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i think you have the right attitude, but how do you come up with those numbers? how can you calculate the cost of dev for 1 game is > 50k $ ?
A recurring thread in here is to do with publishers, variously seen as thieves, useless, or wonderful, depending on random experiences of random developers with random products. I've not found any correlation between publisher, developer and product yet...
...except one universal oddity.
When a publisher contacts some indie and tries to squeeze an exclusive distribution deal for a product, invariably the publisher insults the developer with an outrageous contract cleverly loaded to ensure that there is almost no risk for the publisher and almost no money for the developer.
Some publisher: We'd like to distribute Alien Flux, online and retail, exclusively for the next 3 years.
Puppygames: That'll cost you $50k, all in.
Some publisher: We were thinking more like $1500 up front and
Puppygames: <clik> brrrrrr
It costs at least $50,000 to write a game. Period. You want a $50,000 game? Then pay $50,000. If you don't think you can make $50,000 back publishing it then you're in the wrong business.
i think you have the right attitude, but how do you come up with those numbers? how can you calculate the cost of dev for 1 game is > 50k $ ?
does it cost $50k though? maybe alien flux cost that, but if someone offered me $25k for the total worldwide rights to Planetary Defence I'd take it right away.
Not all games 50k, some cost 1k, some 1,000k. I've only had 1 game retailed standalone so far, but many others on compilations, and for way less than 50k.
I agree that there should be some minimum advance for any retail deal, and I'd put that at $5-10k depending on game quality.
I think price should be based on sales figures of a game. You may have spent even 10 years making a game, but if the game for some unknown reason doesn't sell, you can't ask huge money for it (not referring to princec specific case, of course!!).
So well, if they offered me 25k$ for UBM exclusive worldwide planetary rights for next 3 years... hmmm... no thanks, you need at least 50k$
But if they offered even 10k$ for USM, I'd take them right away!
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That sounds logical to me. There are a lot of developers so a publisher can afford to insult one or two (although asking people to sign an unfair deal is not an 'insult'). A naive developer will sign even under terrible conditions, and perhaps an experienced one will say no and offer counter terms. It is exploitative, but when there are squillions of developers (and a good percentage of naive ones) then publishers can get away with offering really poor terms.When a publisher contacts some indie and tries to squeeze an exclusive distribution deal for a product, invariably the publisher insults the developer with an outrageous contract cleverly loaded to ensure that there is almost no risk for the publisher and almost no money for the developer.
People that are willing to accept less than the real cost will always push down the price offered. As long as there are developers who will and do work for nothing then there will be such struggles. $50k? I'm sure I could buy up rights to some games for $500.
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It doesnt really matter in how much you sold your game. It does matter however, in how much your were pleased with what you got for it. If you got what you believe your game is worth (by the time you spent on it, resources you invested/hired or how much you think its worth) then you did yours.Originally Posted by Jack Norton
Same applys to selling a copy of your game. Should someone want to buy a copy of your game claiming he's willing to pay 5$ when it worth 20$? and what will happen when someone wants to buy it in 18$? Sure, when its one copy, you might stick to your pricetag, but when you sell your entire game, haggling is fine, as long as you get what you thing your game is worth (or at least close to it).
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I think I'm with Princec on this. Indie developers seem to have a low opinion of self worth: I'll use this thread as an example: It cost $50,000 to make a game, are we not entitled to make a profit on top of that too?
Do you think any of the (retail) publishers would even approach you if they thought they couldn't make at least ten times what they are offering? The argument is usually that the publisher is taking all the risk - yes you've taken a massive risk developing a game off your own back, but if it doesn't sell, they'll be out of pocket.
Well, my heart bleeds, - if someone offers you $1000 for a territory, how much money do you think they expect to make back? $10,000? Who would even run a publishing business to make $10,000 per game?? So, yes, I'd agree, publishers are shouldering a risk, but they have been able to pull the wool over everyone's eyes for so long they are getting away with whatever they want.
The whole situation is in a mess and I think the only option is to avoid it and publish yourself online. Last year we talked to a representative of one (if not the) biggest budget publisher in the US - he was actually a really nice guy, and was totally honest with us. They basically don't bother with up front payments, because they have people offering them money to take games. I'm pretty sure he wasn't joking: by this point in the conversation we'd already told him we weren't interested, and were just having a general chat about the state of the industry.
Just because a game cost $50k to develop does not make it "worth" $50k (it could be worth more...it could be worth less). If you decided to pay $10k to have custom music tracks added...does that make the game suddenly worth $60k? If you had paid yourself double would that make the game worth $100k? Of course not...the value of a game to a publisher is not directly related to the development cost.
Plus, the cost of development is now a sunk cost. The publisher is looking at it from a money making perspective. 10% of the games make 90% of the money so the majority of games are not going to make much money...so the publisher needs to manage their risks (just like any other business).
Cas, would you pay $50k for AF? If you would, then you're saying you know for sure you will make that money back and more. However, you know (as does any publisher that does their homework) that there's a big chance the game won't make $50k in profit based on it's internet performance.
I'm not trying to defend the publishers but it's not reasonble to expect them to pay upfront money to cover the development costs of a game. Everyone's goal is to maximize their profits so their going to start with a low offer...this is just a starting point for negotiations. Now it's up to the developer to negotiate more up-front money and/or non-exclusive rights, higher royalties...or whatever they're looking to get out of the deal.
I do agree that many first drafts of contracts from publishers have clauses and wording that no developer should agree too. I agree that this is bad.
