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Still the Boss: Springsteen and The (Re)activation of Sex Appeal
If you follow me on Twitter, you've seen my recent obsession with The Boss in full manifestation. It was prompted — or, rather, re-activated — when Glee used a Boss-penned song, Fire, in this week's episode. (The Pointer Sisters may have made it famous, but The Boss does it so. much. better.) After watching Kristen Chenoweth and Mr. Shue sing their way through Fire, I began what has amounted to a veritabel odyssey through Springsteen's collected YouTube clips. There are thousands: low-fi recordings from the '70s, concert DVD rips, benefit performances, VH1 Storytellers, duets with Michael Stipe and Melissa Ethridge, impromptu duets with Berlin street performers.
Now, I'm a veritable life-long Springsteen fan. The tape of Born in the U.S.A. was a constant companion throughout my childhood; my brother and I would sing the titular song so loud and forcefully that it exacerbated his vocal chord condition/speech impediment. (Basically he got hoarse a lot from being really excited and using too much voice to sing/talk/be. I think that might be the most awesome speech impediment to wish upon a kid).
I have distinct memories of listening to both Human Touch and Lucky Town on my mom's massive boom box; since I was a devoted nerdy reader of Entertainment Weekly, I knew that the double-release was both novel and risky, but what really mattered was the fact that I liked dancing in my stocking feet to 57 Channels (And Nothing On). (Side note: We only had 36 channels on cable in Nothern Idaho, so I totally thought The Boss was lying).
Now, as a kid, I never knew that Springsteen was, well, basically, sex. By the time I was 10 or so, the only thing I could consider even 'cute' was The New Kids on the Block. By the time I was conscious of sex, as opposed to cute, appeal, Springsteen was in his 40s — and teenagers have little appreciation for the sexy, rugged old man. In short, I had missed my window of appreciating Springsteen's sex appeal.
After college, I underwent a classic rock/folk renaissance of sorts, finding myself obsessed with Zeppelin, old acoustic Bob Dylan, and '70s-early '80s Springsteen. Specifically, Nebraska. But I also rediscovered my visceral reaction to the entire Born in the U.S.A. album, amongst others. But still: no YouTube. Not back in 2005. I fell for the voice, and its dripping signification of sex and desire, but not for its embodiment.
Which is all a way of leading you to the fact that this recent detour into the vaste depository of Springsteen concern material has made me wonder how any singer can ever embody sex ever again.
In order to get on the same page as me, consider the following. All well worth your time, I can promise.
Now, each of the above videos conveys sex far more than any of the 'official' and highly produced videos — see, for example, the famous 'Dancing in the Dark' video, featuring a very young Courtney Cox:
It's my contention, then, that the presence and ready accessibility not just of footage of Springsteen — the normal YouTube uploads of produced music videos — but of live concert footage that has activated his sex appeal for new generations — and reactivated it for those who felt that power in the '80s.
But this is a particular brand of sex appeal — and its attractiveness deserves analysis.
1.) Springsteen's appeal is deeply rooted in the performance of working class masculinity.
If you're at all familiar with the Springsteen narrative, you also know that he has long signified the plight — and relief — of the working man. He sings about working men; he comes from a family of working men. He grew up in Jersey. But there's also a particular performance of working class masculinity at work in his image. Of course, it signifies as authentic — in part because of our knowledge of his past — but we must also be mindful of the ways in which Springsteen himself (and his appearance in these videos, in publicity shots, in album covers) has helped reify what working class masculinity should look and sound like.
So look at the videos, and what do you see? Sweat, muscles, more muscles. Bandanas, back drops of American flags. Whiteness, Americanness. Power ballads….power. The musculature and sweat are particularly linked to a physique cultivated not through time in the gym, a la the boys of Jersey Shore — but from actual good hard labor. (Indeed, part of what's interesting about the performance of 'guido-dom' on Jersey Shore is the ways in which it represents ethnicity — and working class ethnicity in particular — completely evacuated of actual labor and culture.)
The sweat shows that even though he's escaped a life of hard manual labor, he's still laboring on the stage — and earning our affection and concert dollars. He may be nicknamed The Boss, but he's really the last bastion of the worker, and the lost American ethic he represents.
The musculature — tight t-shirts, blue jeans — is sharply reminiscent of that of young Marlon Brando. I realize this might sound odd — especially if you haven't seen Streetcar or On the Waterfront. Of course, Springsteen emanates far more pure joy in expression than Brando ever did; indeed, Brando often looked as if every move, every word, caused him physical and mental anguish. When Pauline Kael first saw Brando in the stage version of Streetcar, she lowered her eyes, embarrassed for him, as she thought he was having a seizure. Her companion had to shake her and say 'no, he's acting.' Sometimes I feel the same way when I watch Springsteen in some of these videos, especially in the '70s, such as the one for ' He's either seizing or singing or about to die — and that's pureness of effort and exultation that links the two.
Marlon Brando was also portraying working class characters whose lives were marked by pathos and the despair that accompanies a way of life that has begun to fade….and Springsteen sings about the selfsame ideas. Brando alienated much of Hollywood when he first arrived, not only because his acting style was so different, but because he dared to wear blue jeans and white t-shirts on the streets. And in the 1970s, when much of the music scene was still characterized by glam, disco, or Robert Plant jeans zipped up with a pair of pliers, the Springsteen image was just as foreign.
Which is all to say that the attractiveness of Springsteen, like the smoldering attractiveness of young Brando, is rooted in a physical and artistic manifestation of the life of the working class man, in all its shades of pride, pathos, and cultural history.
2.) The videos drip with authenticity.
Back to the videos in particular. Springsteen did few 'staged' music videos. Instead, the vast majority of those found on the YouTubes are concert and other live footage. He's famous for offering long prologues for his various songs in which he details the backstory that led him to write/contemplate the issues of each song. (The prologues are, at least in part, what helped make the Live '75-'85 recording the first concert album to debut at number on on the charts). Such 'real life' stories obviously authenticate both the music and the artist, further reinforcing Springsteen's own connection to his equally authentic working class visual image.
There's also the issue of charisma. I'm thinking specifically of the 'Fire' video, but it's really all over the place. It's what makes Springsteen Springsteen — and helps him rise above all other rock performers of this particular era; it's what still motivates fans to pay upwards of $100 for crappy tickets for tours promoting his recent (mediocre) albums. Charisma, to oversimplify the theories of sociologist Max Weber, is what helps us, as lowly non-stars, feel better about allowing those in power be in power. When someone has charisma, we're much more okay with ceding authority, giving money, being ruled in whatever way. Springsteen's charisma thus adds to his attractiveness — but it also helps elide the fact that he is, by no means, working class — and hasn't been for a very long time, and profits off of our perception and nostalgia for that particular brand of authentic working class masculinity.
