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You know I wanted to reply but I thought it was way too obvious.
That's fine I don't mind taking the bait in your stead.
Laer_HeiSeiRyuu
Y'all know this??
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Oh and do your best to avoid the resentment on 3rd climax. They'll turn you into a cherry.
Laer_HeiSeiRyuu said:
I hate those guys.
In preparation for the inevitable Zero Punctuation review for the second game, here is the first.
Random question: At the end of each level why are there blank emblem spots? Do I keep missing enemy encounters while I play or do I need to unlock them somehow?
They're optional encounters. Some of them are the somethingheim arenas that you have to discover, others just require you to go to out-of-the-way parts of big maps to trigger them, or sometimes even to backtrack a bit to where you come from. Later in the game this is where you get the gold LPs from, so it's worth getting used to doing it early on.
CitizenOfVerona
Beat Bayonetta 1. Overall good, was frustrating at parts, but I feel like a boss when I beat enemies with ease when they gave me trouble the first time.
Everyone said when it came out that it was one of the craziest games ever, but I think Wonderful 101 surpasses it in the "holy shit" department
nerdman
pig's gotta fly
W101 does a better job with the non-combat sections than Bayo 1. The objectives were more interesting and varied.
Still playing Bayonetta 1. I am having an unhealthy amount of fun desecrating cutscenes with Samus's visor...
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Owner of The Total Screen
slowly working my way through bayonetta... had a ltitle detour with catlevania aria of sorrow... but I finished that... so back to bayo... about to start chapter 8... tomorrow that is
dark_heartless_riku
Played Bayonetta 2, game was trash.
dark_heartless_riku said:
Didn't you review it DHR?
I finished Bayonetta today. Great game, but very frustrating at times. Combat in this game is deep, really deep, like Tekken deep. I finished the game, but still feel like a scrub. I'm not sure if that's a weakness or strength. The combat system is not inherently instinctual, and could take dozens of hours to fully grasp how to effectively learn and apply combos. I really do think its a game that gets more fun to play with every successful play through. The learning curve is steep for sure. Looking forward to replaying this game, and getting to the point where the combat does feel instinctual.
I still think Bayonetta is easier to learn than The Wonderful 101, though both games could do with a little more introductory material.
On one hand, I think Platinum does a poor job explaining the more nuanced aspects of the combat in their games. On the other hand, it's not easy to explain these things without resorting to a text heavy tutorial.
In Super Ghost n' Ghouls, there is a pillar very early in the game that is too tall to jump over regularly. This is an elegant way of teaching the player the double jump.
Teaching the finer points of a combat system like the example above is much more difficult. I have not seen a game that has done this.
You can get through the game with a limited combat palette, but that depth gives you more options.
I don't think they did a poor job with explaining what you need to know, but kamiya LOVES to leave the hidden layers unexplained. I enjoy feeling like I understand a game only to see a video two years later and be shocked!
Also, the way the items let you change up the gameplay is great in both w101 and bayonetta (the parrying as found in revengeance!).
Also, my brother went out to get a physical copy on Friday, and the game was sold out across the city.
This game was underestimated here (not that it would sell millions here or anything, but the shipment must have been tiiiny).
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still on part 1...finished chapter 10, been going back to some older chapters to farm some halos and try and improve scores.. ignoring the truly annoying stages lol I am trying to get another accessory...
what weapon combinations do you like? currently I have guns on the feet and katana in hand.... it gives me a good combination of logn and medium range... which emans I don't have to get TOO close, that makes dodging easier
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I have been replaying some Bayo 1 since I didnt want to start Bayo 2 before I leave for Florida for vacation tomorrow. Its been a good experience, as I expected, its more fun to play this game when you have a better understanding of whats going on. Still some cheap moments though, a quick time moment when you cant remember which button saves you sucks. Perhaps some of you are awesome, and pick up on the combat right away, but I am slowly getting the hang of it, and perhaps on my 5th play through; I will actually be respectable at this game. Replay value out the ass. It reminds me of Viewtiful Joe, but punishes the player even more so. You can beat the game feeling like a scrub, not sure if thats a good or a bad thing. I never felt so demoralized in the process of completing a game, but then reinvigorated playing through it again. I still think Platinum is a bit shitty for penalizing players for using consumables. I can see not getting Platinum if they uses potions and what not, but docking them as if they died is bogus. You have to either buy or collect these things to acquire those objects, I think its crap to penalize players for using them. Like I said before though, its much more fun playing the second time around. Not saying your going to clean house, I sure havent, but I feel much more proficient playing though a a second time on Normal compared to the first. This game has loads of replay value for sure. Im a slow learner, but this game makes me want to get better. I love it!
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I replayed the first few levels a dozen times or so until I could get a loose grasp on the mechanics; I have been doing much better since then.
theMightyME said:
Katana on hands, claws on feet. Since I got them, I used those for the rest of the game.
In Bayo 2 I've been switching it up more now.
katana and guns is my setup aswell.
I'm also still on 1 loving it but still making my way thru
1 is voerstaying its welcome a bit for me now lol... though I am almost through it (just finished chapter 15) so its ok.... I hear 2 is a vast improvement on 1.... did they fix the camera... because right now thjta is the thing that drives me nuts... it almost seems like it is trolling from kamiya
did they fix the camera... because right now thjta is the thing that drives me nuts... it almost seems like it is trolling from kamiya
Nope. Well, they allow you to place the camera a little farther from Bayonetta, which gives you a slightly better view of the action, but the camera still automatically readjusts toward the center 99% of the time, infuriatingly.
FriedShoes
The endgame in 1 is better than the endgame in 2, imo. Wonderful 101 blows them both the fuck out though in that regard.
Real great stuff, gonna go back to Bayo 1 and platinum everything before coming back to this, see ya in a week.
Anyone try out Tag Climax yet? I want to get on that with one of you dudes, farm out some easy Halos.
Screw the "Burning Grounds" in Bayo 1. Forgot how much I hated that stage when I played it thru on 360.
But glad I'm getting a night to sink my teeth into the game and try to get onto Bayo 2.
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Zero Punctuation for Bayonetta 2:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/9866-Bayonetta-2-Review
I confess I don't get the hand cramp thing with the GamePad. I've put in marathon sessions with Monster Hunter where I'm constantly dodging, and the only problem I ever really have is from some fatigue in my ring and pinkie fingers being against the flat back of the GamePad. But it's not a cramp.
(To be fair, maybe it really does matter for some games. MH can be much more leisurely than Bayo. And button and stick placement can really be make or break for some. Hell, I managed to play BioShock, BS Infinite, and Vanquish on a PS3 controller, and didn't totally hate the aiming in any of them, whereas I suck with the GamePad. Diff'rent strokes.)
Now that I finished Bayonetta 1 I started Bayonetta 2. So far the thing that has jumped out at me most is the fact that everything seems to have been sped-up.
bayo 2... holy shit... so much better, faster, smoother, prettier, everything just feels so polished and pristine
about to start chapter 3 but my gamepad battery was dying...
there are so many little things that are just nice.. menu navigation is much smoother and just makes more sense, the sounds the swords make is so crisp and it just makes it feel soooo good to use them... picking up enemy weapons no longer gets in your way, tying stamps to the crows you catch is brilliant... there is still a lot to play with... my only complaints
- the still image cut scenes still suck like they did in bayo 1, but worse now as the film strip aspect kind of worked
- my favorite combo seems to have been shortened... which was the one where you punched like 4 times, then held down the punch button, then punched again, and end with a kick.... my favorite aspect was that you could destroy a foe, and then turn around and to a weave stomp combo ender on a different foe... I guess I'll just have to find another way to fight...
- I dislike her new outfit and haircut... the hair is just less witchy, and the chest plate on her cloths just looks odd (though i like the white parts of her new outfit) I do love the hair down look when you engage umbram climax though... also bayo looks a little healthier now... her eyes were more shadowed before... which gave a sense that her empowered bravado was masking some doubts or insecurities... it really came through in cut scenes, but this bayo seems kind of more cartoonish... I like it.. but it is different.. it reminds of mortal kombat 1 and mortal kombat 2.. the second game ahd a much mroe cartoony look thatw as ahrd to get used to.. it was the better game... but it was lacking this authentic aspect to it... I feel the same here... and with mk once I got used to mk2 I could never go back to 1...
