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tag:destructoid.com,2006:blogOsga21's Blog :: DESTRUCTOIDhttp://www.destructoid.com/ul/user/1/180487-68e32-50.jpgOsga21http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Osga212013-01-26T15:24:55Ztag:destructoid.com,2008:255873My thoughts on the announcements by Microsoft at E32013-06-10T14:45:17Z2013-06-10T14:45:17ZSo, I just heard about the major things being announced by Microsoft at E3 and here are my thoughts: [b]Forza 5-[/b] They say it is the end of AI, that it will be replaced by players i.e., the game will learn with what the players do. That might be a good thing, but what if the player sucks at that particular game? What if the player is constantly hitting walls or smashing is car? Will the "AI" do the same? This is a minor complaint and the final product most likely won't be like this, but I felt like I need to write this. [b]New Xbox360-[/b] No. Just... no. This is a retarded move by Microsoft, why a new Xbox360 now? We already have a redesign of the original Xbox360 which was an actual improvement, since it's slimmer has a lower chance of RRoD etc. But this one... it looks just as big as the redesign, looks like the Xbox One which looks like a VHS player. You see where I'm getting at? This is just a re-skin, a case mod that any hacker could do. Why don't you put some LEDs on it microsoft? This console is just microsoft wanting to cash in. BUT this can be justifiable if there is a significant price drop, because otherwise I don't see this system going anywhere. [img]http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/06/Xbox360E_4GB_Console_ST2013_US_Groupshot-610x427.png[/img] [b]Free games[/b]- About damn time right? No. You see, Sony is offering 5 free titles to plus subscribers and microsoft is only offering two games. Two games that are tremendously outdated, one beeing almost seven years old and the other 3 years old, both have more than one sequel. Also, even though once you download them the games are yours to keep, unlike ps plus, those two free games a month will only last until the Xbox ONE launch, which will be in November. This means you will be getting a total of 12 games, which is still less than what ps plus will be offering. So, in conclusion, this is, again, just Microsoft grabbing your money. [b]Xbox One will have Live-[/b] ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! Why? Why would you do this? Every other console will have free multiplayer but you! Are you out of your minds. This was perfectly justifiable with the original xbox, was sort of ok with the 360, even though other consoles were offering similar services for free, but with this generation? Are you serious? And they come out saying "oh, your gold will transfer from your 360". Oh really? You mean, that is your plus about this whole thing? Fuck you microsoft you are not getting one single penny from me this generation, and here's why: [b]Price of Xbox One- [/b] They also announced the prices of the xbox one which will be $499/499 and 499£. Are you out of your minds? What about exchange rates? The xbox one in the UK will be almost 200 dollars more expensive than in the U.S.! How is that justifiable? Seriously, tell me why I should pay more for your console just because I don't live in the U.S.. Also, really, 500 for a console? Really, I know the ps3 was expensive at launch, but fuck, no console is worth 500 grand I mean jeez! I think 300 is acceptable for a console, but the right price should be around 250. I could build a pc for 500 that would pack more punch than the puny Xbox One. I hope you fail Microsoft, I really do, and this is coming from someone who proudly owns a 360(and does not own a ps3 ). I'm sorry, but you screwed up big time this generation and I hope you lose the console war. P.S.: Even if I wanted to buy an Xbox One, I couldn't afford it, so I'll probably just wait for the PS4, see the pricing and if it's too expensive I'll just buy a Wii U, which right now seems like the best option.tag:destructoid.com,2008:246000Jamestown: A (very) late and short review2013-02-19T14:25:05Z2013-02-19T14:25:05Z[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5U92K0JgM[/youtube] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sFY6UEj.png[/IMG] Once upon a time, there was a little destructoider called Osga21 who had a massive backlog. He had the bad habit of buying games on sale and/or humble bundle and never playing them. One day, a long time ago, he decided to buy the Humble Indie Bundle 6 which came with a lot of games. Our protagonist, played Bit. Trip Runner (one of the games included) for a few hours, and then he got bored (he got bored easily, due to society and stuff like that). But one day (totally not today) he decided to take a look at the bundles he had previously purchased and one game captured its attention, a game called Jamestown. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9WL339U.png[/IMG] After that brief introduction, lets get to the actual review. Jamestown is a bullet hell shooter, a game genre which (arguably) dominated the arcades all through the 80s and the 90s. It is a genre that I love, but is also one that I don't find myself playing a lot, for some odd reason. Right off the bat, the game presents us with a very and I mean very good soundtrack, that blends really well with the game play, and with the game style overall. One would think that retro graphics are being overused nowadays (and they are), but this game does it right. It uses a steampunk-ish art style, with marvelous graphics that remind me of the glorious 16-bit era. [img]http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/180487-246000-JamestownScreenshot05png-620x.jpg[/img] The game presents us very well deigned enemies, with the strenghts and weaknesses that you would expect (it shoots you, you die, you shoot it it dies, it's not rocket science). During each of the stages, you will find a great variety of enemies, which are only used on that specific stage. "Mini bosses" (weaker than bosses but with boss like qualities) are also a common find, and are sure to spice the game play and make your life a living hell. At the end of each stage you will find a boss, usually with a life-bar divided into segments, where in each segment you are able to