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Posted 01 October 2012 - 10:39 PM
btw... i looked up some stuff on google and they say i need some SuperPNG plugin to export stuff out of photoshop. Sounds so odd to me....
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 11:09 PM
My game: Gnoblins
Developer journal about Gnoblins
Small goodies: Simple alpha transparency in deferred shader
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and I have tried to use the Alpha 1 channel in photoshop with a green background for the base thing and it doesnt seem to work.
Edited by riuthamus, 01 October 2012 - 11:11 PM.
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 11:17 PM
In the latter case just add an new layer which contains the alpha channel of your texture as greyscale image without alpha. Then set the layer to multiply. Now the image, when alpha is turned off, should be black where the alpha is 0, that's all.
PS: you need to change the blending in your game engine.
Edited by Ashaman73, 01 October 2012 - 11:17 PM.
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 11:49 PM
Edited by riuthamus, 01 October 2012 - 11:54 PM.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 12:50 AM
In photoshop do the following
1. You start with source image =(Rs,Gs,Bs,As)
2. Add new layer on top of it with (As,As,As,white)
3. Set layer to multiply.
Edited by Ashaman73, 02 October 2012 - 12:52 AM.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 02:53 AM
have you opened the alpha test mode. and closed the alpha blend mode.
the when the bttmap tried to sample the value of a pixel. it will regard the value of you pic 's background.
especially your pic's background is whrite. and ou set it as alpha 0.
but when you tried to access it when your alpha blend mode is closed. you will get this result.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 02:55 AM
if you have any problem to discuss with.
i wanna to be the vonenteer.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 03:32 AM
it makes simple things complicated because its built for non-pixel artwork
try graphics gale for example
and yes, the alpha channel of your textures should be _green_ because the outline of your sprite is green!
when spriting you need fast access to alpha channel to be effective, and this can of course be done in photoshop
its just very very inconvinient..
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 05:36 AM
By default Photoshop has pretty screwy support for PNG files.and I have tried to use the Alpha 1 channel in photoshop with a green background for the base thing and it doesnt seem to work.
There's two ways of working with transparency in Photoshop.
1) This is the way you're currently working. You've only got 3 channels (RGB), but photoshop allows pixels to also be semi-transparent (magically) -- it does this without exposing a separate transparency channel. This is normally fine when working on web-pages, etc, but is very bad for games.
The reason is that in games, your image will be loaded into an RGBA texture, and the RGB values of invisible pixels are still very important! e.g. they are used during mip-mapping.
In this mode, Photoshop doesn't care about the colour values of invisible pixels, because it assumes that they'll never be used, but in games they are used. It seems that Photoshop is writing out "white" for transparent pixels with your texture, which is very bad...
2) The alternative is to ensure your background layer is opaque, and to use a new "Alpha 1" to encode transparency. I can convert your file to this mode by ctrl+clicking "layer 0" (select visible pixels), go to channels tab, click 'Save selection as channel'. Then I can add a background layer and fill it with a sensible background color.
However, as you've noticed, Photoshop's default PNG plugin is too stupid to respect this mode, and ignores your alpha channel when saving. You can fix this by deleting png.8bi (may want to keep a backup!) and replacing it with a better one (I forget which one I used to use, but yes I've had to delete png.8bi in the past and replace it with a better version. I assume this is why someone suggested you use SuperPNG -- it allows you to properly save your alpha channel).
Also, because Photoshop+PNG is a bit unreliable in this way, you should never use PNG as a working format (i.e. never open one for editing) but should only use it as an export/final format.
[edit]An alternative is to simply not use PNG files -- in my current game, I use TGA files, which the tool-chain compiles into DXT-compressed files for the game's use[/edit]
Once you've fixed your processes so that you can save PNG files that have 'coloured' transparent pixels, you've got two more choices:
A) Design your image to be drawn with "traditional alpha blending", by ensuring that transparent pixels have the same colour as their closest opaque pixel. In your case, you can do this by adding a green background layer, though in the general case you have to use a process called 'dilation'.
B) Design your image to be drawn with "premultiplied alpha blending", by ensuring that transparent pixels are black. You can do this by adding a black background layer.
These two options look like:
On the code side, if you choose (A), your graphics programmer needs to use the blend mode of src=SrcAlpha, dst=InvSrcAlpha or if you choose (B) they need to use the blend mode of src=One, dst=InvSrcAlpha.
Both are valid choices. Traditionally (A) is more popular, but I personally prefer (B) because it's simpler and is also compatible with DXT1 compression.
Edited by Hodgman, 02 October 2012 - 05:45 AM.
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just ignore the part related to UDK and focus in the creation of the alpha channel in photoshop, not in a million years I would figure out this very explicit and efective way to make an alpha channel.
The initial problem in the video looks close to your problem.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 05:14 PM
Anyway, thanks for the help so far, here is what it looks like from afar, keep in mind that this is by no means the final version of what this will look like:
Lastly, i plan to try the method that you linked Wilson and see if that removes the issues associated the the slightly rough edges.
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While I'm mentioning it, opaque objects (those with no alpha whatsoever) should be sorted to draw from front to back, to take advantage of Z-occlusion, instead of being repeatedly overdrawn and wasting shader cycles.
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ALLEN PARK — So Drew Stanton has met with Indianapolis Colts coaches on both sides of the ball in preparation for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions, his former team.
Stanton, who played at Farmington Hills Harrison and Michigan State, was a backup quarterback for four seasons with the Lions before signing as a free agent with the Colts.