3.) The videos evoke intense nostalgia.
There's certainly a nostalgia for youth at play here, especially when these videos are contrasted with the ones of the (still quite agile and handsome yet notably much older) Boss. Such nostalgia is compounded by that for the working class, which been near-wholly decimated over the last forty years. But the videos also evoke a form of technological nostalgia — for a far less mediated time, when such footage, and liveness, and image seemingly couldn't be faked.
I'm thinking specifically of the video for 'Prove it All Night,' which you can watch below. Warning: IT MAY BLOW YOUR MIND. (A special thanks to Evan for sending this my way at the height of my binge). As one commenter put it, "This video should absolutely be promoted to the YouTube home page."
Are you looking at that lo-fi greatness? The counter on the bottom of the screen? The pretty crappy — but still weirdly incredible — sound? Cell phone cameras take crappy videos everyday; a random browse through the basement of YouTube would reveal millions of them. But there's a very particular videographic aura to this sort of aura — one that I'm sure Lucas Hildebrand could break down for me — that underscores the fact that we will never again live in a time that manufactures this quality of video for public consumption. The lo-fi-ness reminds me of my childhood, and, similar to my visceral reaction to an Apple IIe or Speak-n-Spells, I'm wistful. Nostalgic for technological simplicity.
Of course, 20 years from now, we'll be looking at early cell phone photos with the same sort of wistfulness, and we need to continuously critique what, exactly, we're being nostalgic for, and what says about how we're (mis)remembering the past. With that said, the particular format, condition, and aesthetics of these videos — and the way that they bolster both the authenticity of the performance and Springsteen's virility — is tremendously powerful in this particular cultural moment.
I'm curious, then, as to what sort of artifacts will (re)activate the sex appeal of today's celebrity idols — will it be concert footage on YouTube (or something like it), or will it be something else entirely? Recall that in 1977, when 'Prove it All Night' was released, no one could have fathomed a system by which ten minute clips of video were uploaded and made available for hundreds of millions to watch at will, for no cost. In 2020, can I get a hologram of The Boss to sing me I'm on Fire? Well alright then. He'll be pure sex forever.
10 Responses to "Still the Boss: Springsteen and The (Re)activation of Sex Appeal"
This is so amazing! Thanks for breaking the icon down for me. I also had a YouTube binge after watching that Glee episode. The Fire video just made me realize how much sex he must have been having back then, and ya know, good for him.
I was a senior in high school when the BTR album was released. Bruce was the catalyst of many sinful impure thoughts for this good little Catholic girl.
I like that you bring in that last video, because it also speaks to a nostalgia for an older kind of fandom… of circulating bootleg videos and cassette tapes. It's also interesting because I think you privilege Springsteen here as an authentic subject, despite your analysis of the constructedness of that authenticity. (And I absolutely do something similar because i too adore Springsteen and am not quite sure how authentic his performance of authenticity is… I think its more authentic than many people give him credit for, but I'm still wary.) My point about that however, is in terms of thinking about what kind of nostalgia there is for Springsteen. Is it linked to the 80s and "Hot Tub Time Machine"-style nostalgia? Or more closely to the 70s and "Almost Famous"-style music/fandom/etc.? And where does that sex appeal fit in temporally?
I also like this post because it really interestingly and productively combines your extensive background/context of film-based star studies with music stardom.
Two things: first, have you seen Springsteen's Kennedy Center Honors tribute initiated by fellow Jerseyite (and major fan) Jon Stewart? It aired much earlier this year, but surely it's online somewhere. You'll appreciate it, I know.
Second, I've never been a huge fan of The Boss — sure, I have about 20 of his songs on the ol' iPod, but that's about it — however, I was quite impressed with his exhibit at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not sure if it's still there, but it was quite a collection (t-shirts, jackets, hats, sheet music, gold albums, the actual desk where he penned most of his songs). And the theatre there looped his VH1 Storytellers episode all day; hearing about how he created "The Rising" always blows me away. What a song.
Oh, Bruce. Wrap your legs round these velvet rims and strap your hands across my engines, indeed.
I loved looking at the bootleg concert footage and thinking about the clips in relation to lost or antiquated technology, thus positioning YouTube as an archive.
As an aside, I was just listening to Nebraska. Who would have known that spinning "State Trooper" on the hi-fi would get me in the mindset for M.I.A.'s "Born Free"? Both borrow heavily — one through influence, the other with sampling — from proto-punk legends Suicide.
Also, I agree that the Boss represents a bygone working class masculinity and hadn't thought about his image in relation to Brando (or in opposition to the Guidos on Jersey Shore).
In addition to projecting a sense of authenticity, I believe he's also legitimacy personified in rock culture. Like many male solo artists — Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Joe Strummer, and Bono coming immediately to mind — Springsteen is not only is a "voice of the people" who can be called upon in times of turmoil (remember how "My City In Ruins" provided a catharsis for 9/11 and created another spike in his popularity?). He's also a possessor of rock's cultural credibility, always called upon whenever popular music needs to historicize and validate itself (Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame inductions, for example).
Going back to Brando for a moment, though, I'd also like to argue how the Boss's rugged masculinity potentially feminizes itself. Again, I think this takes place onstage, where Bruce is famous for objectifying his body and sacrificing himself for his grateful audience during performance (note: this also suggests a commonality between Bruce and Iggy Pop, punk's pioneer power bottom). The Boss's objectification also asserts itself in a more obvious way, via the iconic ass shot cover for Born in the USA.
I don't mean to suggest that objectification is exclusively the domain of the feminine, but as women and girls' bodies are traditionally treated as sites of spectacle in media culture, I think the Boss's performative masculinity, which relies much on the fetishization and offering of his body to fans, complicates matters.
Finally, I want to acknowledge "Red Headed Woman," which he wrote for wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa and is pure sex. It's particularly interesting for its celebration of cunnilingus (i.e., kneeling and "tasting" a red headed woman). Rock music is littered with subtle and explicit references to fellatio. It's nice to hear from a man willing to get on his knees.
Well, it's apparent that I need to check out "Red Headed Woman." Wow. =)
Oh my, Kelli. Oh my. It may require a cold shower afterwards.
Oh my, indeed — get that "dirty job done." Thanks for introducing me to that one. =)
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Ain't nothing mediocre about The Rising or Magic, two of his most recent albums. There especially isn't anything mediocre about his newest album, The Promise, with 21 unreleased tracks from the Darkness era.
The funny thing is, lots of fans would categorize HT and LT, the albums you cited as favorites, as mediocre. I wouldn't, but plenty would.
Other than those quibbling points, I agree with you: Bruce is One Sexy Beast.


