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A new report from analyst group DFC Intelligence's David Cole looks at the unique path that gave rise to Blizzard's groundbreakingly-populated MMORPG World of Warcraft, including the myths behind its international impact, and the forecast for competitors hoping to break off a chunk of Blizzard's success.
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"With the interactive entertainment worlds attention about to turn to the new console systems, we thought this month wed instead take a look at one of the most successful PC game products ever, World of Warcraft (WoW). WoW is of course, a subscription-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG). What makes the product unique is not necessarily the number of users, but the number of users that are willing to pay up to $15 a month to play the game. The game has raised the bar for MMOG products, particularly in terms of revenue generation. However, there are some fundamental misconceptions about the game that are particularly problematic.
In the end, it is a great game that has perhaps recalibrated investor expectations for MMOG products beyond what makes sense. There is a lot of supposedly new talk about the World of Warcraft model. To longtime industry observers, this talk is more retro (or even tired) than it is revolutionary. We have heard this tune before, only where the lyrics once featured EverQuest, now they sing World of Warcraft. Still, WoW developer Blizzard Entertainment obviously did something right and it only seems natural to ask what it was. It is only after understanding how Blizzard made WoW a success that companies can ask such questions as: is that success duplicable and if so is our particular company in a position to duplicate that success?
First, however, it is important to debunk a persistent myth about WoWs success. The confusion results from WoWs status as a truly global game. We know, from the games Chinese operator the9, that Warcraft has 5 million Chinese players. Of course, this is a terrific feat as WoW became the first Western game to penetrate the dense and difficult Chinese market. However, these Chinese users are not subscribers in the Western sense of the word: they do not pay a recurring monthly fee. In fact, they generate about 0.36 yuan per hour of gameplay; thats about 4 cents an hour. Of course, Chinese users log a lot of hours. In the second quarter of 2006, World of Warcraft generated $32 million. While this is a substantial sum in the Chinese MMOG world, 5 million Western subscribers would have generated more than $200 million over the same time period. Thus, Chinese players generate about 15% as much revenue as their Western neighbors.
What we know for sure is that World of Warcraft has had one million North American subscribers and one million European subscribers for a total of over two million Western subscribers. This, in and of itself, is an astounding feat. No game had been able to top 750,000 subscribers in those territories, let alone one million or two million. It is important, however, to remember that in terms of revenue generation, World of Warcraft is just one star among the many high-flying video games with millions of unit sales.
For example, popular Electronic Arts franchises like Madden football and Need for Speed can sell over 5 million units a year at around $50 each. In addition, because World of Warcraft is a massively complicated online game, the cost structure is far different from a Madden or Need for Speed. WoW costs more to run and new content must be continuously added. The game generates more revenue per user, but costs per user are substantially higher than with traditional game products.
Nevertheless, a product like WoW is tremendously profitable and its success in the West did come as a bit of a surprise. To most outsiders, WoW looks pretty much like any other high-end fantasy MMOG. Did World of Warcraft actually change the MMOG template that products like EverQuest established or did it merely perfect the player experience for the genre? From the gameplay perspective, World of Warcraft made evolutionary changes to the MMOG. Namely, Blizzard made WoW a lot more like a traditional game. Taking the template as a starting point, WoW made it easier to play the game alone and/or without making new friends. Research by a group of researchers at the Palo Alto Research Center suggests that the majority of WoW players spend most of their time playing alone. Very few have dense or large online social networks. In other words, like most traditional videogame and PC players, they are playing by themselves or with a couple of friends.
Unlike some games which force players to cooperate, WoW facilitates the go-it-alone mode of gameplay. A good deal of the action in World of Warcraft does not occur within the massively multiplayer setting where there are hundreds to thousands of people. Many quests allow the player to enter into an instance which is a sort of parallel universe in which the player and whatever group they are part of leave the main gameworld and enter a court of their own. Instancing, as it is known, is a controversial practice among the hard-core MMOG crowd because it breaks the illusion of the game as one seamless virtual world.
On the other hand, it allows players greater control of their individual experience and reduces server overhead and lag. The practice also allowed Blizzard to provide direction for player versus player (PvP) gameplay. The normal MMOG focuses primarily on player versus environment (PvE) experience where a user goes on a quest and focuses on fighting computer generated monsters and building their character level. With PvP players fight each other. For WoW, Blizzard introduced Battlegrounds about 6 months after the original game release. These are essentially minigames that are almost like the Deathmatches from first person shooter (FPS) type games. In the first Battlegrounds release, there were an epic game with up to 40 players and a Capture-the-Flag 20 player match. The battles also provided a much needed boost to the factional strife that World of Warcraft fosters between the game universes races, the Alliance and the Horde.
