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NoSQL showdown: MongoDB vs. Couchbase
MongoDB edges Couchbase Server with richer querying and indexing options, as well as superior ease of use
MongoDB is about three years old, first released in late 2009. The goal behind MongoDB was to create a NoSQL database that offered high performance and did not cast out the good aspects of working with RDBMSes. For instance, the way that queries are designed and optimized in MongoDB is similar to how that would be done in an RDBMS. MongoDB's designers also wanted to make the database easier for application developers to work with -- for example, by allowing developers to change the data model quickly. MongoDB, whose name is short for "humongous," stores documents in BSON (Binary JSON), an extension of JSON that allows for the use of data types such as integers, dates, and byte arrays.
Two primary processes are at work in a MongoDB system,
mongod and
mongos. The
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mongod processes in the cluster run as shard servers, and these handle the actual reading and writing of the data. For fail-over purposes, two instances of a
mongod process on a given cluster member run as shard servers. One process is primary, and the other is secondary. All write requests go to the primary, while read requests can go to either primary or secondary.
Secondaries are updated asynchronously from the primary so that they can take over in the event of a primary's crash. This, however, means that some read requests (sent to secondaries) may not be consistent with write requests (sent to primaries). This is an instance of MongoDB's "eventual consistency." Over time, all secondaries will become consistent with write operations on the primary. Note that you can guarantee consistent read/write behavior by configuring a MongoDB system such that all I/O -- reads and writes -- go to the primary instances. In such an arrangement, secondaries act as standby servers, coming online only when the primary fails.
mongos process, which runs at a conceptually higher level than the
mongod processes, is best thought of as a kind of routing service. Database requests from clients arrive first at a
mongos process, which determines which shard(s) in a sharded cluster can service each request. The
mongos process dispatches I/O requests to the appropriate
mongod processes, gathers the results, and returns them to the client. Note that in a nonsharded cluster, clients talk directly to a
mongod process.
MongoDB scaling and replication
MongoDB doesn't have an explicit memory caching layer. Instead, all MongoDB operations are performed through memory-mapped files. Consequently, MongoDB hands off the chore of juggling memory caching versus persistence-to-disk to the operating system. You can tweak various flush-to-disk settings for optimal performance, however. For example, MongoDB maintains a journal of database operations (for recovery purposes) that is flushed to the disk every 100ms. Not only is this interval configurable, but you can configure the system so that write operations return only after the journal has been written to disk.
Documents are placed in named containers called collections, which are roughly equivalent to Couchbase's buckets. A collection serves as a means of partitioning related documents into separate groups. The effects of many multidocument operations in a MondoDB database are restricted to the collection in which those operations are performed. MongoDB supports sharding at the collection level, which means -- should requirements dictate -- you could construct a database with unsharded and sharded collections. Of course, only a sharded collection is protected against a single point of failure.
A document's membership in a particular shard is determined by a shard key, which is derived from one or more fields in each document. The exact fields can be specified by the database administrator. In addition, MongoDB provides autosharding, which means that, once you've configured sharding, MongoDB will automatically manage the storage of documents in the appropriate physical location. This includes rebalancing shards as the number of documents grows or the number of
mongod instances changes.
As of the 2.4 release, MongoDB supports both hash-based sharding and range-based sharding. As you might guess, hash-based sharding hashes the shard key, which creates a relatively even distribution of documents across the cluster. With range-based sharding (the sole sharding type prior to 2.4), a given member of a MongoDB sharded cluster will store all the documents within a given subrange of the shard key's overall domain. More precisely, MongoDB defines a logical container, called a chunk, which is a subset of documents whose shard keys fall within a specific range. The
mongos process then dictates which
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Once you install the extension, you can create a ZipBooks account if you don't already have one. If you have a ZipBooks account already, log in and start tracking your time for a project. The time tracker requires that you track the activity of a specific task on the project. Every project needs to be tied to a customer.
You can select a existing project or add a new one. If you add a new project, you also need to select the customer to assign to the new project. You will also need to select the hourly rate at which you bill work on your project. If the customer doesn't exist yet, you can add the new customer name and email.
Once you have selected the project, type in or select a task.
You start the timer by clicking the "Start timer" button. You can pause and restart the timer if needed and submit the time to your account without having to open the application in your browser.
- This extension can access your data on some websites.

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text: These retro cupcakes really smell and taste of strawberry milkshake. I will share with you my secret ingredient, strawberry flavoured Angel Delight in the buttercream on top of a vanilla cupcake (1 tsp extra vanilla) with a blob of buttercream in the middle. Really smell and taste lovely! The straws are edible too.


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Back in November 2016, WhatsApp introduced the video calls feature to its platform, and the company now says Indians are in love with the feature. According to the Facebook-owned company, Indians are consuming a total of 50 million video minutes each day.
This number may not be a surprising one as an excess of 200 million users are active on WhatsApp, making it the largest than any other country.
Across the globe, the company is receiving a total of 340 million video calls, out of which 50 million is from India. The video calling feature is a huge hit for the company because of its simple user interface.
Currently, WhatsApp has over 1.2 billion active users, and the number is significantly increasing with every passing day. The company is also working to add various new features to the application.


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IMP has designed and delivered a number of port integrated systems where the laboratories used for entire process from sampling to analysis and cargo certification is fully automated. IMP's port integrated systems has provided solutions for time based sampling as well as mass based sampling.
The process of drying, splitting, particle size determination, moisture determination and chemical analysis is automated by port integrated systems. Bulk composites are also produced through port integrated systems.
In the case of iron ore sampling, for example, primary cuts of up to one ton are taken. Each cut is split within the sampling system to produce a sample for the automated laboratory. A portion representing each primary cut is transported automatically to the robotic laboratory via a conveyor system or using IMP's monorail sample transport system.
These aliquots are composited and split to produce sub lots. Particle size analyses and moisture are determined on each sub lot. Some clients carry out sub lot chemical analysis while others analyse the final composite.
The entire process complies with the guidelines of ISO3082.
IMP has provided these port integrated system laboratory facilities on a turnkey basis. Our clients include Anglo American (Kumba), Fortescue Metals, Rio Tinto (Cape Lambert) and Roy Hill. Designs vary from single robot cells to multiple robots operating on a track.
Automating the entire process from sampling to analysis results in the fastest possible turnaround times of analytical assay, significant improvements in accuracy and precision and much improved operational health and safety.


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ISACS News
UNDP awareness-raising campaign in Bosnia & Herzegovina guided by ISACS
"The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina invites non-governmental organisations (NGO) from the entire BiH, to participate in raising of awareness and creating space for open dialogue on dangers of small arms and light weapons.
"These activities will focus on building representatives of the campaign who will be educated and inspired to keep on building and sharing gained knowledge.
ISACS features prominently in Secretary-General's report to General Assembly
"International Small Arms Control Standards
"38. Under the leadership of Office for Disarmament Affairs and UNDP, 23 entities within the Organization's internal Coordinating Action on Small Arms mechanism are working with leading experts worldwide to develop and implement International Small Arms Control Standards to provide practical guidance on translating global norms and commitments regarding the regulation of small arms into concrete action at the national level. …
Human Rights Council adopts resolution on civilian firearms
GENEVA, 22 July 2015 — The Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on, "Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms." In it, the Council: "Reiterates its deep concern at the fact that hundreds of thousands of human beings of all ages around the world, including women and children, have lost their lives or suffered injuries and psychological harm by the misuse of firearms by civilians, thus having their human rights, in particular their right to life and security of person, negatively affected."