- oh and the joe pesci guy is way mroe annoying in this game... he has had like 1 minute of combiend screentime and has said fuggetaboutit like 20 times already
but damn... the combat is just silk now.. the camera doesn't get in my way like it did with bayo 1, exploration is much nicer and more fun, the outside challenges don't make me want to shoot myself, and the judging is more fair... it is easier to get bronze and silver, but just as hard to get platinum... also the money is handled better, you just get more which emans you don't have to grind as much for it
not scoring it.. and I have a lot mroe to play... but if I gave bayo 1 a 7.5 I would give bayo 2 a 9
and it is beautiful... just gorgeous
edit: exploring the city in chapter 1 and 2 makes me want some wii u rpgs badly... a last story sequel on wii u would be amazing... now the wait for x is even harder lol
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beat bayo 2... it seems there are aditional chapters after the credits though
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beat bayo 2...
How much/10?
id say a 9, 9.5
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Hell, would you be interested in doing a "Second Opinions" article on it, with me and maybe one or two more people?
if i can keep my word count low.. sure
Yeah that'd be the idea, 300-400 words was what we did last time with Hyrule Warriors.
http://nintendoenthusiast.com/article/second-opinion-hyrule-warriors/
I'll see if I get others to contribute, I'll let you know on Skype.
I have about two hours into Bayonetta 2, and I will be honest, the game doesnt give me the impression of a high budget game. The opening sequence in the city has some pretty shoddy character models and textures. I noticed some pretty low quality textures used a few places already. The scope of the game has risen quite a bit from the first, and the use of vibrant color is there, but I do get the feeling that this game was not developed on a blank check from Nintendo. Certain things look considerably better than the first game, but there are a lot of set pieces that look pretty dated by todays standards. The framerate is definitely moving a lot more in this game, its not bad, but the lack of a consistent 60fps gives the image a slight judder effect. Digital Foundrys video seems accurate to what I have played so far. Dont get the wrong idea, I think Platinum is excellent with their art direction, and does glorious work with post processing effects, but like I said, I get the idea that this game had a modest budget from some of the lower quality assets, and the repetitive use of lots of the assets in the game.
The gameplay feels a little different, but it didnt take long to adapt. The combo system seems to have been simplified a little bit, or at least it felt that way to me since I already use more variety with my combo's in this game, and Witch Time seems to be slightly more forgiving in the sequel as well. The grading scale is far more generous. Still hard to get Platinum's, but they arent docking you for using items like they did in the original, just docks you for deaths. Just like the first one, gameplay is ridiculous, its rare to feel quite so badass in a game. The games scream Viewtiful Joe to me, and thats a good thing. In Viewtiful Joe, you really did feel like a super hero when playing, and in Bayonetta 1 & 2, the feeling is pretty similar, your a badass Umbra Witch! Good shit, looking forward to reading @juegosmajicos second opinion article, I think its a really good idea to do those. Sometimes the honeymoon period with a hotly anticipated title can cloud the judgement, good or bad, so going back with more opinions is a neat idea that I think you guys should continue.
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I finished Bayonetta 2 today on 2nd climax difficulty, and there is no question that 2nd climax is not the equivilent to normal in the first Bayonetta, 2nd Climax is relatively easy by comparision. Still a challge to get good scores, but not a big deal to complete the levels. Overall, I honestly feel the first game is better. The 2nd game felt short by comparison, but that is probably because I died so many times in Bayonetta on normal difficulty, and didnt die once in Bayonatta 2 on 2nd climax. I wont go into detail so that I dont spoil anything, but the story really feels like the entire premise is to fill the plot holes from the first game. I also felt like Bayonetta had bigger boss fights, that were more fleshed out. So in the end I feel that Bayonetta 2 polishes some of the game mechanics, but overall feels like a smaller game to me.
I completed it in under 9 hours, and there werent as many jaw dropping boss battles as the first game. Even levels themselves felt shorter. I would probably give Bayonetta a 8.5 and Bayonetta 2 an 8. Both are really good, but there are some qualities, and lack of content issues that keep me from giving it a higher score. The combat system is insanely deep, but the content outside of that, not so much.
I agree that Bayonetta 2 was easier overall.
I do think Bayonetta 2 had more "crazy" boss battles, but at the same time, I can't remember many of them. Despite playing Bayo 1 first, I remember the 4 main angel bosses (can't remember what they're actually called). Bayo 2, to me, took the Call of Duty route, thinking the best way to top the original is just have more set pieces but ironically makes it "white noise" where a lot of it blends together.
I loved both though in their own way. Bayo 1 for challenging me and having a good structure, Bayo 2 for being much more over the top.
Being that I have played Bayo1 long before this release on Wii U, I can honestly say that if this is your first introduction to Bayo, you will be very impressed....
It's one of the best ports I've ever played....
I love the Peach outfit and how it changes Bayo's moves from a demon's legs and arms to Bowser's and then changes all the rings into Mario coins....
Things like this make playing through it again a wonderful experience....
Platinum and Nintendo did a great job making this port.... Wii U fans couldn't honestly have asked for more....
It's making replaying the first Bayo feel like a completely new experience.... Something I wasn't expecting....
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No question, I think replaying these games make the experience progressively better. The better you get with the combat system, the more rewarding the game is to play. I finished Bayo 1 feeling like a total scrub, Bayo 2 I was much better prepared thanks to the experience gained in the first game, and now will continue to replay levels and shoot for Platinum medals. Once I can get those completed, then I can ramp it up, and bump the difficulty.
This is where the game hits the crossroad, if you into mastering the combat, then the game has tons of replay value, but if your more into the adventure and story, then your opinion could easily be very "meh" when it comes to these games. Im big on the series right now, because I have really fallen in love with the combat system, and even though I still suck, I want to get better, and I know that it will be a lot of fun, and very rewarding during the process of getting better at these games.
The thing is, bayonetta puts alot of effort into building a world you want to experience over and over again, between all the lore and how well the characters carry the narrative. Its the same with viewtiful joe.
Games with really good stories lend themselves to being experience over and over again.
Especially if the narrative is built into the game like the older Zelda games and various Non-linear rpgs rather than alternating between portion and cutscene like these newer games( cough metroid other M cough)
Same reason we read novels over again. to connect with the world the author built better.
Awesomeness....
Pobably the best port I've ever played.... Right up there with Tekken Tag 2 Wii U Edition....
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Akiba's Trip: The Animation to Run for 13 Episodes
2017, Anime, Japanese News, News, Other
North American anime licensor and distributor Funimation have revealed that the current ongoing anime adaptation of Acquire's Akiba's Trip games, Akiba's Trip: The Animation, will run for a total of 13 episodes.
Akiba's Trip: The Animation is currently airing on Tokyo MX every Wednesday at 11:30pm JST. The anime will also airs on ATX at 10:30pm JST and on BS11 on Mondays from the 9th at 1:30am JST. The anime is being streamed on Funimation with an English dub. A Japanese dub with English subtitles is being streamed on Crunchyroll.
The main cast of the anime includes:
Haruki Ishiya (Ayumu Kominato in Selector Infected WIXOSS) will star as Tamotsu Denkigai
Rie Takahashi (Emilia in Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) as Matome Mayonaka
Marika Kouno (Rin Kohana in Sore ga Seiyuu!) voices Niwaka Denkigai
Yuki Nagaku (Ichigo Moesaki from Sore ga Seiyuu!) voicing as Arisa Ahokainen
Misaki Kuno (Kate Hoshimiya from Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda) will voice Tasujin Ratu
Jouji Nakata (Alucard in Hellsing) voicing Kage-san
Here is the anime's main promotional video:
The anime's production staff includes:
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata (Robot Girls Z, Sore ga Seiyuu!)
Series Composer: Kazuho Hyodo (Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu, Himegoto)
Anime Character Designer: Hajime Mitsuda (Steins;Gate and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Key Animator)
Animation Studio: Gonzo (Welcome to the NHK, Rosario to Vampire)
