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Grim Tales: Saving Minnie Ch2Chapter 2It was unbelievably bright on his eyes that had been used to the dim netherworld. Junior didn't know what to expect when he invaded Heaven other than a fight with a bunch of pompous angels ready to tear him apart. It terrified him that he had reverted to his former self. He was powerless in this state, how was he supposed to rescue Minnie without his new reaper powers?It didn't matter. He knew what had to be done and that was it. Heaven was wide and sunny with grass and flowers everywhere. The fresh air lifted his spirit and gave him hope as he thought of his next move. Something inside him directed Junior in her direction. He was oblivious to the nergal demon powers that guided them to their former master, but he didn't need an explanation. There she was. Under a tree gazing into the blue, cloudless sky and smiling at the wonders all around her. Junior s
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According to an article Wednesday on ProBoxingInsider.com, Freddie Roach was recently named "Trainer of the Year" by the Boxing Writers Association of America. The decision did not sit well with several other trainers who questioned the credentials of Roach over the past twelve months to stake claim to that title.
Robert Garcia, in particular, was furious over the decision, saying that it was obvious that he was deserving of the title and that it was a political choice. Jeff Mayweather also disagreed, wondering how it is that nobody who trains Floyd Mayweather, the best fighter in the world, has ever claimed that award.
When Floyd Mayweather Sr., who is admittedly no fan of Freddie Roach, spoke about Roach winning the award, he was quite colorful in the language he used to describe what he believes is a farce of an award. He casually dismissed the accomplishments of Roach trained fighters in Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao, saying those fighters beat nobody of consequence.
In addition to running down Freddie Roach, Mayweather Sr., much like Garcia, said that he is the only logical choice to win the award based on his working with his son. However, he believes that because of the physical ailments that Freddie Roach suffers from, he gets preferential treatment from the people voting on the award. For outspoken trainers like himself, he believes, he has no chance of ever getting the nod, no matter his accomplishments.

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College Hockey:Memorial Service Set for Vic Heyliger
COLORADO SRPINGS, Colo. — Funeral services for legendary University of Michigan and U.S. National Team coach Vic Heyliger have been set for 2 p.m. MDT on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Broadmoor Community Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. (315 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906).
Heyliger passed away at his home in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the age of 94.
Following the service, a reception will be held at USA Hockey's National Office at 1775 Bob Johnson Drive, Colorado Springs. Both the memorial service and the reception are open to the public.
The Heyliger family has asked that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Colorado Springs Independence Center: Colorado Springs Independence Center, 21 East Las Animas, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
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Police arrested 28 drivers for suspected drunken driving between April 8 and Monday; five were involved in traffic accidents; three were younger than 21.
Police have made 389 suspected DUI arrests this year compared with 414 during the same period in 2012, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
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Dedication August 12 2008 in the City of Taunton Massachusetts at the Hopewell Park Pavillion of the of the new park pavillion building named in the honor of city resident Sam Turin who dedicated his life to service in his community. Photographs of the dedication featuring Mayor Charles Crowley, Father William Kelly, Senator Marc Pacheco, and Representative James Fagan. Sam and his wife Yvonne have lived in Taunton for 41 years. They have three children, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren many of whom appear in the book at the ceremony.
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Request a new galactic map for Foc
i would like it very much if someone here could create a galactic conquest map for foc which had all the planets in it (i mean the big 50 planet one) and allowed each player to start off with one planet each
so the rebels would start with hoth,empire with coruscant and zann with some other planet
i'd be forever grateful
i second that.
thats on my wishlist since i took a look at the maps. its not so complicated to get a foot in and ends in more freedom at the beginning while conquering the universe
you know its reeeeaaaalllllyyyy super easy to do it yourself. its like baby step modding. i dont have FOC so i cant do it for you.
well could someone please do it 4 me
i've got loads of coursework to do
I want this to, but don't know how to do it myself....please someone!
How do you make a Galactic Conquest map? I don't know how to mod but if it's easy enough I'll make some.
I'm pretty skilled at skirmish, singleplayer maps but GC maps are probably out of my hands.
Hey there! Loved the map, but there was one problem: within three minutes the entire map was corrupted by the Consortium. Could you do one where are all the planets but the starting ones have pirates? Or is it possible to tweak it even further and have all but a couple nearby planets full of pirates?
If you can tweak it very far, I would suggest giving the Rebels and the Empire a few nearby "vacant" planets, but surround the Consortium by pirate forces, and a bit tougher ones too.
Or whatever can stop the Consortium from corrupting the whole dang place, or at least stop them from advancing so quickly. That would be great! :D
Anybody up for doing that kind of map? Or pointing me to a tutorial or something so I can make it myself?
The ZC cannot have that much money to expand so quickly. Defilers cost 1000 and mission cost money. Unless maybe it is spamming units in a land grab rush (pirates would slow that down). Thinka about it, it has a dozen planets with a few days from the start. :/
I think the AI cheats way too much to resemble 'thinking'. The LUA scripts are once again encrypted so no way to really change the CHEAT behaviour.
I'm no modder, but I took a look at the XML file to see if doing this would be easy and I think it would be if I had the XML file of a GC with pirates already in it. As it is it's difficult to know what they're called and how they'd be set up. With that in hand I think I could probably finish off Khasei's work - which would be nice because I think it would be a fun GC to play.
The ZC does expand incredibly fast on this map...
The Rebels and Empire aren't too far behind. With no resistance to expansion it's not functionally all that much different from the original Equal Footing GC except that it takes awhile to protect all your new holdings.
Here is a map. It works only for the Empire. It has no ZC faction. It is beta. You have only the Rebels and Empire only one planet. I placed pirates and enabled the AI.
It could need more time for balance.
It works pretty good as now for a beta. I also can place in fixes for some bugs in the game if you want. It would seem they ran out of time Petro to polish the Expansion.
I had to place in over 400+ entries for the pirate forces. It is only for the map Equal Footing GC SP.
EDIT: Rapidshare servers are down. I will try later to give link for upload.
The pirate faction works very good at stopping the AI rush. The map will need more balance.
Again it is the Empire and rebel only. No ZC. There are cool new Pirates to slow down the land grab. They exist in game, I think you will like.
Both only have one planet. It plays very well for a beta. Once Rapidshare is back up online, I can share the file (and enable it for playing Rebel).
It took me 12 hours of XML to write this, no wonder Petro left out the pirates.
"Unfortunately all drives of RapidShare.de are full right now."
EDIT: update some stuff. You can play both the Empire or Rebel.
u could try rapidshare.com instead. or megaupload or sites like that. there are a couple of sites.
btw. why u took out the zc on that map?
It was made by request to have only Empire and Rebel. Plus pirates added to slow down the AI land grab. It only applys to the 'Equal Footing' GC map.
I assume the ZC was a pain. Plus, I could make all the original EAW GC maps available to play too. As you know, you can add back in the ZC very easy and enable its AI.
I think a mod pack with the full choices to play. All three as it is now, Empire verse ZC, or Rebel verse ZC, or just Empire verse Rebel.