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"Cultural attitudes are mostly acquired during childhood and adolescence in family and school environments and we may not realize how these attitudes 'dictate' the mode of our thoughts and the pattern of our brain's activity even in a state of rest," explained study author Gennady G. Knyazev of the Institute of Physiology and Basic Medicine in Novosibirsk.
"Our data show that collectivist attitude prompts the engagement of brain regions involved in semantic processes and reasoning on moral issues, which, in its turn, prompt the appearance of others-related thoughts."
"Collectivism-individualism is one of the major dimensions of culture and each culture has its position on this dimension," Knyazev told PsyPost. "For instance, the United States is considered the most individualistic culture, whereas China and other East-Asian cultures are mostly collectivists.
"A typical individualist sees him/herself as fundamentally separate from others, whereas a typical collectivist considers him/herself as a representative of a group (e.g., family, social class, ethnic group and so on)."
"It could be expected that in a quiet resting condition, a collectivist would spontaneously think more about his/her close friends or relatives, whereas an individualist would think more about him/herself."
"This association between cultural attitude and the content of thoughts has to have some reflection in the activity of the brain and we were interested to find out how brain's activity mediates this association. The default mode network (DMN) is the brain functional network that is most active in the resting condition and is involved in self-referential and social cognition."
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Disable Animation Detection
Mental Ray automatically detects animation of scene objects and related shading nodes when translating subsequent frames. The Optimize Animation Detection option (in the Render Settings window, mental ray tabs, in the Options tab, Translation section, Performance sub-section) even performs a pre-scan of the Maya dependency graph to find animated nodes much faster and to mark the individual nodes accordingly for accelerated translation of the whole animation.
Usually you can safely disable this if you see your animation renders are taking much longer than expected. However, like most things this depends greatly on the setup of your scene file. Be sure to read the description below and run a free test render to make sure that disabling this does not affect the animation in a negative way.
There are ways to hint to mental ray about animated nodes manually, in cases where the default performance might still not be optimal or the standard detection algorithm does not catch all animations.
Individual instances or whole DAG subtrees can be excluded from being considered for animation by adding a new dynamic attribute 'miAnimated' (boolean) and setting it to off. Once found on a transform node, the DAG traversal prunes the remaining subtree from animation detection (not the node itself). The Optimize Animation Detection option needs to be turned off to activate the manual overrides.
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Clear Spot
01. Low Yo Yo Stuff (3:38)
02. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man (3:45)
03. Too Much Time (2:46)
04. Circumstances (3:11)
05. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains (2:57)
06. Sun Zoom Spark (2:11)
07. Clear Spot (3:35)
08. Crazy Little Thing (2:35)
09. Long Neck Bottles (3:17)
10. Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles (2:54)
11. Big Eyed Beans from Venus (4:23)
12. Golden Birdies (1:37)
- Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet) / vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Roy Estrada / bass
- Milt Holland / percussion
- Rockette Morton (aka Mark Boston) / guitar, mandolin, steel guitar
- Art Tripp (aka Ed Marimba) / drums, percussion
- Zoot Horn Rollo (aka Bill Harkleroad) / guitar
Picking up where The Spotlight Kid left off, this excellent album, featuring major-league production by Ted Templeman (Little Feat, Van Halen) gives fans a good taste of what a radio-friendly Captain Beefheart might sound like. Far from being a sell-out, though, this is a tough bluesy rock record that keeps the weirdness reigned in to strategically acceptable levels.
"Low Yo Yo Stuff" and "Nowadays a Woman's Got to Hit a Man" (nice titles both) kick off the album with propulsive blues-rock - just off-center enough to hold your attention but well grounded in standard blues rock language. "Too Much Time" comes as a bit of a shock, a soulful pop ballad with female backup vocals, like something Al Green might have done. Instead of embarrassing himself though, Beefheart handles the piece with poise and impressive command of his voice in this idiom (remember "I'm Glad" from the debut album? so this isn't entirely new territory for him). "Circumstances" lets Beefheart let loose with his lungs a bit, but the song itself is still pretty basic. "My Head is My Only House Unless it Rains" is an absolutely gorgeous ballad, just stunning (trivia: The Tubes, of all things, later covered this song on their 3rd album). "Sun Zoom Spark" gives Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad) a chance to work out on slide guitar, for a brief raveup number to end side one.
Side two follows much the same pattern, but ends with a pair of odd numbers that stand out from the rest of the album. "Clear Spot", the title track uses a cool phasing effect on its main guitar riff. "Crazy Little Thing" verges a bit on boredom, but it's thankfully brief, supplanted by the standout track "Long Neck Bottles", which uses a beer metaphor for.... you know. Excellent guitar and harmonica work on this one. "Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles" is another ballad, just as moody and gorgeous as "My Head is.........it Rains" on the other side. And then we launch into more daring Beefheart territory -- "Big Eyed Beans From Venus" is a chilling, ultra powerful epic with extremely loud guitars (Beefheart even calls out Zoot Horn Rollo by name in one of the breaks) and totally insane lyrics. Closing out the album on a puzzling note is the brief "Little Birdies", whose marimba/guitar mini-duet in between bass solos and spoken poetry sounds like something off of "Lick My Decals Off, Baby", their 1971 album. A cryptic closing number for an otherwise very warm, comfortable rock album.


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Mature open rosette to 47cm. diameter x 34cm. high. Red-edged, broad cream leaves (7.5cm. wide) flushed pink with green longitudinal lines. Scarified, light green cross-banding, deepening in outer foliage portions, plus reddish leaf tips. Erect, simple spike to 1.2 metres tall. Glyph Group. Reg. Doc. 1/2017 by T. Ison.
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Why buy property in istanbul Turkey
When considering a property purchase in the wonderful city of Istanbul, firstly you need to decide why you are buying and your budget, Is it for pure investment for capital appreciation or rental yields? or is it a lifestyle change or holiday home for you and your family?
Istanbul is like any other major city in the world, city centre and sea view properties come with a premium price tag, quite often with six-figure tags.
Scores of overseas investors have zoned in on the city over recent years purchasing properties all across the city, cashing in on both short and long term rentals. Keen-eyed investors are buying off plan properties at launch prices where property prices increase by at least 50% by the completion dates giving you guaranteed capital appreciation in very short space of time.
The are you choose is a very important factor along with your budget, home buyers with a high budget can purchase luxury Bosphorus properties, though low budget buyers should be looking in the new fashionable inner city areas of Beylikduzu, Esenyurt west of Ataturk International airport.
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With all the huge changes that have been going on across the vast city of Istanbul in recent years many of the city's suburbs have been transformed from run down slum areas to very popular modern suburbs where many buyers a choosing to purchase modern real estate in Istanbul.
Modern property in Istanbul can be found across the length and breadth of the city, with prices for modern accommodation for sale varying with each area as the city offers a number of prestigious locations, new developing areas, and of course its huge city centre, with modern accommodation in Istanbul being at its most affordable in the new modern suburbs and the closer you get to the centre the high the prices will be along with an Istanbul modern property that has views over the Bosphorus, therefore when searching for a home in the city, we always advise that you set your budget before you start your search of the different areas.
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A few weeks ago, I hosted my first art show. But the show didn't feature my artwork. Instead, this show featured student work from my observational drawing class. A big thank you to the parents, students, and local library for making the First Annual Homeschool Art Show a smashing success!
Observational Drawing for Kids
I had every intention of writing a post about the year-long observational drawing class I've been teaching this past year, but man, life has been busy. I have plans to get to it…soon. After we move. And paint. And install floors. And I finish up the Art History class I'm taking. But enough about my shortcomings. Here's a partial list of activities we followed.
Kids' Art Show
Around October, I knew I wanted to host an art show for the kids, but I wasn't sure what it would look like. Initially, I thought we should open it up to the homeschool community and my students could be the curators. But as we got closer to spring, I wasn't sure how to tackle that particular challenge. Instead, the homeschool parents opted for a low-key affair with artwork from the students in the class.
Around February, I reserved the meeting room at our local library and started planning the specifics. I decided to showcase four art pieces from each student, three pieces were completed drawings and one was an entry from their nature journal. All entries were self-selected.
Nature Journaling for Kids
For the spring semester, I focused on animals and other items from nature. To reinforce the concept of observation, I introduced the students to nature journals. A consistent nature journaling practice develops observation skills, something all artists need. I found a lot of inspiration in Clare Walker Leslie and John Muir Laws.
In addition to a online drawing tutorial, each week the kids created an entry in their nature journals. We shared our findings at the beginning of the class. It was such a large part of their spring semester work, and I wanted to honor that work at the art show (the kids were less enthusiastic about the idea, but they came around).
Artist Statements
I had never hosted an art show before and I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to display their four pieces of art, so I was grateful when a friend mentioned artist statements. She had asked her children to create one for their own pieces of art and conveyed the idea to me. I realized this was the missing piece to the show.
The students filled out this worksheet, and typed it up in paragraph form. After a little bit of editing, I printed out two artist statements for each student and matted them on black construction paper. I also had the students write a short autobiographical note about who they were and what they liked about making art.
Art Show Logistics
I wanted to make this a special event to help the kids see how far they've come in their drawing skills. Thankfully, the parents were willing to help. Everyone brought a dish to share (cookies, veggie tray, etc.), and one parent even bought potted plants to liven up the meeting room.
I set up most of the artwork using book displays (borrowed from the library), and laid out the kids' work in an alternating pattern. Thanks to our local library, set-up and take down was very easy and the central location contributed to the show's success.


