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Epic wedding FAILs are here to both assure you that your own wedding day wasn't that bad and to warn you about the perils that can be associated with a couple's big day. It's been said that anything that can go wrong will, but for these couples, a wedding fail turned out to be not just "something that went wrong" but "something that went HORRIBLY wrong." Whether it's the bride whose wedding dress falls off, the groom who drops the bridesmaid, or the wedding guest who vomits during her speech. . . you can just be glad that you aren't any of these people.
The best/worst part? Most of these wedding FAILs were caught on video so they will be forever remembered. Wedding dress fails and bride fails are the stuff of legend and now you can watch the proof that these crazy things actually did happen. With wedding season just around the corner, here are the greatest videos of people completely ruining weddings that the Internet has to offer. From brides being set aflame, to DJs fondling the guests, to even groomsmen ruining cars by parachuting onto them, these are the most epic videos of wedding fails of all time. This list has a lot more than just videos where a dress falls down, or off altogether, but it does have the absolute funniest times that anybody has ever failed very hard during a marriage ceremony.
The best/worst part? Most of these wedding FAILs were caught on video so they will be forever remembered. Wedding dress fails and bride fails are the stuff of legend and now you can watch the proof that these crazy things actually did happen. With wedding season just around the corner, here are the greatest videos of people completely ruining weddings that the Internet has to offer. From brides being set aflame, to DJs fondling the guests, to even groomsmen ruining cars by parachuting onto them, these are the most epic videos of wedding fails of all time. This list has a lot more than just videos where a dress falls down, or off altogether, but it does have the absolute funniest times that anybody has ever failed very hard during a marriage ceremony.
Drunken Pole Dancer Ruins a Wedding with Her Dancing
This is one of the greatest videos in internet history.
First of all, there seem to have been some really attractive women at this wedding. If you look at the aftermath, before you see blood streaming down the bride's face, you get a glimpse of some really pretty ladies. This, I think, is the only rational explanation as to why the woman in the red dress felt the need to beg for as much attention as she did at the reception.
She clearly wanted to be the center of attention, overshadowing the bride (at least she didn't wear white) by taking over the dance floor. She swung slightly on the pole that was keeping up the tent, and then went ahead and went full-on-stripper. Usually, this is a bad move in general.
I mean socially, what the hell are you even doing pole dancing at a wedding?
Well, when this lady started doing this, she brought down the house. Literally.
The video is one minute long, but is one of the most shocking and hilariously cringeworthy moments that you should be glad you didn't live.
Check out more wacky wedding stuff here.
The Worst Wedding DJ Ever Presents Phil Collins
The worst wedding DJ of all time started his internet career with the video you see to the left.
Not only does he ruin a perfectly good Gloria Estefan song that's fueling a line of white people dancing by singing alone while not knowing the words by any stretch of the imagination, he does it off time.
The first part is fantastic, and the first time anyone ever saw this video, we thought that THIS is what made him the worst Wedding DJ ever, until...
The boob slap.
This man takes a young lady who is at his side, most likely wanting to tell him to get off the stage, or maybe even to request a song (as it does look like the night is winding down at this point) and slaps her breasts using them like the very "congas" that Gloria Estefan is singing about.
The wedding videographer, who documented the whole thing, later overdubbed the wedding DJ "Fast Eddie" (yes, this is what this grown man calls himself) slapping the woman's breasts to the tune of Phil Collins's "In the Air Tonight". Now, if you were to slap a wedding guest's breasts to any part of that song, which part would it be? Yes, it's the part where the drums come in. And it is hilarious. Over 4 million views on YouTube hilarious, apparently.
Funny or Die even did a parody of it.
Either way you cut it, the biggest wedding fail involved in this entire debacle was whoever was in charge of hiring the DJ. Whoever that was messed up terribly. But we, as the internet, thank him for his half-assed and wonderful work finding the first person who came up in the Yellow Pages (because someone who booked "Fast Eddie" must be uninformed enough to actually use the Yellow Pages).
Best Man Ruins Wedding
This internet classic, even though it's fake, is a really, really great wedding fail. Just because a lot of people would put "you missed this!" in the comments, and because it's in the general consciousness here it is (and why it's awesome).
