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This document describes the current stable version of Celery (3.1). For development docs, go here.
For the Redis support you have to install additional dependencies. You can install both Celery and these dependencies in one go using the celery[redis] bundle:
$ pip install -U celery[redis]
Configuration is easy, just configure the location of your Redis database:
BROKER_URL = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
Where the URL is in the format of:
all fields after the scheme are optional, and will default to localhost on port 6379, using database 0.
The visibility timeout defines the number of seconds to wait for the worker to acknowledge the task before the message is redelivered to another worker. Be sure to see Caveats below.
This option is set via the BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS setting:
BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = {'visibility_timeout': 3600} # 1 hour.
The default visibility timeout for Redis is 1 hour.
If you also want to store the state and return values of tasks in Redis, you should configure these settings:
CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
For a complete list of options supported by the Redis result backend, see Redis backend settings
Broadcast messages will be seen by all virtual hosts by default.
You have to set a transport option to prefix the messages so that they will only be received by the active virtual host:BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = {'fanout_prefix': True}
Note that you will not be able to communicate with workers running older versions or workers that does not have this setting enabled.
This setting will be the default in the future, so better to migrate sooner rather than later.
Workers will receive all task related events by default.
To avoid this you must set the fanout_patterns fanout option so that the workers may only subscribe to worker related events:BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = {'fanout_patterns': True}
Note that this change is backward incompatible so all workers in the cluster must have this option enabled, or else they will not be able to communicate.
This option will be enabled by default in the future.
If a task is not acknowledged within the Visibility Timeout the task will be redelivered to another worker and executed.
This causes problems with ETA/countdown/retry tasks where the time to execute exceeds the visibility timeout; in fact if that happens it will be executed again, and again in a loop.
So you have to increase the visibility timeout to match the time of the longest ETA you are planning to use.
Note that Celery will redeliver messages at worker shutdown, so having a long visibility timeout will only delay the redelivery of 'lost' tasks in the event of a power failure or forcefully terminated workers.
Periodic tasks will not be affected by the visibility timeout, as this is a concept separate from ETA/countdown.
You can increase this timeout by configuring a transport option with the same name:BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = {'visibility_timeout': 43200}
The value must be an int describing the number of seconds.
Monitoring events (as used by flower and other tools) are global and is not affected by the virtual host setting.
This is caused by a limitation in Redis. The Redis PUB/SUB channels are global and not affected by the database number.
Redis may evict keys from the database in some situations
If you experience an error like:InconsistencyError, Probably the key ('_kombu.binding.celery') has been removed from the Redis database.
you may want to configure the redis-server to not evict keys by setting the timeout parameter to 0.


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LISA Pathfinder launched on gravitational experiment
After a one-day delay, the LISA Pathfinder mission was successfully launched on board a Vega rocket. The mission took to the skies early Thursday morning at 1:04 a.m. local time (04:04 GMT) on Dec. 3, 2015, from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The spaceport is most noted for Ariane rocket launches for the European Space Agency (ESA).
The launch was delayed from Dec. 2 due to technical concerns regarding the thermal readiness of the upper stage engine. The engine had to start two times to place the spacecraft into the correct orbit, so it was crucial to make sure the engine would re-ignite in the temperature extremes it would endure. After an extra day of analysis, it was decided to proceed with the launch.
The objective of the LISA Pathfinder is to test the technology needed to look for gravitational waves. These ripples in spacetime were predicted by Albert Einstein when he published his General Theory of Relativity over 100 years ago on Dec. 2, 1915. While the theory of the gravity waves has been around for some time, the technology to test these infinitesimally small waves is only now being developed. Einstein's theory predicts that these waves or fluctuations in spacetime should be universal.
"This is an extremely challenging mission that will pave the way for future space-based projects to observe gravitational waves, opening a new window to explore the cosmos," said Paul McNamara, LISA Pathfinder's project scientist. "Gravitational waves are an entirely fresh and different way to study the universe, providing an important complement to the well-established approach of astronomy, based on observing the light emitted by celestial bodies."
The core of the LISA Pathfinder is a pair of identical gold-platinum cubes. The two 1.81-inch (46 millimeters) cubes are spaced exactly 1.4961 inches (38.000 millimeters) apart. Additionally, the complicated equipment on the spacecraft is designed to cancel out the effects of external forces, except gravity. These cubes will experience the purest free-fall ever produced. The laser interferometer on board will measure the movements of these cubes to within 0.01 nanometers as they float free from other forces. Scientist hope that this level of sensitivity will tease out the elusive gravity waves.
Constructed by Airbus Defense and Space, the spacecraft has an operational mass of 1,060 pounds (480 kilograms). The mission is expected to last 1 year, but LISA Pathfinder is equipped with enough Cold Gas propellant for an extended mission.
LISA Pathfinder is a precursor to the Evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA) mission – a network of three satellites that will be positioned more than 620,000 miles (1 million kilometers) apart. Using an 8 inch (20 centimeter) wide laser interferometer, eLISA will be one of the largest and most sensitive instruments ever created. It will measure the stretching and squeezing of spacetime by the gravity waves. Scientists hope to measure the frequency, phase, and polarization of these waves.
The Vega rocket is the newest launcher for ESA, first launched in 2012. With a height of 98 feet (30 meters) and a diameter of 9.8 feet (3 meters), the vehicle is designed for launching smaller up to between 3,150 pounds (1,430 kilograms) to 4,328 pounds (1,963 kilograms), depending on the desired orbit. LISA Pathfinder was the sixth successful flight of the design, designated VV06. To date, all launches of the Vega rocket have been successful. There are currently seven more launches planned with this design.
The spacecraft separated from the upper stage booster 1 hour and 45 minutes after liftoff. Controllers plan to raise the spacecraft to its operational orbit in six critical engine burns. In a little over two weeks, LISA Pathfinder will be propelled to its final destination, orbiting the stable Lagrange Point L1 over 932,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) away.
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Actually it turns out there is a problem in the elementary geometry underlying the general theory of relativity. Einstein said that "in the presence of a gravitational field, the geometry is not Euclidean." At that time Euclidean geometry and non-Euclidean were seen as both logically consistent (just not logically consistent with each other). When Hilbert added the coordinate line to geometry, virtually everyone in the twentieth century took Hilbert's system as a correct foundation, including Einstein.Yet there was a flaw that resulted from adding a coordinate system. The non-Euclidean geometry then becomes self-contradicting!
When Hilbert added the features to comprise the real number line and coordinates, the very earliest axioms required subtle modifications. From Euclid's to draw a line from one point to any other, and extend it in a straight line, Hilbert first produced, two points determine a line and determine it completely. But this eventually became every pair of points is in some line (Axiom I. 1) and two different lines cannot contain the same pair of points (Axiom I. 2) (paraphrased). This 'line' is what became a coordinate line. Yet Axiom I. 2 is incompatible with one of the two types of non-Euclidean geometry (geometry with no parallels), and this is not the only problem. Then there was a problem with the remaining type. Apparently virtually no one had thoroughly and correctly reexamined the implications indicated by the subtle modifications of those elementary axioms.
Math with coordinates or angles, was based on Hilbert's Theorem 8 [5 in earlier editions of his book] about a line dividing a plane in two, and on the SAS triangle congruency theorem (12). Hilbert said that based on Theorem 8, Theorem 10, which expanded the structure to three dimensions, expressed "the most important facts about the ordering of the elements of space."
Hilbert proved Theorem 8 based on his Axiom I. 2, one of the modified axioms, and on Pasch's triangle axiom, which Hilbert believed was an independent foundational axiom, common to Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, including that remaining type. Theorem 12 (SAS) presupposed Theorem 8. However, contrary to what Hilbert believed, the triangle axiom was not an independent foundational axiom. It was a proposition that combined a more elementary triangle axiom and Hilbert's Axiom of Parallels which Hilbert called "Euclid's Axiom." This Axiom of Parallels, "Euclid's Axiom," was a logical equivalent of the original Playfair's axiom, which was the logical substitute for Euclid's famous fifth postulate added by Playfair to Euclid's geometry in 1795.
Why the non-Euclidean geometry is self-contradicting is explained in short order in a brief Facebook Note, that explains how general relativity lost its coordinate system. Part II of the Note explains how this was overlooked throughout the twentieth century: https://www.facebook.com/notes/reid-barnes/when-is-an-assertion-about-coordinates-merely-an-assertionan-unsupported-asserti/789731027746140