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'painting everything that moves green' phase, but his latest boat, a strip-plank Canadian canoe, he has left the wood bright and very nice it looks too. The wood, Western Red Cedar, came from a friend so I suspect it was all from one tree, resulting in a much more consistent colour than you often get. It looks fabulous - no wonder it won the 'Most Professional Looking Boat' prize in the Water Craft Amateur Boat Building Competition.
Behind is Phil Oxborrow in Tonawanda, with Gem the Wonder Dog in the bow.
David Bewick launched Aberrare, an Aber design sailing dinghy by Francois Vivier. Also a lovely job. David says the name was virtually the only acceptable name he could get out of 'Aber' - after all, 'Aberration' isn't a nice name for a boat and she would sulk. Then he discovered that the Latin word 'Aberrare' means 'wander away' and that seemed just right.


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At some point or another, one may have encountered the showy and colourful horticultural herbs such as Cyclamens, Primulas, Pimpernels – famous members of the Primula family. But many plant families that are well known in the temperate zone also have members that occur in the tropics. The Primula family is no exception. In the case of Maesa haplobotrys, the Primula family has made a rainforest woody shrub !
This species appears very similar to the scrambling Maesa dependens, except that in M. dependens, the leaf margins seems to be more strongly toothed.


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PLDT SME Nation and Samsung Electronics Teams Up on the Cloud
PLDT SME Nation and Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. proves once again that two leading global brands can provide significant solutions for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). Last March 20, the two giants featured an array of high speed myDSL Biz broadband packages and flexible cloud bundles with newer and sexier Samsung gadgets and offered customized solutions to enable entrepreneurs to collaborate, create and work on the cloud.
"This partnership with Samsung, one of the leading global brands, brings significant benefits to our SME market", said PLDT First Vice President and Head of SME Nation Kat Luna-Abelarde. It is one of the most powerful synergies in the industry of providing a premium internet connection from the top service provider, combined with cloud enabled devices, from the most popular and innovative electronics company.
As such, SMEs will surely take a notch up in their businesses as this partnership gives an easy access to PLDT's fast and reliable internet connectivity with speeds of up to 15mbps, committed information rate (CIR), and static IPs, complemented with superior and flexible Samsung gadgets for optimized productivity. They are offering 6 bundles for their partners to work on, selecting their preferred bandwidth requirements that starts from 4 up to 15 mbps with the rates of 4,000 to 25,000 PHP per month, and choose from the Samsung gadgets that suit them.
The basic packages are the Elite Bundle, which gives entrepreneurs an option among the Samsung 3-in-1 Wifi Laser Printer, UPS or Hard Drive, and Max Bundle, with a choice between a Samsung Chromebook or Galaxy Tab 3.7.
Higher bandwidth packages such as the Max Plus and Max Turbo will provide your business a wider range of office equipment and gadgets. For the Max Plus Bundle, you can choose from the IP Cam, Samsung 3-in-1 Wifi Laser Printer, UPS or Hard Drive, and a Samsung Chromebook or Galaxy Tab 3.7. Another option would be to pair the Samsung Chromebook or Galaxy 3.7 with a Website Builder Bundle or Cloud Storage Bundle.
The Max Turbo Bundle, on the other hand, allows consumers to pick from Samsung's 32-inch Wifi Smart TV, Large Format Display (LFD) or the Note 10.1, and an IP Cam, Samsung 3-in-1 Wifi Laser Printer, UPS or Hard Drive. They can also opt to pair the Cloud Storage Bundle with an IP Cam, Samsung 3-in-1 Wifi Laser Printer, UPS or Hard Drive.
As PLDT SME Nation and Samsung help you take your business to greater heights through flexible bundles and customizable solutions, success has never been made easier. Don't get left behind and be a future-ready SME today!
For more details, please go to www.pldtsme-nation.com.ph or call them at 101-888.


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If you are here, on a site about managing food allergies, you have probably already heard of the FreeFrom Food Awards 2012 "The industry's only award for excellence for freefrom food – raising the profile of freefrom within the industry and with the consumer".
Manufacturers of free from products were asked to submot their products for consideration in up to 17 categories, as follows:
1. The Innovation award:
The innovation category is open to any product which successfully pushes the boundaries of freefrom in terms of concept, ingredients and/or manufacture.
2. Dairy and/or lactose-free animal milk, butter, yogurt and ice cream
Sponsored for 2012 by Swedish Glace
3. Plant (soya, rice, oat, nut, potato, hemp, millet, coconut etc) 'milk', spread, yogurt, 'cheese' and ice cream
Sponsored for 2012 by Pure
4. FreeFrom breakfast cereals
Sponsored for 2012 by Fria Gluten Free
5. FreeFrom breads and bread mixes
Sponsored for 2012 by Genius Gluten Free
6. FreeFrom pasta and pizza bases/mixes
Sponsored for 2012 by Tesco
7. FreeFrom foods manufactured for food service
Sponsored for 2012 by Livwell
8. FreeFrom ingredients, pastry/pastry mixes, sauces, flour, stock, marinades, sweeteners etc
Sponsored for 2012 by Juvela
9. • NEW • Raw foods and superfoods
Sponsored for 2012 by Asda
10. FreeFrom pizzas, savoury pies, flans, sausages and ready meals
Sponsored for 2012 by Delamere Dairy
11. FreeFrom savoury biscuits and snacks
Sponsored for 2012 by Genon Laboratories
12. FreeFrom scones, sweet tarts, Bakewells, sweet biscuits and cookies
Sponsored for 2012 by Tesco
13. FreeFrom cakes, cake mixes, muffins, brownies, cup cakes, cake bars and Eccles cakes
Sponsored for 2012 by Mrs Crimbles
14. Freefrom puddings, sweet pies, cheesecakes and desserts
Sponsored for 2012 by Hale & Hearty
15. FreeFrom chocolate, snack bars and petit fours
Sponsored for 2012 by Tesco
16. FreeFrom Christmas foods
Sponsored for 2012 by Produced in Italy
17. Gluten-free beer
Sponsored for 2012 by Asda
Although the entires are now in, there is now a very important job to be done. In early February 2012, a select group of people will be undertaking the hard task of judging each category, before selecting a winner and two runners up. I am delighted to announce that Food Allergy Kitchen was invited to be on the judging panel and will be deliberating at a secret location very soon.
Although I cannot reveal the categories I am judging, nor make you privy to highly confidential judging discussions, an update on the awards will be posted after the judging has taken place. Please note that I do not accept bribes…
The shortlist will be published on or around the 1st March 2012, before the awards are presented in April 2012. The Awards will also be showcased at the Allergy & Freefrom Show at Olympia in May.