deplete, the boss changes something about they way it attacks, the enemies it spawns etc. Bosses were you have to target certain parts of its body are also common. [img]http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/180487-246000-standardjamestown201106121930470312162011jpg-620x.jpg[/img] Jamestown also includes a shop, were you can buy game modes and different ships, among other things. The vast majority of the items are very expensive and will require credit farming (repeating the stages over and over). Difficulty wise, it's a very hard game, if played on the highest difficulty levels, like one would expect, but still manages to present players with some challenge on the lowest difficulty level. Still, it is common for bullet hell shooters to provide such high levels of difficulty. Jamestown also has a lot of replay value, because it is tough game to master, and credit farming will require you to beat the game several times in order to achieve a completion of the game. However, the story is very short and the main game can be beaten in under an hour. [img]http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/180487-246000-JamestownScreenshot02png-620x.jpg[/img] The game also gives us a 4 player coop mode, in the same computer, which is a feature that is quite rare in recent computer games, so well done Final Form! But what really stands out in this game is its accessibility. Most games in the same genre are very simple, and this one is no exception, but it far more accessible than other games in the said genre. Jamestown is available for 9.99$ here: [url]http://finalformgames.com/jamestown/[/url] [img]http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/180487-246000-JamestownLogojpg-620x.jpg[/img]

 tag:destructoid.com,2008:244607Are we on the verge of a videogame crash?2013-02-11T09:30:39Z2013-02-11T09:30:39ZDear Destructoiders, today, I bring you a question: Are we on the verge of another videogame crash? In my opinion, yes, indeed we are, because if we look back at the causes of the previous crash in '83, we will see that the unfortunate event is repeating right now. [b]Cause 1:Too many consoles![/b] We are in the end of a console generation and a new one is begining, but that's not why there are too many platforms. In the past year, how many consoles were announced, or are at least to be announced? Let's count them: Vita,Wii U, OUYA, the PS4, Nvidias Project shield, the Xbox720, the Steam Box, Game Stick, GCW-Zero... I mean, if that is not an overwhelming amount of consoles that will be competing, then I don't know what overwhelming means. [img]http://www.superdataresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Game-Crash-of-20131-1024x512.jpg[/img] [b]Cause 2: Competition from home computers[/b] This time, the biggest threats aren't home computers. The biggest threat right now, is mobile gaming, and how it is advancing. We have phones and tablets, cheaper than consoles running games with the same quality. Sure most of those games are puzzle games and basic stuff, but right now we are witnessing a rise in AAA games. Just look for example at Shadowgun, Shadowgun Deathzone, DeadSpace, Mass Effect: Infiltrator, Gta III and Vice City, Max Payne.... And this is only the begining. However, home computers are still a HUGE threat, because games are cheaper, it's easier to obtain them and computers can do a lot more than consoles, so buying a computer is always more viable than buying a console. [img]http://www.mundowalmart.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/iPad-tablet-gaming1.jpeg[/img] [b]Cause 3: Loss of publishing control[/b] In the last 2-3 years, we have seen the rise of the indies, but is that a good thing? Game quality is no longer assured by big time and trusted game companies. And this will lead us ti the next cause. [b]Cause 4: Too many games[/b] If we open steam, the play store, the app store, Desura, we see lots and I mean lots of games being released, lots of games available and lots of games flopping. There are just too many games, too many AAA and too many Indies, so the average player, can't keep up with the releases. And with this, comes the loss of quality in games, some games are being rushed, others are being delayed and others are simply being cancelled, it's a chaos. [b]Cause 5: World economics[/b] Everyone knows that the world is going through an economical crisis, and that means less money in the consumers wallets to spend on entertainment, especially gaming, which is considered the most expensive type of entertainment. So right there.... Hmm, I don't know if we'll make it through this crisis with games costing 70$ [b]Cause 6: The new generation[/b] The new generation of consoles has promised us better graphics, game play and restrictions. Lots and lots of restrictions. Restrictions to used games, restrictions to how we'll play games.... It's hell, and the consumer will notice this and will eventually, stop buying games and consoles. I like my used games, I like having my console offline all the time, just leave it that way. There is no gain for us, and if there is noi gain for the consumer, that means sales will drop and companies will drop too, like birds in a shooting range. [img]http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/xbxorrod-348x196.jpg[/img] But the final big question is: Will there be another NES to save us? Only time can tell, but right now, companies like THQ and even Atari, who had survived the previous crash are falling. [img]http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/wong/gameover.jpg[/img] Note: I have hopefully corrected all the spelling errors in my text.tag:destructoid.com,2008:244502Control your touch games with a Wiimote!2013-02-09T12:39:38Z2013-02-09T12:39:38Z[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VE96yBM.png[/IMG] [color=red][b]Introduction[/b][/color] We all now that with the introduction of Android and iOS mobile gaming has had a huge breakthrougfh and has come a long way since those puny awful games that came preinstalled in your phone. Today, games on mobile devices like tablets phones and phablets have reached a remarkable amount of detail, comparable to that of the Playstation 2, Dreamcast and Gamecube (last generation). And with big franchises like Mass Effect, Dead Space, Grand