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Deep Silver Apologizes for Mutilated Dead Island Torso
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Nile McMorrow
36 POSTED: 15 Jan 2013 16:45
Susan Arendt:
"For the limited run of the Zombie Bait Edition for Europe and Australia, a decision was made to include a gruesome statue of a zombie torso, which was cut up like many of our fans had done to the undead enemies in the original Dead Island."
Except you can't actually do that in Dead Island, you sleazy hack. Don't try and spin this like it was some kind of playful homage to the gameplay.
Umm... It actually is possible to do that in Dead Island or I found it does happen when using the Ripper mod or a Machete. Though you usually don't end up with the top half of a torso afterwards or wanting to spend time chopping dead zombie bodies into teeny tiny bits as it takes ages to get anywhere on foot as it is and the thought of doing so turns the stomach. And then the god awful glitches... They are worse than the zombies!
OT: I hope they at least change the model for something else as it still hits me as being a bit sick. Though I wonder if they actually already had a bunch of the models made already. If they did then walking into the offices of Deep Silver won't be a pretty sight.
Xan Krieger
Lopende Paddo:
Xan Krieger:
Is it wrong I think the torso is cute and I want one?
I don't really see a problem with it except maybe people in Britain might get upset that their flag is a bikini.
People from Britain wear union jack bikinis... :P
Well then I can't see any problem with it. It's a cute torso that fits the theme perfectly.
maddawg IAJI
Kenjitsuka:
No clue what the problem is.
It's pretty ugly and mediocre, for sure.
But why the outrage?
Sexist? Pretty sure most zombie games let you re-kill massive hordes of undead people regardless of sex.
Gore? You see this stuff in the Walking Dead and every zombie movie made ever...
Its mainly that this takes such a huge step back as far as games go. With all the talk about how violent and misogynistic games are, I doubt a dismembered, over-sexed up corpse will make things any better. I imagine someone from marketing is going to be fired by the end of the day because of this, especially if it took them less 12 hours to apologize for the announcement.
The fun part: I imagine that Techland and Deep Silver already had a large portion of the materials already gathered, if not several busts already produced by the time they made this announcement. Its satisfying to know that they're now sitting on a warehouse full of this stuff with most likely no intention of selling them.
Susan Arendt
Nile McMorrow:
Ok, I shouldn't have said "can't", rather "don't". It's not the point of the game, any more than filling a room with cheese is the point of Skyrim, although you can do that if you want. Spinning this as "oh, hey, this how people play Dead Island" is a transparent attempt to deflect this clearly bad decision. If they want to apologize, then apologize. And if they don't, then don't. This mewling middle ground is just gross.
Little Gray
Mysten:
Sometimes I wonder if I don't offended enough. I saw this and thought, "oh yeah, a torso because, y'know, zombies." And then I moved on.
No it just means that you are one of the few rational people out there. There is nothing wrong with this at all.
It's not the point of the game, any more than filling a room with cheese is the point of Skyrim, although you can do that if you want.
Ya! Filling rooms with cheese isn't the point...of..the game..I'm ah...I'm a gonna go clean up my Skyrim home now.
sethisjimmy
Let me just say that I think it's a pretty cool prop and it obviously has niche horror appeal, but ignoring that, they are honestly at the height of stupidity if they couldn't foresee any problems with this. Seriously, how does a team of people get together, and nobody bothers to think "oh maybe this isn't the best idea for the collectors edition" or "maybe most people don't like blending brutal violence with sex appeal *cough cough Hitman *cough cough Tomb Raider"
It's hilarious when you go back and look at how confident they were that people would love it not one day ago, and now this.
Just a tad hypocritical to get upset over this though considering the content of the first game.
Mr Cwtchy
Well firstly I think the bust is stupid, and this whole thing was a stupid idea to begin with.
I also feel that the level of outrage over the bust is likewise, stupid.
So if it was a DUDE, folks wouldn't be up in arms?
Damn sexists!
roushutsu
Regardless of how sexist, disgusting, or stupid it was, it got everyone talking, didn't it? So mission accomplished for Deep Silver. All eyes are on them now.
subtlefuge
Even if this wasn't in the worst possible bad taste, who did they think would want this? It's not attractive, funny, or cool. I can't imagine having a novelty statue of a dismembered torso (male or female) just sitting in my room.
It doesn't bother me that this makes the industry look like the bunch of disconnected, sadistic, misogynistic, maladjusted misanthropes catering to future generations of serial rapists and school shooters that the media portrays it as. Well I suppose that actually does bother me quite a bit.
Still, what makes me more disappointed is that this thing actually went from a concept, to a fully realized idea, to a prototype, to a product, to a marketing campaign, and all the way to the public before anyone raised concerns. We are talking at least dozens of people with input who all could have mentioned something about how this was a bad idea.
maddawg IAJI:
Take a screen shot first. :)
PirateRose
As I think the part that it is a female body adds to the controversy (lol, it's the only important part of a woman's body, hahaha, right guys hahahaha, so funny, so incredibly, funny funny funny funny), I think the controversy is mostly focused on the fact it is a mutilated torso.
Male or female, zombie or not, it's a mutilated torso of a human. That's pretty morbid to a lot of people. There are a lot of fans who loved the first one, who want to get a special edition, and do not want to have a mutilated torso on their shelf with all their other collectables. I know some people that would love this, but they collect shit like this and that's their business.
For this collectors edition, I think they could have gotten away with a full body zombie 7in statue, still female and mocking how people pose female statues. Have a boob missing or something. This thing is just tits and ultragore. It's disgustingly juvenile.
TheDrunkNinja
To be perfectly honest, the statuette seems very reminiscent of a replica or prop from one of those B-grade horror movies that collectors of such memorabilia would have sitting on their shelves. The type of thing you would see in like a horror fan's shrine to Tom Savini or something of the like. Playing devil's advocate here, I would have liked say it's closer to an homage of that sort of genre which much of the zombie sub-culture today finds roots in, including zombie based video games. At least, that's how I would have viewed it, had Deep Silver not released a statement saying that assumption is completely wrong.