"He's a very bright guy and we're really glad to have him. You know, he's met with our coaches on both sides of the ball and he gave as much info as he could give that could help our game plan,'' Colts interim head coach Bruce Arians said. "It's not something that we're going to go change and do things differently because we know supposedly what they're going to do, because you never know what they're going to call.''
For three years Stanton backed up Matthew Stafford and now he's working with Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck.
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The Living Oracles
One of the bright gems in the crown of the Stone-Campbell Movement has, historically, been dedication to a Bible based on the best manuscripts available and in the best vernacular of the day. "Opposition to modern translations" has usually been more a fundamentalist trait than ours (see here). A vocal minority has produced some literature with some outlandish claims too. Foy E. Wallace, Jr., for instance, produced a huge tome titled A Review of the New Versions: Consisting of an Exposure of the Multiple New Translations. The signature trait of this work is extreme statements using the KJV as the "standard" rather than Greek and Hebrew. George DeHoff, writing in the Preface, makes the extreme claim that "the King James Translation of the Bible brought the church to us. It was the translation of the Restoration Movement." In spite of this claim, the SCM (or RM) was dedicated to replacing the KJV.
Alexander Campbell rather claimed that every Reformer in history had attempted to place the Bible within living tongue of the common person. For Campbell the "Authorized Version" was no longer the vernacular and had many translation errors. It had too many "Latinisms" for the common reader; it was too literal in rendering Hebrew and Greek terms; it was influenced the the "King's" notions on "predestination, election, witchcraft" among other areas. These "evils" have "long and so justly" been complained about. The solution was a new version.
Thus on April 26, 1826, Campbell gave the world a new version which came to be known as The Living Oracles. It was actually a compilation of previous work by British scholars George Campbell, James Macknight and Philip Doddridge ... edited by Campbell in light of Johann Jakob Griesbach's Critical Greek New Testament.
The Living Oracles were in many ways way ahead of its time. It has been called "the first modern translation." It was like an Me 262 meeting the Wright Brothers! It featured prefaces to each book and an appendix. To maximize readability and comprehension verse numbers were removed and books were divided into paragraphs. There was a marked shift to current speech. For example Phil 3.20 in the KJV reads "our conversation is in heaven"; The Living Oracles read "but we are citizens of heaven." Romans 14.1 in the KJV reads "but not to doubtful disputations," but Campbell translates "without regard to differences of opinions." Campbell also relegated "church words" to the dustbin. One read in vain searching for such traditional terminology as "church" or "baptize" these were replaced with "congregation" and "immerse." Campbell anticipated most modern versions when he replaced the KJV's "comforter" with "Advocate."
One great, but daring, advance of Campbell was his commitment to textual criticism. His New Testament included a table of 357 "Spurious Readings." Gone was the doxology concluding the Lord's Prayer (Mt 6.13), the Ethiopian's confession (Acts 8.37) and the three heavenly witness (1 Jn 5.7). Each of these were rejected as scribal additions and all modern translations (save the NKJV) follow Campbell's lead.
As you can imagine a large number of people reacted strongly to Campbell's new translation. Some open minded Baptists had a public book burning of the Living Oracles. Another congregation refused to read it because it was "not the word of God." One famous Stone Campbell preacher, "Raccoon" John Smith, was placed on trial by some Baptists for heresy ... among the charges was he used Campbell's Living Oracles rather than the KJV. So prevalent was the use of the Living Oracles among Disciples/Christians (as they were known) that they feature prominently in the "Appomattox Decrees" which drove a significant wedge of division between Baptists and "us." The Decrees, published in 1829, read in part "Resolved, That it be recommended to all churches in this Association, not to countenance the new translation of the New Testament."
Campbell believed the KJV was one of the biggest hindrances to "reformation." The changing of the English tongue made the common version "obsolete." And more importantly the advancement in knowledge of the Greek language and better texts demanded a new translation. Campbell, and the movement around him, remained dedicated to putting the Bible in the best and most readable English possible ... using the very best Greek and Hebrew texts. It is one of the gifts of the Stone-Campbell Movement. David Lipscomb, directly contradicting the claim of DeHoff, wrote of the release of the Revised Version: "it is a mistake that the reformation was based upon it [KJV]. Alexander Campbell rejected it ... and did more to bring about the late revision [1881] than any other man of earth." See Alexander Campbell & The King James Version. And In Words Easy to Understand ...
Campbell's DNA runs through such respected translations today as the NIV, NRSV, Easy to Read Version or New Century Version and others. It is a good gift.
12 comments:
- Matt Dowling said...
I'm feeling proud to be a Campbellite right now because of your post!
- David said...
I've heard of this translation before but have never seen it. Is anybody printing it today, or is at least on the internet?
- Stoned-Campbell Disciple said...
Matt there are many good things to be proud of in our SC past. This one many folks know nothing about however.
David I believe that the Living Oracles was recently reprinted by the Gospel Advocate. The first edition and 4th edition are available at Hans Rollmann's Restoration Movement website too.
You should read Campbell's Apology for the new translation in the first edition. It is a gold mine. - 8:02 AM
- Frank Bellizzi said...
I'm old enough (barely) to remember the preaching of Foy E. Wallace Jr. Of course, he personified the hard, fighting style of the Texas tradition among the Churches of Christ.
A few years later, when I was a student at Freed-Hardeman, I became very interested in textual criticism of the NT. Comparing my new knowledge with what I knew of Wallace's resistance to anything but the KJV, I had a hunch that's become a settled conviction:
Wallace's sermons, debating points, favorite rhetoric, etc. were so tied to the text and wording of the KJV that any other Bible would "ruin" his doctrine. A prime example: How many times had Wallace quoted Mark 16:15-16 before he learned that the text critics said the last 12 verses of Mark aren't authentic? Wallace resisted the exclusion of Mark 16:9-20 with everything he had, an unnecessary defense. - 9:42 AM
- Stoned-Campbell Disciple said...
