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sudan in august

Anyone can tell me if it's really not possible (unpracticable) to cross from sudan to ethiopia during the rainy season (august). I won't have my own vehicule but hope to get a ride on a truck... Are there some making the route at this time of the year? Any alternative option crossing this leg? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, lapinou.
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Probably not impossible, but very slow and impredictible. I only have hearsay info, it would appear that there is some traffic even in the worst weather, but you could get bogged down for days.

Probably the best is to get local info on the spot. If you have plenty of time, you will get through eventually, but don't expect to keep to any schedule.

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Age: 12 years old

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Color: Red Roan, but born a sorrel with a blanket. He roaned out.

Type of Riding: I do showmanship, horsemanship, pleasure (not our best event), trail, and we've just started to ride english for fun and will do english pleasure, equitation this show season. My goal for us is to do western riding (I think will eventually be his best event), but we need to work on flying lead changes.

My Horse's Achievements: He won grandchampion in showmanship and horsemanship for my division at Maryland Western Horse Association

My Horse's Favorite Treat: I go through a lot of different horse treats, but I think he really likes molasses the most. He always sticks up his nose for it, but he doesn't get it usually so he doesn't get fat!! HAHA. But knowing Chase, he has eaten my chips, fries, and candy. However, to really please him if he does something good, I just usually hand him a really old lead and he just chews on it like a dog. It's hilarious.

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I left horses for a while, and when I felt I was ready to get back into it, I was "stuck" with him because no one else wanted to ride him. He was having a lot of problems with his feet at the time (all better now, perfectly sound) and had lost a lot of training due to an infection as a 2 and three year old. So, being "stuck" with him, I started working with the green 4 year old for about 2 months struggling with mostly the left lead which we found out was ANOTHER problem. I lost another 4 months then broke my hip so poor chase was out of training until we decided to send the poor guy to a trainer since I couldn't ride for 3 weeks. The whole show season, chase dealt with a lot of problems yet again with his feet as a result of a farrier who PUT ON THE WRONG SHOES AND CAUSED AN ABSESS and yet we managed to get grand champion in my favorite classes showmanship and horsemanship and 3rd in halter after missing 3 SHOWS!!! Chase then had problems with his hock after slipping in the pasture running around like he does and was out for 5 months. Chase and I have STILL remained a team and keep expanding our capabilities in riding now heading towards english. He has such personality (kind of like a dog more than a usual horse). He is mostly why I love horses and why I stay dedicated, and is such a good friend.

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Hi Chase I am campaigning for Petite Fleur # 107376 for hOTM would you please help this pretty lady and vote for her this month. There's only 21 days left. Thank you so very much. Leaving you with a vote. Princess Shawnie

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i love your horse its the most beutiful horse ive ever seen i voted for you you shold vote for my friends horse cowboy hes new if you vote for me ill keep voting for you

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Hey! Welcome to HorseChannel. I love you horse, very pretty. I left you a vote =D I am trying to get 1,000 votes for ROMAN ON THE RAIL, along with im running for HOTM! It would be great if you could stop by and leave me a vote and chat a little =] Thank you for your time. I hope you have a wonderful day.

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I LOVE Appaloosas. I own one too! Heres a vote. Buster was running for hotd and didn't get it. Please vote for him so he can get it tomrrow!

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Thank you for all the votes!!! I really appreciate it! I would appreciate it if everyone kept voting for Zorro! Only with your help can he reach his goal of HOTM!!! Thanks again! Could you also check out C Me Shine's page #112352, she wants HOTD ont the 6th! Here is a vote for you :)!

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Hi Chase is a very handsome boy. He sounds like a nice horse, you must have alot of fun with him. Heres a vote.

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Nice horse. Love the fact that you never gave up on him. I also have an App - Hesa Flashy Titan - that sounds like they have the same story!
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Wow, you have lots of horses on here!
Hi, welcome to horse channel!!! Could you do me a favor? Zorro is running for HOTD and would love your support. If you could vote for him everyday, or whenever you have time, I would really appreciate it!!!! Thank you! Also I want to thank everyone for GJ Lady Kai getting HOTD, I really appreciate it! C Me Shine (112352) is running for HOTD on the 6th and would really appreciate your vote as well!!!

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Hey, Welcome to Horse Channel! Here is your first vote!!!!
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Horses and cows?

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Horses and cows?

This is a discussion on Horses and cows? within the Barn Maintenance forums, part of the Barns, Boarding, and Farms category
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  • Keeping horses and cows together

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    10-22-2010, 06:09 PM
Horses and cows?

Very simple question... can horses and cows (technically angus) be turned out together safely? Is there anything health wise I should be concerned about?

We're looking at property and of course the sig other wants something that moos. :roll: It would be easier if they were together, at least in the beginning till we get things like separate pastures and an arena up. Most likely it will be 2 horses and 5 ish moo cows. This was not exactly what I was thinking when I said I want my own farm... but I'm learning to comprimise.
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    10-22-2010, 06:27 PM
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They can be turned out together. You need to do some research on both. Ask a vet about diseases and such. We were going to get a steer calf for meat and throw it out with the horses, but I want to dig a bit deeper on cows to make sure I know what I'm doing.
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    10-22-2010, 06:32 PM
I have never personally done this...but not because of want or unwant...because I've never been in the situation to do so - BUT...I have seen it done.