Both the PvE and PvP instanced content has proven incredibly popular even as it has led to derisive commentary from MMOG purists. It appears to us that instanced content lets Blizzard formalize some of the way users play MMOG. For years, different play styles led to social problems among players who were following different implicit rules. Also, many users are not attracted to a purely open-ended game. Some players want clear winners and losers as in an FPS or sports game. Now, people who like PvP battles can engage in those in their own arena while PvE players can hang out in the auction house. This has enabled World of Warcraft to draw players who would normally be classified as moderate gamers, the types who play Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, or Battlefield.
Instancing and support for solo players, however, are not limited to World of Warcraft. Many other games provide the same types of play to various degrees. A great deal of WoWs success can probably be attributed to the elusive fun factor. So is it simply about building another product that consumers find to be fun? Developing an online game with the quality of WoW is probably within the reach of several companies, assuming they have around $25 to $50 million to invest in creating a well-designed fun game. However, having a high-quality, fun product was only one part of WoWs unprecedented success. There are several other key factors that will be much harder to duplicate. Blizzards global execution was based on years of experience and backed with very strong brand recognition. The foundation for WoWs success was started years before actual product development commenced.
World of Warcraft is the first truly global online game. At least as impressive as the games success in China is its more than 1 million customers in Europe. No other MMOG has even claimed 100,000 European subscribers. Blizzard actually treated Europe like a different market that needed its own operations staff, etc. They released the game in German and French in addition to English and have a Spanish version planned. Blizzard Europe has 450 employees with 22 nationalities represented among them. No other online game company has even half of that presence in Europe except Jagex, the British developer of Runescape.
Blizzard was able to launch a product on a global basis because they had years of experience with releasing and operating online games around the world. For example, Blizzards StarCraft title helped kick start the entire South Korean game market in the late 1990s. Blizzards decade long experience with its free Battle.net online game service was clearly a major factor in WoWs success. Most online game developers have had mere thousands or at best tens of thousands of users. Blizzard was used to dealing with hundreds of thousands of users on a daily basis. This type of large-scale operations experience cannot be underestimated. In China, companies like the9 take a substantial cut of revenue solely for their expertise in running these immensely complicated enterprises. WoW did not come out of nowhere and was the result of years of experience. This type of experience is probably impossible to duplicate.
Finally of course there is Blizzards reputation and the brand strength of Warcraft. Blizzards franchises like Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo were among the most popular PC games of all time. Blizzard is definitely a company well-known for quality of product not quantity. They are a company with a reputation for taking the time to get things right. For example, it took over six years between the release of Warcraft II and Warcraft III. Furthermore, Blizzard, at the time of WoWs release, was probably the most respected online gaming company in the world. Through years of supporting online games at Battle.net with a high level of service, the company was known as responsive to player desires and just plain good at running online games. Unlike many game company brands, Blizzard had proven its international appeal with massive popularity of StarCraft in Asia, particularly outside Japan. Blizzard even had some indirect benefit from piracy. Warcraft games were some of the most popular pirated games in China and other parts of Asia and this lead to strong brand recognition.
All of these factors point towards one conclusion: World of Warcrafts success, admirable as it may be, will be extremely difficult to duplicate. This will be bad news for all the frothy investors who are suddenly discovering the MMOG business model. In the new DFC Intelligence Online Game Market report we forecast revenue in the MMOG market to grow over 150% from 2006 to 2011. However, this doesnt account for all the investment money that is likely to be lost chasing after that revenue growth. After EverQuests success over five years ago, millions of dollars flowed into the MMOG industry, far beyond what it could support.
The fact of the matter is that most success with MMOG comes with smaller, dedicated online game companies that use small amounts of investment money to great effect. Jagexs Runescape, CCPs EVE Online, and Three Rings Puzzle Pirates are three games that found niche success by scaling their efforts to what was feasible. Jagexs Runescape has even crossed into mainstream territory with over 800,000 subscribers as a result of its less demanding computer requirements and low cost ($5 a month). This is another example of how innovation with gameplay and business models tends to produce hits. For the health of investors and the MMOG space, lets hope that this lesson doesnt have to be relearned the hard way. However, when a product generates as much money as WoW it is inevitable that the dumb money will start flowing freely. Just dont say we didnt warn you."
