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My entitled prick aspect is making me go "WHAT?"
My rational thinking aspect is saying "well, fair enough I am buying their game and playing on the servers they rent from Microsoft.
Just wish it was someone other than the draconian people at WBIE that were implementing it and then I'd be able to fully get behind it.
Aww :( i intended to buy this cheap after the price droped! Oh well i guess i now have an excuse to get it at launch!
I could get behind it if they knocked down the price by half. 5 dollars seems way more reasonable then 10.
God feels like in the future we won't even own games anymore and they'll still cost the same amount.
800 is a bit much, no? But still, it's good that the company actually gets some money out of used games. It's not fair to the developers that these retailers are buying back games and giving them at almost retail price again, but not giving any money back to the developers.
Anyway, waiting is another option. People can just wait a few more months and buy the game new, but at a lower price.
Giving up what again? Games are not a right nor a necessity, its a luxury..
GS, as well as other retailers, also, supposedly, forces them dem publishers to sell digital copies for the same price as retail.
I always by new. If I'm going to get a game, I want the full consumer experience with all the perks.
Take a friend of mine, a long while back, I bought Advanced Wars: Days of Ruin for my DS, and he borrowed it for a bit and then wanted to get his own copy. A few weeks ago, he showed me that he now has a copy of the game, but he bought it used from GameStop and it didn't come with a game-case or a manual.
I look at it as, he may have saved money, but he lost around 20% of the product. With DS games, a game-case is key because those game-chips are so small.
New is really the only way to go if you want a sure thing, full experience and usage.
On a side note, I'm disappointed in Nintendo on the change they have made to the DS cases. The early DS cases had a little slot/holder just above the DS chip holder, that was a place that I could put my old Gameboy Advanced games. When I opened up my Pokemon White, the game-case was missing this useful aspect. Of course Advanced games are old, but they never had cases, and people are still buying old Advanced games to use in their DS's.
Excluding gamers from multiplayer who want/need to save more money is not the way to fight used game sales.
Are you sure you meant Arkham Asylum?
The problem is not everybody wants things to go all digital, and I am not talking about the retailers.
I only buy digital copies if the publisher only makes digital copies, and I'm not happy when I have to buy digitally.
I want a game case and disc. I want something physical that I have a control over. If something awful happens to my 360, I don't have to worry about the games that I have physical copies of. Barring a fire, nothing will happen to them.
My friend's 360 finally red-ringed a few months ago, everything would have been fine and easy if he hadn't had a tone of digital downloads on his hard drive.
When you transfer memory from on 360 hard drive to another, you lose the licenses that allow you to use that content. In order to use that content again, you have to have a connection that will support both a 360 and a computer, and then sign into your account on the 360 and do the same on the 360 website, then it will confirm those licenses, and then you have to re-download all of that content.
If they sold DLC by means of an expansion disc that I used to load the game onto my drive instead of a digital copy over the internet, than I would buy disc instead of the digital. The few extra bucks would be worth not having to go through the hassle that my friend did.
Edit: Like the Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition, that contains Origins, Awakening, and all the DLC. With the disc, all I have to do is put in the disc and re-download. No hassle to prove that I own the stuff the disc is allowing me to download.
This is truth. Those of you who are saying O well the Dev's should get more money! Well too bad you don't understand how the system works because you never bothered to do your homework.
In general this is a bad thing since game are already slightly overpriced in general. EA does Nothing but spread BAD Influence! Video games have been losing quality for years just to try to make more money off them. (hench make them cheaper for greater profit margin)
While what you say is true, there's a reason that there are consumer protection laws (and America has a section of copyright law that prevents companies from pressing charges or punishing people for the resale of games, movies, and music). EA, and now Warner Bros. I guess, are attempting to subvert those laws to the detriment of people making legal purchases. This is not a good thing, no matter how you try to spin it (and the developers aren't getting money off of this, either, it's all publisher), so it doesn't make any sense to side with the companies. Withholding 'built-in' features of any product just because someone buys it used is mere exploitation.
To put it another way: if you bought a movie used, and tried to play it, only to discover that you can only watch half the movie, and have to cough up additional money in order to watch the rest, would that seem fair to you? Or would it seem like some Hollywood accountant is trying to sucker you for more blow money?
Someone beat me to it, but whatever :P
Ok, I know that the developers want to make money for the games they sell. Be a losing business if they didn't make that money. (agreed point here)
Gamestop selling used games gives the devs no money at all. Of course it doesn't, Its a used game, which brings me to my next point and my disagreement.)
The game was already bought BRAND MOTHERFUCKING SPANKING NEW once!!!!!
Gamestop sells it cheaper and keeps all net profit from that used game sale.
The only negative way it affects the developer, is that the person who decides to buy the game, will have a choice of buying new or used.
The customer says fuck it, and buys it used, therefore saving $10 or so, and (this is how it hurts the devs) preventing a brand new copy of the game being sold.
So the developer decides to charge $10 so that used copy can play online. So I guess they figure that if they can make at least $10 from each used copy, they'll come out ahead....after six people buy used copies and decide they want online mode.
Ugh, rant over, this ladies and gentlemen is MY opinion. Agree or disagree, its all a matter of opinion.
I agree with Roku, I know project 10 dollar gives devs extra money but locking out an whole online system is a bit too far. How about a character or a stage but not a good chunk of the game.
Right, people seem to forget that developers were already paid in the form of salary and receive little when it comes to royalties overall. Publishers receive most of that profit gained through online passes. The games industry isn't much different then the music industry anymore, the creativity makes nothing while the suits make most of the winning.
I think it's best handled like Bad Company 2, more maps for new game purchasers.
Aaaand, now I'm not buying Arkham city, which i was thinking about buying new, since the first was so great. Congratulations Warner Brothers.
Isn't Arkham City single player only? I could have sworn I heard there was no online component other than leaderboards. If that's the case then what's to lock behind online pass? I feel this speculation has flaws.
I remember having a debate and making a thread comparing video game rentals to piracy, because the devloper doesn't see a penny from the transaction.
Now the simlarity I'm going to pair the two with (piracy and used game sales, or better yet rentals and used game sales, because people on here don't like the "P" word) is that some people just don't think certain games are worth the full price of admission, and it's their choice to make as consumers.
Doesn't this already happen?
I believe UFC 2010 does that. It requires an online activation pass, like a serial key or something. It came with the game when you buy it brand new so you don't have to pay anything extra to play online, if you bought it new.
But if you used the online pass and decided to resell the game, the person who buys it used will be the one that has to buy himself an online pass.
from what I read you get a free one if you buy a new copy and have to pay the $10 for the extra content if you buy used that way companies still make some money from the used game sales and I see nothing wrong with it
This is why this sucks: after a game has come out and depreciated in value, the publisher is trying to pass the loss in revenue to the consumer. This only happens with digital media because it is so easy to charge someone for use. This would never happen in any other medium. You want to buy a used chair at salvation army? Ok, but you also have to pay IKEA a fee for that fourth leg, buddy.
A return of the whole "Project $10."
I don't see these $10 activations as the most evil thing in the world, but simply put I don't want to pay them. I don't want to play politics and I don't really care about EA's or whoever-publishes-Mortal-Kombat's profit margins: what I see is me having to pay more for used games, which I buy to get cheaply at the cost of disk quality and freebies in the box.