Growing up in the Cariboo Chilcoltin of British Columbia, a very large Ranching Community and Western Community, I have seen many a large, large pasture with a mixture of both Beef Cattle and Horses.

I've seen it done, but I don't know the technicalities of doing such.

I do like what mbender had to say.
    10-22-2010, 07:35 PM
I'll have to ask the vet on Tuesday... teeth floating time. =) Also need to make sure they service the area we're looking into. I'd hate to switch vets after 20yrs.

I know horses should not eat certain feeds that cows get, but that's as far as it went. Upside is the farm I'm really eying up has 3 pastures.... =) Fingers crossed the house isn't in shambles.
    10-22-2010, 07:48 PM
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You can keep them together without problems. They'll general stay in their own groups and not mess with each other. Also, many folks put cows in the pasture because they'll eat down all the weeds that the horses won't touch and saves them from having to bush hog them.
    10-22-2010, 09:23 PM
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They'll be fine. We have never had a problem with our horses and cows being together. I'm pretty sure any ranch has never thought twice about their horses being with their cattle.

The only problem I have had with horses eating cow feed is that it tends to make them hot/hyper.
    10-22-2010, 09:30 PM
Unless your horses are extremely cow agressive or extremely cow shy, I don't think you have much to worry about (other than diseases). When you do turn them out for the first time, especially if your horses have never been around cows, keep an eye on them for an hour or two. If your horses are going to be charging and chasing cows around the field nonstop, the arrangement may not work out. Most of the time it will work out, but just to be safe, keep an eye on them so nobody gets hurt or scared out of thier wits. Both the moo and neigh varieties

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Is my saddle still too far forward?

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Is my saddle still too far forward?

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Is my saddle still too far forward?

A while ago I posted some pictures to be critiqued and I was told that my saddle was too far forward and that it was on her shoulders too much. How do you think it is now?

Because she is so fat the girth slides forward.

I know in this one it looks like the girth is pinching behind her leg because it is too far up but that is because she is bending down and her left leg has moved back.
In the other pictures I was using a key to raise the back but now that I have moved it back I don't need it as much and it drives me nuts.
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I think it sorta looks a little bit back but it might be the angles? Sorry I don't have much experience.
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I'd need to see a perfect side view to let you know.
    03-16-2008, 09:06 PM
^I agree; can you take anymore pics?
    03-17-2008, 07:42 AM
I would think western and english saddle fit would be the same. When I place my saddle (western) on the back I set it forward of the withers and push it down and back. When it "sets" or stops I know its in the right place. I've gotten so I know where the sweet spot is but you might try this. Set the saddle without a pad in front of the withers and slide it back and down. You should be able to feel where it wants to stop. It should be behind the shoulder blade and in front of the loin. Hope this helps.
    03-17-2008, 10:42 AM
I think my saddle is too far forward, or just a bit forward. I will try that when I go up there today. Thanks Vida
    03-21-2008, 02:38 PM
Ya this weekend I will takes some better ones for you guys.
    03-22-2008, 01:42 AM
I agree with everything that has been said. It's hard to say for sure from the angle of the photos, tho when I look at the position of the girth, it looks like the saddle might be a little to far forward.

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Odd Question...Make him look like a donkey?

There is a halloween horse show at the end of the month that I am going to. Instead of regular show classes, it's all halloween stuff, like costume classes.

My mom got the idea that we should dress up for the political parties...he's the donkey for democrats, I'm the elephant for republicans. I'm going to wear a red white and blue flag, and he's going to wear a similar one as a quarter-sheet.

My biggest concern is his ears. How could I make them look way bigger?
I know for his tail I can just wrap it like a donkey's, but how should I do his ears?
I was thinking maybe a super-sized ear bonnet like jumpers use, only have it be his color so it matches.

Any other ideas?
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The ear bonnet sounds like a good idea, you could put a little strip of carboard or something hard on the back to make it stand up straight
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You could look at stores and find a headband with rabbit ears /but they should have donkey ears somewhere. You can keep them on the headband and figure a way to attach it to the bridle to keep it from moving or figure out a way to seperate them and and attach them somehow..

Ps would love to see pics of the final outcome :)
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Ear bonnet would be easiest, you could glue pipe cleaners to them to keep them standing up.
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...besides the ears...

If his mane is pulled, I would gel it up, like a donkey's, to add to the effect!
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Anyone know any good cavaletti exercises for working on waiting and slowing down?

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I'm assuming you mean for jumping? Simplest most effective one I know is to set up what would be a bounce if you raised the caveletti. Having the pole on the ground about a stride away from the takeoff point REALLY helped my guy, he used to get nervous and jump wayyyy to far off and have to work much harder than he had to get over the jump. His distances are quite nice now :]
    08-15-2010, 02:16 PM
My horse used to rush jumps occasionally. Trot over the cavaletti, halt as soon as possible. Stand a moment, then turn on the hind, pick up a trot and go over the cavelletti. Stop as soon as possible and repeat. Do this until the horse is listening to you for cues. Anytime my girl rushes the fences, I pull out this exercise. It works as well for jumps as cavelleti.
    08-15-2010, 07:33 PM
I would try setting up the cavaletti 3 strides apart. Make sure your horse does it in 3! I would also recommend putting something different on it (like a towel, etc) to make him look at it and be more catious. Make him think you know all the tricks in the book, by this I mean make him go straight after the jumps, right up to the fence. Obviously stop at the fence. This will help him listen to you. I also agree with the bounce, or a line of bounces, because it will force him to rock back on his haunches and slow down.

