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Heres a fun new bill
As if we didnt have enough to worry about
By Representative Upthegrove
By Committee on Transportation
1 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the
2 following:
3 "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 46.09 RCW
4 to read as follows:
5 (1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a person
6 may operate a two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle upon a roadway of
7 this state having a speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less
8 if:
9 (a) The person does not operate a two or four-wheel, all-terrain
10 vehicle upon state highways that are listed in chapter 47.17 RCW;
11 (b) The person does not operate a two or four-wheel, all-terrain
12 vehicle upon a roadway of this state without first having obtained and
13 having in full force and effect a current and proper vehicle
14 registration and display vehicle license plates in compliance with
15 chapter 46.16A RCW;
16 (c) The person does not operate a two or four-wheel, all-terrain
17 vehicle upon a roadway of this state without (i) first obtaining a
18 valid driver's license issued to Washington residents in compliance
19 with chapter 46.20 RCW, or (ii) possessing a valid driver's license
20 issued by the state of the person's residence if the person is a
21 nonresident;
22 (d) The person does not operate a two or four-wheel, all-terrain
23 vehicle subject to registration under chapter 46.16A RCW on a roadway
24 of this state unless the person is insured under a motor vehicle
25 liability policy in compliance with chapter 46.30 RCW;
26 (e) The person operating a two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle
27 does not cross a roadway with a speed limit in excess of thirty-five
28 miles per hour, unless the crossing begins and ends on a roadway with
29 a speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less and occurs at an
30 intersection of approximately ninety degrees, except that the operator
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1 of a two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle must not cross an
2 uncontrolled intersection of streets and highways that are part of the
3 state highway system subject to Title 47 RCW unless that intersection
4 has been authorized by local authorities under subsection (5) of this
5 section; and
6 (f) The person operating a two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle
7 with a solid rear axle does not operate the vehicle on a roadway that
8 is paved with concrete or asphalt.
9 (2) A person who operates a two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle
10 under this section must pay a maximum of thirty-five dollars for the
11 annual vehicle license fee for the all-terrain vehicle.
12 (3) Any two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle operated under this
13 section must have a headlight, taillight, and brake light, and a mirror
14 both on the left and right handlebar.
15 (4) Any person who violates this section commits a traffic
16 infraction.
17 (5) This section does not prevent local authorities, with respect
18 to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the
19 reasonable exercise of their police power, from regulating the
20 operation of two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles on streets and
21 highways under their jurisdiction by resolution or ordinance of the
22 governing body, if the regulation is consistent with this title, except
23 that:
24 (a) Local authorities may not authorize the operation of two or
25 four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles on streets and highways that are part
26 of the state highway system subject to Title 47 RCW; and
27 (b) Local authorities may not establish requirements for the
28 registration of two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles.
29 Sec. 2. RCW 46.09.360 and 2006 c 212 s 4 are each amended to read
30 as follows:
31 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, any city,
32 county, or other political subdivision of this state, or any state
33 agency, may regulate the operation of nonhighway vehicles on public
34 lands, waters, and other properties under its jurisdiction, and on
35 streets, roads, or highways within its boundaries by adopting
36 regulations or ordinances of its governing body, provided such
37 regulations are not less stringent than the provisions of this chapter.
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1 However, the legislative body of a city with a population of ((less))
2 fewer than three thousand persons, or the legislative body of a county
3 with a population of no more than five thousand persons, may, by
4 ordinance, designate a street, road, or highway within its boundaries
5 to be suitable for use by off-road vehicles. The legislative body of
6 a county with a population of more than five thousand persons may, by
7 ordinance, designate a road or highway within its boundaries to be
8 suitable for use by off-road vehicles if the road or highway is a
9 direct connection between a city with a population of ((less)) fewer
10 than three thousand persons and an off-road vehicle recreation
11 facility.
12 Sec. 3. RCW 46.09.480 and 2004 c 105 s 4 are each amended to read
13 as follows:
14 (1) No person may operate a nonhighway vehicle in such a way as to
15 endanger human life.
16 (2)(a) No person shall operate a nonhighway vehicle in such a way
17 as to run down or harass any wildlife or animal, nor carry, transport,
18 or convey any loaded weapon in or upon, nor hunt from, any nonhighway
19 vehicle except by permit issued by the director of fish and wildlife
20 under RCW 77.32.237((: PROVIDED, That)); however, it shall not be
21 unlawful to carry, transport, or convey a loaded pistol in or upon a
22 nonhighway vehicle if the person complies with the terms and conditions
23 of chapter 9.41 RCW.
24 (((3))) (b) For the purposes of this ((section)) subsection, "hunt"
25 means any effort to kill, injure, capture, or purposely disturb a wild
26 animal or bird.
27 (3) No person may operate a nonhighway vehicle on public lands
28 unless the area is designated by the land manager as open for
29 nonhighway vehicle use, permission has been established, and the land
30 manager has identified that all proper permitting, engineering, and
31 environmental impacts have been addressed or mitigated. This
32 subsection includes the creation, building, and development of a trail
33 or system of trails on public land, in either an organized or
34 unorganized manner, for the purpose of nonhighway vehicle travel.
35 Driving a nonhighway vehicle on lands that are designated as closed to
36 nonhighway vehicle travel by the land manager is, for the purposes of
37 this subsection, considered a trail building activity.
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1 (4) A violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section is a gross
2 misdemeanor.
3 (5) A violation of subsection (3) of this section is penalized as
4 follows:
5 (a) A first offense is a misdemeanor with a five hundred dollar
6 fine;
7 (b) A second offense is a misdemeanor with a two thousand dollar
8 fine; and
9 (c) Any offense beyond a second offense is a felony with a five
10 thousand dollar fine.
11 Sec. 4. RCW 46.09.490 and 1979 ex.s. c 136 s 42 are each amended
12 to read as follows:
13 (1) Except as provided in RCW ((46.09.120(2) and 46.09.130 as now
14 or hereafter amended)) 46.09.470(2) and 46.09.480, a violation of the
15 provisions of this chapter is a traffic infraction for which a penalty
16 of not less than twenty-five dollars may be imposed.
17 (2) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (1) of this
18 section, the owner and/or the operator of any nonhighway vehicle shall
19 be liable for any damage to property including damage to trees, shrubs,
20 or growing crops injured as the result of travel by the nonhighway
21 vehicle. The owner of such property may recover from the person
22 responsible three times the amount of damage.
23 Sec. 5. RCW 46.09.380 and 2001 c 253 s 3 are each amended to read
24 as follows:
25 The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by all persons
26 having the authority to enforce any of the laws of this state,
27 including, without limitation, officers of the state patrol, county
28 sheriffs and their deputies, all municipal law enforcement officers
29 within their respective jurisdictions, fish and wildlife officers,
30 state park rangers, and those employees of the department of natural
31 resources designated by the commissioner of public lands under RCW
32 ((43.30.310)) 43.12.065, 76.04.035, and 76.04.045, regardless of land
33 ownership and jurisdiction.
