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I just transferred in and I don't do drugs or drink so I wouldn't know about this lifestyle.
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So far, what I've hated is because it's my first year and I'm a transfer student, that I don't get to pick my own classes. In the past I'm used to putting together my own schedule and going to counselors for help. Here the counselors actually create my schedule for me.
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They work really hard to make sure that you get some sort of experimental learning while you're here. It's actually a requirement. So when you graduate you have something impressive to put on your resume.
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They have several measures in place as far as safety goes. They give you the option to have officers escort you up to two miles off campus at night. They have several places around campus with a phone to call for help. And they have a good police campus that incorporates the Boston Police Department because their building is close by.
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My number one problem with housing is that if you don't get it in early you're essentially screwed. Housing fills up super fast. In addition, once they've completely filled up they refer you to off campus housing. In Boston, off campus housing is SUPER expensive. Even if you choose to live in one of the suburbs of Boston instead of in the city. I think campus housing is actually cheaper.
I haven't been here long enough to judge how great the athletics are. However, I've been to the gym and other athletic facilities and everything looks brand new and top notch.
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So far I've just transferred in as a transfer student. I've had my share of things that I haven't been too happy about. For example, this school does not accept CLEP credits and they also do not have flexible scheduling. They do not have online classes for undergraduate students really. It is 95% in person. I really hate that. I feel like if you are such a world renowned school then you should have a huge flexible schedule of classes for students. Beyond that I feel like the programs they has as far as co-op is incredible and there are a few people who really want to help you find your way.
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Everything in Boston closes extremely early, by 8 or 9pm all the stores are closed and there is no one on the streets even on Friday nights. There is only one nightclub that I know of that you can get into if you're underage, because they have 18+ nights on Fridays, and from what I've heard it's not great.
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There are no parties on campus, people go to MIT or Harvard for parties instead. There might be some frat parties in the nearby Mission Hill neighborhood but you must personally know someone in the frat to be able to get in.
Lots of racial and cultural diversity on campus as we have a large amount of international students.
I have a hard time with academics due to anxiety and difficulty focusing so I find it extremely hard to get good grades. I find the workload overbearing and too much and the classes too hard. I'm constantly stressed and anxious and I never seem to get the grades I want no matter how hard I try. However, most of my friends have mostly As and seem to find the workload normal so it might just be me.
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There are no parties on campus, people go over to Cambridge for MIT or Harvard parties all the time. There is only one club you can get into if you're underage because they have 18+ nights on Fridays, and I've heard it's not even that great. Everything in Boston closes extremely early, by 8 or 9pm most stores are closed and there is no one on the streets.
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There are no parties on campus. Everyone goes to other schools for parties instead. There are a few frat parties in the nearby Mission Hill neighborhood but you have to personally know people in the frat to get in. They don't look like great parties anyway, no music, just a bunch of drunk frat boys.
I struggle with school quite a bit due to anxiety and problems focusing so I find classes extremely hard and the workload overbearing and too much. I'm always incredibly stressed and anxious and it seems no matter how hard I try I can't get the grades I want. However, most of my friends have mostly As and find the workload normal so it might just be me.
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People drink in the dorms even though it's technically not allowed. You will smell a lot of pot in the halls of the dorm buildings and around campus.
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I feel that they make the courses as easy as possible while teaching us everything possible, which is the way it should be. My biggest class was 250 people and my smallest class was 11
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Due to the co-op program, we are almost guaranteed a job after graduation. I plan on attending medical school, so it raises my chances of admittance as well
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The Health Center on Northeastern is pretty good. Study stress is a huge problem on Northeastern, and I have friends who were told there wasn't a psychologist available to see them until the next semester.
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Living on campus is great. The rooms are nice enough and they fix anything that is a problem. The main issue with on campus housing is actually receiving it. I was forced to move off campus this year because there wasn't enough on campus housing.
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I don't participate in Greek life, so I'm not positive, but there is no housing for Greek life on campus. Greek life isn't huge at Northeastern
We don't have a football team, so the most popular sport is hockey. Hockey isn't as popular as football, so it's not very popular on campus. It's only popular when we play another Boston based team
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Co-op is what makes Northeastern unique and is the main reason I went there. Even with the subpar housing options (not enough for everybody), I would still choose to go there just for co-op
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Living on campus is extremely convenient, especially when students get into alternating co-op cycles. It allows them to move in and out of nearby housing as they come and go for co-ops, which eliminates the headache of dealing with subletting an off-campus apartments for six months. However, the on-campus housing can be extremely expensive, and since students can change their co-op / academic plans relatively quickly, some students may find themselves living in close quarters with less than ideal roommates. The lottery system gets slightly better the older a student is, but it is still not guaranteed after the second year, which can cause last minute scrambling for somewhere to live off-campus.