Wallace's book is an ensemble of ignorance. R. L. Whiteside died to early to save FEW from his version heresy hunting.
Wallace's book embraces a stark contradiction. He believes the KJV is the most accurate Bible but he thinks the ASV is ok. He suggests that Campbell's version is also highly reliable. One wonders if he ever actually read these three. The RSV was the devil's book though.
One quick example. FEW rants (that is the word too) that the RSV translators reject the blood of Christ because at Col 1.14 they omitted "through his blood." He claims that the phrase is right there in the interlinear Bible ... Interestingly enough the Living Oracles also omits "through his blood" ... and for the same reason. It is not in the best MSS. Wallace did not know any Greek and even less Hebrew. His position is a departure from the historic Stoned-Campbell tradition. - 10:11 AM
- Steve said...
If I ever knew it I had forgotten that Campbell had produced a translation and promoted the idea that new versions are needed that are faithful to the most-recent textual evidence. That's great. I was about 15 when FEW Jr came to our town (Pochahontas, AR) for a meeting. He preached for an hour and a half but he was colorful and entertaining, sprinkling his presentation with unexpected humor. I do recall his frequent references to the Revised Standard Version being a Perversion.
- Steve said...
Please let me ask this. We were studying the career of King David last night and some verses from I Samuel 17 were discussed. I had a Greek-English Septuagint version and found that verses 12-30 were missing in that version. Do you know anything about that? Thanks
- Gardner Hall said...
Thanks for the fascinating insight into the "Living Oracles" translation.
Hi Bobby. Merry Christmas.
Love to see a post of that other SCM translation - the Rotherham emphasized Bible.
It is available for free in lots of places.
Merry Christmas!
Gene - 2:57 PM
- Stoned-Campbell Disciple said...
Gene I will do a post on Rotherham in the near future
Campbell's Living Oracles is available from the Gospel Advocate
You can also find it on amazon.com
FYI and FWIW.
In case anyone is interested: The Living Oracles NT is available as part of the e-sword Bible program. e-sword and many Bible modules listed on its site are free downloads. I just downloaded the LONT and am very interested to see how it reads. Thanks Bobby for the background you give about this translation.


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A meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) in Christchurch last week has been described by the Chair of the meeting and Ministry of Fisheries Deputy Chief Executive, Stan Crothers as highly successful and an important step forward in international fisheries management.
For the first time since 1997, the Commission has formally agreed to limit the total catch of southern bluefin tuna (SBT) by member countries. The Commission agreed that 14,030 tonnes of SBT would be taken for the 2003/04 fishing year. Allocation of this catch among the Commission's five members were also agreed as follows: Australia 5,265 tonnes; Fishing Entity of Taiwan 1,140 tonnes; Japan 6,065 tonnes; New Zealand, 420 tonnes; and Republic of Korea, 1,140 tonnes.
A global allocation of 900 tonnes was set for non-member countries that have agreed to cooperate with the Commission and abide by its conservation and management rules. Both the Philippines and Indonesia attended the Christchurch conference as observers and may formalise their relationship with the Commission under a new framework establishing the status of cooperating non-member.
Establishing a total allowable catch (TAC) and its allocation amongst the Commission members is a key responsibility of CCSBT whose goal is to achieve conservation and optimal utilisation of this highly valued tuna species. Recent meetings of the Commission have consistently failed to reach agreement on how much SBT members could catch despite scientific advice that the stock was at historically low levels.
Another major achievement of this year's Commission meeting has been agreement on tough new measures to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, said Mr Crothers. The Commission confirmed its strong commitment to eliminating IUU fishing and established a CCSBT "positive list" of vessels over 24 metres in length authorised to fish for southern bluefin tuna.
"Demonstrating to the international community that the Commission is an effective regional fisheries management organisation may be our best weapon to combat IUU fishing," said Mr Crothers. "The fact that we can all work cooperatively and manage this fishery effectively and on a credible scientific basis sends a strong message to those who may seek to undermine our management objectives."
The agreements reached in Christchurch represent an historic breakthrough and laid the foundations for CCSBT to become a world-leading fisheries organisation, said Mr Crothers. The feeling throughout the week had been extremely positive and raised expectations that the next meeting, to be held in the Republic of Korea in October 2004, would achieve similar outcomes.


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Everyone serves a purpose on this planet. Weather it's worth living or dying for we have yet to find out. we don't know if that purpose is just to put a smile on a face, save a million from disease or to light up the world with our talent. we may not know until it's too late, we may know the moment before. But in my case, I have't found purpose and yet i still am searching. I don't want to be just another causualty, I want to be remembered, not as the weird girl in your math class or friends of someone well known but the one who saved a life, changed the world. I know I have a potential to do, but have no clue where it could be achieved. Until then, I'll settle for making you smile, its the key to my internal happy.
