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I was skeptical when I unpacked the mAudio xSession Pro mixer and audio controller. It looked cool, but when I picked it up I realized it was incredibly light. My worries were soothed when I plugged it into my computer, installed the software, and wound up making some incredible mixes, all within minutes. It was a little easier for me to get used to since I'm a DJ, but even someone with no experience behind the turntables could plug this into a PC, import some music to a playlist, and get a party started with minimal effort. It may not take a lot of skill to use, but I was pleased to see that it did take some skill to use well. Even so, by the time I was finished with the review unit, I was so pleased that I had already begun shopping around for one.
After I unplugged the mAudio xSession Pro for the last time, I resigned myself to buying one. I found myself plugging it back in over the past couple of months just to play with it some more, hoping that I'd find something terribly wrong that would color my perspective, but I'm all out of snark. The xSession Pro is a fabulous mixer–you won't see professional DJs spinning major parties or club gigs with one of these anytime soon, but you might start seeing them show up next to the main turntable setup or devices like them next to a laptop near the main mixer.
Since I'm a DJ, getting acquainted with the xSession Pro was a bit easier for me than it would be for most. At the same time, the controls are so straightforward that anyone of any skill level can be up and running and playing with the effects and features within minutes. Torq, mAudio's mixing software that comes with the xSession Pro, is very easy to use, and all the features on the mixer are duplicated onscreen. If you're like me and used to spinning vinyl, you can tell the software to respond to the mixer as if it were connected to turntables. If you're used to mixing CDs, you can select that as well.
The mixer itself has all the basic controls you'd expect on a two-channel mixer: a crossfader, volume controls for each channel, pitch controls (since you don't actually have turntables), and knobs to control the gain and the EQs. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the software and the mixer both support built-in effects such as flange and strobe. After playing around with the effects, I found myself having so much fun that I decided to record what I was doing.
Some DJs would laugh at a tool like the xSession Pro and how easy Torq makes putting a mix together. You can beat-match and sync up two tracks in your playlist with a single click, even if the two songs are drastically different–a skill that DJs who are used to turntables and analog mixers spend years perfecting. The xSession Pro and the Torq software make it so easy to create mixes and line up tracks that I can easily see the most purist of DJs rejecting it outright. At the same time, because the Torq software integrates so well with your existing music collection, it's a must-have for iPod and laptop DJs looking for an easier way to mix without carrying a ton of records or CDs around.
Another pleasant surprise from mAudio was that Torq can play and mix your iTunes music. Torq snags your iTunes library as soon as you install it, and you can drag in any music from anywhere on your hard drive to your playlist. I had some difficulty importing songs that were stored on my downstairs PC across my home network, but if you have your shared computers mapped as drives in Windows, you won't have a problem.
The xSession Pro and Torq are winning hardware and software, respectively, but combining the two into the same package makes the bundle even more impressive. Torq is remarkably well-designed mixing software, and while you won't replace a studio-quality recording app with it, it's more than enough for someone who just wants to record a few mixes here and there for their friends to hear, or to get started as an amateur DJ.
I had a chance to chat with some folks from mAudio at DigitalLife and grill them on the product. They helped me understand the target market for the xSession Pro, and why it felt kind of flimsy at first: The device is aimed at amateur and at-home DJs, people like me who would use it to supplement their turntable setup, or someone who wants to be a laptop DJ in their spare time using an MP3 collection or music purchased at iTunes.
The xSession Pro gets its power over USB, so you don't need tons of cables–one USB cable and a free port on your computer is all that's required. It's plastic and portable, though not meant to be dragged around to stadium venues or used by DJs whose names inspire thousands to line up for hours; mAudio has a world of professional products for that. The mAudio xSession Pro is supported on Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, and retails for about $125.95, but I found it on a couple of sites for as low as $99.


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Project: St Albans City Youth FC Young Coaches Programme
Grant amount: £35,400
Project summary
The Project set about working with the local schools to train up young coaches. Giving them career skills, life skills and making them more useful people at School and in the Community. The work was based around sport, mainly football, and involved 14 to 18 year olds delivering sport to younger children.
What was the grant spent on?
What are the long term benefits of the project on the community?
Local young people running teams, leading training session, running events and becoming role models in their local community.
Young people working together in small and large group making a positive contribution to the community.
Coaches with disabilities were included in the programme allowing them to develop at their own pace and to be treated the same as everyone else on the programme.
Tell us about the positive affect on individuals
Coach Sam Mardle aged 19.
Sam had not done any coaching until he was included on the programme 2 years ago. Since then he has passed his Level 1 and Level 2 courses. He is now working full time in coaching as a Community Coach.
The club arranged for him to take educational trip to Gambia and USA which has helped him to become a top coach and a better person.
He has worked with disability groups, mainstream groups, boys and girls of different ages. He has managed events involved 200+ children.
He has progressed so well on the programme. He is currently considering an offer to work full time in America in 2012.
How has the Foundation's funding made a significant positive difference?
The club has managed to attract additional funding to create a project of over £100,000. It has also led to the creation of new partnerships between local support agencies (YMCA, SSCO'S, Herts Sports Partnership, Leisure Connections to name a few) with the result of greater cohesion in the community. Over 10,000 young children have received additional coaching as a result of the programme and 220 young coaches have been trained and qualified to Level 1 and above.
If you would like to find out more about St Albans City Youth work in the Community visit www.cityyouthfc.com
Name: Brett Thomson
Position: Director & Senior Coach CUSA Ohio
I wanted to touch base with you about Sam Mardle's visit.
First I know you know Sam but this was our first meeting and I wanted to let you know he made you and your club very proud, he is an absolute gentleman. He is a credit to your Coaching Programme.
Listed below are some things Sam did while he was here both on and off the field.
Attended the US Soccer D License both weekends (Fri - Sun).
Did training sessions with the following teams from the club
Observed a training session I did with my U13 girls top team on zonal defending
Attended our coaches training night with all coaches from the club (about 50 coaches), this lasted about 3 hours. Topics covered gk warm up prior to game, technical session on dribbling & moves, technical juggling club, team management.
Observed our GK Technical Director run sessions for GK of all ages
Attended a lunch with the Club President
Again thank you for allowing Sam to come to America he was an absolute joy to be around. His level of teaching is tremendous for someone of his age. He has a unique ability to once the session starts to lose him self in the session and tune everything else out except to teach within the session and game. Thank you again Brett