34 Sec. 6. RCW 46.09.400 and 2010 c 161 s 215 are each amended to
35 read as follows:
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1 The department shall:
2 (1) Issue registrations and temporary ORV use permits for off-road
3 vehicles;
4 (2) Issue ((decals)) front and rear license plates for off-road
5 vehicles((. The decals serve the same function as license plates for
6 vehicles registered under chapter 46.16 RCW)); and
7 (3) Charge a fee for each ((decal)) license plate covering the
8 actual cost of the ((decal)) license plate.
9 Sec. 7. RCW 46.09.410 and 2010 c 161 s 218 are each amended to
10 read as follows:
11 (1) The application for an original ORV registration has the same
12 requirements as described for original vehicle registrations in RCW
13 46.16A.040 and must be accompanied by the annual off-road vehicle
14 license fee required under RCW 46.17.350, in addition to any other fees
15 or taxes due for the application.
16 (2) The application for renewal of an ORV registration has the same
17 requirements as described for the renewal of vehicle registrations in
18 RCW 46.16A.110 and must be accompanied by the annual off-road vehicle
19 license fee required under RCW 46.17.350, in addition to any other fees
20 or taxes due for the application.
21 (3) The annual ORV registration is valid for one year and may be
22 renewed each subsequent year as prescribed by the department.
23 (4) A person who acquires an off-road vehicle that has an ORV
24 registration must:
25 (a) Apply to the department, county auditor or other agent, or
26 subagent appointed by the director for a transfer of the ORV
27 registration within fifteen days of taking possession of the off-road
28 vehicle; and
29 (b) Pay the ORV registration transfer fee required under RCW
30 46.17.410, in addition to any other fees or taxes due at the time of
31 application.
32 (5) The department shall issue an ORV registration, ((decals))
33 license plates, and tabs upon receipt of:
34 (a) A properly completed application for an original ORV
35 registration; and
36 (b) The payment of all fees and taxes due at the time of
37 application.
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1 (6) The ORV registration must be carried on the vehicle for which
2 it was issued at all times during its operation in this state.
3 (7) Off-road vehicle ((decals)) license plates must be affixed to
4 the front and rear of the off-road vehicle in a manner prescribed by
5 the department.
6 (8) Unless exempt under RCW 46.09.420, any out-of-state operator of
7 an off-road vehicle, when operating in this state, must comply with
8 this chapter. If an ORV registration is required under this chapter,
9 the out-of-state operator must obtain an ORV registration and ((decal))
10 license plate or a temporary ORV use permit.
11 Sec. 8. RCW 46.09.420 and 2010 c 161 s 217 are each amended to
12 read as follows:
13 ORV registrations and ((decals)) license plates are required under
14 this chapter except for the following:
15 (1) Off-road vehicles owned and operated by the United States,
16 another state, or a political subdivision of the United States or
17 another state.
18 (2) Off-road vehicles owned and operated by this state, a
19 municipality, or a political subdivision of this state or the
20 municipality.
21 (3) Off-road vehicles operated on agricultural lands owned or
22 leased by the off-road vehicle owner or operator.
23 (4) Off-road vehicles owned by a resident of another state that
24 have a valid ORV use permit or vehicle registration issued in
25 accordance with the laws of the other state. This exemption applies
26 only to the extent that a similar exemption or privilege is granted
27 under the laws of that state.
28 (5) Off-road vehicles while being used for search and rescue
29 purposes under the authority or direction of an appropriate search and
30 rescue or law enforcement agency.
31 (6) Vehicles registered under chapter ((46.16)) 46.16A RCW or, in
32 the case of nonresidents, vehicles validly registered for operation
33 over public highways in the jurisdiction of the owner's residence.
34 Sec. 9. RCW 46.09.440 and 2010 c 161 s 216 are each amended to
35 read as follows:
36 Except as provided in this chapter, a person shall not operate an
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1 off-road vehicle within this state unless the off-road vehicle has been
2 assigned an ORV registration or temporary ORV use permit and displays
3 current ((decals)) license plates and tabs as required under this
4 chapter.
5 Sec. 10. RCW 46.68.045 and 2010 c 161 s 822 are each amended to
6 read as follows:
7 The moneys collected by the department for ORV registrations,
8 temporary ORV use permits, ((decals)) license plates, and tabs under
9 this chapter and chapter 46.17 RCW must be distributed from time to
10 time, but at least once a year, in the following manner:
11 (1) The department shall retain enough money to cover expenses
12 incurred in the administration of this chapter. The amount kept by the
13 department must never exceed eighteen percent of fees collected.
14 (2) The remaining moneys must be distributed for off-road vehicle
15 recreation facilities by the board in accordance with RCW
16 46.09.520(2)(d)(ii)(A).
17 Sec. 11. RCW 77.15.690 and 1998 c 190 s 64 are each amended to
18 read as follows:
19 (1) Upon any conviction of any violation of this chapter or RCW
20 46.09.480(2), the department may revoke any license, tag, or stamp, or
21 other permit involved in the violation or held by the person convicted,
22 in addition to other penalties provided by law.
23 (2) If the department orders that a license, tag, stamp, or other
24 permit be revoked, that order is effective upon entry of the order and
25 any such revoked license, tag, stamp, or other permit is void as a
26 result of such order of revocation. The department shall order such
27 license, tag, stamp, or other permit turned over to the department, and
28 shall order the person not to acquire a replacement or duplicate for
29 the remainder of the period for which the revoked license, tag, stamp,
30 or other permit would have been valid. During this period when a
31 license is revoked, the person is subject to punishment under this
32 chapter. If the person appeals the sentence by the court, the
33 revocation shall be effective during the appeal.
34 (3) If an existing license, tag, stamp, or other permit is voided
35 and revoked under this chapter, the department and its agents shall not
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1 be required to refund or restore any fees, costs, or money paid for the
2 license, nor shall any person have any right to bring a collateral
3 appeal under chapter 34.05 RCW to attack the department order.
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect
5 March 1, 2012."
6 Correct the title.
EFFECT: (1) Establishes the penalty of a gross misdemeanor for a
person that operates a nonhighway vehicle on public lands unless the
area is designed by the land manager as for use and the land manager
has indicated that all permitting, engineering, and environmental
impacts have been addressed or mitigated.
