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How to Get Censored on China's Twitter
For five months, we've been observing 100 accounts on Sina Weibo, "China's Twitter," keeping track of images that are deleted by censors. Those deleted images provide a window onto China's vast system of censorship.
Updated (Sept. 29, 2014): Sina is censoring Weibo posts about the "Occupy Central" movement in Hong Kong. Weiboscope, a project that monitors censorship on the service, reports that the number of censored posts has increased dramatically.
The word "tank." Photos and names of Chinese dissidents. Images of rubber ducks. Any mention of Tibetan protests or Bo Xilai, the disgraced senior member of China's Communist Party. Political cartoons.
Every day, more than 100 million items are posted to Sina Weibo, the microblogging service sometimes called "China's Twitter." And every day, teams of censors comb through the posts in search of anything that challenges what the government likes to call a "harmonious society."
How Sina Weibo censors its users is as revealing as the content that appears on the site, and for the past five months, we've been watching the watchers. We've created an interactive feature, launching today, that allows readers to see and understand the images that censors considered too sensitive for Chinese eyes.
Because the Chinese government blocks popular worldwide services like Twitter and Facebook, Sina Weibo has emerged as an influential player in China's daily life, with some 500 million users. But while the speech on Weibo is equal parts sophisticated and base, considerate and raucous, it is by no means free.
Sina's censors appear to be walking a fine line seen frequently in modern China. If they allow users too much freedom, the government will shut them down. But if they block too much material, the users in this quasi-capitalist economy can go to one of the company's competitors.
While there are many research projects devoted to identifying posts that are deleted on Sina Weibo, considerably less attention has been focused on censored images and the meaning behind them.
For five months, our software has been quietly checking 100 Weibo accounts, keeping track of every post containing an image and returning repeatedly to see if those posts were deleted. Our collection has grown to nearly 80,000 posts, of which at least 4,200 -- more than 5 percent -- were deleted by censors.
We also gathered a team of people proficient in Mandarin to read and interpret 527 deleted images collected during a two-week window this summer. Among the key events that occurred in this period: The indictment of Bo Xilai, a disgraced Chinese political leader; a protest by female police officers; and the arrest of Xu Zhiyong, the co-founder of a pro-democracy movement that is still being suppressed.
Sina Weibo has long been eager to stay in the government's good graces, even before the Chinese government started arresting some of its most popular users this summer for "spreading rumors."
Users who post forbidden content frequently, or who have a lot of followers, are singled out for threats and can face arrest. One user, whose name is being withheld by ProPublica because of the risk of reprisals against him by the Chinese government, posted on Sina Weibo, accusing a local government official of wrongdoing. Soon after, he received a direct message.
"The message said that they knew everything about me and about my family," the user said. "That I couldn't see them, but they could see me, and if I knew what was good for me, I'd delete that post because they will always be watching me."
The user complied, noting "I had to protect my safety." Since then, he's never posted a message naming a specific government official.
By many accounts, the censorship apparatus deployed by Chinese companies is the most sophisticated in the world. Attempts to post a message containing words on the continually updated list of forbidden words on Weibo, such as "坦克" -- meaning "tank" -- are rejected by the service before the message can even reach a user's followers.
Still, even the best automatic filtering technology can miss subtleties, and are frequently circumvented by Weibo's human users, using puns, sarcasm and typographic tricks.
"The Chinese language offers novel evasions, such as substituting characters for those banned with others that have unrelated meanings but sound alike or look similar," Gary King, a political scientist, said in his 2013 study on Chinese censorship. For example, a nonsensical phrase such as "eye field" looks similar in Chinese to the characters meaning "liberty."
A political image manipulation can transform innocuous phrases such as "giant yellow duck" into a commonly understood metaphor for the tanks at Tiananmen Square.
"Chinese Internet users have mastered the use of irony as protest," Jason Ng wrote in his book Blocked on Weibo. "Emphatically pro-government comments online such as 'Socialism is good' and 'I have been represented by my local official' are often meant to be satirical."
This is where human censors come in. The company employs hundreds of people to delete posts that have slipped past the filters. Forbidden messages don't live long after being posted. Researchers have found that nearly 30 percent are gone within 5-30 minutes and 90 percent are gone within 24 hours. The censors take an especially dim view of posts that go viral or promote any type of collective action.
An increasingly sophisticated competition of sorts has arisen, pitting cutting-edge digital censors and clever human ones against users who deploy countermeasures such as typographic tricks and arcane metaphors.
One of these countermeasures takes advantage of the fact that computers aren't very good at understanding photographs and other images. Weibo messages with innocuous text but taboo political imagery -- the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square, for example, or photos of disgraced politicians -- pass by the automated algorithms unnoticed, only to be deleted later by the human censors.
We've published the deleted images themselves, as well as a translation of some of the text users posted with them. We've also tried to convey the meaning behind each picture, explaining Chinese cultural references, identifying public figures and deciphering subtle political points.
In tracking images censored from our sample of 100 Weibo accounts, we found that they fell into roughly 10 conceptual categories representing a wide sample of "unharmonious" culture. They provide a window into the Chinese elite's self-image and its fears, as well as a lens through which to understand China's vast system of censorship.
We contacted Sina for a response to our story, but they did not respond to us in time for publication.
Some of the research for this investigation was conducted in collaboration with a team at the Spatial Information Design Lab and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, at Columbia University. The Columbia project, called "Jumping the Great Firewall," uses a similar methodology and was pursued in partnership with the Pen American Center and Thomson Reuters.
If you work as a Weibo censor and are willing to speak to ProPublica about your experiences, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Here's our PGP key.
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What a cheap propaganda muckrake. I just spent a couple of hours reading comments on Swedish papers like SVD for instance, a moderate middle of the road serious national publication. I found on one article around 25 posts that were censored and deleted. Obviously because they had been insulting to someone, provocations to cause disorder, or racial attacks. This is no different in China. Posts that aim to cause public disorder, are insulting, racial, discrimination, spread rumors, and attack groups are removed in almost any country. Sweden is recognized as have one of the best freedom of expression in the world. This is in my opinion just cheap anti Kina propaganda. As long term resident of China, born in Europe, I find China having one of the best freedom of expressions in the world today.
Rolf Krohna- Do you think this might be in large part due to the fact that you ARE Swedish/European…? I also live in China and really don't understand how you could argue that China has "one of the best freedom of expressions IN THE WORLD". I have a feeling a lot of Chinese citizens would strongly disagree with you on that.