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Written by Debs; part of the Tripility team.
If you are looking for an accessible city destination, New York is definitely the place. Having experienced this city as a wheelchair user, I found it to be incredibly easy to get around. The people I came into contact with were very friendly and helpful, if anyone saw you struggling to navigate a non-automatic door (although this was quite a rare find), they would stop what they were doing in order to help you. Buildings had lifts and automatic doors, even old buildings were made accessible, often by connecting through to the building next to it and using their lifts. Attractions were made easy by staff being on hand to navigate any small steps, or provide access on and off boat tours and there is no need to think about queuing. Every attraction I approached, I was encouraged to the front of the queue to avoid any hanging around, or having to navigate through any difficult barriers. Below is a mini guide to the attractions I visited and an outline of services that can be accessed as a disabled person in New York City. More information about the services can be gained through NYC Go website: http://www.nycgo.com/accessibility
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Bing Crosby
As a downhill skier, I have always loved the crooner Christmas Carol by Bing Crosby, "White Christmas":
"I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas"
As far as Christmas 2012, we only had a dusting of the white stuff. But we did have a White New Year's, thanks to a winter snowstorm from the Great Lakes to the Green Mountains and beyond.
That's the good news. The bad news was my sister's family from Michigan was not able to come visit is and ski Vermont after Christmas. They were planning on driving east on December 27th, which was the day of the snowstorm. They would have been driving through the storms in southern Ontario, and New York.
But the other good news is that my wife and skied on December 28th at Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, VT. It seemed that everyone in New England had the same idea and headed for the slopes. They were dreaming of snow, and their dream came true. Although the lift lines and wait times were long, this was good news for Vermont's economy, which depends on tourism.
Dr. Martin Luther King
On Monday, January 21st, America celebrates both the Martin Luther King holiday and the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. At this time each year, I like to listen to Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech from August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Here are some short excerpts from his speech that still ring true today (plus links to full transcript):
"I have a dream today." …
"This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning 'My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my father's died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!'"
"And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true."


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This is a special time of the year as the trees leaf out and the wildflowers emerge.
I'll be leading a wildflower walk Sunday, May 1, at 1 p.m. at the Farmington Land Trust's Canal Aqueduct property off Route 10 in Farmington, just south of the Avon town line. The parking area is across the road from the intersection of Waterville Road and Aqueduct Lane. We'll take a walk along the Aqueduct trail, which is no more than a mile with moderate ups and downs, part of it right along the edge of the Farmington River.
We're likely to see something like a dozen wildflower species in bloom, possibly including trout lily, spring beauty, Dutchman's breeches, marsh marigold, bloodroot, wooly blue violet, yellow violet, wild oats and purple trillium, also known as red trillium.
The walk is free and open to the public. All ages welcome. No pets please. Heavy rain cancels.


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MarleyApril 19, 2012
Voice of the DayApril 19, 2012
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."
– Leonardo da Vinci
A New Short Story by Junot DíazApril 18, 2012
The Book Bench
Loose leafs from the New Yorker Books Department.
This Week in Fiction: Junot Díaz
Posted by Cressida Leyshon
This week's story, "Miss Lora," marks the return of Yunior, who last appeared in the magazine two years ago, in "The Pura Principle." In that story, Yunior's brother, Rafa, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. "Miss Lora" takes place shortly after Rafa's death, when Yunior is still dealing with "a fulgurating sadness" and also sleeping with his neighbor, an older woman. Back in 2010, did you know that you were going to write this story?
My brother's cancer—what I used to call his exile to Cancer Planet—it's one of those fractures in my past that I keep returning to. Very boring for readers, I'm sure, but all artists have their chronotopes, these time-spaces we keep circling, and this happens to be mine. But yes, I knew I would write "Miss Lora."
Actually, I tried to write this story first but it just wouldn't stick, and so then I wrote "The Pura Principle." What really sparked me was that I was hanging with a group of my boys, they asked me what I was working on, and I told them—this older-woman thing—and a few of them started talking about their own experiences in high school. Two of them had been in similar situations, even lost their virginities to older women.
They were proud of what happened, too, a serious notch in their masculine belts. This type of impropriety was not as uncommon as one might imagine, not in a Caribbean community like the one I grew up in, where boys were encouraged toward a hypermasculine ideal, where the line between adults and minors was not as safeguarded as it should have been. Anyhow, this alarming conversation got me back on track. Ignited the work.
Ozzie and CubaApril 12, 2012
As a baseball fan I could not avoid following the "controversy" regarding Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen and his alleged comments expressing love and admiration towards Fidel Castro.
As is generally the case with any political figure that is considered hostile or an enemy by the US government, the US corporate media falls right in line.
The remarks made by Guillen were taken out of context by the TIME magazine reporter that interviewed him and the rest of the media, of course, ran with it.
Guillen did not make a political statement in support of Fidel Castro.
The mistake Guillen made, a senseless and avoidable one, was not saying what he actually said, but rather choosing to say what he said knowing what the political climate in Miami is regarding Castro and the Cuban Revolution and knowing that his comments would result in a vicious backlash against him. Guillen knows the Cuban community in Miami very well and he is aware of their hatred towards and vilification of Fidel Castro.
It was foolish on Guillen's part to even mention Fidel Castro in any manner that is not negative. Guillen knows, that is completely unacceptable to the media and Cuban community in Miami but he still chose to do so.
There's another aspect to the story.
I'm always fascinated or actually amused by the selective outrage of the media.
Ozzie Guillen is the latest example.
On the one hand, the media strongly condemns Guillen for making, in their misrepresentation of the facts, an admiring comment about Fidel Castro but yet Guillen's homophobic and sexist remarks, which he's made over the years, have not resulted in the same level of outrage and moral indignation from the media, let alone any calls for his firing.
Sadly, those type of bigoted statements are still socially and politically acceptable in the US and allowed under the concept of free speech.
However, the topic of Fidel Castro and Cuba, remain in a different free speech category all of its own that apparently, is not so free after all.
Why are English and American novels today so gutless?April 12, 2012
Why are English and American novels today so gutless?
The great Bengali thinker Rabindranath Tagore, born 150 years ago, was a passionate political author. Sadly, literary writers today seem to have no time for politics
The past sometimes shames us. At least, visitors this weekend to Dartington Hall in the south Devon town of Totnes must have come away feeling taunted by history. Because while the festival they attended was celebrating the life of Rabindranath Tagore, the great Bengali artist and thinker born 150 years ago, it also cast a shard of light on a gaping, and usually unremarked upon, hole in today's culture.
You glimpsed it every time a musician performed one of Tagore's songs urging fellow Indians not to give up their struggle against British rule, and you confronted it directly in discussions of the poet's political and social campaigning. Because what his legacy draws attention to is a creature so rare in today's culture as to be semi-endangered: the political author.