I think this request wants all three, the other thread the mod is an Empire verse Rebel only.
Placing in the Pirate forces was a long task. It could be done better, but it does do the job of slowing down the land rush (and letting you build up the 'tactical build pads' in space and on land to your liking).
How about you copy the coding and rename the Title for both the Imperial and Rebel. I don't want to loose "Equal Footing" GC map because I still want to keep it.
Here is a Empire and Rebel only Equal Footing GC map. Pirates added in.
I can make the basic three way with ZC as above with the added in Pirates to slow down the land grab. I can post that here sometime tomorrow.
I am trying to understand why the galactic strategic AI seems to be so artificial in how it expands, and waits for you to 'catch up'. Some things I am testing. I want the AI to be more Human like Smart, and build decent fleets.
Play and you may know why they left the pirate faction out...Or you may really like it.
Later I will add back in the ZC for another version of that GC map to play. It is not that hard, just alot of cut and paste. Useing the above file, the hard work has been done, just needs some polish to your liking.
One big copy and paste, then rename that campaign leaving the original intact. Thus it would give you more GC map play options and leave the original vanilla 6 pack alone.
Looking forward to the map with the ZC in, be sure and post it up when it's ready :)
New Equal Footing Map with all three factions, 1 planet each.
Download Here
If not, just modify the other one that has pirates added to get the ZC added too.
edit: Sorry, that link is giving me 'no server found' error (in order to check it out).
is there any way to add pirates and also the hutts in the GC map ? then there would be 5 factions struggling ? I dont know if this question applies to this topic, but how can I make pirates or hutts playale ?
thanks a lot!
Just a suggestion, but how about a version of the original GC or new campaigns for FOC without the Consortium, so you could play with the new units and planets, but without those darned defilers . . .
Commander Loony over at the petroglyph forums has made a 43 planet map without the ZC
(this is a map pack of the modified original EAW maps and 2 43 planet scenarios)
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Right after Oracle OpenWorld 2009 we went right into planning for our 2010 World Tour. An ambitious 90+ city tour visiting cities on every continent.
The Oracle Applications Strategy Update Tour started January 19th and is in full swing right now. We've put some heavy hitters on the road. If you didn't get a chance to see Steve Miranda, Senior Vice President of Oracle Application Development in Tokyo, Anthony Lye, Senior Vice President of Oracle CRM Development in New Delhi or Sonny Singh, Senior Vice President of Oracle Industries Business Unit in Stockholm don't worry...we're not done yet.
The theme, Smart Strategies: Your Roadmap to the Future is a nod to the fact that everyone needs to be smart about what's going on in their business and industry right now. But just as important---how to make sure that you're on the course to where you need to be down the road. Get the big picture and key trends in "The New Normal" of today's business climate and drill down and find out about the latest and greatest innovations in Oracle Applications.
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Link building is all about building your site's reputation with the search engines because the higher the reputation of your site the more and more of your pages will rank high for your targeted keywords. So it's reasonable to say the more links you have from other sites to yours, the better.
Building links to a site is one of the daunting and less fun tasks involved in building an e-business. But since it is necessary to making money online different people are coming up with hundreds of ways links can be built just like the 101 ways to get quality backlinks to your blog.
But do you need a 101 list to build enough links to your site? Or do you even need 101 links to your site for it to rank high for your topic in the search engines? How many links are enough for your site? I have wondered myself just like you do. And here is what I have learnt and is working for me.
It is not as simple to say 'you need 20, 30 or even 50 links' to have your site and pages rank high in the search engines because it depends on several factors.
Factors that determine the number of links you need
The competitiveness of your niche:
The more competitive your niche is the more links you would need and the more tasking it would be to win it at the search engines and vice versa.
The relevance and quality of your links:
If you get links from quality sites related or in exact niche as you, you would need few of those links to rank high for your site and pages.
In other words one link each from 5 authority sites in your niche to your site (5 relevant authority links) is more important and would help your site ranking quicker than 100 or more irrelevant links from poor quality sites.
So it's not just about chasing any kind of links. Actually you have to be careful some links does harm to your site than good.
The diversity of your links:
Diversification is important in link building. There are different ways to build links and while you may want to pick one and stick with it, it is risky to do so and also it would look unnatural to the search engines.
Risky because say you focus on article marketing and suddenly google decides to devalue links coming from article directories, it means you will have to start building links all over again. But when you diversify and something happens to one of your link source, it wouldn't make much difference in your site ranking.
If you must use one method, diversify the way you use it. That is if you choose to build your links through guest posting, then guest post on different sites. Don't just post all your articles on one site with all linking to your site. You do that and something happens to that site, then what?
How long it takes you to build your links?
The search engines are not humans but they work as one. When 100 links is pointing to a one month old site then you are forcing them to look into your methods of building links.
It makes sense actually. As you build high value content over time search engines starts seeing relevant authority sites linking to your site, endorsing it for that niche. It tells the search engines your site must be offering value for those sites to be endorsing it. Your site's reputation starts to grow. The more it grows the more of your pages gets ranked higher.
Since relevant sites links to you and you do the same when it fits in, you and those linking to you offer your readers added value and good resource for your niche. You please the search engines and your readers. As a result readers will naturally start linking to your content without you asking for it. And link building starts taking care of itself.
The rule to building lasting links is 'Keep things real'.
A site linking to another is endorsing that site. Now it's natural and real when a site links to another site 1-4 times but having one site linking to another 20 or more times is far from real even if it's from relevant site. Even a relevant and authority site linking to particular site too much could devalue the link.
Tips to building rewarding and lasting links
Resist the temptation of quantity over quality.
Recently I read an article suggesting that to build lots of links easily readers should get a template designer to design a premium template for them with their keyword anchor text below it. Then they give it away free for download so that as people upload the template, they get lots of easy links.
There are two major problems with this method of building links.
If you take such advice the links you build will be mostly irrelevant and not help your site and pages.
Even worse you would be spamming your keyword since there is no way you can vary the keyword anchor text in the template.
So say your keyword is 'internet marketing' and 150 people uploaded the template, you'll have 150 inbound links for keyword internet marketing. Would that be helping or harming you?
So don't buy into everything you read. Get your facts right which is the purpose of this article and then plan your link building methods and stick with it.
Put your readers first. If a method of building link doesn't offer value to your readers, then don't use it. This also applies to linking out of your site. Don't link to low quality sites or sites that are just ads directory with no content. Your credibility with your readers is at stake here.
Don't hold back from linking to useful articles on a competitive site because you think you would lose your readers. The truth is you can't keep readers on your site whether you link to other sites or not, your readers will still go to competitors sites just like they left competitors sites and came to yours.
But if you lead them there through a good resource link then you are building your credibility with your readers. And most of them likely will come back to your site because they are sure of getting complete information on your site and useful links when they need it.
Go for 80/20 link building methods. 80 to 20 simply mean a method of building links that takes 20 percent of the work to get 80 percent benefits.