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I am attempting to build a TV stand and eventyally an entire entertainment center for a 42 inch TV. I am needing guidance on what type of joint method would be the best. I have spoke with several people and the majority of them say to use dowel joints. Is this the best method or are there other sugestions. i just want to be sure that my TV does not end up on the floor. Any advice would be appreciated.
There are a few ways to go about this. I generally use dado's and superb glue. I'm also assuming that you are planning to use cabintry grade wood and not some MDF or particle board junk.
For support, I usually use cleats beneath the shelf. One across the back, one spanning the center and rabbit in the front one. With a 42" set, you can also include a center upright and ajustable shelving to hold all of the rest of your gear.
Thanks for the advice, that gives me a starting point. Im new to woodworking and trying to figure out the best way to build things. Its easy to slap somethig together but to build something that lasts is a different story. I appreciate all your help
A few years ago I built a corner entertainment center for a customer with just a framing saw
Dado cuts and all
The guy still uses it, he loves it
I dado to about 1/3 of the thickness of the board +.
A little trick: Set your dado depth so that the measurement from the bottom of the groove to the outside of the board is a common measurement. This helps when working with todays lumber and ply which now comes in metric and goofy sizes.
Say you're making a 3ft. long shelving unit from 3/4" ply which is really 23/32". Dado the shelf end pieces so that the bottom of the groove to the outside of the board is 1/2". Now cut your shelves to 35" and when assembled, the unit will be 36" overall. You have also skipped over trying to figure out what 1/3 of 23/32" is and how long to cut your shelves.
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Great tip!
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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by barbk, Jan 27, 2012.
The YP!
At least it will be better than listening to all the latin tracks this year. After sitting through the practice for SD in Sheffield, I couldn't face hearing all the music again in the evening and went to watch the men practice instead. The only good thing that came out of it was that very few couples used latin again for the free dances.
I think the Polka could work better than the Rhumba as, like the Golden Waltz last year, it takes up more of the time allowed, and is much harder to just basically skate through. I don't think one single couple did the 2 sequences of Rhumba back to back, so you couldn't see who hadn't got the strength of edge and togetherness on the restart to have the same speed on the 2nd run through. It might have been better if they had made everyone use Rhumba music and style of dance all the way through like they did in 1994, when T&D did their memorable Rhumba OD.
I hope Alex Shibutani skates the Yankee Polka in Red Sox gear!
I believe Massachusetts has a state polka too.
I think it will allow teams to be creative and not be criticized for not being "polka" enough. That's why I got tired of the Latin SD, because it was pretty narrow in style choices to be considered "latin".
i'm taking a look at the yankee polka and it seems interesting... hard and interesting.
The Massachusetts state polka
OTOH, the Connecticut state legislature "foiled the polka law" again.
(The Ballroom Polka)
Meanwhile (since this is fun for me), I find that Michigan has a Polka Hall of Fame, just prime for all the young Michigan dancers to explore
How can the Shibutanis fail to pick something called:
Happy Polka Music by Richard's Magic Accordion in Paw Paw, Michigan?
Virtue & Moir might be attracted to this polka
"Romantic Polka by Most Famous Superhero Gabriela Gzregorcz"
And Davis and White by
Bingoman Saves Polka Night (Polka From Hell)
or Highway to Hell Polka
Seriously, there are some very odd polkas out there.
I was listening to a polka version of Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" the other day that was kinda awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg
Yes, it's one of the pieces that the ISU uses for the Yankee Polka.
Meeeeee!!!!!! Yankee Polka almost makes up for the annoyance that was this year's short dance. I expect most of them to be horrid and I'll love every single tacky costume!!
Yankee Polka is one of the most awesome CDs.
We're gonna see a lot of trashy SDs and country bumpkin programs. It will be hilariously bad.
I'm actually somewhat excited by the prospect of this. I actually expect that a lot of teams will do really well with this. I think each SD will either be really good, or a complete trainwreck, though. I don't think there can be an in-between with this dance. That being said, I'm excited by the prospect of interesting music choices.
At first glance, I read this as Bathroom Polka...
That is so bad it's Thanks for posting! Hearing that guy singing the lyrics is the best!! "You're ups then you're down..."
I need to throw in my weird polka finds:
Weird Al is the first thing I think of when it comes to the word "polka." I wonder if anyone will use his music for the SD. Or does that cross the line from slightly silly into zany-in-a-bad-way territory? Well, for one thing, next year's SD will not be boring.
