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Scuffed-up garage rock fronted by a vocalist who switches easily between cocky crooning and blown-out shrieking (with a noted preference for the latter). "Garage" is about as worn-out and oversaturated as a genre prefix can get these days, but Fire Retarded do spice things up with some unorthodox deviations into weirdo psych rock riffage. Comparisons to The Reatards are inevitable—do you think the name's a coincidence? This stuff is fast, frenzied, and dirty. –Indiana Laub (Big Neck)
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Female fronted, this four piece outta DC slaps together members of Lady Cop, Electrocutions, and SWALTB. Three new garage punk songs which cast shadows of The Runaways tear off into the title track, a jangly fuck you to all the trust fund babies and their inherited swag. Sal Go, the female vocalist, spits the title like a punch to their pretty, cocaine-eaten noses. "Ice Cream vs. Gasoline" is carried by a tight guitar hook like early Bass Drum Of Death. On the flip side, "Cut by a Hog" continues the catchy guitar leading into a clear, chirping solo and Sal's sloppy Courtney Love voice. While all of this is well and good, they sound like an opening act—there to warm up the crowd, as the material isn't especially engaging or memorable. But the fundamentals are there and with a little time and experimentation, they'll be headlining a dive near you. –Kristen K. (Big Neck)

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5 tips for paying your bills on time during furlough
Tuesday - 10/8/2013, 12:49pm EDT
With the Senate still waffling on passing a bill to ensure back pay for furloughed federal employees, the status of many feds' paychecks is unknown. But what is for certain is the bills are still due.
Registered Employee Benefits Consultant Ed Zurndorfer offered some advice for how to make payments on time on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp.
Contact your lender
Federal employees with student loans or car payments may find it difficult to keep up with payments with the lack of a few paychecks.
Zurndorfer recommends that employees contact their lender and explain the situation.
"When I was with the federal government, I had a car loan ... that was being paid back through payroll deduction," he said. "When the government shut down, I was out of work for about three weeks, so I missed one paycheck. I contacted the lender, and they said, 'You're not the first person to contact us. We're aware of it. We'll work with you. Just keep us informed as to when the next payment will be once you go back to work.' They were very open."
Save for a rainy day
For federal employees who are working without pay, many are incurring travel expenses that under normal circumstances would be reimbursed. But during the shutdown, reimbursements are put on hold.
To pay for these, employees need to dip into their savings until the shutdown ends and they can receive compensation.
"Every employee should have a minimum of six months of their average monthly expenses in a liquid savings account or a money market account. The way things are going right now, I'm more inclined to say employees should have a year's worth of savings set aside. Because it seems like these things are popping up all the time now," Zurndorfer said.
Think twice before borrowing against your TSP
"I'm a firm believer that one should not borrow against one's TSP," he said.
Zurndorfer said borrowing against the TSP is a "double whammy" during the shutdown. Because feds are not receiving pay, they can't contribute to the TSP. So, the TSP account loses in two ways.
Once they go back to work, employees have to put additional money back into the TSP in order to get matching for retirement.
Some bills don't need to be paid right away
Utility bills usually have a grace period, so they do not need to be paid right away.
"Usually when it comes to a mortgage, they give you a 15 day period to pay it," Zurndorfer said. But, he said, be sure to pay them by the deadline to avoid a late penalty.
Consult an accountant before filing for unemployment
"There's only one downside to unemployment — that it's fully taxable," Zurndorfer said. Employees are required to pay federal and state taxes on any amount of unemployment insurance they receive.
"There is talk that employees might get paid retroactively," he said. In that case, the employee would have to pay tax on the unemployment insurance in addition to taxes on their pay.
Zurndorfer advises federal employees to consult with an accountant to estimate tax payments and ensure they will have enough funds to pay both taxes.
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Office of Student ResearchCardiomyopathy Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Program | Surgery: Cardiac Surgery: Yale Center for Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Heart Transplantation; Bonde Lab
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- Waters B, Sample A, Smith J, Bonde P. Toward total implantability using free-range resonant electrical energy delivery system: achieving untethered ventricular assist device operation over large distances. Cardiol Clin. 2011 Nov;29(4):609-25.
- Bonde P, Ku NC, Genovese EA, Bermudez CA, Bhama JK, Ciarleglio MM, Cong X, Teuteberg JJ, Kormos RL. Model for end-stage liver disease score predicts adverse events related to ventricular assist device therapy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May;93(5):1541-7; discussion 1547-8.
- Benjamin H. Waters, Alanson P. Sample, Pramod Bonde, Joshua R. Smith, "Powering a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) with the Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Delivery (FREE-D) System." Proceedings of the IEEE, vol.100, no.1, pp.138-149, January 2012.


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An upper endoscopy is a procedure used to visually examine your upper digestive system with a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube. A specialist in diseases of the digestive system (gastroenterologist) uses endoscopy to diagnose and, sometimes, treat conditions that affect the esophagus, stomach and beginning of the small intestine (duodenum).
The medical term for an upper endoscopy is esophagogastroduodenoscopy. An upper endoscopy may be done in your doctor's office, an outpatient surgery center or a hospital.
An upper endoscopy is used to diagnose and, sometimes, treat conditions that affect the upper part of your digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach and beginning of the small intestine (duodenum).
Your doctor may recommend an endoscopy procedure to:
Endoscopy is sometimes combined with other procedures, such as ultrasound. An ultrasound probe may be attached to the endoscope to create specialized images of the wall of your esophagus or stomach. An endoscopic ultrasound may also help your doctor create images of hard-to-reach organs, such as your pancreas. Newer endoscopes use high-definition video to provide clearer images.
Many endoscopes allow your doctor to use technology called narrow band imaging, which uses special light to help better detect precancerous conditions, such as Barrett's esophagus.
Endoscopy is a very safe procedure. However it carries a very small risk of complications. Rare complications include:
You can reduce your risk of complications by carefully following your doctor's instructions for preparing for endoscopy, such as fasting and stopping certain medications.
Signs and symptoms to watch for after your endoscopy include:
Call your doctor immediately or go to an emergency room if you experience any of these signs or symptoms.
Your doctor will give you specific instructions to prepare for your endoscopy. In some cases your doctor may ask that you:
Tell your doctor about all the medications and supplements you're taking before your endoscopy.