That said, upon first seeing the photo of it accompanied with the news article, I felt extremely uncomfortable and disturbed just looking at it. This... is not something I would be excited to receive with my game like most other video game collector's editions. Even now, I have an aversion to even have it on my computer screen.
I honestly can't say why I find this statuette more disturbing compared to, say, the fake severed hand that a friend of mine owns or maybe a severed head prop that I would see on a movie set.
I agree with you. It does stink of them trying to shift the blame for something they had the full intent of selling to people as they'd rather not shoulder it themselves for the frankly terrible decision they made. Though I doubt a proper apology for their statement as well as the model won't be quite as forthcoming.
On a separate note, filling rooms with cheese in Skyrim is 10x more fun than playing five minutes of Dead Island. I fully understand why the original wasn't successful after playing it for a couple of days at the beginning of the year. I doubt I've got those brain cells back yet...
Mr Cwtchy:
I doubt people were not going to get angry over the idea of being offered a severed torso as an extra.
Tanis:
Umm... I'm pretty sure people would have been up in arms no matter what gender of severed torso with missing appendages was being advertised/offered. I mean the idea of it is pretty gross and sickening after all.
The Lunatic
"Dead Island Collectors Edition: Contains poorly articulated action figure to represent third person animations."
You know, I think that's why I'm as upset as I am. I really, really enjoyed the first Dead Island. I'm quite looking forward to the second one. But between this and the "feminist whore" business from the last game...I'm just really wondering how I'm supposed to feel about the folks making these games.
Rocklobster99
I'm still not seeing what's so offensive about it.
The Lunatic:
You know, if it included a figure that had a whopping great tropical plant halfway through it to represent some of the clipping issues (or a character half through stairs, whatever), I'd think that was hilarious and get a big kick out of it.
WanderingFool
Obvious question is obvious, but seriously... Who the Fuck thought this was a good idea!?
HardRockSamurai
Honestly, this would have been a bad idea even if it had been a male torso. The North American collectors edition looks fine - why did they even bother having a different collectors editions for different regions?
gmaverick019
Triaed:
And what seems to be the issue?
The dismembered zombie corpse, that it is female, or that it is British?
It is an M rated game, is it not? In a closed box. If you are 7 years old, or a 92 year old granny, you have no business buying this, or Hustler, or downloading porn off the internet.
both of these.
i wouldn't have bought it in the first place, male or female torso provided, it just doesn't tickle my fancy, but really, to get your knickers in a twist that hard over a collectors edition statue?
Meh, I guess I just don't care enough these days about "being offended", but with it being a mature game and zombie tits flinging everywhere in movies anyways, i didn't think this would receive such an uplash. (I really hope there is a bunch of zombies that have that torso in the game now, would be hilarious to see the rages after the game was bought on such a simple thing.)
Undomesticated Equine
It does say a lot about what the people in charge of that studio think about their customers.
mgirl
Little Gray:
Nothing apart from the sexualisation of a dismembered corpse, and how selling something like that with a game, with all the fire gaming is currently getting from the media about how it warps the minds of children, might not be the best idea. I am amazed that whoever decided that they were gonna do this didn't see this coming, and didn't see how phenomenally stupid they were being.
BoogieManFL
Heh, and they think gamers are desensitized. I've taken out trillions as a gamer, but that thing really disturbs me.
I'm surprised the thought even entered their mind. What the fuck were they thinking? Could it be that they just wanted some controversy as free publicity?
VanQ
gmaverick019:
Being offended is the in thing to do in the gaming community these days. It really shows how young we are as a community and a medium. You know that one teenager on the playground that acts all pretentious and mature hoping the big boys and girls, the books and movies and TV will think we're part of the cool kids group?
We're that pretentious kid. While books, movies, TV and other forms of art have already accepted themselves as human, the good and the bad, we as a community refuse to accept that there may be some bad within us and try to sugar coat everything about ourselves as dandy and mature.
Books and movies willingly tackle heavy themes like life, death, gender, sex, rape, murder, philosophy, suicide, grief and so on, what do we tackle? The most effective way to mow down a dozen enemies with your chainsaw bayonet before running on to the next set piece. We are the equivalent of Saturday morning action cartoons because of it and we will stay that way until we as a community can do some growing up and stop considering ourselves moral guardians.
xdiesp
Puritans are more embarassed with bare skin than absolute gore.
Earthmonger
Guess I'm another of the select few, that don't understand the outrage. It's meat. So what. Is combining sex appeal with gore suddenly a taboo?
If any of these make it to retail they'll be worth some money. Collector's item for sure. Seems like it was a good idea to me.
I love that part. So passive-aggressive. "We're soooo sorry that we made you this accurate representation of what you've been doing in our games. You monster. Yeah, we're sorry that we've exposed your hypocrisy. Terribly, flagellantly sorry. Deepest apologies, monster-that-has-asked-for-this."
Coffeejack
D'you ever get that feeling of déjà vu?
PunkRex
I know theres alot of debate when it comes to wether or not somethings sexist but for me, the nail in that particular coffin is (and I know it seems kind of cold to hold this above morales/concideration) wether or not something is stupid... this is really, REALLY fucking stupid, who the fuck would want that!?
Proverbial Jon
Deep Silver's marketing dept. really must think were a bunch of mindless idiots.
Andy Chalk:
A decision was made to include a gruesome statue of a zombie torso, which was cut up like many of our fans had done to the undead enemies in the original Dead Island.
They honestly seem surprised that the actions we take in video games aren't the ones we want reproduced in real life. I think this inference insults me far more than the actual product; at least I can ignore the product.
Ok, I have a question for you folks:
Would you buy this? And if so, would you still buy it if it were a male torso?
I'm not judging anyone, I'm genuinely curious.
Gender makes no difference to me. I can't say this product would appeal to me in any form. If I wanted a collectible item from a game that I enjoyed it would more than likely be something positive, probably a statuette of the hero or a supporting character. This is just so blatantly repulsive; I would gain no emotional benefit from having it in my home.
Dude/dudette, you never seen the Spice Girls? Thats just a thing over here.