Ya' wanna know about me? I'm a very laid back person I go with the flow I'm not perfect, never have been, i try my best to be truthful and give 100% in everything I do. I have a lot of friends, but only a few that i can trust. I'm not good at opening up to people and i dont like to talk about my personal life. My life is simple but complicated. I forgive but never forget. Im pretty chill and down to earth and I love to live life to the fullest. Im a little bit of a tomboy I like to be spontaneous and be outside, I love adventures and will do just about any daring thing. I love to get all dressed up! Im here to please the Lord, so thats what im gonna do. I've been told that I'm very loving, don't take advantage of it. I make a lot of mistakes, and I'm slowly learning from them. People try to bring me down, but I keep my head high. They're not worth it. I don't give up easily, if I want it.. You best believe I'll try my hardest to get it. I'm an individual, I don't follow people and what they do. I'm my own person and that's the way its always going to be. I'm a little weird sometimes, I love to have fun, I love to laugh, I love to smile. I'm quiet around people I dont know very well or feel like they are judging me, but when I'm around my close friends and people im comftorable around I become crazy, and you'll get used to it, everyone always does. So when i'm super quiet then you know somethings wrong.
Well I lack direction but would settle for anything that makes me happy. . Music keeps me sane, I don't know why. Probably the fact that its always been there for me because people weren't. It gives me the words that make me smile, helped me meet the friends I have today and is some what of my passion. I have absolutely no musical talent what so ever but I try to convince myself I do. I sing my heart out to let out my feelings cause I know no one will listen. Shopping is my get away, it makes me happy. No lie, I go shopping every week, Some what of my drug, but its a fascinating addiction. I ride horses, another one of my get aways. It makes me feel free. I have had a lot of boys treat me wrong, so now I have a tendency to sabbatage any relationship Im getting into. This me, and no one is going to change it. I thought I had my whole life figured out, but I just recently realized that my life is far from being figured out, I'm still trying to find myself and who I am exactly.
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From Nick and Artie's Facebook and Twitter.
We have guests hosts all week, we are getting ready to return on Monday January 14!
From Nick and Artie's Facebook and Twitter.
We have guests hosts all week, we are getting ready to return on Monday January 14!
Whoever the guy that was on last night was awful. I caught some of it after the Spice Show and it was some guy opening up with several bad jokes in a row and some guy doing what sounded like a parody of Brent Hatley by fucking cackling at everything.
Another week with no shows and the site has been pulled til the 14th. You don't need to take a site down to re-tool it. Something is up. I think Artie is gone guys
Feels good to hear something..
At least Monday should be an interesting show
Reppin Nick and Artie since Day 1
No Artie no show.plus nick is a Boston dickhead who is funny every 10th joke.the show would die quickly
Unlike everyone else, I'm not to terribly considered. They are obviously "retooling" the show. If bad things were happening (IE: Artie leaving, Nick leaving, etc) we would not hear a thing.
2h Artie Lange @ArtieQuitter
Hey guys. The Nick & Artie Show is going threw some changes. All is well. See you back on air Monday January 14th. Thanks! Artie
Sounds like the show's still going to go on. We can speculate on the changes. Less sports, more sports, less comedy, more comedy, etc. I know one thing, Nick was getting fuckin pissed trying to stick to the script with Artie freewheeling it the way he does. Not an easy job.
And fuck the fuckin bands. That last band they had on Friday before they went on vacation was the worst of them all. Work Drugs. They sucked so bad, I remembered their name.
I can't just sit here with this banal blandness! I'm calling in and singing HUMAN LEAGUE "I'm Only Human" to Brent Musberger.
You are the man ARM. I just hope you have a show to call into come next week...
Hmm, so many possibilities
The twins have been fired or quit, Directv wanting them to stick to a certain format..who knows.
Can't wait for Monday
Reppin Nick and Artie since Day 1
this guy wont take a fucking phone call!! im getting agitated now
I got on around 11:45pm sang HUMAN LEAGUE, defended Brent Musberger's comments, asked Bochetti how his dad was doing with a friendly Zoo Za Zoo, and went on a Kevin Love/Ricky Rubio rant.
I staid up for it ARM, and now I'm heading to bed. Great call, as always.


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I arrived back to Antholz, Italy last night after spending the previous two weeks racing in Norway and Finland. It feels great to get back down South, see some sunshine and eat something besides fish and potatoes!
The past two weeks of racing were a huge success for our team as we posted many team and personal bests. After struggling a bit in the middle of the season, it felt great for me to get back on track with some solid results. I finished under the top-15 in the last 5 races and was part of the 6th place mixed relay in Finland. This had to be one of by best blocks of racing and I am excited to carry this momentum into World Champs in a few weeks.
As can be expected for February in Scandinavia, the past two weeks of racing were very cold. When we arrived in Finland the temperature during training days was around -13F. Fortunately, the temps warmed slightly for the race days but it was still quite challenging. My body handled the cold temps pretty well, besides some minor frostbite on one finger. Unfortunately, I had a lot of problems with my rifle in Finland due to the cold. During the sprint race in Finland I was forced to call for help on the range and clear my rifle using a screwdriver before I could start shooting. This was very frustrating considering I only finished 38 seconds back.
We now have a two-week break before the start of World Championships in Ruhpolding Germany. During this time I will prepare in Italy before traveling to Ruhpolding a few days prior to the first race. So far everything is going well and I am looking forward to what the team can accomplish in a few weeks!


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Is it harder to execute promotional marketing in the social-media age? The Marketing Society Forum
New Covent Garden Food Co has come under fire after no one won its 'win a farm' competition.
NO - David Atkinson, Managing partner, Space
Traditionally, the promoter has been able to estimate likely redemptions based on expected participation. This can enable costs to be fixed through insurance, and for the prize fund to be swelled to make a more appealing headline. It would be possible to offer '£1m of prizes', based on a predicted redemption rate of 10% for a cost of £100,000. But the 'adapt or die' maxim applies. We want consumer engagement, and with social media, we are getting it.
True consumer engagement demands greater sharing and, as with every other area of marketing, promotional campaigns have much to gain from this shift. Social media should be a friend to share with, not an enemy to fear.