Most people undergoing an upper endoscopy will receive a sedative to relax them and make them more comfortable during the procedure. If you'll be sedated during the procedure, plan ahead for your recovery while the sedative wears off. You may feel mentally alert, but your memory, reaction times and judgment may be impaired. Find someone to drive you home. You may also need to take the day off from work. Don't make any important personal or financial decisions for 24 hours.
Monitors often will be attached to your body to allow your health care team to monitor your breathing, blood pressure and heart rate. You may receive a sedative medication through a vein in your forearm. This medication helps you relax during the endoscopy.
Your doctor may spray an anesthetic in your mouth to numb your throat in preparation for insertion of the long, flexible tube (endoscope). You may be asked to wear a plastic mouth guard to hold your mouth open. Then the endoscope is inserted in your mouth. Your doctor may ask you to swallow as the scope passes down your throat. You may feel some pressure in your throat, but you shouldn't feel pain.
You can't talk after the endoscope passes down your throat, though you can make noises. The endoscope doesn't interfere with your breathing.
As your doctor passes the endoscope down your esophagus, a tiny camera at the tip transmits images to a video monitor in the exam room. Your doctor watches this monitor to look for abnormalities in your upper digestive tract. If abnormalities are found in your digestive tract, your doctor may record images for later examination.
Gentle air pressure may be fed into your esophagus to inflates your digestive tract so the endoscope can move freely and the folds of your digestive tract are more easily examined. The air can create a feeling of pressure or fullness.
Your doctor will pass special surgical tools through the endoscope to collect a tissue sample or remove a polyp. Your doctor watches the video monitor to guide the tools.
When your doctor has finished the exam, the endoscope is slowly retracted through your mouth. Endoscopy typically takes five to 20 minutes, depending on your situation.
Once you're at home, you may experience some mildly uncomfortable signs and symptoms after endoscopy, such as:
These signs and symptoms will improve with time. If you're concerned or quite uncomfortable, call your doctor.
Take it easy for the rest of the day after your endoscopy. You may feel alert, but your reaction times and judgment are delayed after receiving a sedative.
When you receive the results of your endoscopy will depend on your situation. If, for instance, your doctor performed the endoscopy to look for an ulcer, you may learn the findings right after your procedure. If a tissue sample (biopsy) was collected, it may take a few days to get results from the testing laboratory. Ask your doctor when you can expect the results of your endoscopy.
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Find out which PlayStation Vita games gave us goose bumps of excitement at gamescom 2012.
PlayStation Vita took gamescom 2012 by storm, unleashing a volley of great games which should whet everyone's appetite for the coming months and beyond. Here's a tantalising taster of what you'll be enjoying.
EA SPORTS' football series stunned fans when it made its debut at the launch of PS Vita and it's not dropping the ball now thanks to a sensational follow up. FIFA 13 offers the great gameplay that the series is known for, while taking things to the next level - make your shots stronger by moving the PS Vita system while you're shooting and navigate your way through stadiums using the touchscreen.
And with the rear touch pad for accurate shooting, you can make sure the only time your friends get to touch the ball is when they're picking your shots out from the back of the net. For the definitive football experience on the move, FIFA 13 is going be difficult to beat.
Killzone: Mercenary
Drawing audible gasps from the impressed audience at the Sony Computer Entertainment Europe media briefing, Killzone: Mercenary is already creating a long queue of people impatiently waiting to get their hands on the sci-fi shooter. A short teaser video showed off frantic action and touchscreen melee attacks, not to mention the high quality visuals expected of the much loved Killzone series.
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
Sharp stealth action comes with the territory in Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, and this eagerly awaited action adventure has more than its fair share. Not only can you shuffle through the crowded streets of New Orleans to stalk your targets, you can also traverse, create melee attacks, hide and solve puzzles using the touchscreen. And with PS Vita, you can get in a sneaky game wherever you are.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
The towering first person shooter series has PS Vita in its sights and promises to be every bit as compelling as its PlayStation 3 counterpart. Set between Call of Duty: Black Ops and the forthcoming PS3 sequel, Declassified is all about offering you versatility and playability.
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Surprising everyone who saw it, Media Molecule's delightfully charming and innovate Tearaway had even the most sceptical showgoers coveting its craft-like visuals and refreshingly different gameplay.
Mimicking the style of colorful paper for its characters and setting, this 3D adventure by the creators of LittleBigPlanet has you tilting the PS Vita system to rid yourself of some enemies, poking holes in the game's environments using the rear touch pad and creating new patterns and designs for animals in need by using the rear camera. And that's just scratching the surface. After all, you can do so many things with paper...
Need For Speed Most Wanted
This slick and sleek racing game has already captured the imagination of some showgoers, leading it to be classed as one of gamescom 2012's hidden gems. Why? Take the high octane speed and thrills of the PlayStation 3 version, complete with varied routes, powerful cars and heart-pumping challenges, add polished fuel injected visuals and some touchscreen features to help you manipulate the on-screen display, and finish it all off with the portability of PlayStation Vita and you have a game which will get anyone's motor running.
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iPhone Bugs: Home Button not working?
Several of our readers (and one of our editors...) are reporting a bug where the iPhone Home Button does not always respond to single-click or double-clicks. It might be software related as most people seem to have begun noticing this problem after installing iOS 4.1. It was hoped the bug would be fixed in iOS 4.2.1 but no such luck. Other causes that have been considered include a hardware short or dust or lint getting under the button. Ally also mentions that it may be caused by the home button not being properly centred. Possible symptoms and fixes, after the break.
Is your iPhone Home Button not working properly?
Issues (intermittent)
- You single or double-click and nothing happens
- You double-click and it only registers a single click
- Do a restore from backup
- Do a clean restore
- Have your iPhone replaced
- Hope Apple fixes it in iOS 4.3
Yes, it is as bleak as it is annoying. Have you had this bug yourself? Any other fixes you've tried?
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iPhone Bugs: Home Button not working?
I have had this issue too. It'll work for a while and then stop working and then work for a while and then stop working. It finally seemed to stop working at all and I had to turn the phone off any time I wanted to exit an app. I went online and saw several suggestions, such as tap the back of the phone right behind the home button or turn off the phone and put rubbing alcohol on my thumb and rub the home button in an effort to remove any oil or dirt that had gotten inside. But then I saw something that made sense and it worked. Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Assistive Touch and turn it on. A transparent menu will appear on your screen and one of the features is a Home Button. This Home Button will stay on your screen, transparent, and can be used in place of the home button at the bottom of the phone. If it seems to be in the way of a game or an icon you wish to use, you can drag it somewhere else on your screen. I have found it very useful and helpful, especially when I was at a point where I felt I could no longer use my phone efficiently. I hope this information helps and is useful to you.