I have lived in 7 countries, and I came to China in the late 70-s, just when it started to open up, and I do think China as of today has great freedom of expression. I don't think there is a single country that is best, just different, but China come high up on the list, and I have experienced countries as Eastern Germany and Soviet union. Of course, as everywhere, there are rules how you can express yourself, where and when, how and to who. I don't know if you can read Chinese, but if you can, start following some of the local citizen media, because it is there the freedom of expression is exercised, not through the state media or the journalists. The limits, as in most places, goes at violence, persecution, provocation, insulting people, or spreading false information and rumors, and I agree with such limitation. I like a peaceful and respectful society. As an example, recently near me there was a street incident, just a heated argument. People just hauled out the smartphone, took pictures, commented, and uploaded to the web. It was public with comments and opinions within three minutes. Of course, there are always people disagreeing, especially those who want violent revolutions and upheavals. China had enough of that.
Rolf—Is there a difference, in your mind, to a website moderating its own content according to its own rules (such as they may be) and a website moderating its own content in order to maintain favor with a government regime?
In the case I mentioned, Swedish SVD, it is not moderating its own content, but it is done by a separate independent company. The framework is here set by that company, by the government, and by the courts over time. In other words, content is here moderated to maintain favor in the government ideology, partly via the courts. There is no totally free word. Of historical reason China works differently. Citizen media has had an explosive recent development, and the functioning court system is only a little over a decade old. Here is a separate public department and it is not constantly monitoring every citizen media, as is done in Sweden, but act after complaint, or monitor specific person known to overstep frequently, using named minders. In a recent case in Sweden a commentator had used the derogative expression "financejew" and attributed that to a named person. He was convicted in court to a hefty fine. In China he would have been contacted, asked to remove the offending statement and apologize. If he done so, that would have been the end of the matter. China would only act against repeat offenders, people who refuse to listen. Another stark difference, in Sweden these moderators are anonymous and uncontactable. In China they have given me both their name and personal mobile phone if I wanted to talk about something. The moderating in China aims to maintain a peaceful and harmonious society, without provocations, not a specific ideology as in the past. This has huge public support, China had enough of conflicts and suffering resulting from provocations.
Rolf—Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I feel quite sure the author of this article would very much love to hear more about your side of this story. Perhaps you could send the specific details of your encounters with Chinese internet moderators, including names and mobile phone numbers, to the email address posted at the end of this story? I look forward to reading the follow-up article.
It was about five years ago and unfortunately I have lost the information, but the unfolding events was as this. I was called up by this guy who in moderate and friendly, almost apologetic tone, told me I had "upset the Chinese government", all in near perfect Australian English. So what had I done, I asked. Well, I had published an article in an Australian paper that was untrue, and highly defaming of China. I asked for the web address, and I had to agree, it was real low level dirt slinging of the worst kind, but I had not been involved. We discussed it and he agreed he made a mistake, and gave me his name and mobile phone if I wanted to call back. I don't say China is perfect, and it is in rapid change, but personally I certainly like the direction and modus operandi. Note the difference, in Sweden the courts are intermediates in this sort of case, and they act decisively and finally and punish as they se fit under the framework of government legislation, and the courts are mostly, not 100%, independent of the government. In China it is a government department acting directly, no independent courts involved, but in a soft-soft negotiating approach.
Rolf—Thanks again for sharing your anecdotal experience.
Interesting discussion but I am always concerned when anyone, particularly government agencies, are given free reign to suppress "untrue information". Yielding complete control in this arena always leads to abuse of this power in am country not just China
I'm curious if this is actually news to anybody. "May 35th" was sufficiently well-known to be a Jeopardy question, after all…
It strikes me as an odd topic for an article, because there are other quasi-related issues that seem well outside the interests of the article, but may be more important.
For example, the capability to monitor large chunks of the Internet isn't available from any vendor outside of the United States and western Europe. Since we know such a thing is happening, why don't we know who's making money off of it? And if we know that, does it connect with other surveillance and censorship programs?
Also, China appears to be trying to improve its image. While they've been discussing a more permissive birth rate, there have been two TED talks released (that I've seen) talking about how much better the Chinese government is for unclean poor people who won't vote anyway (as if voting is all there is to governance) than democracy. Is there any relationship between the image they're trying to present to the world of a somehow-cheaper alternative to the decadent west and what they're censoring?
And how do their Internet warriors figure into this, the so-called "50 Cent Party," trying to sway the direction of online conversation to one less critical of their government?
I suspect Rolf is a 50-cent poster. China is among the worst countries when it comes to Press Freedom index, and is not recognized as a "free" country. I'm sure his experience differs greatly than those of human rights lawyers who were left handicapped and homeless, or from the recent young man who was arrested after accusing local official of throwing someone off the building of a karaoke club. That he dares compare CCP's suppression of expression to modest and reasonable limits in other parts of the world is laughable.
I am English but enjoy Mandarin and have a weibo account.
I found this 'research' typical of any mainstream service be it New York Times Online, Twitter, Facebook or Weibo they all get censored.
This whole article smells like a American propaganda piece.
I have even googled banned words on china search engine / google and found them not to be blocked.
It would be great to see propublica spend its hard earned money 'investigating' the biggest story of the last 10 years and thats the Edward Snowden leaks regarding NSA / GCHQ spying on citizens and fellow countries.
Big deal, like as if there's no censorship in western world. Try telling people about homosexual use of children and you'll get slammed, banged, and censored faster than Hillary can spin another lie. It happened to me - been banned from Huff Post for life, not that I care - Huff Post is a fag infested wormhole.
C Xu, you are right when it comes to the Press Freedom Index. In China it is not considered that freedom of expression should be the monopolistic sole right of a small group called journalists. Freedom of expression is to belong to everyone, and they can exercise that without the filter of political biased journalists. "Those human rights lawyers" belong to a small populists group of lawyers that want lawyers to be able to act like in the USA for instance, so they can act as gatekeepers to the courts and "clip the ticket" and get filthy rich on other peoples disasters. The public and the government in China disagree on the cunning plan. "To throw someone off a building" sounds like on of these defaming rumor spreading attempts, or maybe an extortion attempt. If he has a complaint, go to the police and present the evidence. China banned certain access to Google, Facebook, and twitter to prevent NSA and CIA to spy on China's residents. I wish other countries would care the same way for their people. You can easily reach them via proxies, but then the information become worthless for the species. I can reach all Google search engines anywhere in the world without a proxy. Google is now so heavily censored by Google itself today that I found it useless. Use Duckduckgo, Startpage, Ixquick, or Yandex. Baidu is one of the best, but unfortunately mostly in chinese.