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I Suck at Football, Week 5: Here's a Ginger Joke About Andy Dalton That You Might Not LikeTyler Barrick/Getty Images
I am in the desert.
We are in Palm Springs, my wife and my daughter and I, in a rented house. Mostly I float in the pool like Peter Stormare in The Big Lebowski. I am a nihilist, I believe in nothing, I have access to an inner tube printed with the image of a rubber tire.
The rest of the time I drive my wife's car around. I'm a 35-year-old man with a learner's permit; this is the first time I've ever driven, and driving still feels like dreaming, the way I imagine flying would if you could do it. It's the desert; the streets are long and empty of cars. I pick a point on the horizon and drive to it as fast as I can. I blast music from when I was 16 and busy doing things other than learning to drive. I can move my family from location to location at great speed, while my wife, unaccustomed to being a passenger, frowns at the way the pool chemicals have melted the gel-nails off her fingers.
I can drive, and I am the world's greatest dad and the world's greatest husband. No, I don't have a mug. Cool don't advertise. The streets of Palm Springs already know. I pick a point on the horizon, where a wall of mountains shoots straight up at the edge of town, and I turn on Sugar's "A Good Idea" and the steering wheel button that gooses the volume is like a second throttle.
And then on Sunday morning I leave my family and go to town and watch football, because I am on vacation but I am still a football columnist. (We are what we pretend to be.)
The stores and restaurants up and down this strip have water misters blowing all the time. Apparently these things don't waste as much water as you'd imagine, but it still seems unconscionably resource-profligate in a desert context. You walk in and out of places and get covered in a light sheen of money.
I follow the flags and walk into the Hair of the Dog. No one has asked me to say the following, but if you're looking to watch football in Palm Springs go to the Hair of the Dog and ask for Leslie. Leslie will greet you, offer her sink-wet hand for you to shake, ask you your name, and remember it. Thereafter, when your pint is empty or you look like you're otherwise in need, Leslie will ask you by name if you need anything else. You can do a shot and kick the brunch hour in the nuts, if you're feeling like an American hero. It's nominally an English pub and there are packets of crisps, more or less — you can have Leslie pour a small bag of original-flavor Lay's potato chips out on the bar in front of you on an unfolded napkin.
I don't know if I like or understand the game of football better than I did a month ago. But I don't feel like I look as much like an impostor when I walk in a place like this. I am another Sunday Ticketer drinking the heart out of a fine desert midmorning, posted up on a barstool between a guy with richly inky James Liptonian facial hair and a young couple drinking childlessly and cheering for Green Bay.
Everything else I've ever been into has brought me closer to people exactly like me. Indie-rock shows full of dudes who could be my stunt double. Comic-book stores full of Life Model Decoys. A few weeks ago after a midnight showing of The Master I looked up and to the left from the urinal and it was like looking into the accordioned infinity of a hotel-bathroom mirror — nine guys with glasses and beards, peeing and thinking about their dads.
To the extent that I'm actually "into" football it's the first thing I've ever been into that doesn't come with a built-in divide, demographically or classwise or agewise, from the rest of the world. Here in the Hair of the Dog there are retirees and rough-looking desert types and tourists and frat boys, and as far as they all know I'm one of them. Yeah, I know, football brings together otherwise unconnected Americans, shut down the sports-Internet, there will be no greater revelation today. But all this is new to me, the ambient camaraderie with strangers, so I have to mention it. I am an anxious person and I feel vaguely unwelcome all the time, even in situations where I'm ostensibly welcome; somehow the prickle of guilt that comes with passing as a football fan in football-fan contexts gives that irrational feeling a name and a source and allows me to put it aside.
Also, socially sanctioned pre-noon beers. I like that too.
"David, pleasure to see you again," a guy who looks like Thor says to an older bald man in still-transitioning Transitions glasses taking a seat down at the end of the bar. "Congratulations on waking up today." David gives him a "You got me" shrug back, as if this is indeed cause for congratulations and he has been properly zinged.
David makes the "shot" motion to Leslie and Leslie reaches for the Cuervo. It's 11:36. I look up at the Packers-Colts game. Green Bay is up 21–3. In a little while, after halftime, they'll give up 19 points and lose. The camera cuts to Dom Capers in the booth. Dom Capers already has a faraway look in his eye, which I gather is a look that Dom Capers gets sometimes. It's like he already knows.
Someone plays AC/DC's "Big Balls" on the jukebox around halftime, but this is not a moment for Bon Scott singing about his balls. Leslie has a volume-control button on the wall and turns it down. Double your entendres somewhere else, Bon Scott.
Leslie asks me by name if I need anything else. Honestly, it's a little intimidating, this remembering-names trick she does. It somehow makes the transaction feel more like business and not less, harder to wave off. This is entirely in my head but it feels like I'm dealing with the Dale Carnegie of bartenders, an always-be-closing salesperson armed with a Jäger-shot machine. I buy another pint and take it outside to the patio.
Eddie — lazy eye, Mr. Pink voice, black DILLIGAF T-shirt — is smoking and drinking O'Doul's and explaining to Robert, who's in from London, how he got up here. Eddie says he waited 50 minutes for a bus that's supposed to take 15. When the bus came, he says, "the Mexican bus driver was sitting there, talking to one of his Mexican friends, who had a Starbucks cup, and [the driver] said I couldn't bring my energy drink on the bus."
The selective product placement is Eddie's, not mine — he really said "Starbucks" but didn't specify an energy-drink varietal.
"I said things I shouldn't have," Eddie says, "and I walked all the way up here. I'm paying for it now." He sighs. "It's not like I had an open beer."
A guy with a Freddie Mercury mustache asks Eddie, "Where'd you get that shirt?"
Eddie says his friend got it for him, at "biker weekend."
"What do those letters stand for?" the guy asks — which, honestly, seems like it should have been the first question.
Eddie's friend shows up. His friend's in a Harley-Davidson vest, a buck knife on his waist, the firefighter Iwo Jima shot from 9/11 on his do-rag. Sort of grandfatherly despite all that.
He clocks somebody ripping by on a motorcycle.
"That was Susie," he says to Eddie. "She's the one that cuts the cans, and makes designs out of coffee cans? That was her."
Eddie and his friend and Robert and another guy from London talk about some of the things Eddie said to the bus driver that he shouldn't have, about insults and the universality of the middle finger vs. other non-universal F.U.-type gestures, like the English backward V-sign. The longbowman's salute, Robert says, drawing back a bowstring with an arrow nocked in two raised fingers. "We used to be great archers."
I realize I'm sitting outside their circle, laughing at their jokes. I realize I'm way more interested in what other people are saying than a normal person would be in this situation and that I'm probably weirding everybody out. I realize I'm acting like a spy. I realize there's a Bengals game on and pull up the Internet on my phone and read some play-by-play.
Later, inside, I will ask Leslie if there's any chance she can change the channel on the TV over the EXIT sign in back, the one that's showing the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 out of Talladega, and she will look at me like a troublemaker — Alex, the troublemaker — and say no, that one is dedicated to NASCAR. There are rules at the Hair of the Dog, rules you don't know about, rules other than the posted ones, such as "IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE PAY TAB AND RUN LIKE HELL."
Fine, Leslie, I'll think to myself, making sure to use her name when I think it. I get the news I need on the weather report. I will pull up the Internet again and continue watching the Bengals lose in a drip-drip-drip of tweets and blog posts.
Before it's over, my phone will say "the Bengals have quietly done a tremendous job of shutting down Davone Bess today," which will strike me as an example of someone on the Internet quietly doing a tremendous job of leading with the good news about an imminent Bengals loss. I will think about how it would be good to be remembered for quietly doing a tremendous job at something. The fact that this sounds like a desirable legacy to me is probably my whole problem in life. It's almost definitely why the Cincinnati Bengals and I have found each other.
Eventually the Ravens will shut down the Chiefs and I'll look up and Leslie will have changed one of the TVs over the bar to the Bengals-Dolphins game, just in time for me to watch them lose 13-17. Quarterback Andy Dalton will sit down, cramming a cap with a breast-cancer-awareness-pink brim over his red hair, looking despondent, like in addition to having lost a game he's just found out the anti-ginger army from that M.I.A. video is waiting in the parking lot to haul him off for torture.
For now, though, I stay out on the patio, listening to the Londoners talk shit about the Scottish, and then Eddie starts to tell a joke.
"An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman are sitting in a bar "
Robert says, "That would never happen."
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New York, USA (Shuzzr PR): Dancehall Diva, Princess, Savior, lyricist, formidable contender for the Queen of Dancehall title, TIFA, isn't holding back any punches in her slated album release titled "Curry Goat & Champagne".
The album which will be released officially on August 10TH, 2018 will not just showcase the artiste fierce and edgy lyrical skills she has delivered over the past 10 years.
Officially available now for preorder on iTunes, Curry Goat & Champagne gives fans three exclusive tracks. JA Party produced by Birch; Waistline by Sly & Robbie and Retirement by Dre Day. However, it's the intro song titled "Retirement" which will give her fans perspective as to her current state of mind.
A follow up to her 2015 Mixtape titled "Stay Away" it sets the tone of what one should expect from her upcoming album. Filled with not just her truths, the artiste shares her pains, struggles and all the challenges she has faced from her debut.
While the artiste has contemplated retiring from the nuances of the stifling music industry. TIFA, remains steadfast in exposing the hypocrisy that transpires behind the scenes by staying true to her craft, values and morals. The success that has been denied due to her reluctance to "buy into" the negativity has fueled this upcoming project and can be heard in every single beat, tone and melody.
Faced to address several controversies over the years, TIFA has risen above them securing sponsorship deals with several major brands, receiving countless accolades, chart topping singles and more.
The 18-track album will feature other artiste such as Agent Sasco, Tanto Blacks and Yahsha will showcase her diversity, lyrical skills as she positions herself to crossover officially mainstream.
TIFA, who is elated about the project looks forward to sharing her work with her fans who has remain loyal. The artiste states "It's been years in the making and people know the story, they see the struggle and this album is representative of that… its either people gonna love it or hate."
One of the top Dancehall Female acts in the industry, TIFA, recently performed at Fire Sundays in Brooklyn, NY and heads to North Carolina to perform alongside Chart topping Dancehall & Reggae act Kranium.
You can pre-order the album by clicking the following link: Curry Goat & Champagne PreOrder Link
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Shelter-in-Place, Stay-at-Home Orders, Social Distancing and COVID-19 were all words or phrases that I had never heard of prior to March 2020. A LOT has changed in a very short amount of time and a lot of stress has been placed on relationships.
In normal life, relationships are commonly stressed by issues related to money, parenting, taking care of in-laws, insufficient childcare, lack of social support, poor self-care, and changes in physical health. One of these issues alone can cause a relationship to tailspin into frequent arguments, disconnection and distress.
All of these combined… well, that's a whole new level of hard…
In times of trial, some relationships find a way to pull together, bonded over the shared distress. Others, debase into patterns of intense argument and disconnection. So why do some couples come through hardships stronger than ever while others struggle to stay together at all?
We're about to find out.
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Generally speaking, most couples report that they or their partner are much more irritated, frustrated and fast to react to all frustrations. Small things get under their skin, and they feel as though their patience is dwindling. It is not surprising that people would feel more on edge during an unprecedented time of change. However, what is surprising is that fear, not anger is the emotion driving all the ensuing conflict.
In a matter of days, couples are now asking themselves:
- Will income change?
- Will I lose my job?
- Will my kids go back to school this year?
- How am I going to juggle school work with my own work?
- How will I stay healthy?
- What if I lose my mom or dad?
In these moments, frustration and even anger is a very understandable response. Who wouldn't be angry in a time like this. But anger is not the primary emotion we are feeling in these moments. They are simply reactions to deeper, more vulnerable feelings.
The four most common emotions that drive us to feel frustrated or angry are the vulnerable feelings of: hurt, embarrassment, fear, and disappointment.
I don't know about you, but expressing these emotions are not my favorite. It doesn't come easily, nor does it come naturally. Most of the time I'd rather express how annoyed I am rather than how afraid I am that things might never return to normal.
The problem with this is expressing secondary emotions does not bond us closer to our partner. In fact, expressing these emotions often push us farther away.
When couples find the way to communicate their primary emotions rather than their secondary reaction, they have a unique opportunity to bond with each other.
Expressing disappointment or fear does not weigh down the relationship or cause increased distress. Instead it provides the couple an opportunity to better know the other's inner world and offer support through expressing compassion.
Communicating vulnerable emotions causes healthy relationships to bond not break. Together we are better able to emotionally regulate, think creatively and face the problem head on.
Couples, you've got this. COVID-19 doesn't have anything on your relationship. While this time is unbearably hard, I know you can come out stronger on the other side.
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The I-640 North Broadway Interchange project includes grading, drainage improvements, paving, signals, and construction of four and 10 retaining walls for the reconstruction of the North Broadway interchange at I-640 in Knox County. By extending eastbound improvements made in 1999 to the westbound side of the interchange, the the project will improve flow and increase capacity for westbound traffic and ramp connections along Broadway, Old Broadway, and Tazewell Pike.
Charles Blalock and Sons is serving as the general contractor, performing all road, bridge, and retaining wall construction and related grading. Additionally, Blalock Ready Mix is providing pumping and rock slinger services. All work must be done while maintaining three lanes of traffic flow in each direction on I-640 during daylight hours.