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On March 23, I was moving my truck off the road, thinking my 1-year old grandson was on the porch. After I backed up my truck and got out, I saw my grandson laying on the ground at the front of my truck. I picked him up and cuddled him in my arms and yelled to my wife to call 911.
My grandson started to cry a little and I knew he was breathing. When EMS arrived, I got in the ambulance and was holding his C spine as they started to work on him. They called for Air Evac 53 to meet them at the heliport. Air Evac 53 landed approximately 2 minutes later. I gave the flight crew all of his information and they assured me they would take great care of him. They got my phone number and told me they would keep me updated. As we were traveling to Waco, they called to update me on his condition and to let me know that he would have to be transferred to Scott & White in Temple. When we arrived in Waco the flight crew told me that they could not fly due to weather conditions but they assured me they were going to ride in the ambulance with the paramedics. My grandson spent 30 days in the NICU unit while he fought for his life.
I would like to commend the flight crew for taking such great care of my grandson. It has been five months since his accident and he has fully recovered. If not for the EMS and flight crew acting so quickly he may not be here today.
I will always be a member of Air Evac knowing how dedicated they are to their profession.


I know Kyle through my book. Kyle was kind enough to reach out about his own love of Linux and agreed to be interviewed here. Kyle is using OpenSUSE Tumbleweed which I've been using on an old laptop for a few months now, and I agree with him that it's pretty great. It's always up-to-date but it's not that hard to manage.
I'm Kyle, and I do lots of stuff. Much of the time I work in production support for a major tech publisher helping authors and staff get books published. Publishing has long been dominated by Microsoft Word, but authors are driving a shift to other formats, like Asciidoc, and writing in Linux environments. It's a change I'm personally happy to see. Before that, I helped design and build industrial ultrasonic scanning systems. In my spare time I do some voice over work, mess about with code, and play bass guitar (poorly). For all of these things, Linux has been my workstation of choice.
Choice! I can do what I want with Linux. I can choose a distribution that suits my style, skill, and workflow, or I can build one from scratch if I want (I don't want. I'm lazy). I can customize the look and feel, disable this, enable that, all the way down to the kernel if I need to. Vendor-lock and walled-gardens are easy to avoid for the desktop Linux user.
Another reason is transparency. As an open source project, the community-at-large can get under the hood and see what's going on. I can be reasonably confident that my operating system is secure and is just an OS, not another corporate data mine. I'd add stability to the list, and that's probably true for most users, but I like to tinker and I think I'm always on the verge of breaking something. Luckily, though, if I can break it, there's a good chance I can fix it too.
Like many Linux users, I tend to bounce around a bit. I've tried most every major distro, and a number of smaller, more obscure options. Right now, I'm pretty stuck on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. It's rolling release, so it's always up-to-date, and YaST is a great administration tool for lazy users like me who can't remember where such and such is configured. And it's incredibly easy to add/remove community repos and packages, and switch package vendors.
Slackware has a special place in my heart as the only distro I tried to install (and failed, damned drivers) from 3.5-inch diskettes, and I go back to it from time to time.
I've used most of them, from the most minimal window managers to the most bloated desktop environments. I run KDE/Plasma, mostly, because it's easy on the eyes and easy to configure and customize. KDE has a fantastic suite of applications too. I also love the stark simplicity of WMs like Openbox and Fluxbox.
I have an older Dell laptop with a second-gen i5 and 8GB RAM, but most of my work is done on my home-built desktop. It has an AMD FX-6300 CPU, 16GB RAM, and a dual-24″ 1080p setup. Nothing too exciting, really. Linux runs so efficiently, generally speaking, that older or mid-range hardware gets the job done with plenty of headroom. I ran my last setup for eight years.
Sure, but I warn you, it's boring.
I usually run interviews in the order they come in. As luck would have it, Christie came up as I was recording music again. I haven't been recording in Linux because of disk space and latency issues (I don't want to swap out the kernel of my daily machine…), but as my ideas get more fleshed out, I was already thinking Linux would be a great place to edit recorded tracks. Christie's love of Ardour has convinced me to check it out again.
I'm Christie Grinham (aka Christie Isaac), I'm a musician from Colchester, UK. I DJ and perform live as part of my solo music project and I work as the technology supervisor for a company in London that runs a jazz bar and a recording studio.
I use Linux because it works for me. Whenever I use Windows or Mac I feel restricted, as if there are things that I am not allowed to do. Under Linux I feel no such restrictions. My data is my own and I can act as I wish.
I run Ubuntu 15.10 on both my laptop and desktop with a low-latency kernel. Mainly because I need something well-supported and solid, and because there are Ubuntu packages for most projects. I am very intrigued by Arch though, however I think for my daily driver, it might just be too much work. I also use Raspbian on my Raspberry Pis.
I use Unity as my desktop environment across the board. I know there are many people that dislike Unity but for me it presents the best use of screen space and allows me my beloved workspace grid. All my Raspberry Pis are run headless, or without a DE.
If there is any one package that I could not live without on Linux, it is Ardour. I use it for for recording all of my music and I love it. Like Linux itself, I find that Ardour always works with me and not against me. I have used Cubase, Logic and ProTools and always come back to Ardour. I know there aren't as many plugins or as much support, but the community is great and the software is extremely professional.
My laptop is a 2-in-1 Dell Inspiron 7000, laptop/tablet converter thing. Definitely my favorite laptop I've had (apart from the issue it seems to have with the i8k Dell fan control kernel module), the battery lasts a long time, it's powerful, and the touchscreen works very well (I do in fact occasionally use it…). My desktop is a custom build for recording music: a Gigabyte motherboard (specially chosen for its legacy PCI slot), Intel 4970 CPU, 4GB RAM (some broke, oops…), 128GB SSD, and 4TB of HDD space. Connected to the desktop is a M-Audio Delta 1010 audio interface (that's where the PCI slots comes in), for recording and playing back up to 10 channels of audio at a time.
Can't say it's very exciting! This is my laptop desktop. My desktop desktop (haha) might be more exciting but I'm currently sitting on a train, so it's not with me.
There's a definite interest in Linux for music. One of my more consistently popular posts is about using Linux for music production. Gabbe goes way beyond that post, completely revealing a wonderful workflow that optimizes his machine for making music and shows how the flexibility of Linux really lends itself to creative endeavors. Gabbe also makes the important point that Linux makes music production possible for people who might not be able to afford expensive production software like Pro Tools.
My name is Gabriel Nordeborn, but I'm possibly better known as "zth" on IRC and when making music. I'm a 24-year-old student currently living in Lund, Sweden, but I'm originally from just outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. My main hobby over the past three years or so has been producing my own music. I have a lot of friends who are musicians, and I've always played the guitar and been interested in music, but it wasn't until just about three years ago that I attempted to record and make a track myself for the first time. Since then, I've been completely hooked, and have been making music actively ever since. As I'm a Linux enthusiast, it was natural for me to make music exclusively using Linux. I've actually never used anything but Linux for making music.
If you're interested, you can find my music at http://www.soundcloud.com/zthmusic or http://zthmusic.bandcamp.com, and there's also a Facebook page. I also have a Google+ page now. I'm going to try and start posting some articles about Linux audio there.
I've been using Linux for the past seven years or so for all of my desktop needs. It started out as wanting something different from Windows, something which gave me a bit more control. As time progressed and I learned more about Linux and the ideas behind open source, it shifted from being just a technical interest to a support of open source in general. I just really believe that the open source way is right for so many things, and really sets an example of how we can, and should, share things among us. Add to this the fact that it's beneficial for everyone involved (except perhaps the wallets of some developers…) and it's a no-brainer to me.
As a musician and musically-interested human being, it's also very important to me that anyone (kids especially) can have access to good software for making music for free — software they can share freely with their friends, and teach each other how to use. I hate the thought that someone potentially musically talented would never discover his or her talent just because they couldn't afford to buy software to try making music.
Using Linux, and open source software in general, allows me to help spread the software I use, and at the same time do what I can (as a user) to help improve the software, via bug reports and similar activities. It's heaven for a technically interested person like me!
I run KXStudio on my studio computer, as well as on my laptop. KXStudio is based on Ubuntu currently (shortly migrating to Debian though, if I'm not mistaken), and it's aimed at pleasing both graphical and musical artists. KXStudio makes total sense to use for me, as I have a computer specifically dedicated to making music and doing various audio things. KXStudio allows me to easily do this, and stay up to date with current software, without having to lift a finger.
It also more or less completely takes care of the sometimes nasty configurations you need to do to set your system up for making music. I couldn't live without it!
I use Openbox on my studio computer. That is simply because I don't require a lot from a desktop environment when making music, and Openbox felt flexible enough. I have most of the applications I use on autostart, and other than running my favorite applications, I occasionally compile some development versions of software. Like I said, I don't need much, and I wanted something clean, which made Openbox a great fit.
My computer is quite powerful so I don't use Openbox for saving system resources, but the light weight of it is a nice benefit.
I could name a few here actually. I completely depend on KXStudio's own Cadence. Cadence takes care of running everything that I need for the audio system to work as needed for making music. So, Cadence helps me configure and run JACK, which is the sound system that allows applications to speak to each other efficiently using audio. It also helps me run and setup various other necessary things for audio production, such as making any application talk to JACK through a bridge between ALSA and JACK. All of this happens automatically at startup, which again contributes to the fact that the machine is production ready from the start.
Not distribution specific, but I also depend on Ardour. Ardour is probably the most comprehensive DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for Linux today, and I use it for all of my audio work. Worth checking out!
I run this on a self-built desktop computer, roughly made up of: an Intel i5 quadcore 3.2GHz processor, 16GB Corsair RAM, a Kingston 256GB SSD, and a pretty basic graphics card. My audio interface is an ESI Juli@ Xte PCI-express card, and I also have some outboard equipment, like a few physical mixers, and some MIDI-devices and keyboards.
This is complemented with a set of Adam A3X studio monitors for audio, and a 24" Benq screen, as well as an older Samsung 19" for dual-screen.
One of my songs in Ardour, with a LinuxDSP equalizer and the Zita Digital Peak Limiter running.