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Removing the meat from a Young Thai Coconut
Coconut juice is an excellent source of nutrients and natural electrolytes. To get all the nutritional benefits it's best to have fresh juice straight from a coconut instead of the canned or bottled ones that have become so popular. Besides the fact that I don't think the bottled kind tastes good a lot of them are pasteurized causing a depletion of the nutrients. If you're going to buy whole coconuts you will need to know how to get into it to get the juice and then the easiest way to get the meat out to use in recipes.
1. First off you will need a heavy sharp knife, we use a Global meat cleaver. You want to chop down with a little more force then you think as the shell is fairly thick. You also want to angle the blade slightly towards the center of the coconut. Rotate the coconut 1/4 and repeat until you have a nice cut square. Use the tip of the knife to pull up the top and pop it off.
2. If you have a large measuring cup or pitcher just place it upside down over the coconut whole, flip and let the water drain out.
3. Once the juice is out you can cut it open to get to the meat. Take your cleaver and chop straight through the middle. You'll most likely only get half through so place it on it's side and chop through the bottom half. Now you are ready to scrape out the meat.
4. Use the back of a large spoon and wedge it between the meat and shell. With a little force and the tip against the shell push down till the meat reaches the neck of the spoon. Repeat along the whole rim until the majority of the edges are free from the shell. Continuing with the back of the spoon scrape straight through the center till the whole piece is free.
*If you don't have a meat cleaver or want to risk life and limb chopping into a coconut a lot of stores will cut the top open for you and rewrap in saran wrap. Just make sure they make a hole that is large enough that you can get the meat out. You can use the same technique with the back of a large spoon to scrape out the meat it's just a little more challenging especially to get the meat at the bottom.


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Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City - 1900-1922 (2012)
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November 30th, 20137:59 pm
I look forward greatly to this film. The frightful cruelty in the streets must never be forgotten, but I cannot agree more with the previous comment (PB, NYC/Monaco) that no account of such events, this one in some people's living memory, should avoid reference to 'high-political' causes and motives , especially when it comes to attributing blame and responsibility. White collar crime gets less attention than violent robbery yet harvests for more to the criminals, so the cruelty of soldiers and street mob violence obscures the role of the off-shore puppeteers, in the case of Smyrna-Izmir literally so, as warships of the great powers anchored off the bloody quays observing this tragedy unfold.
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April 10th, 20139:11 pm
This film is an important contribution to our understanding of a little known event. For another view on the role of the British in the tragedy at Smyrna see Michelle Tusan, Smyrna's Ashes: Humanitarianism, Genocide and the Birth of the Middle East (California, 2012).
— Michelle Tusan, Las Vegas, NV
April 6th, 20138:34 pm
The film footage is beautiful, and the film evokes a beautiful moment destroyed by statecraft games. That the villain is "humanity" or Kemal Ataturk "Turkey for the Turks" is a bit disappointing considering that the British Empire funded the nationalist movements in the Balkans for decades prior to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Their games further south in Saudi Arabia giving guns to Arab Tribes to fight Turks are well documented. Humanity does not deserve to be painted with this since historians not interviewed by the filmmakers are clear about what caused what in the region during that time. Even Turks do not deserve. Ottoman Empire had Basra where oil had recently been discovered. City of London bankers wanted that. The statecraft games of British Foreign Office pitting ethnic groups against each other to destabilize nations is well understood by all but the most naive. That an opening night audience so full of grandchildren of Smyrniot refugees of the horror can be so misled today in the USA is unconscionable.
But, Brit trained "historians" pinning the blame on Kemal or Turks at this very moment only 1 week after even NY Times revealed CIA guns into Syria is a bit much. The statecraft template needs to be revealed to Americans, and especially Smyrniot-Americans, since the same games are being played today on Syrians and soon Iranians, and so soon after Iraqis and Afghanis. A few appearances of David Lloyd-George with oblique suggestions he may have been involved in Greek nationalism against Ottoman and then the Turkish Republic do not cut it. Today we know about arms trafficking and the illicit money that funds both sides of every conflict. We know the banking groups involved. Smyrniot descendents deserve better about the true origins of their horror. We all have a lot to learn. The culture war so well funded by private money or media in the USA itself over these last decades should cause all of us to pause given the template revealed in Smyrna.
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The existing deal was signed by Woods back in 2006, which meant that he would be with Nike for his entire golfing career up until now. And it seems clear now that Nike and Woods would like to remain partners all the way through his career. However there are no details at this time regarding Woods' new contract.
As for Nike's thoughts on the deal, President of Nike Golf, Cindy Davis had this to say to ESPN.com,
We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Tiger. He is one of Nike's most iconic athletes and has played an integral part in Nike Golf's growth since the very beginning. We look forward to sharing many more of the exciting awe-inspiring sport moments that Tiger is known to create in golf. At the same time, we will continue to utilize his insights to develop the most innovative products that support golfers reaching their full potential.
Woods doesn't just have an endorsement with Nike however. He also has deals with Rolex, Fuse, EA Sports, NetJets and Kowa.
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Successful Ramsar Advisory Mission to the Ebro Delta (Spain)
From 18 to 22 September, the Ramsar Bureau carried out an Advisory Mission to the Ebro Delta in Spain. Inés González (left), Director General for Nature Conservation in the Environment Ministry in Madrid, and Delmar Blasco, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention (center), with Pere Torres, Director General for Environmental Planning in the Environment Department of Catalunya ( right), opened the mission in the offices of the Environment Department in Barcelona. Then the participants traveled to the Ebro Delta where during the following two days they visited a number of localities with specific management problems. On the fourth day, the Ramsar Advisory Mission held talks with several stakeholders, including the mayor of Amposta, the presidents of the two irrigation cooperatives, the president of the rice growers association, and representatives of hunting societies and environmental NGOs, including SEO, the BirdLife partner in Spain. For the last day, the mission returned to Barcelona to prepare its detailed recommendations. The mission was ably prepared by Magdalena Bernúes and José Ramón Picatoste of the Environment Ministry in Madrid, in cooperation with Pere Llopart of the Environment Department of the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Tarragona and Rafael Balada, the Director of the Ebro Delta Natural Park, with the additional participation of further colleagues, including Jordi Romeva, Subdirector for Conservation in the Environment Department, who took particular care of the well being of the participants and the logistical aspects.
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BOSTON — Four teams posted two-game sweeps in the weekend gone by and Hockey East will now transition into Beanpot mode with a lighter schedule over the next two weekends.
Hockey East's Team of the Week is the No. 15 Maine Black Bears, which pulled an impressive sweep of third-ranked Boston University on the road at Agganis Arena. Defensive Player of the Week Dan Sullivan finished the weekend with both wins while making a combined 66 saves.
In Friday's 4-2 win, sophomore Mark Anthoine had the game-winner for Maine while adding an assist. Juniors Ross Gaudet and Alex Chiasson scored for BU.