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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
I have just got back from visiting a very dear friend, and getting her going with her new sewing machine. Introducing her to the benefit of a walking foot! Creation of fun things just cannot be beaten, especially when you can do crafty stuff with company.
Monday night we had a break in at work. It gets complicated, because we are in charge of four premises, so when the alarm goes off, it is not necessarily us who are targetted, but we have to go sort it out. So 11.30 we get the call, the alarm is going off. 5 minutes later, the monitoring service call, to tell us not to go in without police. This is what husbands are for, right?
So he went, and it was not us exactly, but next door, upstairs and down- two businesses, who had to be contacted, and all locks have had to be changed, and windows boarded up and door jambs repaired... so we are mentally and physically tired with the lot of it.
He got back at 3.00am, and of course I was at work the next day, and then going straight from work to my friend, about 100 miles, never been before, in the dark, but it was lovely! You know the sort of friend who you can relax and do nothing, or work alongside in harmony. She is great! And she has hens. They are so lovely to see, going around and sorting themselves out, and the cock waking me up in the morning! I went back to sleep, though and only woke up again at half seven-ish. No harm done there.
Now there are one or two giveaways to tell you about, I really do not want any of you to join in, because then I have less chance to win, however, let us be fair about this, somebody told me, so I suppose, I better pass it on?
Susan, at Canadian abroad is the first one, a new online shop has opened, which promises to be excellent. This is the Village Haberdashery- misn't 'haberdashery an evocative word? Lovely in the mouth, and quaint and old fashioned. I love that word. Full of promise.
Then Adventures in fabric is celebrating numbers of followers. At this rate she will have another one next week because of so many more! She is offering some pretty charm squares, by Moda, Domestic Bliss. Have a look!
and poppy makes is doing a giveaway for those helping name her new puppy!
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4 comments:
- JoZart said...
Whew You wear me out at the thought of all that going on! glad you had fun after all that with your friend.
My tree was all dead limbs a couple of years ago at the back of all that lovely blossom. It spread and it was in danger of big dry dead branches breaking off and falling on my grandees. This year there wasn't even a bud so no chance of it surviving. The Tree Surgeon guy was a school mate of my daughter and he told me it had to go.
Aintree Show gets better every time. It is a mixed craft show with every craft exhibited and exhibitions displays as well as lots of stamping and papercraft stands. I don't know anyone who hasn't enjoyed it and I love going. It would be good to meet up!!??
JoZarty x
- 14 March 2012 at 23:05
- Lucy @ Charm About You said...
What a palaver!! No wonder you're exhausted! Sounds like a fun time with your friend though :) Hope you have a happy week of sewing ahead :)
- 15 March 2012 at 10:32
- Archie the wonder dog said...
What a week...and it's only Thursday!!! Hope the weekend is quieter!
- 15 March 2012 at 21:57
- Janine said...
Horrible to have to sort things out in the middle of the night! Sounds like you had a lovely time with your friend though. I hope you have a restful weekend :)
- 16 March 2012 at 23:09
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As I write this morning, wheels are turning in Brockton on a project that began for me almost five years ago. Ten-by-twelve-foot vinyl banners are being printed and rigged for hanging on the faces of downtown buildings; the buildings' landlords are getting ready for the bucket trucks to install the banners; and I am holding my breath.
Brockton is my home town. I was born and raised there, as were my father and his father. My great-grandparents had come from Ireland in the 1800s and found work in the city's world-famous shoe industry.
I went to Brockton schools, graduated in 1985, and left for college; although my parents have stayed, I have never returned there to live. My experience of the place has since been filtered through what I've heard people say and what I've read, both of which have been mostly negative.
I knew that manufacturing had dried up, other jobs were scarce, and white flight, combined with newcomers from the developing world, had dramatically changed the landscape of my childhood. But what surprised me when I looked back at my native city was the anger that's accompanied the changes: Brockton's a dump. It's become like a third-world country. Worst of all: The blacks have ruined my city.
I had been working as a photojournalist since the 1990s and, after the birth of my second child, I decided to take on Brockton as a subject: to explore the 21st-century version of the old place. Through photographing the people who live there, I was able to see past the lore and the prejudices to the individuals who now call themselves Brocktonians.
Over the past five years, I've returned with my camera regularly, looking up family friends and finding ways to meet people who had come since I had left. I photographed members of my parents' circle – long-time Brocktonians with Irish, Italian, Greek, and Lebanese roots – and immigrants newly arrived from such places as Haiti, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau.
Last summer I met with Jill Wiley, then the head of the Brockton Cultural Council, who had appointed me as Brockton's Artist in Residence in 2010, to develop my work. We wondered about the best way to present to the public the photographs I'd made. We discussed a gallery show, with wine and prestige, but questioned the relevance of such a venue for all the people I'd portrayed, many of whom live below the poverty line.
We were sitting at Jimmy's Donuts, looking out the big window at the sidewalk bustle of Brockton: so many travelers getting on and off buses, or simply trudging with their loads of groceries and laundry. Against them stood many decayed, abandoned, downtown buildings.
Jill said, "Look at those boarded-up windows – they're perfect picture frames! And look at all these people walking past. Why not do the exhibition here?"
Her idea sparked a communal effort to turn Brockton's heart into a vast exhibition: both to honor all Brocktonians and to ignite reflection on where the city has come from, where it's going, and who has the right to call it home. We made presentations to the mayor, the city council, the Downtown Business Association, and the local newspaper. I met with Corey Dolgon, director of Stonehill College's Center for Community-Based Learning, who devised a way for Brockton schoolchildren to engage with – and augment – the photographs. I alerted the photographs' subjects, and pounded the pavement to win over the buildings' owners. And, with gratitude, we received the necessary funds from the Mass Humanities.
It's one thing to show photographs in a place that is unrelated to their subject, such as a museum. It's another thing to bring those photographs home: to ask the people portrayed and their neighbors to reflect upon their world. One Brockton portrait that I love is of a West African immigrant who wanted to be photographed but feared being identified. He and I decided that he could partly cover his face, so he went into his bedroom to find a blanket, but then lay down on his bed and pulled up the bedspread, on which was printed the American flag.
"He looks sick!" said one city official. "Are you trying to say that all immigrants in Brockton are sick?"
"By showcasing this picture," said a local arts advocate, "you are throwing salt in the wounds of Brockton!"
"This picture is my favorite," said a Brockton businessman, himself an immigrant. "It is so sad, and yet within it, there is so much hope."
I have learned that the special gift of Mass Humanities is that, with their support, we will be able to invite people to talk about how this work makes them feel. By getting the viewers to speak and be heard – respected – we might strengthen the tie between the art and the community that inspired it. The result, I hope, will be the community's enhanced understanding of itself.
One of my favorite Brockton photographs is of a high-school clarinet player, whose parents came from the Dominican Republic. At the girl's graduation, the principal exhorted the graduates to hold their heads high when they told people they were from Brockton. It broke my heart that she felt she had to say this as she saluted these hard-working students, who for all their good intentions would doubtless face negativity about their home town, and even themselves.
We all know that old manufacturing towns struggle against poverty, ignorance, and violence, and I've tried to address these in my photographs of Brockton. But I've also tried to capture the many Brocktonians, no matter where they came from, who work overtime to raise their children and lead decent lives. If only they had the shoe factories to employ them, as did my 19th-century great-grandparents.
The tragedy is when a city's economic decline causes prejudice and fear – specifically, of newcomers. The community loses sight of people as fellow human beings, most of whom want the same things, starting with a job. There have always been immigrants to Brockton, and I hope that my photographs can help establish a bond between the newcomers of old and those of today – the Irish politician and the Cape Verdean schoolboy, the Greek doughnut-shop owner and the Dominican musician. Only if we push these cross-cultural connections can we see each other as belonging to the same place.


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Dot Art Competition 2017
Vote for your favourite piece of artwork entered in the Liverpool and District Dot art competition. Just CLICK HERE and choose from the 3 pieces selected by the panel of judges. You must enter your e-mail address and you only have one vote!
The competition was only open to Year 9 students so don't forget to look at the other 19 paintings and drawings entered by St Chad's. Voting closes on May 5th 2017.