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Celtics 113 - Pistons 109: Thomas' 24 fourth quarter points leads C's to fourth straight win
Isaiah Thomas entered Monday night leading the NBA in fourth quarter scoring 10 points per game before pouring in 24 in the final frame of the Celtics 113-109 win over the Pistons.
Thomas put on a clinic in front of the TD Garden faithful once again as he finished with 41 points (11-23 from the field) and 8 assists to lead the Celtics to their fourth straight win.
"He was unbelievable again," said Brad Stevens. "They kind of kept us off balance with their coverage so we just tried to get him off the ball some. And then when he got going late, he just got going so it didn't matter he was off the ball or on the ball."
It was the fourth time this season the All-Star guard totaled at least 40 or more points.
Jae Crowder added 21 points, 8 rebounds while Marcus Smart chipped in 13 points and 8 assists off the bench. Al Horford (groin) returned after a two-game absence and notched 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Boston, who are now 30-18 on the season.
Andre Drummond led the Pistons with a double-double of 28 points, 22 rebounds and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 18 points. Tobais Harris contributed with 15 points in 30 minutes off the bench for Detroit who have lost three straight and are now 21-26.
The Pistons for the most part held Thomas in check, especially in the third quarter as they only allowed the C's point guard to score four points.
But the Celtics created some separation once the fourth quarter got underway and Thomas got going.
"I always just try to get a little more aggressive to score, to make plays," Thomas said. "They started switching a lot in the fourth quarter and then Brad calls in some really good plays to get the spacing right. We had nice spacing, things opened up for me and I just took advantage of it."
Boston led 109-107 with 31 seconds remaining before the Pistons had a chance to tie the game after a Celtics back-court violation. Reggie Jackson (12 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds) missed a driving layup and Jonas Jerebko grabbed the rebound, his 10th of the night. Detroit fouled Thomas, who hit two free-throws followed by two more with 7.5 seconds left to end the night a perfect 15-of-15 from the charity stripe.
Despite the Pistons out-rebounding (51-44) and outscoring the Celtics in the paint (60-38), it was the 3-point shooting that made the difference as the C's hit 40.6-percent (13-32) of their shots from behind the arc to Detroit's 11.1-percent (3-27).
Boston currently holds a one game lead over the Raptors, who are 29-19 for the third best record in the Eastern Conference. The C's will look to extend their win streak to five when they face Toronto on Wednesday night. Tip-off from the Garden is at 7:30 PM.
As of Sunday night the Celtics have grabbed sole possession of in the Atlantic Division lead for the first time since December 20, 2013
Game Notes:
Isaiah Thomas has now scored at least 20 points or more in 32 straight games and finished the month of January with an average of 32.9 points per contest, the third highest monthly average in franchise history (behind Larry Bird 33.1 PPG in February 1988 and Paul Pierce 33.5 PPG in February 2006). Avery Bradley (sore Achilles) missed his sixth consecutive game, his return is still unknown.
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Posted by Joel Pavón at 10:50 PM
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Hoppin' Music will help you with all of the music and audio planning of your wedding reception. Hoppin' Music has packages for all budgets. Please call or e-mail for more information.
To help with your wedding planning, here are a number of recommended books for your special day.
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Wedding Premier The wedding premier is designed for couples who want the perfect balance of a wedding reception that is memorable and exciting. The wedding premier system provides you with 6 hours of dance music, and up to 3 hours of dinner music. The wedding premier system also allows you up to a 15 minute slide show which uses Hoppin' Music's audio system. The slide show can continue repeating throughout the evening, or played once. Hoppin' Music will create the slide show using your digital photos, and your requested music for the background.
Throughout your evening Hoppin' Music will professionally emcee your occasion. Included in the package Hoppin' Music will spend up to 2 hours working with you on planning your songs, and can teach your fiancee and yourself how to properly slow dance. Hoppin' Music goes through the whole wedding reception with you; making sure you understand what is happening, and when. While going through the dry run of your wedding reception, Hoppin' Music answers all of your questions, and works with you to make sure your event is unique.
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If you are using Visual C++ and you're getting a link error about a missing libpqxx library while building libpqxx, try creating the lib directory in the main libpqxx source tree and building again.
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This Delta RP82133PN is a handle flange. It is the perfect accompaniment to the Dryden collection. This handle flange comes in a pearl nickel finish and includes a gasket. It is a genuine replacement part manufactured by Delta. Delta takes pride in providing their customers with quality products that are dependable and applicable for all of those who use them. Their replacement parts and accessories are developed to both perform and to last the way they were originally intended to.
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FEMA to give MTA $403M for East River tunnel fixes, improvements
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLOalfonso.castillo@newsday.com April 16, 2014
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will award the MTA $403 million for its efforts to repair and strengthen two key East River tunnels that were flooded during superstorm Sandy, federal officials said Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will receive $329 million for fixes to its Hugh Carey/Brooklyn Battery and Queens-Midtown tunnels, and another $74.5 million for flood-control projects.
Those include the construction of new flood walls at tunnel plazas and other facilities, elevation of mechanical equipment, installation of submersible pumps and flood-proofing of some areas inside the tunnels.
"As a result of this investment, we will be able to rebuild and modernize two of the most vital arteries -- not only in New York but in all of America -- better and stronger than they were before Sandy," said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), a sponsor of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act, under which the funding was authorized.
"When we drafted the Sandy legislation, it was this type of damage and this comprehensive type of reimbursement that we had in mind," he said.
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The MTA and FEMA settled on the amount of funding as part of a new pilot program under which municipalities agree on a cap for reimbursable costs in exchange for expediting payments, federal officials said.
The grant will allow the MTA to "permanently repair" the two passageways and "add additional safety measures," FEMA said in a statement.