Just my two cents...
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I can see Cas point but I'm not sure that I agree to 100%. First I don't think you should be offended by a low offer, be pleased that they are interested! That they are taking the time to even make you an offer... I'm sure they see a lot of games that they won't even consider!
Then... of course they need to make an offer that is lower than what they expect selling because they need to get the cash from somewhere to cover taxes, marketing, salary etc. That said, you shouldn't accept an offer that you're not happy with.
I agree with Gilzu ... that as long as you are happy with the deal then who can say that it's not a good one?
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Someone buying a game doesn't care how much it cost to write. They only care whether they could make more than what they are paying for it.Originally Posted by princec
If I were looking to buy Alien Flux and you said $50,000, I would simply say no thanks and move on. There would be no way I could make money at that price. This isn't to say that some other company wouldn't be willing to pay that amount as it is possible that there is some company out there that focuses on that kind of game and could make the determination that they could sell more than $50,000 worth of copies of the game, in which case it would be worth it to them.
If you are looking to sell your game, you have to remember that any potential buyer doesn't care what you think the game is worth. They only care what they think the game is worth, which is based on what they could make off of it. That number will vary dramatically from buyer to buyer.
It's not like real estate, where any buyer could probably turn around and sell to someone else if the price is near a generally accepted market price. There aren't people in the business of flipping games (buying games and then selling them to someone else). There are very few buyers and any buyer will realize that there is no one else they could sell it to, they have to make back whatever they pay themselves.
When I go around looking for games to buy, what I would be willing to pay is based on what I think I could make back with my company. Some types of games would be worth a lot more to me than others and there are a lot of games that might be really great games and valuable to others but wouldn't be worth very much to me at all. It all depends on the type of game, the quality of the game and the price. If the price gets low enough, then almost any game would become attractive as the risk of buying it is low. The higher the price, the greater the risk being assumed and the more the game would have to be of a certain type and quality before I would be interested.
Other people have already commented on the fallacy of game being "worth" what it cost to develop, so I'll skip past that.
Learn to negotiate.Originally Posted by The Devil's Advocate
The First Rule of Negotiation is: Know what you want to get out of the deal. If you don't know what you really want, you can't make plans to get it or protect it.
The Second Rule of Negotiation is: Know what *they* want to get out of the deal. If you don't know what they want, you can't help them see how they can achieve it through helping you get what you want.
The Third Rule: Be creative.
There are a lot of ways to arrive at a lump sum. The whole amount need not be handed over all at once. Why not a monthly amount over the duration of the contract? And if you're only getting $500/month from the game on your own, wouldn't upping that even $600/month or $1000/month or more be useful? Even if the total doesn't equal your development costs (yet)? Even at the $600/month level, that's a 20% increase in revenue with very little work on your part.
On their side, exclusivity can be limited by regional market (like North American vs Europe). And with a limited license period, you reach the end of it with a bigger market and more revenue than you might have.
Yes, you might want to be very careful with any company that attempts to lowball you like that at the very beginning. On the other hand, that's the way many otherwise trustworthy and successful businesses are run. And its possible they had not considered an option you can suggest that will make both of you more money, with more appropriately shared risks.
So think beyond the simple lump sum and self-centered justifications. See what the publisher can do for you, and what you can do for them, to get both of you what you want.
Of course, never forget the Final Rule of Negotiation: Be willing to walk away. Don't get so emotionally attached to a deal that you accept a bad deal when no deal would have served you better. Just don't jump to the "walking away" part before you've really thought it through.
I guess I'm only echoing what everyone else is saying here.
But the value isn't what you put into it --- it's what you get out of it. You aren't entitled to anything in this world, no matter how much you struggle. It's just the way life works.
You have to divorce your own emotions about your product from the cold, hard business sense involved. If it's going to take you another 80 hours of your valuable time to market and sell a game that's only going to bring in another, say, $5000 --- well, then, that game is worth only $5000 to you *IF* you have nothing more productive to do with those 80 hours. On the other hand, if you could actually do something worth more than minimum wage with those 80 hours, then you have an opportunity cost you'll have to pay to get that $5000 on your own, which means your game is worth something less than that.
Granted, if your goal is purely money, you should not be in this business to begin with. So the equation shouldn't come down to strictly dollars (or pounds, or euros, or whatever your local currency - this is a very international group here). But still --- you need to examine your priorities and base your decision not on what you put into it, but what you can get out of it.
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I'm with Tom on this one. A buyer really doesn't care what it cost you to develop the game. They only care whether they can make a profit on it.Originally Posted by goodsol
There's more than one way to skin a cat too. If you make a game that costs you ~5k to develop and then license it to 10 budget developers in different territories for 1-2k each you've made a profit. People doing this sort of thing may very well be the people you're competing with to sell your game.
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It took me, Chaz, and Charlotte 6 months to develop the game, and £10k before tax each barely covers 6 months living in the UK these days, let alone enough to invest. It is a business, after all.
Were I a publisher, and therefore my primary business was to sell, market and distribute games, I'd be thinking, yes, I'd have AF for $50k. Even I expect to eventually make most of that back just selling steadily away on my own, without the huge marketing resources that publishers allegedly have.
I think I might have said this before, but if a publisher were to say, right, we need game X to fill some market segment we've identified, let's get it developed - if they seriously thought they could get such a game developed for $2k then why the hell don't they just hire a couple of inhouse developers and pay them monthly to churn out games? Could it be because... it costs a damn sight more than that to develop a game, perhaps?