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I have noticed that several people on the board ride in Australian saddles. I recently purchased one at an auction that I have been in once and loved, when I was trying it on my QH. But, I do need a longer cinch for it so am going to take the one that is on it to our local tack shop and see if he can't get me one.

What do you like about them? The one I have is a Bushmaster, seems all the fittings and do dads are in brass, it is just a really nice saddle. What do you not like about them? Anything I should be aware of?

Kato 03-18-2012 08:24 PM

Congrats on the new saddle.

I have a Wintec synthetic and I love it. It has improved my balance and I feel way more secure, and infinately more comfortable. I don't think I will ever go back to a western saddle.

I know a couple people that have had problems with them slipping back when going up steep hills but I myself have not had that problem.

chandra1313 03-18-2012 08:49 PM

My first saddle was a Aussie and I loved it, I felt very secure in that saddle. I only switched because the one I had was very heavy and I dreaded dragging it out.

Country Woman 03-19-2012 02:28 AM

I have 2 choices a Western Wintec or an Aussie

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"Igor and I built this program together, and it was great. Unfortunately, we are going in different directions," Zoueva said in a statement released by U.S. Figure Skating. "The skaters are very talented and focused. They have very strong work ethics, and together we will move forward."

The Detroit Free Press first reported Sunday that Shpilband had been dismissed as ice dance director at the Arctic Edge Arena, in part because his top teams felt "Igor wasn't there any more for them." In addition to Davis and White and the Shibutanis, Shpilband and Zoueva coached reigning Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

"There was a lot of issues," Craig O'Neill, general manager at the Arctic Edge, told the Free Press. "This has been going on for a couple of months. He's not focused with the kids. What it came down to was the kids didn't want to skate there (in Canton) any more with Igor. Either they were leaving or Igor was leaving."

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I just read the "Fact of the Day #5: The Heartbreak of Long Term Unemployment," and beyond tying my gut up into knots that we never learned in the scouts, it put me in mind of two Peanuts Comic Strips. One has Schroder reciting the end-of-season numbers for their hapless baseball team, to which Charlie Brown says, "Tell your statistics to shut up." The other, just the punch line resonated, and I couldn't find it despite an exhaustive 10-minute web search. The quote was "Thank you, voice of doom."

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Without doubt, the most challenging problem confronting Southern Democracy in these troubled times is its conjoined historical nemeses -- race and racism.

Unfortunately, contemporary legacies of the past persist throughout the region. Whether viewed as continuing discrimination or just stubborn residue from the days of slavery and segregation, race relations in today's Southern politics present an important and difficult question for Southern Democrats.

Specifically, how can the Democratic Party win and govern in racially-divided, white-majority areas of the South? Such concerns did not bother segregationist politicians in earlier times; but today's environment jeopardizes the future of the party that was the ruling regime in this region for much of its history.

The South's historic "race game"

The historic "race game" allowed Southern whites -- operating for much of the time as a Solid South under the banner of the Democratic Party -- to enjoy the blessings of American democracy while exploiting and discriminating against black Southerners.

Most white Southerners today disavow the race game; furthermore, the legal framework of segregation and discrimination no longer exists. However, the game continues because of de facto realities -- demographic patterns, cultural differences, economic disparities, and simply bad racial feelings.

Also, expectedly, sometimes Southern leaders and citizens -- Democrats and Republicans, whites and blacks -- resort to the old ways; and strident activists seem determined to continue unsavory aspects of the race game. As William Faulkner might say, the Southern racial beast lives on because some partisans of both races will not let it die.

Race and partisanship in today's South

Nowadays, a different, modified version of the game prevails, with blacks and whites engaging in a strange relationship within a new party system.

Certainly, the South's white majority now inclines toward the Republicans and its black minority aligns almost totally with the Democrats. But the contemporary racial order defies simple explanation and complicates Democratic recovery.

Most importantly, both races now participate in the game. And, while it is true that race and racism significantly triggered realignment after the civil rights movement, racial issues have become less powerful. Today's South may indeed have further isolated itself in national elections -- but this is partisan, ideological, philosophical, and cultural regionalization as much as or more so than racism or white opposition to a black president.

The essential developments over the recent past to note are (1) that the race game has gone biracial; and (2) the political struggle here has shifted toward other considerations -- factors that sometimes mirror the historical racial system but just as often reflect contemporary social interests, religious alliances, and economic differences between black and white societies.

A new politics of "biracial accommodation"

Despite the historical background, Southern politicians of both races have developed, among themselves, a striking evolution of the race game. The academic community and professional media have yet to focus on this aspect of racial politics; but most successful, effective leaders -- black and white -- pursue positive change, respecting the norms and traditions of the divided cultures, negotiating contentious problems on an ad hoc basis, sometimes openly and sometimes privately, in a way that allows personal political flexibility.

A half-century after the civil rights movement, black and white politicians seemingly have come to terms--terms that would amaze outsiders -- about living together in a halfway house of racialized politics. At first, during the last few decades of the past century, their working relationship was one of quiet, practical, biracial machinations; and in the 21st century, a new, open, sophisticated system of "biracial accommodation" has taken hold as the region develops a functional politics despite its hard racial history.