@R. Krona - I live in China. I'm currently sitting in my Beijing apartment and I know there are tons of things I had better not say anywhere, ever. I see guards everyday as I walk to work watchfully eyeing anyone who comes by a bridge to make sure they don't unfurl any particular messages they don't want to hear lest they get "asked out for tea" when they get home.
I thought ProPublica was moderated??? If the internet trolls can't even be escaped from on a site like this then I hereby resign from the internet all together. Just when the Bat Kid story had me all warm and fuzzy about humanity I get brought down with the quickness.
Dexter, I side with the police, but not for the reason you may think. There are some common misconceptions about "freedom of expression". One is that only journalists and the media have that right. I disagree. Another is that those who exercise that freedom also have a right to force anyone to receive, read, understand and follow that expression and message. I disagree on that too, If I move in the "public room", I mean the common areas in our society as roads and parks, it is my unfettered right not to have all these messages under "freedom of expression" rammed down my throat, as placards and banderols thrown in my face, people obstructing my way to make me read and hear their message, or preachers shouting me down on the street corners, irrespectively if the message is ideological, religious, political, commercial or just plain nonsense. I expect the police to protect me as they protect me against robbers and muggers. There are plenty of avenues to make your message available to others, we are using one here, so please Amy, let Dexter have his say. You don't have to read it or agree with him.
There are actually rules in China against spreading rumors and untrue information. Western countries have similar rules, but of some reason those rules don't seem to apply to some journalists. John, we know via Snowden who's making money off snooping, Microsoft, Google, etc are handsomely paid for handing over our lives.
And Dexter, if you like warn and fuzzy stories, China may be your place to look. When the big earthquake happened some years ago, motorcycle couriers ran shuttle with food, when they got too tired to drive they slept on the road, then carried on, gas station owners tore up the bills, company owners closed the company, and offered staff to go to the earthquake zone to help – on full pay, everyone I know chipped in financially, sent clothes and shoes, every medical doctor and nurse that could be freed up went there to help – unpaid. ETC. That is the real China.
China has one of the worst records of censorship and restriction of freedom of speech of any countries in the world. Anyone who says any different is lying or simply uneducated. Banning religious texts, monitoring internet connections, banning porn, the 'great firewall of china', arresting journalists, immense political propaganda, blocking youtube, etc.
The list goes on and on and on and on. Seriously, how anyone could defend such a disgusting display of speech restriction is beyond me.
You have been to close to American propaganda too long. I came here 1978, and I am living here, shouldn't I know anything. No true religious text are banned, not even Pastafarians, I often meet Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Christians, and so on and all you have to do is to go to the nearest bookstore or send for it from overseas, and the local government just built two wonderful churches in classic style here, "monitoring Internet", please read about Snowden, no mass monitoring in China, but they do monitor known troublemakers and seditionists, "banning porn", yes gross and violent porn and child porn are banned, I am just too happy about that, "great firewall of china" is locking out CIA and NSA snoops, I wish all countries would care for their residents that way, "arresting journalists", I am a citizen journalist, and I have never heard of it, "immense political propaganda" hmmmm, just wonder where it is hiding because I have never seen any, I see immensely more political propaganda in the US, blocking youtube", yes-because of the gross violence there. Come and see for yourself if you don't believe me.
I find the pro-Chinese government/Communist Party posts here appalling. Apologism for dictatorship, basically, just because the PRC is currently now the "anti-West." I think people like this have a broken moral compass. I have nothing to say to such unthinking people, except that I think your worldviews are lamentable. I hope you never have to live under a quasi-totalitarian regime such as exists in China. Although, if you really did experience the suffocating reality of such a system, your views would certainly change.
James, then I suggest also to you to come and develop your own impression. The whole communist ideology, for that sake all ideology based activities and politics, is gone since long. China is today largely driven on an issue by issue basis from grassroots level. As I said, I came the first time to China 1978, have lived and worked in many nations and under many regimes, including US, The Soviet and Eastern Germany, all which a grew to dislike. The last ten years I am permanent, with family and own home in China, by my own choice, and I have really a lot to compare with. I find that even the US today act more like the past dictatorships, heavily armed police, have a "lebensraum" and "anschluss" philosophy, and violence. Here the police go unarmed, and they seldom even bother to patrol, nothing happens. I am not saying it is heaven, but it is certainly not too bad at all.
Just thought of something else here. The author writes "5 percent—were deleted by censors". Pretty remarkable that you can sit in the USA and know who deleted comments. I just deleted a couple of my own as they had become irrelevant. This is pretty normal here, you put something out, and a few days later you take the comment down and make another. I can understand that power hungry western journalists don't like China and do everything they can to sling dirt on China. Here freedom of expression belongs to the common man, and journalists can not establish themselves as a power wielding middle man monopolistic cartel who controls the information flow. .
Rolf - du är ju helt sjuk i huvudet.
To translate Greger for the benefit of others, "You are complete sick in your head", At least I know what I am talking about, because I have the experience on location, location here not only China, and secondly, what competence and qualification do you have to make that judgment. There is something else here that starts to feel frightening and eerie. One of my great interests is history, especially China, and how the National Socialism in Germany developed to become the disaster we well know of. How could the peaceful beer loving German people become so mislead. It was not too complex once you managed to get your head around it (Australia expression), but what is so frightening and eerie is that just this debate signal that history may repeat itself, but this time not in Germany. Lets hope I am wrong.
So, to summarize:
1) "Rolf" defends the Chinese record of freedom of expression, claiming China has "one of the best freedom of expressions in the world". Others point out how ludicrous this claim is.
2) "Rolf" then claims Chinese freedom of expression is only limited if that expression involves "persecution, provocation, insulting people, or spreading false information and rumors", apparently not aware that any political protest at all would be considered "provocation" by those in power.
3) "Rolf" tries to claim an equivalence between a website cleaning up troll comments on a post, and the Chinese government censors monitoring and deleting any blog, internet forum, or website items they find objectionable.
4) "Rolf" claims that Western journalists and media are the only ones who have freedom of expression, not ordinary citizens. Sorry, "Rolf", but all Westerners have freedom of expression. We can, and do, protest government policies and corrupt politicians by holding public protests, as well as writing and publishing "provocative" opinions without fear of reprisal. Anyone can start their own blog and express any political opinion at all - no censorship.
5) "Rolf" fails the Godwin's Law test by implying another Hitler will arise somehow in the West.
In reality, "Rolf" is almost certainly a paid 50-cent party member. Good job getting your coin for every comment. Keep it up, just be sure to never mention the slaughter in Tiananmen Square, or you might just hear a knock on your door.