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Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat(also called Insurgency), is a Source Engine, multiplayer-only mod. The mod is based on realism, tactics and squad-based combat in modern-day Iraq. Players take either the side of the US Marines or the Iraqi Insurgents and compete for control points around a map. The mod requires the Source SDK to play; this comes free with any Source game. Therefore one is not required to own Half-Life 2 in order to play the game, as many mods do, but any Source game. The mod is currently in the beta stage and is one of the first batch of mods to be distributed through Steam.
As mentioned, Insurgency is a realistic first-person-shooter game. Most of the time a player can expect to die in less than three shots depending on the weapon fired and the part of the body hit. Movement speed is quite slow, though sprinting can negate this, similarly reloading and switching between weapons is slow too. There is no crosshair and as such aiming down the sights is the only effective way to hit an enemy at anything more than few meters, also, to make this even more so, when the player's weapon is idle and 'on the hip', the weapon will sway across the screen rather than remaining entirely central such as on Call of Duty 4's Hardcore gamemode. This gameplay mechanic is one of many that are rarely seen on the Source Engine and have been scripted and animated from scratch. Others include 3D scopes (the scoped area is zoomed in, but the area around the scope is zoomed out, as per real life), different fire modes, different player stances (including a slight rise when aiming down the sights while crouched) and leaning around corners.
Each team has different classes for the player to choose, although there is a limited amount of each:
- Squad Leader/Cell Leader - rifle, sidearm, grenades, smoke grenade
- Rifleman - rifle, sidearm, grenade
- Support - machinegun, sidearm
- Grenadier/RPG - rifle and grenade-launcher/RPG, sidearm
- Sniper - scoped rifle, smoke grenade, sidearm
- Engineer /Sapper - shotgun, grenade, sidearm
Each team is also split into two groups, each split into two squads. On each team one group will have two squads consisting of standard riflemen and machine gunners and the other group with two squads of snipers, explosives experts and engineers. Each squad has a commander who can issue commands and waypoints for the rest of his squad.
Game Modes
There are four types of gamemode in Insurgency, each based around capturing and/or defending control points around a given map. In all of the gamemodes the player is able to respawn after being killed, though on some gamemodes one or both teams will only be allowed a certain number of respawn waves.
Battle - Battle allows either team to be on either the offensive or defensive, points must be taken in a set order and the reinforcement location changes as different points are taken or lost.
Push - Push focuses on linear attack/defend gameplay. One team holds all the points at the start of a game, the other team must capture them all. Once a point is lost the defenders cannot retake it. In this gamemode the reinforcement location moves as different points are taken and the attacking team has a limited number of respawns.
Firefight - Firefight is about non-linear gameplay where either team can be on the offensive or defensive and can take or loose and point in any order. Generally Firefight maps are fairly small and the reinforcement locations are fixed.
Strike - Strike maps are like Push maps, only points can be taken in any order. Also, these maps are quite often smaller.
The mod was started in 2002 with an idea by a member of the Canadian Army, Andrew Spearin. Spearin's idea was to create a first-person-shooter with realism, immersive gameplay and teamwork as its basis. The Insurgency Team began work on such a first-person-shooter, aiming to make a multiplayer game with squad-based gameplay, a realistic setting and maps with a comparable scale to that of a real battle. Jeremy Blum, the original creator of the popular Unreal Engine 2 mod, Red Orchestra, contribute many concepts to the original design of Insurgency.
The mod was finally released to the public as Beta 1 in July of 2007, downloadable from a number of servers. The release was met with great expectancy and the majority of those expectations were fulfilled. Although the original release was quite 'buggy', it was still enjoyed by a solid fan base. In November 2007, a much more complete Beta 2 was released. . This featured a small degree of customizable players, more maps, better optimization, more balanced gameplay and many more fixed bugs. During October 2008, Insurgency gained Steam Support along with a select few other mods. This means that Insurgency is now available for download on the Steam retail system and is supported by simple and frequent updates automatically through Steam. Beta 3 is scheduled for release sometime in 2008; this is to include the British Royal Marines and maps to play with, or against them and an engine-update to the more recent Episode 2 Engine.
Critical Reception
During its development, Insurgency had gained a large and loyal following on its website and in its forums. As a result the initial Beta 1 release was met with nothing less that satisfaction. Insurgency was praised for its hi-resolution textures, smooth animations, realistic but user-friendly gameplay and decent soundtrack.
It wasn't without its issue however. There were a number of complaints about bugs such as RPG animations and inaccurate sights. Also touched upon was the need for better protection in the spawn as a number of the maps suffered from heavy 'spawn-camping'. Many players with low-end gaming PCs also complained that many of the maps had draw distances too long and textures too hi-res for their computers to run at acceptable framerates.
Beta 1 patches and, more noticeably, Beta 2 worked on these issues with Beta 2 seeing a marked improvement on optimisation for lower-end systems and map design that led to a decrease in game exploits such as spawn-camping. The better map design was also focused on cutting down some longer draw distances, again for those with lower-end systems. Beta 2 was also praised for its small level of character customization. Insurgency has also enjoyed some degree of user-customisation in the form of custom models, skins and sounds on its forums and on the first-person-shooter customisation community; FPSBanana.
Insurgency won ModDB's Mod of the Year 2007 Player's Choice Award and Steamfriends' Best Source Mod 2007 Gold Award.
Insurgency's release on Steam was met by a mixed response. While many were pleased with the wealth of new players entering online servers, many suddenly found themselves playing the game, which they were used to playing with a solid, skilled fanbase, with brand new players who in many cases lacked communication and understanding of Insurgency's concepts.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows® 7/Vista/XP
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 6 GB HD space
- OS: MacOS X 10.6.6 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2400 or better / NVidia 8600M or better
- Hard Drive: 6 GB HD space
External Links
- www.insmod.org - The official Insurgency website
- forums.insmod.org - The official Insurgency forums
- www.moddb.com/mods/insurgency - the official Mod Database page