Chloe and Keith's wedding was picture perfect. Chloe looked beautiful, Keith found Khakis that kind of fit him, the sun was shining and both their families were present. As the priest was saying their vows and the videographer was closing up on Chloe's proud, loving and blissful face, they got to the part where she is asked if she will be with Keith as long as they both shall live.
She agrees to do this and the priest asks for the rings. The best man (who clearly wasn't) approached the stage they made with confidence, when his unscored, obviously underused dress shoes caused him to slip on the slick surface.
At first you're worried for the guy who fell on his face, until you notice the bride falling over backwards, ruining not only her dress, but her hair, makeup and day.
You lose all sympathy for the guy as soon as you pause the video and realize that he was actually trying to pick himself back up using the bride.
The bride, not wanting to get her dress dirty, or be pushed off the balcony (which c'mon, they did put at kind of an ill-advised spot) backed up... into the pool.
The priest, ever the hero, tried to catch the guy, he then tried to catch her, but only helped break her fall as he falls into the pool after her.
The whole crowd screams "NO!" and one of the greatest wedding fails of all time made internet history. Over 5 million views to just the original video alone.
Here's the trailer for the independent film Chloe and Keith's Wedding, for which this video was viral marketing:
Bridal Party Piggie-Back Fail
Ah the humorous bridal party entrance. Ever since that annoying video of the bridal party dancing in, this phenomena has become more and more present. Why can't they do what my parent's did when they came into the reception? Look kind of out of breath with their hair and clothes disheveled? (I might need to seek counseling.)
In any case, this bridesmaid and groomsman thought it would be a good idea to do a reverse piggy back into the room. Sure, she's built like a brickhouse, but it looks like they didn't factor her high heels into the equation. It's basic physics. Heavyset bridesmaid + Heavyset Groomsman + 5 inch heels = Hilarious Fail.
Bride Gets Caught on Her Dress
The first dance seems to be a lot trickier than it should be. There are numerous videos of brides having the most difficulty putting one foot in front of the other. This is no different.
The poor bride in this video probably agonized over choosing this dress. She probably spent hours going to so many different stores and reading hundreds of magazines just to find the one dress that fit her perfectly. She spent thousands of her parents hard earned dollars to buy it and have it tailored just right. Unfortunately, it seems that they didn't take into account that she would have to do more than just stand in it.
At least she recovers with the grace of a 15 year old Olympic gymnast.
Three Guys Try to Parachute Into a Wedding
This item features a groom and his two groomsmen parachuting into the groom's wedding.
They probably imagined they'd look somewhat like action heroes, coming in and barely having to run after falling from a plane, because that's how it happens in the movies.
Well, here's how it goes in real life:
(Click the picture to watch the video)
1. The first groomsman just barely doesn't land on a busy highway, almost getting killed and ruining a perfectly good 90s car.
2. The second groomsman comes in hard and doesn't quite "land" as much as he does "car", ruining two wedding guests' cars with his flailing body.
3. The groom comes in and gets stuck in a tree.
If I were the father of this bride, I would be reconsidering my choice of "blessings" at this point. This guy is never going to live this down. Ever.
Young Boy Falls Asleep During Vows, Takes a Huge Fall
This is why Catholic weddings are the worst. We've all been to one. They are by far the longest and feature what feels like up to two hours of uninterrupted speech before we even get to anything relevant about the people we're there to see take the plunge.
As a child, nothing was more boring than having to sit through these, which is why we should all sympathize with this kid.
This poor kid finds the ceremony so appropriately boring that he falls asleep standing up. Unfortunately, though, the stairs are so far up that he takes a much bigger fall than you would expect him to.
BONUS: And sure, there are dozens, if not hundreds of videos all over the internet of people falling down during weddings, for example:
So why does this one take the cake? The giant thud that undoubtedly woke this kid up is what puts him on this list.
Woman Vomits During a Wedding Speech
Alright, this guy's speech wasn't that cheesey. I think she overreacted.
This just goes to show that whatever you're serving at your wedding (which is most likely an open bar) what you don't want to do is serve alcohol that your friends can't handle.
Exhibit A is to the left, with a girl who decides that she can't take anymore of the guy's fluffy, lovey dovey talk as her body shows everyone in the room that not only is she ready to go home, but this guy needs to stop talking.
I wonder if he finished his speech...
The best part is that she vomits to the line "with love and understanding, you should be able to do it...".


