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Got in late for a gig the next day. The air is warm and a little soupy, with a light breeze blowing.
Despite the late hour, birds chirped intermittently in the trees, sounding more like a slowly waking dawn chorus than a midnight motel parking lot.
The next morning, a short walk around the area revealed the shopping precinct with its ubiquitous hum of traffic to and fro.
All the while , out of the thick sunny air, mockingbirds, cardinals and a host of others unrecognizable to me held sway in the air directly above us, their chatter occasionally piercing the low hum of engines.
Surrounding us on every side, lush green forested hills rose gently to the horizon, still, like giant cupped hands holding the hustle and bustle in safety as it rolled in and out between its fingers.
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Monday, November 18, 2013
New Orleans
The neighborhood's narrow streets are spotted with banana trees and lined with grass margins and shotgun-style homes, some still completely ransacked by the hurricanes, others beautifully rehabbed.
Theday was spent sanding and priming - chatting and laughing with the others made the day pass quickly. Afterward, the shower coulda used a traffic light. The French volunteers made dinner and it disappeared in seconds . Now the downtime - a cup of coffee and a game of cards and the hours unwind with an easy rapport unfolding between everybody.
Plenty more to do tomorrow .
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Cafe Hawelka
First opened in 1939 , it has changed little over the following decades and since that time has been operated by the Hawelka family, handed down from generation to generation. Through the twentieth century it was and remains a meeting point for writers and artists to share ideas over a melange or two, and maybe one of the famous pastries that are still made in house from recipes handed down directly from the matriarch Josefin Hawelka.
Among the artists, housewives take a break from their errands. Businessmen take lunch, or random blow-ins like me come in to look at them.
On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the dark wood and dim lighting invite the weary pedestrian to hang their coat and follow the maitre d' to a booth or table. From the deep colored wallpaper hang photographs of the family through the century and some beautiful original artworks - some original paintings hang from once unknown painters who, without the money to pay for their lunch, would offer a work of art instead. These hang proudly , some of them now priceless, in a room with no music or radio or any vestige of the modern world ,; a place to view art, enjoy coffee, and hear the low chatter of one of Europe's most elegant cities, and allow a small portion of the day to tick down at its own chosen speed.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
North Country
Outing, MN just North of Emily . Way up in the pines . Duck boats gather under a blue sky - the log-built bait shops dot route 169 and the camouflage hats and jackets dominate as 4x4s and flat beds file in and out of the parking lots .
The day ticks down at the pace you'd expect from a northern Minnesota village.
Still plenty green on the trees , but sure to turn soon. The slight chill in the air is a clue to what's up ahead, but for now, the sun's shining and there's time to kill.
There's a play in Emily tonight that'll draw a good chunk of the little town - dinner theater: pulled pork and a musical comedy from Screen Porch Productions to wash it down. Maybe a beer at the Bungalow Inn on the way home.
Until then, a guy could do worse than just kick back and look around. Think I will....
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
One Saturday Afternoon.....
The root beer was from the Abita Brewery in Louisiana. A good one - not too sweet and full-bodied.
The Blues City Deli rotates its root beer selection regularly and always has something worth trying. The locals file through in a steady line , heading for the counter- best sandwiches in town and they all know it, but that wasn't the only draw today.
At 1pm the Rum Drum Ramblers were hitting the stage with their unique brand of pre war blues- style original songs. These guys are local favorites and for good reason. These afternoon shows at the deli are few and far between these days for the Ramblers, so when the word goes out it travels fast. By the time I'd grabbed my root beer, it was standing room only. By the time I'd finished it, you couldn't fit a sardine in the room , and maybe it was time for me to switch to something stronger.
Local St Louis micro brewery Schlafly is well represented at the Deli, and 3 bucks bought me a bottle of their Pale Ale- smooth not too hoppy and a little nutty. Just a little.
Vinny, the owner. smiled and served me and then fought his way through the crowd to introduce the band, then fought his way back.
The band jumped straight in and in no time flat had the joint hopping - double bass bounced the harp player into a frenzy . Matt held down the guitar rhythm - nailed it to the floor, and a guest appearance from a waif like young girl dwarfed by her baritone sax completed the picture. The crowd , shoulder to shoulder , bopped and sang, whooped and hollered with each solo. Vinnie had announced it as the first gig of the year and proclaimed his intention to start as he meant to go on - with good music and great sandwiches - and man are they good. The Po' Boy's are incredible - the roast beef being a huge favorite. I opt for the veggie Po' Boy every time, and one of these days I may well have earned one of the house t-shirts with the slogan - "If it wasn't for Vinnie, I'd be skinny".
The line moved slow and insistent like cooling lava for the whole gig, and over time it felt like the whole neighborhood had squeezed its way into the roughly 400 sq ft room.
The band bopped til 3.30, and I left a little before, weaving through some couples dancing a two step on the street - the only space around to do so. I wandered out with a full belly and great music ringing in my ears, and a promise to myself to get back there soon. Hopefully I'll see you there.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Even in Anywhere USA.....
Socorro NM was the next exit off of the highway, and where we had plans to bed down for the night.
We harbored visions of a desert hamlet, windswept and interesting, steeped in history, the air filled with coyote howls, the back streets with tumbleweed.
As we pulled off the midnight highway , we were instead met with the ubiquitous glare of hotel chains, golden arches, fast "food" signs and the usual garish clutter that makes a starry night invisible.
"Where are we?" Cathie said. "Anywhere USA" I replied.
We checked into our hotel and fell asleep.
The next morning, I decided to walk the strip, the bright sunshine dominating the sometimes bleak landscape of now unlit fast food joints and second tier motels offering " ree Breakfa & Wifi" .
On either side of this retail thoroughfare, single wide trailer homes and two room houses created ramshackle neighborhoods that ran into the desert and toward the snow capped mountains, as if fleeing the urban sprawl.
Amid all of this I found El Camino - a diner and coffee house from a time gone by, it's huge roadside sign an echo from the days when cars had fins and teenage boys and girls would "go steady".