There's also the fact that this $10 reminds me that I don't actually own the game; I only purchase the right to play it. If I buy anything else from anyone else it's a deal between us, even other digital media like a film or music CD I can buy off the other person directly. But games, nope, not games. I disagree with that, and there's really only one way I as a single consumer can show that to the big companies: any letters or emails will get lost in the system; but I can quite simply not buy their product, giving my money to a company whos practises I do agree with.
Yeah, why would the developer want and deserve to see any money from used game sales, right? Blame Gamestop, buy it from somewhere else.
I much prefer EA's online pass mixed with Day One DLC policy to JUST an online pass.
I mean, I'm not getting MK because it's a shitty series, but Batman doesn't worry me, as it's Square, who hasn't tried shit like this yet.
If games stop being rushed incomplete projects barely 4 - 6 hours long and were worth keeping maybe people would be more willing to buy and not resell. This also affects people who rent games btw, be it from Rental stores or services like Gamefly (which has saved me a lot of money on failures that looked interesting).
The publishers are just being greedy bastards,corporate business as usual, so buck up me Hardies.
I'm not sure if I understand. I have to pay the usual 60€ for the game plus 10€ to unlock multiplayer? Or is the 10€ unlock just for the people who buy it second hand? Does the 60€ include multiplayer?
If my buddy sells me a used game for $40, he can no longer play it online, as he lost the online portion in the transaction along with the rest of the game. However, if I need to buy an online pass, then I didn't receive the online portion. Effectively, part of the game simply disappeared in the process of a used game sale. Or, more accurately, the publisher basically stole it back to resell it.
As I see it, it's highly dishonest and greedy to demand extra money if the game's already been paid for. They have already received their money for a single copy of the game; it's not like a used sale creates a second copy of the product. They have no right to demand payment for something that has already been paid for.
Imagine, as an example, if every television were uniquely identified in a way that every set top device could recognize. Imagine further that you have a DVD player and a movie. You decide to resell the movie because it was Disaster Movie, you regret purchasing it in the first place, and are hoping to cut your losses. Should the person who buys it after you be barred from watching the special features since he didn't buy new? Does the fact that the studio isn't seeing ADDITIONAL profits from an ALREADY-SOLD unit mean that he is not entitled to everything that normally comes with it?
What about physical products? If someone resells a bookcase, does Ikea have the right to take the shelves back and demand payment so that the customer can have what they already purchased? Ignoring the fact that such a scheme would obviously be unfeasible to implement and impossible to enforce, it would also be a slap in the face of consumers' rights, and in most places considered illegal.
If a person sells a game and the buyer doesn't receive all of it because it's used, the publisher or manufacturer is STEALING. THIS IS THEFT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. The entire game has already been paid for, and there are no additional copies in circulation as a result of this sale, so the publisher has no right to demand extra revenue from it.
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I dont like it if for anything for the fact me and my friend like to go over to each others houses and play our games together and having to pay $10.00 to do that is sort of ridiculous. They are limiting playability and I will not buy this game or any like it because I do not like where this trend is going.
thats the thing though ten dollars, is alot less than ten pounds, and 800 points cost ten pounds in Great britain
I feel this is just another cash-grab that will soon become the norm if this takes hold. Keep in mind the trend in gaming used to be that you would purchase a game for its full retail price and get THE FULL GAME.
Now you get whatever the developers managed to finish and test before the company big-wigs said "enough, ship it out" regardless of the stage it was at. You can release the biggest crapfest imaginable, as long as you made a trailer for the game showing an awesome cutscene without any actual gameplay.
I bought Mass Effect 2 second hand at about 35 euros. Would I pay 10 more? Yeah, for ME2. Depends wholly on the game. MK and Batman are also 2 games I wouldn't mind paying an extra 10. Besides, it would still be a minus 15 to 20 euros from every game, so...
I just think it's too bad that they always do this by ripping off the consumer rather than the establishment that's causing their loss of revenue. Do you really think this is going to stop gamestop from selling the used copy for $57.99? Of course not. This will just lead to the consumers getting ripped off.
It's too bad because this looked like a game I would've bought new but this news inspires me to buy it used purely to make a statement. I wouldn't be playing this online anyway. Games like MK are meant to be played on the couch with friends. I'm not going to get so good at this game that I can go up against some 12 year old Korean kid who's been playing it 8 hrs a day since launch.
They can take their online and shove it.
You know what would be a hoot? the publishers charging retailers $10 for every used copy of their intellectual property and give the consumers everything inside the box. :O
must be a really silly concept to make royalties off someone else who is selling your IP for profit.
Great, the publishers want to be greedy so the consumer is the one to get shat on... AGAIN.
Why can't this "pre-owned is destroying games" bullshit just go away? Where do you think we'd be without pre-owned game sales? Fucking nowhere because I wouldn't be able to find 80% of the games I want. What happens when they stop producing copies of the game or you want to find something from a previous gen? Exactly.
Maybe you should start looking at why so many pre-owned copies are on the shelf within days after launch, instead of screwing everybody even more.
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Jesse Johnson isn't considered a top-tier funk/rock talent, though he belongs in their company. More to the point, he's been in their company: he was part of the Minneapolis axis that brought us Prince and the Time in the mid-eighties, and later on, as a solo artist, he collaborated memorably with Sly Stone on "Crazay."
Johnson has been silent as a recording artist for more than a decade, which is why it's surprising that there's not more fanfare surrounding the release of "Verbal Penetration," a double-disc album that, over the course of its twenty-nine songs, ranges from Prince-like funk ("100 Watts of Funky") to Curtis Mayfield-like soul ("U & I R We R Us") to sophisticated instrumentals full of the guitar prowess that earned Johnson his reputation in the first place. The most noteworthy thing about the album is that it's excellent—or, rather, that it has a defined mission and focussed execution of that mission. The second half softens into some astrological and philosophical meditations, but even then, it's on par with ambitious if flawed Prince records like "The Rainbow Children": songs like "Slave to R Freedom" reasons through race relations with an unexpected lucidity. It's a big album, almost two hours long, and hard to absorb all at once, but it's certainly a major moment in Johnson's body of work, and it would be a shame if it were entirely overlooked.
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Maryland players had visited DeSouza at a local hospital during the past few weeks, but DeSouza met the entire team at the team house before the Terrapins left campus for their Nov. 13 game at Virginia.
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Can't wait for the Post to catch up. Here is my post-FSU-game rant. Twice we had the opportunity for the breakthrough game. Twice we did not capitalize. Wrangling over the bowl games is irrelevant tonight. We won't be in the BCS. I have a f-ing right to be disappointed and I am.
For Starters, I don't mind the "Black Out" concept, but it does not work and the names of the players should be on the jerseys. I'm sure someone noted the irony of a team wearing "honor", "Integrity" and "commitment" got BEAT by a MFer wearing "Moody." Do "Scott" "Logan" or "Smith' offend anybody? WTF? WHO IS THE IDIOT WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS COOL AND HOW MANY IDIOTS BOUGHT OFF ON THAT CRAP?
Second thing that p*ssed me off was that NOW WE BURN Garcia's redshirt. That shoulda been burnt at the beginning of the season. We've been thin at o-line all year and an injury from playing him. So NOW WE play him cold in the biggest game in 2 years when we coulda had a deeper o-line all year. IT GETTING burnt was inevitable. We really were that thin at o-line.
