
The Georgian Theatre Royal: Well worth a look, it is the oldest and most complete working theatre in England also housing a museum. Check out what's on and book if you can. Tours around the theatre commence every hour until 4pm.
Culloden Tower: A popular landmark of Richmond built in 1746 to celebrate the victory of the Duke of Cumberland's army over Prince Charles Edwards Stuart.
Millgate House Gardens: A unique garden overlooking the River Swale with the waterfalls in the background. "One of the most surprising & fascinating gardens in the North of England."
Angus Morton Butchers: Traditional local butcher's selling locally reared meats. All prepared on the premises. Ask for Ian.
Saturday Market: Held outside all year round in Richmond marketplace. A wide selection of goods is offered for sale, with a farmers market held within the town on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Try Carricks for the fresh fish, fruit and vegetables.
There are a surprising number of restaurants in Richmond, offering all sorts of cuisines for our a night out away from your luxury self-catering accommodation. We can recommend French restaurant Rustique and Frenchgate Hotel for fine food and wines served in beautiful surroundings. For dog-friendly food spots, at The Turf Hotel, The King's Head and The Castle Tavern doggies are welcome in the bar.
If you haven't been tempted by any fabulous fish and chips whilst exploring our picturesque towns, villages and beautiful countryside, you will never be short of a good country pub offering locally brewed ales and prize-winning local pies for a refuel.
If you are looking for something a bit more special, Yorkshire now has more Michelin-starred restaurants than anywhere outside of London! Perfect for celebrating a special occasion. The Black Swan at Oldstead has recently been named the best restaurant in the world, with North Yorkshire quickly becoming a dining destination to really savour…
Out of Town...
Masham is a must-visit timeless market town and not just because it boasts two of the best local ale breweries, but because of its lively community, dramatic abbey and annual sheep fair.
Leyburn offers something a little different for the family at The Forbidden Corner, which has been voted the best children's attraction in Yorkshire. Often called a magical place, it is a unique labyrinth of tunnels, chambers, follies and surprises created in a 4-acre garden which will challenge and delight children of all ages.
Hawes includes the most picturesque drive through the Dales, and clamber to the top of the series of waterfalls on the River Ure, both had starring roles in Robin Hood Price of Thieves. You'll appreciate why Aysgarth has been voted one of the natural wonders of northern England. You can dip your feet in the water and explore the woods that line the riverbanks.
Nearby Luxury Holiday Accommodation...
If you are looking for five-star self-catering holiday in North Yorkshire, Holiday at Home have a collection of unique holiday homes across Richmond, North Yorkshire including lakeside lodges, country cottages and riverside apartments to choose from. Many of these properties are even dog-friendly, so nobody needs to get left behind.
Parking in Richmond is mostly free, but you will need a disc which is available by asking in most shops in the town. Need more recommendations, then just give the team a call to find out more on 01748 850333.
Properties in Richmond
Jules lodge is a three bedroom, dog-free lodge with an exclusive log burning hot tub in the garden, which can be used all year round. This luxury lodge has everything you should need and more on a self catering holiday in Yorkshire.
Wayside Cottage
Tucked away in the Richmondshire hills, this luxurious yet cosy one-bedroom cottage with a hot tub equals rural bliss for couples looking for somewhere special to stay. A mile from the local village, Wayside Cottage has inspiring interiors, original beams and exposed stone walls, and stunning countryside views.
The Penthouse is a high-end apartment with the most amazing river views in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Enjoy the large wraparound balcony and cosy living area in this one-bedroom luxury holiday home at Darcy Mews, by the River Swale and Richmond Falls. It is an ideal romantic holiday for couples.
Harelands Farm
A large luxury four-bedroom house near Richmond, North Yorkshire. This dog-friendly country escape has a games room, hot tub, stylish interiors, and electric car charging.


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Q: Perform action inside stream of operation in Java 8 I have a requirement to get the count of employees where employee name contains "kumar" and age is greater than 26. I am using Java 8 streams to iterate over the collection and I'm able to find employee count with above said condition.
But, in the meantime, I need to print the employee details.
Here's my code using Java 8 streams:
public static void main(String[] args) {

    List<Employee> empList = new ArrayList<>();

    empList.add(new Employee("john kumar", 25));
    empList.add(new Employee("raja", 28));
    empList.add(new Employee("hari kumar", 30));

    long count = empList.stream().filter(e -> e.getName().contains("kumar"))
                          .filter(e -> e.getAge() > 26).count();
    System.out.println(count);
}

Traditional way:
public static void main(String[] args){
   List<Employee> empList = new ArrayList<>();

    empList.add(new Employee("john kumar", 25));
    empList.add(new Employee("raja", 28));
    empList.add(new Employee("hari kumar", 30));
    int count = 0;
    for (Employee employee : empList) {

        if(employee.getName().contains("kumar")){
            if(employee.getAge() > 26)
            {
                System.out.println("emp details :: " + employee.toString());
                count++;
            }
        }
    }
     System.out.println(count);
}

Whatever I am printing in the traditional way, I want to achieve the same using streams also.
How do I print a message within each iteration when using streams?

A: You could use the Stream.peek(action) method to log info about each object of your stream :
long count = empList.stream().filter(e -> e.getName().contains("kumar"))
                      .filter(e -> e.getAge() > 26)
                      .peek(System.out::println)
                      .count();

The peek method allows performing an action on each element from the stream as they are consumed. The action must conform to the Consumer interface: take a single parameter t of type T (type of the stream element) and return void.

A: Rather unclear, what you actually want, but this might help:
Lambdas (like your Predicate) can be written in two ways:
Without brackets like this: e -> e.getAge() > 26 or
...filter(e -> {
              //do whatever you want to do with e here

              return e -> e.getAge() > 26;
          })...