After coffee in it's red leather and carpeted environs, I rambled further, and was happy to discover that even corporate-heavy consumerist landscapes cannot subdue a town with roots far deeper in the desert sand than anything thrust upon it in the last few centuries: the unique architecture and adobe styling developed by early settlers by necessity still informs the modern structures, and even among these, only a block away from the the grey hum of business route 25, stands the San Miguel Mission, established in 1562, and still standing tall and strong.
The missions were set up to offer a halting place for weary travelers and pioneers in search of a better life on their trek north from Mexico through the desert heat, and those that stand today serve as houses of worship for the Christian masses.
Socorro slowly revealed it's charms. The Manzanares Coffeehouse served up a good sandwich and a friendly artisan space to kick back and admire some local art or just stare out the window at a quiet plaza where life moves pretty slowly - a scene that makes it hard to imagine that just 15 miles away, in 1945, the first nuclear test explosion was carried out, setting the wheels of the atomic age in motion. These days , mining and mineralogy are what keep many of Socorro's wheels turning, with the local technical College drawing students, or "Techies" as they're known locally, from all over the country.
That's a lot of stuff going on for a small desert town, but Socorro seems to carry that weight effortlessly .
Before leaving Socorro the next morning, I made room for one more stop at El Camino. I ordered breakfast and sat at the counter with coffee and the paper. The friendly waitress seemed to be three places at once at all times, my coffee cup never getting below half full, and much sooner than expected, i was looking at a full plate of food - The Eggs Mexicano were magnificent, and set me up for the road ahead. I lingered long on the plush counter-stool, sipping coffee and soaking up the quiet steady flow of locals that came and went. When the time came to leave El Camino and Socorro behind us on the desert highway, it was with a silent mental note- get back here sometime.
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Jakarta, September 1, 2007 — In 1999, the Indonesian National Police separated from the military structure to become its own independent entity. The transformation to an accountable, civilian police force has been an essential part of Indonesia's transition to democracy. For over four years, The Asia Foundation has supported the development of Community-Oriented Policing (COP) programs that assist police in their efforts to reform, improve services to citizens, and reduce crime. COP programs have improved the performance of the Indonesian police and built public trust by fostering collaborative police-community partnerships that use a problem-solving approach to respond to the public safety needs and expectations of the community.
Over the past four years, the Foundation, together with PUSHAM UII (Human Rights Centre – Islamic University of Indonesia), PUSHAM UNAIR (Airlangga University), Manikaya Kauci, and the Percik Foundation, has supported the establishment of 42 community task forces in 4 provinces: Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, and Central Java. It has been at the forefront of police reform in Indonesia. These community policing programs have led to a near 30 percent reduction of crime in Malioboro, Yogyakarta, apprehension of child traffickers in Putat Jaya, East Java, and a reduction of domestic violence in Tejakula, Bali.
Recognizing the program's effectiveness, the Indonesian National Police Chief adopted COP as a national policy (SKEP 737/2005) in late 2005, directing the establishment of partnership forums between police and communities in 5,117 police precincts in Indonesia.

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Year-end factors affecting stocks ahead of US data
Thursday, December 30, 2010
LONDON (AP) — German and Japanese stocks led a retreat in global markets Thursday on their last trading day of the year. A batch of U.S. economic reports later could well determine whether other markets retreat too.
Year-end trading is often complicated by traders closing out position to present their portfolios in as best a light as possible — after all bonuses are often dependent on how well those portfolios have actually performed.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down just over 3 points at 5,992.90 while France's CAC-40 fell 27.54 points, or 0.7 percent, to 3,863.11. Germany's DAX was down 71.45 points, or 1 percent, at 6,924.02 on its last trading day of the year. It if closes at its current level, it will still end up gaining just over 1,000 points, or around 16 percent.
Wall Street was poised for a steady opening later following muted gains Wednesday — Dow futures were up 3 points at 11,535 while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 futures fell just over a point to 1,254.50.
How U.S. stocks actually perform may well hinge on weekly jobless claims figures as investors start thinking about next week's key nonfarm payrolls data for December — the payrolls figures often set the stock market tone for a week or two after their release and the hope is that the recent improvement in the weekly release will provide further evidence that the U.S. economy is picking up steam.
There will also be interest in figures about the sale of previously owned U.S. homes in November — the expectations is that sales rose 0.8 percent from the previous month following a record 10 percent in October.
Anything weak, especially after soft new home sales figures earlier this week, may temper the recent optimism in the markets about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery. A rebounding housing market is one of the key ingredients behind the recent uptick in forecasts for the U.S. economic recovery.
"Any further signs of deterioration in the property market would be a worrying development," said Gareth Berry, an analyst at UBS.
Stocks have been buoyant in the last few months as expectations of another slide into recession around the world have dissipated. Most of the world's major indexes are poised to post solid gains for 2010, and many are actually trading at their highest levels since Lehman Brothers collapsed in September 2008, which proved to be the catalyst to a banking crisis and the ensuing global recession.
In Asia earlier, Japanese stocks took a hammering, partly on year-end factors but also on concerns over the yen's ongoing strength, which is making it more difficult for the country's exporters to compete in international markets — by late morning London time the dollar was 0.2 percent down at 81.51 yen, and approaching two-month lows.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 115.62 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 10,228.92, meaning it has ended the year down around 3 percent, mainly on account of those yen-related concerns.
Chinese stocks continued to recover after sinking earlier this week in the wake of a surprise decision by the country's monetary authorities to raise a key interest rate for the second time since October as they try to keep a lid on rising inflation.
The Shanghai Composite Index was up 8.05 points or 0.3 percent to end at 2,759.58 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 30.04 points or 0.1 percent, to close at 22,999.34.
Oil prices are increasingly becoming a key worry in the markets as they have risen strongly of late in the wake of higher economic growth predictions — a number of analysts predict that a barrel of crude will soon spike above $100 a barrel.
Many analysts think that a big feature of 2011 will be what happens to oil prices and what the impact on inflation levels will be. If prices start to rise faster than anticipated, then central banks around the world may start considering raising interest rates from their current super-low levels sooner than they thought.
Benchmark crude for February delivery fell 4 cents to $91.08 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The euro was up 0.2 percent at $1.3243.
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"My fellow Americans. This will be the last time I address you."