Hehe come on, you can't determine a game value depending on the time you spend making it
Otherwise Half-life 2 should be worth 100 millions $
So since I made UBM in 2 months all alone it should be worth not much? I don't think so...
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It's this persistent low-self esteem and undervaluation of your own business that lets publishers get away with the way we generally perceive them to behave. Be insulted! Don't grovel for scraps.Originally Posted by Mrs MiCo Games
In this day and age and in particular with digitally delivered media I think it is basically impossible to regionally limit sales of software, or even to limit the license period. ISTR some very interesting spat between Blitz and Idigicon on this particular topic (which has now been resolved but to be honest I'm surprised it didn't turn nastier).Originally Posted by DavidRM
I would like to bring this particular point to the fore. My business goal is purely money. I don't run a business as a hobby (though it can feel like it!) When we're talking about the difference between businesses and hobbies, I can quite see that it's totally acceptable to flog your game to the first weasel that spots it for a grand. If it were just a hobby, that'd make sound sense.Originally Posted by Coyote
I have no emotions over the financial cost of developing my games at all. It costs a lot of time to produce proper high-quality games and during that time I need a specific amount of money to survive. It's a cold, hard figure. 6 months of Puppygames costs $50k minimum. Of course we are adjusting our techniques now to produce difference kinds of games now - we can't afford to spend $50k of time on a product again. Super Elvis is a 3-month effort, and the next one will be a 1 month effort. That's where the cold logic of financial reality tunes the business goals. Hobby wise, nothing's changed
I should have been a little clearer, but I was specifically referring to exclusive deals. The thread doesn't make sense at all for non-exclusive deals.
I think you're confusing "asset value" (the potential value the asset is worth) with "cost of development". Half-life is a $100m game. If you wanted to buy the exclusive rights to distribute HL2 you'd basically end up with a contract that ensured Valve ended up with their $100m+whatever else they wanted to make on it.
I have also learned that a 1 month game is 6 or 12 times better than a 6 or 12 months game in terms of financial returns. Unfortunately it's hard to make a good game in a very short time. Thus the indie market is full of simple shallow games. Almost all indie games that I play or review seem to play and look like they took one or two months to make because they lack depth. If they are attractive enough though (I'm talking pure graphics here) a publisher will buy them, but try-before-you-buy gamers will not because in general, a game that is made in a month will play badly because depth makes playability and things like level design takes time.
There is more to the value of a game that the money it makes. A financially poor distribution deal could create new leads for other products, and also generate publicity. In my opinion steady long term growth is more important than trying to squeeze ones first game for every penny.
However, if you want to make money, a developer should work for a AAA company. Judging by adverts in Develop and on the likes of aadvark swift, there is quite a shortage of qualified people and all are well paid. Indie's often sacrifice pay to have the control of making their own games and the freedom to keep any/all of the profits and copyrights. Are there -any- indie developer millionaires? If money is the only reward you desire, you should not make indie games.
I spent the first year of indie-ship working on a massive title that failed to sell or make any money. I no longer consder that time wasted (I did back then but my outlook has changed since that time). It was an investment and all businesses need one.
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All im seeing here is over-valuation. To assume that indie devs are undervalued is silly. Most over-value themselves by quite a margin.Originally Posted by princec
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well its a difficult one. I have to admit that most indie games I see are total crap that I would not pay $1 for. As a publisher, I might pay $50 for the rights to bung them on a compilation CD, maybe $100 if they are really good.
games like Alien Flux, Mutant Storm and (I hope ) Starship Tycoon. are not your typical casual shareware efforts. These are good games, well designed, with good production values and are a cut above the rest. Would I let egames put Starship Tycoon on a "50 great games for windows!" compilation CD?
In fact I held out from when i first made the game (as starlines INC) in 1998 right up until 2004 before signing a retail deal for that game, because it was hard to find a publisher prepared to pay the fair price for it.
OTOH, a crap game of mine (like space battle or rocky racers) I am more than happy to bung on any compilation CD you want if you give me a hundred bucks .
So it all depends on quality. Not all games are equal, some of us are making superb games (esp mutant storm) some of us are making middling games, some of us are making unsellable crap When princec tells us not to fight for scraps, he is absolutely right, good games like AF shouldnt be 'undersold', and when bongpig says most shareware is overvalued he is right too, because most shareware games are rubbish.
Im with cliffski 100%. Much better written as well!
I didnt want to suggest that Alien Flux or any other particular title is crap. Heaven forbid. ( Very sorry if thats how it sounded )
However I do feel that the indie scene is generally way over rated by the indies within it. The concern is this huge over expectation just because a few select games do very well.
I actually agree with cas, in that, with the right marketing and efforts a game like Alien Flux could well make over $50k. The worry is other devs assuming the same counts for them, even though thier product is not very good.
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The four-game plan does seem to be a break-even point for the indie going it alone, give or take a few exceptions. It's pretty much my plan to the letter - get four out in the minimum time and then spend the time marketing them so that the impact is 4x as great as it would have been with just the one on the site.
Last year I think we predicted a "fork" in the indie games development path didn't we? One lot of indies would strive for direct competition with retail titles with excellent production quality and polish; and this leaves the market wide open, still, for the indies that want to do stuff on their own in their bedrooms in the evenings.