Additionally, many ordinary, everyday Southern citizens -- white and black -- have gotten beyond racial arguments and racial divisions of a bygone era. Younger Southerners in particular have grown up in a South that is different from the world of older generations who inflicted pain and suffered scars during the civil rights movement; and newer in-migrants come from areas never wreaked with such havoc. Many parents in Southern communities, for example, sit down and work together on serious problems, like schools and economic development, without engaging in the divisive race game.

Dealing with these racial legacies

The problem for Southern Democrats is that they cannot escape the fact that African Americans constitute their party's liberal base and conservative whites comprise a majority in the Republican Party. Democratic candidates have to figure out how to mobilize the black base and attract sufficient support from middling white moderates and independents; Democratic officials then have to cypher these same dynamics for the broader public in a region wrought by historic tensions and contemporary residues.

There are no easy, immediate, perfect solutions for success in such an environment. Of course, most readers have probably already arrived at their own recommendations, reflecting personal inclinations of practicality and ideology. And I suspect that most successful, effective Southern Democratic politicians -- black and white -- will pursue, for the short-term, biracial accommodation and pragmatic progress in public life. Perhaps, too, as I suggest in a later post, positive leadership and a moderating electorate may revitalize the Southern Democratic Party over the long haul.

Whatever the course, we all should realize serious and uncertain ramifications for evolving Southern Democracy.

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What Uganda needs now is the same thing that most all of Africa needs, which is not only efficient and well thought out infrastructure, and a cross-border, trading-enabled transportation system, but even more so, what Uganda needs now is to nurture and launch a bold generation of young entrepreneurs, small business owners and self-employment projects.

What Uganda needs is now more taxpayers, and individual propery rights.

With individual property rights, just like we had at the founding of America as a young democracy, the individual poor would have what my friend, the late Housing & Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp called "seed corn."

They could encumber and build up their own piece of the Ugandan dream, and grow assets, equity and a net worth, which can later be passed on to their equally enterprising children. In short, the international community needs to not stop with the simple act of giving a man a fish in Africa, which is appreciated, and rather teach that man (and woman) to fish, and even how to own the boat, own the ship, and even the lake if that's appropriate.

With a generation of stakeholders and taxpayers who understand the unique "language of money" in Uganda (and by extension all of Africa), the continent would within a generation be completely transformed into a dynamic engine of sustainable growth, opportunity, and the dignity that it so rightly deserves.

Studies have shown that a mere 1% increase in GDP on the African continent would be equal to three times the amount of foreign aid pouring into Africa annually.

What Africa needs now is a hand up, and not simply a hand out.

My mentor and HOPE global spokesman, civil rights icon and strategist in the civil rights movement Ambassador Andrew Young, shared a story of him and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., touring Israel and Palestine. After Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King returned from a trip along the famed Jericho Road, a reporter said to him, "Dr. King, you remind me of the Biblical Good Samaritan along the Jericho Road," and Dr. King reportedly said nothing in response. Later he told Young, "Andy, I love and respect the Good Samaritan, and we need Good Samaritans, but I don't want to be one." King continued, "I don't want to pick not one more of my people up, sitting next to the road, in a ditch, like a victim. I want to fix that Jericho Road..."

What Africa needs now is not so much, more of the Biblical "Good Samaritans," picking up victims along the Jericho Road, but more entrepreneurs, business owners and practical visionaries who actually want to "fix and repair the Jericho Roads" of the continent, and our world.

Not stopping there, they should also want to pave the Jericho Road, put street lights up along the Jericho Road, see economic development and community development along the Jericho Road, and dignity rich, educated young people working in their shops and businesses, and growing households and families, along the Jericho Road.

What Africa needs now are more Martin's and Patricks' (see my last piece on Uganda entitled "Fix the Damn Pot Holes"), committed to "fixing the Jericho Roads" throughout Africa.

What Africa needs to do now, is to fix that damn pot hole. We can help.

John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, former vice chairman, U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, financial literacy advisor to the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, a Young Global Leaders for the World Economic Forum, internationally recognized public speaker and author of LOVE LEADERSHIP; A New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), which debuted in August, 2009, as the #1 Hottest New Book (for Leadership), on the CEO Reads Top 10 Business Best Seller List, and was published in November, 2009 in digital audio book format on, iTunes and other audio book retailers . Love Leadership was listed amongst the Top 25 Business Books for Inc. Magazine/CEO Read for 10 month after its release.

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Robert Schenk

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Robert Schenk began developing PostScript typefaces in 1988, and released his first fonts as shareware for the Macintosh. In 1990 he published typefaces with Educorp, and in 1993 he developed a CD of 150 fonts, Font Pro 2, which was published by Wayzata Technology. This was followed by a second CD of 125 typefaces, Font Pro 3, and a third CD of 150 typefaces, Font Pro 5.

However Wayzata went out of business in 1996, so Robert republished the fonts himself under the title No-Hype Type CD, mainly sold via on-line auctions. In 2002 Robert moved the fonts to, where they are now available individually.

Robert is currently Professor of Economics at Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, USA. In addition to his passion for designing typefaces he has also written programs to design mazes, and has published two books of unusual and original mazes with Dover Publications.