I am disappointed about the game, but would rather lose with O'Brien than otherwise. Do not regret the Fridge re-signing (unless the stupidity on the uniforms was HIS idea...he better say it was a surprise on him or might change my mind on this specific point); coaching did not lose the game. The specifics of the loss aren't even worth rehashing - not that it was closer than the final score indicates, we were in until the end, we were robbed on interception that wasn't - all irrelevant. We lost. It sucks. It hurts. And the feeling is too f-ing familiar.
Yeah, I know we will be back (next year or soon thereafter) in this position again - meaningful game with the division on the line in the next couple of years. I hope we don't lose that next one too.
Woulda complained about Garcia's redshirt and the moronic names on the uniforms regardless. And it if was pointing to a higher purpose it failed. Otherwise I thought the uniforms looked fine.
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Today in Barcelona, Qualcomm officially debuted the company's next-generation Snapdragon processor. Coming in either single, dual- or quad-core models, the new chipset is able to clock in at a whopping 2.5Ghz. However, the significant improvement in speed won't mean that the CPU drains more power, as Qualcomm has announced that the new chipset will require 65% less power. There will be 3D support, GPS and NFC support, as well as LTE connectivity support. The new chipset will also offer advanced graphics with the integrated Adreno GPU. The new CPU will also support all of the major operating systems.
As much as I want to say that these new chips will find their way into phones tomorrow, that's not going to happen. While we're seeing more dual-core phones coming to the market, it probably won't be until the end of 2011 that we start seeing the fruits of Qualcomm's labors here. But, it's exciting to see how fast our phones are going to be in the near future. Anyone want to make a guess which manufacturer will be the first to bring a quad-core phone to market? The full press release is below for your viewing pleasure.
BARCELONA, SPAIN – February 14, 2011 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family. The new processor micro-architecture, code-named Krait, in the next-generation Snapdragon will redefine performance for the industry, offering speeds of up to 2.5GHz per core and delivering 150 percent higher overall performance, as well as 65 percent lower power than currently available ARM-based CPU cores. These chipsets will be available in single-, dual- and quad-core versions and include a new Adreno® GPU series with up to four 3D cores, and integrated multi-mode LTE modem.
The latest family of Snapdragon chipsets will include the single-core MSM8930™, the dual-core MSM8960™ and the quad-core APQ8064™. All chipsets in the family will integrate a quad-combo of connectivity solutions — WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and FM — and include support for near field communication (NFC), as well as stereoscopic 3D (S3D) video and photo capture and playback. Support for every major operating system, across all tiers of products, comes standard on all Snapdragon chipsets.
The software compatible chipset family will share the same 28nm technology and new, purpose-built CPUs and GPUs for the best mobile performance at the lowest power consumption. The latest Adreno GPUs will also be included in the family, allowing developers to continue to utilize high-performance Adreno graphics capabilities to drive spectacular gaming and user experiences across all device tiers. The Adreno GPU has the largest mobile graphics ecosystems with hundreds of games for Android, Windows Phone 7 Xbox gaming, and PlayStation Certified gaming.
At the high end, the Adreno 320 quad-core GPU will deliver up to 15 times the performance of the original Adreno to drive the latest games and S3D video on larger-screen devices. Adreno 320 delivers similar graphics performance to today's latest game consoles, but for mobile devices. In addition, the chipset family will support 3D and S3D games, capture and playback of S3D photos and videos, and output in full HD to a 1080P flat panel display over HDMI.
"Just as the original Snapdragon revolutionized smartphones with the first 1GHz processor, these new generations of Snapdragon will revolutionize the next wave of mobile entertainment and computing," said Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president and group president for Qualcomm. "We believe we have an incredible lineup of chips and software, representing a single platform that OEMs can utilize to create new devices ranging from mass market smartphones with integrated LTE, to tablets, to next generation computing and entertainment devices."
The single-core MSM8930 is the world's first single-chip solution with an integrated LTE modem designed to take LTE to mass market smartphones. It will include the new Adreno 305 GPU which delivers more than six times the performance of the original Adreno.
The dual-core MSM8960 is the world's first dual-core solution with an integrated multi-mode 3G/LTE modem and was designed to meet the requirements of multi-tasking smartphones and tablets. It will include dual asynchronous CPU cores which can be independently controlled for maximum efficiency. The MSM8960 will also support dual-channel LP DDR memory and will feature the Adreno 225 GPU which delivers eight times the performance of the original Adreno.
The quad-core APQ8064 will be designed to meet the performance requirements of the next generation of computing and entertainment devices while minimizing power consumption. As with the Snapdragon dual-core, the APQ8064 will include four asynchronous CPU cores which can be independently controlled for maximum efficiency. The Adreno 320 quad-core GPU debuts in the APQ8064 processor where it enables console-quality gaming and renders rich user interfaces.
The APQ8064 will also include a variety of features that make it a compelling processing solution for use in mobile entertainment and computing devices, including support for both PC and LP DDR memory, serial and PCIe interfaces, and multiple USB ports. The APQ8064 will also seamlessly integrate with Qualcomm 3G and LTE MDM™ modems and modules, giving OEMs a flexible and cost-efficient platform that can meet all of their design configuration needs and help reduce time to market.
Samples of the MSM8960 are anticipated to be available in Q2 2011 and samples of the MSM8930 and APQ8064 are anticipated to be available in early 2012.
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Elements and Principles of Design Course
Oh dear, so much for my resolution to blog more regularly. Never mind, I will go for quality not quantity. I have been excitedly looking forward to starting my on line design course, and it began this past weekend – Liz took pity on us all gagging to get going and posted the class notes early.
The first unit looks at lines and shapes (elements) and balance (principle). If you had asked me last week what is more interesting, lines or shapes, I would have immediately said shapes – well of course!! But having taken some time to create different lines, to look for lines in the landscape – both natural and man-made – and thinking about lines – what we use them for, what meaning do they convey etc. I have decided that lines are pretty interesting all on their own.
Liz kicked off by repeating an observation she had heard that line is the least used element by art quilters. I am still thinking about that. Although I immediately thought of an exception – Dianne Firth, Canberra-based quilter who is a master of using line in landscape abstractions.
We started off doing the sort of different line studies that I am sure you are familiar with if you have any books on design – these were done quickly, using Photoshop and my graphics tablet – feel more comfortable with that than a pen or pencil, besides which I didn't have a chisel pointed marker, which we were supposed to use.
Then I followed Liz's advice to pay attention to the world around me and took my digital camera on my lunchtime walks and found an amazing array of 'lines'. That made me start to think about lines. I started thinking of so many different types of lines and uses of line imagery in our speech that I did a mind map: click to enlarge. I was surprised to find how many types of lines there are in our world – literal and figurative.
There are real lines – telephone lines, pipelines, railway lines, production lines, power lines, even fishing lines and clothes lines – that serve a useful purpose and make our lives easier. Then there are the 'imaginary' lines that help us make sense of the world. Lines are fundamental to the way we perceive our world – think of the horizon line.
Our days are ruled by lines – deadlines, timelines, guidelines.
We use them to delineate space – to point out where we may go and keep us on track
Things lined up look orderly. 'Stepping out of line' denotes rebellion, dissent, lack of co-operation – although visually, one element slightly out of line with the others looks much more interesting.