Sullivan made 38 saves for the Black Bears in a 3-1 win on Saturday, closing Maine's first sweep on the road at BU since Nov. 1992. BU sophomore Garrett Noonan scored the lone goal at 2:41 of the second period.
The Black Bears host Alabama-Huntsville in a two-game series this weekend at Alfond Arena. The Terriers travel to Merrimack on Friday night for the first-ever Top 5 match at Lawler Arena, before opening the 60th Annual Beanpot Tournament on Monday against Harvard.
Northeastern broke out of its four-game losing streak with a two-game weekend sweep of a lowly Vermont team at the Catamounts' home Gutterson Fieldhouse.
The Huskies were led by Hockey East Co-Player of the Week Cody Ferriero, who scored five points in two games. The Essex, Mass. sophomore scored his first-career hat trick in Friday's 8-3 victory.
Senior captain Mike McLaughlin registered three assists in a 4-2 win on Saturday, while junior Chris Rawlings finished off his tenth win of the year with 23 saves.
Sophomore Alex Vazzano made his first start since Nov. 27 on Saturday as he made 24 stops in defeat for the Catamounts, which will face No. 9 UMass-Lowell in two games at Tsongas Center this weekend.
Northeastern hosts UMass on Friday at Matthews Arena before facing No. 5 Boston College in Monday's Beanpot at TD Garden. The Huskies are in search of just their fifth all-time title and first since 1988.
No. 9 UMass-Lowell finished its week with two out of three wins, including a two-game sweep of rival Massachusetts in a home-and-home series. Rookie Terrence Wallin scored four points on the weekend, including a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 victory in Lowell.
Sophomore Josh Holmstrom scored twice as the River Hawks earned a 4-2 win on Friday at Mullins Center, handing the Mass Attack their first home loss of the season.
For UMass, sophomores Joel Hanley and Patrick Kiley scored goals on Saturday. Conor Allen and Branden Gracel potted one each in the series opener.
UML opened its week with a sour 1-0 loss at Providence on Thursday, which saw freshman Shane Luke score the lone goal for the Friars. Senior Alex Beaudry earned the shutout with 29 saves in the contest.
Providence and Merrimack met on Sunday afternoon in a key conference match-up with national eyes watching on Fox College Sports Atlantic. Senior captain Karl Stollery had a goal and an assist, while goaltender Joe Cannata had 37 saves in a 4-2 win for the Warriors.
The win avoided a season series sweep for Merrimack as it dropped the first two games in a weekend series to open December.
Following a game at Matthews Arena on Friday, UMass returns home to face Merrimack on Saturday. The Friars face New Hampshire this weekend in a home-and-home series, which begins on Friday at Whittemore Center.
No. 5 Boston College bounced back from a weekend sweep in Maine as it took all four points from UNH in a big home-and-home series.
Junior Steven Whitney snapped a 3-3 tie with 51.3 seconds left to lead the Eagles on Friday at Kelley Rink. UNH freshman defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk recorded two assists in the loss, while Casey DeSmith stopped 30 shots.
Senior Barry Almeida scored two goals for the Eagles, including the game-winner at 3:27 of overtime in a 3-2 win on Saturday in Durham. Senior Mike Borisenok scored an equalizer late in the second period, but it was not enough for the win.
Co-Player of the Week Chris Kreider was an offensive star for the Eagles, scoring a team-best three assists and five points in the series, including a goal and two assists in Friday's win.
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Before & After: Finn's Bright and Airy Nursery Transformation
With baby Finn on the way, mom Kelli of Purple Tree Photography wanted to transform the family's unused third bedroom into a nursery for their new addition. After many coats of paint and a lot of hard work, the space has been transformed into a bright and airy oasis for their beautiful baby boy.
I think my favorite part is the pop of color in the small nook above the crib - it went from being the biggest eyesore of the space to its greatest asset. Kelli had a friend open it up, drywall it and finish it off rather than just filling it in - what amazing vision!
Thank you Kelli! To see more of the space visit Kelli's blog, Purple Tree Photography.
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Thank you so much for the feature! Flattered to be on apartment therapy!!
That little nook looks so much better open. Love the pop of green, too.
I agree the pop of green really makes this room. What a bizarre storage cabinet that used to be. Beautifully done!
Very nice. Not overdone, but leaves room for more as Finn grows and his personality developes.
Fantastic nursery! Kelli, can you tell me where you got the rug? I'm looking for sometime like that for my nursery...
Beautiful nursery. Superb. I'm not a fan of the color green, but you really made it work for me! Lovely.
I also like the minimalistic look with the pop of color. Well done.
@lemonadefish: We have a similar rug from Ikea in my son's room (but don't know if it's the same one):
the only thing I would change is put long panel curtains, it for sure will make the ceilings look higher. Great job!
where is that chair from? would love to get one for our baby's nursery!
@awnie, you can find them all over; just search "Mid centure molded chair", "fibreglass rocker" or "eames style rocker". Wayfair.com has them, along with tons of other places.
Looks like long curtains wouldn't work because of that baseboard heater. Super cute room!
I really dislike foo-foo baby rooms. This is excellent.
Thank you for all of the wonderful compliments.
@Lemonadefish I did get the rug from ikea. @retailtherapy I didn't do long panel curtains because I didn't want Finn pulling on them once he was big enough to stand. :)
Thank you for all of the wonderful compliments.
@Lemonadefish I did get the rug from ikea. @retailtherapy I didn't do long panel curtains because I didn't want Finn pulling on them once he was big enough to stand. :)
Looks like Ikea fabric for the window and pillow? I love that one, I actually starched it onto my kitchen window as a privacy screen.


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This Fall I will be showing my art work for the first time in public. I will be showing in the annual show my boyf and his friend from art school put on in Portland. I am very scared for several reasons. One, I will be one of the only artists showing that didn't go to college. Two, I have never shown my work in public before. And three, I have a whole bunch of half finished pieces and not even close to enough finished pieces. So I have been searching for photos to inspire me and get me moving (quickly.) I wanted to share some of the images I have found that have really moved me. Wish me luck and I will post more details about the show as it gets closer.
I have always had a hard time with too many layers. I love to wear millions of layers but I always end up feeling like the "stay puff man." Not like these ladies, they look amazing! It might be because of their thin frames, but man they look so cute. I need to learn how they do. I am pretty curvy so it will be tricky but I will have to start practicing more :)
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Being a lady who has been wearing a septum ring for the last 5 years, I love seeing pics of other girls that have them too. Especially this little lady. Not only does she have a septum ring but she is rocking it! I love it!!!!!!!!
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As you all know I love a feather in the head, or 13. So whenever I come across photos that people have posted with feathers or head dresses in them I just can't help but reblog them. I should really get on my head dress making project….