Today's the day! The last day of the 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar has arrived.
What does that mean to you? Well, for the vast majority of you, not a whole lot. That is, unless you actually use the calendar — more commoly referred to as the Mayan calendar — for more than decoration, in which case you'll have to turn the giant stone dials back and start all over again at Day One, Year One. However, for the small minority of doomsday alarmists among you, today is the last day of the world as we know it. Hope you didn't have big plans for the weekend!
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The Evolution of Fashion Tights
Tights were originally worn by men and were made from fine wool or silk, but over the years they evolved and by the time the swinging sixties arrived, pantyhose suddenly became extremely popular and no self respecting female in a mini skirt was seen without a pair of fashionable tights on.
In the early days, designs were mostly plain and your choice of colour was restricted to various shades of tan. Thankfully, designs have improved and modern incarnations come in a myriad of different colours, fabrics, and deniers. Sheer tights in nude colours are a popular choice for both day and evening wear, but for those who prefer something trendier, there are lots of patterned variations to choose from, all of which look fantastic with the latest fashion styles. Thick opaques are also popular, especially during the winter.
Fashion tights are now widely considered to be an accessory to a stylish outfit rather than an essential piece of hosiery to protect the modesty when wearing a mini skirt and today's woman can choose from wool, sheer, fishnets, patterns, and a million other styles and designs.
In today's world, pantyhose are mostly worn by women and girls of all ages, babies and toddlers. However, in recent times, there has been a revival of interest in tights for men and some manufacturers have brought out ranges especially designed for men, although we have yet to see the average man about town donning a stylish pair for a night out. But whilst tights in fashion remain as popular as ever, they are not only a fashion accessory for women: they also have a number of different uses and applications.
In the world of sport, athletic tights are commonly worn by athletes, either as a base layer garment to protect the legs, improve blood circulation and reduce the incidence of muscular injury and strain during vigorous exercise, or simply as an aerodynamic garment for sports such as cycling or running. Gymnasts often wear footless tights and they are also worn by ballet dancers, male and female as well as being traditionally worn in the theatre, particularly in historical productions.
Pantyhose also have a medical benefit and support tights are commonly worn by older people or those suffering from circulatory problems in the legs. Supports work by the application of compression around the legs, which improves circulation and helps to prevent dangerous blood clots.
All in all, fashion tights have been around for centuries in one incarnation or other, and there's no sign that things will change in many years to come.
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If you have no visa you are considered a foreign national. As such you are still able to purchase certain types of property in Western Australia although, in principle, you cannot buy an established property. The following types of properties are able to be purchased by foreign nationals in Western Australia:
- Brand new property. Foreign nationals can buy a brand new apartment, villa or house that has never been sold before and is offered for sale directly by the developer. A foreign investor is not allowed to buy an established home or a property that has previously been sold to a private individual or company as an 'off-the-plan' opportunity. The sale is required to come straight from the developer to be considered 'brand new' under the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) rule. The Offer must be written subject to FIRB approval which is usually granted within 30 days.See link: http://www.firb.gov.au/content/real_estate/residential.asp
- Vacant land for residential development. When buying land the foreign national needs to adhere to certain rules:
- Vacant land can be purchased for a single residential dwelling, but construction must commence within 24 months of purchase.
- The same rule applies to multiple residential dwelling blocks, with the additional condition that at least 50 per cent of the acquisition cost or the current market value of the land (whichever is higher) must be spent on the development.
- Also, as with brand new properties, the Offer for purchase of land needs to be written subject to FIRB rule.
The brand new properties or (developed) vacant land properties acquired under this category may be rented out, sold freely at any time or retained for the investor's own use.
- Managed tourist developments.
Foreign nationals can buy an interest in the tourist or time-share commercial developments, for example, a hotel room in a strata-titled hotel where that room is managed by the hotel operator. However, you are not entitled to purchase a unit in a hotel building that is owner-occupied, or rented out privately by the owner, as this property is not considered to be part of the hotel.
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Students are asked to give their reactions about their homework reading:
Students are given class time to read chapter 3. In their minds, how do the students see Popravka? What do they think of him? If they were in the same situation as the Rudomin family, confronted by Popravka, how would they react to him? Ask the students to write a short account of the thoughts that would be passing through their heads if they were in this situation and had to plan for their immediate future, plan in fact for their survival in this strange new land, faced with harsh, unfriendly people who had the authority over their future?
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I have just received an e-mail from "The Excellent Network" on "10 Thinks you didn't know last week" inviting me to click for actions in the coming week. If arrived just after a reference to another data breach at US supermarket chain; I decided not to trust it. I also concluded that my wife was not irrational when she declined to trust the security of our local supermarket.
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It takes a child psychologist to navigate the politics of Whitehall and the Internet and produce, on time, a meaty report whose recommendations will be almost impossible to ignore - despite some painful stings - although I would prefer to call them "therapeutic accupuncture"
The authors of the House of Lords Select Committee report on Personal Internet Safety are seeking comment on the Government Response with a view to doing a follow up exercise. The Earl of Erroll, explains why, in this "guest blog".
The news that Yahoo is to move its European Headquarters from London to Geneva, following the location of Google's European Engineering headquarters in Zurich (as opposed to London or Cambridge), confirms the fears I have long expressed over the impact of what is now the Audio-Visual Media Services Directive.
The roll out of "Skills Accounts", £60 million for level 3 (the technician level neglected for so long) skills and plans to "trial a new advancement and careers service for adults" indicate that, at long last, government may be beginning to take workforce skills updating seriously.
The Chancellor has very little room for manoeuvre but there are a number of areas where ring-fenced tax breaks would greatly boost the UK ICT sectors and those knowledge industries dependent on its health, generating more revenue, even in the short term, than they cost.
No wonder there was such a massive attempt to bury or re-write the Crosby report. The release of his report on the same day that David Davis launched a stinging attack on the lack of priority being given to action on e-Crime entails a major change of rationale as well as of implementation strategy. Don't settle for the press cover. Read the report.
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Review
I've been trying to write this review almost as long as it took me to play through all of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. After hours and hours of consideration, replaying key moments of the game (both good and bad) in my head and wrestling with my own impressions of the title, I feel like I'm no closer to an accurate way to depict how I felt about it now than I was when this all started. So I'm just going to start typing.