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Northeastern's co-op program is the best and it heavily influenced my decision to go there. While it's academics are overall rather challenging, I have found in my experience that the professors are either very involved in teaching their courses or they are pretty disinterested and don't even bother to learn who their students are. Regardless of their teaching styles or general interest or disinterest in their classes, it often feels as though they to believe that their class is the only one that matters.
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Since 1992, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has focused the Cash Transfer Program in Egypt on supporting economic reform activities to move Egypt toward a more liberal and market-oriented economy. USAID has provided funds to Egypt's government as it completed agreed-on economic reform activities. In fiscal year 2002, the Department of State and USAID conducted a review of U.S. economic assistance in Egypt that led USAID to renegotiate the program's terms. USAID and Egypt signed a new agreement in March 2005. GAO's review of the Cash Transfer Program focused on the program's disbursement of funds and Egypt's completion of agreed-on activities, factors affecting the program's influence on Egypt's economic reform, USAID's efforts to evaluate the program's impact, and USAID's changes to the program in response to the 2002 review by the Department of State and USAID. GAO received comments on a draft of this report from USAID. USAID stated that the draft was fair and clear but that Egypt's completion of about 70 percent of the activities resulted from the program's structure rather than shortcomings in Egypt's policy reforms. USAID also stated that extending the target dates for completing reforms increased U.S. influence in accomplishing reforms.
Since fiscal year 1992, USAID's Cash Transfer Program has provided about $1.8 billion in economic assistance to the Egyptian government for completing reform-related activities, such as privatizing state-owned companies. USAID and Egypt have identified 196 reform-related activities, and Egypt has completed 136 of them (about 70 percent), primarily in the areas of finance and trade. Although the Cash Transfer Program supported Egypt's completion of reform activities, several factors have limited its ability to influence the Egyptian government to undertake certain reforms. First, the financial costs of certain reforms affected the Egyptian government's willingness to undertake them despite their potential benefits; although the Cash Transfer Program offsets some of those costs, its contribution to Egypt's overall budget is small. In addition, Egypt is cautious about undertaking reforms that may lead to domestic instability. Finally, USAID granted numerous extensions that allowed Egypt additional time to complete agreed-on activities, thus weakening the conditions tied to funding disbursement. Despite the difficulty of determining the impact of policy reform, USAID conducted two evaluations of Cash Transfer activities as well as a series of opinion surveys on the impact of certain activities supported by the program. Although these studies reported some positive results, GAO found limitations with some of the measures used to evaluate the activities' impact on Egypt's economy. In response to recommendations in the 2002 Department of State and USAID review, USAID (1) narrowed the Cash Transfer Program's focus to reforms in the financial sector, (2) will obligate funds when it is certain that the Egyptian government will complete activities rather than when the government agrees to undertake them, and (3) is improving its monitoring and evaluation system.
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Export-Import Bank:Status of Dual-Use Exports as of August 2016GAO-16-844R: Published: Aug 31, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 31, 2016.
Aug 15, 2016
Cultural Property:Protection of Iraqi and Syrian AntiquitiesGAO-16-673: Published: Aug 15, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 2016.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties:CBP Action Needed to Reduce Duty Processing Errors and Mitigate Nonpayment RiskGAO-16-542: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 2016.
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Syria Humanitarian Assistance:Implementing Partners Have Assessed Some Risks of Providing Aid inside Syria, but U.S. Agencies Could Improve Fraud OversightGAO-16-808T: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2016.
Syria Humanitarian Assistance:Some Risks of Providing Aid inside Syria Assessed, but U.S. Agencies Could Improve Fraud OversightGAO-16-629: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2016.
Jul 6, 2016
Compact of Free Association:Proposed U.S. Assistance to Palau for Fiscal Years 2016 to 2024GAO-16-788T: Published: Jul 6, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 6, 2016.
Jul 5, 2016
U.S.-China Cooperation:Bilateral Clean Energy Programs Show Some Results but Should Enhance Their Performance MonitoringGAO-16-669: Published: Jul 5, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 5, 2016.
May 19, 2016
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting:U.S. Assistance to Combat This Harmful Practice Abroad Is LimitedGAO-16-485: Published: Apr 27, 2016. Publicly Released: May 19, 2016.
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Security Assistance:U.S. Government Should Strengthen End-Use Monitoring and Human Rights Vetting for EgyptGAO-16-435: Published: Apr 12, 2016. Publicly Released: May 12, 2016.
Apr 19, 2016
Unaccompanied Children:HHS Should Improve Monitoring and Information Sharing Policies to Enhance Child Advocate Program EffectivenessGAO-16-367: Published: Apr 19, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 19, 2016.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. - Warren Buffett
BusinessKaren Floyd has led eight affiliated yet distinct companies, all under The Palladian Group banner she founded in 1997. Recognized as one of the most dynamic CEOs in the Southeast, Floyd is a high-demand speaker and consultant on a variety of corporate and business development issues.
LegalKaren Floyd earned her juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina Law School, where she was elected President of the Student Bar Association, before embarking upon a successful legal career. Floyd's legal expertise is a critical asset for her business interests as well as for many of her clients and for the boards and organizations she serves.
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I called the bank and was told the stop payment had to be renewed every 6 months. I called American reading club and demanded a refund. I was told they sent a renewal notice and if I did not send it back with a cancleation with in 7 days I would be authorizing the purchace.