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Not really, but while I am editing and organizing the edits from the show here are a few of many shots I took of the Golden Gate Bridge. I loved seeing it in person, I have a little family history in San Francisco as my Great Great Uncle Andrew Cowper Lawson was the first person to identify and name the San Andreas Fault in 1895 and also to find the position to give the Golden Gate Bridge its permanent location.
Photo: Aaron Goss
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As a recovering Catholic, I normally couldn't care less about what the Pope has to say. I am no longer a child interested in the fairy tales he has to sell. Unfortunately, he is still an important figure in this world and many human beings are influenced by his words. When he attacks a movement, organization or philosophy that is different from his own, there is a potential that thousands, if not millions, will rally to his call and heed his warnings, shutting their minds off to new or different ideas that could help humanity find peace, that could help secure the common good, not threaten it. His recent comments about the nature of libertarianism is one such example.
According to an article in Breitbart entitled "Pope Francis Warns Against 'Invasion' of Libertarianism," Pope Francis warned that libertarianism minimized the common good. Such a damning statement suggests to me that either the Pope doesn't fully understand the philosophy behind libertarianism and other freedom seeking movements, or that he is purposely trying to misinform in order to shore up support of age old authoritarian philosophies. I am willing to give Pope Francis the benefit of the doubt and assume the former rather than the latter despite what the history of the organization he leads might suggest and despite that he is in a position of authority himself and may be trying to preserve that power. I try not to judge the individual, but I can see very well the judgment of the institutions.
Since I am assuming the Pope doesn't fully understand the philosophy of libertarianism, I'm going to start by examining the most basic principle of libertarianism, the non aggression principle. Simply put, the non aggression principle, or NAP, states that one will not initiate aggression against another. To a Catholic, or any Christian for that matter, this principle should sound quite familiar. I believe in the annuls of Christianity this principle is phrased something like, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Now there might be little nuances in language that will slightly change the meanings of the two phrases, but I think that we can nearly all agree that the basic meaning of both philosophies is simply put as "Live and let live."
It is for this reason I am willing to give the Pope the benefit of the doubt. I do not wish to initiate any aggression with my words even though these words are in defense of the libertarian philosophy. And while I'm not some high paid libertarian news personality, of which there are too few, I do have the potential to reach millions, just like anyone else with access to the Internet. It is for this reason that I am reminded of another maxim. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. And while this pope may be a good person with good intentions, the institution he represents has a long history of violence and deception, not to mention he was part of one of the more shady arms of that institution.
How often have libertarian ideologues gone around Europe forcing people through torture and the threat of being burned at the stake to reject their believe system and convert? How many people have died so that a libertarian government or institution could remain in power? Very few, if any, throughout all of history and certainly none that would have initiated the violence. Authoritarian institutions, like the Catholic church, with a top down model of governance and a powerful sovereign at the head, have murdered great numbers of individuals, many innocent of doing anything violent against said institutions, throughout the bloody history of humanity. For what? So the powerful and influential can remain atop the economic food chain? So those institutions wouldn't collapse on themselves? So certain secrets and truths could remain hidden from the masses? Whatever the excuses, it has been the authoritarians and the collectivists who have been the scourge of humanity throughout history, not libertarian minded individuals looking for more freedom and a better way of life.
Pope Francis claims libertarians are selfish, but it is not selfish to want to be a self. It is not selfish to want to decide who one wants to associate with. It is not selfish to wish to decide for one's self how and where one should spend one's earnings. It is not selfish to want to be left alone, to not want to associate with certain people or the institutions they represent. It is selfish to use force or the threat of force to take what you want. It is selfish to wish to control the minds of many in order to keep power. It is selfish to force yourself on others and make them live as you see fit through regulation.
Trust is earned. It is earned through honesty and good deeds. It is earned through keeping promises made. It is earned through allowing others to be themselves and honoring the decisions they make for their own lives. Trust is also reciprocal. I will trust you as long as you prove your trustworthiness, and I expect you to give me the same courtesy. Why should I trust your governance when you don't trust mine?
When someone as powerful as Pope Francis makes a public declaration against something as benign as libertarianism I have to wonder why. Does he really see a philosophy centered around peace and voluntary interactions as such a threat to humanity? I don't think so, but he may see it as a threat to authoritarian institutions like the church he represents. People like peace, and they like freedom. They have been trying to achieve a free society for millennia and authoritarians always manage to creep in and spoil the soup. People are tired of the corruption these institutions breed and want to be free of them. People are tired of the secrets they keep and wish for justice. People are tired of the privilege members of such institutions are granted and the limited liabilities that protect them from accounting for their crimes and misdeeds. People long to be free though many may not know it, or may even be afraid of freedom.
In a way, I feel good that Pope Francis decided to address this at the meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences this year. It shows me that libertarianism is a philosophy that is gaining popularity worldwide. It has some of the bigwigs worried. Perhaps that's a signal that humanity is ready for the peace and freedom such a philosophy embraces. Perhaps the Pope should join his flock and embrace that philosophy, too. In doing so he would show that he truly cares about the masses of humanity. I believe that such a philosophy practiced by the masses would do more for the common good than the church and all its opulence ever could. The fact that those who sit in the seats of power are worried about those of us who seek freedom brings me hope that the future is not lost to the ubiquitous oligarchy that seems to have invaded every aspect of our modern lives, including the spiritual.