I personally think the Ukrainian polka version of "Hot N Cold" is better than the original.
As long as Paul Porrier brings some of that fantastic level 4 chest hair like he did in the Latin SD at Canadians, I'm in.
So do I.
We see this season that it's difficult to insert a compulsory in a short dance. I can't even imagine what will be the results with the Yankee Polka !!!!
What are your guesses for the 6 key points (3 per half of the dance)? I haven't a clue, really.
I'm thinking probably the closed choctaw (both man and lady) will go for two of them, but what about the others.
Perhaps step 16 for both as the 3rd point for the first half (where not doing a rocker instead of an outside 3 will be key)?
In the second sequence,
steps 32-33 for the lady?
Maybe the wide steps in 45 - 47 for both?
Here's a Yankee Polka Compulsory instructional video as demonstrated by Usova and Zhulin, if people want to get a closer look at the steps and have some explanation to go along with them. I'm not sure where it comes from but seems pretty official.
Interesting question. It's a whole lot longer than 2 patterns of the rhumba. . . How would you fit in all the required elements?
I suspect like the GW, they will do one pattern, split in 2 pieces.
The U&Z video I believe is from a commissioned set of instructional ice dance videos? I think by the ISU, but it could be a federation??
I don't like the short dance but the yankee polka is a favorite cd. I hope one doesn't wreck the other. Tessa Virtue had a Yankee Polka cd dress that opened like an umbrella when she spun in 2007. That was worth first place by itself, and I'm not even taking into account the little braided buns at her temples.
Yes!!! Between the crazy costumes, somewhere I have photos of a team in red, white, and blue polka outfits, and the music (didn't someone find a polka version of Madonna for one of the folk ODs?), this should be a hoot.
The Beiers ... their OD in 2007.
Next season can't get here soon enough for me!!
I found a photo of her skirt: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3124/2840130652_b3a2aab9e0_o.jpg
and another:
Here are also some blasts from the past:
Davis & White
Hann-McCurdy & Coreno
Lots and lots of yankee polka photos And more!
those are some sleeves!
A different kind of yankee polka
I agree with this.
OMG, thank you for reminding me of that.
It's already ridiculous, but then you remember they're brother and sister.
Integrating YP into SD will be so easy.
posing with toe-steps
stroke stroke stroke stroke stroke stroke
YP pattern
stroke stroke stroke
YP second pattern
toe-steps toe-steps toe-steps
stroke stroke stroke
other elements
toe-steps toe-steps toe-steps into closing pose
There you go, that's probably how 90% of the programs will look.


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by Pastor Randy Orndorff of Culpeper United Methodist Church shared with permission from the church websiteEditor's Note: Pastor Randy is the pastor of the church I now attend after my years at the abusive Evangelical church in my past. He's a good guy, he possesses one of the most important important characteristics of a good pastor would wouldn't abuse you, he is not controlling. This new year he actually did something sort of revolutionary for a pastor, he preached an entire series on coping with the slings and arrows of real life. So as part of our series I'll be sharing some of his sermon notes here. The rest can be viewed at the CUMC website. … [Read more...]
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Managing director Gail Kelly said she expected a soft landing for St George in the housing loan market.
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St George Bank has put its big bank rivals to shame and defied concerns about its vulnerability to a housing downturn by posting a record interim profit and handing investors an unexpected dividend bonanza.
The regional bank shares soared $1.42 to $21.65 after the bank comfortably beat market forecasts with a net profit of $354 million for the March 31 half, representing a 13.8 per cent rise in earnings per share.
The interim dividend, payable July 2, was 60¢ fully franked, up from 45¢ in the previous corresponding period.
"We would not be lifting the payout ratio if we did not believe it was sustainable," managing director Gail Kelly said.
"They have an absolute excess of franking credits which they have dealt with by increasing the payout ratio for an indefinite period," said Hunter Green Institutional Stockbroking's Charlie Green. "Shareholders will applaud that."
St George also increased its earnings-per-share growth guidance from 10-11 per cent to 11-13 per cent for the full year (excluding a one-off $12 million profit from the sale of the Cashcard stake) and still expects "double-digit growth" in 2005.
Some analysts said the 2003-2004 target would be a "shoo-in" and St George, along with Westpac, were now performing at a class above National Australia Bank and ANZ.