My absolute favourite discovery is 'desire lines'. These are lines created in a landscape by people (or animals) walking a particular way. In the old days, these well worn track eventually developed into formal roads and routes – hence the higgledy piggeldy routes of laneways and roads in medieval towns. In the modern world, in the built environment, a desire line emerges when the landscape designer makes pathways take a certain route, but the people using the space decide otherwise. I like the notion of people 'voting with their feet' and silently rebelling against a structure being forced onto them that doesn't suit their needs. There is probably a whole series of quilts in there – formal structures overlaid with slightly haphazard, organic lines that refuse to submit to the underlying structures. I'll have to go away and make some notes and drawings in my notebook.
Yes, I have a notebook – at last. This course makes me keep one, and a good thing too.
And let's not forget nature – she creates a whole set of her own lines -usually much more organic than the regimented ones that man uses to try and impose order. I will have to find more examples of natural lines to add to my image collection – these just reflect what are in my immediate surroundings at home and work.
Greek buildings, but in quilts and textiles, I find it a big yawn. That is probably why I love scrap quilts – a barely contained riot of colour and shapes. The idea of making a whole quilt using the same block over and over and over and over again……………..hardly bears thinking about.
So asymmetry is definitely my preferred way to work. And I paid attention to radial balance,
So, that is week 1. We are on to colour next week – yippee!!
colour and design play with photoshop
I am continuing – slowly – to work my way through my Photoshop course. I am looking forward to doing Liz Berg's online design class, which starts on 21 Jan, and in preparation was going through some of the abstract design exercises in recent editions of Quilting Arts magazine. Combined with this was the spooky experience of second guessing Sharon Bs colour scheme for her Take it further challenge, and it all came together in a session playing in Photoshop.
I decided to use the colour scheme chosen by Sharon for the TIF challenge and playing with it using simple shapes in PS. You can replicate the colours from Sharon's sample exactly by typing in the number at the top left hand side of each colour into the # box in the colour picker window of PS (to open the colour picker, just click on the foreground colour square towards the bottom of the main toolbar). Then create a document with a shape for each colour and save it as your reference. When you want to do some design work, or just play around seeing the effect of using different proportions of the colours in a design, open a new document and have your original which has a sample of each colour open alongside. Use the eye dropper tool to touch the colour you want from the original and that will set the foreground colour in your colour picker to that colour. Then just play with whichever tool you want to create shapes and fill them with the desired colour/s.
Here I just used the rectangular and ellipse marquee tools to create shapes in the different colours, on a textured background. No great design principles at play here!
Next I had a go at creating unity through proximity.
In this one I wanted to create a sense of movement, with the triangular shapes falling across the page. I also played with transparency with the pale yellow overlays. You can do this by varying the opacity.
The very first image I made using the rectangular marquee tool, then hit it with a filter to distort the shapes and make them more organic – I also used a gradient filter for the background. BTW all of this can be done even if you only have Photoshop elements (I tried it on version 2, which is pretty old!). I don't know why, but I feel more comfortable doing these sort of design exercises on the computer, rather than with real fabric bits. I guess I don't feel that I am 'wasting' fabricd – and I can always hit the 'undo' button. I also don't flatter myself that any of these are great examples of design! But as I said in my New Year's Eve post, I am resolved to follow Rayna Gillman's advice to accept the crap quota – so the more I do, the better I will get.
DISCLAIMER: Warning – playing in Photoshop can be a serious timewaster – don't blame me if you don't get the laundry done and dinner is late!
Sharon Bs 2008 challenge
I am sure many of you (however many that is) follow Sharon B's blog and participated in TAST. I signed up for TAST this time last year but only lasted two weeks – I just couldn't keep up (refer to previous post about not having enough time – and whining about it!). Anyway, I decided not to actually sign up for the new one, as I didn't want to be a repeat offender (although I had every intention of checking it out regularly). So imagine my surprise when I checked out her blog (thanks to my friend Gay, who reminded me it started today) to find that this month's double barrelled challenge is to explore the idea of admiration of another – who do you admire, and why? and/or a colour challenge.
Check out my last post – aren't I amazing! While not actually having signed up for the challenge I managed to complete and post a piece on that very theme, using that very colour scheme, and all before Sharon even announced it – now, for my next trick………………….!!!


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nauticaboo wrote:We're pretty sure Desi has a a milk protein allergy. Her issues started back when she was in the NICU. Once she started taking feeds by mouth, they switched her HMF to formula (I was EP'ing) in preparation for her to go home. Well soon after, she started having watery stools, which changed to watery/mucousy stools, which changed to watery/mucousy/bloody stools. They ran all kinds of tests to make sure it wasn't a structural/bowel problem, and then they switched her to Elecare formula. We were finally able to switch to Alimentum (I was still pumping, but went completely dairy free), and didn't have any more issues.
Well recently she has been breaking out into rashes/hives/eczema, she has been constipated (this has been going on for quite some time, I just put two and two together recently), runny nose for months, and diaper rashes even if I change her the minute she poops. So we are thinking that it's probably the dairy allergy, and not just a prematurity related intolerance like we once thought. So she is back on the dairy elimination diet. They won't do allergy testing until she's two (she also has asthma, and they want to test her in the spring once the allergens appear).
nauticaboo wrote:After you took dairy out of DS1's diet, about how long did it take for his eczema to clear up, if you remember?
nauticaboo wrote:NOBODY wants to test her until she's 2. She sees a pulmonologist (who works in the allergy/immunology division), and her primary doc.
Her primary doc is not big on doing "unecessary" or painful procedures, and she was the one who told us to do the elimination diet - I guess with the thought that if it works, we can assume it's dairy without having to go through all of the testing. Her pulmonologist was the first one who saw the rash (we happened to have an appointment that day), and even though asthma, allergies, and eczema go hand-in-hand, she told me that it wasn't eczema or an alergic reaction and to see her pedi (who was the one who said right away it was eczema). In regards to her asthma issues, she said that allergy tests aren't really reliable until their second year of life because they really need 2 years of exposure to 'develop' an allergy, so we plan on doing allergy testing in April, when she turns 2 and when the seasonal pollens are out (we think her asthma issues are seasonal allergy related). So now I am going to make sure they test for food allergies too.


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Travel is not about places. It's about experiencing moments.
"Mau ke mana mas?" the Indonesian guy asked me where am I heading to in the native Indonesian language as he stopped by after seeing my waving hands.
"Ke Bandung Pak." I replied to him that I'm going to Bandung.
When I flagged him down, he thought I'm a local girl heading somewhere nearby. After listening to my way of talking, suddenly he realised that I'm not Indonesian although I look like one. From the sound, he quickly knew that I am a Malaysian.
Then he just signalled me to hope in. Yes! After close to 3 hours of waiting I finally got a ride. He talked something to me but I told him that I don't understand at all what he was saying.
"Yes! After close to 3 hours of waiting I finally got a ride."
"I just came back from office," he said in English. Ah, now it's better. We were talking in English right after that. I apologized to him for any inconvenience, and quickly told him you can drop me anywhere suitable for me to continue my journey. I told him that this is my second week in Indonesia. I am travelling alone, experiencing various food and multiple activities while in Jakarta and Bogor, including white water rafting at Citarik River nearby Gunung Halimun National Park. Now I'm done and want to spend another 4 days in Bandung. All activities are lining up for me, which I pre-booked everything from a portal.
"I am travelling alone, experiencing various food and multiple activities while in Jakarta and Bogor, including white water rafting at Citarik River nearby Gunung Halimun National Park."