(2) Establishes penalties for a person that: Operates a nonhighway
vehicle as to endanger human life or rundown or harass any wildlife or
animal; or carries, transports, or conveys a loaded weapon from any
nonhighway vehicle without a permit issued by the Director of Fish and
Wildlife. It is not unlawful if the person complies with terms and
conditions in state law. A first offense is a misdemeanor with a five
hundred dollar fine; a second offense is a misdemeanor with a two
thousand dollar fine; and any offense beyond a second offense is a
felony with a five thousand dollar fine.
(3) Upon any conviction of these violations, Department of Fish and
Wildlife may revoke any license, tag, stamp, or other permits.
(4) All enforcement officers have the authority to enforce
provisions regardless of land ownership and jurisdiction.
(5) Department of Licensing must issue front and rear license
plates for off-road vehicles and charge a fee that covers the actual
cost of the license plate. The owner must affix the plates to the offroad
vehicles as prescribed by Department of Licensing.
(6) ORV license plates are not required for off-road vehicles:
Owned and operated by a governmental entity; operated on agricultural
lands owned or leased by the off-road vehicle owner or operator; owned
by a resident of another state that have a ORV permit or registration
from that state; used for search and rescue; and, for nonresidents,
registered in the jurisdiction of the owner's residence.
(7) The money collected above the cost of the license plates must
be distributed to the off-road vehicle accounts at least once a year.
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Member #40 Hombres jeep club
Region 2 landmatters chairman
This bill was originally intended to allow ORVs use on highways/roads of under 5000... its totally gone in a different direction:
That kid no longer would have a $87 fine, it would be up there with stealing a car.
The end of snow wheeling unless your rig is street legal, and even then it may be considered 'off-highway'.
No more motorcycles on logging roads, no ATVs, nothing.
We need to make it VERY CLEAR to the legislative committee that this is a BAD amendment. It may very well be the most important thing we've ever had to fight.
find your legislator and send them a clear message, perhaps send a story as well, indicating your displeasure with this. While undesignated ORV use is a problem, it is a small one -- one that should be fixed with appropriate recreation areas, instead of locking us out to the few places that would be legal.
UPDATE! its been taken back. Thank you Charlie, and everyone else for your hard work!
Member #40 Hombres jeep club
Region 2 landmatters chairman
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"That way they would have an easier job transitioning into the play and then they could eventually become caricatures of themselves," said Trunzo.
As predicted, the kids felt so comfortable in their roles that they really started opening up. What Trunzo didn't expect was for the play to transition into real life for the kids in the play, aged 7 to 14.
"Astoria Blvd" tells the story of two rival gangs, a group of kids age 12 and up called the Other Siders and a group of kids younger than 12 called the Fire Hydrants. The groups face off in a Rock Band competition at the Variety Boys and Girls Club for full control of Astoria Blvd, but when the younger kids struggle, the older ones step in to help them out, resulting in both groups winning the competition.
"It actually became art imitating life, in a roundabout way. They did have to learn how to work on stage with each other as well as in the play, having to deal with each other," said Trunzo. "They worked beautifully. It ended up being quite gratifying with the way that the older kids came in and taught the kids and were extremely caring and understanding and patient trying to teach them."
Over the course of three months, he rehearsed about 15 numbers with the cast of 18 kids. Not that the kids are strangers to the stage; many of them have participated in the talent shows and the School House Rock show produced by Trunzo. And through a program called Early Stages, students can see Broadway shows at affordable prices; they've seen "Phantom of the Opera" and "Wicked."
Trunzo noted that it's a great learning tool for the children to see the skills used in professional theater and then transition what they've learned to the Variety Boys and Girls Club's Broccoli Theatre, but the most important thing the kids learn on stage is communication and confidence. He has worked with shy kids who came out of their shells by the play's end.
"One of the kids came to me last week and he just said, 'Mr. B, it's amazing. We started out and we were two separate gangs, we really kind of were, but now we're one cast!' I'm like, you're right. You got it," said Trunzo.
In their recent production of "Astoria Blvd," the kids effortlessly belted out popular songs, classic hits and Broadway tunes like "Popular" from "Wicked" and "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson. Parents and community members filled the theater to cheer on the talented kids.
"You have to support the kids in the neighborhood. You have to come see them and show them that there is a neighborhood behind them, that wants to see them succeed," said Trunzo. "That's the whole point of the Boys and Girls Club. Just that support system, to let the kids know that what they do does not go unnoticed."
The Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys and Girls Club is located at 21-12 30th Road in Long Island City. For information, visit www.vbgcq.org.


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The "Budweiser Made in America" concert announcement was originally leaked by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
During a press conference Monday morning on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Carter along with Mayor Michael Nutter announced that the rap superstar will be the curator and headlining performer at the festival.
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"This Labor Day, we will not only make history but we're benefiting a great organization," Jay-Z said in the release. "'Budweiser Made in America' will encompass every genre of music, creating and showcasing the only genre that matters, 'great music.'"
Musicians are expected to range from Hip-Hop to Latin to R&B to rock. At the press conference Monday, Jay-Z said that about 70-percent of the artists were confirmed but besides that no inclinations were made towards who will join Hov for the festival.
The two-day event is expected to feature about 28 acts on Sept. 1 and Sept. 2 on three stages located along the Parkway and Fairmount Park. Tickets will go on sale on May 23 -- two days after the full lineup is announced -- and cost $99 plus service fees, according a press release from the mayor's office. You can buy tickets through Live Nation or Ticketmaster.
Some proceeds from the event will benefit the United Way.
"United Way has brought Jay-Z and Budweiser together to host this national event in the birthplace of America. We are excited to invite the musicians, sponsors, guests and festivals goers for a memorable weekend," Nutter said in the release.
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Your mother told you never to look directly at the sun, especially during an eclipse. A 26-year-old San Francisco Bay Area woman, who didn't heed mom's advice, says eyeballing the recent solar eclipse caused her to mow down two pedestrians.
The victims were treated for minor injuries — a 40-year-old woman for bruises and her 10-year-old daughter for a broken arm. The driver, who managed not to get any tickets, says she was temporarily blinded, but a police spokesperson says her "that's where the fun is" defense probably won't hold up under scrutiny.
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Oct 9th: Columbus Day
Oct 11th: Parent Meeting
Oct 31st: Fall Festival
We would like to thank everyone who supported us after the hurricane. Parents, teachers, neighbors, community leaders, etc.
We also want to let you know that we are here for you and your family. We partner with the United Way and their 2-1-1 program that provides free information and referral to human/social service agencies within Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee Counties.
Wednesday, October 11th We will have our parent meeting at 6:00pm. FDLERS will be here presenting the topic "Transitioning From Home To The Center". In addition, they will give information regarding their services. Don't miss it!
Tuesday, October 31st The Fall Festival will be held on October 31st with activities for the children and games for the parents. We will be providing snacks for all, door prizes and a "costume parade" will take place.