Theft Auto and Mas Payne making their way onto the mobile platforms it was only fair that a few games in the FPS genre would do the same. But oh oh! FPS on touch screens suck, due to the lack of physical buttons, so the gamers were left with awful controls which resulted in bad gameplay. However, and like always, when the public doesn't appreciate the state of something, they will fix it and so they did. [img]https://lh6.ggpht.com/blGX4QHnfuJoOyFqZp9Ps7oiMk250GFsRKb759bCDJlEF9AUDO7JV_qz2ocrFSXnEA=h230[/img] [color=red][b]What you need[/b][/color] -A Wii-Mote -A Wii Classic Controller (anyone will do, I use the golden one that came bundled with goldeneye) -An Android device with Bluetooth compatibilty (root is not required, preferrably under 4.2) -[url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ccpcreations.android.WiiUseAndroid&feature=search_result]Wiimote Controller[/url] app (it's free!) -Some patience [color=red][b]Get started![/b][/color] -Turn on the bluetooth on your android device -Plug in the classic controller on the Wiimote -Open Wiimote Controller and touch the Init and Connect Button -Press 1 and 2 on the wii controller or the little button next to the batteries -Wait until it displays something like this: (if this doesn't happen, try again, as many times as needed) Connect to 1 wiimotes. Setting LEDs Done Polling button data -Touch the Select Wii Controller IME button and choose the WiiController IME (when you're done playing, select the option previously selected, because this will disable the keyboard on the android device and use the wiimote as main input device.) -Click the 3 dots on the taskbar andselect the 1st controller mappings. - Map these controlls: [b](CC1)Left stick up[/b]: D-pad up/XP D-pad up [b](CC1)Left stick down[/b]: D-pad down/XP D-pad down [b](CC1)Left stick Left[/b]: D-pad left/XP D-pad left [b](CC1)Left stick right:[/b] D-pad right/XP D-pad right [b](CC1)Right stick up[/b]: I [b](CC1)Right stick down[/b]: K [b](CC1)Right stick left[/b]: J [b](CC1)Right stick right[/b]: L [b](CC1)R[/b]: Number 8 [b](CC1)L[/b]: Number 6 [b](CC1)Y[/b]: Number 7 [b](CC1)A[/b]: A [b](CC1)X[/b]: Number 3 [b](CC1)B[/b]: Number 1 [b](CC1)Select/-[/b]: Back XPO -Save - Test it! [img]http://futurecom.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/evolution-android.jpg[/img] [color=red][b]A few notes[/b][/color] You can also use a ps3 controller, but you need to buy some wires, and the same goes for the xbox controller. I use the Wiimote because it is way easier to get it to work. The looking and walking (mostly looking) will not be analog, its almost like using a dpad. Will this is not a big issue, and you will get used to it, it is still there, so I tought I should remind you. If for some reason this does not work on a game, try screwing around with the mappings. [img]http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/jlsOH1A3HcQ/mqdefault.jpg[/img] [color=red][b]Games you should try out[/b][/color] Dead Trigger (working) ShadowGun (working) Mass Effect Infiltrator (unknown) Grand Theft Auto (working, but I think uses different mappings) Dead Space (unknown) Max Payne (unknown) Nova (working, but I think uses different mappings) [b]Note:[/b] Shadowgun Deadzone does not work, because iOS users don't have controllers available to them and because Mad Finger felt like this would give android users some advantage, they did not include controller support. [img]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJArxJzjtqnMvDPNFDRMHLuvZVv_BHzcXj76I37KVZjKLZB18E[/img] Guide based on [url=http://www.cultofandroid.com/16158/how-to-use-a-wii-classic-controller-to-play-dead-trigger-no-root/]this guide[/url]tag:destructoid.com,2008:243492Microsoft is screwing us over!2013-01-29T13:30:43Z2013-01-29T13:30:43Z[center][img]http://criticalhits.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/live.png[/img][/center] I just finished reading an article about plus point here on destructoid (go read this first [url]http://tinyurl.com/av9mrx8[/url]) and I noticed that the writer had touched a vital point. Xbox 360 owners are getting fucked over. You see, the PS3, the Wii and the WiiU offer online gaming, web browsing, apps like twitter facebook etc. and the Xbox 360 does that too, but it costs money..... and it is a lot worse. I don't see why would Xbox live gold still exist, at least the way it does. It was ok 10 years ago when the xbox was the only console able to provide a good online multiplayer service (PS2 sucked, Dreamcast was ok), the customers were paying for a good service with their 60 bucks, but bow there is absolutely no reason for that. It is basically scaring customers away, and that shows. Here's what I mean: I pay 60$ (every year) and I get to: -[b]Enjoy unlimited online multiplayer with friends wherever they are. [/b](Available on every other console) -[b]Download and play free game demos.[/b] (Available in every other console) -[b]Enjoy exclusive member deals and previews.[/b] (Available in every other console) -[b]Catch up on movies and TV with Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video.[/b] (They have these amazing inventions for that, they're called computer and smart tvs. Also tablets and smartphones) -[b]Watch sports with ESPN, MLB.TV, NBA Game Time and UFC.[/b] (Again, I have a TV) -[b]Listen to personalized music with Xbox Music, iHeartRadio and Last.fm. [/b](Everyone has an mp3 player or a phone) -[b]Download arcade and full Xbox 360 games.[/b] (Available on every other console) -[Use your phone or tablet as a second screen for an enhanced game and entertainment experience. (Fuck yeah!, oh, wait... That doesn't serve any pratical purpose) -[b]Explore the web on your TV with Internet Explorer for Xbox.[/b] (I'd rather shove a shovel up my butt than using IE) -[b]Access your cloud game saves wherever you are.[/b] (I can do that without live) -[b]Use your voice to easily find games, music, movies and TV shows with Kinect.