When you're striving for direct competition with retail, you have to spend as much effort developing retail (but smartly) as retail developers do. And so any publisher which is in retail should really understand that they're not buying match-the-three-colours games from a student programming living with his parents. It's just so painfully obvious which games are slick and which ones aren't that I can't figure out why they try and offer the same crappy deals for everyone.
Salary rates are a bit of a joke for a games programmer still in the UK. £30k for a wizened senior programmer with more skills than the Head Ninja? I was earning that after just 1 year of graduation at the tender age of 22. By the time I was 26 I was earning £80k doing 9-5. It really doesn't sound very attractive to work as a studio games developer!
You almost sound like retail publishers actually play, or know anything about, the games The box and the screenshots are the only thing that matters in retail. Even in indie this can matter a lot. After playing Nightmare Castle, a great game with poor graphics, I couldn't help but feel sorry for it when poor games with great graphics are (I'm sure) more successful.It's just so painfully obvious which games are slick and which ones aren't that I can't figure out why they try and offer the same crappy deals for everyone.
Game programmer salaries can vary a lot. I suppose the job does too. Perhaps, as part of a team of 250, all you do is work away on one tiny bit of pathing code for 8 months. Well maybe
Good luck with the plan Cas.
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MaryGail Douglas and Sheriff Herman Young were the winners in Fairfield County's runoff elections.
Just over 31 percent of voters turned out in Fairfield County on Tuesday.
Douglas won the House District Seat No. 41 with 2,784 votes to Annie McDaniel who finished second with 2,198 votes. Douglas will face Republican William Gray in the November election.
"I am still just floating. I am thrilled and so happy that so many people came out to vote," Douglas said. "I am going to take a few weeks to decompress before cranking her election campaign up again in September."
In the Fairfield County Sheriff's race, Young placed first with 2,480 votes to Will Montgomery who placed second with 2,304 votes.
For Montogmery the mood was more subdued, yet he was gracious in defeat.
"I appreciate the support I received. It was a close race and a clean race," Montgomery said.
Young was pleased to retain his office another term. After six terms and 20 years as sheriff he pledges to continue the department's programs like the Home Alone and SRO program as he moves forward.
"I really appreciate all the voters who came out. Usually you don't get such a turnout for a runoff election. I certainly wish we had raised more votes than we did but I am thankful for the support we received," he said.
Young reminded citizens of his open door policy. If a person wants to talk to me, the door is always open. He said he would arrange for them to speak with an expert in a specialized law enforcement area if need be.
"Hopefully we will continue doing what we are doing to protect and serve everyone in the county. Our deputies, office and staff are doing a phenomenal job an I look forward to going out and doing a fantastic job as well," Young said.
Young remains sheriff because he has no Republican opposition in the fall.
Election results were not announced until around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Absentee ballots caused the delay. Absentee ballots arrived before they had been entered into the format for the voting machines to tally the final results electronically.
Election officials had to input the absentee results.
They had to use revised absentee ballots for persons in the runoff and as as a result per procedure, either a candidate or a representative of said candidate had to be present when the absentee votes were transferred over.
Once the votes were transferred and read into the absentee reader to tabulate the paper ballots, the results were announced to the crowd of over 50 people who gathered at the Fairfield County Voter Registration and Elections Offices.
Cheryl Calcutt and her husband, Randy, attended for the first time and were excited of the prospect of a new sheriff for the county.
Lavonne Martin made sure her son, James Ross, who is interested in becoming a lawyer came out to learn of the political process.
"We are here to do what is best for our community. It is all about our future generations," Martin said. "I was raised around Vandell Davis and my mother has friends on county council, Ross said.
He also cited the influence of Carnell Murphy as getting him interested in politics. Lashawn Wise, a music minister at Holy Bible Church attended with his pastor, Wade Gadson. Gadson said they came out to see if change would come.
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If the license plate read SNOBIRD, the Punta Gorda Police Department could have concluded it was the car of 64-year-old Frances Hendrickson, who was last seen in 1993 driving a light-blue Buick station wagon with the specialty tag.


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An awesome place that is underrated in today's society.
Think about it - where else can you chill in an air-conditioned place, that's quiet, where you can read a cool mag or surf the net, where you can take a nap, check out movies, meet some friends for a game of chess or cards, read about whatever you like, get free bookmarks, talk to some fine librarians, walk around aimlessly, find out how glow-in-the-dark works..... and all for free! Dude 1: "Man, it's hot and humid outside. There's nothing to do in here. Dang I'm bored."
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A place where you can borrow CDs, DVDs, software, and books for free! And best of all, you don't have to worry about giving your money to evil greedy organizations such as the RIAA or MPAA OR getting sued by them! Now that I get all my movies from the library, I don't have to worry about my money going to the MPAA or getting sued by them!
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A place that carries books and other media (Newspapers, magazines, CDs, tapes, VHS, DVD, internet, etc) It is also a place where people seem to have sexual fantascies of doing it there. People keep getting caught having sex in the library's bathroom
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High School: Ferrer attended U.E.S. Pedro Pablo Barnola in Venezuela. He led his team to a first place finish in the national volleyball tournament. He was also a member of the Youth Venezuelan National Team, as well as the Junior and Under 21 National Teams. As a member of the Venezuelan national teams he was part of the Youth Pan-American Cup Championship in Puebla, Mexico.