I agree. In spite of "Rolf"'s government-sponsored posts, evaluating censored data can provide interesting insight into any government's thinking and concerns - be it China, the US, Russia, etc. Rolf's posts themselves are somewhat telling. Nicaragua had a similar policy of censoring articles in the 80's after the fall of Samoza. However, their government censors weren't the brightest bulbs in the box, lining out sentences, words, etc that they found objectionable. The irony was that La Prensa (the opposition newspaper) was allowed to post the "censored" pages in an area that happened to be available to the public. Needless to say, hundreds of people interested in the interesting (ie censored) news would show up daily to read mostly the lined out portions of the articles.
Likewise, knowing who government agencies are watching with interest can provide a window into their thinking as in some of the revelations about the NSA "oversight" programs. I enjoyed this piece and would find studies on other governments.
Just occurred to me, what is the difference in moderating and censoring? Probably "propaganda". Irrespectively if it is done by a public department as in China that is under public constant scrutiny and operates in the open, or by a combination of government departments, like the ombudsmen and the courts or private companies, the government of the day sets the framework and the rules, if not by instructions and regulations so by legislation. In the end, the individual can't just say anything but has to stay within that framework, which is different depending on the country and timing. And by the way Brad, I am not working for any government, can I question if you are a NSA agent. And Robert, I am not defending the record of China, but I am explaining the present, and have you ever tried to get your "expression" through the journalist barricades in the west. It is a bit hard, but we do have the web now, and what I said was that a monopolistic cartel of journalists tries to claim that sole right, not that they have it exclusively any longer. They don't have it as a totalitarian privilege any longer. About the Tiananmen incident. We know what happened today, and it was a major F-up by all parties, the government, the student and the military. Layers of mistakes. 241 people died. Now would you please do a comparison with the Iraqi incident, the US invasion of Iraq, where 245,000 people died, continue with Vietnam, and add terrorism by drones. I am looking forward to the results.
Why compare to things not related to government censorship and repression of their own citizens? It's not a scoreboard (though feel free to do a comparison with the 45 million killed by Mao). Basically, you deny Chinese government censorship, and you lie so obviously, it's laughable.
Let's do that comparison. Mao did not kill anyone, and I think it is highly relevant to compare to more recent figures as the 245,000 killed in Iraq as a direct result of the US invasion. However, China tried to implement western democracy with freedom of expression in1912, it became a monumental failure, the communist tried to replace it with an ideologically based regime, and also that became a disaster. Maybe 100 million died during that time in China, but largely by a combination of natural disasters, starvation, mismanagement, and incompetence. Not by the hand of foreign or domestic invaders or despots. During the last part of the communist regime, Mao became old and dement in Alzheimer's, and a centralized dictatorship with censorship started to build, at his passing away that changed. Censorship is gone today, but just as in this debate or anywhere else there is moderation. I live here, associate frequently with media and publishers, write myself and publish, so I just wonder where that "censorship and repression" is hiding, before you "shoot off your mouth" from a foreign place with no insight in the case, why not come here and look for yourself. Just wonder how the people in the US are feeling about the financial, and other "repression" there, masked as "security" and "war against terrorism".
Every country has censorship, manipulation and disinformation. The same as every household and every individual in existence. People manipulate in every way. People twist religion, glorify murder, make wrongs seem right and try to act like they proved the unprovable. There actually needs to be more censorship. I want a computer that censors everything the governments push out.
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BROADWAY BLOWS BACK Benefit Moves to Dec. 10 at Gershwin Theatre
CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK, a benefit concert to raise funds for New York and New Jersey communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, will now take place on Monday, December 10 at 7:30 PM. The concert, which will feature performances by members of the Broadway theatre community, will take place at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.) and is sponsored by Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City. Tickets purchased for the original date will be honored for the new date and are available at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 877- 250-2929.
"In the interest of adding to our already stellar line-up and maximizing the total donation for Hurricane Sandy victims via our partners at the Mayor's Fund and Tunnel to Towers, we've made the decision to re- schedule CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK," said Mark Fisher, one of the event's producers. "We look forward to sharing what will undoubtedly be an even more amazing evening with the Broadway community at the Gershwin Theatre on December 10."
As previously announced, CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK will feature performances by Broadway notables Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Robert Creighton (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Max Crumm (Grease), Eden Espinosa (Wicked), Julie Halston (Anything Goes), Dee Hoty (Bye Bye Birdie), David Hyde Pierce (Curtains), Natalie Joy Johnson (Silence! The Musical), Raymond J. Lee(Anything Goes), Carrie Manolakos (Mamma Mia!), Jessie Mueller (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Julia Murney (Wicked), Chistiane Noll (Chaplin), Christopher Sieber (La Cage Aux Folles), Elizabeth Stanley (Million Dollar Quartet), and Patrick Wilson (All My Sons) with more performers to be announced soon.
The producing team of CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK comprises Richard H. Blake, Steve Chazaro, Mark Fisher, Michael Keeler, Raymond J. Leeand Betsy Werbel.
50% of the proceeds from CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK will be donated to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City in support of hurricane relief efforts. The Mayor's Fund retains no administrative fee, and one hundred percent of donations are being dispersed to relief efforts and organizations. Funds will support immediate aid needs – including, food, water and hygiene supplies – as well as long-term relief and restoration for victims affected by Hurricane Sandy.
The remaining 50% of the proceeds from CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK will be donated to support relief efforts conducted by the Tunnel To Towers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) founded to honor the life and legacy of Stephen Siller (FDNY), 9/11 hero. Since its inception, the Tunnel To Towers has established "In the Line of Duty" programs for our most severely injured first responders and "Legacy of Love" programs including relief efforts with Hurricane Sandy. 100% of gross funds raised will immediately be used to provide much-needed resources to those areas hit hardest by the storm in NJ & NY. Tunnel to Towers is very proud of the fact that no donations are being spent on overhead, and ALL hurricane funds are going directly to relief. The Foundation has active relief stations open 7 days a week in Red Hook –Brooklyn, Far Rockaway, Long Beach – Long Island, and Staten Island. To learn more visit TunnelToTowers.org/RELIEF or follow on twitter @Tunnel2Towers.
"The Tunnel To Towers Foundation is deeply moved by the support of Broadway. We are reminded, yet again, of the unique way New Yorkers come together through crisis to make an immediate impact in rebuilding our community" says Frank Siller, brother to Stephen Siller and Chairman of the Tunnel To Towers Foundation.