[/b] (Why the fuck isn't that free?) [img]http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/avatar-kinect-xbox-live.jpg[/img] Soooo, where is the gain microsoft? Half of those features are useless and the others are free on other systems. The only real advantage is getting the demos a month sooner, but still, it's a fucking demo, why wouldn't I want to wait a month for a god damn demo? Meanwhile, other services are giving us free games, good web browsing and usefull features. Microsoft needs to hire a proctologist in order to remove their heads from their own asses, or the Xbox won't make it to the next generation. I mean, I love my system, but I have given up online play a long time ago, one can only play Call of Duty and Halo or so much time, until he gets bored. [img]http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cham_entry_300_w_ref313297-480x270.jpg[/img] However, it still bugs me. Why? Why can't they make online gameplay free? Is it a DRM issue? Is it one of those crazy anti piracy thing microsoft usually does? Microsoft needs to drop that fee entirely, because otherwise... I don't think Xbox720 is going to have a bright future. Microsoft needs to leave the sixth generation and move on to the eight, were online is free.tag:destructoid.com,2008:243273To hell with anti-used technology!2013-01-26T15:24:55Z2013-01-26T15:24:55ZI'm a person. Everyone is, but with that I mean that I ama person that lives in the real world, where everyone has money issues and where every single games costs 70 euros. And, as a real person from the real world, I can't buy all the games I want to play, so I am only left with two options: Either pirate the game which I think is an awful thing to do, but whatever), or I can choose the "lesser" evil, I can borrow games (or buy them in second hand). [img]data:image/jpeg;base64,[encoded data, 10708 characters][/img] "Xbox 720 is supposed to have anti-used technology" But apparently the people who do not live in the same world as us "regular people" do, with all that bad stuff mentioned before, think it's a great idea to go ahead and stop people from buying used games or borrowing them. Well, here are my thoughts on that matter: Those people don't have a fucking clue what we go through! We have rents to pay, bills, credit cards, scholarships etc. and we can't waste the entirity of our money on entertainment, I mean, what are they thinking? Do they think that a student who receives at best 400 euros per month (that's without taxes) can afford a 70 euro game! Hell no! Games are too expensive, a movie that's just release on DVD will never cost more than 25 euros, never, and you can watch them for (almost) free on tv. Books, if they are fiction, will never have a price above 20. Have you ever seen any movie director, critic, actor, writer or anything saying "Uhh... I think people should not be able to buy our content in scond hand or borrow it because... UuUUhh... we are losing money". Fuck no, because they are swimming in money. Those people need to get a reality check. [b]Sources:[/b] [url]http://www.webpronews.com/xbox-720-anti-used-game-2012-01[/url] [url]http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2013/01/03/sony-patents-anti-used-game-technology/[/url] [url]http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/04/gamestop-share-dive-linked-to-sony-anti-used-game-patent/[/url]


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I drafted the basic knit bodice block from Metric Pattern Cutting, and then altered it into a snazzy new running singlet. The hardest part by far was attaching the binding. I bought a binder attachment for my coverstitch machine, but there's such a high learning curve that I must've gone through 50 feet of test binding before I was getting good results! But now I've got the practice in, there's no stopping me!
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All fabrics from my stash! Ex-Prada trompe l'oeil sequin print jersey, dark turquoise "silk touch" lycra, and purple Suziplex for the binding.
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Okay, you are so dressing up exercising by using sequin fabric, that now I'm going to have to do the same. LOL
What a cute design and needless to say awesome fabrics! I totally understand the struggle with the binding and the time to get it just right. Well done!
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Thanks so much! I just loved that trompe l'oiel sequin fabric so much that I couldn't throw away even such a small piece. I try to glam up running gear as much as I can – stretch lace is my other trick. ;)
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How does one make apple juice concentrate?
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Bottled/drinking - Cinnamon cider(11% abv)
If you are using supermarket apple juice, I'd just buy the frozen cans of concentrate. If you are using fresh pressed cider, you can concentrate it by freezing. You can also concentrate by heating, but that changes the flavor.
I have freeze concentrated unfermented cider quite a bit. I used to partially freeze the cider and then skim off the ice. Now, I let the cider freeze solid. I've found this to be more efficient with a fraction of the labor needed for the partial freezing method. The most concentrated cider comes out at the beginning and gets gradually weaker until you have mostly water left. I divide it roughly into thirds. The first third is usually high gravity. The second third gets refrozen, since it's a bit weak. The last third gets dumped, since it is mostly water.
For small batches, you can freeze the cider in gallon plastic jugs. Let them freeze solid. Then, invert them and let them drain as they melt. If you are careful, you can balance them on a pint glass to drain. Empty the glass as it fills.
I prefer to freeze cider in buckets. I use a traditional fridge with freezer on top. Five gallon buckets and my taller bottling bucket will fit in the freezer. A bucket with a spigot is best. After freezing, just set it up so the spigot drains into a gallon jug or carboy. I've also used buckets without spigots. After freezing, I let the bucket melt a little, so the frozen cider isn't stuck to the sides and bottom of the bucket. Then, I balance the bucket of cider at a 45 degree angle on top of an empty bucket to drain. It sounds odd, but it is quite stable. Balancing the inverted bucket without melting a little first can cause problems. You don't want to balance the inverted bucket with the cider stuck to the bottom of the bucket.
The bucket on the left has been draining longer. You can see that the ice is almost white.