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Maria Susana was a good hostess, and was very pleasant to deal with. The apartment was centrally located and clean and cute. We enjoyed our stay very much!
I was very satisfy with this wonderful flat. It is not far away from the cathedral, you can reach all interesting locations by foot. The flat is clean, cosy and has everything you need. I was very glad for the tipp for our first dinner in Palma. La Juanita Cuina Fresca near by the flat was very good, very delicious and everything was fresh made. Thank you!
Lovely apartment in a great spot. A minute walk to the Old Town from one side, a minute walk to the city centre and only 5 minutes to the sea side. Maria Susana is such a nice person and was very helpful. We had a fantastic time.
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Susana is a great hostess who did everything we just asked her. Location of the apartment very good, quiet environment despite its location in the center of the city. Great base, as each space was close to the Cathedral, the beach, the harbor is 10 minutes walk from the pretty streets of Palma. Shop Merkadona also a 10 minute walk. Major Square 2 streets away in one word everything under his breath. Thank you for everything Susana
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Susana to świetna gospodyni, która zrobiła wszystko o co tylko ją poprosiliśmy. Lokalizacja apartamentu bardzo dobra, cicha okolica mimo położenia w Centrum miasta. Świetna baza wypadowa, gdyż do każdego miejsca było blisko Katedra, plaża, port to 10 minut spacerkiem pięknymi uliczkami Palmy. Sklep Merkadona także 10 minut spacerem. Plac Major 2 ulice dalej jednym słowem wszystko pod nosem. Dziękujemy za wszystko Susana
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María Susana es una persona muy agradable que se preocupa por sus inquilinos y su comodidad en todo momento. El piso está muy bien situado, muy céntrico y con fácil y rápido acceso al casco histórico y todo lo que hay que visitar en Palma. Está muy bien acondicionado y consta de todos los servicios necesarios. Muchas gracias Susana por hacernos sentir tan a gusto!
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Former members of punchy alt-rock locals Killing Pablo reformed last year as Broadcaster, and in the process we discovered possibly the next Modest Mouse right here in our backyard. It's '90s indie-rock fun at its finest ("Energetic reverb-soaked guitar rock with lyrics usually about drugs or boredom or a combination of the two," their FB page declares), led by singer/guitarist Chris McTiernan (vocally channeling indie heroes Doug Martsch and Tim Kinsella), usually rocking a sport coat while flopping around onstage to instant classics "Old Creep" and "La Brea," two standouts from their recent debut EP Drunkard's Walk (75orLess Records). "Passerby," "Choke," and their GBV cover "Index of Bands" sound even better during their unhinged sets. If The Lonesome Crowded West, Icky Mettle, and Keep It Like a Secret remain on your daily '90s rock playlist, seek out Broadcaster immediately.
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Summit Christian Academy senior Taurin Hughes broke the school's career scoring record during the Eagles' 74-69 victory last week over Central Academy on Feb. 13.
Hughes' third-quarter jump shot from the outside took him over the previous record of 1,088 points set by 2007 graduate Austin Null. Hughes scored a total of 22 points in the game, bringing his career points total to 1,104. He added another 24 points Feb. 17 in the Eagles 74-66 win over O'Hara.
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El papel del Estado y las ONGs en la reducción de la pobreza en el sur de Asia: el caso de Bangladesh
En el presente documento se describen las características demográficas y pobreza en países Asiáticos, haciendo especial énfasis en las medidas del Estado para reducir la pobreza en Bangladesh y el papel de las ONGs en programas en microfinanzas y otros campos del desarrollo.
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Wine investment company Bordeaux Fine Wines has been put into provisional liquidation following an investigation by the Insolvency Service.
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Re: behavior from Mathematica 7 to Mathematica 8
On 11/19/10 at 5:10 AM, edskulsky at gmail.com (David Skulsky) wrote:
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We hope you're like us and can never get too much Bob Creeley and friends. Up today at Jacket2 is a set of home videos shot by Bobbie Louise Hawkins from 1962-1965. From Charles Bernstein:
Bobbie Louise Hawkins took these home movies from 1962 to 1965. She provided them to Robert McTavish for his film about the Vancouver poetry conference of 1963, The Line Has Shattered (2013), and then asked McTavish to send them to PennSound. Penelope Creeley and McTavish provided most of the annotations. We welcome any further identifications: let us know!
