Monday, June 25, 2018
A Day In The Cube World
A Day In The Cube World
Today I had a great time exploring the new Cube World. Even though I created the game, It feels like someone else created the World and I discovered many exciting places. Here is another short video with the best moments of my journey.
Drag Racing Club Wars Beta 2 8 6 APK
Drag Racing Club Wars Beta 2 8 6 APK
The new Drag Racing franchise, Drag Racing: Club Wars for Android has been updated in the Google Play Store with bugs fixed and overall performance improved. The online Modes are temporarily are turned off and they will be back as soon as server issues are fixed.
Drag Racing was the best racing game on an Android. The gameplay is very easy to get addicted to playing especially if you like to rate yourself against others in the world. And now, the developer bring a new addition to the Drag Racing series called Club Wars, now you can join Racing Clubs in-game and take your club to the top of the leaderboards! This features include membership rosters and in-game chat, so you can talk with racers from around the globe!
Published by Creative Mobile, this game is the new Drag Racing with more graphics and custom options. Its basically a Drag Racing remake and return of many cars. Now, you can pick an iconic Skyline GT-R, a classic 69 Mustang, or a brand new BMW M3 as your ultimate driving machine. You can also enjoy 20+ brands sports car like Chevrolet, BMW, Ford, Dodge, BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Mazda and more.
The latest version of Drag Racing Club Wars is live on the Google Play Store, so its a good idea to have a look and see if yours is ready. And for those who cant get it on the Play Store, you can download Drag Racing Club Wars APK at the link below.
Please note, this is still Beta version. If you have a suggestion or any issues feel free to contact the developer by e-mail: support@creative-mobile.com.
Requires Android: 2.1+
Download File: 26MB (Drag Racing: Club Wars APK)
Tebow Time in New York over after Jets cut QB
Tebow Time in New York over after Jets cut QB
The possibilities appeared endless for Tim Tebow.
Here he was, perhaps the most popular player in the NFL, in New York as a member of the Jets and maybe the biggest thing to hit Broadway since Joe Namath himself.
There were billboards outside the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey welcoming Tebow, and sandwiches named after him at Manhattan delis. He also had a legion of fans who followed him because of his strong Christian beliefs, and in New York, he would be able to take advantage of countless media and marketing opportunities.
And then, it all went terribly wrong.
Or, more like it, the whole idea was completely flawed from the start. For Tebow. And for the Jets.
Tebow was waived Monday morning, the end of an embarrassingly unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that produced more hype and headlines than production on the field. And it all ended quietly, with a three-paragraph news release.
"Unfortunately," coach Rex Ryan said in a statement, "things did not work out the way we all had hoped."
It also left Tebows football future very much in doubt.
A year after he threw a TD pass to win a playoff game in overtime for Denver, the Heisman Trophy winner with two college national titles at Florida and a nationwide following may have suited up for the last time.
Tebow took to Twitter a few hours after being waived, citing a bible verse: "Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding," Tebow wrote, "in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
No NFL team has made a pitch to get him. The only nibble so far came from the Montreal Alouettes. They hold his rights in the Canadian Football League and said he could come compete for a job � as a backup.
"Had this happened back in February, he might have had a chance to at least participate in free agency," said 2002 NFL MVP quarterback Rich Gannon, now an analyst for CBS Sports and SiriusXM NFL Radio. "I dont think there would have been a strong market for him, but at least he wouldve had that opportunity."
Gannon added that its an even tougher situation for Tebow now because more than 20 quarterbacks were either drafted or signed as undrafted free agents in the last few days.
"Look, its a two-way street, though," Gannon said. "Its a business. The Jets were trying to find somebody, a dance partner. Sometimes that goes into the draft and teams are calling around. Im sure the Jets were trying to shop Tebow, and Im sure they kept getting denied."
This is the same guy who led the Broncos to the postseason in 2011, but became expendable when Denver signed Peyton Manning as a free agent. The popular backup quarterback was acquired by the Jets in March 2012 for a fourth-round draft pick and $1.5 million in salary. He was introduced at the Jets facility to plenty of fanfare at a lavish news conference, with Tebow repeatedly saying he was "excited" to be in New York.
It turned out to be one of the few high points in Tebows stay with the Jets. Along with his shirtless jog from the practice field in the rain during training camp, of course.
The Jets never figured out a way to use Tebow effectively, and he never forced the issue by being a good enough player in practice to make Ryan and his coaches put him on the field more in games.
"If he were to happen to call me, I would say, Look, youre starting over," former NFL GM Ted Sundquist said. "Tim Tebow needs to redefine who Tim Tebow is, in my opinion. Hes no longer a first-round quarterback."
Even recently retired Jets special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff labeled the way the team used Tebow an "absolute mess."