I found I can fix mine by plugging it in and tilting the cord up towards the front of my phone. I will hear a click and the home button will work after that, but I am having to do that more and more often... to the point it is ridiculous. Thanks to Michelle I now have a 'new' home button on my screen!! Thanks!
I think everyone else's comments say it all!!! Your advice was by far and away and beyond a shadow of a doubt the most useful piece of advice ever published on the internet - 3 months of struggling with this infuriating fault and now back to normal. And you know what is weird!! The real home button is now working too!! What's that about? Hero, star, saviour - take your pick!!!
Thanks so much,
Absolutely stellar, Michelle! Many thanks from HK for a simple but effective solution to a most frustrating problem.
WOW!! It WOrked!
THANK YOU MICHELLE!!! Now I can wait for the IPHONE 5 to come out before getting a new one! I have researched the internet for over an hour now on how to fix this and this is the only thing that has helped. Crazy that such a smart phone has such a simple problem... Thanks again
If your device is jailbroken, download Activator. It would let you make new "commands" for iphone, for an example double tapping the clock would simulate a click on the home button, or double clicking sleep button.
(There's always the problem of not being able to jailbreak the iphone cause of no home button, but just do this if it's already jailbroken!)
Thanks Michelle for the Assistive Touch tip... My home button hasn't been working for some time. Since I am waiting to see if a new iphone will come out soon, I haven't upgraded yet. This helps a lot;)
It works! Thank you.
Hey, this is a great work around, so thanks for the guidance. One question -- when I click on teh transparent Home button, it opens up into a center screen image with 4 icons included, on eof them being the home button, so when I tap on the home button there, it brings me there. Just wondering -- is that how it works for you? A two step tap process to get you to main screen? Just wondering. Thx.
thanks michelle. your trick worked!
thanks in tonnes. universe bless
That is the best option if everything fails . I had this problem right after my phone's warranty got over in 2011 .. And i tried this .. Its the best you can do ..!! :)
Thank you so much
I thought it was just me. Sometimes I'll hit the home button twice expecting to get the app switcher bar, and I get the search page instead. And sometimes when I'm in an app, I hit the home button twice, and I get the home screen. I hope Apple fixes this. It is very annoying, and kind of defeats the ease of app switching, with all of the extra button presses to get where you want to be.
I had this problem with my iPhone 4 and waffled between thinking it was software related issue and a hardware related one. I finally couldn't stand it any longer (a sporadically working home button gets really annoying) and had the phone swapped out at the Genius Bar.
Anyway, problem for me was 100% hardware related as I haven't had a single instance of home button failure since the swap. It was well worth the effort to swap in my case. I'm running 4.1 BTW.
Rob Terry
I have had this issue too. It'll work for a while and then stop working and then work for a while and then stop working. It finally seemed to stop working at all and I had to turn the phone off any time I wanted to exit an app. I went online and saw several suggestions, such as tap the back of the phone right behind the home button or turn off the phone and put rubbing alcohol on my thumb and rub the home button in an effort to remove any oil or dirt that had gotten inside. But then I saw something that made sense and it worked. Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Assistive Touch and turn it on. A transparent menu will appear on your screen and one of the features is a Home Button. This Home Button will stay on your screen, transparent, and can be used in place of the home button at the bottom of the phone. If it seems to be in the way of a game or an icon you wish to use, you can drag it somewhere else on your screen. I have found it very useful and helpful, especially when I was at a point where I felt I could no longer use my phone efficiently. I hope this information helps and is useful to you.
I've had this problem for at least a month.
Just go get it replaced. This happened on my iPhone 3G. They just gave me a new one. I haven't experienced it on my iPhone 4. I've had one since launch day.
I'm glad to see this article. I thought it was in my imagination, or my home button was having issues because i started using new cases (iSkin Solo FX and iSkin Solo Vu).
I had this home button problem, dropped in at an Apple Store and they swapped my handset immediately. Therefore must be a hardware issue else they'd have made me wait for a software update. If you're having these issues I suggest you do the same. New iPhone 4 is spot on now, no probs at all.
Since having my iP4, I've found that 50% of the time when in an app, when I click the Home button once it will switch to multi-tasking. I then have to click once more to get back to my home-screen.
I did also have a time (luckily just once, for about 5 minutes)on my iPad where a single-click alsoa cted as a double-click & I was forever stuck in a multi-tasking cycle. Was ok after a hard restart.
Like Lee I thought this was a JB problem, perhaps with Activator but it's been happening since the 4.1 update. Very annoying, I'll be in an app and the majority of the time a single press will bring up the app switcher. and when the phone is locked many times a double press will bring the display up but not iPod controls. I got an Apple TV for x-mas so I'll be updating to 4.2 and JB-ing again tonight, I'll report back if that solves it.
I read all of these posts and left, by clicking once on my home button, to see if I could replicate the stated problems. Here's what I experienced:
• None of my alarms have failed, including ones I created in 2011 in the Clock app.
• Double tapping the home button slowly from any screen brings up the search screen.
• Double tapping the home button quickly from any screen or within any app brings up the switcher.
• Double tapping the home button slowly from within an app that is stored in a folder brings up the contents of the folder and then closes the folder.
My take is that this is a user issue similar to using a mouse in Windows or Mac OS and double clicking an icon too slowly when attempting to open it.
Please start another discussion on how to close all of the apps in the switcher at once rather than one at a time.
Wow, I had this problem a month or two ago. I thought my Home button was failing on my iPhone 4. The problem has gone away the past few weeks for whatever reason but was really bad for a week or two. However like most things jailbreaking offers a good solution.
Install Activator and get some other action to simulate the press of the home button. I have it set where a slide in gesture from the screen bottom does this but you can choose whatever you want (status bar, volume buttons etc.). While it doesn't fix the problem I have piece of mind that when I have an app open and the home button isn't responding I'm not stuck. Just slide in from bottom and I'm good.
Take that Chad #TeamJailbreak
BTW, I guess it is peace not piece but I have a small mind :)
I get this intermittently as well. Have been tempted to go to an Apple Store and ask for a replacement but it happens so sporadically that I doubt I would be able to replace it for a 'genius'.
It is very annoying though, there have been times when I have been stuck in an App as the home button will not work. The only option being to power cycle the phone.