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SHREVEPORT, La. — It was an ordinary summer day when Shelby Patrick went to a birthday party at East Ridge Country Club.
As the 10-year-old was dropped off, she told her mother the usual "I love you" and her mom, in turn, hugged and kissed the child and said it back.
Less than 15 minutes later, Shelby was fighting for her life after being pulled from the bottom of a pool. It's unknown how long Shelby spent under the crystal-clear water. When a bystander pulled her out, the child had no pulse. She wasn't breathing. Remarkably, Shelby survived.
She hasn't fully recovered, no longer cares much for crowds and must undergo some therapy. Even so, the Shreveporter has bounced back, living the life of a normal girl her age. She skips, she hops and jumps all over again.
Shelby's mother, Tamika, says her daughter's survival and recovery is nothing short of a blessing. "God answered a lot of prayers. He kept his hands on Shelby and never let go."
News of Shelby's dramatic rescue June 2, 2012, quickly spread across the Shreveport-Bossier City area. It hit local media outlets and flooded social media newsfeeds.
"I don't know Miss Shelby, but I saw it on Facebook that same day and I immediately started praying," Shreveporter Tiffany Lane said. "I just couldn't imagine dealing with that as a mother."
Emergency responders performed CPR and started an IV. At the hospital, Shelby, the younger of two children, was placed in a medically induced coma.
A few days later, she opened her eyes.
"Seeing her in the hospital at Willis-Knighton, seeing her initially after the accident had happened, that was the most difficult," Tamika Patrick said. "It was difficult to see her change and not be so much of our Shelby. That was hard to watch because we know her to act a different way than she was behaving.
"At first, she couldn't do anything on her own. She was a baby all over."
Shelby spent three weeks at Willis-Knighton South then another two weeks of rehabilitation at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
She entered the fourth grade last August, celebrating her first day of school. She completed the 2012-13 academic year at South Highlands Elementary Academic and Performing Arts Magnet School in Shreveport and passed the standardized LEAP test to move on to the next grade.
Many wonder if her survival is due to the quick action of the bystanders, CPR or the treatment.
"It's just blessings after blessings," her mother said.
"Who would have ever thought that I'd see 'Pray for Shelby' across the front page of the newspaper and they were talking about my baby."
Unintentional submersions hospitalize an estimated 5,000 children age 14 or younger each year, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fifteen percent die in the hospital; and as many as 20 percent suffer severe, permanent neurological disability. It is estimated that for each drowning death, there are many more nonfatal submersions serious enough to require hospitalization.
Shelby doesn't remember being at the party or getting into the water, Tamika Patrick said. Her parents told her that she nearly drowned.
Shelby has been in a swimming pool only once since June 2, 2012, and that was for therapy.
"She was very excited because she loves water," her mother said.
"I was nervous and made sure her head didn't go under. But she was just fine because she doesn't remember any of it."
Shelby's summer vacation agenda includes swimming lessons. "I'm planning to go to Disney World and to California because, after the accident, we didn't have a good summer," Shelby said. "I think I'm going to take swimming lessons, but I don't know if I want to."
Faith and prayers are what got the family through the tragedy, said Shelby's aunt Lalita Rogers. She recalls her niece being motionless, with tubes in her face, moments after the child arrived at the hospital.
"It was surreal, it wasn't our Shelby. It wasn't our life," Rogers said.
"But the support we received from the Shreveport/ Bossier community was overwhelming. It let us know there are people out there who are genuine, who are Christians, who believe in prayer and the word of God.
"And we thank them all. We still have Shelby with us today."
• Take swimming lessons if you don't know how to swim. Sign your children up for lessons as soon as they are old enough.
• Swim near a lifeguard; never swim alone.
• Don't drink alcohol if you are swimming or watching children.
• Use floating toys like water wings and noodles for fun — not for safety. Don't use them in place of life jackets.
• Watch out for rip currents, where the current veers away from shore. If you get caught in one, swim along the shoreline until you are out of the current, then swim to shore.
• Watch children carefully.
• Make sure at least one adult is watching when children are near or in the water.
• Don't read or use the phone while watching young children.
• Watch every child in the water — even those who can swim.