I never thought of freezing it to concentrate it.
How do you rehydrate it and get the concentration back to its original state?
How do you store it. Canning would set the pectin.
I would love to be able to store local apple juice for a spring batch of cider. Around here, the spring cider is mostly Mac. I would also love to mix early apples with late season apples.
Upstatemike... Thanks....
Why wouldn't you concentrate it for storage? If I could turn 6 gallons into two, I could probably sneak it into my fridge without the wife complaining too much. Heck, I could refridgerate it long enough for winter to come and then just store it frozen in my garrage and then re-hydrate it for spring.
I have a chest freezer, but it came with the house and has never been turned on by me. I would rather not use that electricity for my cider alone. I would use it for concentrating, however.
Any reason NOT to concentrate for easier storage?


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LONDON - Ofcom has found ITV's Montel Williams Show and trailers for Supernatural to be in breach of its broadcasting code.
The regulator ruled that an episode of The Montel Williams Show on ITV2 on 11 February breached rules on offensive material and potentially harming viewers by suggesting psychics could give life-changing advice.
In this episode of the chat show, which was originally broadcast in the US in 2003, the presenter interviewed the parents of Shawn Hornbeck, who had been missing for weeks. In the programme, the psychic Sylvia Browne told them he was dead, a claim which later proved to be incorrect.
ITV2 apologised for offending viewers and said it had aired the programme without amendment five years after the missing person case. But ITV2 said the programme's treatment of the subject matter was suitable for broadcast "in principle", with no "demonstration" of the paranormal.
Ofcom said the "demonstrations of psychic practice as in this programme could harm vulnerable viewers by suggesting that psychics could or should provide susceptible individuals (like the Hornbeck parents in this case) with life-changing advice".
ITV2 was also criticised for airing a ghostly trailer for its Supernatural series this year, with Ofcom claiming it was unsuitable for children before the 9pm watershed.
ITV2 said there was an "isolated failure" in the compliance process and the trailer was shown by mistake. However, Ofcom said the trailer was not scheduled appropriately and it had received similar complaints in 2007 about a previous trailer for Supernatural.
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Two stricken California reactors may soon redefine a global movement aimed at eradicating nuclear power. They sit in a seismic zone vulnerable to tsunamis. Faulty steam generators have forced them shut for nearly a year. Tell CPUC 'No nukes!' Shut down San Onofre permanently! Tuesday, Jan. 8, hearing 10 a.m., rally noon, 505 Van Ness Ave. at McAllister, San Francisco.
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Reporting and supporting as a revolutionary poverty journalist, I have done multiple stories on the increasing criminalization suffered by houseless peoples in the U.S. As a daughter raised in a houseless family, I was personally cited, arrested and eventually incarcerated for the act of being houseless and living in the car with my mama.
November 29, 2012
From the Mission District in San Francisco, to West, North and now East Oakland, several neighborhoods in LA, young Black and Brown men, convening, talking, laughing, being young, are viewed as "dangerous," "suspect" or criminal. Laws like the gang injunction are instituted and applied, and eventually we are completely wiped away like we were never there.
November 26, 2012
It had been over 20 years since me and my mama were houseless on the streets of LA, sleeping in our car and facing police harassment for the sole act of being poor and without a roof in the U.S. The only place we could go to get a break was skid row because it was the one place the police seemed to leave us alone. Now I was back, but something was bizarrely wrong.
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This morning Israel ended an effective truce with armed groups in Gaza and carried out the extrajudicial execution of Ahmed al-Jabari, the commander of the military wing of Hamas. Israeli attacks today killed at least seven people, including two young girls in Gaza. Defense Minister Avi Dichter calls for "Defensive Shield"-like devastation and killing.
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"The idea of this agreement going around is a positive start to a new beginning for all inmates. If we could maintain this valuable peace treaty within the prison system, why not work on spreading the word outside the prison walls so that we may put an end to the gang violence and work on becoming a bigger force?" writes a prisoner in the Pelican Bay SHU. And in a large rally outside the LA County Jail, youth called for a "parallel cease fire in the streets" to correspond to the end of hostilities inside the prisons. Prisoners need this news. Please copy and mail this story to a prisoner.
October 5, 2012
Judith Jamison looked regal on stage with Farai Chideya last month in The Forum Conversations at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Her message seemed to be one of preparedness and presence – being, as our sister Ayana Vanzant says, in spirit. Muslims call this the sirata-l-mustaqim or the path of the rightly guided.
September 28, 2012
"Long Distance Revolutionary," the new documentary about political prisoner and prolific writer Mumia Abu Jamal, will have its international premiere in the Bay Area on Oct. 6 and 8 at the Mill Valley Film Festival. There have been a number of documentaries done about the case of Mumia Abu Jamal, but this one puts his life at the center of the discussion.
August 8, 2012
Dr. V. Diane Woods is the architect of the California Reducing Disparities Project's African American Strategic Workgroup report, "We Ain't Crazy! Just Coping with a Crazy System," which looks qualitatively and quantitatively at Black mental health in California and its blatant racialized disparities.
July 20, 2012
Long before Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield held a professional boxing title, he was considered a beast in the streets of San Francisco – because of his hands. Eight years after retiring as a street fighter, this professional boxer has risen to superstardom.