NO - Emma Woods, Marketing director, PizzaExpress
At PizzaExpress we believe social media enhances our ability to run 'brand engaging' competitions and events, provided the mechanics and logic of these genuinely make sense to our customers and they don't feel duped in any way.
Recently, we asked customers to 'create their own pizza'; 53,000 competed to get a recipe on our menu and 80,000 of our fan base voted on a shortlist. At all stages, we used social-media channels to describe the entries we'd received, explain the shortlisting and encourage participation.
This led to the 'Da Morire' pizza (a Gorgonzola, pancetta and caramelised leek recipe created by a customer, Simon Pritchard) becoming one of our bestsellers.
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Social media makes it easier for a brand to discern what consumers think of a campaign. People have always disliked competitions they can't win, just as they have been irritated by obvious PR stunts and other crimes against marketing.
At least the New Covent Garden Food Co was able to find out what customers really thought about the competition. In a pre-social-media world, when brands could secure their Institute of Promotional Marketing approval and still be unaware of what punters thought, it might have planned a follow-up.
Facebook, Twitter, Mumsnet et al don't inherently make marketing harder, but they do help make it more accountable. Surely the industry should welcome this?
NO - Sarah Stratford, Strategy director, Archibald Ingall Stretton
Social media is often viewed as a short cut to reaching a captive audience, but long-term consumer engagement is never achieved through incentivising a one-off action, through any channel.
Social media is a vital way to connect directly with consumers. It's not easier, or more difficult: it just has to be executed well.
Successful creative in social media can come only from an understanding of what your audience genuinely values.
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FOR SALE: Historic Grier-Rea House Charlotte, N.C. (Built during the time of Thomas Jefferson), A Designated Historic Landmark
This early 19th century plantation house is in one of Charlotte's finest residential districts. Exquisite mantels and lavish woodwork throughout the house. Completely restored with central air conditioning and new plumbing throughout. Every reasonable offer will be considered. Contact Irving Schwebel of Prudential Real Estate at (704) 227-2513.
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This documentary explains the history of the West Trade St. - Beatties Ford Rd. Corridor in Charlotte, N.C. It focuses upon the Civil Rights Movement in Charlotte in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. It proceeds to tell the history of Johnson C. Smith University. Worth seeing are compelling film footage of Second Ward High School in 1941.
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United FC Studios is currently working on a so far unnamed Soccer Management Game based on the FA Cup. It will be built in VB (Much like the WCM and NSS games) and will have a different feel to most Soccer Management Games. Any Ideas are welcome and we are currently in need of people to help work on the game and aid in design. The following positions are available:
:: Game Designers (Unlimited Positions Available)
:: Graphics Designers (Unlimited Positions Available, Experience in Photoshop Preferred)
:: Assistant Programmers (5 Positions Available)
:: Researchers (Unlimited Positions Available)
:: Alpha Testers (4 Positions Available {First In, First Serve})
:: Beta Testers (50 Positions Available {Also first in, first serve})
We will soon have a forum up at http://dhost.info/kd...fcstudios/forum (excuse the long address, i will soon get a subdomain). The game will be non-profit as there are a lack of good Soccer Management Games available on the net at the moment that truly are freeware and do not require registration
United FC Studios need help from dev soccerfans!
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2012-13 (Freshman): Grabbed four rebounds against Radford (11/13) ... Scored a season-best six points in the win over Gardner-Webb (11/17) ... Dished out two assists and pulled down four rebounds at Liberty (11/27) ... Played a season-high 30 minutes at Western Carolina (12/1) ... Matched her career high with six points against Norfolk State (12/15) ... Made her first career start and tied her season best with four rebounds vs. No. 23 Florida State (12/22) ... Set a career high with three assists at UAB (12/30).
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Played two years for Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Md., after two years at Elizabeth Seton (Md.) High School ... As a senior, helped Holy Cross to a 22-7 record and a No. 4 ranking in state of Maryland and a No. 34 ranking nationally ... Earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honorable mention accolades in 2011-12 ... Participated in the DCSportsFan Future Stars sophomore all-star game ... Was an Honor Roll student all four years of her prep career.
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Blast from the past
With all the new developments and infrastructure that is being built in the run-up to 2010, Cape Town is constantly changing.
But take a look at these old postcard pics of Cape Town circa 1950-1970 and you'll see how much the city really has changed over the past few decades…
A mouth-watering winter weekend
The beautiful Breedekloof, photo courtesy Geof Wilson
Those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Cape Town should retreat to Breedekloof, less than an hour's drive from the city. Great for a relaxing weekend away, the region offers a particularly perfect winter escape on July 24 and 25, when the annual Breedekloof Soetes and Soup weekend takes place.
More than 15 wineries in the Breedekloof region will participate in the weekend's festivities, which will feature wine tastings, hearty soups, jewellery and art exhibitions and fun events for children and adults alike.
Windy Camps Bay – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of a very windy Camps Bay was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Michael Gaylord.
Michael says, "The thing I love the most about living in Cape Town is that when you go away on vacation you can always look forward to returning home. The beauty of the scenery is unparalleled in South Africa. This place is truly unique because of the contrasts between the flat ocean and the tall mountains."
Ubuntu Festival entertains Cape Town crowds
Cape Town celebrated the birthday of Nelson Mandela with the Ubuntu Festival. It was a weekend filled with music and entertainment for the crowds that descended on the city centre.
The music lineup included great Capetonian artists like The Rockets, CODA, Tucan Tucan, Chad Saaiman and Jody Williams. Playing at the jazz sessions were the Cape Town Jazz Orchestra, Robbie Jansen and Jimmy Dludlu.