I told them I never placed an order so how could there be something to renew. I asked for something in writing showing an order was placed. I was told they did not have any proof and could not provide any documentation surprise surprise.
I also filed a BBB complaint and advise you to do the same.
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The first complete chapter of Jim Starlin's epic saga, collected in one volume, chronicling the adventures of Vanth Dreadstar, last survivor of the destroyed Milky Way Galaxy.â Dreadstar finds himself transported to the Empirical Galaxy, where he is recruited by the sorcerer Syzygy Darklock to help bring an end to the 200-year-old war between the corrupt Monarchy and the fanatical Instrumentality.
Created by the highly acclaimed Jim Starlin. His works include Amazing Spider-Man, Batman, Warlock, Captain Marvel, Cosmic Odyssey, Silver Surfer, Incredible Hulk, Kid Kosmos and many more.
âSeminal, a worthy, weighty science fiction chronicle.â-Heidi MacDonald, Publishers Weekly
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I have been creating images and strips of movies in my head since I could count to three. Ever since I picked up a camera, my vision of things has somehow been different from the norm; that means I work with bold clients only. I believe in simple visuals that form an encouraged reaction with the viewer. Early this year, I started the 5 brands x FWST, this project was to basically showcase my visuals through the works of a few brands that I truly respect,
It was during the 1920's that west Africa fully adopted the Dutch wax print as a cultural staple, one that has since it's entry to the Gold Coast (Ghana) suggested status and a symbol of identification. The Dutch, being partly responsible for nurturing the region's appetite for the vibrantly coloured wax print, slowly adopted cultural symbols into their prints to purposely entice the West African, and it worked,to the extent that proverbs and catchy names coined by the locals have gone to brand this celebrated fabric. Since childhood, "ntoma" which means cloth, has been synonymous with the wax print so much that I thought that was the only fabric that existed. "Ntoma",
James town, the birth place of seven world boxing champions, has bestowed on itself the duty to keep boxing alive in a country dominated by soccer. Situated in Ghana and the east of Accra, the town has become home to boxing, almost every renowned boxing export Ghana has had, came through this town. The town is dominated foremost by fishing and then boxing, unfortunately fishermen do not get to fly the world and appear on television, so the the youth have taken to boxing as a ticket out. During the just held arts festival, ring ropes formed by an excited crowd, gave way to a street bout for the town's beloved "little boxers". Standing at an average height of 3″ feet, these
EYEs #5, I SEE YOU.
It's been a few weeks since I started the EYEs project and I humbled to say my work has never felt this meaningful. I love street photography and for years I have been trying to put my finger on something quite as moving as this. I love the interactions with my subjects, it stays with me all through to the end.
Eyes are the organs of vision. As basic as that sounds i find the eyes to be open of the intriguing and complex part of the human body. In portrait photography it's encouraged to focus on the eyes, simply because it usually forms the focal point if the image, an eye in an eye.
Courtesy of all the love that's floating around I decided to share my favorite left-over from the 5 BRANDS X FWST featuring Bohten the eye wear brand . This look got left out simply because it was less cohesive with the whole direction of the editorial, both concept and style wise, but it's still my one of my favorites from the shoot.
5 BRANDS X FWST FEATURING Bôhten
We chose Bôhten eye Wear as part of our 5 Brands series for one particular reason; they are brand with a real story, an honest one carefully nursed with their passion for business and an undeniable desire to infect their surroundings with their contagious attention to quality and delivery.
Do not ignore my pose in the first photo, that is what happens when you walk around with Pharell's "Happy" stuck in your head. Back to regular schedule,sometimes it feels like my wardrobe will never rotate outside my fixation on blues juxtaposed against calm notes of earthy browns, but hey I thought Pamela was never going to come out of those red swim suits but she did, so let's not cross our fingers .
I am in love with Umit Benan's fall 2014 menswear collection, and this is not because nothing like its nature has ever graced the catwalk before, but simply because collection possess something most shows do not, style. There are no ground breaking designs or never before seen take on menswear, but it's nothing short of the purest form of style one can put out for an audience to tap into.
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Dr Serfaty's academic career started at St Andrews University (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk) where he completed an intercalated BSc (Hons) in Medical Sciences (physiology) (1978-1982). His clinical training (MBChB) was at Manchester University (http://www.manchester.ac.uk) (1982-1985), working as a houseman and then as a lecturer in Anatomy for a year. He started his career in Psychiatry at Edinburgh University (http://www.edinburgh.ac.uk), as a rotational registrar (1987-1991) and completed an MPhil investigating benzodiazepine suicides and parasuicides. Whilst working as a senior Registrar and Lecturer in Psychiatry during his clinical training at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (http://www.newcastle.ac.uk) (1991-1996), he also trained as a CBT therapist at the Newcastle Cognitive Therapy centre training programme and obtained a distinction (CertCBT). He is accredited by the British Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapists (BABCP accred). During his time at UCL (www.ucl.ac.uk) (1996-2013) as a Clinical Senior Lecturer, he completed a Doctorate (MD Res) titled: "The use of melatonin for sleep disturbance in depression and dementia." He also received a qualification in teaching and was promoted to a Fellow or the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). In 2013 Dr Serfaty was promoted to clinical reader in Psychiatry at UCL.
Dr Serfaty's current clinical post is at the Priory Hospital North London (PHNL). PHNL is part of an independent health care organisation which also funds one of the only clinical academic posts in the UK. He established the PHNL to be a teaching hospital, with students being posted there from UCL. He is lead Consultant for day care at the PHNL, where he supervises CBT therapists and psychology students in their practice. He has over 29 years of experience in psychiatry and his main clinical interest is in mood and anxiety disorders.
At UCL Dr Serfaty has a teaching role. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) with a diploma in teaching. He has extensively contributed to both under and post graduate medical training and is an examiner for UCL and is a joint collaborator in running the depression and anxiety module in UCLs MSc in Psychiatry.