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FEMA had previously provided the MTA $3 million in Sandy funding, and the Federal Transit Administration provided another $1.2 billion, federal officials said.The MTA did not respond to a request for comment.
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The technology that is present in almost every aspect of our lives and the developments it brings along is rapidly transforming the whole world. Due to this swift transformation, different needs, fresh business lines, and new markets have emerged.
Keeping this situation in mind, it would be unfortunate not to concentrate on adaptation and sustainability through Industry 4,0. Admittedly, It is a fact that these two transformative concepts will dominate the competitive power of the industry in the medium and long runs.
As Uludağ Textile Exporters' Association (UTİB), we are taking the necessary steps for the development of both our industry and economy and specifically focus on projects and activities that will turn this transformation into an opportunity. Our event, "International R & D Project Market Summit in UTİB, Turkey Textile and Clothing Industry", realized and organized for the first time in 2009 as UTİB, constituted a first for Exporters' Associations, and exemplary for all sectors has been instrumental in numerous collaborations in 10 years. In order to bring high value-added technology to our sector in the most accurate way, we re-organized the event under a new approach, called X TechXtile Start-Up Challenge by upgrading our 11th event this year to a totally different lane based on the initiatives applicable to industry. We opened up a huge gateway for new entrepreneurs and designers by bringing them into production processes with the TechXtile Start-Up Challenge, which is organized to make new technologies and methods in textile applicable to industry and increase value-added exports. That is why, we focused on sustainable projects that can be achievable, sellable, scalable, and have technological innovation and depth. We additionally provided entrepreneurship and innovation training to the project owners and provided mentoring support. Now, we continue on our way to meet them with potential customers, to institutionalize them and to grow prominent entrepreneurs with incubation and other types of assistance over time.
As Uludağ Textile Exporters' Association (UTİB), we closely follow the new formations in the market and continue to reflect the competitive power of Turkish textiles by providing national participation in the world's leading fairs with its size, prestige, the number of exhibitors and visitors, in addition to the projects that bring ideas together with the capital as UTIB, as well as our industry. In a world that has been digitalized with technology, we are experiencing a period where sales approaches differ and contemporary promotion and sales movements and principles evolve into new areas with technology. We firmly believe that the importance of fairs will increase in order to closely touch and feel the products and brands in near future. Everything is developing towards the digital network, however, what will always remain important for brands is to socialize with the buyers. In line with this, UTIB will continue to participate in international fairs, which are becoming increasingly important as a result of changing competition conditions, transformation in the world and economic balances, in December and in the new year.
Denim Premiere Vision London, which will be held in December, will be a showcase that will make an indelible impression for Turkish Denim, which adopts an innovative culture and presents different perspectives with its design, painting and sustainable production methods. Our industry, which has proven itself in many areas around the world, is moving forward confidently in creating successful brands. Being the 4th most exporting country in Denim with 338 million dollars in fabric and 1.7 billion dollars in ready-to-wear garments reveals a promising future. We, as in previous fairs, will create an event area in December in order to bring our sector to the forefront. By combining sustainability with technology in our field, We will make a visual presentation to emphasizing the awareness of our exporters in this field.
As a result, textile, which is one of the oldest branches of trade in historical terms, will undoubtedly make its mark on the world trade with a huge transformation in the next 10-20 years, just as it played a major role during the industrial revolution. Textile, which has been the driving force in the economic development of many countries in the past, will increase its importance even more with its feature that can make the best use of high technology and makes a difference with sustainable-ecological production. In these days, on the eve of closing 2019 and welcoming the new year, we will continue to work with all our energy to ensure that Turkish Textile, which has a say in the world with its product quality, and designs that have the power to determine fashion and trends, will lead the way in sustainable production and implementation of artificial intelligence with industry 4.0.
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Sometimes unfortunate events happen in our lives—and sometimes they happen one after the other that you wonder why on earth are these things happening to you?
I mean, you try to plan your life and expect good returns but somehow, along the way, life plays tricks on you.
I remember that when a friend of mine got pregnant, she had a pretty calm first trimester. While many women suffer a lot during this time, she was pretty okay. But when her second trimester came, problems arose when she started experiencing pain on her back. As it turned out, she had a kidney stone that got dislodged on her ureter, hence the pain. She got hospitalized twice and was home confinement until the stone came out.
On her second time at the hospital, she and her husband had a picture taking before she was released. Since they were the only ones in the room, they put the camera on the serving table and had it on timer. It was okay. But when her husband passed by the table, he accidentally hit it and the camera fell on the floor. The lens broke.
They had to buy a new Olympus digital camera as it was the cheapest at that time. Although they had to get it on credit, my friend decided to have one because she wanted her baby to have baby pictures as she was giving birth in two months. They were already drained with hospital bills and then they had to buy a camera because of a freak accident. Thankfully, Olympus cameras are pretty affordable but of good quality.
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What are the necessary Rack Extensions/Utilities to complete a fully Mix/Mastered Metal/Rock album?
Thats kinda to your taste. But id say, given the aspect of mixing and mastering. Kuassa's eqs, 4 dyne, ozone maximizer, mcdsp comps.
Alot can be done with the bix standard devices though, dont under estimate them. If you cant get it to with stock devices, then continue working on your mixing skills, and partly sound design, even with acoustic material. A god scoped sound is easier to mix.
I really do not think there is a need for anything more than what Reason comes with. But to answer your question: Flow Audio Loudness Meter is one that comes to mind.