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New Study Finds Dogs Make People Better, Happier and Healthier Humans
BarkBox Dog Parent Study uncovers surprising, hilarious, and selfless ways today's generation of dog parents do life with their dearly loved pups
16 Nov, 2016, 12:59 ET
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Life is better with dogs. Not only because they're adorable weirdos, but because they make their people better.
Nearly all (93%) dog parents in the U.S. say their dog has made them a better person in at least one way, according to a new study released today by BarkBox, Bark & Co's monthly box of goodies for dogs and their humans. The first BarkBox Dog Parent Study found that dogs overwhelmingly have had a positive impact on a range of emotional, behavioral and even physical qualities in their people.
- Seven in ten (71%) dog parents say their pup has made them happier people, with nearly four in five saying it's easier to wake up in the morning because their dog greets them.
- About half of pup parents say their dog has made them more patient (54%), responsible (52%) or affectionate (47%).
- More than four in five (83%) say their dog has made them more active, with 72% saying their dog plays a role in their exercise decisions.
- In addition, dogs are the ultimate therapists with 85% of dog parents saying their dog has helped them get through a difficult time in their life.
You Say "Boundaries!" Dog People Say, "What Are Those?"
Long gone are the days of "ownership" and relegating dog to tiny houses in the back yard. Today's generation of modern dog parents welcome their pups into every area of their lives, even the bedroom and bathroom There's no such thing as oversharing when it comes to dogs.
- Nearly half (49%) of dog parents say their dog always or frequently shares the bed with them and more than a third (36%) say they'd sleep in an uncomfortable position to keep their dog next to them at night.
- One third (33%) admit they have gotten intimate with someone while their dog was in the room.
- More than two in five (43%) dog parents always or frequently allow their dog to follow them into the bathroom while they're using it.
Dog parents today look for every opportunity to spend time with their dog and, in many ways, treat them just like human members of the family. (And sometimes better than human members of the family!)
- One in four pup parents take their dogs to social gatherings (26%) and about one in five (19%) have snuck their dog into a place where dogs are not allowed.
- More than a third (34%) will sometimes take their pup on dates with their significant other or a potential mate.
- Nearly one in five (19%) wish their dog could be an acceptable wedding guest.
- Nearly half (45%) admit to dressing up their dog in clothing and more than one in five (22%) dog parents have thrown their dog a birthday party.
Your Reply When People Say You Spend Too Much Time With Your Dog: Bite Me
There's no denying the genuine love that people have for their dogs. More than four in five (83%) dog people consider their pup to be their best friend, validating the old adage. In fact, close to nine in ten (87%) dog parents say they love their dog more than they ever thought possible and more than half (56%) wish their dog could understand how much they mean to them. For many, the bond between man and dog even rivals the selfless love between humans.
- On average, Americans in relationships who tell their furry friend they love them do so six times per day, which is as often as they tell their significant other.
- Nearly nine in ten dog parents (87%) admit they're more accepting of their dog doing something than a human, and around half of them say snoring (52%), eating treats throughout the day (48%) or making a mess in the house (47%) are more tolerable.
- More than one in four (28%) dog parents have shared a secret with their dog that they haven't told anyone else.
- Nearly all dog parents (97%) would be willing to do something to make their pup happier, with many even willing to uproot their lives! In fact, close to two in five (38%) of them would move to a house or apartment with a bigger yard so their dog could have better playtime.
The study also found that buying toys and treats each month was a top way that dog parents make their dogs happy, which is only confirmed by the rapid growth of BarkBox. Since launching in 2012, BarkBox has shipped more than 30 million toys and treats to dearly loved pups in the U.S. and Canada. The curated box of all-natural treats, chews and fun toys designed – from the packaging to products – to create moments of insane joy for dogs and their people has a new, fun theme each month. Dog-obsessed experts paw-pick the best treats and innovative toys to match a dog's unique needs, including allergies or heavy chewers.
Access press images, videos and more for the BarkBox Dog Parent Study here. Learn more about BarkBox at www.barkbox.com.
About the Study
The BarkBox Dog Parent Survey was conducted by Kelton Global, a leading global insights research firm, between October 28th and November 4th, 2016 among 1,006 nationally representative Americans with dogs ages 18 and over, using an e-mail invitation and an online survey. Quotas are set to ensure a reliable representation of the U.S. population 18 and over.
Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results.
In this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 3.1 percent, from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all personas in the universe represented by the sample. The margin of error for any subgroups will be slightly higher.
About Bark & Co
Bark & Co is the New York-based startup that's dedicated to making dogs and their humans happy. Since launching in 2012 with BarkBox, a monthly box of treats and toys, Bark & Co has shipped more than 30 million products and expanded into creating its own products, experiences and entertainment with BarkShop, BarkLive, and BarkPost. To learn more go to Bark.co.
Media Contact: Garland Harwood, [email protected]
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YADWXASTb1I
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Baby Walkers Fun Loving Active Infants
Teaching your kid to take his first step is an intriguing experience. When you watch those cute little feet make their move to reach out to something or you, the happiness is speechless and thrilling. These are ideal to keep your baby active during his toddler hood. According to the dictionary, it is a wheeled frame in which a baby is suspended in a harness and can move itself about a room with its feet. It not only help a baby to walk but also help to develop muscles and build coordination skills.
Entertaining and fun, these are loved by kids and parents alike. The joy of using it is delightful and stimulating. You can choose the right walker for you little mover and shaker from the different kind and styles of walkers that are available in the market and on online shopping sites. The most safest and in-demand among all types is the baby walker with a push handle at the back. Uniquely designed, a walker with push handle allows parents to monitor the movement of their kids while they walk around the house. A baby walker cum rocker is ideal for toddlers as it gives the thrill of a rocker and a walker in one. The 3-in-1 walker is favorable among parents as this can be used as a walker, rocker and a swing. For kids above nine months, the push along walker is a great buy as kids can walk about with the help of the handle and develop their leg muscles. Online shopping sites provide you with a huge variety for tots of all ages.
Safety concerns
Babies are a bundle of joy and their safety and security is our responsibility. Hence, while purchasing it you need to keep in mind certain safety features. It is always advisable to buy it with a wider base to prevent kids from fitting through doorways and going from one room to the other. Choose a baby walker with adjustable height so that your tot can use and enjoy the walker for a longer duration of time. A baby walker designed with lockable wheels, friction strips and rubber grips should be preferred over simple and ordinary walker to prevent accidental hazards. A baby walker with padded seats will keep your baby comfortable and at ease. For convenience of storage, buy a baby walker that is foldable. The most important feature that you need to look out for before buying a baby walker is the JPMA certified seal to ensure that it meets with the voluntary safety standards BSEN 2173:2005.
Comfort of online shopping
Buy baby walker through online shopping and avail the attractive discounts that the online shopping sites offer. Along with offering a wide range of baby walker products in different design, sizes and brands, you can choose it according to your baby's age with the help of the refiners. Payment is easy and convenient through options such as cash-on-delivery, credit or debit card and netbanking.
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Avery just celebrated his eleventh revolution around the sun. Time is such a funny thing. It seems like he was just a baby, but at the same time, eleven seems about right. I am so proud of the big boy/young man Avery is becoming. He is smart, kind, and sensitive. One of the things I admire most about him is how fiercely he loves his little brothers and sister. Sure, he enjoys teasing them like any big brother, but he holds Silas' hand at school and plays Legos with him for hours. He takes care of Layla, reads her stories, and looks out for her. And he loves being outside with Kieron. It's easy to forget there are three years between those two.
At eleven, Avery loves Legos, chess, the outdoors, and Nerf. He takes pride in the fact that he is one of the fastest boys at school (and a good defender) but he does not want to play team sports or run track (breaking his arm playing soccer didn't help any). Avery thinks girls are pretty boring, he doesn't understand why some of the kids at school just walk around and talk at recess, and he is disappointed the middle school does not have a play ground.
This year has easily been the most difficult of Avery's young life. Moving at the age of ten is hard on a kid (just ask me and Jonathan, we both went through it and swore we wouldn't do it to our own). But then we did, and it has been just as tough on Avery as I remember it. And making it even harder, we moved from a neighborhood where he could walk to school and most of his friends' houses to a home where we have to drive ten minutes to get anywhere. Are there advantages, sure, but I just really have to hand it to Avery, he's been through a lot this year.
And through it all, Avery is excelling in school and has gradually made friends. He also had a really special teacher (who happens to have a son who is in class and friends with Silas). It has been reassuring to have an adult at school who is in Avery's corner.
I think this next year is going to be really special for Avery. He is SO ready for middle school — even if there isn't a playground. I'm excited to see what the future holds for him!
We started out with a little target practice
Shaw's dog, Obie. It's perfect that our neighbor has a pug who frequents our yard (and parties). Just feels right.
BFF Hayden came for the weekend
The house decked out for the party. Love the pretty sky (mind you, it's March)!
Jonathan going over rules with the boys
Jacqui & Layla, watching the action