One negative was St George's intention to raise $250 million to $300 million in Tier 1 capital through a hybrid equity raising in the second half to offset the required deduction of $170 million in capitalised expenses from Tier 1 due to new APRA rules.
Mrs Kelly said she expected a soft landing in the housing loan market, but St George would still be growing its loan portfolio at a faster rate than the overall market. In the first half though, the bank's home loan growth of 14.7 per cent was lower than the system in the first half.
We would not be lifting the payout ratio if we did not believe it was sustainable.
GAIL KELLY, managing director
She said this was due to a strategy to slow growth in the first quarter while the bank sorted out processing problems associated with broker loans.
Over the longer term, St George's objective in home loans was "to achieve growth at or around system levels but in doing so pay attention to retention and quality".
The bank has seen no deterioration in credit quality or arrears, while it has also managed to defy the margin problems being experienced by other banks, notably ANZ and NAB.
St George's margins fell 6 basis points on the corresponding period but was steady on the September half. Factors working in St George's favour included stronger growth in the higher margin commercial "middle market" rather than home loans, where "there's clearly some pressure with regard to that in the home-loan area".
Amid speculation of rationalisation in regional banking ranks, Mrs Kelly said the bank's plan was a "back-to-basics strategy of low-risk organic growth". But she said "there are not many things we can't do".


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painting ceiling looks rough
I have been trying to re-surface my ceiling. I have plastered it, and primed it. Upon painting the ceiling paint, I get highly inconsistent texture across it. I believe its from the roller I am using "3/8" nap length.
Upon watching several youtube videos I see "1/2" is the better solution. What can I do to get the ceiling looking cohesive again? Re-plaster it all/prime/sand/paint? Sand the paint? Karate chop?
Looking from the doorway, you can see places where the texture isnt cohesive across the ceiling.
I came across this suggetion: http://www.diychatroom.com/f4/ceilin...16/#post766805
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That was for heavy roller edges.
You will have to explain a bit better what you mean by Texture.
A 3/8 will be hard to get even coverage because it carries so little paint, but shouldn't leave much texture ( unless you do mean heavy roller edges).
A good quality 1/2 will serve you better.
What paint/ sheen are you using? A good quality ceiling paint is a very flat paint.
If you are using a thick paint with sheen, you are setting yourself up for problems.
I am using Behr Premium Plus, Ceiling Paint. Interior flat.
I know part of the problem comes inconsistent pressure as I paint. It creates a texture from the roller nap. Am I not loading enough paint into the roller? How can I tell if my roller is quality?
It looks something like this. (This is not an actual picture.)
My suggeastion
Get a quality 1/2 inch cover from a real paint store.
Get QUALITY paint from the same store.:yes:
Try a better paint--that brand never looks good for me---
Behr Ceiling (heavy bodied?, like other Behr paints) + 3/8 nap + inexperience = ceiling never stood a chance. Bryan, it's hard to determine why you're where you're at exactly. The most likely culprit, imo, is that you're overrolling it and picking up setting paint or activated primer with some patching thrown in, or both. We really don't need to know why, only how to fix it and proceed to do it properly which, by the way, I don't remember seeing you ask before you started. If it's from what I suspect, it will sand out fairly easily. Take a piece of 100 or 80 grit paper and sand it out. Don't apply elbow grease, just apply the paper to the surface and let the paper do the work. You may have to spot patch some areas, then reprime. As to paint and applicator, go to SW or BM, buy a gallon of contractor grade flat wall paint, or splurge and buy a ceiling paint, and a quality 1/2 inch roller cover. A good cover should cost about 5-7 bucks retail (USD), but it's actually a better investment than the paint. You can't roll even the best/most expensive paint with a cheap roller. You also need to work on your technique. You can find videos online on how to roll ceilings and I have some articles you can read on choosing rolling covers and painting ceilings at And, more DIY Painting Articles in my signature line below. Others have found them helpful. Good luck.
Is Sherwin Williams the only quality place to go?
jsheridan - I never realized all the steps to prepare a brush. Ive always done the method I see "on tv". Get the brush, add paint and put on wall.
The primer has always gone on and looked really nice. And its the finishing paint that ruins it all.
As I always say in cases like this: LOAD THAT ROLLER UP WITH PAINT........the paint should almost be dripping off the roller after dipping it in the paint tray or bucket. Gentle pressure, don't push so hard. Let the roller do the work.