Famous actors Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas married for 17 years.
Their family is considered an example of a strong Union.
When their affair only began, many were skeptical about this, as Katherine is younger than her husband of 25 years. But now how much time they support each other in every problems faced.
Recently, the actress has published in his Instagram a picture taken many years ago on her 30th birthday. On the photo you can see the happy couple hugging each other.
It is worth noting that the couple has two children, a daughter and a son.


Designed as a series of graduating volumes in response to the neighborhood, this infill project is located in old Mountain View, California. The two-story portion of the house is located to the back of the property to minimize overall appearance when viewed from the quiet residential street.
Suspended between two rammed earth volumes, the main living space features large sliding glass doors that open onto an expansive outdoor patio while being protected by a row of existing cypress trees.
Influenced by the Eichler homes in the region, the clerestory window in the living space encourages cross-ventilation. The 16 inch thick rammed earth walls results in a tremendous amount of thermal mass, keeping the indoors comfortably cool even in the middle of Californian summers. Radiant-heated concrete floors provide warmth in the wintertime.


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package core.pieces

import core.main._, core.pieces._, core.shapes.dim0._, core.shapes.dim1._, core.shapes.dim2._, core.shapes.forces._
import userinput.UserInput

object Wall {
  def apply(b: Rect) = new Wall(b)
}

class Wall(val body: Rect) extends Piece {
  def next(ui: UserInput) = this
}

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Called the Burgundy of teas, these small, slender, jet black leaves and golden buds provide an enticing, deep aroma and a bold, rich, winey flavor. Keemun in Anhui province is famous for black teas and this "Downey Bud" - A grade is selected from only the best leaves.
Brewing: 1 tsp, 205 deg, 2.5 min, 3 infusions.