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Recruitment of 3500 Lineman Vacancy in PSPCL 2019
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), a power generating and distribution organization of Government of Punjab is looking for the Government Job Recruitment 2019 of Assistant Lineman from the candidates who have completed Apprenticeship in the trade of Lineman and have experience in Electrical/Wireman trade from any Registered factory/ Registered firm/ Registered company/ Registered Institute/ A Class Contractor of Electrical/ Wireman. (Advt. No. CRA 295/19)
Preference will be given to those candidates who have done Apprenticeship in PSPCL / PSTCL or erstwhile PSEB. Apprenticeship in the trade of Lineman from BBMB/ any other State etc. will be considered.
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Do I Need to Match my Wedding Suit to the Venue?
From English gardens to Italian clifftops, every wedding venue has its own personality and couples often search for months before finding the right backdrop for their special day. The venue dictates the overall theme of the wedding and many other elements, such as the menu and music, are chosen to harmoniously blend in.
The style of wedding suit you pick is no different and it should work well within the setting. One of our favourite event planners, Rosa Aqua Weddings, designs memorable weddings, engagements and other occasions both in Italy and the UK. Having worked together on a number of destination weddings in Italy, we came up with a few ideas to inspire you!
The Puglia edition
Puglia in Southern Italy is the definition of countryside chic. Rural settings, in whichever country, are elegantly simple and your choice of suit should reflect this "less is more" approach.
Our pick would be the Kensington Grey Check 3 Piece Suit from our GOLD collection. This limited edition suit comes with a number of design details that are usually only found in bespoke tailoring, such as surgeon's cuffs, boutonniere loops, underarm patches and, most importantly, your monogram and the suit's ordinal number embroidered free of charge in the inside pocket.
The Lake Como edition
Old school glamour, stunning instagrammable locations and shopping in Milan. We are sold. When you pick a venue that oozes luxury, we are assuming that you want to feel like royalty, or at least a celebrity, for the day.
This is no time to be subtle and what we're looking for is an extraordinary suit that will turn heads. Aristocracy London has a stunning selection of wedding suits, with some designs exclusively available in our Knightsbridge showroom. Take, for example, this awesome duo from our latest collection which features a number of mandarin collar suits.
The Amalfi edition
Clifftop views over the sea are the pinnacle of summer wedding goals. Obviously it's easier to plan for an outdoor event in the Mediterranean but, weather aside, the backdrop will be quite dramatic.
To balance this out, we would suggest a solid colour option with clear-cut lines. Take for example our Barbican 3 Piece Navy Tuxedo. A very discreet variation on the black tie outfit, which comes with a free bow tie, this dinner suit is a classic which will not only look awesome in wedding photos but it can also serve you in future formal events.
Rosa Aqua Weddings has a stunning selection of venues to choose from and, once the date is saved, we are always here to help you choose the perfect wedding suit. Just visit our website or book a free consultation in our Knightsbridge showroom.


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For lessons, contact our Director of Instruction, Brandon Roby at [email protected]. Brandon has been named Golf Digest Best in State as well as AimPoint Certified.


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James Nares: Portraits at Paul Kasmin Gallery
March 3 to April 23, 2016
293 Tenth Avenue (at 27th Street)
New York, 212 563 4474
"James Nares: Portraits," currently at Paul Kasmin, offers one of the more intriguing efforts by a contemporary artist to affect the portrait genre, currently enjoying a popular revival. Though appearing at first glance to be still photos, these portraits are actually shot with a special video camera that can record in excess of 300 frames per second, many more times a camera's normal rate. Each portrait in the exhibition amounts to an extremely slow-motion video displayed on HD screens with their respective subjects posed mostly in conventional head-and-shoulders format. The result is that a viewer can track a subject's movements as methodically as one can follow a snail on a branch. In acquiescing to this weirdly protracted form of observation, the effect is mesmerizing — just as mesmerizing as it was in Bill Viola's "Quintet" videos 15 years ago.
The glacially slow movement of each subject certainly holds one's attention, and to put this to use, Nares had each sitter accentuate a specific movement. Titled with the subject's first name only, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, Jim (2015) offers a turn of the head, while film critic Amy Taubin, in Amy (2015), augments a similar gesture with a smile that replaces a grave stare. These examples are mere fragments, as some of the videos last up to 20 minutes. Art critic and curator Douglas Crimp, posing for Douglas (2015), clasps his hands together just under his chin, sometimes interlacing his long fingers in a series of gestures that resembles the sort of unconscious movement a portrait subject is likely to indulge in when an appropriate gesture escapes them.
Others display more calculated gestures, like Jahanara (2016), in which a young woman in South Asian dress performs dance-like motions with her arms gently ascending and descending. More than the other pieces in the show, her gestures seem calculated to complement the camera's artifice. And this is where the work's more contradictory aspect becomes apparent. Though charming, her attempt to cooperate with the artist's intentions manages to put even greater emphasis on the camera's unusual interpretive bias, coldly thwarting her effort to create something personal.
Jahanara is a portrait of one of Nares's three daughters participating in the series. The remaining subjects are all well-known art world figures and friends of the artist, suggesting Nares wished to lend his project the standing of celebrity along with a note of personal and emotional involvement. Visual aspects are ordinary. The lighting of many is stark but not exaggeratedly so — softly diffused and aimed generally toward the front. Whatever contrast it creates naturally changes as the subject turns from left to right, or right to left. Backgrounds tend to be dark. A deep charcoal blue for instance does the job of offsetting the platinum shock of Jim Jarmusch's hair.
A temporal medium like video applied to a still-image genre like portraiture brings the viewer into an unsettling space where neither a feeling for cinema nor any sensitivity toward still images are much help in coming to terms with what they are experiencing, mostly because as a hybrid their individual characteristics cancel each other out. To watch Amy morph from a frown to a smile holds our attention to the tiny muscle changes that create her expression. But in doing so, the expression itself becomes secondary — it feels bypassed. What can be appreciated of her humanity is undercut by the camera's mechanism.
As social animals we are super sensitive to, yet almost entirely unaware of, how we read facial nuance. I challenge any parent to actually describe the physical subtleties that reveal their child is telling a fib, though their ability to read them is usually unquestionable. In watching Amy's face dissected into many small moments, one is witness to the mundane mechanics of what makes a smile, the muscle contractions splayed out in laboratory fashion. It's worth noting that the camera — a Fastec Troubleshooter — was designed as a scientific instrument.
There is a mildly absorbing yet ultimately alienating strangeness in these videos. The ambiguity Nares produces — hardly an unwanted aspect of an art work — is reflective of how he places the viewer in a conceptual no-man's-land between the time the subject expended posing and the duration of the video one sees in the gallery. One ends up hovering between methods of seeing, alternating between intimacy and voyeurism.
Voyeurism has deep roots in Western art, extending from Johannes Vermeer to Andy Warhol; the latter's screen tests of the late 1960s are characterized as influential by the artist in an essay by Max Lakin in last month's Vanity Fair, which coincided with the show's opening. The Warhol reference seems an odd choice, since Nares's ostensible approach to his subjects is the opposite of Warhol's cold-blooded gawking. Nares clearly seems interested in creating genuine engagement with his subjects. And yet this clichéd use of slow motion actually pushes a viewer away from the subject and repositions them behind the artist, who is behind the camera, which functions according to the methodically relentless purpose for which it was designed.
If I were to seek the missing link to the connection Nares claims between himself and Warhol, I'd look to Richard Avedon's deer-in-the-headlights celebrity portrait work of the last century. Though Avedon is a still photographer, he makes for a better precursor to an artist working in the portrait mode. In Avedon, as in Nares and Warhol, the blending of celebrity (real or imagined) confrontation and the supremacy of the lens renders the camera's intrusion inevitable. If I am to accept the context of portraiture that Nares insists upon, I cannot ignore the fact that the only real video content is the plain evidence, in each portrait, of time passing, the banality of which is overcome by the fantastic properties of the super slow aspect — not what I can grasp of the subject's humanity. For all their close-up beauty and dream-like dawdling, as portraits they are more weighed down than lifted by the camera's obstinate scan.print