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A dedicated chamber musician, Watkins has been a member of the Nash Ensemble since 1997. He regularly performs with the worlds finest musicians, including Menahem Pressler, Jaime Laredo, Lars Vogt, Christian Tetzlaff and Vadim Repin. He has given recitals at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, De Doelen in Rotterdam, the Wigmore Hall, South Bank Centre, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and Queens Hall, Edinburgh. Future highlights include solo recitals at Kings Place, London, and the Wigmore Hall, and performances at the Lincoln Center, New York.
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Good point. And apparently I misremembered. I actually do have 20 hard points in Sacrifice. Hm, I could respec to rely only on the Holy Shield from the CtA Caduceus without any hard points in the skill (because yeah, I'd still get a level 10 Holy Shield with all the +skills and Battle Command). That would save me three skill points that could go somewhere else, although I'm not sure where else: it's not even enough points to get Vigor without giving up a point from Sacrifice (or Salvation, or going without Charge). I could get a low-level Fanaticism, I suppose. I'll have to think about it. This whole time I've always had at least one hard point into Holy Shield because I was playing a paladin and I was used to always getting Holy Shield.
Well, there's also the 72% Deadly Strike, 10% Open Wounds, synergized Zeal, and there's all that elemental damage (okay, so not much fire damage against Diablo and not much lightning damage against Mephisto, but still, those level 30 auras have to count for something, right?) in addition to the physical damage. Mightn't all that be able to outrace their hideous regeneration rates?Yea, Life Tap and Zeal with a decent Sacrifice synergy and Conviction will keep your red bubble full. That's not the issue. The issue is that once their life gets low CB stops helping and your small damage output might not be enough to overcome their rapid Life Regen rate.


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STS9 brought light to a troubled NYC in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. New Yorkers were excited and ready to get their minds off waiting in two hour gas lines and cleaning up flooded wreckage by getting down to a magnificent two night run of STS9 in Time Square. Check out the photo gallery and "Breathe In" video below.
SETLIST: STS9 @ Best Buy Theater – NYC || FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2012
Set 1: Scheme Reprise, 20-12 > ABCees, Metememe, Looking Back on Earth > Grow, Atlas > EHM
Set 2: The Walk (Cure), Closer (NIN), Tooth, Be Nice, Inspire Strikes Back, Breathe in, GLOgli, Robot Rock (Daft Punk) > Kamuy > Evasive
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Let us reflect, during this season of our Lord, upon the awesome and mighty power of Assemblyman Dov Hikind, whose strenuous efforts contributed mightily to Hillary Clinton's landslide victory. Especially notable was Hillary's stunning victory over John Spencer in Hikind's own 48th AD, where Clinton got 5878 votes out of the 11,755 cast, for a daunting 50.00% of the total vote and an insurmountable margin over John Spencer of 167 votes. LOL!
Another Orthodox Jewish political powerhouse is Harry Schiffman, a former Mark Green aide most famous for joining Manhattan's Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats to support Green for Mayor at the behest of Allen Roskoff, political operative and diva extraordinaire. Harry's always willing to bend over backwards for a friend. LOL! Maybe Harry thought Allen said "Lebanese"---No, that would have been even worse. LOL! Harry is also well known for attending a famous lobster dinner where the food was the most kosher item on the bill of fare, or should I say unfair? We still don't know who paid the bill, though the DA says the case is closed. LOL! Harry now works for Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, a hospital most notable for having zero Jewish patients. But does anyone have the patience for Harry? LOL!
Harry is currently waving his lulav in the direction of Yvette Clarke's recently vacated seat on the City Council, hoping to pull a David Yassky. Memo to Harry: Yassky lost. LOL!
A further consideration: Harry's wife Lorin is up for re-election in two years for a Countywide seat on the Civil Court bench. Does she really want to run in 2009 Brooklyn as the wife of the guy who tried to colonize "Our Council Seat"? Yes, Harry, goats have split hooves and chew their cud, but can you find one in all of Brooklyn which is both kosher and curried? Perhaps it is you. As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a Maroon!" LOL!
Meanwhile rumors abound that a well known political blogger will be joining the campaign of Council hopeful Wellington Sharpe, whose string of humiliating defeats finally came to an end last year when he had the good luck to be knocked off the ballot. LOL! Hint: the blogger ain't Gatey, who was last seen looking for the still missing specs filed against Wellington's petitions in 2000. Hint: maybe they are to be found next to the last accurate assertion in one of Hackshaw's columns. Good luck finding that. LOL! And Gatey, stop being angry about Chris Owens'new blog; if you were jobless, you could have your own website too. Here's hoping you get the chance. LOL!
Those looking for the best Christmas displays in Brooklyn usually confine themselves to the vicinity of Dyker Heights, which, despite its name, is not home to many Lebanese; LOL! However, nearly as legendary is the yearly Christmas display at the Canarsie home of Kings County Surrogate Frank "Santa" Seddio, one of the last places in the neighborhood where one can celebrate a truly "White Christmas". LOL!
Seddio himself makes a wonderful Kris Kringle, or as we Caribs like to say, Daddio-Christmas; he's fat and jolly, and it is not hard to picture him reading his list and checking it twice in order to find out who's naughty or nice. Leave it to the cynics to determine which category receives the better gifts, or whether he compiles the list himself. LOL!
But Santa has apparently been unhappy. There has been a much ballyhooed investigation into two possibly impermissible campaign contributions by Seddio's former Assembly campaign committee. Recent reports in the New York Law Journal and elsewhere strongly suggest that, in the end, this report will lead to little more than a private letter of warning, if that. So, why the sad face, Frankie? LOL!Seddio is apparently bored out of his mind, and tired of living on a fixed income. Being forced to work with Brooklyn's other Surrogate, Margarita Lopez-Torres, has hardly been his idea of a good time either. Whatsa matter Frank, would you rather look at Adele Cohen? LOL! Word is he wants out, and he's not been quiet about it.