"Why didn't you take the bus," he asked. "I did," I said. I was queuing to buy a ticket until I realised that my wallet is gone, stolen actually. I showed him my police report. I told him that I want to go to Bandung to meet a friend there who's going to help me settle this small problem. Since I have no wallet and no money, I have no choice but to hitch hike my way to Bandung. Luckily I'm staying with my friend and all my activities were all paid in advance.
"Thank God my friend is going to loan me up some cash." I explained.
This guy then brought me back to his house. "After dinner, I'll drive you to Bandung." His wife and 2 kids were greeting me with a smile. She was whispering something to husband, and he smiled. The dinner is served! I looked at the dining table and it was full of food. Frankly I was very surprised to see the food spread. I just met Pak Hasan about an hour ago, and now the dinner is served. I guess he must have texted his wife when driving us home and told her about me.
"I was queuing to buy a ticket until I REALIZED that my wallet is gone, stolen actually. I showed him my police report."
The food is called Nasi Padang, and it has a wide spread of accessories to be enjoyed and eaten together with the steamed rice. Those various choices of pre-cooked dishes are originated from a city called Padang, a capital of West Sumatra, Indonesia. I walloped the whole thing in my plate, as I was very hungry. While enjoying the food, they were asking me a lot of questions about Malaysia, about my travel, why travelling alone, what do I do for a living and all. The kids also were happy to see me, a stranger sitting next to them having a meal together. It was kind of funny, as the language barrier between Malaysia and Indonesia isn't that far off but still there are words that we couldn't quite understand. Ended up, the conversation was in English most of the time.
After dinner is done, Ibu Tina served us a black coffee. It was very delicious. Then, I asked for a permission to borrow their bathroom for a quick shower. After all done, then Pak Hasan signalled me again that it's time to make a move. I thanked everyone for the hospitality and grab my bags.
Three and half hours after that we reached Bandung. I asked for his favour to drop me right in front of Rumah Mode as my friend is waiting. I have nothing to offer to Pak Hasan for all his efforts, the fuel and toll as well another round of coffee we had again along the way.
"Don't worry about all those. I'm helping you sincerely," he said. After I took note of his telephone number, I hugged him like I used to hug my late dad. "Thank you Pak Hasan. I won't be forgetting you, your nice family and this help. I will stay in touch." We then split our ways.
I thought I'm just a traveller, but now I'm officially a great hitchhiker too.


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Lower Elkhorn NRD receives grant to provide cost-share on irrigation flow meters/
The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) recently received a grant from Nebraska's new Water Sustainability Fund (WSF). Nebraska's Natural Resources Commission approved nearly $11.5 million in projects, with $900,000 being awarded to the LENRD for water and soil conservation. The LENRD will provide a match of $600,000. This will allow the district to have $1.5 million available for cost-share assistance on irrigation flow meters.
At their May board meeting, the LENRD Board of Directors voted to utilize the funding to offer incentive payments of $250 per flow meter to producers who are approved for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) funding. They also agreed to offer payments of $500 per flow meter to producers who apply for the LENRD cost-share by June 30, 2017, if they are not receiving any other incentives or cost-share. LENRD General Manager, Mike Sousek, said, "The deadline to have flow meters installed on all irrigation wells is January 1, 2018. The cost-share is available for producers who get signed up before June of next year." Producers are asked to sign-up through their county Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office to apply for the LENRD cost-share.
The board also approved a contract with Aqua Geo Frameworks (AGF) for the 2016 Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) project that will provide aquifer framework mapping across approximately 608 miles of the district, including portions of Cedar, Dixon, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Platte, Stanton, and Wayne counties. Sousek added, "By continuing the flights, we can work on defining more aquifers and work with the UNL Conservation & Survey Division to complete an atlas of our district. We have received $250,000 for this project from the WSF, and we will be matching up to $167,000 to continue the mapping project."
In other action, the board voted to provide a $2,197.70 grant for the Madison Public School's Watershed Dynamics Program. The request came from the school for their on-going sampling program of Taylor and Union Creeks. The program is in its sixth year and provides hands-on learning for many students during the summer months.
Funding was also requested by the Northeast Nebraska Weed Management Area, a group organized under the Northeast Nebraska RC&D, to match LB1038 funding for controlling invasive plant species. The group is requesting funding from four area NRDs to control invasive plant species in the Elkhorn River Basin. The board approved $5,000 for the project.
A public hearing was also held, relating to the proposed amendments to the LENRD's Erosion & Sediment Control Program. The adopted changes will be added to the plan and can be viewed on the district's website.
The next board meeting will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lifelong Learning Center on the campus of Northeast Community College in Norfolk. Visit the LENRD website to sign up for emails from the district. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.


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Controversial 'Guns Save Lives' ads return to Phoenix bus stops
For nearly four years, Phoenix officials have fought to keep the politically and emotionally charged statement "Guns Save Lives" off city bus shelters.
The city conceded that battle earlier this summer after it lost an appeals court ruling, and advertisements with the controversial statement have popped up at bus stops from downtown to northeast Phoenix.
Aside from stirring conversations about gun rights, the case could have broader implications for how Phoenix regulates the content of ads on the bus and transit system. Civil-liberties advocates say it opens the door for more ads that blend political and commercial messaging.
Allhands: So, 'Guns Save Lives' won. Is that really so bad?
The dispute started in 2010, when city officials removed from Phoenix bus stops 50 ads with the words "Guns Save Lives" set against the backdrop of a red heart.
Phoenix told the man behind the ad, gun-rights activist and author Alan Korwin, that its message is political and violated the city's policy against non-commercial advertising on buses and transit stops.
Korwin said the ad, which includes the words "Arizona Says: Educate Your Kids" and a mention of TrainMeAZ.com, promotes a website that links gun owners with training classes. He contends liberal-leaning city officials censored the ad because they disagree with its message.
The Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute, a conservative government-watchdog group, defended Korwin, along with the backing of the liberal-leaning American Civil Liberties Union.
For nearly four years, Phoenix officials have fought to keep the politically and emotionally charged statement "Guns Save Lives" off city bus shelter
They argued that the city's policy banning non-commercial speech is arbitrary and should be struck down because the Arizona Constitution offers greater free-speech protections in certain areas than the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted under the First Amendment.
But the Arizona Court of Appeals took an unexpected twist on the case in its May ruling.
A three-judge panel rejected Goldwater's free-speech argument because it hadn't raised the argument at trial court. That argument came after a county judge ruled in Phoenix's favor in 2012.
The judge ruled that the city had created reasonable guidelines for what it will and won't allow on transit billboards.
The appeals court also unanimously agreed that city officials had not lawfully applied its own rules for screening ads, creating a loophole that could allow others to post controversial ads.
The judges said Phoenix's claim that its rules ban ads that include speech beyond a commercial message is inconsistent with its written standards, which require only that a "commercial transaction be proposed and must be adequately displayed."
That led the court to rule that the city's standards allow for "blended" ads that propose a commercial transaction and include political or ideological speech. In Korwin's case, he promotes a firearms-training website while extolling the virtues of gun ownership.
Christina Sandefur, an attorney for the Goldwater Institute, said the ruling "definitely opens the door" for more ads that use political messages to help sell a product. She said city officials had enforced the rules in a haphazard fashion, allowing messages that promote environmentalism or religion, but not Korwin's pro-gun posters.