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Things to Do Before Starting a Workout Routine
Beginning a new workout routine can improve your cardiovascular health, help you maintain a healthy weight and boost your self-confidence. However, not all workout routines are right for everyone. Prior to beginning any new workout routine, there are a number of precautionary steps you should take to avoid injury and other health risks. Always check with your physician before beginning a new workout routine.
Fitness and Health Appraisal
According to the Mayo Clinic website, the first step you should take before beginning a new workout routine is to assess your current fitness level. The most effective way to assess your fitness level is to schedule an appointment with a personal trainer, who will take you through a series of fitness tests. Some of these you can also do on your own. For example, checking your pulse rate prior to and after walking a mile provides an indication of your cardiorespiratory endurance. Checking how many pushups you can do in one minute is a fairly accurate assessment of your muscular endurance. Check your flexibility by performing a sit-and-reach test, and measure your body mass index to gain insight as to your level of body fat and weight compared to normative data.
Select a Fitness Program
Based on these results, you may detect a specific component of fitness that you would like to improve. For example, a lack of muscular endurance may inspire you to lift weights. A significantly high pulse after walking a mile may necessitate more cardiovascular exercise. Consider your personal goals and time for exercise. The Mayo Clinic suggests finding a way to incorporate exercise into your daily life, so take this into consideration when designing a workout routine. Once you've created goals and selected the components of fitness you'd like to work on, make sure to write your plan down.
Create a Schedule
Once you've narrowed down your fitness goals, create a specific fitness schedule. This schedule should vary, but you should aim to include at least 30 minutes of physical activity, five days a week, according to "Essentials of Personal Training." For example, a well-rounded workout routine may include three days of cardiovascular exercise and two resistance training workouts per week. Start slowly and work your way up to a more difficult schedule over time. Also, mix up your routine and be creative in the workouts you design. Variety is essential to improved exercise performance.
Begin and Monitor
Begin your workout routine based on the schedule you've set. You may find that your workout routine feels great and is exactly what you needed. More likely, however, is that you will either need to increase or decrease the difficulty. After the first week, consider how you feel and whether you need to add a session, drop one, or focus on other components of fitness. About every month or so, assess your fitness level based on the initial tests you undertook in step one. A reduced heart rate after walking one mile is a sign of improved cardiovascular endurance, while an increase in pushups is an indication of greater muscular endurance. If you've met your goals, increase the difficulty of your workout routine. If not, consider areas where your routine may be lacking.
- Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning (3rd Ed.); Thomas R. Baechle and Roger W. Earle
- Essentials of Personal Training; Roger W. Earle and Thomas R. Baechle
- MayoClinic.com: Fitness Programs; 5 Steps to Getting Started
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"It's been a week, dude. You came back from the hurt after I destroyed you and sent you to Hades. That stuff was cut. For, uh... time."—Joel, to the no-longer-dead Phil, after retooling Bonus Stage as a kids' show
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To alter existing programs, plays, etc. so they are more suitable for family viewing. Used in a very positive sense, by those who think the alterations are often done with a justifiably high fear of the original works corrupting our youth.
North American releases of Anime are frequently Heroically converted. Backwards foreign norms create separate notions of what is okay to show on television. This may be because of the American belief that cartoons are for kids, so that shows meant for slightly higher age groups that aren't specifically marketed to them are edited down. In fact, one of the greatest notable Bowdlerizers is named 4Kids! Entertainment. (And you wouldn't believe how much Misaimed Hatedom they get for it.)
To be fair, the same happens to North American movies and series, both inside and outside the US. Since TV audiences are also made up of kids and teenagers, movies tend to get edited to be watchable by them as well (specially the swearing). This is even stronger in other countries, since the movies get dubbed with that in mind, meaning that even the theater release are cut.
Also, this can be done to movies that were originally made for television in an era where morality was looser. TV movies once lauded for their daring when first aired are now edited as much as any R-rated theatrical film when rebroadcast.
Named after Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), who first did it on The Bible and Shakespeare's plays; for instance, changing Ophelia's drowning from suicide to accident. It's worth noting that Bowdler himself created his "Family Shakespeare" versions as a way to introduce Shakespeare's plays to audiences who would otherwise be barred from experiencing them at all, and actively encouraged people to seek out the originals. Sadly, this cannot be said of most modern Bowdlerisers. Before him, the French Duke of Montausier published "ad usum Delphini" versions of works for the Dauphin (heir apparent) of France. "Ad usum Delphini" is now a synonym of this trope.
Cultural Translation can often contain elements of Bowdlerization. See T-Word Euphemism for a mild form of bowdlerization. See also Cut and Paste Translation (which specifically refers to Bowlderization in translated works and refers more to the final product than the process) and Disneyfication (which generally goes further, in not only removing content, but adding new, "kid-friendly" content). See Bluenose Bowdlerizer for when it happens here on the wiki.
The inverse of this trope is American Kirby Is Hardcore.
Yet another related trope is Bleached Underpants, where a creator self-censors his work to appeal to a broader audience. There is also a Censored Title, for when a work seems to be Bowdlerized, but only the title is for marketing purposes.
Note: Do not pronounce as "boulderise." That would mean hurling boulders at someone. [1]
- Anime and Manga
- Comic Books
- Film
- Literature
- Live Action TV
- Music
- Myth and Legend
- New Media
- Newspaper Comics
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- Video Games
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Rajiv Kanakala's new film, a murder mystery, is today launched at Annapoorna studios, Hyderabad. Made on Joshika Sai Lakshmi Films as Production No. 1, it has Mohith (Aithe fame) and Vijay Samrat playing the male leads along with Rajiv, while female leads are Sindhu Tolani and Suhasini. Senior director A. Kodandarami Reddy sounded the clapboard on Rajiv-Srinivasa Reddy(comedian)-Suhasini. TFPC president Tammareddy Bharadwaja switched on the camera and K. Raghavendra Rao rendered the first shot direction. Later, a press meet was held.
Murder mystery in new pattern
Rajiv Kanakala said: "The film is about a murder mystery. It is made as a new pattern of thriller. The script and screenplay are such that the audience will find so many twists, making their guess fail till the climax. I am playing the role of an investigating officer, but with a comedy tinge."
Debut experience with thriller
Suhasini (One of the heroines) said: "When I heard the subject, I was very much excited. Definitely, the film is going to provide me a new experience with a murder mystery film. Also, I am happy very happy to be working with good artistes and technicians."
Vijay Samrat said: "I am playing very crucial role and all the characters revolve round that of mine. I feel great working with hero Rajiv Kanakala."
Phani Raj said: "This film will definitely give a very thrilling experience and at the same time much comedy to the audiences. I specially thank my producer for giving me this opportunity."
D. Ramesh Babu said: "Though it is my first venture, director Phani Raj and other technicians have come forward to extend their cooperation, keeping in view of the budget factor. It is a tight-knit project with commitment from all sides. Regular shoot will commence from today. We hope to finish the film by September end or early October. The entire movie will have ten characters."
The cast includes: Mumaith Khan, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, MS Narayana, AVS, Srinivasa Reddy, Geetha Singh and Melkote.
Crew: Story, screenplay and direction – Phaniraj; Choreography – Nixon; Music – Chandralekha; Dialogues – Ramaswami; Art – Kushal Srinivas.


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All The Philippine Spots The Miss Universe Candidates Visited
We just wrapped up the Miss Universe 2016 coronation in Manila yesterday. For my pageant-obsessed countrymen, hosting the event in the Philippines was more than just a beauty pageant; it was a blockbuster of Superbowl proportions.
As the buzz centers on the winner, Miss France, and the candidates are flying back to their respective countries this week, let's take a look back at the tourist spots the 86 candidates visited while they were in the Philippines.
1. Boracay
What they did: swimsuit photo shoot, dragon boat festival, and weaving activities with the locals
What you can do: If it's your first time, book an accommodation near station 2 to be in the thick of things. Go fly-fishing, snorkeling, banana boating, and island hopping. Go on a food trip at classic joints like Jonah's Fruit Shakes, True Food, and Real Coffee. Shop at D'Mall and Talipapa Market for good deals. If you've been to Boracay several times and would like to try something different, book a room away from the main stations, like Shangri-La Resort & Spa and Kama Beach Club. Try alternative activities like ATV tours, zorb riding, and mermaid lessons.
2. Ilocos Sur
What they did: terno fashion show in Vigan and a trip to Baluarte Zoo
What you can do: Walk and pose like a model, seriously! There are picturesque cobblestone streets in Vigan where you can selfie and Instagram all you want. While you're in Ilocos Sur, you may as well visit the numerous churches and museums around the city. For sand surfing and the famous windmills, ride a bus or rented car to Ilocos Norte.
3. Manila
What they did: attended the Governor's Ball at SMX Convention Center, shopped and relaxed at Mall of Asia, visited the Philippine Navy, and partied at Okada Manila
What you can do: If it's your first time in Manila, start with Bambike Tours, Carlos Celdran's Walk This Way or Ivan Man Dy's Old Manila Walks for a crash course in Philippine culture. Dine and shop at Mall of Asia and its neighboring casino-hotels. Flex your bargaining skills in Greenhills or if you dare, Divisoria (with a Filipino buddy in tow). For bars and clubs, try Malate, Greenbelt, BGC, and Makati's Burgos Street.
4. Cebu
What they did: island hopping in Siargao and preliminary swimsuit competition in JPark Island Resort
What you can do: Swim and scuba diva at Mactan's beaches and resorts. Visit the different churches and religious structures. Go to Oslob to watch (not touch) the sharks and visit the falls. Spend your last sunset in Cebu by going to Tops Lookout for a summit view of the city.
5. Baguio
What they did: visited Panagbenga park, planted trees, picked strawberries, played golf, and dined at Baguio Country Club
What you can do: For newbies, visit Mines View park, Burham Park, Bencab Museum, Botanical Garden, and Camp John Hay. For food and shopping, stay away from SM Mall (which destroyed trees for the sake of infrastructure) and go to Session Road instead. If you're adventurous, book a Mt. Pulag or Sagada hike.
6. Davao
What they did: fashion show and cultural experience in Eden Nature Park
What you can do: Visit Jack's Ridge, Philippine Eagle Center, Malagos Garden Resort, and People's Park. If you want to get wet, there's Tagbaobo Falls and Samal Island. Don't leave without sampling the durian and other native fruits.
7. Batangas
What they did: sailed to Pico de Loro and photo shoot at the beach
What you can do: Batangas is huge and just a drive away from Manila. Here are some options to start with: climb Mt. Maculot or any of the nearby mountains, have lunch beside Villa Escudero's man-made waterfalls, and check out Taal lake.
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It was nice to see all the candidates enjoying our popular tourist destinations! They could've promoted the lesser known but equally great destinations though! We have a lot to offer and they brought them to the usual places but it was still a success and all the candidates really enjoyed during their stay here.