The major ones which happens to be my methods are:
- Guest posting
- Article marketing
- Link exchange (when done with relevant niche site in moderate form)
- Blog commenting
- Blog contest
Focus on building relevant links, that way your site will rank high quicker. The easiest way to do that is to regularly offer value to your targeted readers.
Link building is not as tedious as it seems if you understand how it works and the best way to go about it. The article link building discusses more on how it works, the different types of links, when to start building links, how to create search engine friendly links, deep linking and it benefits and so many great tips.
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Overweight Health Risks
A person who is overweight is definitely not healthy; his health is compromised at some point or the other. There are many health consequences a overweight or an obese person has to go through. They are at an increased risk of getting certain disease conditions like hypertension or high blood pressure, dyslipidemia (which can involve high total blood cholesterol, high triglycerides, high LDL and low HDL), stroke, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis (in this condition where degeneration of cartilages and underlying joint occurs), diabetes, gall bladder diseases or gall stones, respiratory problems like sleep apnea and some cancers like colon cancer, breast and endometrial cancer. There are different causes for being overweight which includes high intake of energy and fat foods, low physical activity or sedentary lifestyle, heredity, hypothyroidism which can lower down the metabolism, chronic stress, and adverse effects of certain medications. The main and common reason however for being overweight is lack of physical activity and wrong eating habits.
It is important to include a healthy balanced diet which has sufficient amounts of whole cereals, grains and its product, beans, sprouts, low fat dairy product and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Along with these dietary modifications regular physical activity is also necessary to avoid any health issues in life.
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Mustangs Edged in Second Round of National Championships
Roberts and Raposa win over fences
Mustangs Dominate First Round of National Championships, 6-2
SMU faces No. 3 Georgia in second round on Friday at 9 a.m.
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SMU Equestrian competes in national championships on April 18
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14 Mustangs named to NCEA Honor Roll
Mustangs Earn No. 6 Seed in National Championship
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2013-14 (Jr.) - Team captain... SMU Mustang Character Award winner...Went 6-7-1 in horsemanship and 6-8 in reining in her first Western season with the program...Earned two MOP honors, one a piece in horsemanship and reining...Won 3 of her 4 NCEA Championship matchups, including a sweep in the NCEAs in horsemanship.
2012-13 (So.) - Made 13 appearances over fences and five on the flat...Posted a fences record of 8-5, including an MVP performance against Sacred Heart...Defeated her opponent from New Mexico State on the fences, earning a NCEA First Round victory.
2011-12 (Fr.): Posted a combined record of 8-12-1, with a 2-4-1 mark over fences and going 6-8 on the flat... National Championships: earned a 156-149 win over fences 4/13 against No. 9 Kansas State and had a 161-108 victory over fences 4/12 vs. No. 12 Tennessee-Martin... Scored a point on the flat with a 68-64 decision 3/2 against South Dakota State... Recorded a 76-75 win on the flat 11/12 at No. 5 Baylor... Had a 71-69 victory on the flat 10/28 vs. No. 4 South Carolina... Went 3-0 on the flat 10/21-23; 73-71 10/23 at Sacred Heart, 82-73 10/22 at Delaware State, and 83-81 10/21 vs. New Mexico State.
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Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week.
1. Homemade Stamps One of my fave DIY posts so far! Homemade stamps are fun to make, fun to use, and I think the results are amazing. For the full tutorial click here: How to Make a Stamp
2. Scratch Art I spotted Scratch Art Paper online recently and ordered some sheets right away. Basically it's paper with a black layer of film on it that you can scratch off to reveal colors below. Drawings look like etchings. My kids didn't understand why we were going to draw on black paper and then were amazed when the colors showed up as they scratched it! They kept looking at the wood stylus like it had some type of magic ink in it!
3. Homemade Modeling Clay I found a recipe for modeling clay in the Preschooler's Busy Book that calls for salt, cornstarch, water, and food coloring. I was hoping it would be sort of hard like clay but the consistency ended up more like sticky crystallized play dough. And so my quest for a good homemade clay recipe continues….
4. Clay and Craft Stick Structures My son had to build a structure this week for a homework assignment so we used craft sticks and clay. As usual Alonzo started out complaining which was quickly followed up by interest, then frustration alternated with enthusiasm, and then invention; once his structure took form he decided he wanted to put it on a cardboard base which he colored green and added his own homemade flag on top! That's when I am happiest, when I see his mind take the project in a whole new direction, even if it took some coercing to get him going on it in the first place!
5. Homemade Prints This is one of the test prints I made using our home made stamps and ink. I think these would be great on blank greeting cards! For the stamp/ink tutorial click here: How to Make a Stamp
6. Leaf Collage Another school assignment that I loved. Alonzo had to collect leaves and glue them to newspaper. I'm not sure why the assignment called for newspaper but I thought the final result looked aesthetically pleasing! And I loved how he glued them down in a geometric layout.
7. Handprints You can never go wrong allowing your child to get their hands covered in paint. Just make sure you are nearby when they are ready to wash it off! As a side shoot of our stamp/ink project Clara decided it would be fun to squeeze our paint soaked sponges, AKA inkpads, in her hands. I quickly shoved a piece of paper under her nose and said print away!
8. Peel and Stick Puzzle I picked one of these up for my daughter at the craft store this week: Melissa & Doug Petite Peel and Press Sticker by Number-Fairy. It's basically a puffy sticker puzzle. Clara loved it and it's prefect for developing fine motor and problem solving skills. The stickers match up to a numbered template to help kids solve the puzzle in a thoughtful way.
9. Day Glo Accordion Books You know I love making homemade books…This one was inspired by day-glo envelopes and a couple of great tutorials I mish mashed into one big one! If you would like to make one of these click here: Day Glo Accordion Book Tutorial
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This is another extremely important and busy class session that paves the way for the rest of the quarter. Your team will have a crucial meetings in class this week to finalize your selection of a business identity and decide which game proposal will be the one you pitch to the client. In addition, the lecture material provides a insightful look at the "business" side of the game business. In addition, you'll learn how to put together a project plan and how to estimate task schedules for it.
|Get a Job (including job description)
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|Switch Job and / or Team (if desired)
|Create 3x ideas for corporate identity
|Decide upon corporate identity
|Create corporate buss cards & letterhead
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|Corporate buss cards & letterhead due [12 points total]
|Create 3x ideas for game to pitch
|Decide upon game idea to pitch
|Discuss vision for game to pitch
|Write draft Concept Document for the game
|Draft Concept document due [8 points]
|Break down tasks for Homework Gantt chart
|Create draft of Homework Gantt chart
|Submit Homework Gantt chart to Teammates
|Review, amend, approve Homework Gantt Chart
|First Examination [20 points]
The link below is the homework assignment due at the beginning of the next class session.
Homework: Week 2
Be sure to study up for the first exam next week! It is worth 20 points and covers the material from weeks 1 and 2, including chapter 11 in the course text book (the development phase) and the required reading sections for those weeks on this web site.
These links feature the supplemental material that you are responsible for knowing before the first exam (that takes place at the end of Week 3). Be sure to click on every link in this section!