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Bear Butte
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Bene Cryptine
Bene Cryptine Antique
Bene Scriptine
Better Euroika
Better Ingriana
Better Type Right
Better Type Right Spec
Bluster Left
Bluster Right
Bring In The Frowns
Buggy Font
Bumber Shoot
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Hitman HD Trilogy

January 29, 2013

Hitman HD Trilogy is a deadly combination of games including Hitman Contracts, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman Blood Money.

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The original adventures of the original assassin.

Reviewed on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
January 29, 2013

We don’t know where the Hitman series sits on the list of famous Danish exports. Somewhere beneath Vikings, LEGO and pork products, probably. Less popular than Carlsberg but cooler than Lars Ulrich? That’s just a guess.

Either way the Hitman series, which has moved more than eight million units around the world at last count, certainly has plenty of fans. Hardcore ones, too. The kind that relish tough, intelligent gameplay. To sate said fans, and perhaps muster up a few more, Square Enix and Hitman dev IO Interactive have seen fit to stitch together Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money in one convenient package. The PC-only original is absent from the bundle but it’s worth remembering the best parts of it were actually re-imagined for consoles in Contracts.

HD compilations of last generation’s biggest franchises certainly aren’t uncommon these days, but the Hitman series is no less worthy of the same treatment. No-one will mistake these games as anything but products of a previous era – even Blood Money, which straddled the previous and current generations, is almost seven years old – but the end result is a compendium of confident stealth classics that hold up better than one might imagine.

Absolution massaged the Hitman formula somewhat by dividing levels into discrete stages and including sections that didn’t feature a target to kill. The nature of Absolution’s story mode, with 47 on the run, also meant he didn’t have the luxury of selecting his weapons and gear before each mission. That’s not the case here in these titles. The case here, in Silent Assassin, Contracts and Blood Money, is very simple. Listen to your briefing, choose your gear, enter a level, kill your target or targets, and leave. With few exceptions, this is how it unfolds across all three games. This is Hitman at its most pure. Each of the 40 levels across the three games is a self-contained ecosystem. Think of it like 40 different aquariums where you’re always the shark.

If you’re familiar with the Hitman series you’re probably already recalling how you worked you way through them. If you’re not, a world of possibilities await. How do you want to kill a Yakuza boss: fugu poisoning or lead poisoning? What’s the best way to murder a morbidly-obese Scottish crime boss relaxing at a Romanian slaughterhouse: a surprise attack through the skylight or a gun smuggled into his room inside a roast chicken? What’s the ideal method to snuff out a playboy douchebag at his father’s mansion: a shot into his glass-bottomed Jacuzzi and a horrible fall, or… something else that isn’t half as funny?

You need to think about this stuff because there’s no point playing through these games and turning every encounter into a shootout. Absolution benefited from a variety of improvements that meant when a situation descended into a firefight you could still play the game like a robust third-person shooter. The original Hitman titles featured in this collection were never designed to be played like that, so be prepared to be underwhelmed if you plan on blasting your way through. They’re awkward games to play impatiently. The focus here is pure stealth, whether you’re gliding around in the shadows undetected or hiding in plain sight, blending in amongst your enemies. Plan, then move. Walk, don’t run. Save, then experiment. Stalk, then pounce. Trial and error; that’s what Hitman has always been about. It’s not just a stealth game, it’s a puzzle game. The perfect hit is always there, somewhere. You just need to put all the pieces together for it.

Those who’ve gorged themselves on the teat of largely shallow, modern run ’n gun shooters may find the slow pace of the games in the Hitman HD Trilogy nightmarish. There’s no recharging health. There are no corridors full of bodies to pile up. In fact, played correctly there’ll just be a stage full of survivors who never even knew you were there. For gamers with at least a vague recollection of when Germany was two countries (and Czechoslovakia was one) it’s like a welcome window into the past. The days before on-disc DLC and dubstep came and dropped a deuce in everyone’s corn flakes.

Hitman’s disguise system, a fundamental part of proceedings since the very beginning, shouldn’t require much explanation. However, if you’re a bit rusty (or playing these games for the first time) it may take some time to work out the wrinkles in the tension meter. It’s slightly different from Absolution’s Blend mechanic in that you don’t have to actively push a button to slip past enemies, but you do need to be very careful near them. Lingering too long near a guard or bursting into a jog at the wrong moment can render a disguise useless instantly. It’s at its worst and most binary in Silent Assassin. One second you’re covered face to foot in a firefighter’s uniform, the next you’re being cut down by gunfire for no apparent reason. How the guards can tell one identically-dressed fireman from another, each with full facemasks, is anyone’s guess. You’ll never know; you just have to cop it. It can get frustrating, particularly on the harder difficulty settings with fewer mid-level saves, but you learn to adjust.

It does improve; in Blood Money suspicious guards will regularly challenge you first before opening fire, allowing you the chance to disarm them and defuse a poor situation. It’s interesting to see how far the core mechanics of the series progressed between 2002 and 2006, and playing all three titles in quick succession will highlight the evolution. It’s a shame some of the rough edges of Silent Assassin and Contracts’ gameplay couldn’t be smoothed out along with the graphics, but everything is as it was when they were first released, for better or for worse.