This past month our community experienced a natural disaster, that created stress and fear in all of us. As we know, young children are most fearful when they don't understand what is happening around them. As parents, it is important to provide guidance and understanding that help restore a sense of security and well-being.
So, what can we do to help children who have experience a disaster or any other tragic event?
From www.savethechildren.org
With young children, power struggles often occur after giving a child a command, or when the child is tired, hungry or stressed. To lessen power struggles slow down your speech and give only one or two commands at a time. Tell your child what you want them to do instead of what not to do. Use pictures or your body to model the desired behavior or action to avoid power struggles. The brain is a pattern seeking-device. The more consistent you are the more effective it will become.
Children should always go out trick or treating accompanied by a responsible adult. If you have a group of kids going, the parents should choose two or three of them to go along and keep an eye on things.
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Instruct your child to never go into the home of a stranger or get into their car. Explain why this is not a good idea and what to do if someone approaches them and tries to talk to them.
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"Your Purpose in life is to LIVE your life on Purpose!"
It's YOUR Call!!!!
So, how do you create your purpose? Follow these easy steps:
- Ask Yourself "Who Am I?"What kind of person are you? What's been true of you since you were younger? Write down all the attributes that you can think of that are truly you. List the things you naturally have learned and developed over the years. You probably take these things for granted, not recognizing them for the special, significant and unique gifts they actually are.
- Ask Yourself "What Do I Love To Do?"What do you absolutely; truly enjoy doing in your professional life? In your personal life? For each answer, consider the gifts that have helped make them possible. Your purpose will involve doing something that you love.
- Ask Yourself "What Experiences In Life Were Really Fulfilling For Me?"Look for the times in your life that were fulfilling for you. These were times when you were just being yourself. Consider, What was it like for me while I was going through it? What was I feeling? What was important, special or meaningful for me? These answers hold the key to what you should be doing with your life.
- Ask Yourself "What Is My Purpose In Life?"Once your purpose becomes clearer, create a purpose statement. A purpose statement contains an action, a focus, and an intended impact. Once you write it down, you have a road map to follow.
- Ask Yourself "What Am I Afraid Of?"Once you know what your purpose in life is, what will keep you from living it? Fear is the number one thing that stops people from being who they were meant to be. Do you want to be fulfilled? Then feel the fear, and do it anyway.
- Ask Yourself "Who Can I Tell?"Speaking your purpose will bring it into reality; and once you tell people, it becomes real. Plus, you'll have the support of those around you who want to encourage you to be who you really are.
- Ask Yourself "How Do I Put My Purpose In Place?"Your life is moving forward whether you are working towards your purpose or not. So, wouldn't it be better to take one action each day that will get you closer to who you were meant to be? It could be as simple as making a phone call, sending an email, or doing some research on the Internet. Your purpose will be realized one step at a time until one day you find that you are living it.
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At only 21, the Londoner is one of pop's most promising newcomers. Her smoky voice elevates the pulsating beat of songs like "Hotter than Hell" to a higher plane. She will be touring Europe in October. Lufthansa Magazin took a look in her bag at Tegel Airport in Berlin


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We have to be honest, when we first clapped eyes on the new official accessory for the Sony PlayStation 3, the Wonderbook, at E3 in June we weren't immediately blown away. It is, after all, simply a 12-page hardback board book with a sequence of slightly different patterns on each leaf.
But that's augmented reality for you. AR targets are often boring QR code-looking shapes that mean little until you point a device at them, in the shape of a smartphone, tablet or handheld games console. In this case, it is the PlayStation 3 Eye Camera which needs to see the book, and the PS3 to be loaded with the software. Only then can the "wonder" happen.
But happen it does, certainly where JK Rowling's Book of Spells is involved. An interactive Harry Potter experience in all but name, it is the first title in a range Sony promises will continue and an ideal retort to cynics who may snort at players waving about a PlayStation Move controller as if it were a wand. It is as magical as its theology.
Book of Spells is not a game as such, but there is plenty to interact with as you progress through the adventure. It is jam-packed with Potter mythology and offers a child - or adult, in our case, as we got as much from it - as close to the feeling of being a student at Hogwarts as you can really get sitting cross-legged in front of a TV screen.
Each double-page spread of the Wonderbook is turned into a vista of interesting stories, spell recipes and challenges as you progress. And all of the spells themselves are the same as you will have read about in Rowling's novels or seen in the Warner Bros movie equivalents. A very pleasant narration guides you through and teaches you the movements needed to successfully cast them and there are plenty of on-screen objects to act as guinea pigs with which to do so.
There are 20 spells in total, which span over five chapters, and as there's plenty of animated shenanigans you can get up to, that's a lot of play time. Those worried about its longevity because of its obvious limitations – it can only be as long as the Wonderbook's number of AR triggers will allow – need ask themselves of the longevity of a pop-up book, say, or favoured board game. Perhaps this is where its appeal differs between children and adults, but repetition is a positive element when younger kids are involved, so we can't see a problem.
There's also plenty of other content too. The animated stories, for example, are well-told, fairly lengthy and involve basic interaction. At the beginning of the experience you get to choose which one of the Hogwarts houses you wish to belong to - Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and, for the naughtier kiddies, Slytherin - so that will also add variety to later revisits. And the chapters throughout are based in different areas of the school, so you might want to go back to an area you particularly enjoyed, and you can go backwards through the book once you've completed each section.
Wonderbook: Book of Spells is an ideal example of how augmented reality can work as an entertainment tool when implemented correctly. You may be sitting on a rug in front of the telly, with an oversized and illegible tome resting in front, waving a lighted ping pong ball around and shouting "Wingardium Leviosa" at the screen, but the action on it rewards your endeavours with exciting and interesting effects.
Few other uses of AR have worked in the games world. The PS Vita has a few titles that offer promise, but ultimately require a lot of set up for little pay off. And the iPhone, iPad, Android devices and the like are only in the early days of making it a useful rather than casual tool.
Here, Book of Spells only works because of the augmented reality and its success will provoke others to follow a similar route. Sony has even revealed tie-ins with Disney and the BBC for future titles, so clearly has faith in its product. And don't forget, you only need buy the Wonderbook once. It's like the Singstar of, er, sitting about waving things.
Of course, you will need a PlayStation 3 Eye Camera and a Move Controller for it to work, but you can buy a pack that includes them alongside the book and "game" for £60. The Wonderbook and JK Rowling's Book of Spells are available without the extra peripherals for a very reasonable £23.
We may have been sceptical initially, but this is one instance where we certainly don't mind being proved wrong.
Either that or Sony has cast a Confundus spell on us. Hmmm…


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BATS: A live encounter for adults with Rob Mies
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Get up-close and personal with bats from around the world.