Article: Painless Software Schedules by Joel Spolsky
Testosterone-crazed game companies like to brag on their web sites that the next game will ship "when it's ready". Schedule? We don't need no stinkin' schedule! We're cool game coders! This article contains very practical advice about how to put your Graded Course Project's schedule together. Producers and Technical Directors take special note!
Article: Structuring Key Design Elements by Erik Bethke
This article is a sample chapter from the Optional Course Textbook (chapter 7, to be exact) and covers material on Key Design Elements; in particular note the Unified Software Development Process.
Article: Stand by Your (Business) Plan by Jessee Allread
Remember, the game business is a business and companies fail all the time. When you put the business context first, you're much more likely to succeed.
Article: Collaborating in Game Design by Noah Falstein and David Fox
Lead Writer / Designers take note! Collaboration among game designers (which is probably everyone on your Team) is not rocket science...it's harder! Here are some tips on how to avoid common pitfalls and spread peace and joy amongst cube-ville.
These supplemental links are worth pursuing only if you are seriously interested in working in the game business and want to know about it in the broadest possible sense. This material will not be directly included in the exams, but if you're serious about delving deeply into the subject of game production, here's some more lessons from others who have also "been there."
Article: Writing a Business Plan for Independent Gaming Ventures by Dante Monique Pirouz
Producers and Lead Writer / Designers take note! The creation of a solid business plan is as much an art as it is a science. What follows is an overview of the steps needed to transform your 'Pitch' into a viable plan that encourages investment.
Article: Game Law: A Case for Flexible Milestone Deliverables by Tom Buscaglia
In this edition of Game Law, Tom Buscaglia takes a look a milestone deliverables set by game publishers, specifically suggesting a flexible milestone delivery method for developers as an alternative to often inaccurate static milestones.
Power Point presentation: Key Project Management Best Practices by Dylan Miklashek
Everyone going into the game industry will want to click through this presentation of the Project Manager, Leadership, and pulling it all together.
File download: Sample Project Gantt Chart by Alan Emrich
Producers, here is a sample Gantt chart for you to use as a template for creating a Project Plan for getting your team's Graded Course Project done on track and on time. You'll have a lot of 'fill in' work to do to fit it to your team's specific game, but key course dates and activities are included (and you should transfer these these your class schedule Gantt chart).
File download: Another Sample Project Gantt Chart by Launie Le
Again, Producers, here is another sample Gantt chart created by a student producer to manage her Teams' project. Note the granularity of the Task Descriptions and the logical progression of dependencies (that is, drafts are done, submitted for approval, suggestions made, redrafts are created, and so forth up to completion of the final version).
Software download: Smartdraw by Smartdraw.com
Producers, here is a recommended software package that you can download and try for free. It will help you make the PERT and/or Gantt charts you desire with a bit more panache than Microsoft Excel.
Article: Exploring the Business Side of the Business of Making Games by Di Davies
Project management, business models, tools of the trade, and team unity are discussed.
Article: In the Beginning was The Word by Ernest Adams
Lead Writer / Designers take note! Ernest Adams delivers his own gospel that puts all your writing for the Course Project into some perspective.
Interview: Bruce Shelley: The Mythology of Empires by Simon Carless
Bruce Shelly has made a lot of successful games over the years, and in this article he reveals some of the secrets for designing successful games ― recipes that he and Sid Meier use.
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This is a self esteem poem I wrote. I had an identity crisis several years ago and wrote this poem as I began to find my true identity. Maybe you can relate as well.
Who am I?
My first answer would probably be my name.But, my name does not describe who I am on the inside.I could then give the title of my profession.But that is what I do.I could then tell you I am a wife, a sister, and a daughter.But those are my relationships.
I ask again, who am I?
I could describe myself as an extrovert and outgoing.That is my personality. I am organized in planning events.But that is a gift God has given me.I could describe my appearance, but that is not who I am either.
So many times I have believed what others say I am.If I receive affirmation, then I feel worthwhile.However, when I receive criticism, then I feel like a failure.I have chosen to ride the roller coaster of emotions,Instead of believing the truth of what God says about me.I have tried to work harder to prove that I am worthwhile.Yet every time I mess up or fail, I am reminded that I will never measure up.
I will never be pretty enough or talented enough.I will never be skinny enough or do enough good things of the church.I will never be a good enough wife or sister or daughter.But, I keep trying harder and harder.I believe the lie that if I continue to try harder, I will finally be "good" enough.
One day, God gently said to me,"Stop trying so hard to prove yourself to others.Get your worth from me. I've already given it to you.Remember my grace. It's a free gift and nothing you can achieve by trying harder.
Rest in my grace.
You are working so hard to have a certain position in the eyes of others,To be well-liked and to have popularity.You want to be appreciated for what you do.
But I want you to know that you already have an elevated position.
Because you have a relationship with my son, Jesus Christ,You are a part of my kingdom as my daughter, and co-heirs with Christ.Because you are the daughter of a King, You are given the position of being a princess.
You are my princess, a royal princess.
Remember that an earthly princess is not special because of who she is or what she does. She has status and position because of who her dad is, a king.She has royalty in her blood.
You have royalty in your blood as well.You are the daughter of a King.And no matter what you do, your status will never change.
I have chosen you and I have a plan for your life.I will not forget you and will be with you always.I have engraved you in the palm of my hands.
Rest in the knowledge of who you are in me.Nothing else will ever be enough.You are my daughter and I love you!"
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Ignacio Valero is a current associate professor of humanities and sciences at CCA. He has also taught at the University of Madrid, University of the Andes, and Xavier University of Columbia.
Ignacio was formerly with the International Center for Environmental Education, CIFCA, and the United Nations environment and development programs UNEP and UNDP. He was a senior associate with the Colombian Science Foundation, deputy director of Colombia's Environmental Protection Agency, and a member of the presidential advisory council for the writing of the new Colombian constitution.
Ignacio's current interests include the political economy of the image, consumption, desire, and the society of the spectacle; environment, globalization, and the commons; and the aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural dimensions of "archaic modernity" in science fiction, anime, gender and sexual difference, mass media, and sociopolitical development.
He is also interested in understanding practices leading to critical and creative pedagogies, and he is working on a poetry manuscript.
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I can feel it. I'm entering the Danger Zone. Every time I let my eating get out of control it always starts the same way. It'll be a busy time in my life, either socially, with travel or at work (or all three these days!). Maybe the increased travel or work will start interfering with my workout schedule. I'll find myself not having the time to go grocery shopping as often as I'd like or to make myself proper meals for dinner. Next thing I know I'll find myself mindlessly snacking. Often I'll catch myself but instead of stopping I'll just think "It's ok today, you're too tired to worry about it. You can start eating properly again tomorrow."
All too often though, tomorrow never comes. I start having more and more "snack" days, I stop weighing out my foods, stop working out regularly. I can feel that I've got a toe in that Danger Zone right now and I really don't want to gain back any of the 16 lbs I've lost! With 3 trips of 5+ days away in the span of 1.5 months, friends visiting and the holidays, I can't always make it to my Tues Krav Maga class. Also, my running buddy left for a 2 week trip away the day after our 10K so I haven't been pushing myself to run on my own. For me, a lapse in routine is the beginning of the end. I've had a couple days since I've been home and haven't been happy with what I've been eating at all. I think today is the first day I've tracked food on SparkPeople in at least 2 weeks.