Me too. I'd genius bar it apart from the intermittent nature. Certainly seems OS based as it started happening a few months back. Like lots of you I thought it was a hardware issue (which it still might be I suppose).
Yes, my iPhone 4 has had this issue for a few weeks now; at this point, I hope it is lint or a software issue, as otherwise it would be wearing out from normal use, which would mean shoddy build quality, and not be fixable.
I, too, am having this problem and thought it was maybe just me or something. I'm jailbroken on 4.2, so I'm not sure it's annoying enough yet to restore, take to an Apple store, get it swapped, then re-jailbreak.
Oh, and @RobTerry, your issue still could have been software related. Getting a new phone gets you "new" software as well.
LOL ... I was getting mad thinking my new iPhone4 was messed up. But I guess it sounds like a software issue. I wonder if the PUSH Notification FAIL is related to this as well.
Sometimes I click the home button and it brings up the multi task / recent used bar at the bottom.
Same here. Unpredictable response from Home Button is a bit annoying and more than a bit worrying as it seems the button may be wearing out with all the use it gets. Hopefully Apple cones out with a gesture based way to mirror the Home Button's function.
I mentioned this to the genius when I was in last week and he had no idea what I was talking about. Some genius huh?
I also have this problem with my iPhone 4 running 4.2.1. I have only started experiencing this over the last few weeks. Like the other commenters, I thought it was a hardware issue but now I'm not sure. This is NOT user error as one commented suggested. I may wait to see if a software updates fixes this before hitting up the genius bar but it is becoming more and more annoying.
This is definitely hardware. I have been having this problem for about 4 months now and it is progressively getting worse. I have to press very hard on the button now to get it to work. But it seams like the problem goes away after using the phone for a while. I really think it is due to humidity. When I first grab the phone it is dry and hardly works. After being in my hands for a while it puts moister in the button making the contact more conductive. It has gotten consistent enough that I think I could get a replacement now. Double clicking it the most frustrating part about this flaw.
i thought i was the only one having this problem.. i decided to just suck it up and deal with it..
Coming from repairing phones, we've found that it's always one of two things...
Either users had it start happening after 4.1 (extremely odd, maybe a coincidence), or when we take the phone apart, the home button was not seated correctly and just needed to be aligned.
interestingly enough, when visiting an apple store a genius told us most swaps or repairs for previous iPhone models have to do with software glitches or broken screens, where iPhone 4 swaps almost always have to do with defective hardware. They also told us the home button and sleep buttons malfunctioning on the iPhone 4 are the number 1 issues they see.
My current iPhone 4 has the home button issue, and I've had 2 with the sleep button issue where it just stops working out of nowhere and won't recess. It's obviously an issue, Apple should really address it. I'm amazed to see such a high concentration of our readers have the issue too.
I'm just too lazy to tear mine apart and see if my home button is off center. I may just wait for an untethered jailbreak, then swap again. (Even though our local store is still giving out replacements with 4.1)
funny you mention the repair geniuses.. never had a problem with my first i4.. then the volume buttons stopped working due to hardware problem and now i get the home button bug from the refurb.. weird..
I've been having this problem too and it's pretty annoying. Sadly, I think it's a hardware issue.
thats happen to my mobile and i buy it from middle east uae
i swear i was near to smash it many times :<
I've had that problem for as long as I can remember since I got the 4 on launch day, maybe not since then, but I don't really remember any particular time of onset. Usually I try to double click and it just takes it as a single click, closing the app, so much for trying to multitask. Rarely it registers a double click from a single click.
I feel it's hardware related because depending on where and how hard I press the button affects how it registers. Minor annoyance though, although I could try to give Apple crap and try for a replacement if I wanted.
I've been having this problem for about weak now after I installerld 'Ask To Call' and removed my screen protector. Ive been jailbroken on 4.1 for a while. I just deleted 'Ask To Call' and did two manual rests. My home button is fine now.
My Home Button goes on staycation several times a day. I hit it, nothing happens. Then I hit it again and it works. Only after iOS 4.1 for me. Before that it was fine. So either post 4.1 doesn't register as well or it took a month or so for the hardware to bug out :-/
Mine has been hit or miss. Not too often but often enough to get annoyed with it. I considered taking it back to Apple for a replacement just wasn't sure I could recreate the issue at the store therefore wasting my time going down there.
This has however been happening to my fiance's phone shortly after purchasing. About a month after she cracked the back side of the phone and figured the Apple Store would place the blame on the "damage".
I was sure that it was an hardware issue. But the problem seem to fix it self when i restart the phone. Again the issue comes back after two or three weeks. But still restart helps. And i've done this couple times. The "fix" might be just coincidence but it gives hope that this is a software issue. It seems that apple has let the quality control down in 2010, in many cases. Hopefully in 2011 we see major improvements in that dept.
Happens to me too. Really annoying. Specialy since I have tripple-click assigned to VoiceOver. So it happens sometimes that he doesn't register the double click (multitasking bar doesn't appear) but another click activates VoiceOver... So it could be a software thing.
On the other hand: Pressing the button in the center, and not - as I was used to - a little bit on the left, seems to help also.
I've noticed another bug:
Sometimes my keyboard buttons don't match where I'm touching. My keyboard is one letter off. I press S and D pops up.
Anyone else experience this bug? Seems to be happening alongside the homescreen button bug.
I'm having this issue too. I hate pressing the button once only to have the multitasking bar pop up.
Getting the same issue and relieved that I am not the only one experiencing it. Also thought that the button was worn out
It's annoying, but I've only noticed it for a couple of weeks. I'm trying to figure out if it's an app I loaded.
Check out my comment (second one) the day after the iPhone 4 was released.
I've had this problem spanning 3 iPhone 4's from the day of release. I noticed right off the bat that it took 3 or 4 rapid clicks of the home button to bring up the music controls when the iPhone is in screen-off mode. In all previous iPhones I've never had to do that. Always 2 solid clicks.
I just chalked it up to a heavier memory load and slower response using this feature on the iPhone 4 and went on with my life. However, if this is part of a larger problem, I'd like to see it fixed. It does happens in other instances as well (trying to bring up search, etc.).
I as well have this problem. It's the most annoying issue.
Glad I'm not the only case.
Happened to me. It got worse, and I had the phone swapped out by a Genius. After a few months, the "new" one is exhibiting it.
In my case, it either ignores the click, or a single click registers as a double and brings up the multitasking bar.