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moon child – don't wake me
rejjie snow feat joey bada$$ & jesse boykins III – purple tuesday
de la soul – itsoweezee
mr scruff & kirsty almeida – pickled spider
jay z feat frank ocean – caught their eyes
amir bresler feat n havkin, b hendler & y albalak – fish
jeru the damaja – 1 2 pass it (acapella)
tall black guy feat masego and rommel donald – peace and love
roy ayers VS biggie smalls feat sadat X – come on (blend)
ben dover – trespassenger
towa tei – technova
oddisee feat toine – Nnge
mc ez & troup – get retarded
just ice feat krs one – moshitup
slum village – players
lojii & swarvy – cents & sense
up bustle out – !aqua no ma!
stevie wonder – living for the city (reflex remix)
pharell & the yessirs feat jay-z – frontin' (bonus mix)
snoop doggy dogg – dogg's world
lady of rage – afropuffs
suff daddy – late night reprise feat kissey asplund
l'orange & jeremiah jae feat homeboy sandman – ignore the man to your right
2 much VS jimmy spicer – wild thang (blend)
whodini – freaks come out at night (break)
eric b & rakim – I know you got soul (dub + vocal)
grand wizard theodore – live convention 82 (snippet)
rkls – hours go by
courtney pine feat omar – rules
Pop's Rap – Nashville native Amerigo Gazaway has long been known for his internet mashup projects. His latest pairs Stevie Wonder beats with Common's rhymes, to pretty stellar effect. He adds a lot of his own drum sounds and updates Stevie's stuff in what sounds complementary and reverent to my ears. Download the whole project and judge for yourself HERE
Don't Wake Me – Another nice, groovy track from LA trio Moonchild's 2015 release "Please Rewind", very much in the vein of 90s neo-soul like Amel Larrieux and such. I added a few drop-outs of my own with the acapella. Check their album HERE. I put a remix of another one of their songs on a mix called ONE WAY TO DO IT earlier this year
Purple Tuesday – a nice little collabo from May 2017 between Irish rapper Rejjie Snow, Joey Bada$$, and Brooklyn resident/rising producer Jesse Boykins III. Rejjie aka Alex Anyaegbunam hails from Dublin. He's got an ear for just the kinda schmoove beats I fuckz with, and I've been thinking his long-promised debut album is gonna be dope. You can download his latest mixtape HERE
Itsoweezee – I was listening to that "Purple Tuesday" song (above), wondering why I was so immediately drawn to it, and then it hit me: "this shit sounds like Itsoweezee!" So I dug the OG cut out of the shelves to include it here. De La Soul produced it themselves for their 4th LP, 1996's "Stakes Is High". Not their strongest album perhaps, but worthy of another listen if it's been a minute. The lunchroom food fight video had some nice cameos, too.
Pickled Spider – I put this instrumental under De La's second verse. It's a 2010 Ninjatune one-off from longtime beat junkie Mr Scruff and Kirtsy Almeida, a singer who grew up in Gibraltar but holds things down in Manchester UK. Mr Scruff always continues to push boundaries and make eclectic joints for dancefloors and headphones across the globe. Catch him live if you can.
Caught Their Eyes – I wasn't really that amped for a new Jay -Z record, but I couldn't NOT give it a listen, and this track caught my ear. Jigga's lyrics still have some bite when he wants. He goes hard after Londell McMillan, the executor of Prince's estate.
This guy had 'Slave' on his face / You think he wanted the masters with his masters?
Chicago's own No I.D. chopped up Nina Simone's reggae-ish cover of Randy Newman's "Baltimore" in a really weird way, but it still kinda works.
Fish – Israeli jazz drummer Amir Bresler released this on a really great 45 in June of 2017, on the British label Kudos. The A-side is sure to show up on a mixtape of mine in the near future. He seems to mostly play the Jazz festival circuit, but hopefully this record will encourage him to put together a band that makes more of this buttery goodness.
1,2 Pass it – I threw the very last verse that Jeru did from the 1994 classic D&D All Stars compilation over a breakdown in that Fish song (above). The beat was just so nice I wanted to hear some rhymes over it, nahmean? Missing are the rest of the D&D posse, that included Doug E. Fresh, Fat Joe, KRS, Mad Lion, and Smif-N-Wessun.
Peace & Love – Just about every track on Tall Black Guy's 2106 "Let's Take a Trip" LP will get your head nodding. Dude has really evolved from just dope beats to complex, lush soundscapes. Working with Norfolk VA's "Trap House Jazz" impresario Masego and another multi-instrumentalist whiz kid, Rommel Donald, thickens the gumbo nicely.
Come On – This backing track is "Funk In The Hole", a lost Roy Ayers cut that appeared on 2005's "Virgin Ubiquity II: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981". Unfortunately few details were given for any of the songs, so it's not clear what album recording session this outtake is from. It sounds to me more a remnant from his Blaxploitation soundtrack era than from his later disco years, but no matter – it's bad as fuck. I threw the Biggie & Sadat X acapella over the break and did some creative editing to make it all come out smoothly. Why not blow up the spot with Sadat?
Trespassenger – Just a simple trip-hoppy groove from Ben Dover's 2016 mixtape "Often Imitated, Never Duplicated". Ben Dover is Ron Deveb, a beatmaker from Holmestrand, Norway who has been putting out joints on his own Lost Heaven label since 2015. Peep more of his stuff HERE
Technova (Folknova) – yes indeed, this is where that Tribe sample came from. It's an LP cut from DJ Towa Tei, who split from Deee-Lite in the early 90s and moved back to Japan. He got Bebel Gilberto to sing the hook, and he added a bunch of random stuff, including a broadcast recording from John Glenn's 1962 narration as he orbited the earth. Towa Tei continues to record and tour, mostly in Japan. I first saw Deee-Lite in 1988 with De La Soul at the Brixton Academy in London. Back when the Chicago/NY house sound was really taking the UK by storm. It definitely felt like the right sound at the right place at the right time.
NNGE – If you've been listening to my mixes for any period of time, you know that I am Brooklyn's biggest Oddisee fan. Dude delivers, time and time again. He really represents everything great about Hip Hop to me. This Meters-esque beat is fucking bangin', and the lyrics are on point as usual. Buy his albums. Buy black music.
I mean, what is there to fear?
I'm from black America this is just another year
If you're new to disrespect by your elected puppeteer
well let me show you how to persevere
Just get up every time somebody knocks you down
& celebrate in front of people like they're not around
& if they try to build a wall to keep you balling out of bounds
Use the bench they told to you warm to keep the fences knocking down
Get Retarded – Most people don't seem to remember that "MC EZ" was just the first MC name of Craig Mack. Yes, that Craig Mack. This track was a staple from my DJ Red Alert cassette recordings in 1988. I missed the vinyl back then, but thankfully caught a repress at Fat Beats years later. The break, which never seemed to have anything to do with the lyrics BTW, is a Monk Higgins sample from 1974.
Moshitup – Classic collabo with Just Ice and KRS One – two of my faves and the first rappers to really champion dancehall reggae. The bassline is a replay of a 1986 digital riddim called "Jah Send Mi Come" by a one-hit-wonder going by the awesome deejay name of Dignitary Stylish. Just Ice is a cool dude too. When I was just learning how to DJ, train wrecking mixes on WPIR at Pratt, he used to come by the reggae show and spin a few records. His gold fronts were definitely next level back then.
Players – Just a little Dilla to get us through the day. This is from Slum Village's 2nd and arguably best LP, Fantastic Vol. 2 (1998). The vocal sample that loops throughout is one of those ear worm things for me. Pops up outta nowhere and gets stuck in my head for days. FWIW, the pitched down voice is actually saying "Clair", from this creepy acapella song by The Singers Unlimited.
Cents & Sense – Speaking of Dilla, like so many of his joints, the beat on this Lojii & Swarvy track just makes my scrunch my whole face up and whisper "gat DAMN!" through my teeth. I came across these dudes on some blog, and I've been feeling their weird, laid back "Due Rent" album ever since. It came out on Portland's Fresh Selects label in March of 2017. They're originally from Philly, but now call LA home – when they can make the rent, at least. Peep more HERE
!Aqua No Ma! – Some boom bapp-ish Bristol beats from the early days of Ninjatune, the label that is pretty much responsible for making Trip Hop "a thing" in the 90s. This was the opening track on Up Bustle Out's second album, which came out in 1996.
Living For the City (Reflex Remix) – Just thought I'd mix things up and throw a straight funk cut in here. The Reflex put his foot into this and respectfully boosted the low end and extended some of the breaks. Not that Stevie Wonder ever needed a remix, of course, but I love it just the same. His embellishment of the bassline into something a bit more techy and loopy is impressive when you consider how perfectly it complements the original masterpiece.
Frontin' (bonus mix) – A simple bossa nova rework by Pharell & the Yessirs, which was the name given to the Pharell, ?uestlove & James Poyser's session in which they re-worked cuts from Skateboard P's "In My Mind" LP. It was floating around on blogs since 2007, but finally got some kinda official web release a few years later. If you're a ?uestlove fan then you might want to add it to your collection.
Dogg's World – For my money, Dre's production on Snoop's debut album is sonic fucking perfection. You can claim "The Chronic" is the better record, but I've always thought Dre took every trick he learned on The Chronic and stepped it up just a little more on "Doggystyle". Kinda how the Bomb Squad shook the world with PE's "It Takes A Nation of Millions…", but their follow-up work on Ice Cube's "Amerikka's Most Wanted" is even better. Anyway, this has always been my favorite track on this record and I simply must run it every now and again.
Afropuffs – While we're reminiscing on early 90s Death Row, Lady of Rage's debut album is another stellar piece of Dre production. I never met Rage, but she used to work the phones at Chung King Studios a few years before my time there, and I only ever heard mad love for her. She was down with many notable MCs over the years, including Nikki D, Chubb Rock, Rakim, and the L.A. Posse. Peep her spitting a very Big Daddy Kane-esque verse on one of her old cuts HERE
Late Night Reprise – Düsseldorf by way of Berlin DJ Suff Daddy has been making noise since about 2010, working with talented folks like Oddisee, Miles Bonny, and Kissy Asplund (the voice you hear semi-rapping on this track) – to name a few. Mostly just beats and vocal loops, all nicely put together, and definitely ready for the head nod.
Ignore the Man To Your Right – Turn off your radio and you just might notice, despite what you hear, good Hip Hop is very much alive and well. DC producer L'Orange made this joint with Jeremiah Jae and Homeboy Sandman for his 2015 "The Night They Took Us In Like Family" LP. He's about to drop his third album "The Ordinary Man", featuring many of my favorite working MCs, including Oddisee, Blu, and Elzhi. It's even rumored to have a Del The Funky Homosapien cut. Say word. PEEP IT.
Wild Thang (blend) – A straight blend of Jimmy Spicer's "Money (Dolla Bill Y'all)" and the 1988 one-off "Wild Thang" by 2 Much, otherwise known as Leshaun. She later got signed to Tommy Boy under her own name, but didn't have much luck. She was down with the Flavor Unit, and the influence of Latifah is pretty evident. She ended up suing LL Cool J for his 1996 version, which went to #9 on the US charts. Rumor is she cashed in on that, big time. Good for her.
The Freaks Come Out At Night – This is really just the vocoder chant breakdown from the middle of the Whodini song, which I've always loved for some reason. Maybe cuz it sounds like Zapp and reminds me of Brian Terrizi's 1984 gun-metal grey VW Scirocco.
You Know I Got Soul – What can you say about this joint? A timeless, flawless, straight up classic. Eric B & Rakim always made some pretty good B-side dubs too, which I let run for a bit on this mix. The quality of their dubs was due to the fact that they were mixed by legendary Disco producer Patrick Adams, who is responsible for dozens of classic jams, including Inner Life's "Caught Up In A One Night Love Affair", Cloud One's "Atmosphere Strut", Phreek's "Weekend", and Skipworth & Turner's "Thinking About Your Love". Dude is a bauce.
Live Convention 82 (snippet) – I made this mix 2 days before I left for a Labor Day weekend in Puerto Rico (escaping just 12 hours before the hurricane, thank god), so I mixed in a snippet of Grand Wizard Theodore live at The T-Connection in the Bronx – to remind folks whence the PR sample came (It's Master Rob from the Fantastic Five). If you are a student of Hip Hop history, you need this in your life. This record is so rare, I have never actually seen one in person.
Hours Go By – Fast forwarding to 2017, RKLS released this just this past June. RKLS are Kid Fonque from South Africa and D-Malice from the UK. The vocalist is Sio, another Jo-Burg South African native who's been working with a wide variety of musicians and producers since about 2013. Peep her Soundcloud for her latest tunes.
Rules – UK Jazz OG Courtney Pine teamed up with another favorite of mine, Omar, to release this track in August of 2017. I was first introduced to Courtney through his work with Soul II Soul. Listening to the melody, you can't help but notice the reference to Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay". Tribe Called Quest later sampled the Jack Wilkin's version, which to their credit, is indeed a bit more stripped down and funky.
Thanks for listening. As always, please share these mixes with anyone who might dig them. Music is life.