Akiba's Trip is a series of Japanese Action RPGs developed and published by Acquire. The first game, Akiba's Trip, released on the PlayStation Portable on May 19th 2011 in Japan, with an updated version titled Akiba's Trip PLUS releasing in June 2012.The game is set in a recreated setting of Akihabara, with many shops and stores being identical with the real district. The game is an action adventure game where players must strip vampire-like enemies so their skin is revealed to the sunlight. The player can also romance various female characters. Akiba's Trip 2 released on the PS3 and Vita in Japan in November 2013. An international release of the second game was produced in late 2014 under Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed. It was published by XSEED games in North America and by NIS America in Europe. A third game, titled Akiba's Trip Festa, is in production for a late 2016 release.
Akiba's Trip: The Animation, airs on Tokyo MX from every Wednesday at 11:30pm JST, during the Winter 2016/2017 anime season. An english dub of the anime is also available on Funimation and Crunchyroll.
You can visit the anime's website here: http://akibastrip-anime.com/
And follow their Twitter: @akibastripanime
Source Article - Funimation - Akiba's Trip: The Animation
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The Wyles Family in 1600s Duddington
By Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD
Medieval Bridge Over the River Welland (c. 1400s)
There are no visible burials dating to the 1500s (I.e. 16th century) in the graveyard of St Mary's Church, Duddington. Of course, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and I am sure our 'Wyles' ancestors lie somewhere in now unmarked graves once demarcated by long-gone wooden crosses, buried at a time before the use of stone markers. The 1600s, however, are a different matter. It is perhaps ironic, that through the recorded deaths of the 'Wyles' ancestors, we can know something about their lives. In the graveyard of St Mary's Church there are visible today 'four' (4) graves attributed to the Wyles family. The two earliest gravestones read:
1) Here lieth the bodie of Robert Wiles who deceased the world 14 day of October Anno Domini 1619.
2) Here Lieth the bodie of AGNUS the wife of Robert Wiles who deceased the world 13 of November 1646.
In 2009, Sue-Ling Wyles spotted the two 1600s names engraved at the foot of the Vestry-wall, which read:
3) Robert Wyles (d. 1682) Married to:
4) Daringold Wyles (nee 'Crowe') (d.1668)
As the Parish Records for Duddington were destroyed in a flood, information for this area begins to be observable from around 1720 onwards (Parish Records began in 1558). Around ten years ago we collected around 76 Index Cards from the Northampton Record Office which record the buying, selling and renting of land in and around Duddington from 1530 – 1936. This is the 'Copy of Court Rolls' - or Court decisions pertaining to individuals living in the Duddington area. Land-ownership was a mark of affluence, social advancement, and political influence. Whereas serfs (and later impoverished labourers) worked on land they did not own, the Wyles family distinguished itself as land-owners and land-lords in Duddington from 1523 onwards (with most of this fortune dispersed through lack of sons and marriages of daughters involving substantial dowries, by the late 1700s). Child mortality was high in the 1600s, with 12% of all children surviving birth dying within the first year of life. On average a reasonably healthy (and lucky man avoiding injury and illness) could live to around '40' years of age – and it is this age that I have used to estimate life-spans and birth and death dates where lacking. Women may have lived shorter lives (between 35 – 40 years) due to complications arising from childbirth, but I have used '40 years' as a rule of thumb for contextualization. Agnus Wyles presents a problem as we know her relation with Robert Wyles (he was her 'husband') because it is engraved on their gravestones. Due to this, I have allotted Agnus Wyles a life-span of 60 years (as despite short life-spans and high mortality rates for the time, people occasionally lived far beyond the average (despite the fact that Agnus had given birth). Robert Wyles, for instance, outlived Daringold by 14 years and probably died around 54 years old (with Agnus outliving her husband by 27 years, with either her Robert dying young, or she in her late 60s)! Combining the gravestone evidence with surviving Wills and Copy Court Rolls data for the late 1500s and throughout the 1600s, we have discerned the following genealogical information:
Robert Wyles [Yeoman] (b. 1579 – d, 1619) married Agnus Wyles (b. 1586 – d. 1646) (Gravestones – St Mary's).
It is this 'Robert Wyles' recorded in this legal document from 1598:
''NO 1 lease to Nich. Jackson Copy of Court roll of Manor 'Dodington'. At the court baron of Thomas Cecill, Kt, Lord Burghley, Lord of the Manor, held 30 Sept 40 Elizabeth (1598). The Lord of his steward granted licence to Robert Wyles senior to demise to Nicholas Jackson a messuage, 3 acres of arable land (one in each field), a yard dole of meadow in le Little Meadow, 2 cow pastures and 10 sheep commons for 20 years. Fine paid the lord - 10s Signed by Roger Dale, steward there.'
Robert Wyles [Yeoman] (b. 1583 – d. 1623) married Elizabeth (b. 1583 – d. 1623) – granted 'son' Robert Wyles (b. 1603 – d. 1643) land in 1623 – Copy Court Rolls.
We think it is this 'Robert Wyles' (the 'son') who is mentioned in this legal document from 1631:
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Smith, Margaret, Collyweston. To every one of my children an Edward Shilling. Brother John Keywood an Edward Shilling. Children of my children names my son Williams children 40 shillings, son John's children 40 shillings, dau Whites chlldren 40 shillings, dau Hills children 40 shillings, son Griffins three children ten shillings. Son William. Daughter Cant red rugg. Cosin Mary Quinsy pillowbeared. Son George White in Collyweston. Dau Margaret Hill, dau Constance Cant. Sons William and Marke. Son Thomas. Money due to Mrs Mason. Questions to Mr Massy Parson of Ayton? Brother John Keywood and cosin William Smith supervisors. Wit: Thomas Hawes, Robert Wyles, Wd 20 Aug 1631 wp 13 Sep 1631.'
Thomas Wyles [Yeoman] and wife Edith Purchased Land (Easter) - 1611, 1622 & 1623 – Copy Court Rolls.
Robert Wyles [Gentleman] (b. 1628 – d. 1682) married Daringold Wyles (nee 'Crowe') [b. 1628 – d. 1668] (Vestry Wall of St Mary's) - granted their son 'James' (married to 'Joan') land as a marriage settlement in 1668 – the year of Daringold's death – Copy Court Rolls.
Robert Wyles (Gentleman) Will – 1682 – appears to state that his fortune and property were left to two (2) daughters namely Sarah and Roberta – and one grandson (unnamed) who received an apprenticeship – but as there is no mention of 'James', this implies this is either a different Robert, or that a different Will was made to cover James.
James Wyles [Gentleman] (b. 1648 – d. 1688) married Joan Wyles (nee 'Jackson') [(b. 1648 – d. 1688) - Copy Court Rolls.
James Wyles (Gentleman) Will – 1688 – leaves his fortune to four (4) daughters, namely Elizabeth, Rebecca, Sarah and Mary. No sons are mentioned, but it could be the case that another Will was made for any sons. This 'James' (d. 1688) is the brother of 'Robert' (d. 1682) - with this 'Robert' being the husband of Daringold – or an as of yet undocumented 'Robert Wyles'.
If John the Elder (d. 1731/32) lived for 40 years, then it is probable that he was born around 1691. This would suggest that his parents would have been around 20 years old at the time of his birth, and born in 1671 (dying around 1711). The father of John the Elder was probably a man who was the off-spring of the Robert Wyles and Daringold generation (with their son James and his wife Joan being the best candidates for parenthood), or another of their sons that has not shown-up in any extant record, as well as a son from a different Wyles lineage not being excluded as a possibility. Robert Wyles (d. 1682) had a brother 'James' who had no sons (see 'Will' d. 1688), but also sired a son also named 'James Wyles' (who was married to 'Joan Wyles'). The evidence strongly suggests that Robert's son and wife – James and Joan – were the parents of 'John the Elder' (d. 1731/32) - until proven otherwise. Another lineage exists – namely that of Thomas and Edith – but this disappears from view around 1623, but the name 'Thomas Wyles' continues to occasionally emerge from the Copy Court Rolls throughout the 1600s. In the 1673 and 1674 Hearth Tax for Duddington, only Robert Wyles and James Wyles (probably 'brothers') are listed as paying their dues. Out of the 83 families inhabiting the village at the time, half were exempted from paying this tax on the grounds of poverty. I suspect Robert and James were high-flyers and very successful in the practice of law and the acquisition of land. Interestingly, the young 'James Wyles' (husband of 'Joan') and son of Robert Wyles (husband of Daringold) did not contribute toward the Hearth Tax (presumably not possessing enough wealth to qualify at the time – which was a common experience amongst ordinary people). For decades, the Wyles family and the rising Jackson family were very close indeed, with much inter-marriage and united business deals. However, I suspect that there were other lineages of the Wyles family that quietly got on with a much more modest lifestyle. One branch of the Wyles family preferred the Scottish (royal) name of 'Robert' for generations, before finally naming a child 'James' - presumably after the Crowning of James I (VI) of England in 1625.
There are two (2) 'visible' graves (containing 'four' individuals) of the Wyles family in the graveyard of St Mary's, Duddington dating to the 1600s (but it is logical to assume that many more exist):
Robert Wyles [Yeoman] (b. 1579 – d, 1619) and wife Agnus Wyles (b. 1586 – d. 1646) - Gravestones
Robert Wyles (d. 1682) and Wife Daringold Wyles (d. 1668) - Vestry Wall
©opyright: Adrian Chan-Wyles (ShiDaDao) 2019.