I'm 99% sure it's a hardware problem. I think Apple uses cheap switches for the Home button, or they're not properly debounced.
Seems pretty lousy since you're forced to use the Home button so often with no softkey alternative.
hey, i have never thought of this. just tried what you suggested and it really seems that the camera app is the responsible for making the home button become non-responsive. thanks for the tip, man!
I got my phone when it first came out but never did the 4.1 upgrade. My friend did it and started noticing the button issue. When 4.2.1 came out, I thought I'd do the upgrade and instantly noticed that I started having problems with my home button. Strange thing is I did the upgrade to my iPad as well but the home button is fine.
Maybe one time in twenty or so the home button will fail to register for me, or a double-click will register as a single click. I can't decide if this is hardware or software. It maybe some of both. On the one hand it does seem worse when memory is low, but on the other hand it also seems worse when the phone is cold/dry/has been sitting unused. After using the phone for a while it seems to work fine, but that could me anything. Some dirt or corrosion or something is cleaned away from the switch contacts after a while, or the humidity is improved after it's been in my hand a while. But after using it a while the OS will also be "primed" to "hear" the button better/faster (ie, it could be the memory thing too). I find hitting the button more slowly and deliberately helps too, but again I think this is consistent with either a software or hardware explanation.
I too worry that a Genius Bar visit would be a waste of time because of the intermittent nature of the problem. That, and I hate getting a replacement. The restore is always a pain.
Add me to the list. The problem seems to me like software because it happens most often after exiting out of Settings. I get it right after exiting Facebook sometimes too. Or sometimes I get the first click not waking it up from sleep. Every so often it acts like it saved my extra click. Like I click once on the home button, nothing happens, I click it again and I get all the way to the search screen. It's like it's registering the click but doesn't do anything with it.
My first attempt at a replacement was unsuccessful. I'm going to try again tomorrow morning.
My home button is tempermental ! It was unresponsive on last Saturday afternoon for about 10 minutes. It was again unresponsive last night for about 10 minutes.Then, it was unresponsive tonight for about 10 minutes. I tried rebooting it (by pressing the on/off button and home button for 10 seconds), it did not immediately cure the unresponsiveness.
Should i just get a replacement? it is only 4 months old and it is throwing tantrums! :(
I have been havinhg this problem for at least 6 months now, at first thought it was hardware, but then it was intermittent, then after a recent trip overseas where I had 3G off, I noticed that the problem generally went away. On further inspection it seems that whatever causes it is just waiting for something to complete processing/downloading in the background before activating the home button....we've all clearly become impatient thanks to the normal speed of the home button and are just clicking away too fast!! ....or at least too fast given this issue. To prove this, switch your phone onto airplane mode and see if it mostly goes away.
I have previously been into Apple and they tried to tell me I had water damage under the button in the power plug hole (based on their little UV torch inspection) and was told that I should claim on insurance for a new phone. Based on my new findings I intend to do some more research, perhaps this time on downloading sluggishness, but otherwise head in again and take a fresh approach in demonstrating the issue. More info if I get any.
Some of the above mentioned fixes, hard reset, restore etc. may of course solve the problem, but only temporarily. Hope this helps.
I seriously think it's a hardware issue. The home button wasn't engineered well enough for double-clicks. I have to push hard and fast to get a successful response. With the extensive use my 3GS gets I think the button has become 'tired'. People are experiencing it with iOS 4 because it's the first time that the double-click has seen extensive use. Rumors are Apple is replacing the button with multiple touch gestures in future models.
I have same problem as everybody else on my iPhone 4 :
Home button reacts weird
- It reacts and does not what you intended
- It does not react, you need to click again then it reacts
- Double click sometimes takes me to search or first page from the springboard and if i am lucky it takes me to the multitasking bar.
I noticed that my dads iPhone 4 when movin my finger from the left to the right of the home button it's smooth. On mine i feel the home button is a bit lowered down, i can clearly see and feel the difference.
This might be the issue.
I notice that too! my brothers iphone 4 home button feels real smooth as well as my other friends iphone. he works for at&t and said i should go to apple to see it checked out but i feel like ill waste my time because it happens here and there but im determine to go have it looked at. my iphone is jail-broken by the way you think that has anything to do with it?
On a related note: My 3GS home button got stuck because my 3 year old daughter applied some unidentified foodstuff into it.
So I liberally sprayed the button with contact cleaner (designed for electronics, no grease etc), which solved the problem nicely.
BUT the contact cleaner also found its way between the LCD and the glass. Didn't evaporate either. I got pretty rainbows all over the display! I had to disassemble the phone and clean the glass very carefully using a microfiber tissue.
I had this similar problem before and got it replaced, and sure the exact problem appeared on my replacement phone. So I can safely say that this is not a hardware issue. I repeat it is not a hardware issue. This issue is a sofware issue and can only be fixed through the future update that Apple releases.
Reason why I'm saying this is because I have experience this issue as well. When I push the home button once, sometimes it does not respond, or sometimes it acts like I pushed it twice. same for when I push it twice, sometimes it doesn't respond or acts as if I only pushed it once. Now after reading this issue, I have noticed that this only happened on 4.2.1, and not any previous ones. so 4.1 worked perfectly fine. So right now do not say that it is a hardware problem, because if you do get it replaced, that same problem will come back on your replacement phone. Thus you can rule out that it isn't a hardware problem.
Some advice. Only take it to the genius bar if it's a hardware related. If you happen to replace the phone and realized that it wasn't a hardware problem. It will only make the matters worse and give you a headache. What I would do is just live with the issue, until iOS4.3 comes out. It is a software related issue. SO if 4.3 did not fix the issue then go to the apple store and talk to them about it. I'm sure they may try to help you by just restoring your phone, or replacing your phone on the spot. good luck.
This happens to mine all the time and I finally just called Apple to make an appointment. It's really annoying. Sometimes I click twice and it thinks I only clicked it once. a lot of times I click it once and it doesn't register. It seems to be getting a tad worse and considering what I paid to have the warranty, I am going to take advantage of that and get this sucker replaced. I take really good care of my iphone - it's always in a gel case and then usually in a Golla pouch as well (along with a screen protector). Because I am exceedingly careful with it, I can pretty much rule out damage caused by me. Hopefully Apple will rpelace with no issues.