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What does the re-election of the Turnbull government (even if just by the slenderest of margins) mean for the Construction industry in this current economic climate?
Even though most people have forgotten, the election was called in response to the Coalition's senate bill to re-instate the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).
So what is the ABCC?
It is a "watch dog", with an aim to regulate the construction industry with a particular focus on monitoring union officials. It was set up by the Howard government in 2005, after a Royal Enquiry found the CFMEU to be disregarding the law and abusing its power.
In short the Liberal Party is in favor of the ABCC, and the Labor Party opposes it, as it limits the power of unions and "denies people's right of representation" when involved in workplace disputes, says Labor's Brendan O'connor. This fundamental disagreement led to Malcolm Turnbull calling an early election.
With the Coalition to remain in government, they will most likely look to pass this bill, bringing the ABCC back to power.
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If you have been following this election, or even if you haven't, you've probably heard the phrase "Jobs and Growth" on a daily, if not hourly basis..
How does the Liberal Government plan to create jobs and growth?
Through lowering the company tax rate. In 2015 the company tax rate was 30%, this has now been lowered it to 27.5% for small businesses.The libs also have "proposals for reducing company tax rates for both Small Business and other entities to reach 25% by the year 2026" (Australian Tax Office).
An example of how this would work is a small carpentry sub-contractor, lets call it Dave's Decks. In theory Dave would now pay less tax each year, 2.5% less than previous years. The liberal government would expect Dave to spend this "extra" money on equipment such as new drills, saws and maybe even a new Ipad, and also he would hire a new employee to grow his business. In theory his business would become more productive, employees would receive higher wages, and would spend their extra money throughout australia, growing the economy. Also known as trickle-down economics.
However the contentious issue is whether the tax savings would actually be passed back through the economy, or would the business's simply pocket the savings. Many economists also believe the increase in growth and jobs would be very small in the long term.
Interest Rates
Currently interest rates in Australia are at an all time low, meaning that the cost of borrowing money is very low. Investors and companies will receive very little interest leaving their money in the bank, so they are more inclined to spend and invest. Also as the cost of borrowing is so low, they are more likely to take out loans for projects and investments. The idea behind such low interests rates is to stimulate the economy.
How strong is the Construction sector at the moment?
According to a Australian Industry Group/Australian Constructors Association Construction Outlook survey, they are expecting a 0.4% decrease in total construction value this year, followed by a 4.5% increase in 2017. A major part of this is the mining industry, which continues to decline, however the increased growth in infrastructure (rail, road and telecommunications) much less balance it out, as we can see below.
(Construction Outlook, June 2016)
How are you feeling about it all at the moment? Does this make it clearer? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.


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I'm not personally a fan of nostalgic regressions into the past. Themed 1950s rockabilly bars with mandatory poodle skirts and busty cardigans? No thanks. Insisting that eating wartime rationed diets and rag rolling your hair into victory rolls is far superior to what the 21st century has to offer? Not for me.
And yet Port Eliot Festival with its bucolic ideals, lack of 3G (there's a three metre square patch near the campsite where you might just be able to check an email or two) and its elevation of activities such as camp fire building, wild water swimming and stargazing doesn't grate me in the same way as those aforementioned nostalgic retro-fests do. Sarah Mower, who presides over Port Eliot's ever-growing Wardrobe Department, housing all the fashion happenings at the festival, decided to christen this year's proceedings with a theme, that could well sum up the appeal of the festival in general. Medievalism, or specifically a Game of Thrones-inspired bout of Medievalism, was in full swing this year.
Never mind the fact that the house itself dates back to the 12th century or that you can walk into an 11th century chapel on a Sunday, but everywhere you go, you're reminded of a pre-industrial and pre-internet way of life. Whether it's a survival workshop manned by, Skye Gyngell of Spring advocating you to eat according to what comes out of good English soil or the numerous crafting sessions, which have grown thanks to the magazine Hole & Corner bringing indigo dying, clog making and pottery to the festival's fray. This particular strand of neo-Medievalism never veers into costume or role-playing territory. It's about glimpsing into the aesthetics and the practises for a few days of escapism. With the benefit of distinctly un-Medieval comforts like ace food (Angus & Mitchell's porky offerings and The Oyster Shack's seafood were this year's standouts). And when balanced with Port Eliot's idiosyncratic line-up of progressive speakers, creatives and musicians (Ron Arad talking about his design process, electronic outfit Stealing Sheep and street poetry in the Ways of the Weird tent were my personal highlights), even with some nostalgic elements, it's clear that free thinking reigns supreme here.
The madcap and yes, perhaps retro-tinged elements are all still there at Port Eliot. The Vintage Tea Ladies, who call you "Luv" and faux smoke their fags. The village fete-inspired Flower and Fodder show with people competing in jams, cakes and Alice in Wonderland themed flower and veg displays.
Wearing Somewhere Nowhere top, LES by Lesia Paramonova dress, Nike shorts, Minna Parikka shoes and Prada bag
Renowned film costume designer Sandy Powell – a longtime friend and frequenter of the festival – brought her thousand layered dress and Swarovski glass slippers, created for this year's live action film version of Cinderella, to the Port Eliot House. The dress in particular looked magnificent in the similarly blue-hued central drawing room. When she spoke to Tim Blanks, she asserted that absolutely no CGI magic was involved in the dress' magical wafting properties, as it was just down to "good old fashioned dress making."
A much welcome new addition to the festival was the beautiful craft magazine Hole & Corner's collaborative stand with Plymouth University, where daily workshops took place, led by people like bag designer Bill Amberg and paper artist Zoe Bradley. The craft portion of the festival as a result was substantially beefed up, pleasing a crowd that were eager to get their hands dirty with pottery classes and woodworking.
The Anthropologie tent is no more and in its place, Port Eliot kept it local with Cornish lifestyle brand Seasalt coming in and enticing the crowd with deckchairs, a free-to-play piano and marinière shirt customising workshops.
In the bigger and better Wardrobe Department thanks to the voluntary support of members of the British Fashion Council, Port Eliot regulars like Stephen Jones (donning his Fashion Police cap), Barbara Hulanicki and Jenny Dyson running her Pencil Atelier were all back. Other notable illustrators like New York Times contributor Damien Florebert Cuypers came in to conduct lessons. Piers Atkinson was also back to help festival goers create their own permanent headbands and hats with synthetic flowers. The emphasis this year was on teaching the process of a milliner as opposed to just handing over a ready-made headdress to someone.
Rosanna Falconer looking lovely in Matthew Williamson and her Piers Atkinson wreath
Wearing Risto shirt, vintage dress, Issey Miyake Pleats Please trousers, Nike trainers
The Wardrobe Department got a real space boost this year with the adjoining garden, dubbed the Theatre of Fashion. This meant more talks, more workshops and more activities that stick to Mower's aim of simultaneously adding substance to the subject of fashion as well as making it look fun. "At heart, I think of everything we do here is to return fashion to a state where everyone can rediscover – or actually discover for the first time- the absolute delight in being creative, making things, talking, thinking and working together," said Mower. "That sounds soppy, but I will fiercely defend it as more and more important as the fashion system has morphed into such a rigid, corporate, harsh and relentless machine which is not generally kind and inclusive – and rarely ever laughs and lets its imagination off the leash."
Central Saint Martins MA graduates Luke Brooks and Beth Postle, who are still enjoying the process of their own unbounded creativity took to the Theatre of Fashion with their screen painted t-shirts with festival motifs and their own take on new ageism. And the bigger they were the better as sizes went up to 8 XL.
The Theatre of Fashion meant I could also get involved too this year as I was joined by knitwear designer Katie Jones to talk about sustainability in fashion. The original plan was the crochet and chat. Turns out, it's really much too hard to crochet and chat about a weighty subject like sustainability, at the same time. According to Katie, you can watch Eastenders, whilst working the crochet hooks. She also conducted crochet workshops on fruity leather patches, where people surprisingly excelled in. It might not have been seasonally correct to talk about Katie's AW15 Let Them Eat Cake colourful knits but they certainly came in handy, when Katie and her crew could keep warm in the chilly Cornish night time temperatures.
To mark Mower's theme, tv and film set designer Derek Brown together with Port Eliot's creative director Michael Howells created this impressive central Medieval banquet tableaux as well as a recreation of the boat in John Waterhouse's Lady of Shalott painting.
The tie in with the Wardrobe Department's theme carried through to the talks. Fashion historian NJ Stephenson and Mark Butterfield of C20 Vintage Fashion were back to talk about 140 years of Liberty Prints in lieu of the upcoming exhibition at the Fashion and Textiles Museum. It was less about the inception of those original prints and their associations with the Arts & Crafts Movement but more about the way they wove in with the visual identity of 1960s radicalism in Swinging London and the Medieval Revivalism, popular in the 70s.
Bumble & Bumble also took a hair cue from the Medieval period with braids and plaits a plenty thanks to both the Braid Bar and Bleach hair whizz Alex Brownsell teaching people how to recreate the styles of 14th and 15th century hair muses.
I too got my complex braid on thanks to Bumble & Bumble stylist Sven Bayerbach.
M.A.C. Cosmetics were also back with daily moodboards creating Pre-Raphaelite or tribal tattoo inspired looks on demand, which is where my black dotty and gold face came from. I do miss Louise Gray's more freehand face painting antics though.
Mower's Medieval theme definitely culminated on Saturday when the biggest draw of the festival had Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie, former costume designer for GoT Michele Clapton (she just resigned after five seasons) and former production designer Gemma Jackson who worked on GoT for the first three seasons, in conversation with Mower. Christie provided the comic relief as well as impressing us with her armour and sword welding skills in clips from the show, and Jackson and Clapton shed much insight into the level of detail and craftsmanship that goes into the costumes and sets of the show. For example, I had no idea Sansa's wedding outfits were imbued with so much meaning with their embroidered lions and corseted discomfort. For GoT fans, this was a mega treat. For those that weren't, hearing about Jackson and Clapton's work process is nonetheless inspiring.
The GoT panel was followed up by a demonstration of how the show has refracted its way into fashion and into another bout of subconscious Medieval revival. Mower and Alexander Fury came together to discuss the influences of both the show and a Medieval mood on fashion designers, both contemporary and from the past. "I thought the resonances of Thrones are really profound – the idea of medieval fantasy, with all that horror, brutality and bloodshed involved, seems like a mirror held up to today, in my mind," explained Mower. Accompanying them was a staggeringly ambitious fashion show – casted from the crowd as well as featuring the photogenic Warren family – Port Eliot's unofficial models. Mower was initially afraid of reaching out to designers but it turns out they were unbelievably accommodating. Sarah Burton lent her Anglican church-inspired pre-fall 2013 Alexander McQueen collection. Dolce & Gabbana's Norman invasion of Sicily A/W 14-5 collection featured heavily too. Mary Katrantzou, Giles, Rick Owens and Gareth Pugh also popped up with their whiffs of Medieval. To show that this bout of Medievalism isn't just a fuelled by Game of Thrones, pieces by Zandra Rhodes, Laura Ashley and Thea Porter from the 70s and 80s also featured. Styled by Ed Marler and Matthew Josephs, the outfits had a weirdly contemporary resonance especially with surprise additions like recent RCA graduate Hannah Williams' latex pieces and J.W. Anderson's debut collection for Loewe. The context explained and discussed by Mower and Fury brought these Kings, Queens, knights, ladies and serfs to life. "One of the girls who we randomly cast for the Medieval show came up to me and said 'I love wearing these clothes but listening to the talk was even better. I had no idea fashion could be so deep!'"
Georgie in Thea Porter was able to reenact William Waterhouse's Lady of Shalott painting in his brilliant set
Myself, Sean Baker from Paul Smith and Anders Christian Madsen of i-D couldn't help but jump on that boat too
Away from fashion historicism and contextual analysis, Port Eliot is still faithful to giving children the opportunity to make and create. "The children's fashion show is a highlight of the festival and not just because it's cute," said Mower. "Underlying all this is a mission to plant the idea that you CAN make things with your own hands, and it's fun! Now that art in schools is practically being stamped out it is really moving to me to see how many really young people just are naturally dying to be creative – and this is something I would like to take beyond Port Eliot as part of the BFC Education campaign." Whether Mower and the BFC accomplishes this missive, it is still lovely to see kids expressing themselves with their fashion show outfits and similarly seeing people get silly with their Port Eliot prom outfits.
Winners of this year's Port Eliot Prom
I thought Phoebe Colling-James' pineapple was an ace prom ensemble
Modern Man t-shirt, Molly Goddard dress, J-Brand jeans, vintage Courréges jacket, Vans x & Other Stories slip ons
Despite the Medieval slant, Mower has added yet more New Gen designers to the festival to showcase what is actually happening in the here and now of fashion. Marta Marques and Paola Almeida came down to talk about the attitude and the mood of the Marques Almeida "girl", embodied once again by the Warren Sisters and make-up looks by MAC. It's a celebration of imperfection – night bus hair, chalk dust eye shadow and smeared on eyeliner. It's the kind of fashion and attitude that might seem blindingly obvious to those in the industry but to the average festival goer at Port Eliot, it's a message that is worth repeating. With the support of the British Fashion Council (who tirelessly worked on the festival from dawn till dusk), Mower has fostered a spirit of inclusivity, intelligence and spontaneity in the Wardrobe Department and the Theatre of Fashion. It's one of the few places where the fashion activities and programming, doesn't replicate the shallow and cut-throat cliches that are perpetuated about the industry in the media. Long may this continue.
Wearing vintage stripy top, Dries van Noten vest, Comme des Garcons trousers, Vans x & Other Stories slip ons
With thanks to Yurtel for providing accommodation at Port Eliot.