• If you have a pool, install four-sided fencing that's at least 4 feet high and separates the pool from the house or yard. Use self-closing and self-latching gates that open outward and are out of reach of children.
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About the Dallas Cosmetic Symposium
Attendees will become familiar with the latest techniques and advances in cosmetic surgery. The focus will be on controversies and advances in facial, breast and body contouring procedures including the use of fat for augmenting the face, breast and buttock.
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals HTML version
to the object either honorable or dishonorable appellations. A griping miser, for instance,
praises extremely INDUSTRY and FRUGALITY even in others, and sets them, in his
estimation, above all the other virtues. He knows the good that results from them, and
feels that species of happiness with a more lively sympathy, than any other you could
represent to him; though perhaps he would not part with a shilling to make the fortune of
the industrious man, whom he praises so highly.]
Let us suppose a person originally framed so as to have no manner of concern for his
fellow-creatures, but to regard the happiness and misery of all sensible beings with
greater indifference than even two contiguous shades of the same colour. Let us suppose,
if the prosperity of nations were laid on the one hand, and their ruin on the other, and he
were desired to choose; that he would stand like the schoolman's ass, irresolute and
undetermined, between equal motives; or rather, like the same ass between two pieces of
wood or marble, without any inclination or propensity to either side. The consequence, I
believe, must be allowed just, that such a person, being absolutely unconcerned, either for
the public good of a community or the private utility of others, would look on every
quality, however pernicious, or however beneficial, to society, or to its possessor, with
the same indifference as on the most common and uninteresting object.
But if, instead of this fancied monster, we suppose a MAN to form a judgement or
determination in the case, there is to him a plain foundation of preference, where
everything else is equal; and however cool his choice may be, if his heart be selfish, or if
the persons interested be remote from him; there must still be a choice or distinction
between what is useful, and what is pernicious. Now this distinction is the same in all its
parts, with the MORAL DISTINCTION, whose foundation has been so often, and so
much in vain, enquired after. The same endowments of the mind, in every circumstance,
are agreeable to the sentiment of morals and to that of humanity; the same temper is
susceptible of high degrees of the one sentiment and of the other; and the same alteration
in the objects, by their nearer approach or by connexions, enlivens the one and the other.
By all the rules of philosophy, therefore, we must conclude, that these sentiments are
originally the same; since, in each particular, even the most minute, they are governed by
the same laws, and are moved by the same objects.
Why do philosophers infer, with the greatest certainty, that the moon is kept in its orbit
by the same force of gravity, that makes bodies fall near the surface of the earth, but
because these effects are, upon computation, found similar and equal? And must not this
argument bring as strong conviction, in moral as in natural disquisitions?
To prove, by any long detail, that all the qualities, useful to the possessor, are approved
of, and the contrary censured, would be superfluous. The least reflection on what is every
day experienced in life, will be sufficient. We shall only mention a few instances, in order
to remove, if possible, all doubt and hesitation.
The quality, the most necessary for the execution of any useful enterprise, is discretion;
by which we carry on a safe intercourse with others, give due attention to our own and to
their character, weigh each circumstance of the business which we undertake, and employ


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Steamboat Springs With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, Steamboat Springs High School soccer's schedule has become a three-game checklist.
2013 Sailors boys soccer schedule
- Aug. 31: Steamboat 4, Delta 2
- Sept. 3: Battle Mountain 5, Steamboat 4, 2OT
- Sept. 5: Steamboat 2, Eagle Valley 1, 2OT
- Sept. 7: Steamboat 5, Rifle 0
- Sept. 12: Summit 2, Steamboat 1, 2OT
- Sept. 14: Steamboat 3, Palisade 1
- Sept. 19: Steamboat 2, Glenwood Springs 0
- Sept. 21: Evergreen 1, Steamboat 0
- Sept. 24: Steamboat 3, Eagle Valley 3
- Sept. 26: Steamboat 6, Rifle 0
- Sept. 28: Centaurus 5, Steamboat 1
- Oct. 3: Battle Mountain 3, Steamboat 2
- Oct. 5: Steamboat 6, Palisade 0
- Oct. 12: Steamboat 2, Glenwood Springs 1
- Oct. 17: Steamboat 1, Summit 0 Playoffs
- Oct. 23: Denver North 3, Steamboat 0
On a brisk, sunny Saturday afternoon, the Sailors easily checked Palisade off that list, winning in dominating fashion, 6-0.