I both love and hate Skyward Sword, and it simultaneously has some of the best and worst of what the modern Zelda adventures have to offer. It highlights some of the interesting experiences Nintendo's aging motion control technology is capable of delivering, while constantly reminding us that that technology is old, gimmicky, and not especially compelling. It encapsulates some brilliant design ideas while still clinging to, and often embracing, the worst things about Nintendo-made games.
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Released: November 18, 2011
Standing on the far side of Skyward Sword and long after most of the review dust has settled (with some insane praise going the way of Nintendo's latest [let's face it] Zelda retread), I'm having all these existential crises. Am I the only one who hated large portions of this game? Is it something wrong with me? Have I become too old to enjoy a Zelda game? Am I out of touch with the Wii mechanics?
After some careful consideration, I don't think it's me. I think it's that Skyward Sword is a mix of great and terrible — everything I love about Zelda and everything I've come to hate about Nintendo.
We've seen this all before, but the background of the scene is slightly different. We play Link, a layabout kid training at the Knights Academy in Skyloft, a floating island cast into the air by a goddess some time in the past as she was fighting demons. Humans reside on Skyloft and haven't visited the surface world since the war with those demons was won. They go about their lives in the sky, oblivious to the workings of the surface, where a whole world turns beneath the clouds.
But of course, there's destiny in Link, and Zelda, his Skyloft pal. After a frightfully long and boring introduction sequence that goes on for hours longer than it ought, Link gets a sword and a sidekick by the name of Fi, and starts the search for the missing Zelda on the surface world. Much more than that, you don't really need to know.
But the first four hours of Skyward Sword are dreadful, filled with boring characters and annoying, handholdy elements. Skyward Sword assumes you're a five-year-old, or an idiot, or possibly both. It's littered with characters giving you vital information, and then repeating that information automatically, just in case your eyes glazed over the first time. And you can't skip any of it, nor even speed it up. Not only is your time constantly wasted, but huge portions of the game's mountains of dialog are unnecessary, and yet you're forced to sit through them. With a 30-hour run-time, I wonder how much of that time was wasted re-reading the same thing or going through two paragraphs of a merchant berating me — again — for choosing not to purchase any of his largely useless wares. More on that in a second.


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Solberg, Raikkonen revved-up to shine in Finnish forests
27 July 2011
Citroën duo Petter Solberg and Kimi Raikkonen are fired-up to produce a strong performance on Rally Finland this weekend – and are sure to be amongst the crowd's favourites on what is widely-regarded as the most spectacular event on the World Rally Championship calendar.
Since the most recent round of the 2011 campaign in Greece last month, Solberg has been enjoying a well-earned rest to recharge his batteries, but the former World Rally Champion is now pumped up to shine in the high-speed, treacherous Finnish forests through which average speeds in 2010 measured 120km/h.
Nicknamed 'The Grand Prix of Gravel', the eighth outing of the season boasts the largest entry of any of the rallies thus far in 2011 with 125 cars, and is characterised by a series of fast-and-flowing, smooth gravel stages with big jumps – meaning drivers need to place total confidence in their co-drivers.
Add to that a buzzing atmosphere provided by the throngs of enthusiastic spectators lining the stages, and Solberg – who has twice finished on the podium in twelve previous appearances on Rally Finland, albeit not since his title-winning campaign of 2003 – is eager to get going.
"It was good to have a few weeks off between Greece and Finland," confessed the 36-year-old Norwegian. "I have spent time just being with my family, and of course we have done some cross-karting. I also really enjoyed the flying-high experience in Switzerland with Breitling – that was really amazing!
"Finland has always been a great event for me. I really enjoy the stages, the atmosphere and just being in Jyväskylä. We spent two days testing in the area, and I hope the 300 kilometres we did will help us get the best possible set-up for all the stages."
Like experienced fellow Scandinavian Solberg, 2007 F1 World Champion Raikkonen will benefit from the support of Citroën Racing Technologies behind the wheel of his Citroën DS3 WRC in Finland. The Finn currently sits eighth in the drivers' title chase – three spots behind Solberg – and the pair have spent two days apiece testing in preparation for the upcoming hostilities.
"We worked in similar conditions to those of a works team," reported Benoît Nogier, Citroën Racing Technologies team principal. "There was a combination of humps and wide, quick sections. The roads were comparable to the ones we'll race on [on Rally Finland].
"Our drivers were a bit worried about how the car would handle at very high speed, [but] this test session has reassured them about the balance of the DS3 R3. Petter was very happy with our set-up. We did a good job to help him start Rally Finland as a potential victory contender. The fact that he's got to grips with the car means he can tackle this rally in a confident frame of mind.
"Kimi loves his country and his rally. He really enjoyed his two-day test, and he got the car to handle to his liking. He has a logical approach. He was his usual self, did not get excited and kept his unflappable calm. We hope he'll drive a consistent rally and close the gap to the front-runners."


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Rebounding, defense pushes Mulvane girls over Rose Hill
Mulvane had no shortage of reasons to fight for a win Friday night against Rose Hill.
"It's a game that we needed a win from," said Mulvane's Aubree Burkhart. "It's a league game. It's not only just a game – it is our rival game. It's our first home game of the season.
"We were pumped."
The Wildcats (4-2) used stifling defense and a keen sense of rebounding to outlast Rose Hill 49-37.
Mulvane outrebounded the Rockets by 22.
"Mulvane was pretty aggressive. I think sometimes we had position, but they just wanted the ball more than we did," said Rose Hill coach Jenny Page. "We gave them way too many second and third chances."
The Wildcats led 15-9 at the end of the first quarter after a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from KaSandra Melick. In the second, Rose Hill used a zone defense to bog down Mulvane, winning the quarter 9-4 and cutting the deficit to one heading to halftime.
The break was needed for Mulvane, who made the necessary adjustments.
"We talked about moving the ball around more and using more screens," said Mulvane's Destynee Donaldson. "We figured that they would play man, so we knew we'd have to spread out, and then our cuts usually worked when we cut to the corner."