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Q: Send http request multiple times in node.js I'm trying to send the same http request multiple times. I just put the request in a loop, but when I run the code it shows the response 1 time.
const req = https.request(options, res => {
  console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode} ${res.statusMessage}`)

  res.on('data', d => {
    process.stdout.write(d)
  })
})

for(i=0; i<3; i++){
      req.write(data)
}

A: You should put the request inside the for loop:
for(i=0; i < 3; i++){
const req = https.request(options, res => {
  console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode} ${res.statusMessage}`)

  res.on('data', d => {
    process.stdout.write(d)
  })
});
req.write(data);
}

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Herbie Hancock's Influence On Jazz Music
Literature Used in the paper
Due to the reputation of Herbie Hancock, there are publications about him, ranging from books, journals, interviews to dissertations. Topics of these literatures cover almost everything about him from Herbie Hancock to his language of music. Johannes Wallmann's The music of Herbie: Composition and Improvisation in the Blue Note Years (2010) deals with improvisation and composition style of Herbie Hancock's Blue Note recordings in the 1960s. John Opstad's The Harmonic and Rhythmic Language of Herbie Hancock's 1970s Fender Rhodes Solos (2009) examines Hancock's Fender Rhodes solos to figure out how he used electric keyboard as a main instrument. Kevin Fellezs's Between Rock and A Jazz Place: Intercultural Interchange…show more content…
Jazz, in nature contains many characteristics of black people because its origin was from an African music. When we talk about jazz as a black music, the black here refer to African-American. African music is characterized by collective performance as a musical element. Several people played together and danced and enjoyed music. That's why rhythm play was more important than melody in Jazz eventually in Hancock's music.
Not to mention, jazz music had been struggle against society. The 1960s and 1970s's black power movement influenced on jazz musicians and Hancock was not an exception. That's why sociological factors influenced on Hancock's styles, sounds and messages in songs or albums.
In Musical Borrowing, Dialogism, and American Culture, 1960-1975 (2006), Berry suggests that "Watermelon Man" (1973) from Hancock's album Head Hunters (1973) shows evidence of mixing African-American culture with traditional African music (Berry,2006, p.168-169). This song begins and ends with musical style of the Ba-benzele people of central Africa by refining African sounds into contemporary funk music. Berry also states that Hancock's album Mwandishi (1971) was created by working with black activist James Mtume and giving himself the Swahili name, "Mwandishi" which means a composer to show that his advocacy toward Black nationalist…show more content…
By this interconnectivity with different cultures, Fellezs states that Hancock newly defined his relationship to blackness and re-imaged black identities
In Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters: Troubling the Water of Jazz (2000), Pond uses "a web of affiliation" to show how much Afro-American culture affected to the creation of the album Head Hunters. According to "a web of affiliation", Hancock's music is a product of interconnectivity with a variety of facets surrounding Hancock such as Black Arts movement, electronic instruments, master marketing plan at a major music label and etc. Pond concludes that Hancock's legendary funk jazz album "Head Hunters is a gesture toward funk and through funkiness toward Africa". (Pond, 2000, p. 131)
Apart from the Afro-American culture, Herbie Hancock was also a pioneer in accepting contemporary cultural phenomena. In The Music of Herbie Hancock: Composition and Improvisation in the Blue Note Years (2010), Johannes argues that Hancock's mega-hit song, Rockit (1983) was the first pop hit track to adapt the "scratching" recording method only used in emerging rap music at that time (Pond, 2000,
Jazz Influence On American Culture
In life, there are few things as organic as jazz music. With its raw sound and scrappy roots, one cannot help but feel life head-on whilst witnessing players produce such a sound right before their eyes. Its origins and arch are a product of the United States' national culture and identity. Jazz exists not only as a deeply rooted form of art but as a cultural marker, particularly during its commercial peak in the first half of the 20th century. Its impact transcends borders, and it is one of the most beloved musical genres worldwide. The history, popularity and influence of jazz on human culture make it the seminal American art form.
The Influence Of Jazz In New Orleans
"Even before Jazz, for most New Orleanians, music was not a luxury as it often is elsewhere - it was a necessity" ("A New Orleans Jazz History, 1895 - 1927"). Without music, New Orleans' culture would not be the same as it is today. Jazz was not only an immense part of culture in New Orleans, but in the rest of the United States as well. Eventually, Jazz even diffused across the oceans, where different cultures gave their own twist to Jazz. A large factor to many individual cultures, Jazz widely influenced the youth on what they are and what they could be. Jazz exhibited the morals of the young generation, and therefore was a significant influence in the 1920s, not only in the United States, but in Europe as well.
Comparing Billy Strayhorn's Music To The World
For Strayhorn, melodic and harmonic development was most important. His famous song "Lush life" illustrated the composer's early style. The whole song had a quite slow tempo, and vocal part was exaggerated. The chord progression of the piano accompanied the vocal which drifted smoothly up and down with the change of emotion, while the percussion and string sections were presented softly in the background. Remarkably, the leading position vocal in this song also illustrated the change of focus from band to vocalist in the late Swing era.
Duke Ellington's Music, Black, Brown And Beige
The purpose of this post is to discuss an aspect of jazz that was charged or influenced by race, gender, religion, or another social aspect. I chose to write about a Duke Ellington album, Black, Brown and Beige. Duke Ellington was known for expressing the feelings of African Americans without being angry. However, you could still feel the pain, sadness and angst, and it was always done through a filter, with a feeling of triumph at the end. The album debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1943 with mixed reviews.
How Did Miles Davis Influence Jazz
Miles Davis, one of jazz's most influential musicians with career that expanded six decades. Davis was known for his always changing style, from bebop to rock. He had been part of the bebop, cool jazz, hardbop, modal, rock-fusion movements, and shortly before his death working with hip-hop fusion. Throughout his entire career, Miles Davis preferred the audience recognize him for what he was doing then, not what he had done in the past. Over his sixty-year career he had earned several nicknames: The Sorcerer, the Prince of Darkness, and the man who walked on eggshells. In this paper, I plan to examine the influences that Miles Davis had on jazz. Starting with the bebop era, when his career first began, to his final collaboration released following his death.
Okeh Record Company: Influence In The Development Of Race Music
Essay question 1. Starr and Waterman note that "the use of encoded, or hidden, meaning in the blues has its roots in many earlier genres of African American music." These coded messages often take the form of referencing local landmarks (i.e., "where the southern cross the dog") and sexual references (i.e., "That Black Snake Moan"). How do these traditions continue to impact popular music?
Segregation In The Gilded Age
In the 1920s the African American was starting in earnest to place his or her stamp on American culture as a whole. It is in the era the seeds of revolution were planted that would bear fruit in the Civil Rights era of the mid 20th century. As the African Americans in New Orleans did make jazz the African Americans in New York and Chicago made Jazz what it is today and it helped many people see that what they live in is not what the have to stay
Cultural Changes In The 1920s
This period of time was a post World War One movement from which jazz music emerged. Jazz is "a truly indigenous musical form based off of improvisation" which included "African American blues, ragtime, and European-based popular music" (Lapsansky 243). Its roots originated in the south, where it quickly spread north because of the Great Migration of African Americans. Famous musicians like Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith became famous because of their ability to improvise (vocally and instrumentally) and their exceptional performances in big cities like New York. Jazz was so important around this time that "It was a symbol of the Roaring Twenties" (Lapsansky 244).
History Of Jazz Dance Essay
• Until the middle of the 1950's "Jazz dance" was more commonly referred to as tap dance due to tap being performed to jazz music. VIDEO • Jazz music can be traced back to the times of slavery. In America slaves were not allowed to speak their native language and were forbidden to use their drums. Music became a means of survival. • Slave work songs were created, to pass time, in the form of "call and response".
Duke Ellington: Annotated Bibliography
All genres of music have someone who is well known for their talents and contributions towards their genre. Duke Ellington was a big hit during his time and continues to inspire people in the jazz industry. His career lasted about 50 years allowing him to move the souls of many with his ear for wonderful music. During this time he wrote many songs and even a contemporary songbook. Ellington was an amazing composer, pianist, and conductor.
Jazz Vs Manouche Jazz
Now, jazz musicians are renowned for professionalism, refinement, and culture. Jazz is a fine art, a representation of humanity's progress. As jazz musicians, we need to maintain a higher set of values than any other type of musician. So if we, Manouche Jazz musicians, don't care about the fate of the Romani, yet we play their music, then our profession is hypocritical. If we pretend to hold ourselves to the level that jazz is defined by, while also appropriating the music of an already struggling culture, Manouche Jazz musicians, in particular, are hypocritical appropriators.
African Americans In The 1920s Essay
Jazz music was seen as a symbol of "modern" cultures of the cities. Many young adults used Jazz music to express their rebellion to their elders'. Jazz also benefited African Americans because it was a symbol of rebellion towards the set of standards in society, allowing them to move forward in status and culture. Furthermore, poets like Langston Hughes made a huge effect in American history with their works.
Live At The Apollo Analysis
We all know that the power of the Black community in America came from deep in their soul. Their strength and will to fight segregation , and their love can be felt in the civil rights movement. Their ability to express their minds in a non- violent way connects to the soul music that James Brown created. James Brown's music was a mixture of R&B and gospel. Which in a way connects to what Dr. Martin Luther King was trying to do during the civil rights movement.
Creoles In New Orleans
The conditions of New Orleans leant itself nicely to the synthesis of African music and in fact made it hospitable to the creation of jazz music. Not only did the geographic setting of New Orleans help make Jazz music possible, but the abolition of slavery and the historical contexts did as
Trumpet Player Poem Analysis
The second stanza uses the imagery of the trumpet player's "tamed down / patent-leathered" (12-13) hair, to represent the forced "tam[ing] down" of African Americans and their culture. The third stanza includes two metaphors using alcohol to characterize the jazz music as soothing like "honey" but energetic and forceful because it is "mixed with liquid fire" (19; 20). The music's energetic and powerful rhythm is characterized by "the rhythm [...] is ecstasy / distilled from old desire–" (21-24). The concept of social immobility resulting from social inequality is exemplified in the fourth stanza by the disparity between "The Negro['s]" "Desire / that is longing for the moon" and the reality that his "moonlight's but a spotlight," and the moon a "[moon] of weariness" (1; 25-26;
More about Herbie Hancock's Influence On Jazz Music