"Although the ruling was narrow, it put the city on notice that it needs to be more thoughtful and consistent about how it enforces their standards," Sandefur said, adding that Phoenix will have to enforce its rules as written.
City officials declined to appeal the ruling to the Arizona Supreme Court, but the city is reviewing its policies in light of the appellate ruling.
It's unclear if the city will attempt to rewrite its policy to exclude non-commercial speech.
Spokesman Matthew Heil said the city won't comment on the ruling until it has completed its review, saying, "It's still a work in progress. We're still working through what those implications would be."
But the city has previously questioned whether Korwin is being upfront about the intent behind his ad.
In court filings, Phoenix calls the pro-gun ads "political rhetoric in the sheep's clothing of an ostensible commercial advertisement."
Attorney David Schwartz argued that the city wants commercial pitches "that do not get into ideological, political debates as part of the proposed ad."
The city had defended its policy banning non-commercial speech by pointing to federal court rulings concluding that the government can impose reasonable restrictions on speech that appears in a "non-public forum," such as proprietary advertising sales.
Phoenix officials worry that promoting political speech on the city bus system will inevitably create controversy, potentially incite protests, stir accusations of political favoritism and affect transit-system revenue.
But Korwin said the case wasn't really about any of those "legal manipulations."
He said that despite winning his case on a "technicality," he's watching to see if the city will try to rework its policies in a way that allows officials to retain broad content-based discretion over the type of ads displayed.
"They didn't want 'Guns Save Lives' in the public eye," Korwin said, adding that at least 500,000 people now see his ads every day. "You can't ban speech based on content, and that's what they want to do."
Korwin said that his posters will remain at city bus stops through November and that he plans to launch a larger advertising campaign with newspaper ads and highway billboards.


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American Seniors Holding More Debt
America's seniors are becoming more likely to fall into debt — and saw the biggest jump in borrowing relative to other groups over the past decade.
The median level of debt among households led by someone 65 and older — the level at which 50% of older households are above and 50% are below — more than doubled between 2000 and 2011 from roughly $12,000 to $26,000, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday. While that might not sound like a lot of debt, America's seniors saw a much bigger jump in percentage terms than any other age group.
The report raises concerns about the financial health of older Americans at a time when more are worried they lack the savings and investments to retire comfortably. The recession took a bite out of many seniors' nest eggs, mainly through plummeting home values. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are saving as much for retirement even though pensions are disappearing. And the Federal Reserve's strategy for spurring the economy — low interest rates — has the unintended impact of reducing returns for seniors on safe investments like U.S. Treasury bonds.


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The secret to Boyz II Men's longevity
There is nothing to get you in the mood more then listening to your all time favourite R&B band, and there is nothing that brings more joy than to realise they are still releasing music and doing shows. I almost screamed like a little girl when I was given to opportunity to interview my childhood sweethearts Boyz II Men, a group that was taking the world by storm before I was born, and one that will always have a special place in all our hearts. Their timeless music has kept them relevant in today's ever changing music scene, and their humble characteristics have seen them progress mentally, physically and quite literally from Boyz II Men.
We chat to Boyz II Men ahead of their UK tour, what would they be doing instead of singing, and the secret to longevity. Margaret Tra writes.
You guys have been around for a long time - what's the secret to longevity in this ever-changing music industry?
I think our secret is our core philosophy – as artists, we are committed to making timeless music, we are willing to work hard, and everything we do is for the fans. That's how we've always approached our careers and I think the industry and the fans have responded very well to that.
One thing you are grateful for now that you didn't have back then in terms of the music industry?
Social media has definitely changed the music industry and I am very grateful for the opportunities it has given us to communicate with our fans. We created the Boyz II Men app that lets our fans know where we are playing and keeps them up to date on everything Boyz II Men! I love posting photos from our shows and being able to interact with our fans on a daily basis.
If you guys still weren't singing, what would you be doing instead?
I couldn't imagine doing anything but singing! It is our passion and we started from such a young age that it has become our lives. We love seeing our fans at every show and giving them a night they won't forget!
All your songs have been played in karaoke rooms all across the world, what is your favourite karaoke song?
There are too many, I can't decide, but any song that is a crowd pleaser!
A part from an amazing flashback, what else can Londoner's expect from your show?
Fans can expect a mix of new tracks from our latest album Collide, which we released last fall, and all of the old hits that everyone knows and can sing along to. We love the UK- we've played there a lot over the years- so we're really looking forward to this show.
You've got a new album, was it difficult creating it?
Our newest album, Collide, is very different from what we have done in the past, but it wasn't too difficult to create. When we decided to do the album we agreed that we all needed to love each of the songs and everything else just fell into place. It was a lot of fun to work on since it truly is a collision of different sounds, styles and genres…It fuses rock, pop and funk with classic R&B.
How does it feel, that the younger generation still appreciate your music despite all this time?
It is amazing to see how our music has been passed down from the older generation. Our long-time fans have passed our music down to their children and it's really cool to see that our audience has gotten both older and younger as time has passed. We truly appreciate all our long-time, dedicated fans and the new ones that have just started listening to all our hits and new music!
What stimulates Your Soul?
Being on stage and seeing our fans reactions when we sing their favourite song!
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"The Relevancy Challenge"
I spent almost all of last week talking about what it meant for organizations to be "relevant" in today's changing society. On one day alone I met with five different national organizations on this very challenge. On the face of it, the relevancy challenge sounds like it should be an easy one to meet. But it's not. And yet, it doesn't have to be this way. Why does the relevancy question even come up? Here's some of what I hear:
- Some organizations know they're losing or have lost their standing in communities; they are in search of what it means to be "essential";
- Others have burst onto the civic scene, having gained local or national attention, and now wonder how to fulfill rising expectations and still maintain their relevance;
- Still other organizations find themselves somewhat outdated and even calcified; they want to respond to changing conditions around them, but find it hard to do so;
- Then there are organizations that are expanding rapidly, and as they move into the very expansion plans they covet, they find their relevancy slipping away.
No matter the situation, more and more I hear civic-minded organizations respond to these challenges by embracing a collection of "rigorous" approaches focused on such things as evidence-based decision-making, competitive positioning, branding, new-fangled organizational metrics, and the like. These tools are intended to help organizations find their way, better target their funds, and increase accountability. And in many ways, they do. But these approaches also can lead the very best organizations – not to mention those that aren't at the top of the game – to gaze inwardly to the point that they lose their very connection to the world they seek to improve. There's some irony in all this: in our attempts to be strategic we can get lost in our own power point presentations; in our self-referential analysis; in our pursuit of "being the best"; in the belief that a hyper-focus on our own internal practices will somehow make us relevant. Between the ordinary trials of running a daily operation and the growing emphasis on head-spinning inward-based activities, it is not unlikely to look up at some point and ask, "What the hell am I doing?" One day a good friend of mine who runs a high-performing national organization wondered aloud to me if his deep sense of purpose had become buried in the host of inward looking processes and practices his organization had adopted. Where, he wanted to know, had his sense of mission and belief gone? Organizations must start their journey for relevancy by first looking outward – the very place from which their relevancy comes. They must understand – and I mean deeply understand – the context of their communities. They must know the underlying concerns and aspirations of people; the very rhythms of the areas in which they do their job; the appetites and capacities for change; the appropriate levers for catalyzing progress; the necessary approaches to bring about true sustainability; and a genuine notion of time that informs how good things take root and grow. My own experience of the best examples of such relevancy-striving organizations have come when groups such as newspapers, public broadcasters, foundations, United Ways, and others began their journey by looking outward to determine the context in which they work. Then they could know how to direct their own trajectory and workplace activities; indeed, then they could identify the sweet spot between their own mission and the aspirations and needs of the community – and thus figure out where and how they should be operating. There's much, much more I want to say about the relevancy challenge. But, for now, in this limited space let me simply add that in order to make this outward orientation real, we must be prepared to change ourselves. We must be ready to examine and shift our own mindset and practices in order that we can step forward to see outwardly and then run with what we learn. Without this outward orientation, I'm afraid that relevancy is not an option. Relevancy comes from thinking about community and people first, organization second.