Rose Hill briefly took the lead after a rebound and putback from Paige Decker, but the Wildcats pulled away late in the third. A 12-1 spurt that started in the third and wrapped into the fourth was capped by a bucket from Burkhart to give Mulvane a 43-30 lead.
"I think it was the momentum of us having a home game, and we actually wanted to finish strong," Burkhart said.
The defense held Rose Hill to a miserable 23 percent shooting night.
Donaldson provided 16 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks for the Wildcats. Burkhart added 16 points and 10 boards.
Kynnedy Myers picked up a double-double for Rose Hill, getting 11 points and 10 rebounds. Autumn Lipscomb tacked on nine points.
Rose Hill's 0-5 record would suggest a team not ready destined for much this year, but the Rockets are quite competitive. The talent and energy is abundant. The formula has not yet netted a win, however.
"We're right there," Page said. "We have to finish some things, and execution-wise – we have to do a better job there."
Mulvane boys pull away over rival Rockets
Putting your top offensive weapon on the bench is not ideal. Mulvane coach Don Shirley did not have a choice.
Collin Dempsey picked up his third foul early in the second quarter.
"We just had to weather the storm, because Collin is such a big part of our offense," Shirley said. "We sat him the entire third. Our plan was, as long as we had the lead in the third, we were not going to put him in. I wanted to make sure we had him in the fourth."
Shirley's strategy came to fruition.
Gabe Nickel stuck a 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter to put Rose Hill ahead 14-10, but Mulvane chipped back. Jaden Dulaney hit a triple in the second that put the Wildcats up again, and they led 24-20 at halftime.
The lead kept growing, stretching out to 15 on a Guner Lampe 3-ball in the fourth quarter. That let Mulvane get Dempsey back into the mix – one of the team's best ball handlers – to fizzle out the clock.
Mulvane won 62-47. Dulaney scored 15 points, and Lampe added 13.
Both squads desperately needed a win heading to the holiday break. Mulvane got one, improving to 2-4. Rose Hill is still searching for it, starting the season 0-5.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Very Busy Week
We go to the dentist regularly, but I've always had trouble keeping my mouth open wide all that time. Now I understand why, as my jaw muscles simply fatigue so much that it's very painful. And that has set my neck into spasms in the past. I sure didn't want that to happen right now, as painful as my neck has become.
I found out a long time ago that I could deal with any lengthy dental work better if I asked for a bite block. That wedges my mouth open without me having keep it open myself. So this time I asked for the bite block when I got my teeth cleaned, and it helped a lot.
The Hygienist said my gums were bleeding more than usual. But that didn't surprise me, since I'm now on a rather large dose of Coenzyme Q10. It acts like Warfarin, a blood thinner. So I guess the next time I have work done, I'll need to stop the CoQ10 ahead of time.
The Physical Therapist is spending most of my time there trying to relax my neck, shoulder, and back muscles with moist heat and the TENS unit, as well as some wonderful massages and some neck traction. As far as "exercise" I spend time in between the heat and massage sessions just "sitting". That doesn't sound like exercise to you I'm sure. But for me to sit unsupported with less pain in a regular chair without the neck brace is really exercise, because my neck muscles have to hold up my head all on their own. It was easier to do today than last time. So the little home exercises he gave me to do, plus what he's doing at therapy are already helping a little.
He set my TENS unit for my current needs and gave me a diagram of where my hubby will need to put the electrode pads. Hopefully that will mean I can use the TENS unit more and depend on the muscle relaxer and pain meds less.
So I continue to do what I can to improve my situation as much as possible.
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- Anji said...
I think that anyone would be worn out with having all of those appointments in one week!
It sounds as if you are making very slow progress - but progress anyway. Keep up the exercises and take care.
- Dirty Butter said...
I agree, Anji!! I won't EVER let that happen again. I'll reschedule something. Of course when the Dr. appts were made I couldn't have anticipated the PT appts.
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Federal officials last month approved construction and operating licenses for the reactors. They are the first built in the state since the reactors at the Catawba Nuclear Station came online in the mid-1980s.
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Baltimore Symphony's OrchKids program gets a shout-out on '60 Minutes'
And that led right to a West Baltimore neighborhood (described in less than flattering terms, of course, and filmed back in the dead of winter), where the BSO's OrchKids program got a nice shout out. I'm glad this venture was alloted such valuable exposure on such a highly-watched show.
There was a decent amount of air time for BSO music director Marin Alsop, commenting on how the project can changing kids' lives, and good shots of the program's main administrator, Dan Trahey, and some of the teachers working with students. (It would be cool if Dudamel, who will be in DC Monday with the LA Phil, could zip up here and get a look at OrchKids himself.)
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If anyone expected Alan Klapmeier — who co-founded Duluth-based Cirrus Aircraft before he left and founded Kestrel Aircraft Co. — to criticize Cirrus' new Vision jet, they would be wrong.
Klapmeier on Thursday pretty much gave his stamp of approval to the jet which just got the big bucks it needed to move forward and into production.
"There really is a market for that jet plane," he said of Cirrus' light personal jet being developed. "So the potential is very, very good."
His comments came during his talk at the annual Superior Business Improvement District meeting. He was asked what impact the Cirrus jet (to be built in Duluth) would have on the Kestrel (to be built in Superior). Like the jet, the Kestrel also is in development.
None, Klapmeier said, because they are different categories of planes.
He likened the Kestrel plane to a luxury SUV and the Cirrus jet to a sports sedan.
With a $3 million price tag, the single engine Kestrel turboprop will seat eight passengers and a pilot and be an alternative to a business jet. But the Kestrel will operate much more efficiently than a business jet, Klapmeier said.
"And cost is important," he said.
The $1.72 million-soon-to-be- $1.96 million Cirrus single engine Vision Jet will seat five adults and two kids. It'll have plenty of luxurious and hi tech features and fill a gap between high performing propeller planes and light business jets.