But seriously, if you "dry roll" your ceiling it's going to look like crap even if you use the best paint in the world, no matter how many times you "dry roll" over it again. In fact the more you dry roll it, the more texture you'll get without really getting any better coverage.
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Young: 25-of-52 for 276 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 pound Jones Dairy Farm All Natural Pork Sausage Roll, cooked and drained
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Combine egg, milk and butter stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in sausage and cheese.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 1 dozen.
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The Komagata Maru steamed into Vancouver in May 1914. Its passengers, mostly Sikhs from Punjab, India and all British subjects, challenged Canada's Continuous Journey clause, which was put in place in part to limit immigration from non-European countries. After two months under difficult conditions, the ship and most of its passengers were forced to return to India where, in a subsequent clash with British soldiers, 19 passengers died.
South Asians in Canada: Building Our Legacy
Recipient: Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, Toronto
A website and a booklet were created to present the history of the Komagata Maru incident. The project used creative writing, theatre, and digital-media storytelling to engage youth.
The project's main purpose was to educate Canadians, including newcomers, immigrants and youths, on the history of the South Asian communities in Canada through recognition and remembrance of the Komagata Maru incident and the impact of immigration restrictions, raising awareness of the challenges South Asians face upon immigrating to Canada.
Dis-Immigration: Stemming the Flow from India, 1900 to 1914
Recipient: Grayhound Information Services. Metcalfe, Ontario
This 30-minute high-definition documentary describes Canada's restrictions on immigration from India in the early 1900s. Concentrating on the years 1900 to 1914, it examines the political and social developments that affected Indian immigrants from 1902, when Sikhs travelled across Canada to attend the coronation of King Edward VII to the 1914 Komagata Maru incident. Based on extensive research in Canadian archives and stories from descendents of Indian immigrants, this documentary shows how politicians and governments, encouraged by some Canadians, imposed restrictions on immigration from India.
Commemorative Monument and Museum Exhibit
Recipient: Khalsa Diwan Society, Vancouver
Erecting the first public monument dedicated to the Komagata Maru incident in Vancouver's Harbour Green Park, the society collaborated with the Vancouver Parks Board. A 6.5-acre waterfront park overlooking Coal Harbour, Harbour Green Park is the closest point of land to where the ship, carrying 376 South Asian passengers, was anchored for two months in 1914.
The Khalsa Diwan Society also created the first public museum dedicated to the Komagata Maru incident. Housed at the society's building in Vancouver, the museum showcases the full story of the incident, including biographies of the people on the ship and the people involved in the story, immigration policies in the 1900s, the short- and long-term aftermath of the incident, and Canada today, focusing on Indo-Canadian experiences.
The Komagata Maru Era — Book
Recipient: Peripheral Visions Film and Video Inc., Toronto
Peripheral Visions produced an illustrated, hardcover book to bring to life the societal, cultural, political and religious aspects of the story of the Komagata Maru. The text of The Komagata Maru Era is based on the transcript of the award‑winning film Continuous Journey. High‑resolution scans from archival film footage were printed for the first time to expand the limited repository of photographs of the events surrounding the Komagata Maru while it was in Vancouver harbour.
The first book to offer a South Asian‑Canadian perspective on the history of the Komagata Maru, the book offers all Canadians, including young people and Canadians of South Asian descent, a full account of the story of the Komagata Maru. Copies were distributed free to schools, universities, colleges and community centres with high concentrations of people of South Asian origin.
Reflections of a Century of South Asian Settlement in Canada — Book
Recipient: Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, Surrey, British Columbia
The society published a revised edition of Beyond the Komagata Maru: Race Relations Today, with a focus on the education system and the academic community. The book includes updated and new content, and was translated into Punjabi.
As part of preparation for the book, members of the South Asian community took part in workshops to contribute their personal accounts, family histories and pictures related to the Komagata Maru incident and their experiences immigrating to British Columbia. The book reflects the perspectives of people from different ethnic groups and different walks of life as they look back at this incident. The book was made available to schools, public libraries, community centres and the library in the society's seniors' complex.
The Komagata Maru Incident: An Interactive Online Learning Tool
Recipient: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
SFU created a comprehensive website about the Komagata Maru incident, featuring interactive tools and learning modules. The website tells about this important episode in Canadian history to the Indo-Canadian community, educators, students, researchers and all Canadians. The project compiled documents from the national, British Columbia and Vancouver archives.