Dr Serfaty has undertaken a number of funded RCTs using CBT in a variety of groups, especially those who may be neglected from receiving help; older people, cancer patients, eating disorders, people with intellectual disabilities, Body Dysmorphic Disorder and victims of crime.
Dr Serfaty's was one of the first people to test CBT for anorexia nervosa and findings informed NICE guidelines. He also explored whether CBT, delivered by email would be helpful in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. He pioneered the first RCT to compare CBT with a complementary therapy called aromatherapy massage. His internationally recognised trial of CBT in older people, demonstrated that not only was individual CBT effective in this group, but dispelled the prejudice that "you cannot teach an old dog new tricks", by demonstrating an improvement was not attributed to common, non-specific factors in therapy, but rather specific CBT techniques. Other work includes, the Helping Aged Victims of Crime (HAVoC) study, investigating the impact of crime on older people and whether a cognitive behaviourally based Victim Improvement Package (VIP). Results appear promising with more work planned. Dr Serfaty has conducted pilot work with Dr Hassiotis (UCL) determining how CBT, using a more cognitive elements than previously researched, could be delivered to people with Intellectual Difficulties. This study generated promising results. Dr Serfaty worked with Dr Veale to investigate the use of CBT in Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Dr Serfaty's Doctorate (MD Res) investigated the use of melatonin for sleep disturbance in dementia and depression and suggested no effect in dementia, but a trend towards improvement in mood in depression. His main research interests focus on trials research, particularly, but not invariably, psychotherapeutic interventions. Currently Dr Serfaty is currently researching the following as Chief Investigator on:
1. CanTalk: A national UK study investigating the clinical and cost effectiveness of CBT in people with advanced cancer and depression.
2. CanACT: A pilot trial of a third wave CBT, ACT in people with cancer in palliative care.
3. The VIP trial; A joint collaboration with the metropolitan Police and Mind using a Victim Improvement Package for older victims of crime. He is Deputy Chief Investigator on
4. ToSCA: a Trial of Sertraline versus Cognitive behaviour therapy for generalised Anxiety disorder and
5. DOSID; Disturbances of Sleep in Dementia; He is co-investigator on a feasibility study of light therapy in dementia.
Further research planned includes trials focussing on psychological interventions, including cognitive grief therapy and the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
6. BeWell: A trial of Cognitive Grief Therapy wellbeing for bereavement in palliative care.
Dr Serfaty is an accredited teacher and Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Post graduate teaching:
1996-2006 (i) He set up and organized the MRCPsych Academic training programme for post graduate psychiatric trainees. The training programme was developed to be consistent with the syllabus detailed by the Royal college of psychiatrists and was regarded as one of the best academic training programmes for psychiatry in the UK which achieved consistently high pass rates on the theory papers for candidates sitting the MRCPsych exam. Elements of this are still used as the template for the MRCPsych course at UCL. (ii) He was responsible for the psychotherapy academic programme on the MRCPsych course, where he introduced novel and up to date psychotherapeutic interventions onto the training programme, including interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). (iii) He consistently achieved extremely high ratings for teaching on the MRCPsych course.
1996-Currently: (i) Dr Serfaty has a liaison role between UCL and Priory group, an independent health care provider. Delivering medical education in Primary care: He conducts regular lectures in primary care to GPs and to GP training schemes on behalf of UCL and PHNL. Talks have included seminars on CBT for depression, anxiety and panic, CBT for Cancer, Sleep problems, CBT for eating disorders and obesity, Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) and work related stress. These seminars consistently achieve high ratings and disseminate findings from research at UCL. (ii) Dr Serfaty supervises and teaches psychotherapy practitioners at the Priory Hospital North London weekly, encouraging them to practice new skills using role plays. (iii) Dr Serfaty has been actively involved in disseminating knowledge in ACT, including delivering talks at national and international conferences to mental health practitioners. (iv) Dr Serfaty has been involved in training specialist psychologists in how to apply their skills to people with cancer. This includes training "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)" therapists across the UK, as well as the application of ACT to specialists in this field. (v) Dr Serfaty supervises a PhD student on the CanACT study and is planning to supervise another PhD student for the VIP trial. (vi) Dr Serfaty is mentor to 2 MSc in Psychiatry students and in collaboration with Prof Lewis and Dr Billings, has organised the depression and anxiety module of the MSc in psychiatry.
Undergraduate teaching:
2006- Currently; Dr Serfaty is the academic tutor for 3 batches of 4 medical students sent to the Priory Hospital North London from the UCL every year as part of the medical student rotation, having set up the undergraduate training package for medical students, which has consistently received high ratings through independent on line feedback.
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|The bicycle: a highly maneuverable, environment-friendly means of transportation that responds to the rider's every whim. The IMAS: a sports car designed to provide that same invigorating cutting-through-the-breeze feeling. The design concept was to combine environment-friendly performance with fun-to-drive sports-car performance in an advanced, lightweight, aerodynamic package. The body is made mainly of super-light carbon fiber and aluminum—the overall weight is just 700 kg. A sweeping aerodynamic shape helps achieve a drag coefficient () of just 0.20. The efficient power plant is a refined update of Honda's IMA system. Outstanding aerodynamics, light weight and a 'green' power plant for bicycle-like freedom of movement—that's what the new-age lightweight IMAS sports car is all about.
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tag:Community Blogs:blogCommunity Blogshttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/avatars/2/22922.gifJForceGameshttps:://www.destructoid.com/blogs/JForceGames2008-08-23T16:43:28ZCommunity Blogs:185921AWESOME REACH [egoraptor] - JForceGamesJForceGames2010-10-08T10:13:19Z2010-10-08T10:13:19ZEgoraptor's latest in the Awesome Series, maybe his funniest:

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I don't understand why this wasn't posted on Destructoid...or Kotaku or Joystiq...Community Blogs:182986Making of the Best Indie Game Ever- Ep 18: Unstoppable New Art Direction - JForceGamesJForceGames2010-09-02T09:44:37Z2010-09-02T09:44:37Z[embed]182986:32670[/embed]
So it's official, Egoraptor is now not only doing the cutscenes for Unstoppable, but all the sprite-work too! He was actually the one to make this offer, and initially we said no. Partly because I had already put all this work into my sprites and didn't want to see them go. That turned into my main role and I was contributing so much more to the game. But also because we just didn't think his sprites would be that much better to justify the cost and extra time to get them done. We thought my sprites were fine.

But boy were we wrong.

He showed us a couple samples, and like Ty said, it was an easy decision. They're just so much better than my stuff; way more lively, way better drawn. This man has some serious talent. I think our graphics are right up there with Castle Crashers now. It's actually starting to look like the best indie game ever!

So, you want to see a preview eh? FINE. Here's a taste:

[embed]182986:32669[/embed]Community Blogs:172468Egoraptor (Metal Gear Awesome) is doing the cutscenes for our game! - JForceGamesJForceGames2010-04-30T00:21:52Z2010-04-30T00:21:52ZThe legendary Egoraptor, mostly known for the Awesome Series, is doing the cutscenes for our game JForce: UNSTOPPABLE. In the video below you get to see our first meeting with him and learn the game's plot.

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Now tell me that's not fapalicious!Community Blogs:165238The Trailer of all Trailers - JForceGamesJForceGames2010-02-27T16:24:04Z2010-02-27T16:24:04Z[embed]165238:27841[/embed]

Avatar Showdown now available for one dollar! Here's an excerpt from this review:

"Punch out people like Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, Mario, and so much more. Get good enough at knocking them out and you could find yourself in a one on one showdown with Chuck Norris himself. I kid you not. If your somehow able to get past him, you'll end up in the most epic showdown of all time and it's not Beyonce. I won't spoil the details, but I'll tell you that you must see it to believe it."

And we even have Peter Molyneux in the game:

And hey we got posted on Kotaku! Is Brian Crecente the new Mr. Destructoid? Also, this game is currently the #1 best seller on Xbox Indie Games. 1,411 sales the first two days! (and that's before Kotaku).

In other news, the shooter we're working on, JForce: UNSTOPPABLE, has a long way to go. We're working on some very epic weapons, plus a new art direction and much more complex levels along with a full-blown level editor. And best of all, we now have the most awesomest (hint hint) animator in the world doing the cutscenes for it.

Oh yes, there will be hype.Community Blogs:150527Xbox Indie Games Make Big Money - JForceGamesJForceGames2009-09-30T16:46:49Z2009-09-30T16:46:49ZToday I reveal how much money the best selling Xbox Live Indie Games have made. As far as I know, I'm the first to put two and two together and make this public (surprisingly), so this is sort of a big deal. Let's get to it:

I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMB1ES!!!1

ZOMB1ES was released August 16. Sometime before Sept. 14th it had 122,000 downloads. On Sept. 17th James Silva said it had 150,000 downloads, and then on Sept. 26th he said it has a 44.75% conversion rate (see here). Based on this we pretty much know the bare minimum it sold, but we can get closer if we predict how many downloads it had between the 17th and the 26th. Since it gained 28,000 downloads between [a date just before the 14th] and the 17th, then surely it had at least 20,000 between the 17th and 26th, though it's probably much higher than that, considering the game has stayed at #1 on the Most Purchased list this whole time. But let's play minimalist and stick with 20k, which brings us to 170,000 downloads, with a conversion rate of 45%; that's 76,500 copies sold at $1 each. Microsoft takes 30% of that (which is actually a great bargain), so James Silva has made at least $53,000 from I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMB1ES. In only 40 days. That's more than I make in 4 years!

Now it gets more interesting once you realize this: you can view the all-time best selling games on your Xbox by going to the Indie Games tab, then Browse, All, and move over to Best Selling. I'm sure this is sorted by number of copies sold, rather than total money earned. The top 3 games are RC-Airsim, Rumble Massage, and James' ZOMB1E game. So we now know that all of these games have sold more than 76,500 copies.

RC-AirSim

RC-AirSim was released Jan. 20th and cost $2.50 the majority of its existence. Sometime after the Aug. 11th dashboard update, the price was raised to $3. There's no way we can tell how many copies were sold at each price point, so let's take the minimum route again and do the math as if all copies were sold at $2.50. That brings us to $191,250 total revenue. Wow. After Microsoft's cut the creator has made more than $133,875 in 8 months. And we know it's more than that. I'm guessing it's somewhere around $140k-160k. Either way this is pretty shocking. My mind is still boggled from all the months this game spent at #1 on Major Nelsons sales charts. It just does not make sense to me. The game looks so amateurish, so simple; I mean it doesn't even have a crash animation, the game just resets the moment the plane hits the ground. One forum user even questioned the sales charts, proposing the game's success is because of a glitch in the system. What makes matters even more mind-boggling is that this game has gotten very little press. I would have never guessed there's that many people interested in model airplane flying on Xbox Live. For those of you who haven't seen the game, watch the video. Maybe the universe will implode from your collective jaws dropping. Yes, THAT game has made over $134k in 8 months. If it makes you feel any better, the game has gradually disappeared from the weekly top ten once user ratings were implemented, thus ending its reign of terror. A coincidence? I think not.