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WSVN — She was a wife and mother who liked to help people, but one night she was brutally murdered in her own home. As Patrick Fraser tells us on tonight's Out for Justice, a year has gone by, and the case is cold, but detectives are still determined to find her killers.
Your eyes tell you Guerline Noel was beautiful on the outside. Know her, and your heart would tell you she was beautiful on the inside as well
Clauvens Cenor: "Really a nice person; quiet, playful, loved families, and [she was] a people person, really loved school."
She was Clauvens' wife, 3-year-old Marvin's mother, and a full-time nursing student.
Clauvens Cenor: "She only had one year left. In June that just passed, she would have graduated and finished."
She would have graduated, would have been nurse, except for what happened her in her home early in the morning on July 4th, 2013, just after midnight, as Guerline was studying for a test.
Clauvens Cenor: "My son was running around making noise, and she say, 'Baby, there's no way I could be studying with him making all that noise. Let me just go sit in the car for like 30, 45 minutes."
While she was sitting in the car studying, two black males walked up.
North Miami Beach Police Detective Cora Mann: "And asked her for money. She said she didn't have any money. The males made her go inside her home."
Clauvens was watching TV when he heard Guerline calling for him.
Clauvens Cenor: "I saw two guys, dressed all black, wearing no masks, with gloves, with gun pointed behind her head, and that's when I say, 'Whoa, what's going on?'"
The crooks began ransacking their house, looking for money. They put Clauvens' family and Guerline's sister in this bathroom.
Clauvens Cenor: "I told them, 'We can't stay like this. We gotta do something.' And the only thing that came to my mind: open the back window and jump out."
Clauvens and his sister-in-law climbed out the window. Guerline would not jump and stayed behind, clutching her son, keeping the door shut.
Cora Mann: "The subjects could not open the door, so they shot through the door, and I guess Guerline was holding the door, like sitting back to the door, and she got four shots in the head."
Clauvens had run to a neighbor's house to call police when he heard the shots. As he raced home, he saw the men running away.
Clauvens Cenor: "She was laying down with blood all over the floor, and when I went to her and touched her, she wasn't moving."
The 29-year-old mother was dead. The son she had held was fine. The two killers were gone.
Cora Mann: "We need all the help we can to open this case back up, a new lead."
Maybe these sketches of the two killers will help. Two young black males, one about 6 foot 1 and thin, the other 5 foot 9, stocky with a dark complexion. One sounded Jamaican when he spoke. The other never talked.
Cora Mann: "We need to get involved as a community. We need to be more caring about what happens to each other."
Maybe someone in South Florida can help, so that when little Marvin grows up and asks who shot through a closed door and killed his mother while she held him, he can see the killers' faces in prison.
Clauvens Cenor: "I'm still bleeding inside with the situation. I know there's a reward out there for whoever knows anything, but hopefully somebody calls and says something."
They cowardly shot through a door and killed a mother holding her son. They won't hesitate to kill you, too. If you think you know a name to go with one of these faces, give Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers a call at 305-471-TIPS.
And if you have lost a loved one and want to remind people you are always out for justice, give us a call. With this Out for Justice, I'm Patrick Fraser, 7News.
Miami-Dade: 305-598-HELP (4357)
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On the UK leg of his first international tour we put some questions to Sydney's Dustin Tebbutt, the man behind the excellent "The Breach" and one of Australia's most exciting new singer songwriters. If you missed our review last year, here's why you should be a fan:
"Dustin, you relocated to Sweden for a couple of years to write and record. Why Sweden? Any plans to relocate to write your next stuff?
I originally moved over with a group of friends I'd been writing with back in Melbourne, one of them was from Stockholm, and he had spoken a lot about the music scene there, It wasn't so much a plan, but I was ready to travel at the time. I think too, I've had a long standing fascination with those stark winter environments, I'd been dreaming of the Himalayas and trips down the Yukon in Canada for a while, and Scandinavia seemed to appeal to that side of me.
I'd love to relocate again, but I don't know where yet.. Until then, I'm pretty happy writing in Sydney at the moment.
Australia has produced some phenomenal new artists over the last 12 months or so. Is there an excitement back home that you guys are running things right now?
Definitely, it's really great to see local artists breaking through into overseas territories, having these local role models is incredible, as they really help you shift the focus beyond our borders. I guess too, it's really cool to feel like you can contribute to the larger international culture that I think we can see evolving in the wake of the internet age.
What music did you grow up listening to?
I listened to a lot of the Verve, I think Urban Hymns was the first C.D. I owned actually. That and this classical/flamenco guitarist named Slava Grigoryan, he had an album Called 'The Spirit Of Spain', I listened to that over and over when I was cooking dinner as a kid. Thats the stuff that got me into guitar really, and I ended up learning a lot of these pieces by ear.
Will your upcoming US shows be your first in America? You must be excited about that, particularly playing the infamous Mercury Lounge.
Yeah, these shows are all firsts for me. And for sure, there are those special venues like the Mercury lounge that you get to play now and then that just have stories crawling through the walls, so definitely looking forward to that one! I haven't been to the states before either, so part of this trip is just about getting on the ground and checking the place out
Since you've been in England, how many times have you been asked about cricket?
Actually not at all so far! I think carrying a guitar around maybe gives you an excuse to be ale to avoid those conversations...
Your three favourite tracks of the last 12 months?
The National - Demons
Bonobo - First Fires
Foy Vance - The Joy of Nothing
Are you touring with a band?
No not his time around, I've just started working up the set with some guys back home, and it's been coming together really well so far, but it's just me this time around.
Finally, we need your three favourite things about the UK so far, and your three biggest complaints...
The fashion
How friendly the train announcements are
The Weather
The tap water is a bit sus"
Servant Jazz Quarters, London, UK - February 25th
Tivoli Spiegelbar, Utrecht, Netherlands - March 1st
Notting Hill Arts Club, London, UK - March 2nd
Communion @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY - March 4th
Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - March 5th
Communion @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA - March 6th
Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA - March 7th
Lost Picnic - Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia - March 23rd
Interview // Dustin Tebbutt
Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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The Radio Murders: The CollectorsCorner an injured animal and you have created a most dangerous adversary. Corner an industry and you have created danger and unpredictability. Radio in America is trapped in a snare of its making and one by one the players desperately try to find a path to survival. This much is true, the rest is pure entertainment. Talk show host Bill "Crash" Kradich believes he is a player. He has a stage in the third largest market in the country, Chicago, but he is smart enough to see it slipping away. While his peers are hastening the inevitable, Kradich seizes the opportunity presented by forces both seen and unseen. His sister goes mad and in the process exposes the deadly pursuits of her murdered husband and a group known only as The Collectors. While the storm of deceit and vengeance closes on the horizon, Kradich and his producer use the events to create a new form of talk radio, one devoted to "real-time murder: the motivations, prevention and consequences." Their success is more costly than anyone imagined.