My phone is also jailbroken with greenpois0n on 4.2.1. The button started working intermittently maybe two weeks ago, but I've been jailbroken since the untethered jailbreak came out. I'm gonna restore it to remove the jailbreak and take it into Apple for replacement - hopefully it won't mysteriously fix itself when I do that.
umm i have the same problem but somehow when i put it in the big fat otter box for iphone 4 my home button works like no problem at all but when i take it off i have problems with it...so i am guessing that it might have been that the iphone 4 home button is spotty like someone said but yea...hope this helps
I upgraded to 4.3 yesterday and now it's worse. Now the only time it works is when it's charging. When I took it in in January for the same problem they updated the software and offered me a new phone. I decided not to get the new one cause the new software seemed to fix the problem. But now I want a new phone. And for anyone with a jailbroken phone just do a restore on ur phone and they won't know it was jailbroken.
I have had this issue for a while after updating to 4.2 and hoped that 4.3 would fix it but it's continuing and seems to be worse at times. I took it to the Genius Bar before 4.3 release and they restored as new and that seemed to help at first but not for long. Has to be software glitch, some app installed that is causing an issue or something. The button isn't stuck and sometimes can take several presses before it will register.
Had this problem for a few months, only got the phone in October. Updated to 4.3.1 today, no impact. The only time the home button works properly is when I also press the reset button on top, and that allows me to power down, and not always reset.
Noticed this a week after I got my phone in November. Had it replaced under warranty in Feb. The guy in the Apple store said it was common thing with iPhone 4s to get dust under the button which would explain the intermittent problem... Doesn't really explain the bonehead design that led to the problem though, does it?!
My phone just recently started doing this and I tried the solutions people have listed here. My girlfriend thought I was insane trying to vacuum my phone at 2:30am. Resets and reboots didn't work. Finally after clicking the button 200 times I got the multi tray to pop up and I cleaned out all the apps. Instantly responsive.
I had the same problem with the home button. Has anyone jailbroken Their phone? I know my phone did this after a jailbreak once. Restoring the phone fixed it.
Just cleared out all of the background apps. Fixed the problem. Thanks, MW and Bumfy!
I have read the entire blog here and it is completely random on the symptoms. I have restored, took Apple Genius Bar's advise, kill my App process, turned off Triple Play and still the same ole same ole. This is my corporate phone and basically impacts my job. Not happy, running to Genius Bar later today. I better get a brand new phone. If not and the issue exists still, I am going back to BB. Sucks because I love Apple products. Cant believe I dont hear more people with iPhones complain on this problem that seems random, sporadic, and so far unfixable.
I have had this VERY annoying problem for quite some time now and it's getting worse everyday. I've done lots of google searches hoping that I could find a fix. This is the first place that I've found with this many folks having the same issue. I'm to the point that I can repeatedly click on the home button for 2 minutes straight without a response. I haven't bothered going to the Apple Store for two reasons....first, I'm assuming it will work perfectly when I go there and secondly, I called their tech support many months ago and was completely blown off. The person on the phone had no knowledge of there being any kind of problem and offered no help what so ever.
I have done everything that everyone else has talked about including downloading an app that frees up memory. This helped for a while, but now the problem is back and worse....possibly with the upgrades.
Took the phone to Apple Genius Bar. Described the problem (intermittent failure of the home button) and was lucky enough that the button did in fact fail in front of store clerk. He tried a hardware fix (cleaning dust out or something). When that didn't work he went to the back and brought out a new phone. It took all of 10 minutes (after waiting 15 minutes for a scheduling delay).
Had the same problem, home button stopped working which made doing a hard reset impossible. Took it to the genius bar at the Apple store, they confirmed it was a hardware problem. Warranty expired 10 months ago but was offered new phone for £55. Took the deal, now have a new phone that works great. BTW, didn't purchase original phone from Apple or need to take a receipt. Dont forget to backup/sync before you take it in so that you can restore to your new phone.
Hope this helps.
So, this started happening to me this morning. Only thing that seems to be different than anybody else's comments I've read is that my phone registers the home button about once in never. AKA the app I open after turning my phone on is the one I'm using until I reboot my phone. I'm afraid if I take it to the Genius Bar, they won't do a fix or a replacement because my phone's screen is cracked. Any suggestions or past experience with this problem?
Mine did this before. But last time it just became less and less responsive. then it just stoPped working. so I gave it a few days and it worked again for about a week. now its not working at all. to exit out of apps I have to turn it off and back on. this is really starting to piss me off.
Its software related i reckon. No one is reporting seeing this before 4.1. Mine goes in and out, it wont work at all for a good hour then it will be fine for days, this is with no apps running either. I've had it with apps running and no apps running.
I can reboot the phone, nothing, clear all apps, nothing. Then leave the phone for a while, come back, ohh its working again.
I've just managed to get the button working and hard reset it, running super smooth now, button responds instantly.
I'm on 4.1, phone is jailbroken with greenposion.
Im having this problem. Im on 4.2.1 I have my SHSH saved Im going to update it tonight to see if that fixes the problem. I purchased my phone from craigslist. I think the person that I purchased it from found the phone from somewhere. Is it safe to take it for repairs and will they change my phone with out my consent?
I have the same problem with my iphone as well .It was fine in iOS 4.1 but with iOS 4.3 it became worse.Read some where that keeping the camera app running the background did fix the issue for some .Tried the same and voila it works for me.I have tested with out camera app running in the background the home button issue arises but with camera app running in the background its all fine.
Its sounds weird but it works for me.
So I am having the same issue with my iPhone 4. Running OS 4.3.2. The home button quits working intermittently. I just tried running the camera in the background and that seems to be making the button work again.. Odd. It was not working all morning.
It would be a real pain to take it to a Genius Bar, I would have to take a 5 hour trip and have the chance for it to suddenly start working again in front of them.. well, that would suck. Sounds software related. Maybe I will give it a good blow with air too.
I have the same problem with my iPhone 4 and latest iOS.
It is definitely a software issue. After restarting the iPhone several times the home button still wasn't responding. No apps were running - only the OS.
So I tried the tip mentioned in this thread. I restarted the iPhone and launched Apple's camera app.
Hit the home button a few times and suddenly it was back.
So yes, it works. Keep the camera app running (in the background) on your iPhone and the Home button magically works again.
It's not like you put too many buttons on the device so it's pretty damn annoying that the one button you need to press every 20 seconds is not working properly.
Update the iOS please.
I am running 4.3.3 (8J2) and the home button does the same thing. How do you make the camera run in the background??? I open the camera and you have to hit the home button to get back to the main screen (home). If I do that then the camera is closed correct?