This program geared for adults is a live bat encounter with leading bat expert Rob Mies in celebration of the Year of the Bat.
Learn about the most up-to-date research and scientific findings while enjoying live bats from around the world. White-nose syndrome, wind farms, and urban sprawl are just a few of the threats to one of Colorado's greatest natural resources. Find out how to identify bats in Colorado, build a bat house, and slow the spread of the white-nose fungus.
This program is FREE. However, donations will be accepted gratefully at the door in support of Yampa Valley Land Trust and its conservation work in Northwest Colorado — including conservation of bat habitat (... and to help offset the cost of this program).
About Rob Mies
Rob Mies is a TV personality, conservation biologist, bat expert, Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation and author. Mies and his bats have appeared on many television shows including The Tonight Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Martha Stewart - and he is the co-author of the book, Stokes Beginners Guide to Bats. His research includes work with the endangered Indiana Bat of the United States, the endangered Rodrigues Fruit Bat in the Indian Ocean and the threatened Spectacled Flying Fox Bat in Australia.
The mission of the Organization for Bat Conservation is: To preserve bats and their habitats through education, collaboration, and research. Further the advancement of science and education by aiding, encouraging, and participating in bat husbandry, wildlife management, education, public health, zoological associations, conservation, and habitat protection. Encourage people to reconnect with nature and actively participate in protecting bats and other wildlife locally and globally. Improve the quality of public education concerning wildlife, conservation, ecological and environmental concerns, and to promote a peaceful coexistence between bats and the public.
This program is generously sponsored by the Yampa Valley Land Trust in celebration of the nonprofit land conservation organization's 20th anniversary. Yampa Valley Land Trust is dedicated to the conservation of natural, scenic, agricultural, historic and other public and private open land resources in Northwest Colorado, including but not limited to Routt, Moffat, Jackson and Rio Blanco Counties - with a focus on the Upper Yampa River Basin in Routt County and Upper White River Basin in Rio Blanco County - for the benefit of this and future generations.


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When it comes to healthy living, there's no shortage of competing views on how to fight flab, run faster, sleep sounder and feel happier.
But what if when you exercise — and eat and sleep — is just as important as how?
Mounting evidence suggests that our bodies perform differently at different times of the day. Like all living things, we have an internal clock that affects our hormonal responses, body temperature, heart rate and sleep cycles. It's determined by something called circadian rhythms, which follow the 24-hour pattern of the Earth's rotation.
Does this sound a bit mystical? Maybe. But health experts say knowing your body's clock can help you synchronize your daily activities for optimal health. Mastering these internal rhythms can pay dividends — from controlling your weight to sleeping better to improving your overall mood.
"Whether you are a yeast in beer or a fly or a dog or a fish, we all have this innate 24-hour circadian rhythm," said Dr. Michael Howell, a neurologist at the University of Minnesota. "What your body is doing at 8 o'clock in the morning is different than what your body is doing at 10 o'clock in the morning. Your gut responds differently to food at different times of the day, and we have different capacities for exercise at different times of the day."
What happens if you disrupt these natural rhythms? You might be setting yourself up for a host of health problems.
The well-timed sleep
For many people, a good night's sleep is the hallmark of optimal health.
There's no perfect time to wake up, Howell said, because sleep cycles vary dramatically from person to person. But finding the time when you naturally wake up is crucial to getting good rest. Sleep problems more often stem from mistimed sleep than from anything else.
Nighttime, Howell said, isn't the only time our bodies crave sleep. Our energy level and body temperature takes a natural dip in the middle of our waking day, making us tired. Before industrialization, most people did not work a conventional eight to nine hours in a row without pausing for rest, he said.
Although most modern work schedules do not make it possible to accommodate a midafternoon power nap, the most refreshing sleep comes from having slept six hours at night and then napping for up to two hours in the afternoon, Howell said.
Nap times vary, depending on when you get up in the morning. "It's usually 6 hours after your normal wake-up time," he explained, "so if you wake up at 7 a.m. then your natural time to fall asleep is at one in the afternoon."
Fitting in fitness
Martha Mattheis, a lawyer from Carver County, is an avid long-distance runner and has completed 17 marathons. She enjoys running in the morning, but has tried running at different times of the day.
She's made a discovery: "I think I run faster in the afternoon," she said, "because I am warmed up and I've had quite a load of caffeine on board."
Some physiologists back up the idea that afternoons are the perfect time to tackle high-intensity exercise.
"That's because you have the day to warm up as opposed to waking up with stiff joints, and blood flow [in the morning] might not be quite what it is at the end of the day," said Paul Mellick, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of St. Thomas.
Yet some trainers and fitness coaches say people should just keep it simple: The best time to exercise is whenever works best for you. "As a physiologist, I don't care when you do it. Just do it," said Mark Blegen, chair of the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences department at St. Catherine University.
Blegen prefers to exercise in the morning.
When to fuel up
When it comes to eating, experts differ on timing.
"From a scientific standpoint, there have been studies that say eating smaller meals, more frequently can be beneficial. So, eating every two hours," said Katherine Zeratsky, a registered dietitian with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. "There's equivalent research that says eating three meals is adequate."
But they're unanimous on the importance of breakfast. It keeps your mind sharp and can prevent overeating later. Some say you should eat within an hour of waking up, while others say within two hours is ideal.
So when should you stop eating for the day? Many diets ban foods after 7 p.m. as a way to discourage snacking on unhealthy foods. Sleep experts say eating late at night, especially anything with caffeine, will raise your heart rate and prevent you from falling asleep on time. But some nutritionists see little harm in eating past 7 p.m. and one even recommends having a healthy snack an hour before sleeping.
"This is where we might differ from a lot of people," said Darlene Kvist, founder of Nutritional Weight and Wellness in the Twin Cities. "We believe that an hour before you go to bed, you need to have a snack with a little fat and a little bit of carbohydrates. The fat helps to stabilize blood sugars through the night so [people] sleep more soundly and deeper and they're more rested in the morning."
Indeed, early risers stand to benefit from several wellness pursuits timed perfectly for the morning hours.
Erik Storlie teaches meditation at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing, where his students often ask "when should I meditate?" He tells them that they must find their own optimum time, but generally, one of the best times is when you wake up — when the world is quiet. He also suggested pausing in the middle of the day, and just before you lay your head on the pillow at night.
The body's inner clock can even help you perform better in other, more surprising, wellness areas.
Levels of oxytocin, also called the "love hormone," are highest in the morning hours. Men's testosterone levels also peak early in the day.
When it comes to having great sex, it seems, everyone should be a morning person.


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We are working with one of the UKs largest mobile phone recycling companies and can now offer OEM replacement rear housings for the iPhone range.