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This weekend marked our first venture to the Jared Dines recording studio in Roy, Washington. We had a ton of fun getting to know the studio, as well as the awesome staff there. We also have been lucky enough to get Caught Alive Media there to help us get good photos and videos of the recording process, and we hope to share their work with you as we get it.
We're also happy to announce we will be playing Colossal Fest on January 4th, right before our friends in one of our favorite local bands, Truth Under Attack, at El Corazon. We'll be on at 10:30, but bands will be on as early as 4:30, so come join us for an awesome Saturday full of local music in downtown Seattle.
We hope everybody has a great holiday season! We'll be keeping you updated while we keep working through the end of 2013. We've got a lot of plans for the upcoming year, and we hope you'll be just as excited as we announce them.
We did it! Well, part of it. After a month or so of hammering them out, we now have a selection of 7 demos, ready to become the scratch tracks and basis for our upcoming recordings, which we start recording THIS WEEKEND. We're super excited, and will be keeping you up to date both on here, facebook, and on twitter – but fringeshift.com will have exclusive downloads our other pages won't, so come back soon!
Until then, here's a rough demo from our new song, Eventually! None of the recorded takes on this will be used in the final recordings – it's purely for mental organization of what we're going to do in the studio, as well as to provide a scratch track for recording over – but we thought you guys might like to hear what we've been up to. Enjoy!
This is awkward… We haven't seen each other for… well, it's been a while now, I guess. How're things going? That's good, I'm glad. So, um, thanks stopping by while you're in the area – it was good to see you.
Oh yeah, and a CD release. Boom.
We've been keeping ourselves very busy and just wanted to share a little of what we're up to. We just finished recording vocals for two more songs set for our EP – Around, and the as of yet unnamed "piano song." We hope to have that ready for everybody as soon as possible!
Last Friday me and Gio got the cool experience of playing in the basement of Mr. John Thornburg, our friend fellow musician in the band Jar. Both Jar and Gio and I (with the help of Russ Thornburg filling in on bass while Matt was stuck at work) put on a small set, which we broadcasted live on Jar's livestream account. We hope to make this sort of thing more common, more planned, and more exciting in the months to come, so watch out real soon for our next broadcasting date! It's free to watch in, and you get to chat with us in between songs. You can see some excerpts from last Friday here.
As we begin to go through KTUB's artist development program, we will be writing a lot more music in the coming months, as well as playing significantly fewer shows (but only temporarily!). We hope this will allow us to focus some more on writing and recording the coolest stuff we can possibly play for you guys, and we'll make sure to share with you along the way. Make sure to come check out our shows in late November and December, as the first several months of 2013 we will be MIA.
Hope to see you soon, and as always, let us know what you think in the comments!
We'll be mixing in this cover of New Slang, by The Shins tomorrow night at our show at the LAB! Come down for some acoustic fun times, and hope you enjoy the video!!
Saturday night, me and Matt will be doing an acoustic show at the LAB with some awesome bands. We're not going to be advertising it anywhere but here on our website, so if you're somebody who comes here to check in on us, come hangout for a very cool evening starting at 6:30. Hope to see you there!
Hello everybody! It's been a crazy month, with a ton of exciting things happening. First off, we're almost done recording our 8 track EP, which we will be releasing as soon as possible at our shows, and online, right here on our website. More info as it comes!
Secondly, we're honored to be named one of the winning bands for KTUB's One Song, One Chance competition! We will be working closely with Matt Bacnis and all the wonderful staff of KTUB closely over the next several months, as well as the other bands who were named winners at the finals last weekend.
We've been writing some new stuff as well, some of which will be appearing on our EP, and some you'll have to come to our shows to hear ; ] We made a quick, rough recording of us playing one of the songs that will be on the EP, called Around. Hope you guys like it – might post lyrics for it later!
Hey guys it's Matt here! Just wanted to let ya'll know what was happening in the Fringe Shift world. Last weekend we played at The Redmond Firehouse! It was a really good show. We played with People Bomb, Suggestion Box, and Inthepouch. Everyone played an awesome show. We're currently gearing up to lay down some bass tracks for the upcoming EP! The drums are being mixed as we speak and Guitar and Vocals will be recorded very soon. Our next show has been scheduled for September 29th with JAR, so we all know it's going to be mind blowing. Check back here for more updates! Peace!
We've been up to a ton of stuff recently!
Writing new material, playing lots of shows, and last weekend we started recording with the help of our friend and talented recording engineer, Jeff Brown.
We'll be putting out a new 8 track EP with these recordings, and we're really looking forward to them. Not only will this be our first time recording some of our newest songs, we'll also finally be getting recordings of some of our older songs with Matt and Gio.
And so far, it sounds killer, so we're expecting these to turn out pretty awesome. We'll be releasing lots of little previews of songs, artwork, etc. over the next month, so keep an eye out.
We've also recently gotten some brand new tang top style shirts, which we hand printed with love. Pick one up at the next show (this Friday!), they'll be $9.
We've got a handful of shows on the calendar right now for the next couple months, and we hope to see you there! This 27th (coming up soon!) we're playing a battle of the bands at Studio 7 in Seattle. We will personally bring tickets to your doorstep if you'd like to come – they're $7 for quite a few bands playing. Check it all out on our Calendar page.
We'll also be playing a touchy feely acoustic show at Soul Food Books in Redmond on July 13th, which we haven't done in a long time, as well as a bunch of shows in between.
Hope to see you soon, and as always, let us know what your thinking about in comments or emails!


The Food Crawl is coming to the 305…but this isn't your typical Miami Beach/Wynwood/Little Havana experience. Get to know the real Miami only locals know about.
We'll be focusing on a section of SW 40th Street known as Bird Road. Many of the eateries in this part of Miami have been around for 50+ years. We're going to visit many of these old-school culinary icons as we caravan to 8 different local food businesses.
Since we're going to be in Miami this time, we'll be starting on Miami time (AKA later in the afternoon).
You can check out photos of our past food crawls here (although this one promises to be bigger and better).
A visit to an iconic dim sum joint.
Getting acquainted with one of Cuba's favorite root vegetables.
Tasting Miami's best chili at 60-year-old local landmark.
Decadent sweets at one of Miami's most famous Argentine markets.
Fresh-squeezed juice at a Miami institution.
Discovering what makes a Cuban hamburger unique (and so delicious).
An introduction to a classic but unique take on the Cuban sandwich.
A slice at Miami's oldest pizzeria.
Are at least 16 years of age.
Do not have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Are in reasonable physical health to stand and walk for the duration of the food crawl.
Are open to trying new and different foods.
I will be sending you an email with more details and registration instructions within 24 hours.