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Touching Base: A Message from the Chief September 16, 2012 Dear Community Members and Department Personnel:
Save the Date:
Senator Carol Liu is hosting an Earthquake Safety Workshop for Spanish speakers on September 29, 2012. The event will be held at the Villa-Parke Community Center, 363 East Villa Street, in Pasadena, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Senator Liu will be joined by the Southern California Earthquake Alliance and the Pasadena Fire Department (co-sponsors) to present information and demonstrate safety techniques. The presentation, primarily in Spanish, will help our residents better protect themselves, their families, and their homes. For more information, contact Adam Carter, District Representative, at 818-409-0400 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Latino Heritage is hosting its 14th Annual Parade and Jamaica Celebration on October 6. This year's theme is Planting Dreams – Sembrando Suenos, and the event will focus on the exciting era for California: 1840 – 1860. For more information please visit latinoheritage.org. Roberta H. Martinez is the Latino Heritage's Executive Director. Sandra M. Gutierrez is the event Chairperson.
The Pasadena Police Foundation (PPF) is hosting its Annual Chief's Breakfast on October 11, 7:30 a.m., at the Brookside Clubhouse. For reservations, sponsorships, or tickets, please contact Ragnhild Nanning De Vries at (626) 744-3987. Funds raised at the breakfast are used to support youth programs sponsored by the PPF (Source: Pasadena Police Foundation). Tom Kester is the Pasadena Police Foundation's President.
The YWCA, Pasadena-Foothill Valley, is presenting its Women for Racial Justice Breakfast on October 15, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel. For tables, individual tickets, or sponsorship opportunities, please call (626) 296-8433, or contact Crystal Hernandez. For more information about the YWCA, or programs offered by this valued community partner, please visit www.ywca-pasadena.org. Tamika Farr is the YWCA's Executive Director.
El Centro de Accion Social is hosting its annual fundraiser on October 18, at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. Reception starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. For more information please call (626) 792-3148. Randy Ertll is El Centro de Accion Social's Executive Director.
Our Community:
On September 8, Pasadena Police Sergeant Ed Calatayud attended a Curbside Coffee & Chat with Washington Square Neighborhood Association residents. He talked about home safety and crime trends. The meeting was well attended and the residents asked some great follow-up questions. Department of Justice, Community Relations Services, Conciliation Specialist, Marquez Equalibria, attended the meeting as our guest. The DOJ Community Relations Services supports law enforcement community outreach by providing information on police-community relations programs utilized by police agencies.
On September 9, Deborah K. Sanchez and I attended the Grandparents As Parents (GAP) 25th Annual Fund Raiser, which was held in Los Angeles. GAP was founded in 1987 by Sylvie de Toledo, and the organization has grown in size and capacity over the years. GAP provides resources, information, and support for grandparents serving as parents. For more information on this extraordinary organization, please visit: www.grandparentsasparents.org. GAP Event Committee member, Char Bland, coordinated our attendance at the fund raiser, which was well attended. Los Angeles City Councilman, Dennis P. Zine, served as the emcee for the event.
On September 10, I was a guest on KPAS to discuss the Pasadena Police Department's Force Simulator, which is the use of force training mechanism for PPD officers. I also answered general public safety questions. The guest spot was facilitated by KPAS' manager, Dami Devine. You may recall that last year the Pasadena Police Department arrested about 8,562 suspects for misdemeanor and felony crimes. PPD officers used category force about 67 times to affect the arrests (about .76% of the time).
On September 11, several Pasadena Police and Fire personnel participated in the Day-Long 9/11 Tribute, which took place at Eden Garden. The event was hosted by local Pasadena business owners, which included: Edward Moriarity (Owner, Eden Garden) and Steve Tobia (Publisher, THE Media Group). The event was open to the public and funds raised were donated to the Pasadena Police and Fire Explorer Posts. VIPs at the event included Mayor Bill Bogaard, City Manager Michael Beck, Assembly Member Anthony Portantino, and Congressman Adam Schiff's Field Representative, Teresa Lamb-Simpson. Mayor Bogaard, Michael Beck, Chief Calvin Wells, and I offered brief reflections on the impact of September 11th. My remarks are included below:
Courage, dedication, compassion, and commitment are terms often associated with First Responders. That was the case on September 11, 2001 and it remains true today in Pasadena.
First Responders and their families know all too well the cost of freedom. Yet every day, they place themselves in harm's way to ensure the quality of life in our community is not eroded, the vulnerable are protected, basic human rights are reaffirmed, and predators are aggressively pursued.
11 years ago Terrorists attacked the United States. The ground shook at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in a field near Shanksville Pennsylvania. The impact of this cowardly act was felt around the world. Since the American Revolutionary War the United States of America has lost more than two million military men and women in combat or conflict. Freedom is not free. Since 1791 approximately 19,660 police officers have died in the line protecting our great nation. Freedom is not free, but it is worth fighting for. Remember the way of the Warrior, striving for peace cannot be over shadowed by the preparation for battle.
If we hope to honor the police officers, fire fighters, and military personnel who have made the ultimately sacrifice fighting for freedom, then we must live our lives courageously and with purpose. We live in challenges times. Public service is more complex today than a dedicated ago. But, I believe our First Responders are well prepared to face the challenges and continue to make our community a safe place for all who live in, visit or work in Pasadena.
On September 12, Commander Chris Russ, Lieutenant Phlunte, and I attended the Clergy Community Coalition's (CCC) monthly meeting. I provided an overview of public safety focusing on the summer months. There were other presenters including: Assistant City Manager Steve Mermell, Altadena Sheriff's Department Captain John Benedict, Flintridge Center Director of Prevention & Intervention Services Ricky Pickens, and PUSD Director of Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety, Eric Sahakian. Community Bible Church (CBC) Pastor Jean Burch is the current CCC president. The meeting was hosted by Pastor Scott Paz Naz.
On September 12, Lieutenant Phlunte Riddle and I attended Assembly member Anthony Portantino's San Gabriel Valley HIV/AIDS Action Summit, which was held at Cooper Auditorium on the grounds of the City of HOPE Hospital. More than 300 students participated in the summit learning about health and HIV. Anthony was on hand to facilitate the summit and answer questions.
On September 13, several Pasadena Police and Fire personnel attended an Appreciation Luncheon hosted by the Pasadena Elks Lodge. Bell Gardens Police Chaplain Bob Treitler and members of the Elks Lodge were on hand to talk with public safety personnel. The food and conversation were great.
On September 13, Pasadena Police Deputy Chief Darryl Qualls, Commanders John Perez, Lisa Rosales, and Chris Russ, Lieutenant Phlunte Riddle, and I attended the Pasadena NAACP's 27th Ruby McKnight Williams Awards Dinner. Several community leaders, nonprofit representatives, elected officials, and community members attended the event. Rose Bowl Manger Darryl Dunn was the Honorary Chairperson and the program was opened by Pasadena-Branch NAACP President, Joe Brown. The keynote speaker was Rev. Dr. George F. Regas, who delivered a compelling speech on violence. It was my deep honor to serve as Master of Ceremonies and introduce the presenters who subsequently acknowledged the honorees.