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«Портрет маркізи Санта-Крус» () — картина роботи іспанського художника Франсиско Гойї, написана в 1805. Останнім часом зберігається в музеї Прадо в Мадриді.

Історія
Зображена на картині Хоакіна Тельєс-Хірон () була другою дочкою герцога Осуна та дружиною Хосе Сільва-Басана (), що успадкував в 1802 титул маркіза Санта-Крус, а пізніше став першим директором Прадо. Хоакіна Тельєс-Хірон була однією з найшанованіших жінок Іспанії свого часу, була знайома з багатьма поетами та письменниками.

У 1788 Гойя зобразив її ще дівчинкою на картині «Родина герцога Осуна», так само виставленої в музеї Прадо. На портреті 1805 Гойя зобразив маркізу в ролі музи ліричної поезії Евтерпи, що лежить на канапі і з лірою в лівій руці. Вибір саме такого способу обумовлений пристрастю маркізи до поезії.

Протягом багатьох років портрет знаходився в приватній колекції в Більбао. Через фінансові труднощі та питання спадщини власники колекції були змушені продати картину на початку 1980-х, і вона, після зміни кількох господарів, потрапила в збори лорда Уімборна, який в 1986 вирішив продати її на лондонському аукціоні. Після позову в міжнародний суд і сплати близько 6 мільйонів доларів, іспанському уряду вдалося скасувати аукціон та придбати портрет маркізи Санта-Крус, який після цього був виставлений в музеї Прадо.

Стиль
Портрет маркізи Санта-Крус — це одна з картин Гойї, де помітний вплив класицизму і, перш за все, таких сучасників, як Жак-Луї Давід («Портрет мадам Рекам'є») та Антоніо Канова («Портрет Паоліні Бонапарте в образі Венери»), а також вплив таких майстрів, як Гверчіно («Смерть Дідони») та Рембрандт («Даная»).

Поза маркізи на портреті нагадує ранішу «Маху оголену», проте в цьому випадку Гойя слідує академічним мальовничим канонам та доповнює композицію безліччю подробиць, які відсилають до міфологічних сюжетів. Серед іншого можна відзначити листя та кетяги винограду (порівн. «Вакх» Караваджо) або типовий атрибут Евтерпи — ліру (порівн. «Парнас» Рафаеля). Все це елементи класичної школи, від якої Гойя поступово віддаляється.

Література
 Pierre Gassier, Goya, 1989, Roma, New Compton
 A. E. Pérez Sánchez,Goya, Milano, 1990
 F. Calvo Serraler,Goya, Milano, 1996
 Renato Barilli,L'alba del contemporaneo: l'arte europea da Füssli a Delacroix, 1996, Feltrinelli
 Janis Tomlinson,Goya, 2002, Phaidon
 R. M. e R. Hagen,Francisco Goya, 2003, Roma, Editoriale L'Espresso
 R. Maffeis (a cura di), Goya — La vita e l'arte — I capolavori, 2003, Milano, Rizzoli
 Giuliano Serafini,Francisco Goya, 2004, Giunti

Примітки

Картини Гойї
Картини 1805
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Administrator Scott Pruitt is carrying out Trump campaign promises.
In its first year under President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency moved quickly to fulfill several promises Trump made during his presidential campaign, most notably to roll back climate regulations put into place under the Obama administration.
As part of an effort to carry out executive orders repealing regulations and re-examining landmark environmental policies, the EPA also began a process to repeal the Clean Power Plan, which would impose restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, and to start a review of the Waters of the United States Rule, intended to limit pollution in bodies of water.
Along with rolling back policies intended to combat global warming, Administrator Scott Pruitt removed references to climate change from the EPA's strategic plan and supported the president's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
It has been an honor to serve @POTUS & the American people in 2017. Here's to even more accomplishments in the new year!
- Rolled back burdensome & duplicative regulations ??
- Prioritized Superfund cleanup ??
- Exited Paris Accord ??
But while the agency claims success in the quantity of regulations scaled back in its first year, its actions are far from final in most cases. Many EPA decisions face legal challenges from environmental and public health groups that want the rules to stay in place.
(David J. Phillip/AP Photo, FILE) Workers are shown at San Jacinto River Waste Pits in Channelview, Texas, Sept. 13, 2017.. The EPA says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemicals may have washed downriver from this Superfund site during the flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
In addition to its policy priorities, the agency spent much of Trump's first year responding to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in conjunction with several other government agencies. EPA worked to secure contaminated Superfund sites in areas affected by the storms and tested floodwater and drinking water systems for dangerous bacteria or chemicals. Early in 2018 the agency still had more than 700 staff members involved in hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Trump and Pruitt further sought to significantly shrink the EPA over the past year, proposing drastic budget cuts and offering buyouts that reduced staffing. From December 2016 to January 2018, the size of the agency has shrunk by 1,500 people, according to the Office of Personnel Management, and its current total of 14,162 employees is fewer than worked for it under President Ronald Reagan's administration.
The agency additionally altered its policy on the scientific boards that advise the agency, blocking any researchers from participating if they received grant money from the EPA.
This story is part of a weeklong series examining the first year of the Trump administration.


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Summer at UPM Rauma: A summer trainee's perspective
This summer, about 70 summer trainees have arrived at the Rauma paper mill. Automation engineer Niko Rostedt and information and communication technology student Tomas Saarinen talk about their work experience at the paper mill.
Niko Rostedt, a 27-year-old automation engineer, will be working with automation maintenance of the Rauma paper mill for the first summer. Niko's employment began as early as in April, and he has quickly familiarised himself with the job. "I've now been working mainly on PLC control system overhaul projects," Rostedt says.
Renovations of the existing Siemens S5 PLC systems are currently planned at the Rauma mill. Rostedt's work has so far included a lot of project-related review work and material collection.
Automation engineer Niko Rostedt works as a summer trainee in automation maintenance tasks at the Rauma paper mill.
The work has gone very well so far and the work has been very independent. "I think my educational background and my work experience has largely contributed to the fact that it has been easy to get started with the job," Rostedt says. Co-workers have also always been helpful when needed, and the mill itself feels like home to Rostedt. "I definitely enjoy the mill as a working place, it's very familiar also because of my previous summer jobs - I have previously worked at a copper factory for 7 summers" says Rostedt.
Tomas Saarinen, 22, will be working at the Rauma paper mill for the third summer. In his first summer with UPM, Saarinen worked on the paper machine 4 winder, and the last two summers on the rereeler. "I have enjoyed the summer internships very much," Saarinen says. The work itself, and especially the shift work, feels pleasant.
During his summer internship, Tomas Saarinen works on a paper machine's rereeler.
Saarinen is studying information and communication technology at a University of Applied Sciences. Working at the paper mill has been his first experience of working life, and through the job, Saarinen has learned a lot of new things both about working life and about paper production. "I can now use many different machines, and I've learned how to use the different systems," says Saarinen.
In the autumn, studies will continue and future summer plans are currently open. "I will be happy to continue working at the paper mill in the future," says Saarinen.


The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized in New Jersey has been heating up with the announcement this week that a vote in the Legislature could come as soon as March 25. Readers took to social media in response to Randy Bergmann's 'Legal weed in New Jersey is a mistake' opinion piece with majority of the comments in support of the legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey.
From help with daily chronic pain to favoring the side effects of marijuana over alcohol and cigarettes, to the economic benefits, many readers believe it would be a mistake not to legalize it. Join our Facebook discussion and let us know what you think.
John Normile: Can we make alcohol illegal then too? Families destroyed, careers ruined, lives lost, cirrhosis, cancer, heart disease..all from evil alcohol.
James Healy: Keeping it illegal does more harm. It's a stupid law. Alcohol is more dangerous than any other drug out there, but you can buy that anywhere.
Luljeta Ferati Stepnowski: I don't care about your opinion. Try being someone who lives with daily chronic pain. Doctors who prescribe it for medical purposes still refuse to. I'll gladly trade in my many meds that don't always work and give terrible side effects for marijuana. Hurry up and legalize it already!
More: NJ marijuana legalization: Does legal weed bill include home grown, deliveries?
Mark Wilson: If you don't want it legalized or don't want to smoke it then don't smoke it - people that don't drink or don't agree with drinking aren't trying to bring back prohibition. Half of you posting will get drunk every weekend and are the type to warn drunk drivers of checkpoints.
Rupert White: Sure. Don't legalize it. You think it'll stop people from using it? You think more people are going to go out and start smoking marijuana just because it's legal? The state is banking on it being legal. They already included marijuana tax revenue in the budget. I think the bigger problem is government spending money they don't even have yet and then just taxing us more.
Rob Vieten: Forget about health affects for a minute. Adults should be able to do what they want as long as they don't hurt anyone else without fear of legal repercussions. Whether that is tobacco, alcohol or weed.
Doug Brown: #1 legalize and control it -- just like alcohol. #2 Reduce ridiculous felony possession sentences which are pointless.
Harry Ward: I'm a NJMMP patient. All the people that are against it are clueless. I take zero pills now and only smoke marijuana. I'm a fully functioning family man.
Lori Daly: Legalizing recreational marijuana use will be the most horrendous decision NJ lawmakers have ever made.
Mike Bickford: It makes you tired and hungry and will make the state millions of dollars! It must be horrible! Let's go out for a drink and smoke a cigar instead.
Jack Cobin: Not against for meds, but statistics show a lot more car accidents and when next year your premium goes up you will know why.
Erick Yeye: Only people who don't want legal marijuana are doctors and the healthcare system.
John Castellani: I don't smoke, but it should be legalized. People are in favor of it, and we should get some tax money from it. You don't like, then don't smoke. Let people make their own decisions.
David Johnson: Not a mistake. A lot of people smoke it now. Just because it becomes legal doesn't mean everyone is going to start smoking it.
Etna Nicholas: Two thoughts: 1) marijuana is a drug, and its abuse and overindulgence could possibly be harmful in the long run. 2) No one should go to jail or suffer any violence or harm from authorities for buying, selling or using it, as long as they adhere to the laws set down by the state for it's regulation and use. You can keep these two thoughts in your head at the same time with no cognitive dissonance. You do it all the time with liquor and cigarettes, why not extend that thinking to just another thing?
Kathleene Clark Glaser: Not much trouble coming on the weed front. Our bigger issues stem largely from opioids and alcohol.
Howard Vogel: For the first time ever, I agree with Bergmann. We have problems enough with alcohol and we don't need legalized weed. I would think differently if it was for medicinal purposes, but apparently proponents are only interested in escaping reality and posing danger to others.
Debbie Giberson Ethington: That's not what the majority of NJ residents think.
Rosanne Alessi Duffy: The sad thing is that all the potential tax revenue will be squandered and unaccounted for... just like the lottery money!
Ryan Conlow: Who ever thinks weed can harm you has never done it or is allergic to it. I smoke weed and it does wonders. I have a bad disc in my lumbar and when I smoke it goes away completely. Even helped my ex wife with her period cramps. I or her or any of my friends have done nothing that could cause harm except eat food and drink whatever we have. I rather see marijuana (a plant just like tobacco a plant) be used for everyone for there are no chemicals added unlike medications from your Dr. It also helps with depression too. For I would know.