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Despicable Me/Despicable Me 2 (DVD)
Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Carell, Elsie Fisher, … 1
R82 R73 Discovery Miles 730 Save R9 (11%)
A double bill of animated features. In 'Despicable Me' (2010), trying to outdo his main rival Vector (voice of Jason Segel), serial villain Gru (Steve Carell) hatches a plan to steal the moon, aided by his army of genetically altered corn pops. About to set his dastardly plan in motion, and bristling with his arsenal of freeze-rays and sci-fi gadgetry, all goes according to plan until the arrival at his door of three little orphan girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Agnes (Elsie Fisher) and Edith (Dana Gaier), in search of a father figure. In 'Despicable Me 2' (2013), now living a life of domestic bliss in suburbia with adopted daughters Margo, Agnes and Edith, Gru's world is turned upside down when he finds himself abducted by agent Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig) of the Anti-Villain League on the orders of boss Silas Ramsbottom (Steve Coogan). All is not what it seems, however, for with the world threatened by the new and dastardly super-villain known as Eduardo (Benjamin Bratt), it falls to the unique talents of Gru and his minions to step up to the plate and finally save the day.
Despicable Me (English & Foreign language, Blu-ray disc)
Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher, Dana Gaier, … 1
Computer-animated children's comedy about an arch-criminal who has a change of heart. Trying to outdo his main rival Vector (voice of Jason Segel), serial villain Gru (Steve Carell) hatches a plan to steal the moon, aided by his army of genetically altered corn pops. About to set his dastardly plan in motion, and bristling with his arsenal of freeze-rays and sci-fi gadgetry, all goes according to plan until the arrival at his door of three little orphan girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Agnes (Elsie Fisher) and Edith (Dana Gaier), in search of a father figure.
How I Met Your Mother - Season 8 (DVD, Boxed set)
Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan
In the uproarious Eighth Season of How I Met Your Mother, the arrival of baby Marvin reminds Marshall and Lily of things they need, like sleep, better jobs and sex!
Meanwhile Barney uses his playbook to win over Robin, but not her scary dad. Marshall tries to right a wrong in court in hopes of becoming a judge, and Robin's past is judged. Ted designs an amazing building, and also has designs on Barney's half-sister! But does he meet his future wife?
Check out all 23 hilarious, legend - wait for it - dary 23 Season Eight episodes, featuring guest stars like Paul Shaffer, Ralph Macchio and Kyle MacLachlan!
Hop/Despicable Me (DVD)
Kaley Cuoco, Russell Brand, Elizabeth Perkins, James Marsden, Chelsea Handler, …
A double bill of children's feature films. 'Hop' (2011), a state-of-the-art blend of CGI-animation and live action, follows E.B. (voice of Russell Brand), the teenage son of the Easter Bunny. When E.B. arrives in Hollywood with ambitions of finding fame, his dreams are almost cut short when he is hit by a car driven by unemployed slacker Fred (James Marsden). Deciding to get what he can out of the situation, E.B. convinces Fred to take him home while he recovers from his injuries. Fred finds himself with a very demanding house-guest and the duo embark on a battle of wills that may just teach them both something important. 'Despicable Me' (2010), a computer-animated feature, follows an arch criminal who has a change of heart. Trying to outdo his main rival Vector (voice of Jason Segel), serial villain Gru (Steve Carell) hatches a plan to steal the moon, aided by his army of genetically altered corn pops. All goes according to plan until the arrival at his door of three little orphan girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Agnes (Elsie Fisher) and Edith (Dana Gaier), in search of a father figure.
Gulliver's Travels (DVD)
Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Jack Black, Amanda Peet, T.J. Miller, … 1
Rob Letterman directs this comedy adventure based loosely on the classic satirical novel by Jonathan Swift. Jack Black stars as Lemuel Gulliver, a lowly mailroom worker who spontaneously reinvents himself as a free-spirited travel writer in order to impress a co-worker. He soon finds himself mistakenly sent off on a whirlwind assignment to Bermuda and en route is washed ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput. Initially captured and enslaved by the island's diminutive and industrious population of Lilliputians, he eventually manages to win them over with his questionable charms and is eventually declared their hero. The supporting cast includes Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly.
This Is 40 (Blu-ray disc)
Jason Segel, Melissa McCarthy, Megan Fox, Lena Dunham, Paul Rudd, … 1
Judd Apatow writes and directs this comedy that updates the lives of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from his previous film 'Knocked Up' (2007). Record label owner Pete and his shop-owning wife Debbie are now living a seemingly content life in the suburbs with their two young daughters, Sadie and Charlotte (Maude and Iris Apatow). But the growing financial strain on Pete's business, combined with Debbie's increasing dread of her upcoming 40th birthday, soon causes the pair - actually just Debbie - to question their current lifestyle choices.
The Muppets Bumper Six Movie Collection (Blu-ray disc)
Jason Segel, The Muppets, Bob Hope, Tim Curry, Ricky Gervais, … 1
Boxset of six films featuring the characters created by Jim Henson. 'Muppets Most Wanted' (2014) is a musical comedy sequel starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell. While on a European tour Kermit the Frog (voiced by Steve Whitmire) is mistaken for a Russian jewel thief called Constantine (voiced by Matt Vogel), to whom he bears a striking resemblance, and is thrown in jail by prison officer Nadya (Fey). Seeing an opportunity for a new life Constantine poses as Kermit and joins the rest of the Muppets on their tour. 'The Muppets' (2011) stars Jason Segel as the human brother of Muppet Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) who Walter approaches for help in raising ten million dollars to save the vaudeville house where the Muppets used to perform. Amy Adams also stars. In 'The Muppets Movie' (1979) Kermit (voiced by Jim Henson) leaves behind his swamp and heads for the big lights of Hollywood to fulfil his dream of becoming a star. Along the way he becomes involved with the dazzling Miss Piggy (voiced by Franz Oz), the charming Fozzie Bear (also voiced by Franz Oz) and Gonzo the Great (voiced by Dave Goelz), encountering such celebrities as Orson Welles, Steve Martin and Bob Hope. In 'The Great Muppet Caper' (1981) the Muppets travel to London to investigate the disappearance of Lady Holiday's jewels, Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz) is framed for the theft. 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' (1992) is the Muppet's version of Charles Dickens' immortal festive tale about a bitter old man who is shown the error of his ways. 'Muppet Treasure Island' (1996) sees the Muppets go on an adventure on the high seas in their version of the famous pirate adventure. Tim Curry stars as Long John Silver alongside Gonzo (voiced by Dave Goelz), Kermit (voiced by Steve Whitmire) and Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz).
The Muppets/Muppet Treasure Island/The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (English & Foreign language, DVD)
Chris Cooper, Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Peter Linz, Steve Whitmire, … 1
Triple bill of Disney comedies following the adventures of Jim Henson's Muppets. In 'The Muppets' (2011), tycoon Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) plans to uproot the Muppet Theater to drill for oil prompting Walter (voice of Peter Linz) to team up with his brother, Gary (Jason Segel), and Gary's girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), to raise the ten million dollars required to save the vaudeville house. To get the money they hope to hold the Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever but they must help Kermit the Frog (voice of Steve Whitmire), who is now living alone in Hollywood, to bring all the Muppets back together for the first time since they parted company years previously. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Man Or Muppet'. In 'Muppet Treasure Island' (1996), based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, the Muppets take to the high seas. Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) and his friends, Gonzo (voice of Dave Goelz) and Rizzo (voice of Whitmire), head out in search of hidden treasure after they are given a map of a secret island by dying seaman Billy Bones (Billy Connolly). The trio hire a ship captained by Abraham Smollett (Kermit the Frog - voice of Whitmire) but it soon becomes apparent there are mutinous pirates on board, led by one-legged cook Long John Silver (Tim Curry). In 'The Muppets' Wizard of Oz' (2005), a contemporary version of the classic novel by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy Gale (Ashanti) is a teenager with dreams of showbiz that seem far from coming true in the Kansas trailer park where she lives. When she's transported to the magical land of Oz, she and her sidekick, Toto (Pepe the King Prawn - voice of Bill Barretta), join forces with the Scarecrow (Kermit the Frog - voice of Whitmire), the Tin Thing (Gonzo - voice of Goelz) and the Lion (Fozzie Bear - voice of Erik Jacobson) to fight the Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Piggy - voice of Jacobson) and find the wizard who might make her a star.
Dinner For Schmucks / I Love You, Man (DVD)
Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Jason Segel, J. K. Simmons, Zach Galifianakis, …
R58 R26 Discovery Miles 260 Save R32 (55%)
Dinner For Schmucks
Tim is a rising executive whose boss invites him to take part in an unusual game. Every month, a dinner party is staged, and a prize is handed out to whoever can find the most idiotic guest to come with them. Tim is certain he's onto a winner when he meets dim-witted Barry and decides to invite him.
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates," before meeting Sydney Fife, a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter's relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancee and his new found "bro," in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a "friend".
Sex Tape (DVD)
Jason Segel, Harrison Holzer, Rob Lowe, Giselle Eisenberg, Sebastian Hedges Thomas, … 1
Jake Kasdan directs this US comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel as a married couple whose attempt to spice up their sex lives with a video backfires spectacularly. Jay (Segel) and Annie (Diaz) have been together for ten years and, in that time, the intensity of their attraction to one another has dulled to the point where sex has almost become another household chore. One night, the couple decide to try and reignite their spark by filming themselves making love, which they swiftly come to regret when Jay's computer automatically uploads the video to his cloud network. Jay and Annie embark on a desperate containment operation in a bid to prevent their friends, family and work colleagues viewing the tape, but the internet is a tough force to control and, if they aren't willing to take extreme measures, the video may go viral...
How I Met Your Mother: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)
Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, … 2
All 24 episodes from the fifth season of the American romantic comedy series following young architect Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) as he searches for love in New York City. Told through a series of flashbacks, the show is narrated by an older, off-screen Ted (Bob Saget), who regales his children with tales of his single days with his best friends, the highs and lows of dating - and how he ultimately 'met their mother'. Episodes are: 'Definitions', 'Double Date', 'Robin 101', 'The Sexless Innkeeper', 'Duel Citizenship', 'Bagpipes', 'The Rough Patch', 'The Playbook', 'Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap', 'The Window', 'Last Cigarette Ever', 'Girls vs. Suits', 'Jenkins', 'Perfect Week', 'Rabbit Or Duck', 'Hooked', 'Of Course', 'Say Cheese', 'Zoo Or False', 'Home Wreckers', 'Twin Beds', 'Robots vs. Wrestlers', 'The Wedding Bride' and 'Doppelgangers'.
The Muppets Bumper Seven Movie Collection (DVD)
Ricky Gervais, Jason Segel, Steve Martin, Steve Whitmire, Ashanti, … 1
Boxset of seven films featuring the characters created by Jim Henson. 'Muppets Most Wanted' (2014) is a musical comedy sequel starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell. While on a European tour Kermit the Frog (voiced by Steve Whitmire) is mistaken for a Russian jewel thief called Constantine (voiced by Matt Vogel), to whom he bears a striking resemblance, and is thrown in jail by prison officer Nadya (Fey). Seeing an opportunity for a new life Constantine poses as Kermit and joins the rest of the Muppets on their tour. 'The Muppets' (2011) stars Jason Segel as the human brother of Muppet Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) who Walter approaches for help in raising ten million dollars to save the vaudeville house where the Muppets used to perform. Amy Adams also stars. In 'The Muppets Movie' (1979) Kermit (voiced by Jim Henson) leaves behind his swamp and heads for the big lights of Hollywood to fulfil his dream of becoming a star. Along the way he becomes involved with the dazzling Miss Piggy (voiced by Franz Oz), the charming Fozzie Bear (also voiced by Franz Oz) and Gonzo the Great (voiced by Dave Goelz), encountering such celebrities as Orson Welles, Steve Martin and Bob Hope. In 'The Great Muppet Caper' (1981) the Muppets travel to London to investigate the disappearance of Lady Holiday's jewels, Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz) is framed for the theft. 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' (1992) is the Muppet's version of Charles Dickens' immortal festive tale about a bitter old man who is shown the error of his ways. 'Muppet Treasure Island' (1996) sees the Muppets go on an adventure on the high seas in their version of the famous pirate adventure. Tim Curry stars as Long John Silver alongside Gonzo (voiced by Dave Goelz), Kermit (voiced by Steve Whitmire) and Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz). 'The Muppet's Wizard of Oz' (2005) is a contemporary version of the classic movie based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy Gale (Ashanti) is a teenager with dreams of showbiz that seem far from coming true in the Kansas trailer park where she lives. When she's transported to the magical land of Oz, she and her sidekick, Toto (voiced by Bill Barretta), join forces with the Scarecrow (Kermit the Frog - voiced by Steve Whitmire), the Tin Thing (Gonzo - voiced by Dave Goelz) and the Lion (Fozzie Bear - voiced by Erik Jacobson) to fight the Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Piggy - voiced by Erik Jacobson) and find the wizard who can make her a star.
Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan 1
With both a baby and a wedding on the way, change is in the air and awesomeness abounds in the hilariously unpredictable Season Seven of How I Met Your Mother.
As Marshall and Lily move away to start their family, Ted continues the search for the woman of his dreams. Meanwhile, Robin reveals a shocking secret and special guest star Katie Holmes joins the fun in the long-awaited return of the Slutty Pumpkin!
And, wedding bells are ringing at last for confirmed bachelor Barney, but why is he wearing that ridiculous ducky tie, and just who is the "lucky" lady?
Bad Teacher (English, Spanish, DVD)
Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel 1
Elizabeth Halsey is a foulmouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate teacher. She drinks, gets high, and can't wait to marry a meal ticket to get out of her bogus day job.
When she's dumped by her fiancé, she sets her sights on a rich, handsome substitute teacher while shrugging off the advances of the school gym teacher.
The consequences of her wild an outrageous schemes give her students, co-workers, and even herself an education like no other!
The Muppets (English & Foreign language, DVD)
Chris Cooper, Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Peter Linz, … 1
Jim Henson's Muppets return in this Disney comedy starring Amy Adams and Jason Segel. When tycoon Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) plans to uproot the Muppet Theater to drill for oil, Muppet Walter (voice of Peter Linz), teams up with his brother, Gary (Segel) and Gary's girlfriend, Mary (Adams), to raise the ten million dollars required to save the vaudeville house. To get the money they hope to hold the Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever but they must help Kermit the Frog (voice of Steve Whitmire), who is now living alone in Hollywood, to bring all the Muppets back together for the first time since they parted company years previously. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Man Or Muppet'.
The Five-Year Engagement (DVD)
Jason Segel, Emily Blunt 1
Judd Apatow-produced romantic comedy starring Emily Blunt and Jason Segel. Anglo-American couple Violet (Blunt) and Tom (Segel) fall in love and soon after decide to get married. But the wedding is repeatedly delayed by the various intricate and perplexing circumstances in which they find themselves, to the point where both parties - and their families - start to wonder if they are doing the right thing after all.
Superbad / Forgetting Sarah Marshall / Funny People (DVD)
Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Adam Sandler, … 3
Two socially inept teenage boys are about to graduate from high school. Having been accepted into different colleges, the two are forced to contemplate life apart - a concept that induces severe separation anxiety in them both. Evan is sweet, smart, and generally terrified. Seth is foul-mouthed, volatile, and all-consumed with the topic of human sexuality. The film portrays their misguided attempts to reverse a lifelong losing streak with the opposite sex in one panic-driven night - that awful, humiliating night you cherish for the rest of your life...
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Struggling musician Peter Bretter goes into a downward spiral after being dumped by his long-term girlfriend, TV star Sarah Marshall. After a clumsy attempt at becoming a lothario backfires, he almost loses his job when he has a nervous breakdown. In a last ditch effort to put the past behind him, Peter heads for the sun-soaked beaches of Oahu for a well-deserved holiday. Everything goes swimmingly until Sarah turns up at the exact same resort accompanied by her new boyfriend, the wildly successful rock star Aldous Snow...
Funny People
George Simmons is a famous comedian who finds out that he has an incurable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. His subsequent desire to form a genuine bond with another human being causes him to proffer a hand up the career ladder to struggling newcomer Ira Wright, whom he takes under his wing as his assistant and opening act. Meanwhile, George also seeks reconciliation and closure in the central relationships of his life, in particular with his ex-wife Laura.
Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel
The more things change the more things get interesting in this hilarious sixth season of How I Met Your Mother.
Ted's search for "the one" continues while Marshall and Lily hope to become parents. Barney makes an uproariously awkward attempt to find his real father and Robin finally feels like a true New Yorker.
Featuring epic guest stars like Katy Perry and Jorge Garcia as "The Blitz ", Season Six is filled with just plain awesomeness.
Despicable Me/Despicable Me 2 (English & Foreign language, Blu-ray disc)
OtherLife 3: Last Reality (Paperback)
Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller 1
Return to the series BuzzFeed compared to Ready Player One with the third book in the fast-paced trilogy from New York Times bestselling authors Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller that's perfect for fans of HBO's Westworld.
Simon, Kat, Busara, and Elvis are on the run with the tech super-villains at the Company hot on their heels. The new VR gaming experience the Company created, OtherEarth, will change how the world experiences gaming. Paired with the hardware the Company developed, it has the potential to alter our reality forever.
The Company is on its way to becoming the world's newest superpower. And Simon is determined to shut them down forever. But to do that, he'll have to survive OtherLife–the next phase of gaming, and a complete reality reboot.
Despicable Me 1 & 2 (English & Foreign language, DVD)
Trying to outdo his main rival Vector, serial villain Gru hatches a plan to steal the moon, aided by his army of genetically altered minions. About to set his dastardly plan in motion, and bristling with his arsenal of freeze-rays and sci-fi gadgetry, all goes according to plan until the arrival at his door of three little orphan girls, Margo, Agnes and Edith, in search of a father figure.
Now living a life of domestic bliss in suburbia with adopted daughters Margo, Agnes and Edith, Gru's world is turned upside down when he finds himself abducted by agent Lucy Wilde of the Anti-Villain League on the orders of boss Silas Ramsbottom. All is not what it seems, however, for with the world threatened by the new and dastardly super-villain known as Eduardo, it falls to the unique talents of Gru and his minions to step up to the plate and finally save the day.
Bad Teacher (Blu-ray disc)
Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel
Otherworld (Paperback)
Welcome to real life 2.0. Are you ready to play?
There are no screens. There are no controls. You don't just see and hear it – you taste, smell, and touch it too. In this new reality there are no rules to follow, no laws to break. You can live your best life. It's a game so addictive you'll never want it to end. Until you realize that you're the one being played. Step into Otherworld. Leave your body behind.
The frightening future that Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller have imagined is not far away. Otherworld asks the question we'll all soon be asking: if technology can deliver everything we want, how much are we willing to pay?
Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller
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Q: How to do real-time hits between two servers? I have server A which is rails-app-1.
There is another service B which is also in rails. Lets say it as rails-app-2.
Records for one model(Ex: Book) in rails-app-1 can be created/updated frequently.
Everytime the the record is created in rails-app-1 we have to notify rails-app-2.
Normal procedure of hitting apis doesn't work as the load is too high and multiple requests resulting in multiple instances of rails-app-2.
How to achieve this in realtime?