It all cost Tebow his job, along with former general manager Mike Tannenbaum and former offensive coordinator Tony Sparano � both fired in part because of their roles in what was one of the NFLs messiest quarterback situations in recent memory. It also seriously clouds Tebows NFL future, which might be extended only, in some peoples opinion, if he considers a position change.
"I dont see any team giving him a chance because teams dont want to deal with the following that comes with Tebow," ESPN analyst and former NFL offensive lineman Damien Woody said. "Maybe Canada."
Added Gannon: "I dont know. Hes just in a bad spot."
Tebow was brought to New York to be a dynamic addition to the offense, a complement to Mark Sanchez and a merchandising touchdown for the Jets. Instead, he attempted just eight passes for 39 yards and rushed 32 times for 102 yards � and stunningly had no touchdowns.
Through it all, Tebow tried to hide his frustration, but acknowledged late in the season that things didnt turn out quite how he expected in New York.
"I think its fair to say," Tebow said, "that Im a little disappointed."
Its an amazing fall for a player whose No. 15 Broncos jersey ranked second in national sales to Green Bays Aaron Rodgers in 2011.
"He seems like a great kid," Sundquist said, "and it seems like he could bring some positives to a club if he can just bury this whole thing about him being in your quarterback mix and just let him be No. 39 on your roster, one of your back-end guys who can go somewhere and help you win."
The Jets and new general manager John Idzik drafted former West Virginia star Geno Smith in the second round of the NFL draft Friday, giving New York six quarterbacks on its roster � and creating uncertainty about Sanchezs future as well.
Tebow, who dropped about 15 pounds in the last few months, arrived at the teams facility in Florham Park, N.J., early Monday and was told he had been cut.
"Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this offseason," Ryan said. "We wish him the best moving forward."
But, where to next for Tebow?
The Jacksonville Jaguars have already ruled themselves out of giving Tebow a happy homecoming. But maybe the Chicago Bears, whose new head coach Marc Trestman tutored Tebow before the NFL draft in 2010, could give him a look as their backup.
Perhaps the San Diego Chargers would take a chance on him, adding to the circus-like atmosphere theyll likely have because they drafted Manti Teo. New coach Mike McCoy was Tebows offensive coordinator in Denver during the 2011 season, when the quarterback took over the offense and led the Broncos to comeback after comeback.
What about Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots? Theyre no strangers to turning discarded players � Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead, even Randy Moss � into big-time playmakers, and it would give Belichick another chance to tweak the Jets.
Then, theres always the Canadian Football League, but whether Tebow would even be open to a move north of the U.S. border is uncertain.
"If you can find a club thats mature enough to handle it as an organization, then youre going to find the right spot for him," Sundquist said. "What I mean by that is all the media mania and that sort of thing. The club says, Look, this is the reason were bringing him on. We feel he can bring X, Y, Z and A, B, C to the table. Explain it to Tim, explain it to the media, explain it to your fan base and explain it to your organization."
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PDX Bus is working again!
PDX Bus is working again!
Update: no need to delete PDX Bus, It will update automatically.
Apple appears to have fixed the issue in the App Store. If you downloaded PDX Bus and it does not start, just update it again and all will be good. This was not my fault - Apple appears to have corrupted the updates made yesterday.
Meanwhile, news of the many apps that got corrupted has been all over the web! Thanks to Marco (and to Tim who showed me this site - I had also investigated an come to the conclusion it was corrrupted):
http://www.marco.org/2012/07/04/app-store-corrupt-binaries
Then all the tech blogs went with it - PDX Bus even gets a call out in Gizmodo. Any publicity it good publicity, right?
http://gizmodo.com/5923545/ios-and-mac-apps-crashing-because-of-corrupt-app-store-updates
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57467171-263/apple-working-on-a-fix-for-app-store-snafu/
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/05/apple_tells_developers_fix_is_coming_for_corrupted_app_store.html
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/05/apple-working-on-fix-for-corrupted-app-store-downloads/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/05/apple-aware-of-corrupt-apps-issue-working-on-a-fix/
Thanks for your patience. I have asked Apple to revoke all of the bad ratings from the last two days - as this was not my fault.
Bando Hall Station Plaza
Bando Hall Station Plaza
Theres an issue of the British illustrated magazine The Sphere from 1945 posted at Ebay which has an interesting image of Seoul (click on the third image here - hat tip to Hamel):
One gets the idea its supposed to be at what is now Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall, but the building at center appears to look like the Bando Hotel (which stood where the Lotte Hotel is now, and was certainly taller than City Hall), but on top of it is City Halls tower, and the building at left is topped by Seoul Stations dome. An odd choice, especially considering the artist must have based the painting on actual photos.
On the other hand, Its not like the Seoul Metropolitan Government hasnt done the same thing, in a manner of speaking (Coex - among others - next to Cheonggyecheon?)...