The Cascades arc is a warm-slab subduction zone characterized by the slow (3.5cm/a) subduction of young (<10Ma) oceanic crust. Elevated slab temperatures likely result in shallow dehydration beneath the forearc and reduced slab fluid addition to the mantle wedge beneath the volcanic front. Resulting calc-alkaline magmas should contain low volatile abundances relative to arcs with cooler subducting slabs. We test this hypothesis in Central Oregon, the region of the arc that has experienced the highest mafic output over the last 2Ma. Naturally quenched basalt and basaltic andesite melt inclusions from tephra erupted from monogenetic vents record pre-eruptive magmatic volatile contents. After accounting for the effects of degassing, our data show that initial volatile contents from seven calc-alkaline cinder cones range from 1.7 to 3.6wt.% H 2O, 1200-2100ppm S and 500-1200ppm Cl. Ratios reflecting volatiles recycled from the subducted slab (H 2O/Ce ~490-1700; S/Nb ~110-310; and Cl/Nb ~37-190) are elevated above MORB values but are low compared to those from the southern Cascades (Mount Shasta) and other arcs (Mexico, Central America, and Kamchatka). Positive correlations between H 2O, Pb/Ce and Ba/Zr suggest that small additions of a slab-derived component to the mantle wedge are responsible for observed volatile contents.Melt inclusion compositions are evolved (Fo 82-84 host olivines, 5.0-7.2wt.% MgO) and fractionated from primitive parental magmas by ~16% crystallization of predominantly olivine before being trapped as inclusions. Calc-alkaline basaltic and Sr-rich basaltic melts can be generated by 9-11% partial melting of spinel lherzolite. H 2O-rich basaltic andesite melts are highly depleted in incompatible elements and are probably generated from a more depleted mantle source by 12-16% melting. Subarc mantle temperatures inferred from H 2O and trace elements are similar to or slightly warmer than temperatures in other arcs. Additionally, compositional proxies for slab surface temperatures in Central Oregon are at the high end of the global arc spectrum, corresponding to temperatures of 850-950°C, and are consistent with a young, hot incoming plate. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.


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By ROSHAN THIRAN What do The Beatles, Warren Buffett, David Beckham, Mokhtar Dahari and Bill Gates all have in common? Yes, they're all famous, gifted, and geniuses in their own realms. But that's not it. Think harder, what else?
Leadership's A Stretch: 5 Lessons On And Off The Mat
By NIGEL TEH Being one of the few males in yoga class when I first started out was definitely awkward and foreign to me. Nonetheless, with a year of consistent practice, I'm surprised at how far I've come and how much more I can stretch myself.
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Iowa Baseball Goes Undefeated In Opening Weekend Action
Via Iowa Baseball
Three University of Iowa pitchers limited Bucknell to three hits in a 3-0 shutout victory on Sunday morning in the Swig & Swine Classic finale at Shipyard Park. The win propelled the Hawkeyes to a weekend sweep, giving the team its first 3-0 start since 2018.
Freshman Marcus Morgan tossed four innings of one hit ball and fanned six in his Iowa debut, while sophomore Ty Langenberg earned his first career win, going 3 2/3 innings, scattering two hits and fanning four. Senior Dylan Nedved got the final four outs to notch his first save of the season.
The pitching performance capped a remarkable weekend for the Hawkeye pitching staff. Ten Iowa pitchers combined to post a 1.00 ERA, allowing just three runs on six hits over 27 innings, while fanning 46.
"Marcus didn't have his command early, but worked out of it," said head coach Rick Heller. "Michael Seegers made a diving catch up the middle to turn a double play and that was probably the biggest play of the game. It stopped their rally in the first.
"After that it was smooth sailing on the mound. Marcus settled in and pitched well, Ty came in and shut them down and Dylan was really good today."
Offensively, Iowa finished with eight hits in the game, which included a three-hit performance from redshirt sophomore Sam Hojnar in his first career start. The Naperville, Illinois, native went 3-for-4 with a double and run scored.
"We scored three runs on a day when runs were hard to come by," said Heller. "Tip your hat to them, they did a great job limiting our free bases. They made us beat them and thankfully we were able to do that with solid defense. The guys played hard and I loved the energy today on a get-out day and two early mornings in a row."
The Hawkeyes got going in the fourth, loading the bases with nobody out on a Keaton Anthony walk and back-to-back singles from Hojnar and Brayden Frazier. Sher collected the first of his two hits on the day, singling through the left side to give Iowa a 1-0 lead.
Iowa pushed across two more runs two innings later. Hojnar had a leadoff double and moved to third on a Bison error. With runners on second and third, senior Brett McCleary had an RBI ground out to plate the second run and Sher's sacrifice fly made it 3-0.
Bucknell brought the tying run to the plate in the eighth inning with a two-out rally against Langenberg. Nedved made his season debut and he needed just one pitch to get a fly out to end the inning. The Kansas native then retired the Bison in order in a 1-2-3 ninth to close out the perfect weekend.
Overall, Iowa outscored their three opponents 26-3. Next up, Iowa will head to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the Kleberg Bank Classic. The Hawkeyes will face Pepperdine at 2 p.m. (CT) at Whataburger Field.
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U.S. vs. Iran on the World Cup: Find out how to Stream
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After a tournament-opening 1-1 draw with Wales and a scoreless draw with England, the USA has yet another group-stage game on the World Cup in Qatar. The Americans can advance to the knockout stage with a victory against Iran.
When will the USA play Iran?
Tuesday at 2 p.m. Eastern time. That's 10 p.m. in Qatar.
How can I watch in the USA?
The sport will probably be broadcast on Fox (in English) and on Telemundo (in Spanish).
To stream the English-language broadcast, you'll need a subscription to a streaming package that features Fox, like YouTube TV, Hulu, SlingTV or Fubo. (Some offer free trials.) Tubi will stream the sport without spending a dime, but only as a replay, after the sport is over.
Peacock will stream the Spanish-language broadcast. (Peacock Premium is $4.99 a month.)
What do the Americans have to do to advance?
The situation is straightforward: If the USA defeats Iran, it'll advance to the round of 16. If it ties or loses, it'll be eliminated.
With a victory, the USA will probably undergo because the second-place team from its group. But when Wales upsets England, the Americans will win Group B.
Should the USA advance, it might play a game within the round of 16 on Saturday or Sunday, quite possibly against the Netherlands, although Ecuador or Senegal are also potential opponents. A quarterfinal opponent is likely to be Argentina, Poland, Australia or Denmark. And it might only get tougher from there.
A Temporary Guide to the 2022 World Cup
What's the World Cup? The quadrennial event pits the perfect national soccer teams against one another for the title of world champion. Here's a primer to the 2022 men's tournament:
Where is it being held? This yr's host is Qatar, which in 2010 beat the USA and Japan to win the proper to carry the tournament. Whether that was an honest competition stays in dispute.
When is it? The tournament opened on Nov. 20, when Qatar played Ecuador. Over the 2 weeks that follow, 4 games will probably be played on most days. The tournament ends with the ultimate on Dec. 18.
Is a winter World Cup normal? No. The World Cup often takes place in July. But in 2015, FIFA concluded that the summer temperatures in Qatar might need unpleasant consequences and agreed to maneuver the tournament to the relatively bearable months of November and December.
What number of teams are competing? Thirty-two. Qatar qualified robotically because the host, and after years of matches, the opposite 31 teams earned the proper to come back and play. Meet the teams here.
How does the tournament work? The 32 teams are divided into eight groups of 4. Within the opening stage, each team plays all the opposite teams in its group once. The highest two finishers in each group advance to the round of 16. After that, the World Cup is a straight knockout tournament.
How can I watch the World Cup within the U.S.? The tournament will probably be broadcast on Fox and FS1 in English, and on Telemundo in Spanish. You may livestream it on Peacock, or on streaming services that carry Fox and FS1. Here's the way to watch every match.
When will the games happen? Qatar is three hours ahead of London, eight hours ahead of Latest York and 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Meaning there will probably be predawn kickoffs on the East Coast of the USA for some games, and midafternoon starts for 10 p.m. games in Qatar.
Got more questions? We've got more answers here.
Before the Iran game, bookmakers offered roughly 180-to-1 odds on the USA lifting the FIFA World Cup Trophy.
Who has scored for the U.S. within the tournament to date?
The US has only one goal, against Wales. It was scored by Tim Weah, assisted by Christian Pulisic.
How have the Americans done prior to now?
That is the eleventh World Cup for the U.S. men. The team's best performance got here in the primary World Cup in 1930, held in Uruguay, when it made the semifinals. That tournament was missing several top teams from Europe, nevertheless. The perfect recent performance was a quarterfinal berth in 2002. (The U.S. women have won 4 World Cups, including the inaugural tournament in 1991 .)
Who's on the roster?
The U.S. team has a mean age of 25 years 214 days; it's the second-youngest squad of the 32-team field, in keeping with Nielsen's Gracenote, a knowledge provider. Only Ghana, with a mean of 25 years 108 days, has a younger 26-man squad.
Here is the squad, with the players' skilled clubs; their variety of international appearances, followed by variety of international goals; and their hometowns.
Goalkeepers:
Ethan Horvath (Luton Town, England; 8/0; Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Sean Johnson (Latest York City F.C.; 10/0; Lilburn, Ga.)
Matt Turner (Arsenal, England; 22/0; Park Ridge, N.J.)
Defenders:
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic, Scotland; 11/0; Southend-on-Sea, England)
Sergiño Dest (A.C. Milan, Italy; 21/2; Almere, Netherlands)
Aaron Long (Latest York Red Bulls; 29/3; Oak Hills, Calif.)
Shaq Moore (Nashville S.C.; 16/1; Powder Springs, Ga.)
Tim Ream (Fulham, England; 48/1; St. Louis)
Antonee Robinson (Fulham; 31/2; Liverpool, England)
Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany; 3/0; Lake Grove, N.Y.)
DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami; 76/0; Seattle)
Walker Zimmerman (Nashville S.C.; 35/3; Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Midfielders:
Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United, England; 26/6; Medford, N.J.)
Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles F.C.; 54/2; Plano, Texas)
Tyler Adams (Leeds United; 33/1; Wappingers Falls, N.Y.)
Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo, Spain; 12/0; San Diego)
Weston McKennie (Juventus, Italy; 39/9; Little Elm, Texas)
Yunus Musah (Valencia, Spain; 21/0; London)
Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 32/0; Pico Rivera, Calif.)
Forwards:
Jesús Ferreira (F.C. Dallas; 15/7; McKinney, Texas)
Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; 50/11; Mercer Island, Wash.)
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea, England; 54/21; Hershey, Pa.)
Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund, Germany; 15/4; Bedford, N.Y.)
Josh Sargent (Norwich City, England; 22/5; O'Fallon, Mo.)
Tim Weah (Lille, France; 27/4; Rosedale, Queens, N.Y.)
Haji Wright (Antalyaspor, Turkey; 5/1; Los Angeles)