July 11, 2012
When Kenneth Harding, 19, couldn't show police a Muni transfer to prove he'd paid his $2 fare on July 16, 2011, he ran, they shot him in the back and for an agonizing half hour, instead of trying to save his life, they trained their guns on Kenneth and the crowd while the young man slowly bled to death and the crowd screamed in horror. Knowing that the police murder of Kenneth Harding was the outcome of the routine, though unofficial, police practice of stopping and frisking young men of color, why would San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, a former civil rights attorney, consider importing New York City's disastrous stop-and-frisk policy?
June 20, 2012
The first book I read after I decided to consciously educate myself to be a part of the movement was Sanyika Shakur's "Monster" in the mid-'90s. I was inspired by the sharpness of his ideas, his vocabulary and his grasp on history. I respected him in the same way I respected Tupac Shakur. I knew that one day I wanted to be able express myself as articulately as the two of them.
June 17, 2012
We are the families of thousands of loved ones who have been incarcerated indefinitely – some for decades – in California's "supermax" segregated and administrative housing units. Solitary confinement, even for short periods, has been known for centuries to cause irreparable physical and psychological damage: torture. Yet California continues to condone this practice.
May 23, 2012
On Tuesday, May 15, the bereaved family members of Alan Dwayne Blueford eloquently addressed those members of the Oakland City Council who were present, seeking justice in a case that is looking suspiciously like a criminal assassination of the 18-year-old student in his senior year at Skyline High School. He was due to graduate in June.
April 4, 2012
The Oakland International Film Festival is Friday-Sunday, April 6-8, at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Street, Oakland. Visit http://www.oiff.org/2012schedule.pdf. This year's headliner is one of the most controversial independent films ever made, "The Spook Who Sat by the Door." Watch it again here.
March 7, 2012
When the Occupy San Quentin rally ended, San Rafael police followed us to the Richmond Bridge. I don't know if it was Jabari Shaw's orange CDCR jumpsuit that kept them wondering – Is he an escapee, one of ours? – or if it was the sheer magnitude of fearlessness represented by women like Kelly, a former prisoner who would not let her traumatic experience silence her. One brother got so full looking at the guards on the other side of the gate watching that he looked like he was going to leap the gate and hurt someone as he recalled the violations of his person over and over again. Members of All of Us or None dropped everything to embrace him when he left the stage.
September 26, 2011
A coalition of unemployed African American laborers gathered in front of California state Sen. Allen Lowenthal's office in Long Beach to demand his support for SB 292, the bill to fast track AEG's Farmers Field project which would create tens of thousands of good jobs.
August 19, 2011
In a decision setting back prisoners' rights and helping to advance the interests of prison bureaucrats and their guard union allies, Facebook announced plans to work with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to shut down pages set up for prisoners.
August 17, 2011
The West East Community Access Network Foundation (WE CAN Foundation) announces the First Annual Allensworth "Scat to Rap" Family Music Festival at Allensworth State Historical Park, 43 Palmer Ave., Delano, CA 93219, in Tulare County on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
August 10, 2011
Several days of unprecedented revolt by the most impoverished minority-populated neighborhoods of London have shaken the normally staid and reserved British aristocracy. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his Italian vacation in sunny Tuscany to return to the red-orange glare of a burning city.


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From his rebellious motorcycle-riding, beer-drinking teenage years to his calling to social-medical missionary work, Franklin Graham, son of acclaimed evangelist Billy Graham, tells his life story with candor and wit. Filled with tales of interesting people and dramatic events, this book takes an up-close and personal look at Graham's heritage, ministry, life and heart.
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"Being the child of a well-known person brings a unique set of problems. Fame, however, hasn't much to do with the powerful message here. Franklin gives an honest account of how he overcame those problems. This is a book that every parent should read." -- Johnny Cash "Rebel With A Cause" written by Franklin Graham, son of Rev. Billy Graham and President of Samaritan's Purse. The book could have easily been entitled as the author did for its last chapter, "Finally Comfortable Being Graham." The author shared his struggles and his parents' godly wisdom and patience toward him....and in his own words, "I wrote this book about my life, not because I think there is anything particularly special about it, but because I wanted people to understand how God can use anyone's life to accomplish His purposes."
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unicode possibilities
It would be nice if cl-user would display unicode input for CJK text. With PCL and On Lisp getting new printings in Japan, it might be beneficial to attract more brain-share from that side of the world. Would this be considered out of cl-user.net's scope?
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Perhaps it would be interesting to open up a "universities" category (or subcategory of Organization) to list universities that teach lisp?
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Bikes are magical. You can ride for hours in a dream state, a sublime repetition of pedal strokes and respiration, unspooling the clogged wiring of your mind and setting right all the nagging problems with which we fill our days. This is the mental poetry of the bike. These are the times when we are close to the basic truths of the human experience and we're filled with gratitude for the machine that helps us get there.
Then you're shaken awake mid-ride, brought into the present, wondering where the hell you are and how you got so far. You're back on the planet's surface, bold, new, and ready. You shoot a text letting the office/spouse/dog know you'll be later than you thought and point yourself homeward.
We're just over two months out. Time to separate the wheat from the chaff.
GranFondo Spots Still Available
Ah summer. That lush time when the sun burns brightest across skies so blue they hurt to look at. The air is warm, the grass green, and all the world is abuzz with activity. You know this last part best.