Rumble Massage

Ah, the first vibrator game. Released Jan. 27th, its numbers should be fairly close to RC-AirSim's. It wasnt as dominate on the charts, and after the Aug. 11th update the price dropped from $2.50 to $1, so it could be a bit lower than $134k, but its probably around the same range. But just think about how long it took to make this game. Literally, this game could be made in less than an hour. Over $130k for an hours worth of work. Has that ever happened in the history of the world?! It really is quite genius; OF COURSE the person who turns your Xbox into a sex toy is gonna be rich. No-brainer. The sad part is all the clones. 4 of the top 21 games are vibrators! Really people? Really?

So, summary:

I MAED A GAM3 W1TH ZOMB1ES
-Time Period: Aug. 16th to Sept. 26th
-Units Sold: around 75,000 to 85,000
-Net Revenue to Developer: around $50k-60k

RC-AirSim
-Time Period: Jan. 20th to Sept. 26th
-Units Sold: over 75,000
-Net Revenue to Developer: around $135k-160k

Rumble Massage
-Time Period: Jan. 27th to Sept. 26th
-Units Sold: over 75,000
-Net Revenue to Developer: around $130k-150k

Now what does this mean for JForce? Well its certainly encouraging for me, considering many people draw comparisons between our game and James ZOMB1E game. They do look very similar. Jonny said it wasnt really that motivating to him though, thinking James just got lucky.

I dont know about that. I mean, if I were to have seen this game before its release, I would have definitely predicted it to be popular. I would have never predicted this much popularity, but I definitely wouldve guessed itd make a few rounds on the ol internets due to the song alone. Obviously thats the main reason for its massive success. Will our game have a funny song? No, probably not. But it will have a funny story and cutscenes, along with a couple epic promo videos, all of which I think will gain us even more popularity than this ZOMB1ES game. Making more money than it is going to be a challenge though, as our game doesnt have as much broad appeal and accessibility. Its a bit more hardcore. But it will be slightly higher priced, so well see.

Also of note is all the people whove doubted us throughout development, saying things like you think you can make $100k from a topdown shooter?! and the never-ending flash comments like why would people buy this when they can play free flash games? If you were one of those people, look at ZOMB1ES and hang your head in shame as you admit you were wrong. Then go jump into a fire.

So in conclusion, Xbox Live Indie Games is a very viable money-making platform, unlike some people think (ahem, *cough*make a better game*cough*). You just need to make an interesting/good game and get press. Or just make a massage game...WITH ZOMBIES IN IT!!! Or just hope for a glitch in the system. :p

And no, these games arent making as much as the iphone best-sellers, but thats different. And who wants to make crappy little mobile games anyway? Bleh. Youll never see JForce goin down that route well, unless we want to make the piles of cash we sleep on even bigger

Anyway, what do you think of all this? How much do you think ZOMB1ES will make one year from its release? How much do you think Unstoppable will make?Community Blogs:143631JForce: UNSTOPPABLE Trailer - JForceGamesJForceGames2009-08-10T17:50:12Z2009-08-10T17:50:12ZHere's the trailer for our upcoming PC/Xbox Live Indie Game, Unstoppable:

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Features:

-Epic story with fully animated cutscenes, copious amounts of blood & gore, crazy plot twists, and PUNS.

-Starring MEGA-BLOCKBUSTER-ACTION-VIDEO-GAME-SUPER STAR Jermaine Ubenheimer! Voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger!*

-WILDEBEESTS

*not really

UnstoppableCommunity Blogs:109341Making of The Best Indie Game EVER- Episode 10: "Bad Programming Practices" - JForceGamesJForceGames2008-10-27T16:48:32Z2008-10-27T16:48:32Z[embed]109341:15496[/embed]

In this episode we mess around with frame count, talk about a new possible art direction, and compare our game to Blow Everything Up (we do that a lot actually, same goes for Crimsonland and Babo.

And Jonny keeps sayin he's gonna write blog posts discussing his programming journey on our site, but he's a slacker. I'm going to start forcing him to do so. Starting this week.

PS: About time Destructoid improved their header!Community Blogs:106195Making of The Best Indie Game EVER- Episode 9: "Concept Art - Part 3" - JForceGamesJForceGames2008-10-03T13:50:59Z2008-10-03T13:50:59Z[embed]106195:14939[/embed]

Ok, last episode of concept art discussion. Here's the rest you haven't seen: Flower Mane, the juggernaut character, and the monk character. And here's a group picture with most of the characters. And who thinks the living origami box and Chuck Norris should be in the game?

In other news, Jordan recently launched his new site: JordanBlakey.com. Check it out, he has some really sweet artwork on there. Yes, our artist is that good.Community Blogs:105738How To Get Banned From TIGSource... TWICE - JForceGamesJForceGames2008-09-30T17:55:10Z2008-09-30T17:55:10Z[embed]105738:14837[/embed]

Do you want to be banned from TIGSource? ...TWICE??? Then this video is for you!