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AVGN: The Making of The Angry Video Game Nerd
Mike / July 6th, 2011
July 6, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Thank you for all of your hard work. Been a fan since the birth of AVGN.wolfemanxd
July 6, 2011 at 11:15 pm
James you the man. Great work I didn't know it was so hard to make videos.harrisrhcp
July 6, 2011 at 11:16 pm
OMG! Havent watch it yet. but im sure is a master piece.
Thanks for this videosKoga
July 6, 2011 at 11:31 pm
July 6, 2011 at 11:40 pm
how do you record the game footage?
December 17, 2013 at 4:51 am
watch the fucking video!Furydeath
July 6, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Woot been waiting a long time for this one and it's a long one time to go get some chips and dip and a nice cold drink!
July 6, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Very nice look at raw behind the scene production.
BTW there are many websites that are dedicated to ripping game music, which would save a lot of time.joliet_jane
July 6, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Oh James, you're the best. <3 <3 <3kaykeyser
July 6, 2011 at 11:49 pm
If you want to see this game in full go to TGWTG and look up the Let's plays by Paw, Todd in the shadows and pushing up roses.rossbosstx
July 6, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about.that was a unbelivably great video.from start to end a masterpiece.that's something all your fans have allways wanted to see.Thanks James.
July 6, 2011 at 11:50 pm
love itttt !!!benjigoenitz
July 6, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!Jaybe
July 6, 2011 at 11:58 pm
July 6, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Good job, man!
Request: Wrestling video! So many old WWF Nintendo games!zmakingmagic
July 7, 2011 at 12:00 am
Awesome video James! I really respect all the hard work you put into making each and every one of your videos. You rock bro.J1a8son
July 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
Holy shit!!! I had no idea how hard it is to make a single nerd video. James you are the man to keep doing this for your fans, thanks for your patience! Also I was wondering for episodes where a lot of shit gets pretty fucked up, like the posters in crazy castle or the game cartridge in dick tracy, do you have back ups so that when you fuck something up its not gone or do you just say fuck it because you don't think you'll ever use it again?
July 7, 2011 at 12:02 am
Wow, great video. That makes my Nero Vision editing software look like shit haha.
July 7, 2011 at 12:02 am
Hey James! Great work! I'm an audio engineer from Mexico! If you need some help with the audio tracks I'll be glad to help out! Try using a Compressor to save time in the automation of the audio levels! It helps a lot! 😉Xsane
July 7, 2011 at 12:06 am
Awesome – Always a pleasure James . ..TheValsalvaManeuver
July 7, 2011 at 12:09 am
That was a very interesting video. It's pretty amazing to see all the work that goes into just an average AVGN episode. I imagine the more complicated episodes must be a nightmare to put together and sync everything up. I do think that emulator recording would make the process a lot easier, but I can understand that it doesn't capture the classic feel of being frustrated with a shitty game on your console (although they do make USB converters for NES controllers). I'm curious about how the special effects are done in Photoshop. According to Quicktime, this video was saved at around 30 FPS, so even a, say, 3 minute special effects sequence in a video like SMB3 must have involved individually editing a ridiculous number of frames. I know that Mike inks the title cards, but does he also do most of the artistic special effects for videos?
July 7, 2011 at 12:12 am
Thumbs up on the Maiden CDs. lolezekiel2517
July 7, 2011 at 12:12 am
I really enjoyed watching the whole backstage. Thanks!
There was something I was going to ask, but I forgot what. I hope I will remember later.
July 7, 2011 at 12:12 am
This was awesome. Loved getting to see what happens in the making of The Angry Nerd videos. Bonus score for liking Metal so much. Keep it up and good luck with all the projects including the Movie and the regular AVGN vids.nate64
July 7, 2011 at 12:14 am
Long live the NERD and company!!!!
July 7, 2011 at 12:14 am
Are you planning on upgrading to Final Cut Pro X?
July 31, 2014 at 9:25 pm
It's always worth it.DFABro
July 7, 2011 at 12:19 am
Haha good stuff. Up the Irons! 😀
July 7, 2011 at 12:20 am
not only i was impresed by all the work behind, i was impresed by the iron maiden discography
keep up the good work james 😉TheLHP
July 7, 2011 at 12:20 am
That video was inspiring, thanks for all the work you do, nerd. Oh and your collection of games, dvds and tapes was intriguing lolNellieTheHeartless
July 7, 2011 at 12:22 am
Pffft, I love how Aqua Teen Hunger Force just happened to be on while I was watching as soon as you mentioned Dave.
July 7, 2011 at 12:28 am
Hmm, I can see why it took so long to get a new AVGN episode….this one is half an hour!!! Awesome stuff!
July 7, 2011 at 12:29 am
I'm so excited, you're my inspiration, I want to be a video producer, I'm still being an amateur, I really love your job, I admire you and respect you, I'm from Mexico, my english is really bad, but when I see an AVGN episode I understand it from the first second to the credits, I really love your work, thanks for being my inspiration, You Are The Fucking Best Ever!!! as we say here: "Eres el Chingon de Chingones" XD… Long Life to the Nerd…jsney20
July 7, 2011 at 12:32 am
Hey James I'm a novice film maker and I'm wondering if you can go into more about the effects and editing parts of the video
July 7, 2011 at 12:32 am
about the emulators, I use a usb to SNES converter (that I bought off of Amazon for like $10) for all my emulated games. it's pretty legit.
July 7, 2011 at 12:32 am
James, I've always appreciated your videos for what they are, I love the nerd video and pretty much every other one you have made. This makes me appreciate you so much more, for all your work and effort you put into these videos to keep us (your fans) entertained for all these years. Thank you! You have such a talent I hope you succeed in everything you do!
p.s. I used to own that Barbie game when I was younger, I cant even explain how much I hated that game, it didn't make sense at all!daggersandhackers
July 7, 2011 at 12:33 am
Thanks for finding time to do all the stuff you make for us, not just the nerd reviews, but the Overanalyzers, the tmnt stuff, board james, and even the you know whats bullshit stuff. I would just like to say that you are one of the most awesome people i know. Oh and thanks to mike as well. His game glitch videos are awesome.Steven Jielburg
July 7, 2011 at 12:35 am
That's awesome!
Your database of game footage literally made my jaw drop.
It's amazing that you have such devotion to this. 🙂
July 7, 2011 at 12:35 am
Love you James!! Thanks for putting so much effort into entertaining us!!!!
July 7, 2011 at 12:36 am
You know, I'm always determined to try and make a show for my site, but seeing how much goes into what you do really discourages me from feeling like I'm going to approach that level of professionalism. I just use a simple capture card and a piss-poor microphone. I hear you on music keeping you sane, though. When I'm writing scripts or drawing stuff I have to listen to music. It doesn't work any other way.Gammis Setiren
July 7, 2011 at 12:38 am
Once again a splendid episode, I am impressed at how difficult it is to make even one though, my thanks for all the work you've done over these years, good work.Little Lemon
July 7, 2011 at 12:41 am
Great stuff as always bro! Been a fan since '06, looking forward to more of your work as always James!
Up the irons! \m/
July 7, 2011 at 12:42 am
You Rock! I could listen to you talk about anything all day lolshenmoki
July 7, 2011 at 12:42 am
Awesome episode! I think you should take some of the questions from here that you think are best and make a Q and A video answering them. Just a suggestionwendyclearftw
July 7, 2011 at 12:42 am
it's great to finally see everything you have to put into one episode, you do great things for us fellow nerds 😀You Can Just Walk Over It
July 7, 2011 at 12:44 am
Wow, this is GLORIOUS. I remember the previous post about asking what people would want to see in a "making of an entire episode" but I didn't anticipate this being so comprehensive and come so soon as the next nerd video.
All the comments about the Crazy Castle or the Halloween episodes taking upwards of 100 hours to make now have a better sense of every tiny detail that goes into making these. I think most people take for granted just what it takes to keep the series 'fresh' after so many years. Many people would have stopped short or failed to really keep as many fans around. Can't wait for future content from Cinemassacre.bgardner104
July 7, 2011 at 12:44 am
loved your bts of a avgn. you should post barbie as a avgn videoReputator
July 7, 2011 at 12:49 am
This is a really cool, fascinating video, and was way more detailed and insightful than I expected. Fantastic work!JetsterDajet