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Here is a transcript of a brief Q&A I had last week with Peter Ginsberg, the New York lead attorney in Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma's federal libel and slander lawsuit filed in New Orleans against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Some of Ginsberg's remarks were previously mentioned in The Times-Picayune.
Q: How does this breakdown in the whole 'pay for performance' vs. 'bounties' thing?
Ginsberg: "Let's not deal in generalities, let's be clear: the NFL says the Saints established a system by which players were being paid for purposefully hurting other players. That is absolutely untrue. Commissioner Goodell has accused Jonathan of enticing players to hurt other players. That is absolutely untrue. Commissioner Goodell has accused Jonathan of throwing $10,000 down on a table in an effort to get players to hurt other players and that is simply untrue. Essentially, Commissioner Goodell has accused Jonathan of committing or attempting to commit criminal acts and that is false. The lawsuit is directed towards proving that the commissioner's allegations that we've identified are false and helping Jonathan regain his reputation."
Q: I saw you said you felt the commissioner should not have gone into the public arena with this?
Ginsberg: "That's right. First of all, I don't think the commissioner has jurisdiction to deal with this issue at all. But putting that legal issue aside, it was unprecedented and inappropriate for the commissioner ot make and disseminate public statements of this sort. There was professional and appropriate way that he could have investigated if he had a genuine concern about these sorts of activities. Rather than following that road the commissioner decided to make these very public and very horrible accusations against Jonathan."
Q: Well, one of the things that struck me and we'd reported this a couple of weeks ago was that at the very beginning of this when presumably the league was just gathering information neither Vilma nor (defensive end) Will Smith was ever consulted or asked about what this was all about. Do you feel like the NFL came into this from the outset with preconceived notions about what went down here in
Ginsberg: "I think that there's no doubt. Rather than truly investigate, the commissioner waited until after he had lodged these accusations against Jonathan publicly before he even suggested we go to see him. Jonathan knows these allegations were erroneous. So we asked for the evidence so we knew what it was the commissioner was concerned about. The commissioner refused to give us a single piece of evidence. And to make matters worse, we know of people who went to the commissioner and told him the truth and then the commissioner instead accused those people of lying."
Q: When did that happen?
Ginsberg: "I think it's happened frequently throughout the commissioner's investigation."
Q: OK, now, on discovery, does the judge have to rule on this? I presume that when we talk about how none of this stuff has been shown to you despite requests to see it, that that's something you hope to unlock via discovery, correct?
Ginsberg: "For sure. In the normal course of civil litigation each side has to produce all relevant information."
Q: What do you think the timetable for that might be on this and doesn't the judge have to make a ruling on the lawsuit before that can proceed?
Ginsberg: "No, in most circumstances the court will order discovery to commence after the defense has filed an answer. Who knows? The NFL may conjure up a whole bunch of legal motions to try to delay the commissioner having to make these disclosures. If past is prologue, that's probably what the commissioner will attempt to do. But eventually he'll have to produce this supposed evidence."
Q: I know this step was something you guys were thinking and contemplating about doing all along, but was there any thinking about the timing; I mean, do we wait until all the appeals we've filed have played out before filing a lawsuit? Is there some reason you decided to do it now before that happened?
Ginsberg: "The quicker Jonathan can clear his name and his reputation, the better."


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Who doesn't love Exupery's "Little prince"? That is such a wonderful book about differences in children and adults. And it is also a favorite book of out mommy-to-be. That is how we came up with the theme for her baby shower. As there are no decorations in the stores with this theme, i decided to do everything myself. For the backdrop i sew blue and yellow curtains and embellished them with stars i made out of felt. out of the same felt i made three dolls - the Prince, the fox and the sheep. The asteroid was made out of the styrofoam and clay. For the favors we had boxes embellished with red airplanes and filled with candy and a variety of desserts ordered from Boston Gourmet Chef (Macaroons, Petit Pastry, Verines). As a centerpieces red roses were used and we also put a little red airplanes made out of the clothespins to decorate the tables. The cake was ordered form Ana's Cakes.


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Dr. Eiki Isomura currently serves as Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Lone Star College-Montgomery, where he leads the orchestra and chamber music program and teaches courses in music theory and history.
Isomura was recently appointed principal conductor of Opera in the Heights (OH) after stepping in as interim conductor to lead the second half of the company's 2014-15 season to acclaim from critics and collaborators. He will music direct OH's 20th anniversary season, which will include I Pagliacci, Medium/Telephone double bill, La Cenerentola, and Orfeo ed Euridice.
Since 2013 Isomura has served on the music staff of numerous productions with HGOco, Houston Grand Opera's community collaboration and education initiative. As pianist/coach, he musically prepared and performed in the world premieres of The Memory Stone and River of Light, two fully-staged chamber operas in HGOco's East+West series. In addition he served as assistant conductor/pianist for HGOco's most recent production of Past the Checkpoints and co-music director/pianist for two concerts, Music of Memory and Hope and Kristallnacht -75th Commemoration.
In 2012 he completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan where he was named graduate conducting fellow and conductor of the Campus Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras. He has conducted the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa as a member of its conductors program led by his mentor Kenneth Kiesler. Isomura made his European conducting debut at the CCM Spoleto Festival in Italy. He has led performances with the University of Michigan Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras, Kalamazoo Philharmonia, Arizona Symphony, and the ensembles of numerous conducting workshops in the US.
His past positions include assistant conductor with Opera in the Ozarks, vocal coach with Moores Opera Center, and touring pianist with Arizona Opera's young artist program. He has also conducted performances with University of Arizona Opera Theatre, Arizona Repertory Theatre, and the University of Michigan Opera Theatre.
He has studied orchestral and opera conducting with some of the most renowned teachers in the profession including Kenneth Kiesler, Thomas Cockrell, Martin Katz, Colin Metters, Gustav Meier, and Mark Gibson. Isomura also holds an MM in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Arizona, where he held two fellowships and served as conductor of the UA Philharmonic. He earned a BMA in Music Theory with a History of Art cognate from the University of Michigan.
He resides in Houston with his wife, Monica Isomura, mezzo-soprano and his most trusted collaborator.
Please visit http://www.eikiisomura.com for performance calendar, blog, and other materials.
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The Vision Forum announcement last week sparked a flurry of discussion both inside and outside the Christian church. The sons and daughters of Belial screeched with glee while the Christians issued more gracious and thoughtful responses. Here Kevin Swanson takes a look at the wider picture of scandal and outlines a proper response. Fear. Humility. Repentance…all are appropriate for all of us. Take heed, lest you fall.
Do remember that everybody is a hypocrite. There are hypocrites who hide their hypocrisy. There are hypocrites who are ashamed of their hypocrisy and repent of it. And then there are those hypocrites who build monuments to their own hypocrisy (we call them "liberals" in this country).