One week old iphone4. Did Jailbreak and installed activator among others. Then I started having the home button problems as described here. I did a restore in iTunes (with the stock firmware) and the problem vanished. Been running for one day now without having the problem, if this were a hardware problem I should have noticed it. I will run without jailbreak for a week, to make sure it doesn't happen again. Then I'll jailbreak again and see if the problem returns.
I also suspect Activator, banksy01. Or if not that, one of the system libraries that gets replaced by Cydia.
Clean out the port underneath the home button with a toothpick. Use a vacuum to remove any remaining dust. Worked for me and others on another forum. Seriously.
Started happening to me last week. Took it to genius bar today. Genius couldnt replicate it and asked me to come back when it became chronic. While he was writing it up I kept playing with my phone in his sight and the problem happened then went away. But he saw it and immediately went to get me a new phone.
set a passcode for your phone and every time you want to use and app lock your phone, press emergency call, go back to the screen, type in your password and it will take you home.
this has been happening on and off to be for months now, and im finally going in this weekend to talk to a genius (haha).
but yeah, if you do what i said, it will take you to the home page every time, i've gotten use to it.. kind of annoying though.
i also just updated to 4.3.3 i'm starting to believe mine is hardware not software, and running camera doesn't do the trick either, apple genius, here i come!
such an inconvenience :(
i've also bought mine off ebay, so im hoping it isn't over a year old!
i don't think iphone 4 has been released for over a year anyway?
or atleast i hope not...
Figured it out. Mine was because the wallpaper was heavy. If you set the homescreen wallpaper to one of the default phone wallpapers, the phone works fine.
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November 20th, 2007 #1
► Ka.lie.doscope
My previous sb turned 1 y/o just over a week ago, and now stands at 22 pages. Which is my lucky number. I also just finished up my second year at college, so I took all this as incentive to start a new book on here and leave beautiful liar behind. Because new years comes sooner for me.
I don't feel like bumping my old sb, so I'll just very improperly thank everyone for posting and critting my work on there, it means a great deal to wake up some mornings and find that you peeps were interested enough to give well considered, well founded feedback. Muchos gracias.
Right so I'm pretty darn excited about this coming year, have a lot ideas bouncing around, a lot of pet projects, and best of all some time (college 3rd year gives you a lot of freedom, so I may well end up pursuing some of my own goals). Looking forward to doing some fun stuff.
Anycase, I'm rambling again. First art of this sb follows in my next post, this one is reserved for the almighty thumb.
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberNovember 20th, 2007 #2
So this was a pretty interesting project, it involved designing and illustrating your own ID book (the title is a play on this concept of this sb becoming an ID document and the Freudian term for the subconscious). Luckily my lecturer gave me quite a bit of liberty and increased creative direction, so I was able to ditch some parts of the brief and add extra stuff. these 9 spreads are the final result:
feedback welcome as always
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November 20th, 2007 #3
Some animation stills (sans post-production, these are raw render):
Done mostly in XSI 6.0
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November 20th, 2007 #4
Something a little newer - a WIP for an upcoming exhibition of mine. Crits would be appreciated on this one, something feels really really off:
And, just a trivial little piece - the menu screen designed for me interactive portfolio:
think that's all for now. c&c would be greatly appreciated. rip this shit apart.
Brendan Noeth
November 20th, 2007 #5
Hi Brendan.
Didn't see your previous sketchbook, but I liked the style and the design of your project pages at the top so much, I'll have to check out your older stuff. I think you've nailed the theme, loose linework and textures really fit the subject. Good luck with your studies man, keep it up
November 21st, 2007 #6
IvkeBG - As the first person to post in my new sb, you have been bestowed with a most sacred honour: the first reply of my new sb! many thanks for dropping by, appreciate the kind comments .
Just thought I might throw in my sp for the awesome International SP day.
c&c welcome as always.
Brendan Noeth
November 21st, 2007 #7
Ahh new book new goodness.
Nice , nice ....congrats for the exhibition.What can I say....Post more....
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I really like the first ones
November 22nd, 2007 #9
bhanu - thank you bruthar, more coming up.
catti - many thanks, I think you may be one of the few who do .
just a tiny little late last night speedy:
this one was done with a new brush set I put together for myself, instead of the usual barontieri/min mix.
this is the first time I've used em, hope to take them further and evolve them.
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November 22nd, 2007 #10
Those textures are so great, gotta love them
As for your problem in post 4, I can't really see what's wrong either. When I squint, I can tell it's compositional.
I would only suggest moving the woman closer to the circle, and having her hair cross it. I find myself very unsatisfied with the 'touching' between the hair and the circle there; it irks me. See if that makes any difference.
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November 22nd, 2007 #11
Very interesting and unique pages, you have some really great textures in them. SP is really nice as well. Keep it up Brendan!
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November 30th, 2007 #12
drd - many thanks. The composition there is still very much flawed, and yes the hair is really uncomfortable at this stage - that'll be softened out in the near future. Many thanks for dropping by!
Skeiff - Thanks Mitch, always cool hearing kind words from you. Thanks for dropping by, remind me to pay you a visit.
Just a quick speedie-bump here - I don't think this one is more than 30 minutes. Real art soon!
c&c always appreciated!
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great start to your new sketchbook. the speedpaints are really strong. on the wip for the exebition i think the problem is that the position of the figure is pulling the eye off the page which is competing with the graphic shape of the hair and the circle on the right side. i dont know what is supposed to be going on but i would think about flipping the figure and have her looking to the right side of the image, also, maybe change the position of one of the arms to also help lead the eye through the image, not off it.
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh maaaaannnnnnn!
Great start man, this killer style you got going on here hoss!
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December 1st, 2007 #15
Hey Brendan,
Good stuff you've got here. i love the texture that you're getting on some of your stuff. It's totally excellent work you have here.
BTW, which part of South Africa are you from? I was born in Pretoria; lived there for 14 years then moved to the US in '99.
Anyways, it's good to see other South Africans on here.
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December 1st, 2007 #16
I'm likin' your work
In post #4, maybe her upper arms are a little too short (and consequently, her lower arms too long to compensate)? Just a thought...
Keep up the cool artz! Cheers
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December 1st, 2007 #17
i'm officially in love with you and your work
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December 13th, 2007 #18
themissinglink: Many thanks. The figure looking off the page is definitely part of the concept - I'm not worried about the composition on there so much, I've got it all figured out to resolve anything uncomfortable. The figure is bugging my though, I'll have to get to work on her again. Big thanks for dropping by!