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When you're a public figure like the "Teen Mom 2" cast members, the Internet can be full of harsh criticism. Opinions of Leah, Jenelle, Kailyn and Chelsea can vary from encouraging to outright mean, possibly because it's easy for viewers to forget that these girls are real people with real feelings. So, when SuChin Pak asked the moms (all of whom are very active on Twitter) on "Teen Mom 2: A Closer Look" how they deal with the social media peanut gallery, they had plenty to say. "If you don't ignore it, it's gonna destroy you," Jenelle immediately chimed in.
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Janet Allen "Jan" Gulden, 66, of Columbus, died at 11:25 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Blessed by loyal friends and surrounded by loving family, Jan lived a full life.
Born in Indianapolis, Jan. 24, 1947, Jan was the daughter of George W. and Sue S. Allen. She grew up in Indianapolis. Valedictorian of her high school class, she went to DePauw University and earned a degree in mathematics. She met Wynne "Chip" Gulden at a party of Procter and Gamble employees. They married in 1970 and moved to Massachusetts, where Jan worked as a computer programmer to put her husband through graduate school. In the mid 1970s, Jan and Chip settled in Columbus, where Jan worked for Arvin Industries. After their second child was born, Jan became a full-time mother, investing her efforts in her children's lives.
She valued independence of thought and action, questioned authority when necessary, and fervently defended an individual's right to his or her own opinion, life, and privacy. She supported organizations in which she believed, including ABC Stewart School, Volunteers in Medicine, and Planned Parenthood.
Compassionate and gracious, Jan could carry on a conversation with anyone. Her ready laugh was bolstered by her quick wit and wry sense of humor. She sang her way through life, able to tap her encyclopedic memory for songs to fit any occasion. When the song didn't exist, she made one up.
Jan relaxed by reading mystery novels and crime thrillers and working crosswords. She enjoyed (and usually won) board and card games: her excellent memory, agile mind, and uncanny good luck (in most things) made her a worthy opponent in almost any competition. In their retirement, Jan and Chip enjoyed traveling. Jan developed a passion for genealogy, sleuthing her way through records to fill both the Allen and Gulden family trees.
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BEREA -- After nearly one year on the job, the Browns have fired head coach Rob Chudzinski. But it's not the first time "Chud" has been sent away by the team.
Chudzinski, 45, who grew up a Browns fan, is now looking for work.
Here's a timeline of Chudzinski's years with the Browns:
- Served as tight ends coach in 2004 under Butch Davis.
- Worked as offensive coordinator under Romeo Crennel in 2007.
- In 2008, Chudzinski was replaced by Brian Daboll before leaving to join the San Diego Chargers the following year.
- Hired as Browns head coach on Jan. 11, 2013.
- 2013 season wraps under Chudzinski's leadership with a 4-12 record after losing to the Steelers 20-7 on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. Chudzinski is fired later that night.
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HD Video Playback: H.264 Blu-ray on the PCby Derek Wilson on December 11, 2006 9:50 AM EST
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In November, we published our first article featuring Blu-ray content. While we focused more on the capability of the cards we tested to play digital content protected with HDCP, we did take a preliminary look at hardware accelerated high definition video playback with the movie Click.
Our first glimpse of the processing power required to play HD content on the PC gave us a very good indication that Blu-ray movies using MPEG-2 should have no problem on a modern system, even without GPU acceleration. The Core 2 Duo E6300 is easily capable of playing back 50-60 Mbps MPEG-2 video at 1080p. Adding a GPU to the mix did make an impact, but the small boost in performance just wasn't necessary.
Today we will turn the tables around and look at what happens when H.264/MPEG-4 AVC meets Blu-ray on the PC. This combination is much more demanding than MPEG-2 encoded Blu-ray movies, as H.264 is capable of much higher compression at better quality which requires more processing power.
Before we get to our results, it is important to talk a bit about playback of HD media on the PC. BD and HDDVD movies are copy protected with AACS which uses HDCP to encrypt and decrypt the video signal when it's sent over a digital connection. In order to view one of these movies on an HDTV over either a DVI or HDMI connection, an HDCP enabled video card is required.
All video cards that have an HDMI connection on them should support HDCP, but the story is different with DVI. Only recently have manufacturers started including the encryption keys required for HDCP. Licensing these keys costs hardware makers money, and the inclusion of HDCP functionality hasn't been seen as a good investment until recently (as Blu-ray and HDDVD players are finally available for the PC). While NVIDIA and ATI are both saying that most (if not all) of the cards available based on products released within the last few months will include the required hardware support, the final decision is still in the hands of the graphics card maker.
It is important to make it clear that HDCP graphics cards are only required to watch protected HD content over a digital connection. Until movie studios decide to enable the ICT (Image Constraint Token), HD movies will be watchable at full resolution over an analog connection. While analog video will work for many current users, it won't be a long term solution.
Now that we've recapped what we know about watching HD content on the PC, lets take a look at why things will be a little different now that H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoded movies are here.
H.264 Encoded HD Content: A Good Thing
Almost anything can be done in a faster, more compact, or higher quality way. Sometimes there are tradeoffs to be made, and sometimes one way of doing things is just better than another. It has been quite some time since studios began distributing movies encoded in MPEG-2 stored on DVDs. Now that we have some new physical media entering the market, we will also see more efficient codecs enter the playing field as well.
H.264 is another name for a subset of MPEG-4 called MPEG-4 Part 10, or AVC (for Advanced Video Coding). This codec is a big step beyond MPEG-2 in terms of how heavily video of a given quality can be compressed. There are quite a few factors that make H.264 a better vehicle for video, but these are a little beyond the scope of this article. For now we will focus on the impact of H.264 and why it's a better option than MPEG-2.
The major benefit of H.264 over MPEG-2 is its small file size due to high compression. High resolution video can be stored in much less space. This is very useful because even though BDs can be 25 or 50 GB, high quality high resolution video is not small. The higher the compression we have, the higher the quality of video that will fill up a disk. Alternately, with high compression we also have extra room for the all important bonus features and extra content that we expect with any good DVD today.
Higher image quality is also inherent in H.264 due to some of the improved features of the codec. Variable block size motion compensation, better handling of interlaced video, in-loop deblocking, and better subpixel accuracy all contribute to a better overall image quality. Alternately, studios can use the image quality advantages to lower bitrate even more, as compression artifacts don't show up as readily.