Soccer safari: part one
This week, I went on a Coffeebeans Routes' soccer safari. It was an awesome experience. We visited three soccer sites in the city, exploring the sport's history and culture in Cape Town.
We started on Signal Hill, looking down on Green Point Stadium (Cape Town's 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium), took a tour of South African Premier Soccer League team Ajax Cape Town's base and ended at the training camp of the South African Homeless Street Soccer team.
Cecelia Forest, Constantia – Flickr pic of the day
This beautiful photo was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Lee Casalena aka rival412.
Lee says,"This picture was taken just above the treeline of Cecelia Forest in Constantia, Cape Town. It was only a few minutes before sunset, marking the end of a beautiful warm day in the middle of winter.
Dusk in Cape Town – Flickr pic of the day
This stark image was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Assadmd.
Assadmd says, "I was brought up in Kenya and studied in the Czech Republic for my medical degree, but the European climate didn't suit me. So when it came to my postgraduate studies in orthopaedic surgery, I chose Cape Town in South Africa for its renowned universities."
Hout Bay's friendly seal – Flickr pic of the day
This lovely picture of a friendly seal in Hout Bay was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Marc Fletcher.
Marc says, "Down at the Hout Bay fishing harbour, around the back, where the fishermen land their catch on a Sunday morning, a great commotion was going on."
Cape Town's architecture – A Cape Town Tourism photo essay
I am very patriotic and love South Africa, the Western Cape and Cape Town, in particular. My greatest wish is for the preservation of Cape Town's architecture, culture and environs. May future generations care for the City.
Table View windsurfer – Flickr pic of the day
This action shot was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Shaun Savage.
"This photo was taken in early December 2008 at Big Bay in Table View. We were on our way back home from Melkbosstrand and stopped at Big Bay to try and get a few photos before the sun faded away. Unfortunately, there was not much swell that day and this was one of the few action shots I managed to capture," Shaun says.
Knysna Half Marathon
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Even though there is so much to do in Cape Town, it never hurts to sneak out to South Africa's other gems for some weekend thrills every once in a while. My last venture out of Cape Town was to take part in the Knysna Half Marathon.
I got into running towards the end of last year, which quickly turned into the start of a fresh addiction – one that makes you feel, eat and look better than you did when you started, which is quite rare.
An organic feast at the Old Biscuit Mill
Photo courtesy Nick Gray
The Neighbourgoods Market at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock awaits those who rise early on Saturday mornings. Established in 2006 as an organic farmers' market, it occupies an old Victorian warehouse and features more than 100 specialty traders.
Gastronomes will marvel at the abundance of organic goods. From farm fresh produce and organic cheeses to gourmet sandwiches and decadent confections, every palate will be satisfied. Every Saturday, foodies pour into the market to indulge their taste buds with flavours from around the world. Parisian tarts and crêpes, thin-based pizzas, fragrant curries and organic chocolate will delight both young and old. For those who have worked up a thirst, organic wines and beers are on offer.
Mind-blowing kelp vuvuzelas
Wahabi and Christopher – trained and proficient craft painters
The vuvuzela, a favourite at South African soccer matches, seems to be constantly criticised. Yet, despite complaints and requests to ban it, the vuvuzela is likely to be a feature at soccer matches during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
A way for soccer fans to support and encourage their favourite teams – and to create a dramatic atmosphere in the stadium – the instrument is considered an essential part of the South African soccer experience.
Elephants in Aquila – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph, which shows the special connection between elephants, was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Hantie Brink aka Out_In_Africa at a private game reserve just two hours from Cape Town.
Hantie says, "The picture of these elephants was taken at Aquila Private Game Reserve. We took our staff there for the day and it was really an amazing experience."
Request for Proposals – services to be offered at official Cape Town Tourism visitor centre
Cape Town Tourism is ready to welcome the world for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and committed to use the event to establish a positive lasting legacy for Cape Town.
In our preparations we have begun an exciting refurbishment and upgrade of our City Centre Visitor Information Centre (VIC) at Burg Street.
Warm up to the Mother City this winter
Whale-watching is a popular winter pastime in Cape Town. Photo courtesy Ian Junor
We are in the wonderfully, rainy home stretch of our Cape Town winter, with only the months of July and August left to justify sleeping in, wrapping up warmly, eating out – and making the most of Cape Town Tourism's Winter Warmer campaign.
Take the chill out of winter and the depression out of the recession with Cape Town Tourism members' great offers and prizes! The campaign aims to offer visitors and locals irresistible, best-value deals, with many of members offering as much as a 50% reduction in price. For up-to-date information on these special offers, visit the winter website at www.capetown.travel/winter.
South Africa gets a thumbs up from foreign tourists
Cape Point: Cape Town's natural beauty was cited as one of the most appealing aspects of the Mother City. Photo courtesy Pet_r
World soccer governing body FIFA wasn't the only one to give South Africa the thumbs up for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. A survey commissioned by Cape Town Tourism has found that Confederations Cup visitors were happy with proceedings too. In fact, an overwhelming majority of the respondents (63%) said they would return for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The study, conducted in partnership with the University of Cape Town, consisted of a survey of 323 foreign tourists who were in South African to attend the soccer games. Most of the respondents were between 19 and 45 years old, with most of these in the 19- to 29-year age bracket. Questionnaires were distributed at stadiums around South Africa (in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Rustenburg and Bloemfontein), as well as at major hotels in Johannesburg.
Inspiration to enter our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition
Here are a few of the latest entries for our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition.