Tien Len, which can be translated as "To Go Up," is often considered the national card game of Vietnam. It can be played just for fun, but it is often played for high stakes as well. The game is intended for four players, though there are variations for two or three players as well.
A standard 52-card deck with no Jokers is used for the game. Each player is dealt a hand of 13 cards. The cards are ranked as normal, except that Twos are higher than Aces. The suits are also ranked, with Hearts being the highest, followed by Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. Hence the Two of Hearts is the highest card in the deck.
After the cards have been dealt, the player who holds the Three of Spades (the lowest card in the deck) begins play. After playing this card, the other players must beat this card by playing a higher card. Play continues around the table until someone plays a card that no one else can beat.
Players are not required to play a card if they do not want to. However, if they pass, they may not play again until a card has been played that no one else beats. After such a card is played, the played cards are set aside and the person who played the unbeaten card starts a new round of play.
2. A pair of cards of the same rank.
3. Three of a kind.
4. Four of a kind.
5. A sequence of at least three cards of consecutive ranks, such as "Eight-Nine-Ten." These do not have to be of the same suit.
6. A double sequence of at least three pairs of consecutive ranks, such as "Five-Five-Six-Six-Seven-Seven."
A single Two or a combination of Twos can be beaten by certain other combinations. Four of a kind or three consecutive pairs beats a single Two, four consecutive pairs beats a pair of Twos, and five consecutive pairs beats three Twos. These rules only apply to Twos, which are the highest cards in the deck.
As cards and combinations of cards are played, players will drop out once they are out of cards. At the end of the hand, there will be one player left holding any cards. This person is the loser of the hand. If the game is being played for money, or for some other stake, they must pay a fixed amount to each of the other players.
To play Tien Len with two or three players, deal a 13-card hand to each player and set the remaining cards aside without using them. The game can also be played with more than four players. To do so, use two decks of cards that are shuffled together. Each player should still receive 13 cards, however, and any extra cards are set aside unused.
Written by Jonathan Leger a freelance writer and small business owner. He runs a popular question and answer website at AnswerThis.co.