As summer approaches, I can't help but start thinking about what I will be wearing when the temperature starts to rise. Usually I opt for Levis cut off or short mini dresses. But this year I am rethinking my normal staples. I have been seeing a lot of floor length cotton or linen dresses and skirts. Floating and light I think they may be the perfect summer outfit. Luckily I have some of these pieces stuck in the back of my rolling racks, if the weather would just hurry up and get warm I could pull them out ;) Here are a few of the photos that got my mind on this track in the first place.
On my search for the perfect early morning sweater I have come across these gems and would like to share. All of them are oversized and look to be quite cozy. I just want all of them!!!!!! When you wake up as early as I do all you really need in life is a sweater you can snuggle into on your way to work :)
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**** Fourth and fifth photo from easyfashion.blogspot.com
When I was young my Mom bought this floral dress. She loved this dress. She wore it for years, any time is was warm enough and she needed to get dressed up. A couple months ago she very generously handed it over to me :) I had to alter it just a bit, hemmed shorter to be exact. But it fits perfect!!!!! The floral print could not be more cheerful so I had to add a large leather belt to the outfit to feel a bit more like me. I just love that every time I wear it I think of being a kid and of my sweet mother :)
Even though it is slowly warming up here in the Northwest, you still need a sweater in the mornings. I have the perfect sweater for these chilly mornings and just wanted to show it off a bit. I got it at a second hand store for only $25!!!!! It is really thick and a cozy as a sweater could be :)


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Google Visualization API Opens Up
When Google first launched their visualization API, you could only use data that was in Google spreadsheets, which was pretty limiting. Yesterday, Google opened this up, and you can now hook in data from wherever you want. What does that mean? It means that developers now have access to all the visualization API offerings like before, but it's now a lot easier to hook visualization into data applications.
Headed for Googley Waters
It also means we're about to see a boom in web applications that look very Googley. Motion charts (above) are going to spread like wildfire and ugly gauges will grace us with their presence. It'll be similar to the Google Maps craze, but not quite as rampant. In a couple months from now, I will have a long list of online places that use the Google visualization API. It's going to be interesting where online visualization goes from here.
Going back to my original question, to what extent do you think the now-open Google Visualization API will affect visualization on the Web?
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I believe there will likely be an increase in the number of sites using the tool, most likely in the same way the average user uses Powerpoint, to create cheesy, gaudy visualizations that won't even get their point across. But there will also be an increasing trend to use the API in a smart fashion and the general public will get used to seeing alternate ways to visualize data sets – and I suppose a wider awareness of visualization techniques is a good thing.
It's hard to tell what's going on in this press release, so I'll break it down:
The Visualization API has been open for a long time. It's hasn't been restricted to Google Spreadsheets. Google documented how to implement a data source, though the community response was underwhelming.
I tweeted about this in August, linking up the docs and noting that there seemed to be no open source projects taking up the challenge: http://is.gd/6i47
The actual news: Google has open-sourced a Python data source reference implementation: http://is.gd/6ffo.
The fake news: Google and Salesforce wanted to issue a joint press release, and no one noticed the first time Google opened up the Visualization API, so why not give it another shot?
In any case, the Visualization API is a great tool and it will probably get more play now that there's a reference data source implementation. Here's to motion charts!
I've only fiddled with the Google API, but it looks promising. I think it will gradually expand, and I think initially that Kim's predictions will be upheld: people will use G-API as an open source web-based PowerPoint, and we'll be inundated with loads of awful visualizations.
This is no different than the onslaught of awful visualizations from "dashboard" and "BI" software packages, like Dundas, ChartFX, and innumerable others that surpass even Excel 2007 in useless optical effects.
Eventually, I'd hope that the tide would turn toward sanity, as third party implementations spring up that apply sensible practices using G-API.
@Justin – thanks for the breakdown. I was too hasty late last night.
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Amir Khan, are you kidding me…..guy is a joke over in the UK. Hatton would knock his arse out. I wouldn't like to see him fight Brook though, Special K is destined for the top.Posted November 23, 2012 8:55 pm
hatton lost twice against the 2 best khan lost against who come on hatton ko khanPosted November 13, 2012 12:42 pm
Hatton v Cotto would be epicPosted October 21, 2012 10:32 pm
Kentucky fried yank
If he fight any of the four mantioned,he will get his arse burst wide open.Posted October 12, 2012 2:52 am
train hard mr hatton, hope everything goes good on his comeback.Posted October 11, 2012 8:13 am
Terrible writing by the way, it's like a toe-to-toe war trying to make it through this senseless drivel, and who needs that on a Sunday?Posted September 23, 2012 11:28 am
Cotto lost once
Overrated Mayweather Sr. tried to change Hatton's style and got him knocked out by HGHiao. The thing to fix is his defense and mix it into his infighting style. Hands up moving his head on the way in. Using a shotgun jab to get in.Posted September 23, 2012 9:06 am
Hatton was great fighter, he could beat Khan and Brook, and give Mayweather a good fight with a bit of luck but he could get seriously hurt against Pacquiao. Hatton was a fav of mine but I don't want to see him fight Pacquiao again.Posted September 22, 2012 1:09 am
Kid Blast….
His Father did it out of love for his son….
Ricky Hatton …kinda like a modern version of Joe Frazier. Loved the limelight …loved going to the bank with DEPOSITS….instead of withdrawls.
Joe and Ricky had absolutely no clue about what they were going to do after their ring careers were over….