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Professor Bob Talbot bounds through University of San Francisco greeting colleagues and students. The septuagenarian has been a fixture at the law school since 1968 but is still considered to be a mover and shaker.
Talbot is responsible for starting law clinics that give students real world experience. So far he has worked with students on actual cases in public interest, maritime and intellectual property law. This semester he's branching out. "We're starting an entrepreneurial venture clinic so students can launch their own start-ups,"
He's also teaching dance.
"Whether it's salsa, merengue or tango, dance is valuable for lawyers. It gives you presence, posture, confidence, awareness of everything you're doing," explains Talbot.
The dapper, reed-slim professor says a law degree once guaranteed a secure future but today's students have no such guarantees. According to the American Bar Association, 72 of 200 USF graduates last year found full time jobs that required passing the bar. Another study released this June showed legal employment down for the sixth year in a row.
Talbot recalls that he learned to dance out of necessity as well. "I was on the football team at Columbia College when I got injured." Finding himself with extra time on his hands he started looking for a job. "I saw an ad for a dance instructor for $3.50 an hour plus commission. I knew very little about dancing but it was a lot of money at the time."
Talbot credits dance as the secret to his later success as an attorney. Law school may have honed his ability to debate but dancing gave him nonverbal communication skills that many of his peers lacked.
"After I became a lawyer I realized how much dancing was a part of me. My first trial was like giving a group cha cha lesson. I had to plug in with every person--in this case the jurors--made sure they understood what I was saying and following my lead. And I never stopped."


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how-to guide to concert photography
A while ago I asked my friend Natalie if she'd help me put together a guide to concert photography. We each shoot scores of shows a year and have talked a lot about the various issues with concert photography many times before, so it made sense to me to put together a how-to guide together.
Concert photography, particularly that in small clubs, is its own beast. It shares some things in common with other types of photography, but it has its own concerns and problems.
Neither Natalie or Adrian claim to be the best concert photographer, but we've shot a few hundred shows between us and we'd like to share what we've learned.
Despite all the recommendations below, the best thing to do is to shoot a lot. Go to shows, bring your camera and just experiment and figure out works for you.
The overwhelming limitation to concert photography is how dark most of the clubs and events are. This drives a lot of equipment choices.
Point and Shoot vs. film SLR vs DSLR
Point and Shoot
Point and Shoot cameras tend to have very small image sensors. In terms of concert photography, this translates into lots of noise at high ISO speeds (which are necessary for shooting in low-light situations). A little bit of noise is acceptable in an image; however, the amount of noise created by Natalie's Canon SD1000 at ISO 800 and 1600 makes the photos essentially useless. In addition, most point and shoot cameras only allow for minimum (if any) control of shutter speed and aperture settings, which gets very frustrating very quickly. Another frustrating feature is the lag between pushing the shutter button and actually triggering the shutter – not great when trying to shoot a moving subject with a small depth of field.
Point and shoot cameras are also limited by their maximum aperture value (how big you can make the opening that lets light onto the sensor; to make this confusing, the smaller the aperture number, the larger the opening). This is incredibly important for concert photography, as there is usually not much available light, and you want to let as much in as possible.
That being said, some people have made point and shoot cameras work for concert photography, especially cameras such as the Canon G10, which allows you full manual control and the option to shoot in RAW instead of JPEG file format. And on the plus side, these cameras are allowed at most venues without requiring any sort of photo pass.
(by Natalie Kardos) Sigur Ros at Copley Symphony Hall, shot with a Canon SD1000 point and shoot – noise due to the high ISO can be seen in the dark parts of the image.
Film SLR
It's possible to shoot concerts with a film SLR, but it can get expensive quickly. Film is getting more expensive as it'ss manufactured less and availability declines, and processing (especially for black and white film) is also fairly expensive these days. Shooting color film at a concert can also be tricky, given the uncertainty of lighting and the unpredictability of color tones if the film is push-processed. For an example of someone who shoots concerts with film (and does it quite well), see http://liveon35mm.wordpress.com/.
An additional concern with shooting on film is that high ISO film can be more expensive. Neopan 400, a fairly cheap film, pushes well to 1600 which could work in some brighter clubs, but be sure to tell whoever is processing it that it has been pushed.
While it's possible to shoot with a point-and-shoot or on film, both Natalie and Adrian shoot with DSLRs. While neither of us bought our cameras specifically for concert photography, we have found the flexibility of shooting options, lenses and quality of sensors work well for concert photography.
Pay special attention to lenses whether you're buying detachable lenses for an SLR or as a part of a point and shoot camera. What's the widest aperture? The lower the f stop, the more light it can let in and therefore the more appropriate it is for concert photography. Adrian buys all his lenses with at least f/2.8 widest aperture. Natalie owns two lenses for concert photography that are f/1.8 (only available on primes); when shooting festivals with a great distance between the stage and the photo pit, she rents a zoom lens with f/2.8 and image stabilization.
Prime vs Zoom
Prime lenses are generally cheaper (and better quality for the money) and available with much faster apertures than zoom lenses. Zoom lenses are more flexible. You may end up with some primes and some zooms in your kit. Natalie shoots almost entirely with prime lenses due to a limited budget. It does mean switching lenses sometimes in the middle of a rock show. But, as someone once told her, "the best zoom is your feet."
(By Adrian Bischoff) Wide angle of I'm From Barcelona (cropped to a panorama)
Useful types of lenses
- (Super) Wide-angle
When you're close up of the stage, or any time you want to show more of the picture than just what's directly in front of you, a wide or super wide angle lens is useful. Adrian uses a 20mm and has recently started using a 11-16mm as well. The wider the lens, the more it distorts, especially near the edge. This can be a fun effect. Another thing to consider is that a wide lens gives you a greater depth of field, even at wide-open apertures.
- Normal
A normal lens is one that shows you what your eye is seeing. It's about a 50mm lens for a full frame sensor (or film) and about 35mm on a DSLR that crops. The 50mm f/1.8 prime lens is the first lens that Natalie recommends for concert photography. For it's quality, it's amazingly cheap – around $100 for the Canon or Nikon version.
- Telephoto
These are good for getting close up details of performers and for when you can't get right up against the stage. When you're standing more than about 10 feet back from the stage, this is really the difference between shots that look like just any old person shot them–half the frame is taken up by the people in front of you–and something more professional. A 80-200mm f/2.8 lens is a really heavy piece of machinery, but Adrian never goes to a concert without it if he plans on shooting that night. Natalie does not own a good telephoto lens for concerts. She's had her eye on the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS (image stabilized) lens for quite awhile, but with a price tag of $1700, she rents it when she needs it – which is usually about twice a year. She also doesn't mind being front and center for shows though (she's often the only person standing in the 5 feet of "too cool" open space in front of the stage during shows).
(by Adrian Bischoff) Jake Mann's bass distorts when shot with a super wide angle lens.
(By Adrian Bischoff) Boubacar Diebate during SxSW 2008 taken with a normal lens
(By Adrian Bischoff) Lykke Li at Bimbo's, taken from about 40 feet away with a telephoto lens.