These housings have been removed from phones that have either been beyond economical repair (such as a motherboard fault) , phones that have been stolen / recovered and not suitable for a complete unit install or from insurance claims.
These are Grade B - this means that externally the phone is in great condition, the camera lens is mark free, the chassis is straight and true without any bends or warping but it may have some minor cosmetic marks such as light scratches or corner marks.
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text: Often in engineering physics, different vector spaces are used to visualize the trajectories (evolution) of systems. An example being the 6n dimensional phase space of n particles. It is not very clear to me if this space is Euclidean or has a meaning of distance. I understand the 2-norm when the physical quantities are the same (e.g., only positions or only momenta) but not when a vector has both. However even this seems to be a problem with some other spaces. For example if I consider the vector space of chemical composition of chemical system (mole numbers of all chemical species). I don't understand what "length" of a vector would signify?


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EDMONTON – Dave Hancock, who once dreamed of being the leader of Alberta, got the job Thursday in a way he never imagined.
Hancock, Premier Alison Redford's second in command, was chosen by the governing Progressive Conservative caucus to replace her when she steps down on Sunday and her party begins the search for a permanent replacement.
Hancock, deputy premier and member of the legislature for Edmonton-Whitemud, has been in government for 17 years and is the longest-serving minister in cabinet.
He lost the PC leadership race to Ed Stelmach in 2006 and said Thursday he won't run again because the Tories need a fresh face.
"If we're going to show the party as moving forward, I'm probably not the guy who epitomizes that," he said.
The PC party executive is to meet Monday to set out the timeline for the leadership race, which can run as little as four months and as long as six.
Redford did not attend the hour-long morning meeting to choose Hancock, but arrived at the end with her 12-year-old daughter, Sarah, in tow. She did not speak to reporters.
Hancock said he will neither be changing Redford's policies nor the direction of government. That's the prerogative of the incoming permanent leader, he suggested.
"The mandate doesn't change," said Hancock.
"It's the mandate of government. It's the mandate under which our MLAs were elected and that is what we will continue to do."
Hancock said he will also keep his portfolio as advanced education minister.
He had been Redford's most vocal supporter in recent weeks as mounting revelations of lavish spending and caucus turmoil swamped her ability to govern.
Redford quit Wednesday night, saying the infighting had become an intolerable distraction to the business of the province. She left just hours before PC riding association leaders were expected to unite in a bid to demand she quit.
Redford remains the member of the legislature for Calgary-Elbow.
Hancock said that despite the race, the business of government will carry on and will be effective.
"We've got a budget to pass and we're going to pass that budget," he said. "We are going to go into the legislature every day and do our job, and we are going to go back into our constituencies every day and do our job," he said.
"We're all professionals. We all know our jobs. We all know what the people of Alberta elected us to do. We come to work every day."
When asked if he expects difficult times ahead, Hancock replied: "In this business, every day is a difficult day."
Speculation is growing on who will run to become leader and take the part into the next election in the spring of 2016.
Service Minister Doug Griffiths, who lost to Redford in the last leadership race, said he isn't interested in running again. He has family considerations that need his attention, he said.
At least a couple of other ministers were hedging their bets.
Finance Minister Doug Horner said it was too early to say, but wasn't ruling out another run at the leadership. Horner was one of the top contenders in the race that Redford won in the fall of 2011.
"I've made no decisions about my future at this point," Horner said. "Yesterday was a bit of a shock for a lot of people and we are going to take stock and make some decisions in the future about my future."
Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk, while also saying it was still early going, wasn't discounting his own run.
He dismissed suggestions from the opposition that the party's leadership race — the third in eight years — will distract from the business of government. "We can walk and chew gum at the same time," he said.
If opinion polls are any guide, the new leader will have work to do. The PCs dipped to historically low popularity levels under Redford.
Opposition Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said leadership is not the issue. She suggested the problem is a PC party that craves power for its own sake, which is why it now turfs leaders at the slightest whiff of trouble.
"This party is done and it cannot be fixed," said Smith.


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MacArthur Boulevard near 108th Avenue in Oakland looks like many depressed urban neighborhoods. Everything is gray and rundown. There are vacant, abandoned storefronts. The street is often littered with liquor bottles, condoms and sometimes even bullet casings. Building upon building is scarred with graffiti.
Yet in the midst of so much desolation, there is an object of beauty that stops people in their tracks because it is in such stark contrast to its surroundings.
It is a colorful mural of a giant California quail painted on the side of a building that houses the HAART methadone clinic near Foothill Square. Little children walk up to it in amazement and rub the wall.
"The first thing you notice as you make the trip up MacArthur Boulevard is that it looks like the ghost of a city that once was," says Christany Blackwell, who lives in East Oakland. "I immediately noticed this mural and wondered who created it."
I had driven past it many times and wondered the same thing. A few days ago, I got an email from Caroline Stern, one of the artists. She told me the story of this community project.
It started with HAART counselor Carol Wild placing an ad on Craigslist. Wild was looking for an artist to paint a mural on a large blank wall alongside the building that was a frequent target for graffiti. She didn't have any money to pay for it. Stern, a graduate of the California College of Arts and Crafts, responded. (Go to Stern's website at www.decoartoakland.com.)
Stern got $14,500 from the city's former Redevelopment Agency which used to dedicate a tiny percentage of funding to public arts projects before it was dissolved last year. She teamed up with longtime Bay Area mural painter Dan Fontes (go to his website at www.danfontes.com) whose many public paintings of large animals include the iconic giraffes under Interstate 580 at the Harrison Avenue exit — 30 years old this year. Stern and Fontes had also teamed up on the 20-foot-tall green sea turtle paintings alongside Interstate 880 in the Fruitvale district. Artists James Swinson and Steven Burright were also on the California quail mural team.
Stern chose a quail for her subject because it is the state bird and she wanted to encourage people to learn about native California habitat. She got people in the community involved in the painting and area trash cleanup.
Arturo Arichiga, visual arts coordinator at Youth Uprising, helped with the design and brought teens from the youth center to help apply the finishing paint touches.
Stern sees public art as a means of bringing light and hope to neighborhoods where people are dealing with violence and despair on a regular basis. The California quail is right across from the Subway sandwich shop where there was a shooting earlier this month.
Taggers have already marred the wall right next to the mural, but interestingly, no one has defaced the image itself. Knock on wood.
Back in the early 1980s, Caltrans ran a commercial asking people to paint murals on freeways as a means of graffiti abatement. Fontes saw it and applied for a $6,000 grant to paint a giraffe under the I-580. It took him a month. He would eventually paint a total of seven. He later painted the big zebras under the I-580 near Broadway, among hundreds of murals he has painted in the Bay Area.