Honorees included: Betty F. Ford (Ruby McKnight Williams Award); Raphael Henderson and James M. McLamb (Corporate Award); Tzeitel Paras-Garacci and Calvin E. Wells (Civic Award); Beverly White, Betty Sandford, and Frank Girardot, Jr. (Community Award); Manuel Rustin (Education Award); Rev. Dr. James E. Stevenson (Faith Award); Michele Beal Bagneris and Jeanette Mann (President's Award); Kevin McDonald, Damon Zumwalt, and Vincent Pan (Business Award).
On September 15, Commander John Perez attended the Fiesta Partrias, which was held at Villa Parke. John had the opportunity to crown the new queen at the fiesta. The event was well attended by the community.
Pasadena's Finest:
On September 4, I received a card from a concerned citizen living in North Dakota, commending Pasadena Police Officer David Alba for assisting her son. The author wrote, "Thank you for your oversight and care of my son last Thursday. Your efforts are much appreciated…"
On September 5, Lieutenant Rodney Wallace, Sergeant Bobby Lomeli, Officers Roxanne Haines, Louis Luevano, Sahak Nersesyan, and Steven Oberon attended an in-service training for PUSD principals and administrators. Bobby provided an overview of the role of the Safe Schools Team, which collaborates with PUSD schools to ensure a safe learning environment for students. PUSD Director of Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety, Eric Sahakian, coordinated our participation.
On September 8, I received an email from Tribune Reporter Brian Day commending (on behalf of a co-worker) Pasadena Police Officer Steve Oberon for his professionalism during a grand-theft investigation. The suspect stole a piece of equipment valued at $2,000. Steve recovered the equipment in less than 12 hours, according to the email. The victim wrote, "Thank God, and Pasadena PD. I don't think I've ever seen a recovery that fast when there are cameras and witnesses…"
On September 7, Pasadena Police Corporal Richard Padilla and Officer Martinez conducted a homeless encampment cleanup operation. They collaborated with Cal Trans and cleaned up several encampments. Three subjects were also cited during the operation.
On September 9, I received an email from An Ideal Youth President, Kardia Pinckney, thanking Pasadena Police Lieutenant Rodney Wallace for attending her summer wrap party for youth interns. Two Ideal Youth students interned at the Pasadena Police Department over the summer.
On September 10, I received an email from Pasadena Director of Libraries, Jan Sanders, commending Pasadena Police Officers Anthony McGlade and Jason Knighton for their professionalism and efficiency during a disturbance call. Apparently two young people were involved in an argument in the La Pintoresca Park Library. Security officers called PPD and Anthony and Jason arrived moments later and quickly resolved the situation. Jan wrote, "I wanted you to know how effective their actions were and how much they relieved and supported library staff…"
On September 10, Pasadena Police HOPE Team and officers assigned to Patrol Team 7 conducted livability enforcement operation in the Old Pasadena area and several city parks, including: Central Park, Memorial Park, La Pintoresca Park, and other areas of concern. The officers arrested 5 suspects and issued 12 misdemeanor citations.
On September 11, I received an email from a Pasadena community member commending several Pasadena Police officers who resolved an issue involving an unruly fan at the UCLA vs. Nebraska football game (Sept 8). The author wrote, "As a citizen and fan, I appreciated the way the officers handled the situation and just wanted to let you know."
On September 12, Deputy Chief Darryl Qualls, Commanders John Perez, Lisa Rosales and Chris Russ, Lieutenants Tom Delgado and Kelly Evans, Administrator Wendy Petry, Sergeants Mark Goodman and Steve Kress, and I attended the Constitutional Observance honoring Pasadena Police and Fire personnel. Pasadena Police Lieutenant Michael Ingram and Pasadena Paramedic, Justin J. Pagliuso, received the "Beyond the Call of Duty" award. Mike's wife and his father-in-law, a retired Oxnard Fire Chief, were also at the awards dinner. Assembly Member Anthony Portantino provided the keynote speech. The dinner was held at the Wisdom Lodge No. 202 Free and Accepted Masons. Mason Program Chairman, Levon H. Keshishian, facilitated the program.
Critical Incidents:
On June 10, a subject (victim) replied to an advertisement for an I-Phone that was posted on Craigslist. The victim met a male in the 300 block of North Madison Avenue. The male (suspect) asked the victim to walk with him to the rear of housing complex. The suspect produced a handgun and took the victim's money. The case was later assigned to Detective David Duran.
David conducted a comprehensive investigation and identified a subject of interest. He conducted a photo line-up and the victim positively identified the suspect. In July, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed charges of Kidnapping for Robbery (209 PC) against the suspect, based on David's investigation. David contacted Pasadena Police Corporal David Llanes (assigned to the Fugitive Apprehension Unit) for his assistance. Detective Llanes developed information concerning the suspect's hangouts. While patrolling one of the likely hangouts, David observed the suspect and arrested him without incident. David's effort removed a dangerous predator from our community.
On September 10 at 1:30 a.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the area of Orange Grove Boulevard and Sunset Avenue regarding a domestic violence investigation. On arrival, officers learned that the suspect and the victim live together. The suspect was intoxicated and began to fight with the victim. During the altercation, the suspect punched the victim and threatened to kill her with a knife he secured from the kitchen. A friend intervened and stopped the assault until police arrived. The suspect was arrested without incident and booked at the Pasadena jail.
On September 11 at about 3:00 a.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the 1000 of North Lake Avenue regarding a "hot-prowl" burglary. Officers learned that four (4) Hispanic Females and one (1) Hispanic Male entered a residence through an open window. The suspects fled on foot when they were confronted by the victim. One of the female suspect was arrested (she is a Pasadena Resident). Our investigation is ongoing.
On September 11 at about 1:09 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the 100 block of North Altadena Drive regarding an armed robbery. On arrival, officers learned the victim was in his auto parts store when he was robbed at gunpoint by the suspects. The victim was assaulted when he did not respond quickly enough to the robber's demands. The suspects grabbed U.S. currency and left the location. The suspects are only described as Black Males, armed with a gun. If you have any information about this incident, please call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241, and ask to speak to the robbery detectives.
On September 12 at approximately 3:53 p.m., Pasadena Police received a call regarding a group of protestors who occupied the lobby of a local financial institution in the 100 block of South Los Robles Avenue. There were 100 protestors in the lobby when officers arrived. Commander Chris Russ, Lieutenants Jari Faulkner and Randell Taylor, Sergeants John Luna and Max Dahlstein were responsible for our coordinated response. After a brief period, the protestors left the location. There were no injuries or arrests associated with this incident. Jari was the Incident Commander and was credited with the positive outcome.