…and they had no idea how to handle their winnings….so that it slipped away…
I wish Ricky well….but I am saddened by the comeback ….I hope I'm wrongPosted September 20, 2012 5:38 pm
what pinhead said……Posted September 20, 2012 5:34 pm
Can he possibly be any better than before……no chance, and his style means that he gets hit, and one thing he could never do was take a good shot, all the names out there i feel would stop Ricky, Including Khan. But then again who knows……others have done it, I just dont think Hatton can compete with the big boys, or even the boys who get beat by the big boys. It will end in beers……I mean tears!!Posted September 18, 2012 12:45 pm
That's great Ricky, line them up and fight them one at a time.Posted September 17, 2012 4:03 pm
Kenny the Scot
love to see how well the author fights with a broken nose just as Brook had to do!Posted September 16, 2012 1:22 pm
Personally, I think if Ricky can learn from past mistakes then he could do well again. If he can live the life inbetween fights and think about defence a bit more then who knows?. . I think his motivation for coming back and 'redeeming' himself is fair enough and I can fully understand his not wanting his last fight to be the near-death experience he had vs Pac! Those of us who watched Ricky pre-Tsyzu remember how he used to fight before he became an all-out brawler. He used to float around the ring and use lots of head-movement. He changed his style post-Tsyzu to just trying to plant his head on the other guys chest and bomb away which got him seriously exposed against the very best and nearly against a couple who weren't. I wish him well and I'll be watching him hoping that the break and the extra bit of maturity give us the Hatton we used to know!!Posted September 16, 2012 10:55 am
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And note that when someone counters Tark, he never responds. WTF is that all about. :roll: :twisted:Posted September 16, 2012 10:41 am
Kid Blast
Tark, when you add his life style to getting sparked, the sparks become fireworks.Posted September 16, 2012 9:30 am
Just shows Hatton needs money as is calling out any big names he can find. Ricky is damage goods.Posted September 15, 2012 10:33 pm
This author just hates British fighters and uses any opportunity to sleight them – stamina-plagued Brook – from fading ONCE and still winning? Going by his name most likely because he is a plastic paddy with so many chips on his shoulder he may as well be a deep fat fryer. …….and now this comment gets deleted, because he likes dishing it out but can`t take it.Posted September 15, 2012 10:25 pm
Dan Adams
If Ricky wants to go out on a high-note with a win instead of flat on his back an unconscious against Manny Pacquiao so be it; but at this stage of Ricky's career his calling out of the sports elite is absolutely ridiculous.Posted September 15, 2012 9:39 pm
yeah right, and i want eva mendes. he should pray for the same luck id have.Posted September 15, 2012 7:53 pm
There's little difference between calling out Bradley and calling out Brook. Either fighter is inappropriate for Hatton until at least 2 years of tune ups or at least 7 fights. He needs a lot of work. Tons of work …. Foreman, "I don't know where this will take me or how long. I'm going one fight at a time." George made a lot more money in his comeback career than his initial career. About 5 times as much.Posted September 15, 2012 7:31 pm
BolloxPosted September 15, 2012 7:30 pm
m p lewis
their is something wrong with his head ! he cant take a punch he might get hurt real badPosted September 15, 2012 6:18 pm
Ricky isn't serious. HIs bank account has gotten low and that's why he's looking for the biggest money Fights out there. He isn't interested in tune up money. He wants Super Fight money. That's why he's calling out Pacquiao, Mayweather, Khan, and Brook. If he wanted to really be the BEST he would have also called out Tim Bradley.Posted September 15, 2012 5:51 pm
We'll see how serious Hatton is by the early opponents he chooses. He's not like Vitali Klitschko who stepped back in at the top because that's where he was when he left. Foreman took a lot of easy fights in the early stages of his comeback. It was a message that said, "Laugh at me all you like for as long as you like. I'm doing this for me."Posted September 15, 2012 5:34 pm
Exiled Yank
This means he's either bad on the nose candy, or he has a death wish. I'm all for him and Khan fighting, though.Posted September 15, 2012 5:07 pm
DJ Daz
A good come back fight for Hatton would be Michael Katsidis, a tough proven performer who is on the downside of his career but always comes to fight. He is well know to British fans and would be a good test to see where Ricky's ability is! Hatton going straight to a Khan, Mayweather or Pacquiao would be suicide, well suppose Khan does have that suspect shin but Judah wasn't able to touch so how would a ring rusty HattonPosted September 15, 2012 4:47 pm
Slow down, Ricky — remember — baby steps, at first. Get 4-5 fights under your belt before you even THINK about those big names. After all, you just lost, what seems to the causal observer to be about, 100 pounds of body weight. You don't just lose gross amounts weight and suddenly you're back in shape — it'll take some time for your internal components/organs to readjust.Posted September 15, 2012 4:41 pm
Hatton has nothing to prove he was a world champ and a top fighter.But this i feel is a big mistake drinking drugs night life years out of the ring 33yrs old,hes not going to get faster..stronger. Im afraid it would be a downward slippery slope unless he stuck to fighting very medicore fighters…and whats the point in that???Posted September 15, 2012 4:37 pm
The hat looks good . but he will end up punch drunk and more if he aint carefull; just enjoy doing what your good at NOW; PROMOTING AND KEEPING HEALTHY
There's logic in that to an extent but I reckon Ricky's ego will overlook the British title and view even an aging past-it Witter as a risk not worth taking. Also, in domestic terms with the exception of Khan, Hatton is like Pacquiao and Mayweather. He actually employs his opponents given that he's such a big draw (note Tim Bradley's kids won't be having much of a Christmas this year), and given the previous animosity I don't think he'll give Witter the payday. At 33 and such is his clout, he should be looking at a fast-track towards Garcia, Peterson or Malignaggi and therefore firstly fight someone in any of those governing bodies' top tens (after his easy warm up). As for Khan (and that really would be huge in the UK if Amir doesn't keep getting clocked – hmm), someone will get stopped.Posted September 15, 2012 4:10 pm
The Kingslayer
I'd be surprised if Ricky could beat Brock Lesnar too :wink:Posted September 15, 2012 4:05 pm
The Kingslayer
Brook and Khan that's fine but Pac and May………..lol please Ricky don't make us all think you are back on the white powder.Posted September 15, 2012 3:38 pm
Laugh if you like my learned ESB colleagues, but I still reckon there's a case for Hatton vs Witter with Witter's British title on the line. It's a genuine grudge match which would sell out massively in the UK between two former World champions who genuinely dislike each other. Personnally I'd back Hatton via 7th round KO, thus lining up a challenge to WBA champion Paul Mallignaggi, followed by a massive £$ return with PBF.Posted September 15, 2012 2:55 pm
Unfortunately this attention-seeking word mangler has chosen to quote Hatton in a way which is completely out of context with what he said at his press conference. The crux and the long and short of his press speech called out nobody apart from his next TBA and he admitted (self-admittedly – without being asked) that even the likes of Paulie Malignaggi were out of his own depth until he's proven himself as a worth contender. I neither like or dislike Hatton but I respect him as a good boxer and someone willing to put it on the line. All the best. As for these garbage articles this 'writer' keeps spewing out – what are you trying to prove or achieve? So far I can only see that you're poorly schooled in written English, carry personal bias throughout, and put words together knowing that they're arbitrarily sensationalist and therefore generally misleading. Raise your game and sort out your personality disorder (and writing skills).Posted September 15, 2012 2:37 pm
Unfortunately at this particular time and going forward, he loses each of these fightsPosted September 15, 2012 2:10 pm