A key feature of the website is the integration of primary source materials from Hugh Johnston's book The Voyage of the Komagata Maru, an authoritative text about the incident, which contains papers, legal documents and photos. In addition, supplementary materials from or relating to that period were digitized — books, photos, interviews, poetry, novels and artwork — from public and private collections. Also included are an online index to personal papers, photos, reminiscences of the South Asian community, and links to related online resources.
The Komagata Maru Project — Play
Recipient: Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity (Luminato), Toronto
Luminato partnered with Ravi Jain, an award-winning Indo-Canadian theatre director, and his company, Theatre Why Not, to develop a drama about the Komagata Maru incident. The play debuted in February 2012, performed in English, with Hindi and Punjabi elements.
Inspired in part by the documentary Continuous Journey by Ali Kazimi, the play examines the history of Canada's immigration policies and the stories behind the changing relationship between India and Canada. A cast of five to eight performers of diverse backgrounds incorporate movement, music, and drama into the play. It tells the story of the Komagata Maru from a South Asian perspective.
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I got the exact same valve cover for my caddy project. What's the story on those bushings?
good stuff adam can't wait to see it in person. maybe missed it, but will it be ready by sowo?
take care,
Nash - the sad part is that I was wearing safety glasses. It really wasn't that bad. I went to the doctor on Monday during lunch and was back at work an hour later. The scary part was when the doctor tweased out the big chunk and then said "there's still a small piece buried in there. don't worry, i can probably dig that out with a needle." Adam promised me that he would have a full face shield for today
I think Adam's goal is to be done by H20.
All are new/prototype pcs in 55a durometer material. There are 2 of the 'trans' mounts as I am running an early small side drivers mount bracket.
And yes Mike is correct, goal is to have it done by H20i this year. The engine bay and new motor set up are only Phase1 of the overall build. Interior redo is Phase2 and got some big plans for the Caddy's rear end, *wink-wink*
And now with 100% more frame notches!
Nice work! I just finished welding the back side of mine a couple days ago.
One more OEM+ pc to the puzzle:
Needs to be cleaned up and polished, but I did a few test spots and it will buff up nice and clear again
like that rear window!
I have been dieing to get my paws on one of those so I can get the specs off it.
Cleaned up and re-coated the DP me and a buddy had welded up for the previous V3.0;
Also got the bay cleaned and prepped for final touch up and spot filling prior to paint this weekend:
Working on the spot areas and skin coating in prep for paint tomorrow hopefully.
Also Brown brought more shiny:
New IC piping as well as coolant piping, as I plan to not use any of the factory coolant hoses. Also dropped off the Afco radiator to get the upper inlet moved from the pass to drivers side.
Look Ma, more sanding...with a fisheye lens no less:
Mike fits in the bay so well
Good looking build!
Love the Caddy.
Amen brother, though with the sealer sprayed I can see there is still more of that than I/we had hoped for...
In other news, been cutting up more metal (and parts);
Goodbye to the shifter linkage mounts on the steering rack. And I have begun the process of making extended strut mounts. This is the first set and will most likely end up on the 2dr Diesel while I fine tune the process. I have another set of early strut mounts and plan to do the same to them for the actual caddy set.
And now with 1" more travel !
I couldnt find any tubing exactly the right spec for ID and OD, so I split the tube lined it up and patched in a small pc in the gap for each one. For my first set I got to say I am pretty pleased. This set is a 1" rise and will actually be going in my 2dr jetta. Wanted to work out the details and test fit a moderate 1" rise in the caddy before making the final decision.
Obviuosly I still have some grinding and clean up, but all in all a good night
And all ground down/cleaned up:
Mmm High Life. That is what my projects are sponsered with.
Looking good so far.
High Life sponsors most of my car work these days
Well I got V2.0 of the extended strut mounts made up today.
Before welding:
All done:
V2.0 is a 1.25" rise, vs my first pair (in white in the pics) which were a 1" rise
Keep up the work
My Signature..
Ever wonder what the 'guts' of a MK1 control arm look like? Well here you go:
Cut them apart for the front and rear bushing portions to use in some new arms I had an idea for the other day. Here is the frame work of the first arm, and I used the wood table and screws to outline a jig for the 2nd arm to match:
And with both arms near done, one more than the other:
Still have to make up the bottom plate for the ball joint on both arms and weld that one.
Why?, you might ask did I do all this?