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Rickenbacher Electro Model B Electric Spanish Guitar Black, 1936
On July 19, 2021 /
The Rickenbacher Electro Model B ES was not the first electric guitar, as it's based on a Hawaiian version, but it is one of the very first Electric Spanish guitars produced for retail sale. Introduced in 1935, the Model B Electic Spanish is based on the Model B Lap or Hawaiian model introduced in 1931. At the time the Rickenbacher Electro Model B was launched, the only other Electric Spanish model in production was also a Rickenbacker product – the 1935 Ken Roberts model.
Price: $3,250.00 CAD
⚌Reduced‼ Gibson Super 400 Acoustic Archtop Sunburst, 1937
On June 8, 2021 /
The Gibson Super 400 strode above most others when giant archtops roamed the earth, and is still one of the largest production guitars made. Making its introduction in 1934 as the 'Super L-5 Deluxe', the non-cutaway model was quickly joined by a cutaway model, initially named the Super 400 P for 'Premiere'. The '400' designation was originally a reference to the price. These were top of the line for acoustic archtop guitars, and were played by many top artists – Merle Travis being one.


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Passwords and the secrets they contain
By Pied Type on November 26, 2014 • ( 8 )
These days it seems the tentacles of technology reach into every corner of our lives, leaving us struggling to maintain our privacy and protect our secrets. And for most of us, our passwords are a key part of our defense.
Yet despite the constant warnings that we should choose cryptic, nonsensical alphanumeric combinations that no one can remember, many of us cling to the same passwords, often because they have special meaning to us and are therefore easy to remember. These are what writer Ian Urbina, in "The Secret Life of Passwords," calls "keepsake passwords … tchotchkes of our inner lives." Such passwords remind us of our tragedies, triumphs, hopes, and sorrows — the things that make us human and unique, personal touchstones in the impersonal world of technology.
Friends, family, and strangers were willing to reveal their passwords and the reasons behind them, and Urbina has rolled it all into an intriguing narrative.
Among the stories:
A former prisoner whose password includes what used to be his inmate identification number ("a reminder not to go back")
People who use "incorrect" for their password so that when they forgot it, the software automatically prompts them with the right one ("your password is incorrect")
A woman who discovered her husband was still using a former girlfriend's birthday as his password
A mother who discovered her dead son's password meant he was gay, something she'd never known
A wordplay-loving computer scientist whose password "TnsitTpsif" stands for "The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false," the classic philosophy's liar's paradox.
A much longer story tells about Howard Lutnick, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services firm that was nearly destroyed when 658 employees died in the Twin Towers on 9/11. Those employees had known all the passwords necessary to access the firms computers. Lutnick, through conversations with surviving relatives, managed to learn enough about pet names, birthdates, anniversaries, hobbies, etc., to enable a team of Microsoft experts to guess passwords and retrieve critical files.
The article is extensive and the anecdotes sometimes overly long. But you'll likely keep reading because we all use passwords and we all love secrets.
"Passwords do more than protect data.
They protect dreams, secrets, fears and even clues to troubled pasts,
and for some, they serve as an everyday reminder of what matters most."
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November 26, 2014 • 3:18 pm MDT
Totally intriguing. I can see it. (This password history is bound to show up in novels…mysteries, crime novels, sci-fi or fantasies?) Cool post (especially as I had to come up with new password today..arrgghhh…life is so complicated these days)
I haven't read a novel in ages, but figuring out passwords can be a lot like breaking codes. Definitely a modern angle for all kinds of novels and movies.
I must admit that one of my passwords will never be discovered by my wife, but I must admit I have alot of fun making new passwords and don't have any trouble remembering them.
They're all stored away in 'My Last Pass Vault,' only trouble I have is recalling the password for the Vault because even the MLPV people do not have any idea what it is.
All my passwords are stored in 1Password. Some of them are the nonsensical kind that a password manager will create for you. None of the ones I've devised myself are as interesting as the ones in the article.
November 26, 2014 • 11:00 pm MDT
I use KeePass to store all my passwords as well as create random character passwords for me. At least 12 characters and up to 20 if allowed. My password to get into KeePass is a very long sentence. Before hacking became an everyday occurrence, there were about 3 different passwords I would use, and they each had some very deep, personal meaning for me.
Interesting article. That had to be tough having to call everyone's family asking for passwords so soon after the towers collapsed.
The Cantor Fitzgerald / Howard Lutnick story was to me one of the most memorable to emerge from 9/11. I don't know how he managed to function at all after what happened, much less have the company up and running just two days later.
November 27, 2014 • 8:04 am MDT
Yep, I do it too. My passwords are about 95% made up of combinations of personal stuff (not birthdays or anniversaries!) or of random sequences that have become meaningful through regular use. The Cantor Fitzgerald story interested me too. Curious, is it not, that the MS decryption team gave priority to interviews over brute analysis? What this says to me is that the conventional advice preached to us about the desirability of long randomized strings is wrong. Unless you're keeping nuclear secrets, or are a corporation perhaps, nobody is going to spend days with a supercomputer crunching statistical possibilities to get into your checking account.
The information obtained from interviews helped narrow the focus for the brute force attacks by suggesting possible components of the passwords. It would work the same way for hackers trying to get into your account. They can make educated guesses about your passwords based on your personal information (which is often included with your name when a major database gets hacked), and because they're very savvy about the kinds of passwords people tend to choose. Randomized strings will always be more secure than anything related to your personal information, if only because — even with a supercomputer — they'll take longer to hack. Hackers likely won't waste time trying to hack your account if they think John Doe's is an easier target.
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Recently, a new modification of half-life shows what a version of the game with ray tracing technology would look like. Despite being a 1998 classic, fans of the franchise are still active: they created another mod and, this time, to remove the main character Gordan Freeman and put the little dragon Spyro in place.
After many years of waiting half life 3, fans began to create their own versions. A team of developers is producing a mod named Half Life: Year of the Dragon, with Spyro in place of the protagonist of the franchise created by Valve.
The Magic Nipples team has been developing the title for over three years and it won't just be a demo version. They claim that a full mod will be available by the year 2024.
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To introduce fans of both sagas, Magic Nipples has released a trailer with the latest development updates. They even revealed that a demo version will be available until January 21, 2022.
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Although in "cloud" on Switch, Dying Light 2 delayed at Nintendo
Techland announced that Dying Light 2 won't happen on Switch at the same time as the other versions of the game. However, the version offered on the Nintendo console will not be practicable other than on the cloud, making this postponement somewhat curious.
The good technical performance of the first part on Switch could give hope for a sequel brought with so much effort. However, it was quickly confirmed that if the Switch was going to receive Dying Light 2 Star Human, it would only be a question of a version playable in "cloud", or on the cloud.
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The good news with these kinds of announcements is that no concessions are made to allow Switch audiences to enjoy the same experience as everyone else. The bad news is that it requires these players to have a stable and quality connection to keep the game fluid, not to mention queues to observe.
Dying Light 2 delayed on Switch: the release will take place within six months
At this point, suffice to say that Switch players no longer expect much from Dying Light 2, whose very output will take the form of a small miracle. On Wednesday, its developer Techland, however, managed to create disappointment in a lack of enthusiasm. Thus, while Dying Light 2 to be launched on Friday, February 4, 2022 on PC, Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X / S, the title will miss the start at Nintendo.
"Techland aims to deliver the game to the Nintendo Switch family within six months of the original date".
The explanations for this postponement are very vaguely, if not at all, given by Techland, which is thus content to say that this decision has been taken "in order to provide fans with the gaming experience at the level that they deserve and that Techland wants to provide".
This maximum six months delay would have been completely understandable if Techland had sweated liters of sweat to get Dying Light 2 in the nails of the Switch. But making potential buyers of "streaming" games wait does not encourage leniency. We add that if Dying Light 2 following the sad example of control and Hitman, the eShop sheet should make no mention of the price of the access pass, necessary to play the game beyond the free trial period.
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Activision Blizzard does not plan to remove existing games from Sony
After it was acquired by Microsoft for a properly outrageous amount to be repeated too often, Activision Blizzard has ensured that all of its games currently present at sony will not be subject to withdrawals. Because an aftershock should not be added to an already extraordinary first earthquake.
It's easy to lose a sense of reality when so much money is involved. Two days ago was announced the takeover of Activision-Blizzard-King by Microsoft. For the amount committed, close to 70 billion dollars, it seemed almost certain that the other green giant wanted to lock in a number of licenses for its own flowerbeds.