Now, coach Rob Bohlmann's squad stares down its final two games as must-win scenarios if the Sailors are to even sniff a chance at a playoff bid.
Without looking too far ahead, the Sailors rebounded from Thursday's heartbreaking loss to Battle Mountain with big help from Carter Kounovsky, Nathan DePuy and Hector Lopez.
Kounovsky, a senior, opened the scoring in the 18th minute, followed by homecoming king Jasper Good's goal four minutes later. Kounovsky found Lopez in the 30th minute to give Steamboat a 3-0 lead heading into halftime.
Sailors keeper Jake Andersen again made a few highlight-reel saves that had both teams' benches applauding his effort. Andersen tallied a game-high eight saves.
Bohlmann praised his team's ability to adjust to some problems Palisade presented in the first match of the season and get out to an early, insurmountable lead.
"That was the focus pregame" Saturday, Bohlmann said. "We were caught offside a couple times, but for the most part, we were able to get that early delivery in."
And it took just 12 minutes into the second half for the Sailors to double their lead against the Bulldogs. A pair of Nathan DePuy goals just a minute apart gave Steamboat a 5-0 advantage, and Kounovsky punched in his second goal in the 52nd minute off a Lopez assist, which wrapped up the afternoon's scoring.
The rebound victory tasted sweet for the Sailors, especially the group of seniors who possibly have just two weeks of soccer left together.
"It feels really good, actually," Kounovsky said. "It keeps us moving forward. It's going to help us. We're just trying to win out to keep the playoff hopes alive."
There are myriad ways Steamboat can punch its ticket to the playoffs, but none is possible unless the Sailors beat Glenwood Springs next weekend and follow with a season-closing victory against Summit on Oct. 17. Bohlmann said the likeliest way the Sailors can advance is if they clinch one of the eight at-large slots up for grabs.
There are four automatic bids, but a few teams in the Western Slope League already look like they have secured those slots.
Kounovsky said the seniors simply will play for one another down the stretch, and Bohlmann stressed a one-game-at-a-time mentality.
"Really for us, it's a playoff mentality," Bohlmann said. "With two games remaining, to live for an opportunity in playoffs, we must win the next two. It's all about squeezing out every moment of training and becoming as sharp as we can."
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Surprise visitors!
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I had a bit of a shock yesterday -- a couple of friends, Eryn and Chris, who were camp counselors with me at Michi-Lu-Ca a couple of summers ago knocked on the door of my apartment just before church yesterday morning! They had been travelling around Costa Rica for about 10 days and stopped by before heading out this morning. Eryn lived in the barrio for about 3 months last year. So, I got to have lunch with them and hang out, which was really wonderful.
We had a hectic day with the kids today -- it was really busy! There's been a bit of a lull because of major exams -- so a lot of the kids are home studying -- and so that had created a bit of a false sense of security. =) We had about 20 in the morning and 25 in the afternoon -- it's so wonderful to have Sol Anyel helping out!!!
With low attendance last week, we got to play with clay again (which definitely can't happen, at least yet, with large groups here). And, Maria Fernanda showed off her dancing abilities to Copland's Salon de Mexico. I've been reading to her and speaking to her only in English, and she's starting to copy me, which very cool. It's working with a few of the other (youngest) children, too.
Morgan gets here on July 12, so I'm very excited about that. She's fundraising in Washington State; I'm hoping she'll be able to raise enough for at least a few months so that I can really work on it when I get back. (Again, if anyone feels like donating, please do! Checks payable to St. Paul Lutheran Church, with "Elizabeth's Project in the memo line, 21915 Beech St., Dearborn, MI 48128.) =)
Veronica is now on her feet with five days of work per week. She's making about $50 per week (her rent is $60/month), so it's certainly not going to be easy, but it will be possible. Thanks to those of you who helped support her while her son was undergoing his surgeries -- she's doing well and independent!
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Interview: Faceware's Peter Busch Talks Motion Capture for Destiny
Posted on Friday, April 4 @ 12:00:00 PST by Alex_Osborn
Bungie's shared-world shooter Destiny is set to rock the gaming world when it launches later this year. In anticipation of the game's release, I took the time to chat with Peter Busch, the vice president of business development at Faceware Technologies, the facial motion capture company behind Activision's highly anticipated shooter.