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PER SERIES/LENGTH/TYPE
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And Then She Kissed Me (27 January 2022)
That Woman Next Door (23 September 2021) (*)
About That Kiss (27 July 2021) (*)
At Your Most Beautiful (6 April 2021) (*)
A Breathless Place (24 September 2020) (*)
If You Kiss Me Like That (25 June 2020) (*)
Two Hearts Trilogy (21 April 2020) (*)
Next in Line For Love (17 December 2019) (*)
A Lesson in Love (The Village Romance Series) (6 August 2019) (*)
Life in Bits (13 December 2018) (*)
A Swing at Love (3 August 2018) (*)
Once Upon a Princess (24 May 2018) (*)
In the Distance There Is Light (14 September 2016) (*)
The Road to You (31 May 2016) (*)
Far from the World We Know (15 April 2016) (*)
Seasons of Love (15 January 2016) (*)
Release the Stars (21 December 2015) (*)
Once in a Lifetime (15 June 2015) (*)
At the Water's Edge (12 November 2014) (*)
High Rise (The Complete Collection) (9 April 2013)
TWO HEARTS TRILOGY
Two Hearts Alone (13 February 2020) (*)
Two Hearts Together (3 March 2020) (*)
Two Hearts Forever (7 April 2020) (*)
PINK BEAN SERIES
No Strings Attached (Pink Bean 1) (14 July 2016) (*)
Beneath the Surface (Pink Bean 2) (23 December 2016) (*)
Everything Between Us (Pink Bean 3) (17 March 2017) (*)
This Foreign Affair (Pink Bean 4) (12 May 2017) (*)
Water Under Bridges (Pink Bean 5) (30 June 2017) (*)
Few Hearts Survive (A Pink Bean Series Novella) (15 August 2017)
No Other Love (Pink Bean 6) (19 September 2017) (*)
Love Without Limits (Pink Bean 7) (16 February 2018) (*)
Crazy for You (Pink Bean 8) (27 April 2018) (*)
More Than Words (Pink Bean 9) (15 November 2018) (*)
At First Sight (Pink Bean 10) (15 December 2020) (*)
Pink Bean Series: Books 1-3 (19 January 2018) (*)
Pink Bean Series: Books 4-6 (14 September 2018) (*)
Pink Bean Series: Books 1-9 (9 March 2019)
FRENCH KISSING SERIES
French Kissing: Pilot Episode (6 February 2014)
French Kissing: Season One (13 June 2014) (*)
French Kissing: Season Two (27 February 2015) (*)
French Kissing: Season Three (26 February 2016) (*)
French Kissing: Season Four (13 March 2018) (*)
French Kissing: Season Five (18 June 2019) (*)
French Kissing Series Box Set: Seasons 1-3 (12 August 2016)
French Kissing Series Box Set: Seasons 1-5 (4 May 2020)
SILVER LININGS SERIES
No Greater Love Than Mine (Silver Linings 1) (6 July 2018)
The Light Between Us (16 December 2021)
It Takes Two (4 November 2015)
Piano Lessons (21 January 2015)
A Higher Education (23 October 2014)
As Years Go By (3 October 2014)
Summer's End (19 December 2013)
I Still Remember (13 October 2013)
A Hard Day's Work (15 August 2013)
Fool for Love (25 November 2012)
New Girl (17 November 2012)
All of Me (1 November 2012)
Younger Than Yesterday (15 September 2012)
Summer Heat (20 August 2012)
Learning Curve (25 July 2012)
The Honeymoon (4 July 2012)
Wetter (21 June 2012)
Hired Help (8 June 2012)
BOX SETS/COLLECTIONS
The Power of Love: An Age-Gap Box Set (18 November 2021)
At the Water's Edge: Deluxe Edition (3 June 2021)
Once in a Lifetime: Deluxe Edition (24 February 2021)
In the Arms of a Woman (11 October 2018) (*)
Where Love Blooms (21 December 2017)
Love Is… (8 December 2017)
Captive Hearts (20 November 2017)
In the Mood for Love (3 November 2016) (*)
In the Distance There Is Light: Deluxe Edition (16 December 2021)
Laid Bare (19 June 2019) (*)
From Top To Bottom: Lesbian Stories of Dominance & Submission (25 March 2016)
Best Lesbian Erotica (9 February 2016) (*)
Christmas Kisses: Five Merry Tales of Lesbian Lust (15 December 2015)
Al Fresco: Five Outdoorsy Tales of Lesbian Lust (16 October 2015)
First: Sensual Lesbian Stories of New Beginnings (10 September 2015)
Summer Love: Stories of Lesbian Holiday Romance (8 June 2015)
Opposites Attract: Five Clashing Tales of Lesbian Lust (14 May 2015)
Don't Be Shy (27 April 2015)
Bossier: Five More Productive Tales of Lesbian Lust (20 April 2015)
Cougars: Five Mature Tales of Lesbian Lust (7 November 2014)
Forbidden Fruit: Stories of Unwise Lesbian Desire (6 September 2014)
Can't Get Enough: Erotica for Women (21 July 2014)
Bossy: Five Productive Tales of Lesbian Lust (19 May 2014)
A Christmas to Remember: Five Festive Tales of Lesbian Lust (16 December 2013)
Sweat: Five Sporty Tales of Lesbian Lust (5 September 2013)
Anything She Wants (7 June 2013)
Die Erfahrung von Liebe (German translation A Lesson in Love – Ylva Verlag) (22 July 2021)
Ergreif die Sterne (German translation Release the Stars – Ylva Verlag) (9 July 2020)
Summer's End: Eine lesbische Liebesgeschichte (German translation Summer's End – Ylva Verlag) (16 April 2020)
Sommergeflüster zu zweit (German translation Seasons of Love – Ylva Verlag) (17 October 2019)
La fin de l'été (French translation Summer's End – Editions Dans l'Engrenages) (2 September 2019)
Kaffee mit einem Schuss Liebe (German translation No Strings Attached – Ylva Verlag) (4 July 2019)
Nos chemins détournés (French translation The Road to You – Editions Dans l'Engrenages) (10 July 2018)
That Woman Next Door
About That Kiss
At Your Most Beautiful
A Breathless Place
If You Kiss Me Like That
Next in Line For Love
A Lesson in Love (The Village Romance Series)
Life in Bits
A Swing at Love
Once Upon a Princess
In the Distance There Is Light
The Road to You
Far from the World We Know
Seasons of Love
Release the Stars
Two Hearts Alone
Two Hearts Together
Two Hearts Forever
Two Hearts Trilogy Box Set
No Strings Attached (Pink Bean 1)
Beneath the Surface (Pink Bean 2)
Everything Between Us (Pink Bean 3)
This Foreign Affair (Pink Bean 4)
Water Under Bridges (Pink Bean 5)
No Other Love (Pink Bean 6)
Love Without Limits (Pink Bean 7)
Crazy for You (Pink Bean 8)
More Than Words (Pink Bean 9)
At First Sight (Pink Bean 10)
Pink Bean Series: Books 1-3
French Kissing: Season One
French Kissing: Season Two
French Kissing: Season Three
French Kissing: Season Four
French Kissing: Season Five
In the Arms of a Woman
PER PUBLICATION DATE
Far from the World We Know (15 April 2016)
Best Lesbian Erotica (9 February 2016)
Once in a Lifetime (15 June 2015)
French Kissing: Season Two (27 February 2015)
At the Water's Edge (12 November 2014)
French Kissing: Season One (13 June 2014)