After all, you've got something happening at every turn: kid's intra-reform school karate championships, obligatory awkward-attempt-by-management-to-lift-inevitably-sagging-morale barbecues, camping weekends with those people who want to be your best friends, but whose names you can't remember. Yes, someone else has booked weekend after weekend for you, so much so that your personal time comes in the 15-minute blocks when you can lock yourself in the bathroom, drinking the beer you've stashed in the toilet tank and playing whatever passes for Angry Birds these days.
May we humbly suggest getting something on the calendar before every last weekend between now and the heaving black dark of winter becomes something that you're doing for someone else? May we remind you that no one "receives" time for themselves, they "take" it? May we say, one more time, that, despite the attempts of hundreds of other events, there's only one "best day out on two wheels?"
A small number of spots still remain in Levi's GranFondo. Don't let the season pass you by. Register now, because no one is going to do it for you.
Your Month to Train/Transform
In related news, every year we see people lining up under our big arch with an uncontainable excitement, a zest for saddle time that manifests in wide eyes and wider grins. Then they hit the first big climb onto King Ridge. This is followed by the Hauser Bridge crank strainer, which is barely a memory before the Seaview Ridge one-two kryptonite combo and, unfortunately, long before the Coleman Valley Wall. The wide eyes have become sunken and hollow; the grins covered by limp, heaving lips.
Any route in the GranFondo carries with it challenges unforeseen by the mind and body of such a broad spectrum of cyclists. We need to make sure you're all in top form for this event, so that you can enjoy it as it's intended to be enjoyed. Thankfully, we have a solution:
Levi Leipheimer is going to train you. All 7,500 of you.
Starting in August, your new coach, hand-in-hand with famed cycling trainer Max Testa, is going to be offering a week-by-week training program designed to take any rider up a couple of notches over the next couple of months. Max's near-30 years training Pro Tour teams alongside Levi's couple of decades of racing is going to make for a Ivan Drago-smashing combination of expertise and experience. If you're not bad on the bike, you'll get good. If you're good, you'll get great. If you're great, then just do every interval twice, you show-off.
Point is, the GranFondo is hard and you'll have a better time if your form is as good as it can be. Over the next two months, Levi is going to make available a program, specifically customized for each of you and designed for the GranFondo routes, available on-line and applicable anywhere in the world. It won't take 25 hours of riding a week and, should you miss a workout or two, your legs won't implode in on themselves. But it will give you some vital structure in your riding, it'll get you on your bike more often, and you'll be ready for a big day in October, rather than hoping those hill repeats you talked about doing that one time will somehow make things easier.
Information on the sleeker, speedier, but mostly more-in-love-with-the-bike you can be found at maxtestatraining.com/levigf. There's a two-week sample posted there as well, for those who want to wade in before committing full tilt. Don't wait too long, though. It's almost August and every day you delay, a muscle fiber quietly surrenders.
Support the GranFondo Causes, Earn Big Treasure
Fundraising for good work is its own reward. We figure it wouldn't hurt, however, to sweeten the pot a bit. We've got team-based as well as individual incentives ranging from free helmets, to full kits, passes to future GranFondos, exclusive lounge space at the Festival, and even custom head badges. These incentives are only going to improve over the next several weeks, just like that warm fuzzy feeling you get from raising money for things like expanding fire services, putting technology in rural classrooms, getting kids on mountain bikes, and changing the lives of at-risk children.
Fond-Approved Preparation
GranFondo course record holder, Rebecca Rusch, is a stone with no moss. She came across our finish line last year and didn't even dismount before she was on the phone planning her own event. Sure enough, 10 short months later, she put on Rebecca's Private Idaho, a 94-mile high country, timed, charity dirt road ride through the stunning mountains of her Ketchum, Idaho hometown. We went and were reminded of the GranFondo's own early days and the hometown challenge of a big day out on the bike. It's still on our calendar and, since it's great prep for our own ride, we heartily recommend you all give it a go.
If our own endorsement doesn't cut it for you, consider that, after the ride, you get to hurl beer at people across a table. Priorities, man. Priorities.


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The market has started the week with inherent risk aversion primarily linked to the uncertainty around the Ukraine-Crimea crisis and the concerns that the West will impose heavy sanctions on Russia. With the weekend's referendum condemned as illegal by the US and EU, the markets reflected their concerns regarding instability in the region with a move to safe haven investments such as gold and the Japanese yen. The aversion to risk has not been helped by last week's concerning growth figures from China that showed the Chinese economy is not growing as fast as expected.
Investors are now turning their attention to this week's announcements and the primary focus will be on Wednesday's release of the minutes from the US policy making committee, the FOMC. Close attention will be paid to whether Chairwoman Janet Yellen will give any indications as to whether the value of the tapering program will be maintained or reduced. Yellen has brushed off recent economic growth data as being heavily influenced by the difficult winter much of the country has endured, but there may be a case to pause the tapering until April if it becomes apparent that the weakening data has roots deeper than poor weather conditions. If the message from the FOMC minutes is hawkish, we expect to see some strengthening of the US dollar.
US dollar traders should tune in to the announcement of the Core Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, which reflects the change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy. While the consensus is that the core CPI will remain unchanged at 1.6%, high volatility is expected on USD pairs during this release. Likewise, USD/CAD traders should monitor Friday's announcement of Canada's Core Consumer Price Index as high volatility is expected during this period. USD/CAD pivot point is 1.1099, with resistance at 1.1104, 1.1113 and 1.1118; and support levels of 1.1090, 1.1085 and 1.1076.