With all these advantages, there is one downside to H.264: decoding the video takes much more work than with MPEG-2. High powered, dedicated H.264 decoding hardware is required in standalone BD and HDDVD players, as a generic processor just isn't enough to handle the work load. This is understandable as we have to make a tradeoff between file size/bitrate and the amount of work a CPU needs to do to reproduce the video, and H.264 produces very small files.
The large file size vs. heavy compression issue is actually fairly intuitive. Imagine completely uncompressed video where every pixel of every frame is stored in memory. The only thing we need to do to display the video is to send the data to the TV. This requires almost no processing but very high file size and bandwidth from the storage media. As a reference point, uncompressed 24-bit 1080p content at 24fps (the standard frame rate for movies) would require a whopping 1.19 Gbps of bandwidth and a 90 minute movie would need about 750GB of storage. Obviously, some form of compression is absolutely required.
When storing less data through compression, the CPU must do work to fill in the blanks before sending the video out to a display. With our previous Blu-ray test movie Click (which used MPEG-2), we saw bitrates of 50-60 Mbps throughout our test (representing somewhere between a 20:1 and 24:1 compression rate). Moving to X-Men: The Last Stand, most of our test is at about 20 Mbps, though we do see a very short spike that hits over 40 Mbps (somewhere around a 60:1 compression rate). We would need to compare the same section of one movie encoded in both MPEG-2 and H.264 in order to speak directly to the differences between the two, but for now we will generally see at least half the bitrate with H.264 that we get with MPEG-2. We also see a much lower CPU utilization with MPEG-2 because it doesn't compress the video as much as H.264.
If we focus on our high compression codec, we'll see that higher bitrates with H.264 mean more work for the CPU. When complex scenes occur, more data is required to generate a proper image. The CPU still needs to process all this data in the same way it would with a less complex scene, and we end up seeing higher processor utilization.
The encoding process takes more work as well, and we've been told that this is part of the reason we haven't seen many H.264 BD movies before now. When getting a movie ready for sale, studios will encode it many times and have people to view every frame of video and make sure nothing needs to be cleaned up. Every time a problem is found, the entire movie must be encoded again. It takes significantly more time to do this with H.264 than with MPEG-2. Fortunately, it seems that studios are making the sacrifices they need to make in order to bring a better experience to the end user.
To sum up, while MPEG-2 is relatively easy to decode, H.264 enables smaller files with better image quality. On the down side, the time it takes to encode a movie using H.264 is much higher than required for MPEG-2, and the processing power needed to decode H.264 without dropping frames can be very large. Without GPU acceleration, not even an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 can play X-Men: The Last Stand without dropping frames.
Before we get to the test, we'll leave you with a short list of H.264 Blu-ray titles. While we don't have the bitrate information for all of these, we chose X-Men: The Last Stand because it listed 18 Mbps video (higher than some of the others) and has some fairly complex special effects.
Blu-ray H.264 Movies:
Behind Enemy Lines
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
X-Men: The Last Stand
Glory Road
Gone in 60 Seconds
Eight Below
The Great Raid
The Test
As we previously indicated, we need to use at least a Core 2 Duo E6400 in order to avoid dropping frames while testing graphics card decode acceleration under X-Men: The Last Stand. As we also wanted an accurate picture of how much GPU decode acceleration really helps, we needed to use a CPU powerful enough to avoid dropping frames even under the most stressful load without GPU assistance. Thus we chose the Core 2 Duo X6800 for our tests. Using this processor, we can more accurately see how each graphics card compares to the others and how much each graphics card is able to assist the CPU.
We tested CPU utilization by using perfmon to record data while we viewed a section of X-Men: The Last Stand. The bookmark feature really helped out, allowing us to easily jump to the specific scene we wanted to test in Chapter 18. In this scene, the Golden Gate is being torn apart and people are running everywhere. This is one of the most stressful scenes in the movie, reaching a bitrate of over 41 Mbps at one point.
Unfortunately, we haven't found a feature in PowerDVD or another utility that will allow us to count dropped frames. This means we can't really compare what happens to the video quality when the CPU is running at 100%. In lieu of dropped frames, we will need to stick with CPU overhead as our performance metric.
For reference we recorded average and maximum CPU overhead while playing back our benchmark clip with no GPU acceleration enabled.
Here is the rest of our test system:
|Performance Test Configuration
|Intel Core 2 Duo X6800
|ASUS P5B Deluxe
|Intel P965
|Chipset Drivers:
|Intel 18.104.22.1687 (Intel)
|Hard Disk:
|Seagate 7200.7 160GB SATA
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|Video Cards:
|Video Drivers:
|ATI Catalyst 6.11
NVIDIA ForceWare 93.71
NVIDIA ForceWare 97.02
|Desktop Resolution:
|1920x1080 - 32-bit @ 60Hz
|Windows XP Professional SP2
X-Men: The Last Stand CPU Overhead
The first benchmark we will see compares the CPU utilization of our X6800 when paired with each one of our graphics cards. While we didn't test multiple variations of each card this time, we did test the reference clock speeds for each type. Based on our initial HDCP roundup, we can say that overclocked versions of these NVIDIA cards will see better CPU utilization. ATI hardware doesn't seem to benefit from higher clock speeds. We have also included CPU utilization for the X6800 without any help from the GPU for reference.
The leaders of the pack are the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series cards. While the 7 Series hardware doesn't do as well, we can see that clock speed does affect video decode acceleration with these cards. It is unclear whether this will continue to be a factor with the 8 Series, as the results for the 8800 GTX and GTS don't show a difference.
ATI hardware is very consistent, but just doesn't improve performance as much as NVIDIA hardware. This is different than what our MPEG-2 tests indicated. We do still see a marked improvement over our unassisted decode performance test, which is good news for ATI hardware owners.
The second test we ran explores different CPUs performance with X-Men 3 decoding. We used NVIDIA's 8800 GTX and ATI's X1950 XTX in order to determine a best and worse case scenario for each processor. The following data isn't based on average CPU utilization, but on maximum CPU utilization. This will give us an indication of whether or not any frames have been dropped. If CPU utilization never hits 100%, we should always have smooth video. The analog to max CPU utilization in game testing is minimum framerate: both tell us the worst case scenario.