Enter your own photographs of Cape Town in winter and stand a chance to win an iPod Nano! All you have to do is join our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition group and add your photo to the group pool.
Changing seasons in Constantia – Flickr pic of the day
This picture capturing the beauty of the late afternoon light was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Hirohiko Okada aka 1/8 sec.
Hirohiko says, "On a sunny winter day, just before sunset, I was walking in a vineyard in Constantia. This beautiful scene shows the trees catching the sunset light, making the leaves golden. It was a very short moment."
365 days to kick-off!
Cape Town Tourism celebrated 365 days to kick-off in style on June 11 2009. As you can see in this video, they are ready to welcome the world!
Dinner – with a dash of inspiration
Mark Anthony Zimmermann (aka MaZ) is the founder of the award-winning poverty-alleviation programme, The Broccoli Project
On Tuesday July 28, join community volunteer organisation Safer Together for dinner and an inspiring address by Mark Anthony Zimmermann (aka MaZ), founder of the award-winning poverty-alleviation programme, The Broccoli Project.
The Broccoli Project works with non-governmental organisation, retailers and suppliers to incentivise the poor. Designed along the lines of customer loyalty programmes, the project rewards those who attend skills development workshops and undergo medical screening for HIV, for example, with vouchers for food and shelter. According to the project website, it "rewards life-affirming actions".
Get up close and personal with sharks
Photo courtesy Hermanus Backpackers
Diving with sharks is a huge thrill, but at least having something between you and the shark makes the experience less hazardous.
Cage diving in Simon's Town, Cape Town, gives adrenaline junkies the opportunity to dive with the great white shark. The great white reaches lengths of 4.5m (15ft), making it the largest predatory fish. It is on the endangered species list, so seeing it in its natural environment is an experience not to be missed.
Kalk Bay wave – Flickr pic of the day
This powerful image was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Keith Lyle aka Stanleyace.
Keith says, "This was captured on September 1, 2008 after a storm had passed over Cape Town. When I saw these huge waves flooding the breakwater I made an immediate U-turn and drove into the harbour precinct. It was a humbling experience to observe and hear the absolute power of nature in action."
Cape Town voted world's No 2 city
The Twelve Apostles, from which the award-winning hotel takes its name, form a majestic backdrop. Photo courtesy Neil Howard
Cape Town has sailed into second position in the Top Cities of the World poll, just behind Udaipur, India.
Travel+Leisure magazine this week announced the results of its 14th annual World's Best poll, in which readers rate the world's best cities, islands, hotels, cruises and airlines. This publication is regarded as one of the world's leading travel lifestyle magazines, with a monthly circulation of almost one million readers internationally.
Our national anthem: Learn it. Love it. Live it.
There's nothing quite like the feeling you get, standing shoulder to shoulder with fellow South Africans, singing our national anthem at the start of a sports match.
As thousands of voices swell together with pride, it's unlikely that people will notice if you gloss over a few of the more difficult lines. You know what – they're probably doing the same thing!
Cape Sunset – Flickr pic of the day
This beautiful sunset was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Sonja Muller.
"I've lived in or near Cape Town for most of my life. You'd think I've seen all there is to see, right? Wrong!"
Cape Town's Yebo Gogo – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph of Cape Town's "Yebo Gogo" was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Evelyn Lyle.
Evelyn says, "I took this picture in an informal settlement in Langa a few months ago."


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From Our Research Team:A Sound Module to Run Your VST Plug-ins On StageThe long-anticipated MuseBox is here! Built in partnership with Muse Research, the team behind the legendary Muse Receptor line, the Peavey MuseBox is a powerful synthesizer, sampler, and effects processor module like nothing else out there. Running on a custom Linux-based operating system and VST plug-in host environment called Duo Host, the MuseBox lets you call up a pair of your favorite VST plug-ins with near zero-latency performance. Its SoundFinder preset structure makes browsing for the perfect patch easy, letting you search for sound by type rather than by plug-in.Peavey MuseBox Virtual Instrument Module at a Glance:
Flexible use on stage and in the studio Hook up your keyboard or controller to the Peavey MuseBox and start using a wealth of amazing VST plug-in tones on stage and in studio. Using plug-ins in the studio is common and easy to do, using them on stage is another thing. MuseBox lets you those great virtual instrument plug-ins to the stage on a handy, easy to use device. What's more, the MuseBox can host more than just keyboard instruments, it works wonderfully with MIDI drums. It's also an amazing guitar and vocal effects processor, with front-panel combo inputs for easy access. The MuseBox even comes loaded with Peavey's ReValver HP guitar amplifier plug-in. Ready to go right out of the box Simply turn on the Peavey MuseBox, press the Play button, choose your sound, and you are ready go. MuseBox comes loaded with essential sounds you'll need for any gig. Installed instrument plug-ins include organs, pianos, synths, keyboards, drums, and much more. A number of plug-in effects are also preloaded and ready to go. Thanks to a state-of-the-art dedicated solid state hard drive, switching sounds is almost instantaneous. Easy and intuitive operation MuseBox's SoundFinder preset structure makes browsing for the perfect patch easy, letting you search for sound by type (the way you would in a traditional hardware synth) rather than by plug-in. When you want to edit or program instruments all you need to do is hook up a monitor and mouse directly to the Peavey MuseBox and start tweaking. Or you can use you own computer to remotely edit settings via the included Muse Remote software. Peavey MuseBox Virtual Instrument Module Features:
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by Reginald Simmons from Helena, Ark.