By June 2023, franchises such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, Overwatch, Guitar Hero and a no less prestigious Crash Bandicoot will effectively become Xbox brands. Ironic when you remember that the crazy marsupial had made the heyday of the first PlayStation of the name, where it remained exclusive there.
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What about the aforementioned licenses, episodes of which are currently marketed on platforms other than Microsoft? Activision has commented on the issue in an employee FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, it was a question of respecting the agreements previously made with Sony, Google and Apple:
"We will honor all existing commitments after the closing of the transaction. Similar to Microsoft's acquisition of Minecraft, we have no intention of removing any content from the platforms where it exists today."
Words that tend to reassure the partners of Activision and in particular Sony, which had declared following the takeover that it was waiting for the current contractual agreements not to be shattered. And that Activision's currently multi-platform games remain so. And if it is likely that one or more of these brands will end up being playable only on Xbox, Microsoft would have the idea to produce Activision Blizzard titles for PlayStation. The head of the Xbox division even said on this subject:
"We have no intention of driving communities away from this platform".
VGC nevertheless recalls that Phil Spencer had made a similar speech after the takeover of Bethesda, so that Microsoft finally confirmed that the studio's next titles would be released on Xbox, PC and nowhere else.
Google starts testing Android games on Windows
A few months ago, the Google team announced that Play Games would be coming to Windows 11 in 2022. Yes, all the dynamics of Google Play games available in Windows to play on our PCs.
A little over a month has passed since that news, and there are already news about it. Google is launching a beta version of Play Games for PC in select markets.
Google Play Games brings Android games to Windows
The Google team is already beginning to test the dynamics of Google PlayGames on Windows. At the moment, it is a beta version available only for Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Users will be able to register on the waiting list and Google will send invitations progressively.
Users participating in the beta version can play a catalog of games from Google Play on their Windows PC through a separate application created by Google. We are pleased to announce that some of the world's most popular mobile games will be available at launch.
Although the entire catalog will not be available in this first stage, users will find titles such as Three Kingdoms Tactics, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, State of Survival: The Joker Collaboration, Summoners War, among others.
So users will be able to download their favorite mobile games to play them from PC. This will not only allow you to play on a larger screen with optimized graphics, but also have more control over the dynamics of the game.
And of course, your game library and progress will be synced across devices just by using the same Google Play Games profile. And a detail that Google hasn't forgotten is the Play Points, since users can also earn them for their activity in Play Games from the PC. So they will be able to accumulate and redeem them on the PC following the same dynamics that we know on the mobile.
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A charismatic high school biology teacher named Brian Biemuller and a trip to Bolivia 38 years ago as a health care volunteer convinced Dan Lowenstein of his direction in life.
Lowenstein, professor and vice chair of the Department of Neurology, has been devoted to his dream ever since. His distinguished career encompasses teaching, research and patient care – from his arrival to UCSF in 1987 as an aspiring pediatrics intern to his appointment on Thursday as executive vice chancellor and provost.
For his wealth of experience and passion for UCSF, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, tapped the physician-scientist to be second-in-command at the nearly $5 billion enterprise, effective February 1. He succeeds Jeff Bluestone, PhD, who stepped down to devote more time leading diabetes research for which he is internationally renowned.
Lowenstein will lead UCSF's robust research enterprise, and its highly ranked academic program, consisting of four professional schools and Graduate Division. He will work in close collaboration with the Chancellor and the leadership team to develop and implement campus priorities and vision, including advancing precision medicine, maintaining UCSF's status as an international leader in health sciences education, and overseeing external partnerships and representing UCSF's best interests across the University of California system and at the UC Office of the President.
Dan exemplifies excellence in each of our mission areas – research, education and patient care – and has a deep love for our public mission.
As their career paths have crossed over three decades, Lowenstein has watched Hawgood emerge as a leader, amid myriad challenges and changes, including taking over as dean of the School of Medicine in 2007.
The same can be said about Lowenstein.
He is universally admired among faculty, staff and students. A legendary educator and mentor, Lowenstein has been lauded with every major teaching award in medical education granted by students and colleagues both locally at UCSF and nationally.
Lowenstein hopes this is just the beginning of a renewed commitment to fostering equality and inclusion that will be carried out across campus and the country.
He is acutely aware of the ongoing need to ensure that more people of diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to excel to positions of leadership at UCSF. Those who know him well, including many in the under-represented community, appreciate his attitude and advocacy advancing diversity and inclusion at UCSF.
His work in championing diversity and civil rights, as well as his long-standing advocacy for students, staff and faculty of all backgrounds, has been honored by the 1998 Black Student Health Association's Faculty Award, the 1998 UCSF Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, the 2006 Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the UCSF School of Medicine, and the 2009 UCSF Chancellor's Award for Public Service.
He also was honored by students who voted him in 2013 to deliver "The Last Lecture," during the second year of its existence (after Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, the first woman to serve as chancellor). In an hour-long speech, Lowenstein told his inspirational life story of lessons learned – all a testament to his integrity, inner strength and spirituality.
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Lowenstein concluded that lecture with a call to action to continue the march for equality and justice for all. He specifically referred to the rise of the Black Caucus to address the racial discrimination that existed on a then-segregated campus in the 1960s.
Lowenstein brings the perspective of many roles at UCSF since he himself has been a neurology resident, postdoctoral fellow, epilepsy physician, principal investigator and professor of medicine.
He also has served as vice chair of the Department of Neurology, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center at UCSF Medical Center and director of the Physician-Scientist and Education Training Programs in the UCSF School of Medicine, the last two titles he will relinquish with his new position.
He has a strong track record as a scientist across the research spectrum. "I've been very fortunate to have been involved in a wide range of scientific approaches, including basic and translational laboratory science exploring developmental neurobiology and basic mechanisms of epileptogenesis, multi-center clinical trials looking at the treatment of prolonged seizures, and large-scale team science investigating the genetics of human epilepsy." His papers have been published in the Journal of Neuroscience, Neuron, Nature, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Lowenstein is keenly interested and involved in furthering the promising field of precision medicine.
Lowenstein has been leading the Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project (EPGP) and the Epi4K Gene Discovery in Epilepsy project, two large-scale, international studies on the genes implicated in epilepsy, partnering with basic and clinical scientists at more than 40 institutions on four continents to collect actionable data to make treatments more precise for patients. This work has already yielded promising results that highlight how high-quality phenotype data, combined with state-of-the-art genomic analyses, can identify the causes and specific treatments for some of the most intractable forms of epilepsy. That accomplishment is at the core of precision medicine.
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Is This an Alien Fossil?
An Extinct Species or an Alien Fossil?
I found this odd egg shaped rock while walking in the Sonora desert. On the flat side, it's about two inches long by one and five-eighths inches across and about an inch thick. It looks very ordinary- until you turn it over! There, looking at you, is a perfect tiny face! Is this a fossil of a long extinct species of bird or animal, or is it a true alien fossil? Some say it's an ancient Native American figure rock. What do you think?
Below is the story of how I found this unusual rock with its strange embedded face.
I hesitate to call myself a rockhound because I know so little about geology. I can't say I'm a paleontologist, either, though I enjoy collecting fossils when I can find them. I seldom have a clue about what I've found.
Nevertheless, rocks fascinate me. I love to collect colored rocks or shinny rocks, unusual rocks or rocks with fossils, smooth egg shaped rocks or bumpy, brain shaped rocks. I like to inspect them to see if there's some fossil hidden in the rock. I like to clean them up and admire their colors. Spraying the rocks with water, I can see what they would look like polished. I enjoy the way the sun strikes them and turns them pink or orange in the sunset.
What is this fossil faced rock?
As we frequently spend our winters RVing in the Southwest, I have almost unlimited opportunity to collect rocks. Usually parking on BLM land, we set up our RV campsite on the stone and dirt desert floor. Like other snowbirds parking in the desert for the winter, we often outline our camp with rock that we've found nearby.
The land near Quartzsite, Arizona or on the California/Arizona border near Yuma is perfect for hiking or exploring in our Jeep. Following the old mining roads, we often find beautiful white or pink quartz, obsidian and even bits of turquoise. Sometimes I find rocks with shinny copper or gold colored flakes in them and imagine that I'm finding treasure. If only it were that easy!