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With housing market continuing to sink, most people are coming to grips with the reality that America's "good old days" of consumer-driven debt consumption funded by rising home values aren't coming back.
And with most manufacturing, energy production, and other job-creating opportunities smothered under an ocean of regulations, the private sector simply cannot reinvent itself with the creation of new industries or products.
So get ready, millions of Americans will probably end up working instead for Uncle Sam – not just by digging holes and filling them in, but also through grand construction projects that will be the modern-day equivalent of constructing pyramids for the ruling elite.
Should Workers Need Permission
from Union Bosses to Get a Job?
As state-level finances continue to deteriorate around the country, the White House is pushing yet another "jobs bill" that will spawn a number of construction projects and other make-work programs to "create jobs."
While this legislation is dead on arrival up on Capitol Hill, some version is likely to eventually pass – especially as it becomes clear that the private sector can't and won't hire millions of workers anytime soon. At some point, Democrats will elicit GOP support for launching new infrastructure projects.
Which means that if most ordinary Americans want a chance at getting one of these politically created jobs, they had better be unionized. Because it's Big Labor that construction projects funded by the central government primarily benefit (except where the bidding firm is owned by a woman, disabled veteran, or favored minority).
Big Labor vs. the Unemployed: Get Ready for Fireworks
Enter the problem of union violence and intimidation being added to the causes of rising social chaos. Earlier this month, union militants in Washington State reacted violently when a Port of Longview company hired workers who simply belonged to another union.
Five hundred union hotheads forced their way into the Port of Washington. The six security guards on duty were no match for the sheer number of union "protesters." Before the raid was over, the union agitators broke windows, spilled grain supplies due to be shipped, and cut train brake lines to endanger the lives of rail workers and the public at large.
Rising Discontent Encourages
Union Thugs to Attack Enemies
Union bosses make up a powerful lobbying group, feel a tremendous sense of entitlement, and tend to react angrily when they don't get to call the shots. And they have a virtual army of union activists who will do the union bosses' bidding of taking to the streets. Get them stoked with beer and angry talk, and violence will often result.
We're already starting to see events that foreshadow the coming societal and economic breakdown. The violent union protest in Longview, Washington is just one example.
Today, I'm going to tell you why you need to take notice of union militancy and how it can hit you right in the pocketbook.
Are We Headed for a Big Labor Showdown?
When the social order starts to collapse, you can bet the big unions in this country – especially the government unions – won't sit idly by. Union bosses will stir the pot to try to make things come out in their favor. I've already mentioned the recent Longshoremen Union mayhem in Washington State, but there's more:
In many cities, close ties between organized labor and the political system are largely responsible for strapped budgets. The largest single factor is the bloated, defined-benefit pension plans that commit the taxpayers for decades to trillion-dollar obligations. Wasteful work rules, featherbedding, and pointless bureaucratic jobs that can never be cut are other factors.
As private-sector jobs become more scarce and local and state budgets get stretched thin, you can bet that union bosses will resist cuts in government with all they have.
You can count on more violent protests and other ugly intimidation as the economy gets worse. But that's not all you need to be concerned about. You also need to keep a close eye on your wallet.
If the Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease…
It's Time We Started Squeaking
You and I need to pay attention to the effects organized labor is having on the political system, the economy, and even on the social order. Of course, you're a savvy, informed reader, so I know you already do pay attention. But, make sure you start following union disruptions in the news. If they are carrying signs and chanting slogans today, they could be wielding crowbars and storming buildings tomorrow.
Also watch how politicians treat the union bosses, watch for laws that union officials favor or oppose… and watch the extreme reactions when they don't get their way.
Expect schools, hospitals, fire stations, and other public services increasingly to be held ransom to union-boss demands.
And start voting with your dollars. You might decide you don't want to avoid doing business with unionized companies.
Also, start identifying products and services you use that could be at the mercy of union disruptions. Foodstuffs are a big one here. Union officials hold a lot of sway over shipping and trucking, and they could easily disrupt the flow of food supplies… at least temporarily. (Nationwide transportation strikes happen routinely in France, for example.) I've said it before, but it bears repeating: If you don't already have a 90-day supply of food on hand, now is the time to start stocking up.
Finally, let other people know what you think. When there's controversy, it's easy to clam up and keep your opinions to yourself. But, we owe it to the future of our economy and our society not to be silent.


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Mozilla Festival takes place over the weekend of 6th – 8th November at Ravensbourne College, London. #MozFest as it's more affectionately referred to, attracts a world wide audience of digital makers ranging from journalists, teachers, community leaders to web and software developers. I submitted a proposal together with David Whale earlier in the year to lead a Minecraft Mini-Hack-Jam. We'll be leading this workshop at 12pm on Saturday in the Youth Zone, Room 212, 2nd Floor.
Minecraft offers digital makers a 3D virtual world which can be used to design and create objects and environments which can then be explored. The version of Minecraft on the Raspberry Pi computer has the added advantage in that users can use Python, a text-based programming language to control how these objects interact with the user and with each other using resources like these from Raspberry Pi. David has written a book together with Martin O'Hanlon called Adventures in Minecraft.
The aim of this Hack Jam is to enable participants to understand the creative and educational potential of controlling Minecraft with code on a Raspberry Pi computer, but then inspire them to lead a similar event in their community. Any resources created for the Hack Jam and post event evaluations will be shared under creative commons afterwards. While workshop participants of any age and experience will be welcome, it's hoped that older participants will benefit the most in terms of using this event as a model they can replicate in their own community or school.
The Hack Jam will begin with a brief introduction to programming Minecraft on the Raspberry Pi, participants will work in teams to first design and then create a Minecraft challenge assault course.
This Hack Jam workshop will last from 1 to 3 hours, and comprise of five phases.
1. EXPLORE – Participants will first use Minecraft on the Raspberry Pi in creative mode to create a building – this will enable participants who have no prior experience of Minecraft to understand the Minecraft environment.
2. UNDERSTAND – Participants will be introduced to the potential that the Raspberry Pi offers that enables Minecraft to interact with other software and hardware. We will provide them with some recipe cards.
3. DESIGN – Participants will work in small teams to design a mini Minecraft challenges for other participants to solve.
4. CREATE – Each team will then create their mini Minecraft challenge.
5. EVALUATE – Participants will visit other teams to try their Minecraft challenges as part of an assault course.
Participants will be organised into teams of up to 5, if we only have 5 participants we'll organise them into two groups. 15 participants would be organised into 5 groups of 3. If we have 50 participants, there will be 10 groups of 5. The Hack Jam needs at least 2 hours to realise it's full potential. If it was compressed into 1 hour it wouldn't allow enough time for a complete experience.
All the code solutions for the Minecraft challenges will be published on GitHub for others to share and collaborate with. We will encourage participants to write blog posts about their experience of the session and how they intend to use it themselves as well as publishing our own post event evaluations.
If you're planning to visit MozFest, it would be great to see you there. If you're not able to attend the Mini HackJam, please ask David or myself how it went. Also, there'll be a large number of the Raspberry Pi community there out in full force.