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Top Dog Shows in the United States
By Laura Payne
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Laura Payne has been freelance writing for several online publications in her free time since 2006. She holds a Master of Arts in linguistics from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Oakland University. Payne teaches linguistics classes at both universities on an adjunct basis.
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Whether you're a dog lover who likes to watch dog shows or would like to enter your dog in a show, there are three national dog shows in the United States each year: the American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship, the Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show and The National Dog Show. Each of these shows is a conformation show where dogs are judged by how closely they conform to the breed standard.
What Are Breed Standards?
Breed standards describe the physical and mental attributes of the ideal dog in each particular breed. They are based on a dog's appearance, movement and temperament, all of which contribute to a dog's ability to perform the function for which he was originally bred. When dogs closely conform to the breed standard, it indicates their ability to produce quality puppies. The actual purpose of conformation shows is to appraise breeding stock. For this reason, only purebred, nonspayed or non-neutered dogs are allowed to compete.
The American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship is the newest of the three dog shows, having first been held in 2001. It is also the largest of the dog shows with upwards of 3,400 dogs entered annually. The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship is held in mid-December each year. The location of the show has varied, though it frequently has been in Orlando, Florida. The top 25 dogs in each breed, based on points earned during the year at AKC sanctioned shows, qualify for the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.
Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show
The Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show is the oldest, dating back to 1877. It is held annually at Madison Square Garden in New York City in mid-February. There are generally around 2,500 entrants in the Westminster show. Dogs must be either invited to enter or have Championship status or have won at least one 3-, 4-, or 5-point major award. The show is broadcast live on national television, and rebroadcast during the week after the show.
The National Dog Show
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania began holding dog shows in 1879. This was the beginning of what is now called The National Dog Show. The National Dog Show is currently held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania and has an average of 2,000 entrants. It takes place in mid-November and is broadcast nationwide each year on Thanksgiving Day after the Macy's Parade. It also is sanctioned by the American Kennel Club.
Breed Groups
All three of the shows organize dog breeds into seven different groups for the competitions. The groups are as follows: sporting group, hound group, working group, terrier group, toy group, non-sporting group and herding group.
Benched Dog Shows
Both the Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show and the National Dog Show are benched dog shows. Benched dog shows offer a broader experience because when the dogs are not being shown, they are at their assigned benches so that breeders, handlers and spectators can meet the dogs and talk to their owners.
American Kennel Club: Conformation
American Kennel Club: Conformation Frequently Asked Questions
American Kennel Club: AKC/Eukanuba National Championship
American Kennel Club: News Release
The Westminster Kennel Club: Historical Highlights
Westminster Kennel Club: WKC 101 - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Showing At America's Dog Show But Didn't Know Whom To Ask
The National Dog Show: The Kennel Club of Philadelphia
How to Get Your Dog into the Westminster Kennel Club Show
Explanation of Reserve Ribbons in a Dog Show
Do They Have American Pit Bull Terriers at the Westminster Dog Show?
The Newest Dogs Added to 'Guinness World Records'
What to Get Excited For at The 2018 National Dog Show
APR Vs. AKC Registration


Meet the voice actors who are bringing the long-awaited RPG's characters to life.
After announcing Final Fantasy XV's delay last week, Square Enix released a 50-minute gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated RPG.
Now, the publisher has posted another new video for the game, this one focusing on the English voice actors who bring the game's characters to life.
In the video, the voice actors behind the characters Noctics, Ignis, Prompto, Gladio, King Regis, Lunafreya, Ardyn and Aranea talk about their character's personalities and the recording process. Some of the actors (including Darin De Paul who voices Ardyn) voice characters for the game and the movie, "Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV."
Final Fantasy XV, which has been in development for about a decade, was originally set to come out in September on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, Square Enix recently delayed the game to November 29. GameSpot recently spoke with director Hajime Tabata, who provided more details on the delay and what the extra development time allows the team to achieve. You can read our interview here.
The tie-in movie opened in select theaters August 19. It features the voices of actors such as Sean Bean ("The Lord of the Rings," "Game of Thrones"), Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") and Lena Headey ("Game of Thrones," "300"). For more, read GameSpot's review and what other critics are saying.