That said, the HD Turtle Wax actually doesn’t flatter the Hitman series as much as it does, say, platformers like the Ratchet & Clank series, or the Sly games. Colourful, heavily-stylised games like the latter don’t date as rapidly and have a habit of looking surprising sharp and sexy after a high-definition refresh. The visuals here in the Hitman HD Trilogy are certainly crisp, but they remain quite plain. It’s understandable of course, considering Hitman 2 in particular is over a decade old, but it’s worth mentioning. These are old games; don’t expect a miracle.

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The Verdict

Three games, 40 levels and more than 75 hits? That's a lot of content by any measure. You also get the Hitman: Sniper Challenge with this.

If you’re a long-time Hitman fan who’s never been able to part with your copies of Silent Assassin and Contracts but hasn’t been inclined to squint through the low-res murkiness to replay them, grab this and take a trip back in time. If your only experience of Blood Money was on PS2, grab this; this is what 360 owners got and this is how Blood Money was meant to look. If you missed them back in the day, grab this now and discover how gratifying stealing another man’s clothes and, er, whacking his boss can be.

They’re definitely showing their age, but beneath the elderly visuals and slightly crusty controls lay the roots of a creative and rewarding series of games that probably don’t quite get the credit they deserve.

Hitman HD Trilogy on PS3, Xbox 360
  • +So much content
  • +Most of the series' greatest missions are right here
  • +Blood Money remains a total classic
  • Silent Assassin and Contracts are showing their age
  • The clunky controls don't really hit their stride until Blood Money
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GOTY 2013 - XBOXDecember 28, 2013 by

Its been a fantastic year for games regardless of platform, but what became glaringly obvious within Microsoft's own line up for the now last gen 360 was just how devoid it was of 1st party exclusive support. Outside of  Gears of War:Judgement, 360 would have gone out with a fizzle. But the third party multiplatform releases have made sure it hasn't been a bad year to have a 360 and that is very much represented in this list.

But on the current (then next gen) One, Microsoft showed their hand and it had a bounty of exclusives from third parties and a couple from its own studios, rivaling the PS4 exclusive list in sheer quantity. Whilst a few of these games were of great quality so far there have been a couple of disappointments as well.

But these awards are about outstanding achievement and so lets begin:

1) DMC

People moaned about the hair... then they moaned some more and some more. But at the end of the day DMC:Devil May Cry is undoubtedly one of the best realised action slash 'em ups of the year. Whilst there were deep considerations from a certain other slash 'em up which is also superb, the thoughtful combo action and tight combination of weapons put this one onto my list for XBOX GOTY. From the epic boss battles to the varied environments and Dante's new characteristics just sticking with the design philosophy of the title it is on the list for Xbox GOTY.

2) GTA V

Now the biggest selling form of entertainment media GTA V is a superb new take on an already huge franchise. The introduction and subsequent validity of a three main man cast, a vast and varied world and finally an online component that whilst probably not exactly as Rockstar envisioned is rich in content. Not to mention the tweaks made to past clunky mechanics, such as the weapon wheel being introduced to add fluidity. If there is a game that knows how to keep players entertained then this is it even if it isn't as 'perfect' as some people want to believe it is.

3) Brothers: A TALE OF TWO SONS

Brothers is one of those games where you just know. You know that there is something special with the mechanics, the narrative told through them and the overall relationship with you, the player. Brothers may not be a triple A title like the others on this list but what it is, is a damn fine experience and one which is innovative and intriguing. It doesn't try to be anything but its simple nuanced self. Between the control mechanics of having to control both Brothers, adding to its narrative, the relationship between the two playable characters can be felt by the player as the mechanics allow it to. If nothing more Brothers is an experience everyone should try at least once.

4) Dead Rising 3

Now DR3 may not be the technical powerhouse that DR was for the 360 but what it is can only be described as good throwaway fun. Whilst the new colour palette and the scaled up resolution let it down on a technical and aesthetic level, it still has its goofy customisation options and crazy amount of zombies on screen it might not be the most original game of the year but its good fun.

5) Tomb Raider

Rounding off this list is a game I didn't expect to make it into any of my game of the year categories when the year started. Why?  Its quite simple really, due to skepticism that somehow a renaissance could not occur. But whilst Tomb Raider is not a perfect title it is superb, with a solid narrative, a more relatable lead protaganist and a deep and meaningful customisation and experience system Tomb Raider is easily one of the best blockbuster games of the year. Whilst there is still much to be improved upon, a confirmed sequel and a made over X1 and PS4 version out next month bolster the already superb title, Tomb Raider deserves every accolade it gets.

So here are my all important standing for this category:

Highly Recommended:

DMC: Devil May Cry

Dead Rising 3

Bronze: GTA V

Silver: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Therefore at the end of this difficult deliberation on what is my personal GOTY recommendation for Xbox its Tomb Raider due to the pure depth and fluidity of the gameplay in a game that could have easily turned into just another Uncharted look alike (Yes I know Tomb Raider 1, came before UC). Many will likely disagree with my decisions but thats why there is a comments section below.

What from this list should have made it into my overall GOTY consideration if not Tomb Raider?

Are there any games I may have overlooked? Comment below and keep up with this series of GOTY awards with the Nintendo platforms getting second dibs.

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GOTY 2013?! Here's how my list will work!December 28, 2013 by

So its that time of the year again where we've had an awesome experience with some exceptional games and we start to mull over which game would win in a fight... alright not a literal fight, but which game really stood out to each of us and how it impacted on us, and justify just why that experience was so darn good!