Don't use flash unless you have an off-camera unit and you know what you're doing with it. On-camera flash makes things look flat, washed out and unnatural. It also can throw large shadows on walls behind the performers, which can be incredibly distracting in the resulting image.
Even with an off-camera flash, a fair number of shows don't allow flash photography, so you should be prepared to shoot without a flash either way.
Adrian sets his camera on its highest ISO (3200). Noise does start showing up at that ISO but it's worth the trade off. In really dark situations, he'll set the camera on continuous mode and he'll shoot four or five photos in a row and hope the middle ones don't show the shaking of his hands/ body. He'll usually use spot metering the performer's face.
Natalie shoots much the same way (spot metering, highest ISO – 1600 on her camera). A lot of times she will shoot in shutter-priority mode, with the shutter speed set to 1/80th or 1/60th of a second. This allows the camera to choose the aperture value based on available light. Usually it ends up at f/1.8, but this is a useful trick for shows with variable and unpredictable lighting. Of course, if the lighting is too unpredictable (like strobes) you may have to shoot in full manual. This can also happen if there is fog. Fog will also get in the way of auto-focusing systems, so be prepared to shoot with manual focus on occasion…
(By Natalie Kardos) Syl Johnson @ Eccentric Soul Revue, shot on shutter priority mode at 1/100 second. The resulting aperature was f/2.5
Aperture priority mode can be useful when shooting outside shows in daylight. A stopped-down aperture will increase your depth of field – something you usually want to avoid when shooting a stage crowded with instruments, musicians, microphones, cables, and amps. A smaller depth of field will help focus the attention of the viewer on the subject of the photo
As an aside, all of this so far assumes noise is bad. Some photographers have figured out how to make it work for them to great effect, particularly Charlie Homo.
RAW vs JPEG
This is a space vs quality trade off. If you shoot only JPEG, you can get hundreds of photos on a smallish card and not have to worry about running out. But shooting RAW has the big advantage that you can change white balance settings in post processing. Given the major problems with getting colors to look right at clubs, this can be a major advantage. Memory cards are cheap these days, so Natalie prefers to shoot in RAW format, even during all-day festivals. It does add time into post-processing though, because the RAW files, at the very least, need to be converted to JPEGs once you are done editing them.
Style is largely up to the individual photographer.
Constant shots of a singer and his guitar and microphone framed in such a way that you see just a little of his guitar get a bit old after a while. The job of the concert photographer is to convey what it's like to be at the show. What strikes you about the performance? Is the singer really giving it his all? Is the drummer nuts? Is the space amazing? Is the crowd really into it?
Here are some examples how these affect his photos. At the Fillmore, Adrian is often struck with the space and how the performer is a small part of something bigger. He'll pull back and show the space.
(By Adrian Bischoff) Meric Long of the Dodos at the Independent
The Independent has great lights, especially certain combination with blue or green that set great moods.
A berserk drummer may inspire me to slow down my shutter speed a bit and get some motion in the photo. An enthusiastic crowd can inspire me to get photos of silhouetted raised fists against the backdrop of the performer. Adrian knows photographers that say they don't enjoy the shows they shoot. He feels like he needs to be into the show to get good photos.
While being right up against the stage is often where Adrian will start out, after a few songs, he'll often move back or to the sides. Finding new places to shoot bands from can be compelling for the end-viewer and invigorating for yourself. Can you get behind the band and show the audience's reaction? Can you get upstairs or behind the mixing board?
(By Adrian Bischoff) Casey & Brian and the audience dancing at the Rickshaw Stop
(By Natalie Kardos) the crowd reacting to the Hold Steady during Coachella 2009
(By Adrian Bischoff) Bishop Allen and the mixing board at the Independent
But, let's be honest, some of the best photos are just capturing that moment, that expression of a great performer:
(Adrian Bischoff) John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, Noise Pop 2008
Processing and Editing
If you just want to adjust lighting and contrast, Picasa is free, quick and easy, but if you want to do anything more serious, Photoshop or Adobe Lightroom will probably be useful.
(by Adrian Bischoff) Laura Marling and her bass player–the color version was destroyed by the club's all-red lightning that night. On the other hand, the black and white version is quite pleasant.
Sometimes in bad or unbalanced lighting situations, you can convert to b&w to save the photo.
Natalie uses Adobe Lightroom as a catalog for her photos and to do some photo tweaking. That being said, she does surprisingly little post-processing on her concert photos (as compared to other photos she takes). She tends to merely increase contrast, darken shadows, and fix white balance issues – which sometimes means resorting to black and white.
Photo passes:
Some venues and bands don't mind you bringing in any old camera and shooting till your heart's content, but some don't, so be sure to check with the venue. Even venues where they usually allow cameras will sometimes not allow them at the request of a band.
If it looks like a photo pass might be necessary, contact the band's representative. The tour manager is often a good person to go through if you have their contact info. Otherwise, try the band's press contact or label contact. Explain who you are, who you're shooting for and what you want (a photo pass). Sometimes I'll already have a ticket to a show and just need a photo pass (usually, they'll assume you need a press ticket to the show as well if you're asking for a photo pass); in these cases, let them know as it's easier for them to give up a photo pass rather than a photo pass and a guest list spot.
A quick trick for press passes is that if the headliner being deluged with requests, try one of the openers. It'll get you and your camera into the show all the same. But if you do this, it's good practice to actually take photos of the band that got you into the show.
(By Natalie Kardos) Friendly Fires shot from the pit during the Coachella Festival, 2009.
Festivals are a whole different ballgame. Usually you need to apply for press credentials a month or more in advance. Connections (through a PR firm, a band, etc) definitely help with festivals.
Once you're at the festival, you'll find that the big stages will have a photo pit and different rules. You'll often have three songs to get photos, so you have to work quickly. Often the main headliners will have separate releases or applications to shoot them.
Be aware of those around you. Don't have your arms and camera up the whole show if it's blocking the view of the person behind you.
At a show without a photo pit, if you want to be up against the stage, get there early. You don't have some special right to be up against the stage. If you get there late, you can ask people to let you in front of them. Often if you say you'll only be there for a couple of songs, they'll let you in. Other times, they don't want to give up their spot and you should respect that. Of course, you can just push in front of people, but that's not very courteous.
If you're in a photo pit, be courteous to other photographers; everyone's got a job to do.
If the lighting at a small club is bad on a particular night, I've found it's usually okay to politely ask the lighting guy to change it, even if it's just for a couple songs.


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Julio to be Designated; Westbrook Activated
Nino Colla | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 | Edward Mujica | Jake Westbrook | Jorge Julio | Roster Moves
It's Jorge Julio on his way out the door quicker than I expected.
Julio will be designated for assignment to make room for Jake Westbrook on the active roster.
This means Mujica will stick around a little bit longer, he pitched today in the pen and gave up a few hits.
Obviously the experiment worked for a bit, but the low-risk move is now a write off.