On September 12 at about 11:43 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to the 45 block of East Washington Boulevard regarding a strong-arm robbery. The victim was walking through La Pintoresca Park when he was robbed by four suspects. If you have any information about his incident, please call the Pasadena Police Department at (62) 744-4241 and ask to speak with the robbery detectives. The suspects demanded the victim's I-Phone and baseball cap. Suspects are described as:
On September 14, Pasadena Police Detective Alonzo Wilkins requested assistance from the Pasadena Burglary Task Force (PBTF) locating a suspect wanted for two commercial burglaries. PBTF developed information that the suspect was residing in the 200 block of South Craig Avenue. PBTF detectives located the suspect on Craig Avenue and arrested him without incident.
On September 14, Pasadena Traffic Section conducted an enforcement program monitoring high collision intersections. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Officers observed other moving violations as well and initiated the appropriate action. Lieutenant Randell Taylor commands the Traffic Section. The program was covered by the local media: http://sanmarinotribune.com/2012/09/14/pasadena-police-alert-friday.
Until next time,
Phillip L. Sanchez
Chief of Police
Pasadena Police Department
207 N. Garfield Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 744-4545
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I am having a hard time adding this to my Valentine's Gifts for Kids recommendations. Mostly, because I want it myself. The repositionable graphic illustrations, so cute and magically retro, could be at home almost anywhere.
Oh so adorable little Kathe Kruse (germany) dolls dressed in their Valentine's finery. Red gingham check, boy or girl.
Encourage your child to make their own Valentine's to share with friends and classmates. Each featuring a unique work of art.
Your little one may not be ready for the 'Birds and Bees' but, how about the beeswax? With a little help from his craft kit, your child can create his or her own hand-rolled beeswax candles to keep or gift.
Make felt "conversation" hearts to keep or share with friends.
Good things come to those who wait. Wait until you see what this magic bean has to say. Start your own Lima Bean plant from seed then, watch it grow to reveal a secret message.
Decorate in honor of Saint Valentine with this charming felt heart garland from Scandinavia. Approximately 5' long.Tags: kids, childrens, gifts, cookies, candy, chocolate, scandinavian, heart, decorationsAdded 7 Years Ago from Magic Cabin
Kathe Kruse of Germany created this charming patchwork quilt which features a heart pocket just waiting for a bear or doll to fill the empty void.


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- Kayle's story, along with her sister, Paradise Lost. , closely resembles the story of Michael and Lucifer in the Christian epic poem
- Kayle, along with that do not have the recommended attribute tag. , are the only champions for 450
- Kayle is voiced by Lisa Lindsley, who also voices .
- Kayle is the first and so far only champion capable of giving full invulnerability to damage.
- With the exception to the Nexus Obelisk, which is unaffected by any forms of invulnerability.
- Along with
and , they are the only champions that uses ranged attacks without projectiles.
- She however remains the only champion that doesn't actually hit her target with anything while attacking it.
- Kayle is the first champion that had their dance changed after initial release. The next was .
- Kayle's dance references from Will Smith's series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The reference can be seen here.
- Kayle was originally called Judicator during the alpha period.
- Kayle is the first champion to have their abilities reworked 3 times since her release.
- Kayle is the first champion to utilize their Chinese artwork in the NA, EUW and EUNE servers (zoomed in).
- As stated several times in The Journal of Justice and some League Judgements, Kayle works as an investigator, match moderator and bodyguard for the League.
- She often has had to intervene to save summoners and other champions from events gone wrong.
- For a time Kayle's attribute list incorrectly said she was a tank.
- Kayle shares a quote with : "Lead me to battle".
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- Her splash art received some tweaks, scheduled for release on the Kha'Zix patch, due to the similarities of the rock formations in this art and the image of the Iona, Shield of Emeria card.
- The Chinese Classic Kayle art is used as the Tribunal image. Also, it is the same image that it is used on the page "The Tribunal", on the game start screen (or lobby).
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- It is one of the four Collector's Edition skins, the other champions with this distinction are , and . It can be obtained by buying the Retail Copy of the Collector's Edition.
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- Judgment Kayle was a free gift, given to those who played a certain number of games at the end of Season 1.
- The skin is a reference to the comic book character Judge Dredd, most notably the shoulder plates.
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- It was first leaked in art spotlight, where it was originally named Gunmetal Kayle.
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- The story behind Kayle's Aether Wing skin is based on an alternate fantasy, in which, following the loss of her wings for unknown reasons, she has reclaimed the secrets of the master craftsmen that once inhabited her planet and forged a new pair of beautiful, transcendent ailerons and brought an end to the ancient war that plagued her people and lifted her world into paradise.
- Her dance in this skin is Night of Fire by the Japanese band Dream. A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Aether Wing Kayle bears a strong resemblance to Uriel and other angels from the Darksiders series.
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- can be seen in her splash art.
- Her wings are replaced by Police drone rotors.
- Instead of a ordinary sword, she uses an Electric Stick.
- When she recalls, she sends out Police drones.
- She shares this theme with , , and .
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- is Kayle's sister and seeks to defeat her.
- Kayle had a part in subjugating
when he accidentally came to life, she shielded the present crowd from the confused treant as he involuntarily unleashed blasts of arcane magic.
- This event, however, is presumably no longer canonical following the changes to 's lore.
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Join the Big Finish team on their regular adventures through time, space, Victorian London, Mars, the 1960s and Megacity One for witty banter (ahem), free stories, news, interviews and exclusive trailers. We are best known for our Doctor Who ranges of audio plays starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, as well as a world of spin off adventures with Jago and Litefoot, UNIT, Captain Jack Harkness among others. We also produce a wide range of audio drama featuring the characters from Sherlock Holmes, Blake's 7, Dark Shadows, 2000 A.D. (Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog), Terrahawks, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Survivors, The Omega Factor and more.
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Crystal Palace midfielder Adlene Guedioura has been talking about the stresses and strains of transfer deadline day from the perspective of the players.
The 28-year-old midfielder is in the perfect place to comment having endured the waiting game on the last deadline day, only to become the final completed transfer of the summer.
Guedioura joined Palace from Nottingham Forest on a three-year for an undisclosed fee.
After suffering a puncture lung at WBA in November, the Algerian has earned plaudits for his performances since.
He said: "The summer transfer deadline day was a long day for me, because I did not know what was going to happen, or where I would be at the start of the season.