This is the best investment I have ever made!! Cant wait until the plugins are available!! I am a MIDI bass guitar player and I have matched the MIDI bass with the MUSE box, you won't believe it till ... read more [+]you hear it!!!!! close [-]
June 25, 2012 Music Background: Pro musician, Live Sound Engineer,Recording Engineer ha!
by benny green from take a guess
this last guy was working with the 'peavey muse box'... and i'd have to agree, the yamaha moose box is excellent... almost as good as the muffresearch std box. excellent in all ways. makes me wonder i... read more [+]f these reviews are real or not... don't think this review will be posted... but whoever's reading this, WE'RE ON TO YOU! ! ! close [-]
May 25, 2012 Music Background: student (activist, anarchist) Fantastic VST unit
by Daniel K from Knoxville, TN
The Peavey Musebox is everything I had hoped it would be. It has fantastic VST quality samples which can be layered. Multiple effects can be applied. When a selection of sounds plus effects is "twe... read more [+]aked" just the way you like it you can save the combination as a preset for instant recall. The Peavey ReValver software also sounds excellent for guitar and the vocal effects are great. This is very user friendly but can be very in-depth if you want. Guitarists and keyboardists alike will love the limitless capabilities and sounds available. It is truly a professional sound module/effects processor. Keyboardists: No worries with grating cheap sampled sounds like you find on many synthesizers. Musebox samples are pristine all up and down the scale. This is a "plug and play" device. Samples load within seconds and there is no latency. Computer interface works very well and is not cumbersome. Peavey and Musebox A+++. There is nothing else on the market like it. It is worth every penny. I will be enjoying it for years to come. close [-]
May 20, 2012 Music Background: amateur musician Solid performance, decent sounds, good (not great) acoustic pianos
by Cam from Sedona, AZ
Got my Musebox in today and spent the evening getting familiar with it and trying out the sounds. My main interest has been to get a killer acoustic piano sound for live gigs... something as good as m... read more [+]y Galaxy Vintage-D, which is the best-sounding VST I've ever used. Of course, everyone has different tastes in pianos, and I'm partial to fairly bright ones. My perfect piano sounds like Sarah McLachlan's, or maybe Elton John's off the Honky Chateau album (i.e. Rocket Man), which is probably too harsh for most classical pianists.June 5, 2012 Music Background: Songwriter, semi-pro musician The Musebox has quite a few piano presets to choose from, and the star of the show is apparently the "Big" Concert Grand, which is supposedly 800 MB. Most patches load fairly quickly, but this one seems to be the biggest one in the box... close to 30 seconds. Not surprisingly, it sounded the best of all the presets, but I never did find a piano sound that was "just right". The Big grand was a bit muddy for my taste, sounding more like a Baldwin than a Steinway, and some of the velocity and dynamics seemed a bit off for my controller. These are adjustable (from your PC) and I haven't played with the settings, but I assume you can probably fine-tune them to suit both your taste and your midi controller. Other than some midi settings, you aren't really able to customize the presets too much though. One of the presets is the True Piano "Amber", which is a VST you can buy off the Internet for $79. It has gotten generally good reviews for having a decent sound for such a low price, and it gets kudos for it's small CPU footprint. It uses modeling rather than sampling as I recall. For me it was another case of "close but no cigar"... just TOO bright and harsh, and a little artificial sounding in some parts of the keyboard. In short, the on-board pianos aren't bad, but I don't think they compare to the best VSTs like Ivory or Galaxy. The Musebox finally redeemed itself when I realized that you can combine piano sounds, and I came really close to what I was after by combing the muddy "Big" grand and the too bright True Piano Amber into one preset. Finally, a killer piano patch for live gigs! So now that I'd combined two piano patches, one of which was huge, I was wondering if I'd run into CPU problems. I spent an hour playing it, and it didn't hear it glitch once. You can use up to two instrument patches plus two effects patches simultaneously, so I next decided to run my mic through one of the on-board effects (Camel Phatt) while using my two combined piano patches. Not only did the effects mostly sound like crap, they instantly caused the pianos to hit the CPU limit. I run into limits with my dual-core I-5 PC too, so I sort of expected that would happen if I overdid it. Based on how quickly the other patches load, I doubt that any are likely to cause CPU issues like the large piano patches. To be fair, there are a whole lot of effects I haven't explored yet, but the Camel Phatt vocal effects seemed pretty useless to me. There are a lot of Wurly and Rhodes E.P. patches as well as some really nice sounding B3, but none of these are critical to me because you can get decent patches of this sort on just about any synth. One of the organ patches has a nice B3 "growl" , i.e. distortion (maybe a bit TOO much) that I've never heard on any patch before. It is nice to be able to get all these sounds while just taking one keyboard to the gig, and I can choose the midi controller that is most to my liking. The acoustic guitar patches sound cheesy compared to my RealGuitar VST. There are also LOTS more patches I haven't checked out yet, Supplied software lets you create your own patches (combinations of existing sounds and effects) and modify midi settings such as keyboard velocity, transpose, etc. It's a cinch to use, although the Musebox did reboot one time when I was saving a custom patch. In short, this is pretty much Receptor "lite", just like Muse Research says, but it seems a solid box and puts a lot of good, realistic patches at your fingertips. It's biggest drawback is not letting you load your favorite VSTs, but for nearly 1/2 the price of the Receptor I guess this is a fair tradeoff. If I were still playing professionally I;d probably go for the Receptor, but as more of a hobbyist these days the Musebox fits my needs at a reasonable price. close [-] Peavey and Muse Research build the Peavey MuseBox. Ha, indeed.
by Frenchy Cordero from Chicago
The Peavey MuseBox is just what was needed...a portable, highly flexible unit.
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