Coinpurse: Thanks bro! Got the pm, you get mine? Managing the thing? You got some killer new stuff in your sb btw, keep swinging it!
Peetear: Thanks! I'm also from Pretoria, though I hope to get out of here asap. Thanks for dropping by, definitely cool to see more South Africans!
AmontilladoAg: Much appreciated. Think you are right about her arms, there's definitely something wonky there. Will check it out. cheers for stopping in!
Ignominious: haha thanks!
Felt bad for not updating - lots of cool stuff happening which I cannot or should not divulge just yet. So, not to make this post a complete bump, here are some colour sketches I did a while back. No more than 30 min on each of there, most of them are probably around 15-20 min. crits always appreciated!
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December 13th, 2007 #19
That change in mood with your last post was quite jarring! It's all good though, love your use of colour and texture in everything you've done here. The animation stills look fantastic.
December 13th, 2007 #20
dude... go ... fff.......fetch me more pics from you to watch :E
These last studies are great man, beautiful lighting and colors.
Keep posting.... MORE OFTEN !!
December 14th, 2007 #21
Hey hey hey, those speedies are nice man.
AWesomus primus.
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December 15th, 2007 #22
Hey Brendan, didn't know you had a new SB. My first impression is soaking in your great sense of color. Every tone and mix hits a nice chord.
You're becoming a king of these speedies. As previously stated, lighting & the textures make the images sing. The SP has a nice watercolory feel. Warm, perhaps some hints of blues, turquoise influence as planes change. But non-the-less.....nicely done!
Only crit to add to the girl image with moon, is that her torso lacks a little definition. Seems a bit bulgy. I would also venture to say, that if her hair is stylized, perhaps her skirt would echo that more graphic feel as well, leaving only her figure organic as a contrast.
P.S. Thanks for your regular visits to my lackluster SB. I enjoy reading your comments, always well thought out and kind. Your books have so much creative and very personal approaches to content. Am jealous.
I know this SB will be teeming with wondrous stuff.
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December 15th, 2007 #23
omg dude i had no idea u started a new sb, should have dropped me a note man
you're going crazy awesome stylistically, i cant wait to see what other insane stuff you're capable of in the future
do you use msn or anything? would be cool to have a chat sometime!
December 18th, 2007 #24
thek - haha, was thinking the same thing as I was posting em, kinda ruins what little feel this book has. here's to more ruining! thanks for dropping by, glad you like the anim stills!
DanC: Yessirthankyousir!
bhanu: Many thanks, assimus pattus appreciate the drop-in bro!
Aztec! lackluster?! LACKLUSTER?!! LACK!! LUSTER!!? For once I don't entirely agree with your post haha . Your book is anything but lackluster, ma'am. Big thanks for the crit on the girl in post 4, it's the crit I've been waiting for. I'll get to fixing asap. Many thanks for your droppings-by, I always appreciate and enjoy reading your comments immensely.
paperX: Thanks dood, cool to see you around! Appreciate the kind words. I do have msn, but rarely get on, Internet is not so friendly to south africans anymore . Throw me a pm though and I'll add you on!
another speedbump: went through a windmill fad one morning, no more than about 40 min on each (ref'd of course):
c+c always welcome!
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Great stuff Brendan! I really like the first one in the last update, the colours work very well, give it a very distinct look. Also enjoying the abstract environments in the previous posts, enjoyed them a lot in your old thread as well.
Keep posting mate!
December 18th, 2007 #26
nice digis dude, im really loving the sketchbook pages right up top as well, nice textures and use of traditional medium.
December 18th, 2007 #27
interesting work...
eclectic...but all you showed here was pleasant to see...
good sense of colors...
keep it up
December 18th, 2007 #28
Really, REALLY interesting stuff you got here. You get me curious for more!
Beware, it's a crappy Sketchbook.
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December 18th, 2007 #29
Your sense of colour amazes me! I'm a bit envious, to be honest Your pictures have impressive atmospheres and mood, mostly because of your well thought-out colour palette. Your line strokes are very confident as well, it's like organized chaos, because it looks very sketchy but still appears to be calculated.
Perhaps enough asspat for one post? Most likely, but I'm still saying that I look forward to see more of your work!
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December 19th, 2007 #30
damn man gemini ftw ! you just knocking them our of the park wiht this one man !great stuff !!!!!
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Chocolate brownie cake
Cooking timePrep: 15 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 6 - 8
Get kids cooking at the weekend by baking this yummy brownie cake, much better than shop bought
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Nutrition per serving (6)
- kcalories
- 500
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- 5g
- carbs
- 73g
- fat
- 23g
- saturates
- 13g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 59g
- salt
- 0.5g
- 100g butter
- 175g caster sugar
- 75g light brown or muscovado sugar
- 125g chocolate (plain or milk)
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract /essence
- 100g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
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- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.
- Place the butter, caster sugar, brown sugar, chocolate and golden syrup in the pan and melt gently on a low heat until it is smooth and lump-free.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Break the eggs into the bowl and whisk with the fork until light and frothy. 5 Add the eggs, vanilla extract or essence, flour, baking powder and cocoa powder to the chocolate mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Put the mixture into the greased and lined cake tin and place on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 25-30 mins.
- Remove and allow to cool for 20-30 mins before cutting into wedges and serving.
- Serve with cream or ice cream and plenty of fresh fruit.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007
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Amazing, use this for brownies as well- whole family loved them and this is the 3rd time i have made it. I only use 100g caster sugar and 75g light brown sugar otherwise it is wayyyyyy too sweet for my liking- served with raspberries, double cream and icing sugar. recommend it for entertaining. also its great when gooey in the middle ....mmmm
Going from the other comments posted that the cake is very sweet, I reduced both sugars by a third and it was absolutely delicious - crunchy on the top, but lovely and chewy in the middle and very chocolatey. When melting the butter and chocolate I pretty much left the mixture alone and just gave it a stir towards the end. This is a really simple recipe which produces great results.
Just made this cake with my daughter and it turned out really well. Great to make with kids. I used a bit less castor sugar (150g) and next time will use less again as I don't think you need quite as much as the recipe calls for. I cooked it for about 40mins and it turned out perfectly sticky in the middle. Also forgot to add the vanilla but didn't matter at all.
check this spectacular chocolate red fruits cake at marmite et ponpon... really worth a try