Well its hard to tell from the pics but the ball joint mounting location is angled a fair amount. And will position the ball joint parallel to the ground with the end of the arm 2.25" higher than the bushing mounts. Bascially this will set the ball joints parallel to the ground with the stance of my Caddy, vs with the stock arms the ball joints were fully maxed out at the end of their travel/movement. My hope and plan is that this will help out with the bump steer and twitchy handling due to the large static drop of the caddy. As a side note they weight about 2lbs less ea than the stock arms.
Hope it works.
Looks very cool regardless.


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Get your priorities right!
I can't believe the stats on how many people use the food bank to get hampers! What is wrong with people in this city? Don't they know that food on the table comes first? That it should come before cellphones, Internet, smoking, drinking alcohol and gambling? It is too easy in this city to access free goods while "feeding" habits! Time to change and make people proud and self-sustaining!
Near or far — they should all ride the bus
Regarding the story "Trustees Give Girl School Bus Seat" in the April 15 Brandon Sun. The current school bus system creates two classes of families; the elite who qualify for free transportation to school and the lower class whose children have to find their own way there. A mile is a long way for a six-year-old to walk, and she is too young to walk alone, so a caregiver has to accompany her. Driving a mile is extravagant and hard on a vehicle in cold weather. I suggest making everyone pay to ride the bus, including rural residents, but open it up to everyone no matter how close to school they may be.
I thought the school division was saving money
Regarding the Brandon School Division (Jim Murray) making an exception for Robin Leslie's daughter to ride the school bus. The guideline is 1.6 kilometres, which should be cut and dried. Why the exception? A few weeks ago, they were cutting 11 teaching positions to save money. I am a senior, and in my day rules were rules not to be broken. Am I missing something?
Setting a precedent
What are you going to do, Brandon School Division, when other parents come and want their children picked up by the school bus because it's an inconvenience for them to get their children to school? I do hope that there are parents who are going to challenge your decision. How many parents who have children work and have to make arrangements for their children to get to a sitter or to school?
You are a big disturbance
Why can't the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium refuse entry to people who arrive late to concerts? The recent John McDermott performance was superb! During the show, people were led into the auditorium by flashlight and proceeded to stumble over seated guests "feeling" their way to their empty seats. Other patrons had been able to arrive on time from distant towns. Why can we not expect the same courtesy from Brandon residents?


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Edgetech Hosts "Rolling Thunder" with Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall
On August 6, Edgetech I.G. hosted more than 1,000 motorcyclists as they began a 40-mile journey from Cambridge to Dennison, Ohio, transporting the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall to its next destination. Edgetech's facility and maintenance manager Doug Ford helped to organize the "Rolling Thunder" bike run, which attracted motorcyclists, veterans, local supporters and media.
"There are four traveling walls, and this is the second time one has passed through our area," said Ford, who served in the U.S. Air Force for 25 years and is a Vietnam veteran; the traveling wall held particular significance to him and fellow members of the Vietnam Veterans Association. "This one is a replica of about 60 percent of the wall in Washington D.C. Unfortunately, many veterans are unable to travel to the full wall, so this is another way for them to pay their respects for friends and relatives who died in Vietnam."
More than 1,000 cyclists gathered at Edgetech's facilities to kick off the next leg of the
Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall's journey.
The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall departed Edgetech last Thursday afternoon with the motorcycle convoy then covering an eight-mile stretch to Dennison. According to Ford, crowds gathered all along the way to take pictures and pay their respects.
The bike run ended in Dennison kicking off a weekend-long event. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall was sponsored by the Veterans of America Chapter 857, supported by New Philadelphia Chapter 532, Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 and was planned in conjunction with the Dennison Soldiers Homecoming Festival.
"The sound and the electricity that was in the air is indescribable,'" noted Mike Hovan, Edgetech president. "We thank Doug for helping to organize this tremendous and patriotic celebration in our honor of our current, veteran and fallen U.S. soldiers. We were very proud to be a part of it."


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Toshiba Introduced Tecra R840 and R850, Portégé R830 Laptops
Toshiba has introduced its new business notebook PCs Toshiba Portege R830, and Tecra R840 and R850. All of them are based on Intel Huron River platform. The new Toshiba laptop series is made thin and light for all business purposes.
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Toshiba Satellite R800 Series Consumer Notebook
Toshiba has officially announced the new Satellite R800 series laptop that consists of three consumer notebooks. They are the Toshiba Satellite R830, the Toshiba Satellite R840 and the Toshiba Satellite R850. Toshiba claim that, "all of them will offer an attractive blend of mobility, power, configuration, durability and price.
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