Because of Santa's discontents, visions of sugarplumbs are once more dancing in the heads of every ambitious Brooklyn judge. LOL! Thanks to Lopez-Torres and the Brennan Center, three Brooklyn Supreme Court Judges, Priscilla Hall, Larry Martin and Al Tomei, have been thrown to the winds of fortune, forced to seek their renominations in a primary next year. Unfamiliar with the political turf they've avoided for 14 long years, they are almost literally at the mercy of every two bit "consultant" and con-artist, and in Brooklyn it's hard to tell the difference. Now that "Mitch the bitch" is an unindicted co-conspirator, one can chose Musa or Tahaka or literally hold one's nose for Gary Tilzer. LOL! Faced with such a choice one might well conclude, "Hell, if I've got to run anyway, why not run for Surrogate?" Tomei, who's already held the job as an interim replacement, even has a famous niece to campaign with him. Maybe she can bring in "My Cousin Vinny" to campaign for "Her Uncle Al". LOL! Surely, the losers from last time, Larry Knipel and Diana Johnson have not given up upon their ambitions either. LOL!
And such ambitions are not restricted to the bench. One local attorney, previously the talented legal eagle behind the Dov Hikind acquittal, has already been telling all who'll listen that he will have a leg up on all the competition when Governor Spitzer appoints him to Seddio's unexpired term. Surely others have their fantasy scenarios as well. Is recently free and clear Judge Michael Garson, an expert at innovations in estate administration, far behind? LOL! If Lew Fidler were dead, he would be turning over in his grave, and Mike would be robbing it. LOL!
But, as Go-go Gomez and Joe Jitsu used to say, "Hold Everything!" It's time for a reality check. LOL!
While his closest political associates from the venerable Thomas Jefferson Club may not be successful in their efforts to persuade Seddio not to abandon ship, does anyone believe they are going to be without influence on the crucial matter of timing? Seddio is a man of many virtues; including affability, humor and generosity, but foremost among his good qualities is loyalty; Seddio will always give the first and last dance to those who brung him. LOL!
There is a date enshrined in the election law which will determine the timing of Seddio's resignation, should such a resignation occur. A resignation by Seddio before that date would require that the candidate for the Democratic nomination for a new 14 year term as Surrogate be determined in the Democratic Primary being held next September. A resignation after that date would allow the selection for such a nomination to be made, as it was previously for Seddio, by the Party's executive committee. Does anyone really believe that, in the event of a Seddio resignation, a primary will ever be held? I don't hear nobody laughing now. LOL!
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I know its impossible to definitively answer this question, but just because there is no ultimate answer, doesn't mean it's boring to talk about. I spend a couple moments everyday considering this question, and I think its one of the more benevolent and encompassing questions that conversation can offer. Who are the most beautiful women in the world?
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Brazilians- natural curves and the Portuguese tongue - an amazing infusion of cultures!
Southern Europeans- dark hair and slender elegance complimented with that Mediterranean flavor.
Scandinavians- Tall, majestic, and broad.
Russians-Between the sharp features, sexy accents and cold demeanor, there is something super attractive about these women
Caribbean-The ebony skin of the african-carribean women is the most beautiful tone in the world.
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An interesting issue is the timing of this POS IPO. I would be willing to bet the NWO does not do any preemptive invasions of sovereign countries until AFTER the IPO of that POS company.
Wall a bunch of bullshit propaganda. The retarded author of this article was clearly told to promote interest in the Facebook IPO for the benefit of Wall Street.
Wow what a great idea. The "IPO expert" suggests what E*Trade used to do 15 years ago which everyone hated. Although it was cool when a worthless tech stock went up 30 bucks in a couple hours and it was dumpable immediately even though E*Trade requested it not be dumped.Ann Sherman, associate professor and IPO expert at DePaul University, raised the possibility that Facebook could set aside a portion of its shares for the small investor and use a lottery system if there is a lot of demand.
I was at a party recently and commodity traders there were not even sure what Facebook was. And they definitely were not interesting in getting IPO shares even though they have the connections to do so. So why would there be any expectations that the kids on Facebook have professional trading accounts to make stock trades and are willing to buy blocks of stock before it hits the market, especially in a market that is totally manipulated and could be shorted by Wall Street insiders at the open or be adversely affected by more neocon activity?
Windows, software bought from some dudes in the Pacific Northwest by Bill Gates. Facebook, software stolen by some geek by the name of Zuckerberg in the northeast. Can Facebook users look forward to Facebook 2012 with added functionality such as monitoring every keystroke on your PC!
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An interesting issue is the timing of this POS IPO. I would be willing to bet the NWO does not do any preemptive invasions of sovereign countries until AFTER the IPO of that POS company.
Wow, just watch Jim Cramer, the infamous MSNBC pump and dumper stock "guru" whose advise has been worthless for the last decade (his advice is 49% accurate) hype Facebook as a buy for the new generation. What a crock of shit. No doubt his bills are still paid by Wall Street scumbags underwriting that worthless POS stock.
Šñøü†ê®, i would tend to be in agreement with you in this regard.