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JForceCommunity Blogs:104886Making of The Best Indie Game EVER- Episode 8: "Sprites and Weapons, Yo" - JForceGamesJForceGames2008-09-24T00:32:30Z2008-09-24T00:32:30Z[embed]104886:14676[/embed]

So Jordan just finished a spritesheet. Check it out, it looks freakin sweet. No really. IGF Visual Excellence Award here we come. But he can't run the game on his computer, so he needs a video to see his work in action. I decided to make it episode 8. And while I'm at it, might as well show off all the cool new abilities Jonny's added. Concept art discussion will continue next week!

Here's the youtube comments.

PS: does anybody think I'm a dirty spammer for creating this Destructoid blog solely to promote our game?Community Blogs:102664Making of The Best Indie Game EVER- Episode 7: "Concept Art Part 2" - JForceGamesJForceGames2008-09-06T06:12:41Z2008-09-06T06:12:41Z[embed]102664:14265[/embed]

More exciting discussion of concept art!Community Blogs:100939Making of The Best Indie Game EVER- Episode 6: "Concept Art - Part 1" - JForceGamesJForceGames2008-08-23T16:43:28Z2008-08-23T16:43:28Z[embed]100939:14018[/embed]

The next three episodes will show us discussing character concept art. And, as you can see, we have boomerangs and hookshots in the game now!