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This summer has been the summer of mascaras! With so many new launches it's getting hard to figure out which ones are worth the splurge. One of my favorites is Make Up For Ever's Smoky Extravagant Lash. It gives some of the blackest lashes ever, without clumping, flaking or feeling super stiff. It is even easy to remove!
But let's talk pigments first. Smoky Extravagant Lash uses natural pigments. These tiny micro-pigments absorb the light for a very black look and are safe enough for even contact lens wearers to use. Because the pigments are so small, they cling to each lash, giving you the darkest lashes yet!
This mascara also boasts a new formula that allows the pigments to slide on the lashes, thanks to a special wax complex and Abyssinian Oils. This combination is what makes removal incredibly easy as well! The polymers in this formula coat each lash, thanks to the conical shaped brush. Lashes are extended as long as possible and give long, flawless wear!
I've been wearing this mascara for weeks and it's become one of the only mascaras I reach for each morning. Pick it up wherever Make Up For Ever is sold for $24.
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Classic Mujaddara – Mediterranean Rice and Lentils
I've been using this Mujaddara recipe for years, it is a great supplement for a big Mediterranean meal, or a meal by its own as it's full of proteins and delicious. Don't forget to serve it with some Tahini sauce.
- 2-3 onions sliced into thin rings
- 2 cups green lentils or Black lentils, soaked in water for 1 hour
- 2 cups whole grain rice soaked in water for 1 hour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp oil
- 6 cups boiling water
Servings: people
- In a big pot, put the lentils in the water, add cumin, salt and cinnamon and cook for 15 minutes
- in the meantime - start frying the onion in the oil. fry on a low heat until it becomes brown (I usually fry it 40-50 minutes)
- Add the rice to the cooking lentils for another 30 minutes, lower the heat and cover.
Recipe Notes
This recipe was originally published in Nhawal Abu-Goch's book - "The Arab-Israeli Cuisine", an excellent book.
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Let's follow with the three-part post series on shooting testimonials. When we are sure of having control on the human factor discussed in the first part, it's time to think about getting great visuals and use the available tools to film a good video.
1. Which lenses are better
As much as I can, I use Canon EF f/1.8 50 mm for testimonials. This lens is very popular for its very affordable price (around 100-120 €) and outstanding performance. Its aperture ensures very luminous images combined with a short deft of field that blurs the background, giving the testimony all the prominence.
- Canon EF f/1.8 50 mm
- Nikkor f/1.8D 50 mm (Nikon equivalent)
Sometimes the environment is important and you want to see it as well. Don't hesitate to use other lenses if the story you're telling demands it. For instance, when I shoot tourism videos, I usually like to see the testimony in a wide shot while showcasing the location.
2. Camera at the height of the eyes
1. Which lenses are better
As much as I can, I use Canon EF f/1.8 50 mm for testimonials. This lens is very popular for its very affordable price (around 100-120 €) and outstanding performance. Its aperture ensures very luminous images combined with a short deft of field that blurs the background, giving the testimony all the prominence.
- Canon EF f/1.8 50 mm
- Nikkor f/1.8D 50 mm (Nikon equivalent)
|Shot taken with the Canon EF/1.8 50 mm
|Shot taken the Canon EF/5.6 17-55 mm
Unless justified by storytelling, camera should always be at the height of the testimony eyes. If it's upper, we give the subject a connotation of inferiority. If it's lower, sometimes it can work to connote power, but we get to see the nostrils which can be very annoying, anti-aesthetic and definitely not fetching.
3. Looking at the camera or not?
The feeling of someone looking directly into the camera is different than when the eye-line is slightly off. Therefore, it's not just an aesthetic decision, but also depends on the purpose of the video. I would let testimonies look into the camera when their speech is a call to action, as it's much more direct and seductive. If you decide to use both options in the same video, have in mind the power of looking into the camera: it can work as a good engaging conclusion. In the other hand, starting by looking into the camera and follow with the eyes off can lead viewers to disconnection.
|Looking to the camera is more direct and seductive
Camera movement can give visual dynamism, but while doing it, filmmakers should think as editors to decide if that's interesting or not for the video they're shooting. I think soft and slow movements can work well in many cases. DSLR sliders are a good choice to perform discreet movement in your shot. You can find plenty of this gadgets at the "camera movement" product section of cinevate.com
|Atlas FLT Camera Slider from cinevate.com
It's important to ensure a minimum of lighting on testimonial shootings. Sometimes you can be creative with the sources you get on set (when shooting in real locations). For instance, factories usually have halogen lights you can ask to use. Nonetheless traveling to locations with a minimum of lighting is a good idea. Led lighting for DSLR is a useful option: I highly recommend the HDV Z96 for three reasons: 1. It has a dimmer that allows you to control the quantity of light 2. The produced light looks very natural in comparison to others 3. (VERY IMPORTANT!) It doesn't produce flickering issues.
|The HDV Z96 Light kit.
Again, it's nice when thinking as editors. Shots of the hands or close-ups of the eyes can bring some freshness. I think it loses elegance when, for instance, we cut from a static shot to a handheld shaking image, or from a color shot to a black & white one. Yes, it can be "cool", but it distracts the viewer as form tramples on content.
|A b-roll shot of hands.
If your budget affords it, make up can solve lots of visual headaches during the shooting, and will give security to some testimonies who, for example, tend to sweat (almost everyone when using lighting), have an injure on the face, etc. The shiny skin of someone sweating can ruin any other aesthetic effort.
8. Lower Thirds
Back to pre-production, asking what's going to be the lower-third style (or creating it in advance, if you're going to design it) is mandatory. In another way we risk to be forced to use a lower-third style that ruins the shot. There are brands who align lower-thirds just in the left, so it's nice to set your testimony in the other side so that the composition stays balanced. You can't have a white background (or burned lights) behind the subject if the titling is going to be white and without any shadow or stroke effect.
I wish this notes have been useful. Again, don't hesitate to share additional ones. Stay tunned for the third and latest part of the series!