Fontes says it makes economic sense for the city to invest in public murals because they deter graffiti which is expensive to remove.
People were forever tagging the warehouse building in Fruitvale before he painted a giant herd of swimming sea turtles. "It stopped," Fontes said. "When you do (the) math you see how labor costs are saved for graffiti removal and how much the community doesn't have to put up with that blight." (Yet it's also true that there are graffiti "artists" who have no qualms about painting over public art that someone spent months working on.)
The city's Redevelopment Agency used to encourage artists to paint murals to help abate graffiti. Once the agency was dissolved in 2012, those funds dried up.
Mural artists like Stern are struggling to find alternate funding.
I wonder if public murals might be a good candidate for crowd-sourced funding? I'd be willing to kick in a few bucks for a beautiful public mural that lifts people's spirits whenever they pass it.
Tammerlin Drummond is a columnist for the Oakland Tribune. Her column runs Tuesday and Sunday. Contact her at email@example.com or follow her at Twitter.com/Tammerlin.


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All it would take is one brief look at a sheet of paper located in the coaches' office at Camelback Ranch for Don Cooper to lay out the full Cactus League work schedule for his starting five.
The group of Mark Buehrle, Jake Peavy, Gavin Floyd, John Danks and Freddy Garcia is so crucial to the team's success that they will stay as close to on schedule as humanly possible.
"I really could tell you the whole Spring Training, if nobody gets hurt," said Cooper, sitting in his golf cart and watching workouts on Thursday. "We have some split-squad games, and we might have some 'B' games. You never know. Maybe Charlie Leesman or [Daniel] Hudson or [Carlos] Torres or [Daniel] Cabrera will get a start there, in those situations.
"Otherwise, our starting pitchers will be doing all the starting." …
February 25, 2010
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So, more news about people being fired.
- Moby Francke, Half-Life 2 character designer and Team Fortress 2 art lead
Those people have apparently been fired.
Shit seems to be very whack, yo.
Well, I think I'm going to call this now: Steambox is dead. They tried, and they just couldn't get it to work properly and cheap. Their hardware ambitions are gone, and they won't be announcing anything on the Steambox ever again. Sure, that one PC with Valve Support will come out, and so will other PC's with Valve support, but they thimselves will not release any computer/console/console-Computure.
Why would anyone fire a person who has a collection of pinball machines that are kept in the company building for others to play? I'd keep that person around forever. I'm sure that has nothing to do with my love of pinball machines, old or new.
As per pretty much every post in this thread, I guess Valve is an invincible company with pure white armor that can never get dirt on it. They can never do wrong. It was obviously all her. She obviously did something horribly wrong.
I'd say all those posts were before the update saying a bunch of other people were let go too, eh?
I agree entirely. I think the cost part is the problem. To make it worth while for mainstream studious to put games on Linux platform they would have to sell 100000s of units. Which means they would have to set a world wide physical distribution network and go toe to toe with Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo. Valve could do it, but it would mean betting the house on steambox working and I don't think in the current economic climate there is enough sales for 4 consoles to go head to head.
Blimey, night of the long knives in Valveland? That came out of nowhere. I do hope we get the details sooner or later.
Wow things are going down in Valve HQ. I guess that means the Steambox's future is under question now.
The minute I saw the article header my first knee-jerk thought was:
'Uh-oh Valve's having financial trouble!!'
Then I came to my senses and I laughed and laughed.
You're right. There's an old saying about working at a company, any company:
She was only at Valve for about a year. Sounds like a business being a business.
maybe they ate a cake in the fridge.
"sniff" bye steam sales.
yes, we should rewrite every wikipedia article and encyclopedia article in existence so it always ends with nazis or hitler.
here is an example:
godwins law is starting to suck
maybe you should just put on your reading glasses before you start saying that every post was defending valve...
it could be the VR glasses that might die. just wait for an anouncement or the lack of it...
I think they gave up their ambitions to make video games and simply want to focus on consumer development market- i.e.: HATZ
DOTA2 and Team Fortress 2 are making a ton of money through microtransactions and will likely continue to do so for some time. It is likely that Valve simply decided to focus on their strengths, which is essentially Steam. Their games have been rather irregular and unremarkable as of late and I can't really see a market for Piston (steambox). Oh well.
Something clicked, if it was failed project/s or just simply cutting costs in a general down gaming market who knows.
at lest until they announce something is dead and gone soonish, like steambox or the vr goggles or half life 3.
Jesus. That's one hell of a list of employees who've all got the sack.
What confuses me is that none of these developers walked out, or voluntarily left. They all got fired. If it was just one or two individuals, I'd put it down to them just not fitting in the work environment, but twenty five? Twenty five high profile, experienced employees who've worked on everything from Half-Life 2 to Left 4 Dead? I mean, one of the people fired was one of the developers who worked on Narbacular Drop. You know, the game that Valve created Portal from?
I doubt it's financial. As long as Steam is the primary distribution platform on PC, Valve will always have money.
In between this and his recent comments about players in single player games being 'retarded and autistic', part of me is wondering if Gabe isn't quite the swell dude gamers make him out to be. Could very well be wrong, but he wouldn't be the first guy to disappear up his own arse as soon as he starts making his millions.
Why do I have a feeling that the end of the world just got delayed by two months?
Jesus jumped-up Christ are people flipping shit over this.
Valve's a business, people. Businesses hire AND fire people on a regular basis; for any number of reasons.
Valve laying off these people (most of which are still unconfirmed, and only Ms. Ellsworth mentioned the word "fired"), isn't some odd, out-of-place occurrence. These things happen all the time; for any number of reasons.
This news isn't ringing the death knell of Valve, Steam, their game development, nor even their hardware development. It also doesn't mean Gabe Newell has suddenly flipped his lid and is going on a "firing spree". It simply means there were a few employees whose positions, personalities, or talents either became redundant or no longer meshed with the companys direction or structure.
Can we all relax a bit? In the very least until we get solid confirmation on what's actually going on?
As opposed to people like you that make a point of finding a negative connotation to anything Valve related?
Overreaction and hyperbole work both ways, my friend.
My guess is there's been a massive restructuring within the company. A shifting of priorities, especially on the hardware front. Not that they're cancelling development but perhaps changing direction and their end goals.
As such, several lay-offs from the hardware labs isn't that big a stretch.
Regardless, it's all speculation at this point. Until more solid details come out, we have nothing more to go on than Ms. Ellsworth's tweet and Valve's employee list changing.
He didn't say players were "retarded and autistic". People have been misquoting and misinterpreting that statement since he made it at the University of Texas.
What he actually meant was, in the context of a game attempting to tell its story in a fashion similar to film, the main character in the game, as controlled by the player, would look "retarded and autistic" from an outside observers point of view.