Last winter we enjoyed the mild weather at the Imperial Dam Recreation Area on the California/Arizona border near Yuma. On one of our Jeep treks to the Castle Dome area, I was lucky enough to find a geode that I broke open to expose some pretty quartz crystals. After this serendipitous find, I walked with my eyes glued to the ground looking for that perfectly shaped rock that might prove to be another geode.
The open area across from our campsite was covered with smooth rocks coated with desert glaze. They were shades of orange, brown, yellow and black with a sprinkling of other colors here and there. Sometimes I would find white chalcedony that I always picked up with the thought of making jewelry someday. Other times, there were tiny stones in other pretty colors that fascinated me.
One day as I walked through this area, I spotted a small oval rock with an odd little impression on it. Thinking it might be a fossil, I picked it up to get a closer look, but couldn't make out if it was a fossil or just some odd shapes pressed into the rock. When I turned it over, however, I couldn't help but give a yelp of surprise. There in the rock was a tiny, perfectly formed face!
It's a fossilized bird or reptile.
It's a Native American "Figure Rock."
It's definitely an alien fossil.
I don't know, but it's creepy!
Oh, my gosh! This was definitely a little creepy! Is it a fossil of a small animal bird? Is it an alien preserved in stone? It seems to be something that became trapped in a rolling bit of mud eons ago and eventually turned to stone. But WHAT? Being the imaginative sort, I like to think that I found something unique and other-worldly. Maybe it is an alien fossil!
NOTE: If I find out, I will post the answer below.
Could this be a carving?
Yes, I agree that this face could be a manmade carving.
Yes, I've seen carvings like this before, and it is definitely a carving.
Maybe. This person makes a convincing case.
No. I don't think this is manmade.
"Wow! Really weird looking. Definitely looks like the work of an intelligent being.
Years ago, I saw something similar to your rock here in New Mexico. It was stated that it was a carving likely made by an Indian Medicine Man 100s or even thousands of years ago. You might want to show it to an expert in Indian artifacts - but never let it out of your sight."
"I am an enrolled Apache. What you have found is a figure rock or "pierre figure" according to achaeologists. This rock was purposely incised and it resembles an owl in my opinion. These rocks were used to resemble spirits in my culture.
I have a figure rock here from AZ. It is an old man's head. It is very large and unique.
Look at the site PortableRockArt.com. You will find it interesting."
The website is very interesting. What is very sad though is that these rocks and pebbles are spiritual and represent the souls of those who have passed. We have had these incised pebbles going back many thousands of years and our diyin used these in ceremony and sometimes they were buried with us. Especially the owl which is our messenger of the spirit world. It is something that people collect and don't understand what they are holding and the potential for problems can develop."
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Thanks for your note, Randy. I appreciate your input about my rock, and certainly have wondered about its creator. The more we see of the Southwest, the more we realize the complexity of the various cultures that lived here and traveled through the areas.
Hey Stephanie I've been collecting and studying Native American artifacts for most of my life, and wrote a few hubs about them as well. Yes, I agree it is an owl motif as the owl was a very important spirit creature in many NA cultures. Because the owl hunted mainly at night, and could fly almost silently, it became something of a lesser god to some NA cultures.
It's a wonderful piece you've found I'll wager you've wondered about the person who made it and how long ago it was. Yep, every time I find a projectile point or artifact I can't help but wonder the same. Enjoyed the read.
Hi Liz, Well, I didn't put it back, but I do treat it respectfully and have it stored carefully in my home. Hope that the spirits will forgive me!
I guess in a way, it's a form of petroglyph, but 'portable,' rather than carved into a cave wall.
My first thought when I saw this was tiny turtle skull trapped in sediment then I thought maybe coral which can take on all kinds of weird shapes. What a great find! I wish you much luck in identifying it.
Lisa Keating - I also believe in preserving nature. This rock is not only a conversation piece in my home, but a tiny treasure that I enjoy every time I see it. I hope one day to come across someone who can tell me its true story. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
When I went to Hawaii, we were told not pick up and take lava rocks because it would bring bad luck. Since you took the rock from its site not knowing it's significance, I suggest you just treat it with respect as we should with many forms of nature. I am not superstitious, but I do believe in preserving nature. Enjoyed the hub.
Suzanne Day - I'm still undecided on what this rock really is. It really does look like the face was inserted into the rock, but it could be a naturally fossilized creature. I do love rocks, but don't have any expertise in identification of any but the most basic. Thanks for your input here!
Hi Nell Rose, I've had quite a few different opinions on the origins of this rock. Perhaps one day I'll find out its true nature.
Hi Daisy, yes I can see why that lady thought it looked like an owl, I can see that too. But its a fascinating thing to find. If it is a Native carving then its amazing, but then again it may not be...! lol!
Tillsontitan - Altough I had not considered that this might be a figure rock when I first found it, as I read more about them, I think that it's very possible. One day when I'm able, I will take this to an expert to examine. Thanks so much for reading my hub and for your comments!
This was an impressive hub Stephanie. So many twists and turns and all about a rock! Imagine if it is a "figure rock", what a find. Thank you for sharing this story!
Sunshine625 - LOL - it does resemble a potato in size and color, but it's definitely a rock. Now where it originated is a mystery!
The photo is smaller on my phone so I thought it was a defective potato. Haha!! Cool hub and interesting find!!
LeTotten - Thanks so much for your nice comment! I'm still wondering what my mystery rock really is.
This is the most interesting hub I have read so far. Really Cool! Congrats on such a great find.
Erin Fitzgerald - How wonderful that you have a place where you can find such interesting and unique rocks and fossils! If you live near a university, you may be able to get some insights into your finds by contacting someone in the geology or anthropology department. Thanks for sharing your experience here!
when I saw that rock all I wanted to do is go to my secret place. I have found an old creek bed in MN. I found lots of rocks that have face's, birds, bear, elephants and even dinosaurs on them. I know there very old. I have found stone tools also but I don't know who to talk to about this. It is very exciting to find fossils and other ancient things. I find cool rocks all over MN. I would need a semi if i had to move. Great find!
Faythef - This stone is one of my favorite finds and is still quite a mystery. Glad you enjoyed my article. Thanks for stopping in to read and comment!
wow that is interesting....when I saw the back side my first thought was of a small turtle....Anyway great Hub..this was the first one I have read and am looking forward to reading them all.
Moonlake - I'm the same way. I collect rocks that I like for whatever reason- their color, shape, texture - and have rocks everywhere just like you do. Yes, my fossil rock is a very interesting find!
We're always looking at rocks hoping to find a meteor. I have rocks sitting around my house. I don't know why I just like them.
You have a very strange rock, very interesting and what a find. Voted Up.
It's funny, I've looked for things like arrowheads in stream beds and shark's teeth on the beach without ever finding anything. I was very surprised to find this interesting fossil rock. Now I am even more aware of what's on the ground when I walk!
Stephanie! What a great Hub. I love this kind of thing, and as an Rver, I would often find myself walking around with my head tilted down to the ground as I roamed around the countryside. No such luck though to find something as good as what you show in your Hub.
Natashalh - I'm still not sure what this is, but it is pretty cool! I am now intrigued by the man who suggested that it might be an Indian carving...I have to look into that. Thanks for your interest!
Wow, cool stuff. Thanks for sharing!
I must admit that your theory is laugh-out-loud silly.
Daisy Mariposa - The fossil does look like a face was inserted into the rock. It's very strange! I love finding fossils, and it seems that you can find them in many different environments if you are looking. Thanks so much for your comment and for sharing my article!
Alocsin - Haha...that's the most interesting theory I've heard in a long time! Wonder how that Scottish shortbread got to Arizona? Thanks for the smile!
Quite unusual but I know precisely what it is. A fossilized cookie! I ate one just like it the other day -- like Scottish shortbread, only bigger and more buttery. Voting this Up and Interesting.
What an interesting article! I shared it with my followers.
The front of the rock looks like someone carved the face, inserted it into the rock, and then dropped / lost their creation. The underside of the rock definitely is a fossil, possibly of a bird or other small animal.
I found some fossils when a highway was being built near my home. One is an avocado leaf. The other is a clam shell. The shell fossil is especially interesting since I found it at approximately 750 feet above sea level more than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean.
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This is definitely a fossil, but unlikely to be alien since the stone does not appear to be a meteorite.
It is rather mysterious, which only makes it more fun. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!
Wow! So cool! I'm definitely thinking alien, but I hope you someday get a "real" answer. Thanks for sharing your great find.
Just teasing you, Peggy. :) But it is definitely rock hard, both the face and the surrounding material. Interesting, to say the least!
Collecting rocks can be quite addictive!
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Hi Bob, Hmmm...the saddle bone of an ear? I'll have to see if I can find other photos of that particular bone. One day I will have to find a paleontologist who might be able to give me a professional opinion, but meanwhile, I kind of like the idea of a Martian. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment on my hub!
Obviously it is an alien fossil! Haha! What a unique find. I also love picking up rocks as souvenirs and have many of them in our garden.