The big problem is towards the end Hatton lost his previously excellent punch resistance which was partly to do with ballooning in weight and partly due to the number of wars he had, the Tzsyu fight in particular was brutal. As the writer says good punch resistance is a must for a fighter like Ricky whos style was to chop you down with numerous hooks on the inside and whilst he had a good jab he is hardly likely to box from the outside. He should take a couple of easy fights then aim for Khan as although he would be an underdog its a fight he could win, please forget about Floyd who would give you a slow painful beating and Manny who would KO you cold again!Posted September 15, 2012 2:06 pm
Go for it Ricky 10,000 tickets in 5 hours you were crazy to walk away to begin withPosted September 15, 2012 1:59 pm
It wasn't that Hatton was staggered by Juan Lazcano and Luis Collazo, he was hurt by Lazcano and in serious trouble with Collazo in fight he certainly lost everywhere but on the scorecards… The problem is Hatton never developed finished boxing skills — which is kind of the opposite problem from Khan, who never developed clinching or infighting skills. I'm a big advocate of all around skills. Mayweather Sr taught Hatton to box well enough to do an excellant job in the Malignaggi fight — which was the perfect guy to practice on because Paulie can't punch. Paulie gave Hatton loads of time to think, to get his stance and spacing right, to get his jab going, to set up his counter shots, all like a regular boxer does and not like a brawler.. That fight showed me that Hatton has a lot of pure boxing talent — but not the ingrained, finely tuned and refined, instinctive skills you need in a tough fight against an ATG fighter. When you fight a guy like Pacquiao, your new skills fly out the window the first time you get hit really hard because they're not set in concrete …. Hatton needs to take a modified George Foreman comeback route. He doesn't have to go to GF's extreme but he has to fight a fair number of easy fights. George said, at 38, he planned to "develop boxing skills like a fresh Olympian just turning pro." It will take Hatton 2 or 3 years at a minimum, and 7 to 12 fights. Hatton can certainly get there as his Malignaggi performance clearly demonstrated. He just needs a great trainer and to give himself time to get there.Posted September 15, 2012 1:47 pm
Why not on TV with Carson? If Hatton really has had it, the embarrassment of getting a lost or gift decision should get rid of him back into retirement pretty fast.Posted September 15, 2012 1:44 pm
wanbol Dyak
The last time Hatton kissed the canvas, I thought he was not getting up. I think it would serve his health bes if he would stay retired. He is just too fragile.Posted September 15, 2012 1:43 pm
Khan versus Hatton would be great. Call it "Hearts Made In England, Chins Made in China".Posted September 15, 2012 1:42 pm
Best to RH. I hope he does well in his comeback bid. I would suggest to him to take it light the first 2 or 3 fights and then aim for Khan or Brook. MP has faded considerably, but, will still consume RH simply by punch output, and FMJ is a different animal all together. He just doesn't embody the physical attributes to challenge FMJ. He's still fairly young at 33 so he should take some good tuneups before facing any of these guys. Good tuneups will also let us know if he's still an elite fighter or if it's time to retire for good. Time will tell.Posted September 15, 2012 1:26 pm
Don Quixote
Hatton should have a fight with Carson Jones but not on TVPosted September 15, 2012 1:25 pm
RICKY HATTON = BEST FAN BASE IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING !!!Posted September 15, 2012 1:25 pm
are you serious hatton you got ktfo cold by pac-man have you seen the 140 and 147 division lately you should stay retired periodPosted September 15, 2012 1:20 pm
:cry: :cry: I meant Bradley being made for a Prime Hatton :mrgreen: :mrgreen:Posted September 15, 2012 1:14 pm
I always thought a prime hatton was made for Bradley, not so sure about now though to be fair, pending on how Hatton trains and looks in a warm up.Posted September 15, 2012 1:13 pm
This might be interesting for Bradley. Hatton can command a good british audience. It might be interesting for Hatton. Bradley is not a knock out king.Posted September 15, 2012 1:11 pm


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i'd like to take this opportunity to give you all some harry feels before we get started. i'm a harry girl myself, so i might have teared up a lil bit while writing this idk :)
this is based off of them winning the two KCAs last night
(even though i only wrote about one oops)
"[Y/N]! [Y/N]!" Harry shouts, shaking your body violently to try and wake you up. "For god's sake Harry, it's 1 in the morning. What is it?" You mumble sleepily, trying your hardest to fight the heaviness of your eyelids. "The Kid's Choice Awards are on, wake up wake up!" You watch as he runs his fingers through his already messy curls, pacing back and forth in nothing but his worn light gray sweatpants. "Babe, you're going to win, I know it. You're up against Taylor Swift for god's sake," you assure, shooting him a wide smile but receiving a forced one in return.
You sit on the bed, scrolling down your twitter feed as Harry continues pacing, occasionally glancing at your phone to check what you're doing. "You're not watching porn, are you?" He questions, shooting you a cheeky grin. "If horny boys sending me DM's about satisfying the needs that you can't qualifies, than yes," you reply, earning a hearty chuckle from Harry followed by more pacing. After another 5 minutes of silence the booming voice of the announcer comes on and Harry snaps his head towards the flat screen TV. "And now the moment you've all been waiting for.. Favorite Song!" You let out a small shriek, scrambling up to Harry and squeezing his hand for support. "The nominees are Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe, Psy's Gangnam Style,Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, and of course.. One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful!" The very mention of their name erupts in squeals from girls all over the arena. "The winner is.."
"ONE DIRECTION!" You gasp and look over at Harry, who's eyes are wide and smile spreading from ear to ear. "We won," he whispers in disbelief, looking over at you with his beautiful green eyes. "We actually won!" He wraps you in a hug, lifting your small body off the ground and spinning around. Truthfully, you've never seen him so happy. He puts you down and rushes out the door of your hotel room, running down the hallway and pounding on the doors of the rest of the boys. "We won!! We won!!!" He yells, grinning like a mad man. But then he runs into a wall and dies whoops the end sorry
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"I cried on the preference 'the worlds ending' omigod....;-; YOU ARE AMAZING ASDFGHJKL x"
thank you so much!! ugh that one was so hard to write i was tearing up myself omg
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oooohh good choices, good choices indeed.
i'm on it :)
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When George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, much of the nation reacted in shock.
Emotions have been running high, with some staging protests and many others speaking out about their feelings online.
The question we ask today in our Moms Matter Google Hangout: Could this trial be a catalyst to try and bridge the racial divide in our nation -- or is it pushing us farther apart?
If you want to learn more about the topics we discussed in this hangout or just catch up on reactions to the trial, here's a quick rundown:
-The basic argument many are having online is over whether the verdict exposed inherent racism in the justice system or whether there was simply a weak case against George Zimmerman. CNN analyzed the race factor in the Zimmerman trial.
-Kelly Wickham of the blog Mocha Momma wrote a powerful post about those who've stayed silent in the wake of the Zimmerman trial. "I see a lot of people whom I consider friends, many of them with powerful Twitter accounts with amazing reach, simply giving Trayvon Martin and all the conversations surrounding his death a wide berth," she wrote. It's a great post. Check it out.
-Rebecca Woolf wrote about the Zimmerman trials from the perspective of a white, middle-class mother. As she puts it in the post's title, "We Need to Talk About Race." After receiving an onslaught of comments, she wrote a followup post the next day in response to what was said.
-Trayvon Martin's parents spoke out about the verdict in an interview with ABC News. I was very impressed by their poise and desire to forgive in the wake of what was obviously devastating news.