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2006 New Orleans Underground Film Festival: Oct. 18
I can't tell if this is the first year for NOUFF, but it seems like it and I don't really have all that much information about it. So, I'll just reprint their general announcement:
The New Orleans filmmakers group, Shutter, and Blackhole Studios present "The New Orleans Underground Film Festival." Our local alternative to the New Orleans film Fest. Featuring films by David White, Jason Vowell, Todd Voltz, Kevin Barraco, and more. Also screening music videos for local bands.
Hosted By: Shutter
When: Wednesday Oct 18, 2006
at 9:00 PM
Where: The Howlin' Wolf
907 S. Peters St. New Orleans
Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with those filmmakers, but since this is a one-night affair, I'm assuming it's going to be all short films. If I get an official lineup, I'll post that up in the coming days.
For filmmakers: If you follow this link to the New Orleans Shutter film newspaper, you'll find a contact number about getting possibly screened. I'm not sure what the criteria is, but if you're finding about this here for the first time, tell 'em the Underground Film Journal sent ya!


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Sunnyvale (CA) - AMD claims that it will be first to market with a 64-bit server virtualization platform. The company however does not develop its own virtualization technology, but will port the open-source package Xen to its AMD64 technology.
Intel has been talking for quite a while now about its upcoming "Vanderpool" virtualization solution. AMD has long been quiet about its efforts in this space, but apparently will offer a similar technology, code-named Pacifica, before July of this year.
While Intel develops its own technology, AMD will port Xen, witch is considered to be the leading open-source virtualization package, to its Opteron server platform. The company believes XenSource will provide an "enterprise-class" server virtualization software technology that more broadly enables open-source virtualization development and deployment. AMD64 technology-enabled Xen will be designed to allow users to benefit from server virtualization in a secure and flexible environment without having to sacrifice performance or functionality, AMD said Tuesday.
According to the company, Pacifica will deliver "IT resource utilization advantages through server consolidation, legacy migration and increased security." The technology will be available for single-core and dual-core Opteron processors.
As Intel, AMD did not release any details about the virtualization platform, which makes it virtually impossible to compare both approaches. Intel so far said Vanderpool will ship sometime in 2005 for Itanium-based servers and will become available in 2006 for mobile platforms and Xeon-based servers and workstations.
Analysts such as Nathan Brookwood from Insight64 are careful to predict any advantages of a proprietary Vanderpool technology over an existing solution such as Xen - or vice versa. However, Brookwood said AMD may have been working on 64-bit virtualization for quite some time and is likely to have a competitive solution at hand: "After all, they had their 64-bit processors two years earlier out than Intel."


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Masks, Maidens, and More
An exhibition of art gourds opens at the Tombaugh Gallery on Sunday, December 3.
The Tombaugh Gallery, presents Masks, Maidens and More, a multi-artist show, highlighting the work of four highly skilled New Mexico gourd artists: Joanna Bradley, Sylvia Hendrickson, Karen Phillips, and Kathe Stark. The exhibit opens on Sunday, December 3 with an artist reception from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. The artists will demonstrate the art of this ancient craft at 11:45. A diverse range of items will be available for sale during the show, including functional, spiritual and whimsical objects in varying price ranges. It will be an ideal time to purchase ornaments as well as a one-of-a-kind gift for that special someone in your life.


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Well, the tart cherries from Door County, Wisconsin are in and as is my customary summer move, I've grabbed up my fair share. Just another reason that this warm weather season takes top honors in this house. There's nothing like a homemade classic, tart cherry pie fresh from the oven with a cold scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. The tartness of the cherries, sweetened with just a touch of sugar and cinnamon, combined with the tender, flaky, buttery, sugar-sprinkled crust, to give it that perfect sweet subtle crunch as it's going down…. Oh yes, one thing I know…. Summer = Cherry Pie! Don't even think about letting summer pass without making this. It happens to be the best "classic" cherry pie I've ever had.
Cherry Pie
Gourmet | July 2007
Too tart to eat raw, sour cherries were born to be baked into a pie — this all-American version gets added sophistication from a gorgeously flaky crust and a filling, enhanced with an unexpected hint of cinnamon, that is not overly sweet.
Yield: Makes 1 (9-inch) pie
Active Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 8 hours
For pastry:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening (preferably trans-fat-free)
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 to 7 tablespoons ice water (usually only takes about 4 to 5 at my house)
1 tablespoon sugar
For filling:
3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
1 vanilla bean or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
6 cups fresh or frozen (not thawed) pitted sour cherries (2 pound)
Whole milk for brushing
Special equipment: an electric coffee/spice grinder; a pastry or bench scraper
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream ( oh yes! )
Make dough:
Blend together flour, butter, shortening, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps. Drizzle 5 tablespoons ice water evenly over mixture and gently stir with a fork (or pulse) until incorporated.
Squeeze a small handful of dough: If it doesn't hold together, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until incorporated. Do not overwork, or pastry will be tough.
Turn dough out onto a work surface and divide into 8 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather all dough together with pastry scraper. Divide dough with one half slightly larger, then form each piece into a ball and flatten each into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
Make filling and bake pie:
Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle and put a large baking sheet on rack.
Finely grind tapioca in grinder.
Split vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into a large bowl with a small knife. (If using extract, add with fruit.) Whisk in ground tapioca, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, and sugar, then add cherries and toss well. Let stand 30 minutes.
Roll out larger piece of dough (keep remaining piece chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim any excess dough to leave a 1/2-inch overhang. Chill shell while rolling out top crust.
Roll out remaining dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 12-inch round.
Toss cherries well again, then add to shell and cover with top crust. Press edges of crust together, then trim, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold overhang underneath, then crimp decoratively and brush top crust with milk. Cut out 5 (1- by 1/2-inch) teardrop-shaped steam vents 1 inch from center and sprinkle with sugar (1 tablespoon).
Bake pie on preheated baking sheet 30 minutes, then cover edge with a pie shield or foil and reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Continue to bake until crust is deep golden and filling is bubbling in center, 50 minutes to 1 hour more. Transfer pie to a rack to cool completely, 3 to 4 hours.