July 7, 2011 at 12:50 am
James, I knew there was a lot of work that goes into each of your videos, but wow! To think you do the majority of the work yourself. I was sure you had a small team of people that helped, but this is a real testament to your talent. Thank you so much for all your hard work. The sooner you get involved in mainstream film making, the sooner the world will be a better place.
July 7, 2011 at 12:53 am
hmmmmmm……could this Barbie video possibly be AVGN episode 103? is this actually a preview of AVGN's return in disguise? curiouser and curiouser…
July 7, 2011 at 12:57 am
Great video, James =D
I love learning about editing, legit.
It's great seeing you explain it all.
If I could request one thing though, it would be a video similar to your NES collection video, but of all of your video game stuff.
July 7, 2011 at 1:01 am
Loved the insider view on behind the scenes. Would love to see some archival (or current, doesn't matter) footage of you and Mike shootin' the shit thinking of some funny stuff to use/say/have in the latest video while playing the game.benjigoenitz
July 7, 2011 at 1:06 am
now i can see how much you love what yo do, is a lot of work!! but is worthy. Great!!!overtheunder1993
July 7, 2011 at 1:06 am
That was an epic and awesome video. Very interesting. loved it.
July 7, 2011 at 1:08 am
Iron Maiden?! EXCELLENT!!sw204me
July 7, 2011 at 1:11 am
You should do a live session, where you talk on a webcam while fans are talking to you in a chat room, like on uStream. Would be a pretty sweet little Q&A session.
Couple things from me, first off, this is probably my most favorite video, and I've been following you since day one. Secondly, your archive section and your organization for EVERYTHING is amazing, your records make banks look pathetic. Third, how much money do you have invested in everything? All those games, systems, equipment, that's gotta be over $100k right? Forth, I expected Mike to run into the room at the end there and slap you in the face, I have no idea why. LoL. Keep on rockin man.
July 7, 2011 at 1:12 am
woops, never mind my earlier comment. hehe ^^;thebruegg
July 7, 2011 at 1:12 am
Wow its crazy to think how much work goes into making the episodes. Thanks for your awesome work!
July 7, 2011 at 1:14 am
I have a few questions but if you ever do a Q&A i have a few questions so ummmm. yup
July 7, 2011 at 1:16 am
Awesome James! This really helps a lot!
Thank you very much for this video.
Just one more question… Did you recorded your time spended on this video too?You Only Live Thrice
July 7, 2011 at 1:18 am
ka ka yeah! cool shit!Cryage
July 7, 2011 at 1:23 am
Thank you so much for this video. I have a great admiration for the amount of work video makers put into their art, its nice to see a break down on how you work things out!
July 7, 2011 at 1:23 am
I make videos as well, and it was a treat to watch this video. I was wondering if you used timecodes when you captured the raw game footage, i figured you must. I typically don't when I make videos and it always bites me in the ass. I'm amazed that you keep all the footage you do archived and I'm amazed all those systems are plugged into one dvd recorder… that's insane, I've got 5 systems plugged into one tv and that's already a pain, much less doubling the cables to add a recorder. Keep making vids, I love everything you do, you're the best James.Mariorock09
July 7, 2011 at 1:24 am
I have a question. IS it rare that you play a good game? I only remember Super Mario Bros 3 video that you made that was a good game. Keep up the awesome work and if you give up, i'll come to your house and make your NES rape youRushkid2112
July 7, 2011 at 1:32 am
Wow James, I had no idea how much work went into your videos. Thanks so much for all the hard work! One question I just thought of. In the action 52 video, how many hours of game play did you have recorded? Like, that was 52 games! Did you play each game very long? I know you said if you had to talk about Action 52 again, you'd staple your ball sack to the ceiling but, I was just curious! haha. Also, I think Monster Party for NES would make for and awesome video!Rizzilla
July 7, 2011 at 1:34 am
james you are a legend .. we thank you for all your efforts.. keep up the good work mate.. long live the nerd!sockmonkey
July 7, 2011 at 1:37 am
photoshop makes the world go 'roundzrmcc
July 7, 2011 at 1:46 am
Something that will really help out your sound problem is using a standard microphone. The microphone you have on your boom pole (the pole with the microphone on it) is using a shotgun microphone. A shotgun microphone is the same type microphone that is on the front of a camera, and if you have ever use one to film you will know that they pick up a lot of background noise, such as wind, or the sound of a motor inside of machine. I work at a local tv station and we film a sitcom that is mainly filmed in a small room such as the nerd videos, and we get a lot of ambient noise when we use a shotgun microphone. We have found that using a standard microphone like the one you use for the voice overs with the little fuzzy thing on the end of the microphone, they do not pick up as much ambient background noise and it would make it so much easier to manage when editing. I hope you will take this in consideration and i hope it helped.
-Jake Mckinsey
July 7, 2011 at 1:48 am
I have 4 years following the series and I love AVGN, and I would like to pretty much thank you for this episode, as it has nice tipson how to make our own projects. James, you're an awesome person and I want to thank you for all the effort you put in every video you make of this series only to entertain us.
Regards from Mexico.mcdude910
July 7, 2011 at 1:53 am
Was this episode 102, or not? Either way, it was fantastic.
July 7, 2011 at 1:57 am
Do you really destroy games that you destroy in films?
July 31, 2014 at 9:28 pm
He doesn't.
July 7, 2011 at 2:02 am
YES! An AVGN episode that caught me off-guard
July 7, 2011 at 2:04 am
This was awesome James! really enjoyed watching this man. great work.
July 7, 2011 at 2:10 am
I really enjoyed watching this video James! It was really interesting to see your process in making a nerd video. Give all of us fans a new appreciation for what it is that you do for us whenever you release a new video!
July 7, 2011 at 2:13 am
Well that was quite the awesome as fuck video. After this, nobody has the right to complain about a video taking too long. I love how organized you are with everything as well, thanks for the episode guys 🙂
July 7, 2011 at 2:15 am
I loved it!!!
Thanks for a behind the scenes, and loved it when you got the line at the end hahahandsome pete
July 7, 2011 at 2:18 am
I've always been frustrated with people who think being the Nerd is easy. This is the answer to my prayers.Sojiro Seta
July 7, 2011 at 2:23 am
YOU ROCK MAN!! \m/
Keep the hard work!
\m/ AND UP THE IRONS!! \m/
July 7, 2011 at 2:29 am
Well… wow. That was very interesting, I must admit. I knew the episodes weren't easy or quick to make, but I had no idea you were that much of a perfectionist! It's great to see that you take such pride and professionalism in your work. Thanks for sharing that with us.
As a long time fan since your Angry Nintendo Nerd days, I really enjoyed this video. The Barbie mini-episode was fun too! 😀
Hmm, now perhaps… the people that were complaining and asking where the episodes are at might humble themselves and quiet down a bit? Probably not, but we can only hope!lostless
July 7, 2011 at 2:39 am
James, to help you under stand interlacing and field dominance, i learned from this website.
Basically the original recordings are done in 30FPS with 60FPS of information where each field contains 1/60th of a second. When deinterlaced, you are essentially throwing out half of the motion data. NES games flickered at 60FPS when a character got hit, so when deinterlaced, either you will get an invisible guy or one that does not flicker at all.
Any who, keep up the awesome work.
July 7, 2011 at 2:41 am
Thanks for taking the time to make this behind the scenes episode, I really enjoyed it. I have been watching your videos since the beginning and have have enjoyed all of them. I knew you worked hard on these videos but I didn't know just how much went into each one. No I have appreciate them even more. Keep up the great work!
P.S. Thanks for suggesting "It's a mad mad mad mad world" I watched it recently, amazing. My all time favorite movie.hajpermegaman
July 7, 2011 at 3:02 am
Wow, way more time is going into these than I thought. I guess I'm kinda disappointed that it wasn't more "live", like actual reactions when raging at the TV. But I guess that makes you a pretty good actor on the other hand.iReem
July 7, 2011 at 3:06 am
A mac 🙁
July 31, 2014 at 9:30 pm
Mac FTX 😀 xDTehJedicake
July 7, 2011 at 3:07 am
Simply incredible, James. You are truly fucking awesome.
July 7, 2011 at 3:09 am
James, as a two year film school student, I've encountered many of the same problems, but I've mostly used the same process you did. The big difference being that I used Avid. Haven't edited much since, so your vid made me nostalgic for old times. Should get back into movies…