GameRevolution: Faceware Technologies describes itself as being the "most experienced provider of markerless 3D facial motion capture solutions." Can you talk a little bit about the process of (and what's involved in) "markerless" motion capture?
Peter Busch: Faceware Technologies is a spin off of the service provider Image Metrics, which has been providing facial motion capture and animation services to the video game industry for nearly 15 years. Rather than relying on markers placed on the face and skin, Faceware's technology uses video and software to extract and understand the features and motions of a person's face.
Our experience has helped us create tools that provide a very practical approach to a complex challenge. Facial animation is a very difficult craft - we have learned from our years in the industry and created a simple process that embraces the artist and the way they work. Actors simply act on camera (without having markers all over their face) and animators simply animate with the aid of our Retargeter software, which has been called "an assistant animator" by Bungie.
GR: What sets Faceware apart from other motion capture companies out there?
PB: We have many unique features in our software, most of which provide the heightened level of flexibility required for a successful production tool. We couple that flexibility with a workflow that is very straight forward and simple, allowing the end user to really increase his/her effectiveness and optimize how they use our software.
One unique feature is the AutoTrack feature in Analyzer, which uses an exclusive library generated from over 10 years of facial data to help the software understand how faces move. This feature allows any video of any actor to be automatically tracked by our software without any information of their face. The tracked movement can then be applied to a digital character, which helps artists produce highly realistic facial performances much faster than doing it all manually. It is truly amazing.
GR: How does Destiny's character customization affect how you approach motion capture? Will players be able to customize their character's face?
PB: While we can't speak about specifics within Destiny's characters, we can say that our five-year relationship with Bungie has always had one goal: the best quality or nothing else will do. They truly drive to have believable performances and have embraced our best practices to drive the quality of facial animation on Destiny.
GR: Destiny boasts a number of different creatures that don't necessarily have human-like facial features. How can one go about capturing facial animations for alien species?
PB: Because Bungie uses our Retargeter software as an "assistant animator", this allows them to fully utilize our unique pose-driven workflow. In our process, an animator will play role of interpreter and define how a smile or scowl will look on any of their characters, humanoid or not. This level of creative control allows the relative movement of a live human performance to be applied to any character—even if they don't have facial features which resemble a human! I can say that the Bungie team has done some very innovative and exciting approaches to facial animation that I've been truly impressed by. Wish I could say more!
GR: You've worked with Bungie in the past on Halo: Reach, as well as Crytek on Crysis 2 and 3, but your partners expand beyond the sci-fi first-person shooter genre, as you've worked with 2K on its popular NBA 2K franchise. Is there a different approach involved in capturing the faces of recognizable professional athletes?
PB: Absolutely. In almost every genre of game we do, the way a developer uses our software is very different. This is why the flexibility of our software is so critical.
With NBA, 2K's constant challenge is to have all of their highly recognizable public figures look and act like their live action counterparts. What's really different is that a sports title does not have the level of dialogue that a title like Destiny or Grand Theft Auto V would have—2K is really building a library of emotions that must work on all of their athletes, combined with "Signature" performances.
What is really unique about our software is that because it can work with any video source, 2K can use live game footage of Kobe Bryant to drive the 3D Kobe Bryant in their game—this obviously is a perfect scenario to meet the demands of their audience.
GR: Destiny is being developed for PlayStation 4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360, spanning two different console generations. How is the disparity technological capabilities handled? Does Faceware feature some sort of scalability?
PB: Most Autodesk 3D software packages have a means of adjusting animation quality to the technical limitations of the target platform. The animation portion of our process is done through our software product Retargeter, which is actually a plug-in to Autodesk 3D software products. This gives Bungie full flexibility in porting the animation to any console.
Our products are very scalable, and can be used on a wide variety of titles. Camouflaj Games in Seattle recently released a few scenes of their character named Hope in the iOS title Republique. Our technology also helped produce over 400 minutes of cutscenes in Grand Theft Auto V. We even have a motion capture service client who is processing over 10-20 hours of animation per week for a wide variety of media. Our software has been used on over 9.5 million frames of animation since the beginning of 2012. Needless to say, scalability is not a challenge for our products, which is why our clients have trusted our products over the years!
Destiny launches on September 9th for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PS3.