Posted by Nino Colla at Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Labels: Edward Mujica, Jake Westbrook, Jorge Julio, Roster Moves


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From the moment she popped on the scene dressed in a schoolgirl uniform in her " … Baby One More Time" music video , Britney Spears became an untouchable music-video superstar.
In the 14 years since that video's premiere, Spears has continued to change the music-video game. Whether she's a catsuit-clad Martian queen ("Oops! … I Did It Again" ) or sexy superspy ("Toxic" ), Spears keeps fans guessing about how she might look in her next visual.
Spears' latest video, for will.i.am's "Scream & Shout," imagines her as a real-life GIF , director Ben Mor told MTV News, multiplied many times over for your viewing pleasure. And it's Spears' ability to embody whatever persona it is she's playing in a video that makes her Britney Spears.
"I mean, she's kind of an enigma. Every generation has their pop queen/icon, and I think she is just that person," Mor told MTV News. "Needless to say, her track record speaks for itself: her albums, her music, her iconic past videos and all the stuff she's done. She's earned her stripes. You're dealing with an institution."will.i.am hearts working with Britney Spears!
Mor finally got the chance to work with spears on the "Scream & Shout" video, and he likened it to watching an animal in her natural habitat. When Spears hit the set, Mor said she just "lights up," ready for the scene. It's her professionalism that makes her so easy to work with.
"As far as what makes her that, I think it's a combination of, from the get-go, she has the pop triple threat. It's like sex appeal, beauty and catchy-as-hell pop songs, hits, global hits," he gushed. "And you don't need more than that."
And while some stars of Brit's stature may try and pull diva antics, the "X Factor" judge did anything but.
"I was very, very excited. Needless to say, I've always wanted to work with her and so completely looking forward to it, super stoked that I finally get to work with her," he said. "And she was absolutely super professional. [She] wasted no time, showed up before anybody else. [She] was spot on time, not a minute late. Her hair and makeup team, her glam team was amazing to work with. She did her thing. It was awesome to watch. She just lights up. The music kicks in, and it was just awesome. I can't say enough good things about her and her team. They were just awesome."


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The exhibit Nick Cave: Sojourns," runs through Sept. 22 at the Denver Art Museum. The Chicago artist is best-known for making "Soundsuits," head-to-toe garments he constructs from used bric-a-brac he finds at second-hand shops near his home. For this exhibit, Cave has also built an 80-foot long "Button Wall," consisting of a piece of mesh dotted with thousands of reflective buttons. In addition, he debuts a new series of "Rescues," featuring environments constructed around found ceramic dogs. A public performance featuring Cave's Soundsuits is set for June 28 at DAM.
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Gilles Peterson is back for another episode of the Worldwide Show. This week's show features the sounds of Nile Rogers and Cosmin TRG. Rogers, a legend in his own right, discusses his book and shares insight about his musical experiences and inspirations. Following Nile, Cosmin proceeds to take us on an audible journey down the proverbial rabbit hole, exploring the depths of space and sound.
As posted last week, Gilles won't be with Radio 1 any longer. However, Worldwide will continue to be championed on Giant Step. Stay tuned for next week's show!
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Ozzie Guillen is the right man at the right time for the Marlins
A little over three months ago, on the day Jack McKeon took over the listing Marlins, Ozzie Guillen sent his former boss a congratulatory text.
Still the White Sox manager at the time, Guillen punctuated that message with five words that brought a smile to McKeon's face then and should bring a smile to yours on this important day:
"Now go kick some a–."
I don't care what happened on the South Side of Chicago.
I don't care if the "Blizzard of Oz" finally (predictably) wore out his welcome – with the front office, with some players — because of his nonstop yapping.
I don't care if the White Sox consistently disappointed since winning the 2005 World Series in Ozzie's second year on the job, making it back to the playoffs just once in the past six years.
I don't care if he's a walking insult machine, an equal-opportunity offender, a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode come to life.
I don't care if he speaks before he thinks or completely lacks the sort of social filter expected in polite society.
All I know is Oswaldo Jose Barrios Guillen is the right man at the right time for this Marlins franchise.
So they gave the White Sox a couple of minor leaguers to speed things along? So they're reportedly giving him a four-year contract and will pay him as much as $4 million a year to run their ballclub?
So what?
Seems like a steal to me.
I'm not sure his name alone is enough to pack the Marlins' new ballpark after next season. Only winning can do that in this short-attention-span baseball market.
But I'm pretty confident he'll do what it takes to make the Marlins relevant again, both on the field and off.
Start with the clubhouse button-pushing.
Hanley Ramirez? Get ready to meet your worst nightmare.
Or, if you open your heart and your mind, maybe your new best friend.
Just ask Alex Gonzalez.
Back in 2002, when Ozzie began a memorable two-year stint coaching third base for the Marlins, this town's underperforming shortstop was the young man known as "Sea Bass" for his propensity to mope.
From the day he got here, Ozzie made Gonzalez his pet project.
Goaded him. Pushed him. Opened his eyes to the possibilities.
Twenty months later, Gonzalez became one of the Marlins' World Series heroes with that Game 4 walkoff homer against the Yankees.
Maybe the same thing happens for Hanley now that Ozzie's back in town.
Or maybe the two don't mesh and Hanley ends up on the trading block by next summer.
With Ozzie, you never quite know how things are going to work out.
Just know this: The guy is a winner.
Honest to a fault, maybe, but fearless, too.
Has been since he was a skinny young shortstop in Chicago and Jeff Torborg decided to make him a White Sox co-captain along with 42-year-old Carlton Fisk. Even though Fisk was almost old enough to be Guillen's father.
"I thought about Ozzie as a manager from way back," Torborg once told me. "Because of his quickness of mind and his spirit, his enjoyment of the game. This guy is really a dynamo. He's constantly going and talking. His eyes are darting all over. He always knows what's going on."
You know what time it is now, right?
Time for Ozzie to go kick some a–.


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I wasn't looking for a follow-up piece to the one posted yesterday, but couldn't help noticing the connection between the idea that people tend to marry within their circles and favor those who resemble themselves and the analysis of why so many women drop men they consider not perfect enough for them.
That's the subject of a recent Telegraph article, From zero to hero: A modern girl's guide to why most men will never be The One: She poses the question of women's self-delusion with respect to finding a "perfect" mate. She gets an answer from psychologist Ben Boyer who explains that this is a product of our own culture and times:
"We want a partner or significant other who will make us feel better about ourselves. In many cases, the person who shares our life is also a mirror of ourselves: if he or she is successful, we 'are' successful, as a transfer."
He also says that the focus on "an 'ideal'" person to marry is much more common for girls than boys because they tend to absorb that cultural expectation from society. "Simple examples include the myth of 'Prince Charming', fairy tales, etc. These stories contribute to the idealisation process of the dream partner, both consciously and unconsciously."
So there you have it: don't confuse fairy tale idealization with reality when you look for a marriage partner. You don't have to settle for a Mr. Collins, but you may have to give up on a Darcy or Mr. Knightley to be happy with a more suitable Mr. Martin.
Related: Cinderella myth