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For 2011, the company generated $3.7bn in revenues, an 88 per cent jump over the year before. Net income rose 65 per cent in the past year to $1bn, up from $606m in 2010 but lower than analysts had estimated.
so with net income of $1 Billion, if it was at the lower end of what's expected to be the valuation $80 Billion, this would be a multiple on net income of 80 times.
Unless they have some fresh income sources coming out soon, this is a vastly over valued company on the market. i know it is growing vastly so this would be a reason for the high valuation but i don't think it's worth that much.
my thinking is people buying at this stage will be losing money on it when the early investors cash out and liquidise their profit on it.
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I would curious to see how their alleged $3.7 billion in revenues are derived. Google generate $38 billion but they have a search engine that EVERYONE on earth uses. Their stock is $600 a piece. So IF Facebook was the equal of Google, which controls the internet, Facebook should be 38/3.7 = 10. Or ten times less than GOOG, which is $60. Then again NOBODY can function on the net WITHOUT Google, but EVERYONE can function on the net WITHOUT Facebook. It would be a surprised if Facebook trades at $23 on IPO day with the IPO cost to insiders $18 like piece of shit "tech" companies 10-15 years ago. Unless they can pull some scam to force everyone on the net to use Facebook.
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from the ft.com article above
The company showed strong growth in its core advertising business, which accounts for 83 per cent of revenues. Payment transaction fees from Zynga, the social gaming company built on the Facebook platform, accounts for 12 per cent. The remainder comes from transaction fees for sales in other games and digital goods like music and movies.
e. e. cummings is my hero.
I hate face book hence I don't use face book. It's gaaaaay.
Looks like the broke state of California is excited about Facebook's IPO. Politicians there are already dreaming of ways to spend projected tax funds generated from the IPO sale.
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For the May 19th (Sunday) performance of Don Giovanni, Nevada Opera has arranged for a bus from South Lake Tahoe with a pickup in Carson City. The cost is $30/person and includes a light meal on the return trip.
The meal selection will be made on the way to Reno. If you would like to see a menu of selections,click here
You can purchase the bus ticket when you call the NVO office (775-785-4046 between 9am and 2pm) to purchase your ticket for Don Giovanni. If you already have a ticket(s) or purchase from the Pioneer through their web site or box office, you may buy the bus ticket by clicking "Buy Now", below.
This will let you buy bus ticket(s) using either your credit card or a PayPal account. To use your own Credit Card, click on Don't have a PayPal account? after you enter the PayPal site.
NVO's Chefs and Arias was a delightful evening and a great success. The event is described below. A few photos here will show you the activities, entertainment and the "iron chefs". Click a photo to expand to full screen with a caption and scroll.
The evening began with a VIP reception. The attendees were hosted by winemaker Robert Van der Vijver, his wife Missy and Paul Aberasturi, the director of NVO's upcoming Don Giovanni.
The crowd gathered in an El Dorado ballroom. The facilities were all we could hope for to enjoy the competition, entertainment and auctions.
The first live auction was for the privilege of servring as sous chefs (assistants) to defending chefs Mark Estee of Campo and Ivano Centemeri of El Dorado's La Strada.
During the meal (excellent!) the Nevada Opera Chorus performed. At the same time, wide screen TVs showed the chefs' progress.
And now the chefs are ready. The judges will see if Mark Estee retains his title or Ivano Centemeri prevails.
A good time was had by all. The live and silent auctions sold out and guests enjoyed the many offerings. We thank all the participants and donors and especially the committee that organized the event.
Welcome to Nevada Opera's third "culinary" event. While the previous two events were successful and great fun, this year we're expanding and re-designing the event with the hope of reaching out to audience who might otherwise never come in contact with the magnificent art form that is Opera. By combining wine, food, exciting culinary themed entertainment and specially selected vocal performances from our talented local chorus members, we're hoping to introduce Reno residents unfamiliar with NVO to the beauty and passion of operatic music.
On Friday, April 26, the doors of the Eldorado Hotel Casino Convention Center will open for Chefs & Arias
This venue allows us to expand the workspace for our chefs, add a second big-screen for a live video feed and provide stage area for our NVO chorus performers.
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5:30 pm
Doors open - The evening's entertainment will begin with NVO chorus members singing jazz numbers during no-host cocktail hour and silent auction .
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Dinner and Culinary event begins,
Our star chefs for this year's event are returning champion Mark Estee, owner of Campo and challenger Ivano Centemeri, Executive Chef of La Strada. Guests will be able to bid for the position of sous chef for team Estee or team Centemeri and the remaining two open positions at the judge's table. Selected Operatic numbers will be performed during dinner by members of NVO's chorus.
There will be LOTS going on during the evening.
- An extensive silent auction will offer over 40 items valued from $50 to $500. These will include art, meals, stay-cations, a portrait session, cooking items and tickets to performances and the Reno Aces,
Talented stand-up comedian, Maureen Tappan, will be our MC for the evening and act as auctioneer for our live auction prizes which include
- A wine and food pairing for up to 16 people hosted by Robert and Missy Van der Vijver at the winner's home.
- Four days for two at Alaska Chalet Bed and Breakfast hosted by Brigitte Humphery. Airfare is included.
Ty Martin, from Craft Wine and Beer, and Joey Trujillo, from The Hub Coffee Company, will be our announcers for the chef's competition. We expect these two local favorites to really spice up the evening with their inquisitive, informative and witty banter. The two big screens in the Eldorado's Convention Center will allow us to have live video feed of the actual cooking competition….slicing, mixing, sautéing, serving for all to see.