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Reading a sunscreen label shouldn't be like deciphering a foreign language. But a study in JAMA Dermatology found that only 43 percent of survey respondents understood the meaning of an SPF value.
Here are explanations of key terms appearing on sunscreen labels that you should understand when selecting a product:
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1 Ziploc Bag
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 orange
1/2 cup Honey and Ginger
salt and pepper
16 wooden toothpics or 3 inch skewers
Marinate the chicken: Trim excess fat off the chicken breasts and cut into cubes. Zest the skin of the orange and squeeze the juice. Put everything into the Ziploc bag and place in refrigerator overnight.
Cooking the kebabs: Mix salt and pepper to taste into the ziploc bag. Mix with a spatula or spoon. Strain off excess sauce by placing mixture in a colander. Place chicken pieces on skewers and grill for a few minutes. Alternatively, fry chicken pieces on medium-high heat for 5-7 min and then place on skewers.


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It's not a huge surprise, but today comes word from Fox Searchlight that the entire cast of The Tree of Life — notably Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain — will be campaigned in the supporting categories this awards season. It's a strategy that's been used for several ensemble films in the recent past, like Babel and Slumdog Millionaire. (Babel's Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi ended up scoring Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress, while Slumdog's Dev Patel earned a SAG nod in the supporting-male race.)
For Pitt, the move heads off any potential vote splitting between his performances in Tree of Life and Moneyball, since the latter is clearly a lead role. But for Chastain, it's muddier: The actress, who'll end up costarring in six films released in 2011, will now be the recipient of supporting campaigns for Tree and The Help, just for starters.
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I saw Moneyball opening weekend, and it was a very good movie…the audience was definitely entertained and informed…didn't know anything about Billie Beane and the Oakland A's winning streak – what a gutsy fellow! ;0


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Here is one excellent contemporary example of "the richness of simplicity" concept – this kitchen project of INDada entwines bright and modern shapes, materials and colors in one stylish and functional design with infinite configurations and poetic details. Estivale Kitchen designed in collaboration with Benedini Associati – is combining the textures of the dramatic black marble top with the warm oak surfaces that add a rustic charm to the contemporary composition. The kitchen includes multiple structures that entwine the illuminated glass shelving glamour with the shining aluminum finishes in Liquid Metal brass colored satin antique. The combination of robust dark materials and warm wooden structures (with a vintage flavor) is always a winning combination when it comes to modern kitchen design.
Here is one magnificent contemporary example of the two-toned kitchen design – the saffron yellow of the comfy kitchen islands (with a horizontal bar that allows the guest to be included in the food preparation proses) is in beautiful juxtaposition with the muted grays of the concrete base of the composition. As we mentioned the Deep-blue will be a hot trend and in this composition by Fala Atelier the Portuguese architecture studio it is cool how they had transformed an old house in Porto into contemporary and trendy home – with a strong colorful presence of the kitchen cabinetry and appliances in characteristic color.
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To me couture is about the extraordinary, about inspiring dreams and clothes that take our breath away, therefore the materials, the cut, the construction and embroidery make these wearable pieces of art. Maybe Couture codes are modernizing, and it's now ok to do a collection very similar to a ready to wear, as house Dior did this year.
I liked much better the way that the designer Stephane Rolland modernized his own collection of beautiful gowns, he decided to make a short fashion movie - as he wanted to try the field of movie making - about this woman, a 'free woman' as he said. For sure very inspirational and a magnificent idea to modernize the way to present Couture collections.


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News Bytes 2: Coraline, Rock Band 2, BRAAAAINS
Hey folks, there's a lot of news every week in the gaming world. Now, we have this column which will happen every Friday. We'll skim press releases, and sort out all the big stories. So here are some news bytes to round out your week.
Up, Up: LucasArts and BioWare are bringing Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO to the Masses: Yeah, the AP has already covered this bad boy, but I just had to throw in my two cents. The MMO's setting will be familiar to Star Wars fans. There have been two games, and several books and comics in the timeframe, and being thousands of years before the movies' time offers a lot of room for more story telling. Story telling is what BioWare promises to use to put this game apart from most MMOs, as they want it to be a very story driven experience. Of course, Sony's DCU Online is planning to do the same. This is a little different from the first KOTOR as this time BioWare is no longer an independent Developer, but now owned by game giant EA. This puts two publishers on the title, likely helping it even be made, in lieu of LucasArts's cuts this year. Check out the first art and early screens in the clicky box.
Down, Down: Game companies getting into the holiday spirit aka BRAAAINS: Have you logged into your World of Warcraft account in the last couple days? Have you played a game of GTAIV multiplayer? Do you hunger for human flesh? These things are not coincidences, as both WoW and GTA are offering up a nice (un)healthy dose of zombies to online gamers. In both games you can contract (and subsequently spread) the Zombie virus, giving you a new skin that, well, looks like a zombie. Brains brains brains, brraaaaaaaiiiinnnnns.
Left, Right, Left, Right: More LittleBigPlanet sillyness: Last week, we heard LittleBigPlanet was recalled/held back due to a song on the soundtrack that quotes the Qur'an. Sony was worried that it might offend people. Prominent leaders from the Islamic community have spoken up about the recall…and derided Sony for it! The general idea seems to be "well, we're all about human freedom." The musician in questions says that he's inspired by the teachings of the Qur'an, and that's why it sometimes makes its way into his music. Sounds like a LittleBigDeal was made out of, well, Little.
B, A: Rock Band 2's 20 Free DLC Tracks Announced: and the crowd goes "who?". All 20 are "up-and-coming," or independent bands. Still, it's more music, and it's free music, and it makes Rock Band 2's total initial track listing 104 tracks, not to speak of all the DLC and Rock Band 1 songs already available. The bands and tracks are:
The 88 "Sons and Daughters"; Authority Zero "No Regrets"; Between the Buried and Me "Prequel To The Sequel"; The Cab "Bounce"; The Chevelles "Get It On"; The Cocktail Slippers "Give It To Me"; Dealership "Database Corrupted"; Endeverafter "I Wanna Be Your Man"; The Ghost Hounds "Ashes To Fire"; Hollywood Undead "Young"; Kutless "The Feeling"; The Len Price 3 "If I Ain't Got You"; Lesley Roy "I'm Gone, I'm Going"; Opiate for the Masses "Burn You Down"; Semi-Precious Weapons "Magnetic Baby"; Shaimus "Like a Fool"; Thenewno2 "Crazy Tuesday"; Tickle Me Pink "The Time Is Wrong"; Underoath "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"; X Japan "I.V."
Start: Neil Gaiman's Coraline: The Movie: The Game: Admit it, your first thought when you heard "Coraline" was being made into a movie was, "I hope they make a game of it, too!" Well, fear not, gentle reader, your wish is D3Publisher (Dark Sector, Ben 10)'s command. They're putting gamers in the roll of the titular character as she explores her world, collecting items and playing mini-games. Somewhat strangely, the game is being made only for the PS2, Wii, and DS, leaving out so-called "Current Gen" systems PS3 and Xbox 360. With the gigantic installed user base of those three systems, along with the typically more "family-friendly" image, the game is sure to sell to people who enjoy the 3D Stop-Motion film.