I applaud you for making this video. I've always been curious what you, specifically, do for an episode. I imagined it was something like my experience, but a bit different.
What I'd like to know is, since this is a full time job, do you get to make your own hours? Also, does your wife enjoy your videos when they are still in the editing stage? Thanks!Zuka-Zama
July 7, 2011 at 3:09 am
Damn it's so cool to get a view behind the scenes of a AVGN video. Thanks for the videos you made, I hope there will be lots of more videos.
July 7, 2011 at 3:09 am
Oh, and AMAZING wall of Maiden albums, man! Up those irons!!!M7NS17Y3R
July 7, 2011 at 3:13 am
yess i was waiting for the review of BarbieChompobar
July 7, 2011 at 3:16 am
Wow! I've learned so much about your editing and such from this video. Also, you have kick ass taste in music. 🙂 Love Maiden and Judas Priest. I make and write movies for my own benefit and watching this video made me remember what a tedious process it is. But we do it because we love it. 🙂 I'm also curious as to what your wife thinks of your videos. You seem like such a nice guy when you're not acting, so I wonder if she approves.
July 7, 2011 at 3:17 am
Did you self teach yourself how to use the editing software or did you have some type of assistance? I myself making videos im always looking for better ways to edit and it just seems like I have no idea where to turn.
July 7, 2011 at 3:24 am
You do not mention the cat… you should introduce it to us more often !!! The cat is important ! Other than that, great video !
July 7, 2011 at 3:32 am
Youre the shit call 6108046690nella
July 7, 2011 at 3:35 am
i have a question what software do you use leave it in youre comments
July 7, 2011 at 3:49 am
With the emulators, you do not skip parts of the game. But there are save and load states that allow you to save just in any moment you decide. That can really come in handy for you
1 – you could beat any game you're reviewing way quicker
2 – if there are some moments in the game when you have to make a choice, you can just save the game before the choice, see what happens when you make choice A, then quick load and make choice B to see what happens
As for the keyboard part, well you can always find some device that plug your controllers to your computer
But hey, I know you have now a certain way of doing things and I don't think you're gonna change that.
Oh and I didn't know you were an Iron Maiden fan
UP THE IRONS!!!fool84
July 7, 2011 at 3:56 am
I admire your patience and devotion. Very interesting! Thanks for all your videos and other stuff.
July 7, 2011 at 3:58 am
Great video, James. I can really appreciate all the time and hard work that you have put into all these videos. Your process is spot on with how a lot of the work that goes on in the industry. Hell, your skills would be amazing in reality television (the few good ones there are, like the one I work on). One thing I hope you haven't done is switch to Final Cut Pro X. Talk about something that is being trashed upon on a constant basis. Avid tends to be the industry standard, especially since it still supports multicam, unlike the newest FCP =/ But as I said, your skills could be put to great use over here in LA. If you do end up shooting anything out here, let me know. I would love to help you out with locations, story, editing, whatever you might need.
July 31, 2014 at 9:32 pm
New may not always be good but when it comes to FCP, come the fuck on, did you use it all the way yet. That was my first one and editing like a boss has never been any easier than it looks, talk about a perfect update on a constant log.chibiHyruleHero
July 7, 2011 at 4:00 am
I just thought I should mention that I've been a fan since day one of AVGN, and you've been my favorite thing to watch on the internet ever since. Keep up the good work man. Much respectDresden
July 7, 2011 at 4:09 am
Very interesting episode.
I'm not sure if you were explaining it or didn't know what caused it (I'm too lazy to go back and look), but when you were talking about the flickering TV problem, that happens when your TV has a different refresh rate than your camera.Shcha
July 7, 2011 at 4:16 am
Did you even watch the video, dumbass? He clearly explained it in the video.Detrian
July 7, 2011 at 4:17 am
Excellent work. Probably one of most enjoyable videos I've seen.DaXiang
July 7, 2011 at 4:41 am
What is the size of your video? per 10min?
July 7, 2011 at 4:41 am
At around 25:41, you're talking about recording a solid music track and/or sound effect track. This is an instance where emulators would be a boon to you; most of the ones I've used have the capability to dump raw audio and video.
To be more specific, I mostly use emulators tailor-made for the creation of tool-assisted runs, which show games pushed to their theoretical limits if human skills were not a factor. For information on these particular brands of emulator, check out http://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources.html
July 7, 2011 at 4:44 am
I thoroughly enjoyed this "making of" James, it's the best I've even seen you do on a "behind the scenes" episode. I never knew you used to do voice overs for corporate videos. I'm sure that's something you probably don't miss at all, lol! Music is my saving grace as well. It's why I am back in school at the age of 28. I figure if I can't play on a professional level I might as well be a writer of it and a documentarian about it as well. Thanks again, James, I hope that everything you do makes you happy in your life. I know just watching your videos makes me happy. : )Erotic Toaster
July 7, 2011 at 5:14 am
Wow James, I really appreciate all the time that you put in the making of your AVGN episodes and all the other videos you do for the fans on Cinemassacre. I just don't see how in the world you can keep up with the AVGN series while you're working on the "AVGN movie", "You Know What's Bullshit", etc. The making of the episodes were very interesting and I'm glad to watch anything that you post on Cinemassacre, James. Thank you very much for keeping up with the AVGN series and all of your other videos.
July 7, 2011 at 5:16 am
U're an enormous inspiration James. Thanks for the steady stream of killer content. I couldn't admire u more. U're one talented dude.
July 7, 2011 at 5:42 am
This was pretty insightful. After seeing all 101 episodes a couple of times, this was pretty cool to watch. You have a great summer James!d-2000
July 7, 2011 at 5:44 am
You rock.
Big fan
Daniel from HollandRazgriz
July 7, 2011 at 5:52 am
Awsome making-of James, really shows how much time and effort you have put into the AVGN project. Awsome database you've got there by the way, being good organized saves up a lot of time.M3n747
July 7, 2011 at 5:58 am
That was really informative, thanks a lot for this video!Edwood
July 7, 2011 at 6:01 am
Excellent work!
I was wondering: after the release of your videos, did any developer involved in one of the shitty games you reviewed contact you? Answering the classic question "What were they thinking?".Bamahut
July 7, 2011 at 6:02 am
And we get an exclusive inside the making of the nerd videos.
2 pointers for James, for the loud parts and music volume editing, you should try a compressor plug-in, this could end up saving you a lot of times instead of manually changing the volume every-time.
The other would be to use Sound-chips files from the Internet. They usually have the whole game sound/music library, you just use a player eg: winamp with the right plug-ins and just save is to a file and presto you got your music file in less than 5 secs.
Keep the videos rolling James, the wait makes it better in the long run for me.Tompa
July 7, 2011 at 6:16 am
Really awesome episode there! It was all very interesting to know the steps to make these videos, and the huge effort you put into the projects.
Thanks a lot for making these videos!
Long live the Nerd!RahSTephon
July 7, 2011 at 6:20 am
This episode was simply amazing!
My respect towards you and your work reached new heights now!
Big fan from Belgium.
July 7, 2011 at 6:23 am
Awesome work, James. I really enjoyed learning about the process behind the videos. Keep up the good work, the community's behind you!Ragnarock50cal.
July 7, 2011 at 6:27 am
DooD your Maiden collection RULES!!!! Nice priest shirt too. METAL!!!!Crust
July 7, 2011 at 6:33 am
Fantastic stuff, James. Thanks for all your awesome work.
July 7, 2011 at 6:34 am
Great video. Just a question: I always wondered how do you record game boy games. Obviously you can't hook them up to DVD recorder.Ronin
July 7, 2011 at 6:39 am
Awesome video! Really enjoyed everything about it. Just wondering why you record everything to DVDs instead of going straight to a computer and using hard drives to store everything? There's probably a good reason I can't think of, but it just seems like it might be easier to sort through later on.
Keep up the great work James and thanks for keeping the site booming with material while you're working on the movie!