"Even when the clubs agreed a fee, I was not certain the papers would come through on time.
"In the end, it was not completed until the morning, but we got there in the end. But it was nervous and long night."
He added: "Deadline day is the most exciting day of the transfer window because it is when there is the most movement. There can be some unexpected moves that come out of the blue.
"Personally, it is nice to be able to relax and watch it all unfold."


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AFTER a two-year break the popular Poole land train is back on track, ferrying visitors between the park and the quay.
New owners Kris and Jess Hall are breathing new life into the Rockley Rocket, with the 45-minute tour of the town an opportunity for the new PA system to be used by the conductor pointing out the sites and the history.
The land train has been a common sight in the town for the last 12 years and provides a hop-on, hop-off service as well as a town tour.
"We thought it was a terrible shame it wasn't happening anymore," said Kris, who with wife Jess runs the Peppermint Café in Parkstone Road and re-launched the Rocket on Saturday.
They bought the train with its three carriages around six months ago and will be running it daily until at least the end of September this year, starting again at Easter next year.
"Being new to Poole ourselves, we realised that everyone knew the quay but not everyone knows the park, and it's beautiful. We are hoping the train will act as a conduit between the quay and Poole Park," he said.
Part of the ticket price will go towards off-setting the carbon footprint and they aim for a carbon neutral certificate next year.
The couple came to the town from Bromsgrove and Kris was a police officer for 14 years before a career change to catering and tourism.
The Rocket can carry around 60 passengers, is accessible to disabled people and will be supporting events in the town.
The return of the land train was welcomed by Graham Richardson, Poole's tourism manager. "It is really good to see it back again. It has been a big attraction for Poole and it's great to see it return," he said.


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Opinion is sharply divided about what the Fed intended to signal in the statement issued on Tuesday. Some have seen the statement as very dovish, because it said that the Fed intended to leave short rates at "exceptionally low levels" until mid 2013 – the first time that a specific date of this sort has ever been set by the FOMC.
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Two members of the Giumarra Cos. staff have been promoted to executive posts with the Los Angeles-based business.
Tom Richardson is now vice president of global development and Bruce Dowhan is vice president and general manager of Giumarra Agricom and Giumarra Borquez. according to a news release.
Both men have been with Giumarra since 1997.
Executive vice president John Corsaro said in the release that Richardson will assume the lead role for the firm's global marketing, with a focus on South America and Asia.
Richardson will move from the company's Wenatchee, Wash., office to Los Angeles.
Corsaro said Dowhan will continue to manage Giumarra's asparagus and avocado partnerships, in addition to taking a larger role in strategic planning as a vice president.
Dowhan has been general manager of the Giumarra Escondido division since 2005.
He also serves on the Chilean Avocado Importers Association board of directors and is vice chairman of the Peruvian Avocado Commission board.


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Releasing my first downloadable game
It's done! You can now buy Tales of Another Galaxy! Oh and if you could stop by Steam Greenlight and vote for it that'd be great too: Tales of Another Galaxy on Steam Greenlight
I can't believe this is my 11th game since I started in 2007. At a time where it many devs go online/social/multiplayer I'm actually going the other way. There's no big plot here or controversial opinion. I just wanted to do that. That's the beauty of being indie. You do what you want and not what you're being told .
Even though working on 3 MMOs (Golemizer, Dungeon of Loot and Star Corsairs) was an amazing experience it's also quite exhausting when you're alone. Not the fact of having 3 MMOs active more or less at the same time but the constant energy you have to put in just to keep things running at a minimum, even if it's just paying for the server. I wanted to have that feeling that "okay now I allow myself to think about my next project now that this one is released".
Not that there's no challenges working on a downloadable title. It's just a bit different and I needed to vary my experience a bit. I'm now working on spreading the word and as usual this might be the most difficult part. I had a hard time getting my MMOs known but the difference here is players won't get turn away because the server is empty. You don't need to achieve that "critical mass" to get the ball rolling. That's where Star Corsairs badly failed. While the feedback was generally positive there was little players around so people started to quit… because of the lack of players. So I wanted that off my shoulders. At least for a while.
Downloadable but same tech
There were some difficulties yes but it's nice that I've been able to use my AS3 experience to work on TAG. Even if it might seem like an odd choice it does surprisingly well. It wasn't a blind choice as other indie titles proved that it wasn't a crazy idea. Unless I feel a sudden need to start all over I'll probably stick to AS3 for my next project too. Once again a downloadable title… at least that's the plan so far.
More power to players
It was an obsession when I was working on Golemizer and I still wanted to have a way for players to amaze me even if it's a downloadable game. All the data is kept in text files so if you're feeling a bit adventurous you can completely change the game and make it your own. I'd suggest to start by exploring the map editor (and look at how I coded the maps shipped with the game) just to keep the learning curve manageable.
In fact here's a beginner's guide to using the map editor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4AZLm33960
Some things I'd like to see:
- An urban zombies mod (yeah, more zombies but eh)
- A Wild West mod
- Some popular movie made with the game engine
- A remake of an old game (you'll notice that 1 level in the campaign is pretty much Pac-Man and another is close to Missile Command)
I might work on mods myself but there's always something exciting when seeing what others created using your work.
What's next
Well first I still have a lot of work to do to spread the word about the game, work my way up on Desura, keep the Steam Greenlight page active, contact people for possible bundles, etc.
A Mac and Linux versions are something I'll start looking once the dust settle a bit. That's new territory for me so I'll have quite some research to do on the subject.
Then there's this new project for which I already wrote a few lines of code. Cool concept but I'll wait to see it in action before saying more about it.
Great that you released another game! always nice to see some long time gamedev finish something.
Why would I vote for this game on Greenlight? Why would I pay $10 for this game? It's barely even a game. The Zombie turret level doesn't work, I keep failing for no reason. You can't aim diagonally without moving in that direction. There is no mini-map. The vision cones are larger than the screen and they see through walls. In a game with stealth elements the vision cones don't work. The flamethrower is the worst weapon ever made. It has no range and requires me to get almost eaten to use it. I had to play the tutorial five times because the first guy you have to shoot kills you faster than any enemy in the game. You sir, made a horrible game and should not charge people for it. And if you think it has worth as a development tool, you are wrong. I could get much better ones for free. But if you want to market it as such, please don't go around pretending that this is a game too.
So, wait a minute. I have to produce my own game before I can make critiques about your game? That is like saying that I have to jump off a roof before I can say that doing so is stupid. I am talking about my experiences as a gamer here. I spent $6 on your game and I felt that commenting on its worth was important. Instead, you toss off my comments like I am some petulant child. Good to know you have a rapport with your users.