Our five judges who will include celebrity judges, Donna Amato, of Amato's Family Kitchen, Dr. Kosta Arger and Missy Ban der Vijver as well as our two live auction winners, will score four dishes prepared by each chef according to previously agreed upon rules. The food used in the cooking competition - the shared pantry items as well as the secret ingredients - will be provided by Whole Foods.
Ticket Prices: VIP Reception & Dinner: $200 each Menu: Filet mignon, Eldorado's signature mushroom |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Giovanni, A Vampire Tale
May 18th, in the Pioneer Underground
Mozart's Don Giovanni, first performed in 1787, blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements and is considered one of the greatest operas ever written.
The story centers on Don Giovanni, an arrogant, promiscuous nobleman (played by Michael Mayes) who abuses and outrages everyone in the cast. His refusal to repent brings about dramatic events and a supernatural retribution.
Nevada Opera will present 2 versions of this grand opera. The first is the traditional production filled with all the promiscuity, death and fantasy one expects from opera. With beautiful Lighting by UNR's Michael Fernbach and innovative direction by TMCC professor Paul Aberasturi, this show is a blast to the past. Michael, Paul and Monica all worked together at UNR on theatrical projects when the Puffers ran NVO. This is a story of small town artists making good and coming home to work together again. This production will prove to have an amazing spirit behind it… a supernatural positive energy!
Our new, abridged version with a Vampire Twist, will be performed on Saturday, May 18th at 12:00 and 3:00 PM at the Pioneer Underground, starring local and locally grown talent from NVO's P'Opera and Young Artists Program. This version is perfect for all vampire fans and will have new narration written by Paul Aberasturi and Monica Harte.
Don Giovanni, A Vampire Tale will also be more appropriate for the younger audience: kids, tweens and teens as well as those with a passion for the current Vampire Vogue. This will be in a smaller, more intimate (and scarier) setting and will explore Don Giovanni's character and actions as a Vampire instead of a seducer.
The mainstage and Vampire versions are both concepts developed by Monica Harte, General and Artistic Director.
For May 17th & 19th tickets call (775) 786-4046, 9am-2pm or visit pioneercenter.com |
For May 18th (vampire) tickets call (775) 686-6600, 11am-6pm M-F or visit pioneercenter.com |
For a selection of synopses of Don Giovanni, click here |
For a selection of YouTube videos and songs, click here |
For information on the May 19th South Lake Tahoe/Carson City Bus, click here |
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Conductor, Ken Merrill
Don Giovanni.......... Michael Mayes | Donna Elvira... Amy Cofield Williamson | |
Leporello.................. Nick Shelton |
Zerlina....................... Amanda Crider |
Donna Anna.......... Laura Pedersen |
Masetto........................ Scott Russell |
Don Ottavio........ Jonathon Blalock |
Il Commendatore............. Rick Cornell |
Stage Director....... Paul Aberasturi | Lighting Designer..... Michael Fernbach |
Pianist, Edward Bak
Don Giovanni........... Edwin Vargas | Donna Elvira...................... Julie Lenz | |
Leporello................ Mark Emerson |
Zerlina............................ Keiko Ueda |
Donna Anna......Stephanie Urmston |
Masetto................ ........ Chris Nelson |
Don Ottavio............. Carlos Torres | Il Commendatore............. Rick Cornell | |
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Highlights: deprecation of the <plugin> tag in config.xml (replaced by <feature>) cordova-XXX.js is just cordova.js now (on all platforms) new InAppBrowser options EXIF metadata writing for photos New command line scripts for your project * [CB-2840] Nil checks to avoid crash when network disconnected * [CB-3416] adding empty element during deprecation window. * [CB-3006] Customize […]
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PhoneGap Exploration – Realtime Hardware Communication
by Andrew Trice
11 Jun 2013
PhoneGap Network
Recently I've undertaken some explorations with fellow evangeslit Kevin Hoyt, trying to determine how far we can push PhoneGap applications with devices and physical computing. Turns out, you can push things really far and now I'm delighted to share one of the experiments that we've been pursuing. I've been asked on more than one occasion, can you [...]
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There was no way the Yankees' hot streak was going to last, of course. They had won 14 of 17 games since falling a season-worst 14 ½ games behind Boston on May 29, with a 21-29 record.
But there was a sense, during that time, that the Yankees at least were in it, that they had turned a corner and gotten themselves in the thick of a pennant race. No one could have predicted what we saw this past week against the bottom two teams in the National League West.
In the five games started by Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens and Chein-Ming Wang, the Yankees were 0-5. They won once, in a game started by Kei Igawa. They have fallen to 11 ½ games behind the Red Sox. Five teams are worse in the American League, and eight teams are better.
In the East division, the Yankees are no longer just chasing the Red Sox, either. They're in third place, also trailing the Toronto Blue Jays, who swept the Colorado Rockies this weekend.
That's right – the same Rockies team that looked so invincible in sweeping the Yankees in Denver. And don't forget that the Giants had an eight-game losing streak before beating the Yankees on Saturday and Sunday.
Bobby Abreu is not hitting again. Johnny Damon might avoid the disabled list, but he can't stay consistently healthy. There's no spark anymore to Robinson Cano. The starters have hit a rough spot. The bench is weak. Too many opposing runners steal bases.
I could go on, but I'll ask you instead: what is wrong with the Yankees? And, at 36-37, is there still hope that they can turn around a season they thought was headed in the right direction just one week ago?