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Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 30, 2010
Michele Pelino's recent blog, "HP's Acquisition Of Palm Is Not A Match Made In Heaven," concludes as the title suggests that the success of the acquisition remains a wait-and-see proposition and it, in fact, may not pay off. As Michele notes,
Forrester's survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers in North American and European enterprises, only 12% of firms officially support or manage Palm devices. In comparison, 70% of enterprises support BlackBerry smartphones, and 29% support Apple iPhones. Android devices, the newest entrants in the mobile OS wars, have strong momentum and are officially supported by 13% of firms.
Well, that got me wondering how Palm had fared in emerging markets. We know that device preferences are different globally. So, I thought, maybe there are some Palm fans outside of North America and Europe. I checked Forrester's Global Technology Adoption data from last summer (new survey expected back from the field very soon) in which we surveyed 1,412 IT executives and technology decision-makers across 15 countries. Here is what I found out about PalmOS support across enterprises in a few of the countries:
Posted by Mark Mulligan on April 29, 2010
Nokia today announced the launch of the Indian implementation of Comes With Music. The fact it is called Ovi Music indicates the degree to which this is a highly bespoke implementation of Nokia's unlimited music offering, specifically tailored for the local market. Nokia understand the dynamics of emerging markets more than any other global digital music player and they're embarking on a first or early mover strategy across key emerging markets such as India, Russia and Mexico. This is Nokia's 30th unlimited music market.
Nokia have done a lot to address local market dynamics, such as a 90% local language, 4 million track catalogue, pinless activation directly on mobile devices without a PC (due to low PC penetration) and reducing the Ovi client from 60MB to 3MB to address connectivity issues. The service will also have a new low end music phone (the X2) to drive its launch.
Even with those features though, the majority of the Indian market will not be addressable. Most mobile phone users don't have any download capability (either PC or mobile) and rely upon filling up their phones with illegal content from dodgy stalls set up outside mobile phone shops. (Nokia's focus on 'clean meta data' for Ovi Music in India is an intended differentiation point from these resellers).
Of course Nokia fully understand these dynamics and they've chosen to launch a service with a remit of addressing a smaller, higher spending, more tech savvy segment, leaving their AM radio enabled phones as a means of delivering a music experience to rural areas etc.
Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 16, 2010
Last December I wrote about Building B2B Technology Markets, looking at how to penetrate a market with almost none of the traditional characteristics of a mature technology market? As technology vendors increasingly look to emerging markets as a significant opportunity and source of growth, this question becomes more pressing. The report explored some of the elements of Cisco's Country Transformation initiatives in order to identify steps in the process of building market infrastructure:
For example, the report looked at partnering with governments to encourage market-friendly policies and investment in the necessary technology infrastructure to support market development and overall economic growth. And, from a sales perspective, trade associations provided an alternative channel to reach small and medium businesses in markets where distributors and resellers weren't available.
But, another element critical to successful market development is the ecosystem of partners developing solutions specific to the particular market, or even just contributing local innovation for new approaches to broader global issues. Building B2B Technology Markets discussed finding local organizations to act as partners in the market, and even investing in educational initiatives, but missed the next step of how to help create these new local ecosystem partners.
Posted by Jennifer Belissent on April 13, 2010
The word for "crisis" in Chinese apparently comes from two roots meaning "risk" and "opportunity" – there is both a downside, and the potential for an upside. That's how César Alierta, Telefónica Chairman and CEO, began the opening keynote of their 2010 Leadership Conference in Miami (where I spent several days last week). For Telefónica, that definition has played out with the global economic crisis. While results in Spain have been their downside, Latin America has been the opportunity. Telefónica has a presence in 15 countries in Latin America (and 42 countries worldwide), with offerings in mobile and fixed telephony and in IT services. Not all offerings are available in all markets but in many countries Telefónica has leveraged a strong position in one offering to expand into the others becoming the first integrated operator in the region.
According to José Maria Pallete, CEO of Telefónica Latinoamérica, Latin America represents 65-70% of their total customer base, 40% of revenues and about 40% of the operating income. In the enterprise space (as opposed to consumer services), 37% of Telefónica revenue comes from Latin America. That corporate segment (including public sector) marked double digit growth in Latin America in 2009, with its biggest markets in Brazil and Mexico.


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