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Unselfish WR Corps 'All About Winning' | DenverBroncos.com
The Broncos wide receivers aren't concerned with personal statistics -- they're all about getting to the last game of the season and winning it.
Competition in Practice Brings out the Best | DenverBroncos.com
With Pro Bowlers on both sides of the ball, competition in Broncos practices is making everybody better.
Denver Broncos News and Blogs
Gase Comfortable as OC | DenverBroncos.com
Offensive coordinator Adam Gase says experience from last year and the staff in place this year have helped his transition from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator.
Remembering Mike Heimerdinger | First-and-Orange — The Denver Post
Former Broncos assistant coach Mike Heimerdinger — always Dinger to those who knew him — routinely reminded me I lacked civility in that my last full round of golf was in, yes, 1996.
Broncos are really good, but how good after the regular season? - Denver Post
Even the most cynical of skeptics has to admit the Broncos are loaded in 2013. They had the NFL's second-best offense last year, as ranked by points, and added a terrific right guard in Louis Vasquez, the league's unquestioned best slot receiver in Wes Welker and a potential workhorse running back in Montee Ball.
Abraham gave Broncos sticker shock — and Denver wasn't alone - Denver Post
John Abraham simply wants much more money than the Broncos want to pay him. And while anyone who's watched the Broncos through the years should know to never say never, it's safe to say the Broncos moved on.
Denver Bronco Legends: Tyrone Braxton aka "Chicken" | Bronco Planet
Everyone enjoys cheering for an Underdog or Longshot. Overcoming long odds through hard work and focus is something the average Joe can identify with. When someone overachieves and overcomes adversity, we see that anything is possible if we try hard enough and don't surrender to our dreams.
Peyton Manning is true a man of letters, the handwritten kind - latimes.com
Peyton Manning has had dozens of signature moments in his football career that the outside world didn't witness.
Reports: Cullen Finnerty passes away | ProFootballTalk
Cullen Finnerty, a quarterback who had stints with the Ravens and Broncos, has been found dead after going missing on Sunday while fishing in Michigan, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday night.
Bronco players, coaches, personnel holding 9-hole golf outing today | First-and-Orange
Today, at a golf course near the team's headquarters, more than 100 Bronco players, coaches and personnel will participate in a 9-hole golf outing.
Charles Woodson: Denver Broncos didn't make good enough offer - NFL Videos
Oakland Raiders safety Charles Woodson joins "NFL Total Access" to talk about his return to The Black Hole and why he didn't sign with the Denver Broncos.
Shaun Phillips feliz por ter assindo com o Broncos " BroncosBrasil.com
Após a partida do pass rusher Elvis Dumervil, o Denver Broncos abriu uma grande necessidade no time para realizar a função. Um time que almeja o Super Bowl em 2013 não poderia se dar ao luxo de não contratar um grande nome para o lugar do antigo jogador.
Elvis Dumervil Lists Colorado Home for $2.7 Million : News : Realty Today
The Baltimore Ravens linebacker, Elvis Dumervil has reportedly listed his plush home in Castle Rock, Colorado for $2.7 million.
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Uffsides: Behind the scenes with the NFL's new rookies - SBNation.com
Dan Rubenstein spent three days in Los Angeles interviewing every NFL rookie who plays an offensive skill position, and he joins Uffsides to share the inside stories: Who's going to make an impact?
Which NFC teams could go from worst to first in 2013? - SBNation.com
Just because a team was terrible in 2012, doesn't mean it won't have a chance to contend in 2013. We take a look at the division cellar dwellers from the NFC last season and break down their chances next season.
Adrian Peterson tops NFL's most indispensable offensive players - NFL.com
There are certain NFL players whom teams simply cannot live without. Adam Schein identifies nine such studs on the offensive side of the ball, including Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
DeMarco Murray: I'll play in all 16 Cowboys games - NFL.com
DeMarco Murray can look like a star when he's healthy. Unfortunately for the Dallas Cowboys, staying on the field has been a problem for the running back, but he has a plan.
D.J. Hayden in hospital, likely out until Raiders camp - NFL.com
Oakland Raiders first-round draft pick D.J. Hayden has been hospitalized with an abdominal injury. There is some good news, though, as it doesn't appear to be related to Hayden's previous heart condition.
Anquan Boldin emerges as 49ers' go-to guy in practice - NFL.com
The San Francisco 49ers will have to lean heavily on Anquan Boldin following Michael Crabtree's Achilles tendon surgery. How quickly is the veteran picking up the 49ers' offense?
Dez Bryant: Michael Jordan told me to avoid trouble - NFL.com
Dez Bryant met Michael Jordan at the NBA legend's birthday party in February. Their conversation was brief, but what Jordan said stuck with the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver.
Are the Falcons the team to beat in the NFC? | National Football Post
The 49ers and Seahawks engaged in an offseason arms race, loading up two already stacked rosters with free agents and draft picks.
The Norv Turner effect | National Football Post
Ten seasons have passed since the Cleveland Browns last made an appearance in the postseason. During that time, the once-proud franchise has gone 52-108 (.325) during the regular season with just one winning campaign (10-6 in 2007). Needless to say, the city is ready for a new era in Browns football.
Ducks New Coach Mark Helfrich Responds To Shocking Scandal | GridironGrit.com
New Oregon Ducks football head coach Mark Helfrich thought he was getting a pretty sweet deal when he took over with a beyond-potent rushing attack, much-improved defense and a playmaking quarterback that was just a sophomore.
If teams have interest in JaMarcus Russell, they're hiding it | ProFootballTalk
JaMarcus Russell, the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft, wants to return to the NFL. So far, no teams have publicly proclaimed any interest.
Members of Congress to Snyder: The R-word is like the N-word | ProFootballTalk
Several members of Congress have sent a letter to Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, telling him that when he promises never to change the name of his team, he's promising to keep using a racial slur. (smh...)


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Fall Decorative Plate Wall Hanger
It's the time of year to finish raking outside and get ready for the fall indoors. No one enjoys being stuck inside, but a nicely decorated home can help make your stay a bit nicer. It's easy to decorate tables with festive vases, candles, and other items, but it can be challenging decorating your walls. Most people think of pictures when they decide to hang something on the wall; however with the Display Buddie, you are not limited to only pictures and it is an excellent decorative plate wall hanger. Hanging decorative plates on your walls is a great way to help get your home ready for fall.
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Final Fantasy 15 Release Date Announcement Will Happen in March
The decade long wait for Final Fantasy 15 will soon be finished as the game will soon have a release date. Final Fantasy 15's development started at around 2006 and was announced formally under the said title in 2012.
The announcement of Final Fantasy 15's release date will be held on March 30th in an event called Uncovered: Final Fantasy 15. You can expect to get announcements for the game's final details, items and options as well as exciting surprises during the event. Lucky U.S. Residents can watch this event live as tickets can be reserved on the official Final Fantasy Uncovered Site.
Uncovered: Final Fantasy will be held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, but those who cannot be there in the flesh can still watch it, as it will be streamed online via Square Enix's Youtube and Twitch channels. Catch this on March 30, 2016 at 7 PM Pacific Standard Time.
The event will be hosted by Tim Gettys and Greg Miller, the guys from Kinda Funny.
Final Fantasy 15 has been confirmed to be launched for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Square Enix has not announced whether the game will also be released for the PC.
Final Fantasy 15 Confirmed to Be Released This Year
A decade of waiting will finally be coming to its end. Final Fantasy 15, the 15th installment in the Final Fantasy series, has finally been confirmed to be released within this year, according to a New Year greeting posted by the game's director, Hajime Tabata.


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To everyone who thought that Saints Row had reached the pinnacle of sheer what-the-fookery. Y'all clearly have no imagination. I present to you "I'm going to shoot the devil in the face". Yep, that's right folks, Gat is back (again) and he's going to hell. No, literally, as in, THE Hell, from the bible and shit. See, the boss of the Saints has been kidnapped by Beelzebub to, it seems, Marry his daughter. 'Cause who else would be good enough after all? So Jonny, and Kinzie (heart) are going along to rescue him in a standalone spin-off from Saints Row IV. But wait, I hear you cry, isn't it going to be a little more difficult than that? I mean, it's the devil? But no, Gat's already thought about this. He said "in the face."
The console peoples are also getting something called Saints Row IV: Re-elected for the newer consoles, so, yay for them? That's nice and all, but the real star here, as always, is Gat. I mean, come on! Who doesn't want to be Jonny Gat? Well, come January 27th(US) or January 30th(everywhere else) you, literally, can be the world's most gatass mother-fu...
I have no idea where the 'not' came from. Pretend that isn't there, and that's what I actually meant