The euro enjoyed a good end to the week, hitting a high of 1.3913 against the USD on the back of comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, who said that a strong euro is responsible for the low inflation in the region. While there are no major data announcements scheduled for the Eurozone this week, EUR/USD may be influenced by the ZEW Institute Economic Sentiment data scheduled for release on Tuesday. This survey of German institutional investors and analysts reflects the economic outlook for Germany, the eurozone's dominant economy. This month's reading is expected to be slightly weaker and thus some pressure may be applied to EUR/USD. The pivot point for EUR/USD is 1.3910, with resistance levels of 1.3916, 1.3922 and 1.3928; with supports at 1.3904, 1.3898 and 1.3892.
The UK is also gearing up for the release of the latest Bank of England (BoE) minutes on Wednesday, which will also coincide with the latest unemployment data release. While the unemployment rate is expected to remain largely static at 7.2%, any change to this would be expected to generate volatility in GBP pairs. BoE Governor Carney will also be speaking on Tuesday at Cass Business School's annual high profile Mais Lecture which may provide clues as to his future monetary policy and his outlook for the UK economy. High volatility on GBP pairs is expected throughout Carney's speech. The GBP/USD pivot point is 1.6641, with resistance levels at 1.6650, 1.6658 and 1.6667; and support levels at 1.6633, 1.6624 and 1.6616.
In Asia-Pacific trading, the Japanese yen continues to attract traders looking for a safe haven for their investments and it enjoyed strength at the end of last week, however it shrank by 0.2% on early trading on Monday morning. Yen traders will be closely monitoring Tuesday's trade balance figures which are expected to shrink, and also anticipating Thursday where Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda is delivering a speech at the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The USD/JPY pivot point is 101.36, with resistance at 101.44, 101.52 and 101.60; with support at 101.28, 101.20 and 101.12.
Last week, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) was the first central bank of developed economies to raise interest rates since the global financial crisis hit, and commentators are now speculating as to whether this will spark the beginning of a trend to boost interest rates once again. This Wednesday will see the latest GDP announcement from New Zealand which will highlight just how strongly the economy is growing, and is expected to be a volatile trading period for NZ dollar pairs. The NZD/USD pivot point is 0.8533 with resistance levels at 0.8541, 0.8548 and 0.8556; and supports at 0.8526, 0.8518 and 0.8511.
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Tributes to footballer Ian Redford
Tributes have been paid to Ian Redford, once Scotland's most expensive footballer, who was found dead at the age of 53.
The midfielder played with Rangers, Dundee, Dundee United, Ipswich, St Johnstone, Brechin and Raith Rovers in a career that lasted almost 20 years.
He was found dead in Irvine, Ayrshire, yesterday morning. It is understood there are no suspicious circumstances.
A police spokeswoman said a body was found in a wooded area and a post-mortem is to be carried out.
Mr Redford started his career with Dundee before joining Rangers for a then Scottish record fee of £210,000 in 1980.
A statement on the Dundee's website described him as ''one of the most talented kids to come through the Dens' youth system over the last few decades''.
It read: ''Ian was mainly a striker during his time at Dens - and he scored four goals in one match against St Mirren in 1978 in a 4-1 win, something not done by an individual since.
''It was the kind of performance that brought attention from richer clubs and Ian was sold to Rangers for a Scottish record transfer fee not long afterwards.
''While there he won trophies and his return to the city to play for rivals Dundee United saw him earn runners up medals in the Uefa and Scottish Cups.
''Ian was a silky and attacking player who was not quite the stereotypical footballer - he'll be missed. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.''
John MacDonald, who played with Redford at Rangers in the 1980s, was shocked to hear of his death.
''It's unbelievable," he said.
''He was a brilliant player, his pace and skill down the wing was great and he set up a few goals for me. He was great to play with, I remember him scoring the winner in the 1981 League Cup final against Dundee United and that was a great day.
''You couldn't meet a nicer guy off the park."
The midfielder moved to Dundee United in 1985 where he played in their Uefa Cup Final defeat by IFK Gothenburg in 1987.
The club said: ''The memory of his performances for United at a time when the Club competed in the higher echelons of European football will forever be part of our history and his winning goal against Borussia Monchengladbach in the semi final of the Uefa Cup in 1987 will always be looked back on with particular fondness by Arabs everywhere.
''Our thoughts and prayers are with Ian's family at this very sad time.''
Rangers manager Ally McCoist paid tribute to Redford, who he played with in the 1980s.
There will be a minute's silence held in memory of the 53-year-old before Rangers' match against East Fife this afternoon.
McCoist said: "We are deeply shocked to hear the very sad news that Ian has passed away. I had the honour of playing with him early in my Rangers career and he was a terrific lad and an extremely talented footballer who will be sadly missed.
"Everyone at Rangers sends their sincere condolences to Ian's family and our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time."
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Cocoa Brown (ComicView, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse)
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Featured review from Shelle DiehmRed Velvet
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Te opening act was wonderful and Cocoa Brown was awesome! She is funny and delightful and I have never laughed harder.
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CoCo Brown put on a great show that left my friends and I in stitches with laughter. She was well worth the time and all of the chaos that happened before we got there didn't matter. (my friends car overheated and I had to double back to pick her...continued
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It was a great show and I would do it again with my girls. We had a great time & laughed a lot.
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Started out slow but made a touchdown at the end. She kept it real.