Now, my question for you. Is it possible for this trial to be a catalyst to bring the nation closer together, as Trayvon's parents wish?
Also, have you told your kids about the verdict? Will you? What will you tell them?
I don't think the Zimmerman verdict is dividing our nation. I think the notion that his actions that night must be race related divides. I think that the case even went so public because the media played up the racial difference divides. I think calling GZ a "white" Hispanic to make it appear more racial divides. I think that people who constantly assign race to everything for a reason for any sort of dislike or disagreement divides.
We are divided because of the race baiter's pure and simple. If this case has highlighted anything about racism its the fact that you are allowed to openly be racist if you are of color. If your mother is Hispanic and you are born with light skin and did something the race baiters don't like its perfectly acceptable to misrepresent you and make things up. There is zero evidence George Zimmerman is a racist! The only one throwing around disturbing racial and homophobic terms are people associated with Trayvon Martin, and Martin himself.


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SimCity review
Failure to communicate
Sims are really good at communicating what they're unhappy about, so much that it can be annoying, but they're terrible at communicating why they're unhappy about it. They constantly contradict each other: one house is concerned about crime, while its neighbor compliments the neighborhood's great police coverage. One house says shopping is great, the other can't seem to find the stores. Which are across the street. What the hell.
The problem seems to be with what I began this review praising. SimCity isn't run by spreadsheets, it's a simulation of hundreds of thousands of dynamic parts, and I think it's unable to tell me the real reason Sims are unhappy because it doesn't know. If a Sim has money, it will try to find shopping. If it can't find shopping, it will complain. It won't tell me if it sat in a traffic jam all day, or if there are plenty of shops but no medium-wealth Sims to run them, or if it happened to go toward a shop that went under renovation and ceased to be a shop for a short period.
To diagnose problems, I have to ignore the implications of complaints. "Where's the shopping in this town?" suggests I should zone more commercial, but that's not always the case, and my investigation must begin with the roads, the shops themselves, and the people living near them. SimCity is saved by making its data available for study, and by representing every interaction in the world. It's a lot to analyze, but I still wish I knew even more about the simulation so I could make even better informed decisions. For example, how far are Sims willing to travel to shop? Is there a limit? Learning through trial and error can't teach me everything.
Everyone wants to be special
When I'm not worrying about all the things that make my childlike Sims sad, I'm playing an industry mogul and loving it. SimCity's specialization system is great. It adds a layer of challenge on top of RCI zoning, adds to the long-term story of a city, and can make you filthy rich if played right.
"City specialization" is a deceptive term. It implies that you choose one specialization, such as an ore mining town, and run with it. It doesn't work that way—you can select any specialization building from any category, so long as you've unlocked it by meeting a few prerequisites. The buildings enable mining operations, raw materials and consumer goods production, Global Market trade, and the development of a tourism industry.
One of my earliest cities, Murder Bucket (it's actually got great police coverage), was rich in ore and oil, so I opted for the dirty job of ripping it all out of the earth. As I pulled ore out of the ground, it needed somewhere to go, so I started building trade depots to sell it on the Global Market. When I reached a certain daily profit, I unlocked the Petroleum HQ, Metals HQ, and Trade HQ. Building and upgrading the headquarters gave me access to new buildings, such as a smelter which produces metal and ore. I was building a complete supply chain, making sure my trucks could get to and from mines, storage facilities, and processing plants. At first, my ambitions caused my city to hemorrhage money, but it was a proud moment when I solved blockages in the chain and started turning a profit.
The specialization system could almost have been its own game, and it adds a wealth of story to every city. As mines and oil wells run dry (resources are not infinite), a trade port enables the purchase of raw materials on the Global Market, so I can stay in the refinery business as an importer/exporter instead of sole producer. Or, I can imagine that when the wells dried up, my sad sack Sims turned to booze and gambling. Or maybe the city reinvents itself, investing in cultural landmarks and high-tech industry. I construct a personal story for every city I build, and specializations add context and detail, making my city's past as important as its future.
County administration
A successful city can't be successful at everything, however, so it must live in symbiosis with the whole region, some of which can house up to 16 cities. If I lack power or water, I can buy it from another city, and if I see that a city in my region can't handle all its garbage, I can volunteer some of my trucks to help. There are also passive benefits. If I have no schools, my population will head to other cities for education. If I have a surplus of low-wealth jobs, unemployed low-wealth residents in other cities will hop on my municipal buses and add to my labor force.
The idea is exciting, but it can be difficult to exploit meaningfully. It's missing information I need, such as what data influences whether or not Sims will commute to other cities, or what the limit on resource sharing is. I can buy power when I need a little extra, but trying to run a city without its own power plants doesn't work. I wasn't being cheeky or trying to test the simulation, I just thought it would be neat to have a dirty city dedicated to coal power supporting a larger, medium-income residential city. I tried: I built a city with a 250 megawatt power surplus to support another, but my powerless city refused to purchase more than 20.8 megawatts despite having a huge power deficit. Why limit how I exploit regional interactions, especially when it's supposed to be the answer to small city sizes?
Multiplayer also makes things tricky, because if I'm just supplementing power with surplus from a friend's city, I've got to yell at them every time their surplus dips. And it will dip—they aren't going to be watching it every second as their city grows.
Passive benefits sometimes confuse me too. When one of my cities needed more low-wealth workers, I founded a new city nearby and filled it with low-wealth residential. I tried not to include too much industry, instead focusing on region-wide public transportation, but it didn't work. The suburban city wouldn't grow like I hoped and was losing money, so I started building up the commercial sector. That got shoppers in from my first city, but I still hadn't solved the worker shortage.
City interaction works in general—I can see that workers sometimes commute, as do shoppers and students—but it can be hard to create intentional symbiosis, except with the simplest shared benefits. City hall upgrades, for example, unlock new building types for the entire region, and if I'm out of space to dump garbage, another city can send a specific number of garbage trucks to help. The hardest part of it is learning to not try to solve everything in one city. There just isn't enough room to be everything, so I have to avoid the temptation to try for a high-tech mining town and electronics producer.
That is, unless I'm playing in Sandbox Mode, which starts you off with 1,000,000 Simoleans and every building unlocked. It's a great place to experiment or just amuse myself with absurd cities. Only circular roads? Why not!


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[QUOTE=alfabc;586036]Where did you get the braces from? I'd be interested in seeing a better picture, and knowing where to get them.
I cut them from a piece of alu flat bar - probably 1/2"x1/16", and drilled the hole in the perspex, mounted with a rubber grommet (to stop cracking). The other end is mounted to an indicator panel screw, with a spacer (nylon nut) to get out of the reccess.
The stock lower, center bolt mounts into the plastic housing and is not very firm, the braces stop it flexing there.