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Nagamura heads in winner for Sporting KC, 1-0 over Chicago
By The Associated Press | Posted - May 3, 2015 at 5:51 p.m.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Paulo Nagamura headed in a second-half goal and Sporting Kansas City beat the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Sunday.
Nagamura scored in the 75th minute, 10 minutes after entering as a substitute. The goal concluded a 12-pass sequence, including a perfectly placed cross to the penalty spot by Jalil Anibaba.
Sporting KC (3-2-4) got its first win since April 5, while Chicago (3-4-0) had its three-game winning streak halted.
Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia, making his first start of the season, had a diving stop of Guly's shot from the top of the 18-yard box in the 13th minute. He pounced on his spilled save in the 18th minute. KC's Dominic Dwyer sailed an open header in the 31st minute and Kevin Ellis headed one off the crossbar 2 minutes later.
Chicago's David Accam was sent off the in 89th minute with a soft red card, and goalkeeper Sean Johnson had his scoreless stretch end at 317 minutes.
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When Fiona Wilson and her husband, Rob, headed to Maine for a winter weekend to visit friends, they had no idea that their getaway would provide the impetus for a permanent home on the coast. They arrived late at night and had no idea of their surroundings. Daylight revealed a stunning scene. "The view was simply dazzling," Fiona says. "We looked out onto a frozen Casco Bay with the sun glinting off the ice and this snow-covered countryside. It was so gorgeous that we both were struck with the same thought—that maybe we should move to Maine."
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The kitchen cabinets are bamboo and the floors concrete, in keeping with the owners' desire to be environmentally conscious. The floors also clean up quickly—a boon with an outdoor family.
Fiona is a professor at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, while Rob works for a nonprofit economic development organization in Portland, Maine. Since the couple had previously lived in London (Fiona is originally from the United Kingdom); Barcelona, Spain; and later Boston after coming to the States, they had expected to remain city dwellers. Now, fate had other plans. They began searching for property and soon found two and a half adjoining lots not far from their friends' home. The lots were on a quiet street with frontage facing Casco Bay, and one lot had a small, 1940s camp on it. The couple initially planned to tear down the camp and build a larger home. They hired an architect who drew up plans for a lovely 3,500-square-foot residence, but then their ideas changed.
"My husband and I were both making career transitions at the same time we were planning the house," Fiona explains. "We lived up here for four months while we were between jobs, and during that time, we got to know the land around us. It changed our idea of what we wanted. Both of us are committed to sustainability, and I actually teach classes in sustainability at the university. The more we thought about it, the more we realized that we did not need a large home. We both liked the idea of something smaller. We had seen the Zimmerman House, Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian design in New Hampshire, and liked that approach. It had a low profile and blended in with its surroundings; there was not a big roadside presence. In fact, the design brings nature into the house. Our lot is a narrow finger of land that juts out into Casco Bay; it just made sense to build something that fit with the landscape."
Fiona and Rob hired Jesse Thompson of Kaplan Thompson Architects in Portland, Maine, to design a home that met their needs and environmental philosophy. Thompson reduced the home's footprint to 1,800 square feet, while orienting it to capture the lots' stunning vistas. The couple also decided to keep the camp, remodeling it and using it as a summer guesthouse while building the main home on the adjacent lot.
In the living room, the white walls and earth-toned color scheme allow outdoor views to dominate and create cohesion with the other living spaces, which are decorated in similar hues. Wrapping the windows around the corners of the outside walls gives a breathtaking panorama of woods and sea. Note the sofa pillows, which are reminiscent of beach stones.
"The project was not without challenges," Thompson says. "The lots were narrow and Fiona and Rob understandably wanted to capture the ocean views, so that limited how the home could be placed. They also wanted the house to be energy efficient, so we wanted to bring in as much natural light as we could. We wound up situating the house on a diagonal to give it the best orientation for capturing the sun and achieving maximum ocean views. Another goal was to build a green home on a budget. With careful planning and by working closely with the contractor, Michael Monaghan from Monaghan Woodworks in Portland, it all came together."
Thompson created a home with an unorthodox shape. The section facing the road has a very low roof slant since there are no views to accommodate. This gives the home an understated presence. As you approach the water, the house rises up three levels, and windows wrap the corners of the oceanside walls to ensure stunning views from all directions. Every room save for one looks out to sea.
The home has simple, clean lines and its green clapboards fade into the wooded surroundings. Fiona notes that when kayaking on the bay, she cannot see her home onshore.
In addition to its unique design, Thompson and the couple created a home that has achieved LEED Platinum certification, the highest environmental efficiency ranking from the United States Green Building Council. The walls are one foot thick, helping the home stay cool in summer and warm in winter, and the windows are triple glazed. Building such a well-insulated structure reduced the need for a heavy-duty heating and cooling system. Instead, all they need to keep the whole house cozy and warm is a small radiant heating system built in to the main floors. "The entire home can be heated for just hundreds of dollars per year," Thompson says.
Fiona's eight-year-old daughter loves her bedroom with its spacious loft. The loft is a popular space for reading and playing with friends, and it also has one of the best views in the house.
The home has energy-efficient LED lighting, low-flow faucets and toilets, and is built to be durable enough to withstand Maine coastal winters. "Homes on the coast are under constant onslaught from wind, snow, rain, and the ocean-driven climate," Thompson explains. "Moisture is a constant problem. To combat that, we used fiber cement clapboards on the outer walls but did not lap the clapboards. They are mounted on a vertical screen with drainage space in between; there is also space between the sheathing and the building so that water can drain and moisture can be wicked away. Otherwise, it would remain trapped there. We also used copper sills on the windows. These should last a hundred years and the patina will only improve with age." Thompson and Monaghan conducted a blower door test three times during the home's construction to check for water leaks, and the home passed with flying colors.
As a finishing touch, only native, indigenous plantings were used in the landscaping, which reinforces the home's "disappearing act" among the trees.
Indoors, the home is striking in its simplicity. Fiona and Rob kept all the walls white, allowing the exterior vistas to provide the color. The cohesive color scheme lets rooms flow seamlessly into one another and conveys the impression of extensive space. Furnishings are understated and echo the colors of the outdoors. The charcoal-gray sofa and chairs in the living room partner with an earth-toned rug and wall hanging of similar hue. Polished cement flooring is environmentally sound, and its smooth gray surface reminds them of ocean stones. The living room opens onto a screened porch, which the family enjoys in warmer weather.
"This is very much a house where the outdoors is brought indoors," Fiona says. "We never tire of looking outside. Whether it is the changing light or the changing seasons, the view is always beautiful and restful." According to Fiona, the cement floors are also a boon in terms of cleaning. "We are an outdoors family and constantly tracking in mud, sand, you name it, and they clean up easily."
The family likes to gather on the screened porch and savor the weather well into fall.
In the kitchen, the couple bought cabinet bases from Ikea and then had doors custom-made for them from bamboo. The master bath features bamboo cabinets and vanity. Here, the white walls are softened by neutral hues in the rug and in the tile work above the tub, where a brown-toned mosaic is framed with natural slate. The upstairs rooms feature bamboo flooring, and, again, furnishings are kept to a minimum. Fiona's daughter, who is eight, has the coolest room in the house, with access to her own private loft and spectacular views. "She loves it up there!" Fiona says. "It is her own nook for reading or playing with friends, her own special space."
The couple's home has won several awards including the 2013 Best Energy-Smart Home from Fine Homebuilding magazine. Thompson thinks the recognition is because of the home's unique mix of energy efficiency and style. While he enjoys the accolades, he is most pleased by his clients' satisfaction.
The green clapboards allow the home to fade into its wooded surroundings. From out on the bay, the home is nearly invisible.
Fiona and Rob love their "big enough house," as they refer to it, and feel that they made the right choice. "We did not set out to build an LEED home," she says. "We just wanted to make good choices. We wanted a healthy home for our daughter to grow up in and felt that by choosing natural materials, we could provide that. I think anyone can achieve a house like this by doing some research. We spent a lot of time on the Internet and working with our builder, who was amazing, to find materials and fixtures that were green, yet fit our budget. The result is a home that suits us perfectly."
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Monaghan Woodwords, 207.775.2683
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Q: WebView - can't download file without requesting it twice? If I listen with DownloadListener, I get the URL which I need to request after the browser already requested it. The browser already opened a connection to the URL (which is how it knows this is a download), why can't it pass me the connection?
I also tried to assign a custom WebViewClient to the WebView and use shouldOverrideUrlLoading to catch URLs before they are requested. To download files that way, I request every URL before the browser and by it's Content-Type I decide whether to download it or not, if it is then I download it from the already-opened connection, otherwise I close the connection and instruct the browser to load it, and the browser... requests it again. Plus, in shouldOverrideUrlLoading I'm not told which method and what cookies should I use to request the given URL.
How can I not unnecessarily request twice and still be able to download files with WebView?

A: A simple solution is modify it to just download it without asking the user for confirmation based on content type, but instead just put a cancel button on whatever is used to monitor the download.

A: Why not just use the url to download it using outputstream? Here is an example:
private class DownloadFile extends AsyncTask<String, Integer, String> {
@Override
protected String doInBackground(String... sUrl) {
    try {
        URL url = new URL(sUrl[0]);
        URLConnection connection = url.openConnection();
        connection.connect();

        // download the file
        InputStream input = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
        OutputStream output = new FileOutputStream("/sdcard/file_name.extension");

        byte data[] = new byte[1024];
        long total = 0;
        int count;
        while ((count = input.read(data)) != -1) {
            total += count;
            output.write(data, 0, count);
        }

        output.flush();
        output.close();
        input.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    return null;
}

A: Are you sure you wish to interrupt browser work? It use multy-thread to download multiple URL's and also he is managing his own file system to create cookies for that urls and he know when he need to delete them and update them.
So are you sure?

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The Millennium Peak in Club Convergence - A New Look at Distributional Changes in the Wealth of Nations. Journal of Applied Econometrics 32, 2017, pp.621-642. Link to article. Download online appendix. Link to data archive. Download draft version.
Parametric Lorenz Curves and the Modality of the Income Density Function, Review of Income and Wealth 60, 2014, pp.905-929. Link to article. Download draft version.
Top Lights - Bright Cities and Their Contribution to Economic Development, joint work with Richard Bluhm. CESifo Working Paper 7411.
Population, Light, and the Size Distribution of Cities, joint work with Christian Düben. ECINEQ Working Paper 2019-488.
Rising Mean Incomes for Whom?, joint work with Liang Frank Shao. LIS Working Paper 753.
Convergence vs. The Middle Income Trap: The Case of Global Soccer, joint work with Stefan Szymanski. ECINEQ Working Paper 2017-453.
Regional Convergence at the County Level: The Role of Commuters, joint work with Sebastian Kripfganz.
Growth and Spatial Inequality, joint work with Richard Bluhm and Christian Lessmann.
When is Inequality Detrimental to Growth? - Perspectives from a Novel Cross-Country Approach, joint work with Michael Binder.
Solving the MAUP in Regional Convergence Models, joint work with Richard Bluhm and Jesús Crespo Cuaresma.
Corrigendum to "Elliptical Lorenz Curves" [J. Econom. 40 (1989) 327 - 338], Journal of Econometrics 174, 2013, p.44. Link to article. Download draft version.