Tags: zelda hookshot


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Live-Blogging: The Hearings on the State Debt Crisis
Today's topic on Capitol Hill? "State and Municipal Debt: The Coming Crisis?"
Massive budget shortfalls, enormously underfunded pension funds and retiree health-care liabilities have caused turmoil in municipal bonds during the past fourth months, and raised questions of what trouble in this big market means for states.
Now lawmakers are asking whether federal intervention is needed. On the congressional hearing agenda: whether the U.S. should change federal law so states can file for bankruptcy and having the federal government set disclosure standards for state and local pensions.
A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee is slated to hear testimony from municipal-market experts as the first of a series of hearings on state and local debt.
Deal Journal will Live Blog the hearings:
Two minutes! That's how long it took for Meredith Whitney to be mentioned in the hearing. "This is not about one analyst," said Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, the chairman of the House committee overseeing TARP and financial bailouts. (Whitney declined an invitation to give testimony.)
The GOP hewing to the talking points. Rep. McHenry ends his statement by calling for an end to "reckless spending" in the states and in Washington, and "unsustainable bailouts."
Rep. Mike Quigley from Illinois laments the wobbly status of his state's finances. "Illinois has to reform its pension system, but it also has to reform it's entire way of doing business," he said.
First witness coming up: Nicole Gelinas, a fellow at the conservative think tank, the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Muni debt is a hot topic in Washington and on Wall Street, but this isn't exactly a standing-room-only hearing room. I'm pretty sure one guy in the gallery — seated behind witness Gelinas — is sleeping.
Gelinas says bankruptcy is unlikely to help states solve their fiscal problems. (Some Congressional officials reportedly are mulling changes to federal law to allow U.S. states to file for bankruptcy protection in order to shed debts and future obligations such as public-employee pensions.)
Ooh, snap! Next witness, UPenn law professor David Skeel, takes the microphone. "I'm tempted to say, everything that Nicole just said: Not.â€
Skeel crafts a somewhat tortured metaphor: "Some have argued that a bankruptcy option is not necessary, because nearly all of the states will be able to muddle their way through their fiscal predicament. This is like saying there's no need for a fire department because most homeowners never have fires in their houses and if one starts they can probably stop it in time. This is true, but we still need fire departments for the rare case where a fire burns out of control.
Skeel says bankruptcy for states, as a last resort, will allow states to restructure troublesome obligations, like public-employee contracts and benefits and bond contracts.
Next up: Eileen Norcross, a research fellow at the Social Change Project at George Mason University
Norcross: pension reform now! State governments are cheating by assuming for unrealistic investment returns for accounting purposes.
Also, folks, you can catch the muni debt hearing live from Washington: http://oversight.house.gov/index.php
Nothing to worry about, says witness Iris Lav of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. States are doing the painful process of hacking away at their debt on their own. This is a cyclical problem, she said.
Here's an interesting data point from Ms. Lav: Â historical default rates have been at one-third of one percent since the 1970s.
Rep. Frank Guinta of N.H. asks Lav: isn't this a crisis? How would you define as a crisis, if what we're seeing from the states isn't a crisis? "States are finding ways to close their cyclical deficits, Lave said.
Illinois borrowed money to pay its pension obligations, which "is very bad practice,â€
Several witnesses have talked about the spiraling costs of health care and Medicaid as one of the biggest headaches for cash strapped states.
Interesting that Democrats tend to be coming down hard to squash this bankrutpcy idea. Rep. Cummings is the latest here, quoting from the governor's association saying stat bankruptcy is not necessary.
Rep. Elijah Cummings asks if it would be helpful to allow states to declare bankruptcy. Let's take a wild guess. Two of the witnesses will say no. Two of the witnesses will say yes.
Would cutting the federal budget hurt the states fiscal health? Ms. Lav responds yes.
Cummings is asking whether the pension problems are mostly due to the market losses during the financial crisis and the situation is improving with the rallying market.
Lav says "the vast majority of states" will be fine. What she does't mention are the worst funded plans, which will likely not recover no matter how much of a blockbuster stock market rally occurs.
Charts! Rep. McHenry breaks 'em out. He's hitting on the spending levels of state and local governments.
Norcross cites economists' estimates, which have shown the unfunded liabilities faced by state and local government pensions might be as high as $3.5 trillion.
Nicole Gelinas: It's not that we don't understand the magnitude of pension underfunding. It is getting state officials to make changes to deal with the problem
She's on the right track. It's not a secret that Illinois' pension plan is in trouble, for example. The issue is whether Illinois can make the tough decisions to deal with the underfunding like raising taxes or cutting benefits.
Aha! The contagion question finally comes up. Rep. Quigley asks, ok, there are maybe 8 to 10 states that are really stressed. What happens to the healthier states and the bond market if they swirl into the toilet?
Meredith Whitney! First time her name was actually mentioned.
Michael won't brag, but I'll do it for him. Read his Page One story. Lots of light, rather than heat, on the muni debt problem. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960804576119870629891478.html
Lav: we are not going to have a major default wave. Maybe some sewer districts default.
Ms. Lav: Only one state defaulted during the Great Depression. Which state? Arkansas.
On the contagion question, Gelinas raises an interesting issue. If banks start to worry that the value of muni debt securities has declined, they may be less willing to extend capital elsewhere. It won't be a crisis or panic on the scale of Sept. 2008, but it might make economic recovery more difficult.
Gelinas: She says if there is any question where states allowed to declare bankruptcy that could upend the muni bond market.
The one issue she said that could create contagion is muni bond losses at banks which could crimp lending to consumers.
The only thing is that the banks' exposure to muni-bonds is pretty limited — about 1.3% of total assets, according to the FDIC. Mortgage security holdings totaled 10% of assets in 2007.
Ok, Michael: What happens if a sewer district defaults on its debt? The repo man shows up to haul away sludge?
One of the panel members, Rep. Maloney, is asking how can you say pensions are the problem if, on average, they are spending 3.8% of their general revenue on pensions.
Well, one reason is that many states and cities haven't been spending this amount to make contributions each year, leaving a big hole.
Shira, good question. The collateral of the sewer district is not the waste water. It is the predictable revenue that these districts collect each year. Check out WSJ's Jeannette Neumann's piece this morning on the bankruptcy case involving the California city of Vallejo. The bonds that have dedicated revenue sources — such as sewer related bonds — tended to have high recovery rates in this bankruptcy case,
Jim Cooper of Tennessee asks to put into the record an opinion piece from Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich titled, "Better Off Bankrupt.â€
Thanks, Michael! And read HERE Jeannette's story this morning about Vallejo, Calif.
Gingrich is getting a lot attention for this bankrutpcy idea. Interestingly, the idea has not been proposed as actual legislation, which has led some critics to allege it is a hollow threat aimed at municipal worker unions.
The threat, in esseence, is give in on contract negotiation or else get your pension benefits cut in bankruptcy.
Corkery's Page One story gets name checked by Rep. McHenry.
By the way, here's what the National Governors Association has said about the possibility of allowing states to file for bankruptcy: "The nation's governors strongly oppose federal proposals to provide states with bankruptcy protection.â€
Michael, Ms. Lav made an interesting point about the difference in California's borrowing and Illinois's borrowing. What are your thoughts on difference between the two state fiscal situation?
Rep. Quigley says we are not going to mention whitney by name but the question still stands: how many defaults are there going to be?
Lav: No major large city or county will default. But we will see some more control boards where the states take over localities
There's a discussion about what "defaultâ€
On control boards, Nassau County — a fairly wealthy enclave in New York's Long Island — had its finances seized by the state recently. The county is suing, saying the move was unconstitutional.
Steve, It's a big difference. Illinois is in much worse shape by some measures. It's borrowing long term debt to make current payments to vendors and pension system. California borrowing is to cover seasonal cash flow shortfalls, not structural problems. That is not say California doesn't have a large budget deficit.
Rep. Cooper: Individual investors need more information and disclosure about the state of local finances. There needs to be more transparency.
No one on the panel disagrees
One point on the fiscal health of Illinois and California, spreads on Illinois 10-year general obligation bonds has risen 110 basis points in the past year. The spread on California's has fallen 21 basis points in past year.
On the issue of more information and transparency for individual investors (who own two-thirds of U.S. municipal bonds), Gelinas and Lav says muni bonds aren't like junky subprime securities, which people inadvertently ended up owning in their investment portfolios. There aren't likely to be "bad apple" bond securities in individual mutual funds or money market funds, they said.
Rep. Walsh of Illinois:Â My state is a mess
Rep. Walsh of Illinois admits his state "is a mess.â€
Mr. Walsh wants the panels 20 second solution to the problem facing the sstates.
Norcross's idea to fix the states' fiscal problems: Close battered defined benefit plans, Norcross said. Well, that's a politically tough idea, right?
Not many suprising answers: Norcross: end defined contribution pension plans; Skeel: allow state bankruptcy; Lav: keep on keeping on, no big changes needed.
Blame it on the Fed. That seems to be point Mr. Walsh just made. His point is that by keeping rates low has been good for debtors like states.
Mr. McHenry on public sector employee benefits: Private sector and public sector workers are living in two different economies.
Mr. McHenry asks the question what congress can do to help deal with the crisis. The answer from the panel? Medicaid. Essentially, look to control the rising cost of health care.
Back to healthcare costs. Rep. McHenry asks, what can Congress do to help fix financial problems in the states and local governments? Skeel and Gelinas agree Congress should reform Medicaid. Gelinas suggests changing Medicaid to a block grant from the feds from a matching program that encourages more state spending. Lav said the feds can help by helping keep a lid on healthcare costs across the board.
The hearing is winding down. Thanks for joining us.


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