While only the E6700 and X6800 are capable of decoding our H.264 movie without help, we can confirm that GPU decode acceleration will allow us to use a slower CPU in order to watch HD content on our PC. The X1950 XTX clearly doesn't help as much as the 8800 GTX, but both make a big difference.
Final Words
We've been hearing for quite some time now that Blu-ray and HDDVD movies could prove to be too much for today's desktop microprocessors; today we finally have the proof. X-Men: The Last Stand encoded using the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile at 1080p requires more processing power to decode than affordable dual core CPUs can handle. We are at a point where GPU decode acceleration is essentially required with all but the highest end processors in order to achieve an acceptable level of quality while watching HD content on the PC.
NVIDIA hardware performs better under our current set of drivers and the beta build of PowerDVD we are using, but exactly how well GeForce 7 Series hardware handles the decode process is more dependant on the type of card being used than ATI. In general, higher performance NVIDIA cards do better at decoding our H.264 Blu-ray content. The 7950 GX2 doesn't perform on par with the rest of the high end NVIDIA cards as SLI doesn't help with video decode. With the exception of the X1600 Pro, each of the ATI cards we tested affected performance almost exactly the same.
While there isn't much more to say about performance right now, we do need to consider that we are working with an early release of our player software, and ATI and NVIDIA are always improving their driver support for video decode acceleration. While we can't count on seeing improved performance in the future on current hardware, it is always nice to know that the possibility exists. We will continue to track performance with future player and driver updates.
But no matter what we see in the future, NVIDIA has done an excellent job with the 8800 series. G80 based cards will definitely lead the way in HD video decode performance, making it possible to stick with a cheaper CPU and still get a good experience. Of course, nothing about playing HD content on the PC is cheap right now, especially if we are talking about using an 8800 in conjunction with our Blu-ray drive.
For those who don't have the money to build a computer around Blu-ray or HDDVD, a standalone player is the other option. We tested our Samsung player with X-Men: The Last Stand to see if it could handle the demands of an H.264 movie (as any good CE player should). We were happy to see that the Samsung box didn't seem to have any problems playing our movie.
As for recommendations, based on our testing, we would not suggest anything less than an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 for use in a system designed to play HD content. The E6400 may work well enough, but not even the 8800 GTX can guarantee zero dropped frames on the E6300. ATI owners will want to lean more towards an E6700 processor, but can get away with the E6600 in a pinch. But keep in mind that X-Men: The Last Stand is only one of the first H.264 movies to come out. We may see content that is more difficult to decode in the future, and faster processors are definitely a good place to pad your performance to ensure a quality HD experience on the PC.


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Star Citizen's Fundraising Could End Up Hurting the Game
And that wait time is likely to increase. Each stretch goal places further demands on development resources and work hours, to the tune of $35,000 to $150,000 real world dollars per ship. At the same time, backers have been promised that stretch goal content would be available at launch, including a persistent universe of 100 star systems and extended flight sim support.Take into account time needed to develop and test the suite of launch-day content, and you're looking at extensive delays that already reach into 2016.
Cloud Imperium Games claimed the high cost of its stretch goals would allow it to meet a November 2014 release date
The real kicker? Cloud Imperium Games claimed the high cost of its stretch goals would allow it to meet a November 2014 release date, two years after the project was announced.
"The purpose of the higher stretch goals is to ensure that the game-as-described is finished in the two year time period," the Star Citizen Kickstarter FAQ reads. "We intend to build the game that Chris Roberts described at GDC Online regardless, but without additional funding we are going to have to do it one piece at a time, starting with Squadron 42, rather than as a single larger production. With more funding we can include more ships, systems, unique locations, animations and cinematic sequences."
In other words, backers paid millions of dollars so that the proposed game could be finished on schedule, but with every stretch goal, the parameters of the proposed game expand, extending development time. It's not exactly surprising that as of writing, the Arena Commander dogfighting alpha is the only playable content available. If Roberts had focused on "one piece at a time" instead of juggling many plates, perhaps the core game might have been farther along without stretch goals holding it back.
Big budgets and a lack of publisher oversight don't ensure smooth development; in fact, we've seen Kickstarter projects suffer when creators raise more money than planned. The extra funds and stretch goals tend to increase manufacturing costs, demands on customer support, and even tax payments, something that not all indie developers were prepared for. Now remember that Star Citizen is the biggest crowdfunded project we've ever seen, and one realizes that the immense strain its developers face bringing everything to completion.
That's not to say Star Citizen will fail entirely, but it faces many unusual hurdles that could lead to a very different game.
That's not to say Star Citizen will fail entirely, but it faces many unusual hurdles that could lead to a very different game. At best, we're looking at additional delays before the advertised game is finally released to the world. But since the team is also trying to fit in stretch goal features, it runs the risk of being bloated, unbalanced, and confusing to players. Star Citizen's modular release schedule should help, but fitting each gameplay element together will require additional testing and bug-fixing. And that's not even getting into unexpected demands on its budget that may crop up, which could easily happen for such a graphics-heavy title.
Meanwhile, backers continue to provide contributions to Star Citizen, exacerbating potential problems as expectations continue to rise. Few other games have garnered this much attention pre-release, and even they didn't ask players for financial investments in advance. If the finished game is a critical flop, or is delayed beyond a reasonable time period, many fans will feel cheated. Imagine if players had Kickstarted Duke Nukem Forever in its early days, only to be let down by the finished product. It would be a massive blow to services like Kickstarter, causing both backers and potential developers to lose faith in crowdfunding platforms. While I sincerely hope it won't come to that with Star Citizen, it's a very real concern given the project's massive scope and budget.
Star Citizen still has the potential to be a great space sim when it finally launches, and it still could very well revitalize the genre. But today, it's known more for its fundraising campaign than its gameplay. Being able to collect almost $50 million dollars is great, but letting it run for so long distracts from the game players want to see. Whether the game will be a smash hit or a cautionary tale remains to be seen, but I suspect this much is true: if the game's crowdfunding had closed back in 2012, we'd have a much clearer idea which of the two it would ultimately become.


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