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WingRS 100 - Exterior
The other enclosure in today's article is the WingRS 100. It is also based on a mid-tower design and is a bit plainer than its counterpart. It is designed for those looking for an inexpensive case, but the folks at Thermaltake still believe that you can offer a good price without losing all the features.
It too consists of a plastic front bezel and a steel construction that should provide you with a very serviceable case for years to come.
The front of the Wing series is not quite as shiny as the Soprano and it does not have a door to hide away your drives, but it still manages to give a sleek and functional appearance. There are bays for up to four optical drives and one externally accessible 3.5" device, so expansion should not be an issue. The power button also is surrounded by bit of LED lighting, giving off a soft glow the system is powered up.
Some may have thought there were bays for two 3.5" devices, but the bottom opening is actually a small sliding door that hides the front I/O ports. Included are a pair of USB ports and jacks for both a set of headphones and a microphone. There is also a cutout for a Firewire port, but this is absent. Documentation available at the time of this writing show there to be no options for this port, so this may be a generic bezel design.
The side panel of the Wing series does not offer the option of a window, but as previously mentioned, it was designed as a low-cost alternative to a plain box. Even without the plastic option, there are still a pair of vent holes. The top includes a cone shaped adjustable shroud that fits over where the processor is generally located so that your HSF can have cool air to work with. Neither are filtered, but neither are designed to work with a fan mounted either.
The back panel is pretty straightforward and offers nothing out of the ordinary. It does, however, include a very nice 120mm fan like the Soprano, so you can get a good deal of air moving through this little gem.
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Thinking about daring to be different like Daniel? Apply by October 16th to be on an overseas placement in January 2016.
Writing a blog is a something I have never done before so for me so it seemed appropriate to have 'New Experiences 'as the title. This is the last blog for cohort 4 on project Yumba, and our placement has now come to an end. International Service has provided support for Yumba special school through the ICS scheme for almost a year now; it is the only NGO that supports the teachers and staff with volunteers from both the UK and Ghana that work together in partnership with the school on 10 week placements.
Working in International development has been a dream of mine for a long time, and now that it has become reality it still hasn't really sunk in, I'm still expecting to wake up in my room at my parents' house in Liverpool saying `that was a weird dream!' but here I am in Ghana! 6 months ago when I was researching NGOs, I stumbled across the ICS website and decided to apply for it. I was expecting to receive an email a few days later saying 'we regret to inform you…..' just like many other job applications and NGOs I have applied for, but it was to say I was successful! In the coming weeks I received questionnaires and eventually an invitation from ICS for an assessment day at the head office in York. I didn't want to get my expectations up too much so I only told a few people such as my mother and a colleague in work. A week later I was at district scout camp for the weekend with my group, when I received the phone call to say I was successful and I was being placed in Ghana for 3 months. It was a good thing that I was away somewhere peaceful to reflect on the phone call.
Before ICS, I worked as an apprentice sheet-metal worker and was in my 2nd year of a 3 and half year course, but I didn't want to do it as a career for the next 40 years. So I took a big step and handed in my weeks' notice to my manager and told my tutors at college I that I was quitting, knowing full well I will never get the opportunity to do an apprenticeship again in my life. After the 2 day pre-departure training I was more open to telling people about the placement, that is when the reality hit me. When I finally got more information on what my project would be it made fundraising a lot easier, it gave me the motivation to work harder and push myself to achieve my goals that I set for myself and overcome them.
Arriving in Ghana, adapting to the culture, food, host home and the weather was probably the easiest part of the placement, however adapting to an entirely new work environment where I would be spending most of my time behind a desk was extremely difficult. I'm used to being on my feet all day every day so I had to jump head first into the work and get on with it. It has been so rewarding. I've been able to develop new skills and improve upon existing ones, such as time management, organisation and prioritising tasks. Living with a host family has really helped me to understand the culture and lifestyle. Getting used to the countless servings of rice and beans and occasionally Banku took some time but I've actually started to enjoy them! My host father was also able to introduce me to the local scout leader that he was good friends with after I told him I am a Scout leader in the UK and that was a very exciting experience. No matter where I was in the world I was able to find another member of the scouting family and exchange ideas. It was an experience I'll never forget. After joining him and his scouts on a hike we exchanged badges, and I and another volunteer, who is also a scout leader, were invested as scout leaders of the Sagnarigu district of Tamale.
The city of Tamale itself is immense, with the market stall owners selling fabrics with vibrant colours and creative designs, the aroma of rich spices and herbs being sold next to the butchers preparing meat from a goat or cow with a machete, cutting the meat so small he almost takes his fingers off. The streets are lined with traders selling goods on the side of the road and carrying them on their heads to make a living, often with their children as well to help them make a living. The taxi rank is full of 'line taxis' which drive the same route and don't depart until the cab is full, charging the passengers 1GHC each depending on the area of the city they are going to. The people are friendly and welcoming; it's an entirely different world and an amazing experience.
I never thought I would get this far, to be able to travel to a developing country and work on a project that requires so much support and work. I thought this type of work was for students or professionals with distinctive qualifications and experience, never a 3rd time college drop-out like me. But it has helped me to learn a lot about myself and the career sector I am striving for, International development. Throughout the entire placement I have not missed my life back at home until I started writing this blog, I miss my family and friends and my dog, but knowing that I have tried my very best at my job, training the teachers with basic ICT and first aid training for which afterwards they achieved certificates from St Johns Ambulance service, has made it all worthwhile. I don't know how I will be able to settle back into a regular life when I get home, it's going to be difficult at first but eventually it will be just as it was before, but with more cool stories!
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This class develops basic concepts for understanding individual, group, and organizational behavior through the critical analysis of important works in the field. Among the areas covered are: individual affect and cognition; group process and performance; and organizational culture and adaptation. The class also emphasizes the use of behavioral science concepts for stimulating new and useful organizational behavior research.
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I'm excited to announce that my research on UK soccer/football gambling advertising, "How bookies make your money", has now been published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making (link to press release; link to article pdf). The research documents patterns in the specific bets that bookies advertise to consumers on TV and in their shop windows. Advertised bets tend to have very high expected losses for consumers, but bookies appear to advertise specific representative events that may bias people toward thinking that these bets are better-value than they really are. I think this research is a nice example of how individuals can be "nudged" in ways that do not increase their welfare.
Although data for this article were collected over the 2014 World Cup, I have informally observed that the frequency of relevant TV advertising saw a large increase during the 2014/2015 football season, with several other bookies starting to advertise special bets before/during matches.
UK bookies (bookmakers) herd geographically in less-affluent areas. The present work shows that UK bookies also herd
with the special bets that they advertise to consumers, both in their shop window advertising and on TV adverts as shown
to millions of viewers. I report an observational study of betting adverts over the 2014 soccer World Cup. Bet types vary
in complexity, with complex types having the highest expected losses. Bookies herded on a common strategy of advertising
special bets on two levels: by almost exclusively advertising complex bet types with high expected losses, and by advertising
representative events within a given complex bet type. This evidence is most consistent with bookies' advertising targeting a
representativeness heuristic amongst bettors. Bookies may know how to nudge bettors toward larger losses.