This first post is just a little indicator as to how personally I'm formatting my awards this year. First of all there will be a category for each platform holder, e.g. Playstation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo and Finally Mobile. The reason for this, is that so this year there is no large differentiation between consoles (handheld, 360 etc...)  this is all about a celebration of the best games no matter what the delivery. This is also the reason that this year I have also added a mobile section.  Each of these categories will have 5 nominees and there will be a placing for 3 of the titles Gold, Silver and Bronze with the other two in the category not being called 'runners up' but 'highly recommended games'. From here the gold winners will be placed into the final GOTY contender list where one of those titles will be crowned GOTY.

This has made the decision more refined and ensured only the best of the best make it into the list, but it also means some fantastic titles will inevitably be missed out and so that's why I will be editing together a little video of the year in games from news, trailers and more. If your personal pick isn't listed then you can comment below said article and give your views on what GOTY 2013 should be and why.

You can tell me what you think about this new system or the year in games for you below and by the end of 28/12/2013 (GMT) the best Xbox games should be up,

Links will be posted here as the articles become available:

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My thoughts on the Last Of Us demo!May 31, 2013 by

I've just played through the 'Last of us' demo included in the GOW: Ascension pack and I thought I'd give my initial impressions of it and what I predict for its place in the industry.

First of all I'd like to point out the demo was short, VERY SHORT. But it didn't really matter that it was short it showed me what I needed to know as a player. The graphics excelled through both the lighting and character animations though some of them might be familiar due to the engine used. The thing is it wasn't the graphics themselves that mattered it was the attention to detail of the actual environment , a ravaged landscape of broken buildings, broken civilization. It became immediately clear as I tread through the swamp like remnants of this 'city' that I felt an instant connection to the world. I looked around with the camera taking in every detail of this carefully crafted environment, an environment that didn't need the extravagance of some other game worlds of late to stand out, simplistic imagery with polished detail.

The second thing therefore I'd like to mention is the sound quality. The soft music in the background only adds to the beauty of the world being explored, creating tension with a soft build up to a crescendo in the action packed sequence when I was spotted by the runners (basically a type of infected) before lowering back down as I hid away creating an ominous silence that created tension. Whilst I'm on the topic of sound I may as well talk about the voice acting which is again from what I can tell top notch, Naughty Dog excels at creating a game which uses a cast of characters that appear to resonate with each other, which is all the more enjoyable for the player as we immerse ourselves in the game's world.

Finally and most importantly, the gameplay. Those of you going into this experience expecting Uncharted are very wrong. Some of the shooting mechanics are reminiscent of Uncharted, if not a lot more refined. What matters though is the difference in how you will actually play the game. First off obviously the jump button is gone from Uncharted because this game isn't a platformer. Next is the tactical nature of combat. As stated this demo was only about an encounter long but it gave me a grasp of what should be expected. You have to be careful to sneak around and preserve your bullets because there are hardly any, I ran out real fast when the clicker (other infected more difficult than the runners, only respond to sound) noticed me. It required two shivs to the face and a couple of gunshots (the gun only had 6 bullets) to the face to stop it attacking me, the clickers are no joke and I got killed by it the first time through. Unlike many other games which are about survival these days, Last of us seems to excel in creating tension and having you think on your feet as I found myself asking how best to adapt to the situation as I played through the second time on hard mode. Of note is the 'sound' mode which allows you to see through walls the sillhoutes of the infected to plan a tactical route. This adds a layer of depth to the game because this is not your typical run and gun this is a game which requires strategy.

I've only played about 15 minutes but from this I can tell the 'Last of us' will be something special when it ships June 14 and I believe at the moment that it may well become my new GOTY. If you have had TLOU off your radar I ecommend trying it out somehow, it will be out in a couple of weeks and will be a great way to top off your E3 week. I am absolutely excited for this game and will give my full impressions on the week after E3 as well as my thoughts on Microsoft, Sony's press conferences and Nintendo's Direct!

Have you played the demo? Will you be picking up TLOU day one? Excited for E3?

Sound off in the comments section below!

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Here is a breakdown of some reviews I had archived - nothing too formal just some short reviews and scoresApril 9, 2013 by

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

This game is absolutely superb. You get this game for the story and the atmosphere created and the choices you have to make along the way. Virtue's Last Reward on the Vita boasts an expansive narrative which can be completed in multiple ways with a set of puzzles which range in difficulty and are scalable. If you love a good puzzle game this is certainly it.

The game is split about 60%-40% with 'Novel' sections which involve a building up of the narrative and allowing you to make choices about certain characters fates making up the larger chunk.

So if you don't like a story which is quite large I wouldn't suggest this game if your the type who likes to jump straight in. However for those who love story based games this game wields an extraordinary narrative that deserves to be highly commended for its well written plot and well done voice acting (although this EU edition only has Jap Dub with Eng Sub) the quality is high, with the story revolving around the 'Prisoner's Dilemna'. A complicated idea to tackle. Two members of a criminal gang are arrested and imprisoned. Each prisoner is in solitary confinement with no means of speaking to or exchanging messages with the other. The police admit they don't have enough evidence to convict the pair on the principal charge. They plan to sentence both to a year in prison on a lesser charge. Simultaneously, the police offer each prisoner a Faustian bargain. If he testifies against his partner, he will go free while the partner will get three years in prison on the main charge. Oh, yes, there is a catch If both prisoners testify against each other, both will be sentenced to two years in jail, This is the prisoner's dilemna and Virtue's Last Reward presents the psychological element of this brilliantly.