Or, as an article from Storify put it:
But the internet being the internet, people immediately took the quote out of context or misunderstood his meaning; much like they do with comments from any high-profile speaker. Since then, it's been a veritable shit storm of nonsense.
I am well aware of the context of the quote, thank you very much. And I still think it was in poor taste. It doesn't matter what Gabe was trying to say about the nature of player autonomy in games, making the comparison to and explicitly using the terms 'autistic' and 'retarded' was in incredibly poor taste. That's the sort of language I'd expect from a 4chan user, not a high-profile developer giving a high-profile speech.
I HATE Valve so much I use one of their characters as my avatar.
To be fair, I took that as an act of irony. Especially given the usual fiery vitriol you bring to discussions on the topic of Valve. (though certainly not to the degree Baahlspawn likes to) <.<
I probably seem the same way in regards to EA; even if it's not purposeful.
My apologies. I meant no offense. There's no need to get riled up.
I understand where you're coming from. I really do. Still, I think far too many are taking the comment out of context. Many going so far as to feel personally offended. It's as if they think he was personally insulting fans of single-player games.
Something he most certainly wasn't. Especially when put into the context of his speech.
Half-Life 3 is done. They needed a hardware specialist to make something to plug into the USB port to increase system power for the might of HL3. It is now complete. They will release a teaser tomorrow.
Only one possible conclusion to make here....
She done gone and sexually harrased all the boys... call in the panda!
It's odd because Valve have a very fussy hiring process, which involves picking people who have particular strengths as well as broad ones - the idea is that people are able to move from one project to another as and when they see fit, whilst retaining core strengths specific to themselves. They've also said they have no problem with things going wrong, as long as the person(s) involved learn and move on from it. Added to that the whole "no boss" idea, where performances are analysed by peers, and it would seem a pretty difficult place to get fired from.
It's irritating to see people act as if Gabe's turned around and started twirling his moustache, but it's not surprising that there's some surprise around the whole thing. You hardly ever hear of people leaving Valve, let alone getting fired. Now apparently there's 25 of them in one fell swoop.
Perhaps they've had to instigate a mass exodus to contain it within the building. Gabe'll be the last to walk out, and with the only copy.
And then the world ends.
It's not that I think he was insulting fans of single-player games. It's that I think, whether intentionally or not, he insulted people either suffering from or caring for those suffering from mental illnesses such as autism and such. These are genuine afflictions which have profound effects on the lives of millions of people around the planet. They're also afflictions which suffer a lot of negative press and imagery, precisely because the terminology is thrown around as a needlessly mean-hearted insult.
Perhaps Gabe wasn't aware of the implications of such loaded verbage, but if you're giving a high profile speech in front of an assembly, it's common practise to go through your speech before hand to try and weed out things that could be deemed offensive or ignorant. He should have known that bandying about the terms 'retarded' and 'autistic' would cause upset amongst a certain demographic of gamers who deal with and care for genuinely autistic or mentally retarded people. You can't blame people for calling out poor wording when it occurs.
Nah, I like Valve, but I feel like in the gaming community and especially this one, people are all too ready to declare them the godking of video games.
It's just like...guys calm down. They aren't perfect.
From PC Gamer Magazine.
There are numerous reasons why he wouldn't want to talk about why people have been let go. My first thought is that it isn't necessarily his place, or it's out of respect that he isn't saying why.
I also don't see why he would have to lie about the effect of the layoffs on their projects. Unless there's something more concrete, we can probably assume that everything their working on is going as planned. So for those who were saying that Steambox is dead, calm down till we know more.
I should have read your post first, because you said what I was thinking. Read my first post above. I provided a link and quote from Gabe Newell. I'm not entirely worried about what's going on, but I can't help but be curious.
You're right, companies hire and fire people all the time. But Valve isn't like most companies. Them laying off or firing this many people at once is pretty unprecedented for them. I don't think something like this has ever happened in their history, which is pretty damn impressive considering it seems to be standard procedure for every other developer.
Oh Valve, WTF is going on? You used to be cool. Quit screwing around and focus on getting Half-Life 3 out the door ffs...
yes, but given the circumstances i.e. they established a hardware department as a software developer, its plausable that she and the others got fired due the high risk that comes with releasing a console(especially based mostly on linux) on the market.
sources stated that a high number of employees in the android developement and hardware department got canned, so its kind of a hint that they are rethinking making the VR googles or the steam box at all.
Jeri Ellsworth is "the boss" when it comes to make, repair and hack some hardware (she's got an electron microscope in her garage), but she might not be that handy for other projects within valve that rely on knowledge of specific software (source, zbrush etc.).
also, gabe will never leave valve when there is a full fridge in the office and thanks to some charwomen whos job is to fill all fridges in the morining, it will never come to the end of the world.
lets take a minuite to honour charwomen around the world for saving our asses in a hidden constant struggle for survival.
Gabe had this to say on the matter:
Sounds like a personal issue to me, rather than a corporate one.
Decided to save space, and posts, by replying to everyone in one comment and spoilering everything:
That's unsettling. I hope for some sort of explanation soon, I'm actually quite concerned as to why the hell these lay-offs are happening.
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It's only a matter of time until the consumerization of IT bleeds over from your non-IT employees into your IT department. Although this may sound far-fetched, iPad-like systems such as appliances and workload-optimized systems are finding a foothold in your data center, and the trend has only started.
Consumerization of IT is here to stay
As InfoWorld's Galen Gruman explains, the consumerization of IT is in full force, as employees select hardware and software that best meet their needs without regard for corporate IT standards. The trend started well before Salesforce.com, iPhones, and iPads made their way into the enterprise, but these three technologies are important because they highlight the choices being made by employees. These decisions are often markedly different from those an IT professional would tend to support when making corporate purchases.
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All three technologies offered fewer choices and were less open than the technologies already in use by IT. Terms like "walled gardens" and "lock-in" were often voiced within IT to describe Salesforce.com, the iPhone, and the iPad in their early days of enterprise usage. In many respects, these concerns still apply.
Yet, all three technologies have found their way onto the corporate standard list. This doesn't mean these are the preferred technologies in every case, but they have a role to play in today's IT department.
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It occurred to me that in choosing an iPad and a MacBook Air, I made choices that I'd never have expected even two years ago. For the better part of 15 years, I had purchased hardware and software that I could tinker with and had broad control over. However, the "it just works" nature of the iPad and the performance, portability, and, yes, the aesthetics of the MacBook Air became important decision factors.
By going to a Mac after years on a PC, most of my applications, tools, and custom scripts stopped being useful. I have fewer choices of applications and much lower configurability on my MacBook Air and iPad. It wasn't a painless transition. I still need to keep a Windows 7 and VMware Fusion license around, as my tax program of choice supports only Windows.
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