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I don't know about you, but when I was nine years old, I wasn't thinking about anyone but myself.
But not nine-year-old Hannah Okel of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Hannah told her parents to forgo any birthday gifts. Instead, she asked her family and friends to donate to the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation.
The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation is part of Camp Bow Wow, and is a non-profit dedicated to covering the urgent medical expenses of shelter dogs and pups who belong to families who can't afford to pay their pet's bills.
"I chose this because if Scout needed surgery and we didn't have enough money to pay for it, I would be sad. So, I am putting my feet in other people's shoes and want to help those who can't pay for their animal's surgery," Hannah told People.com.
Camp Bow Wow promised to match Hannah's birthday donations, and Hannah raised more than $1,000. Way to go Hannah!
At 9 years old, I can confidently say I was not telling my parents to forget about birthday gifts. So great job by Hannah and hopefully she inpsired others to do the same. If you would like to donate to Bow Wow Buddies, you can donate here.


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Election years always roil financial markets, but this year the situation is exacerbated by the European debt crisis and the ongoing debate on tax reform in Congress. With that in mind, political expert Andy Friedman of the Washington Update advised financial planners to prepare their affluent clients for higher taxes in the near future.
Friedman, below right, spoke during a webinar last week sponsored by Sammons Retirement Solutions to help financial advisors better understand the changing tax landscape and how it could impact their clients. William Lowe, presidents of Sammons Retirement Solutions, Inc., hosted the webinar.
Much of the currently uncertainty stems from the $2.1 trillion in spending cuts scheduled to go into effect in January 2012 under the debt ceiling agreement approved by Congress. At the same time the Bush tax cuts are set to expire. If Congress fails to act and those events transpire, many economists have warned that the U.S. will fall over a "fiscal cliff" into a deep recession that will see a 3.5% slowdown in GDP in the first quarter of next year, Friedman said.
Friedman stated that he doesn't believe that dire scenario will come to pass. However, he did predict that taxes will go up for the ultra-wealthy, with one possible compromise worked out between the Congress and the president being the raising of the income level above which the tax cuts expire from $250,000 to $1 million.
He further anticipated some spending cuts will be implemented. If the spending cuts are not applied, the U.S. could face another downgrade, Friedman said.
For advisors and their clients, several tactics can be employed to mitigate higher taxes. In particular, Friedman recommended gifting strategies to transfer wealth while the estate tax exemption still holds at $5 million. "There will never be a better opportunity," he said. "This is certainly a year to talk to your clients about gifts." Yet Friedman added there could be a "slackening" of techniques used to set up trusts in the future.
Other recommended strategies include Roth IRA conversions; municipal bond investments; maximizing pension plans; and buying deferred annuities since they provide tax deferral and retirement income guarantees.
On the political front, Friedman said he expects President Obama to win re-election. He said the no-tax pledge may actually hurt the GOP in the upcoming election. "There has to be a little bit of a tax increase," he said.
Independent voters will likely determine the outcome of the race, so he said to keep an eye on opinion polls of independents. What could hurt the President's chance of re-election most are if gas prices rise above $4 a gallon, Friedman said.
Friedman also spoke about PPACA and its potential impact. To pay for the act, a 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on taxable investment income over $250,000 as well a reduction in Medicare spending.
He predicted that a number of employers will simply not provide health coverage to their employees and instead pay the $2,000 penalty per employee since it will cost them less than providing health insurance. He said the penalties were set too low. Therefore, healthy people will not buy insurance unless they become ill, which means only sick people will be insured, driving up premiums and reducing insurer profits, Friedman said.
Next year, Friedman expects Congress to take a stab a tax reform. Yet he put the chances at success at 50/50. "The devil is in the details," he said.


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I will be travelling to North Carolina and Georgia to visit family for Easter, so I will sign off for a week.
Since Palm Sunday is the second anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death, I leave you with some reflections of that incredible Catholic event, as well as new of his impending canonization. Santo subito!
Walk through the Passion this week with Our Lord and Our Lady, and enjoy a Blessed Easter.
Be not afraid!Holy Week and glorious Easter.