Never before has a story affected my mind so much in a way that psychologically I'm always questioning the decisions I've made. The aim of the game is quite simple however it is to escape essentially a prison which you have been forced into confinement with by some one who calls themself 'Zero Sr.' however the catch is Zero Sr is amongst the other 8 prisoners and nobody knows which one of them it is. From this point on the story begins to unravel as death, betrayal and mystery are scattered throughout this rich narrative. The 40% of the puzzle sections are also done really well with puzzles being solved by interacting with environment around you as you piece together clues to get a 'key' which will allow you out of a 'game room' which Zero has created for each contestant and forces them to participate in. For the most part these puzzles are large and require quite a few steps to complete ranging from sliding block puzzles, to logic puzzles and beyond. In summary, VLR is a must have for any Vita owner that loves being absorbed in an engrossing story, particularly because it is perfect for playing in the palm of your hand. (Note: Game also available on 3DS, Vita animations and graphics appear visibly smoother and more high res as well as having the inclusion of trophies however some might prefer to use the two screens for easier navigation on the 3DS.)

Gameplay: 9

Presentation: 9

Lasting Appeal and Longevity: 9

Overall: 9.0

Tekken 3D Prime Edition

Tekken 3D is little more than a showcase of how to get a game to run a 60 FPS in 3D. From the start I was hesitant about this due to the rumored sized of 3DS cartridges being quite small I initially thought a game being included with a film was a bit much. I was in fact right and the only way to describe this game is all style no substance. I had Tekken 6 on the PS3 and PSP and can say if the PSP can fit so much into a game and run well why then can't more adavanced hardware?! It feels somewhat lazy the fact that Bandai Namco have only bothered to put one mode worth bothering with and even that is lackluster (Its a survival mode). As soon as you boot the game up and enter into the game section of it (not the movie) you begin to see the cracks form as this game becomes nothing more than an act of self-pleasure as Bandai Namco look at the graphics and say 'oooh pretty graphics!'. But its not all bad. The 3D effect is good and the combat hardly slows down, giving the fast, fluid combat Tekken players are used to. But in the end this just feels like another port of Tekken 6 and stripped of features that even the PSP version included its extremely lazy.

Gameplay: 5 -Good for a couple of hours at most but you'll get bored extremely fast unless you have friends online to play with or locally. The lack of game modes is truly unforgivable and the customisation the series has gained momentum with is nowhere to be seen.

Graphics: 7.5 The graphics themself are great for a 3DS game but are certainly nothing magnificent considering the cutting of multiple modes to make it look nice.

Presentation: 3 Menus are extremely boring and dull to traverse through and there just really is nothing special or eye catching about the way its presented as a whole that hasn't been done before.

Lasting Appeal and Longevity: 2 Unless you are the most diehard Tekken fan ever who must train everywhere they go avoid this game. Or better yet if you have a PSP, PS3, Xbox 360 or hell even a PS2 to boot up a Tekken on do not get this edition as it brings nothing new to the table and lacks content which should be there, they tried to bake a cake but failed to add the eggs. P.S. The film is decent at most I would say give this a rental if you don't have a PS3 (If you do get Tekken Hybrid which is bundled with the much better Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 prologue.)

Overall: 4.5 (raised from original score of 3 - due to more hands on time.)

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus was immediately an interest for me as I thought about how much I liked Sigma 2 on PS3 but I never completed it. Also the original Sigma plus on the Vita was alright and I'd give that a 7.5. So I got Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 plus which is, for the most part a sloppy port of the console version. The PLUS refers to a new tag missions mode which replaces the mission mode where you could work co-operatively and replaces it with the same type of missions except your partner is AI controlled. It also adds some more gore back into the game whch had been cut from sigma 2 including more decapitations. There are also touch screen controls which I hardly used as they didn't seem very intuitive and were more of a hindrance from me accidentally touching the screen (it shoots arrows). However the game does not rely on these as much a in Sigma plus which is great. The problem comes with the frame rate. In the more graphically intensive battles the frame rate will drop to an extremely noticeable lull, which is never good for an action game. I noticed it straight away as from the first battle there was slow down on Ryu's movements as I attempted to jump from attacking one enemy to the other. It was disappointing. However this does not keep up in every fight as there are many which run at a great speed and play fantastically, however the slow down is sometimes unforgivable especially since this is the third release of this game.

I don't wanna sound like this game is all doom and gloom though, its nicer to players who are not veterans of the series (like myself) which is kind of an olive branch although there is enough challenge in the harder modes for hardcore fans. Also whilst the performance is not very good at some points for the most part everything else holds up and it is still an enjoyable experience albeit with some performance issues, which some might not find as bad if the hadn't played the other NG games. All the single player content is there including the nice change of gameplay style between Ayane, Momiji, Rachel and Ryu.

Overall this game is a lackluster port of a superb game, but nonetheless it is still very playable and enjoyable for its core gameplay which remains mostly in tact.

Gameplay: 7

Graphics: 6

Presentation: 5

Lasting Appeal: 5.5

 Overall: 6.5

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