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package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.template;

import org.elasticsearch.test.ESSingleNodeTestCase;

import static org.elasticsearch.test.StreamsUtils.copyToStringFromClasspath;

/**
 * Rudimentary tests that the templates used by Logstash and Beats
 * prior to their 5.x releases work for newly created indices
 */
public class BWCTemplateTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
    public void testBeatsTemplatesBWC() throws Exception {
        String metricBeat = copyToStringFromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/metricbeat-5.0.template.json");
        String packetBeat = copyToStringFromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/packetbeat-5.0.template.json");
        String fileBeat = copyToStringFromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/filebeat-5.0.template.json");
        String winLogBeat = copyToStringFromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/winlogbeat-5.0.template.json");
        client().admin().indices().preparePutTemplate("metricbeat").setSource(metricBeat).get();
        client().admin().indices().preparePutTemplate("packetbeat").setSource(packetBeat).get();
        client().admin().indices().preparePutTemplate("filebeat").setSource(fileBeat).get();
        client().admin().indices().preparePutTemplate("winlogbeat").setSource(winLogBeat).get();

        client().prepareIndex("metricbeat-foo", "doc", "1").setSource("message", "foo").get();
        client().prepareIndex("packetbeat-foo", "doc", "1").setSource("message", "foo").get();
        client().prepareIndex("filebeat-foo", "doc", "1").setSource("message", "foo").get();
        client().prepareIndex("winlogbeat-foo", "doc", "1").setSource("message", "foo").get();
    }

    public void testLogstashTemplatesBWC() throws Exception {
        String ls5x = copyToStringFromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/logstash-5.0.template.json");
        client().admin().indices().preparePutTemplate("logstash-5x").setSource(ls5x).get();
        client().prepareIndex("logstash-foo", "doc", "1").setSource("message", "foo").get();
    }

}


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Disastrous NSW Container Deposit Scheme..
Disastrous NSW Container Deposit Scheme coming to Queensland
Container Deposit SchemeGladys BerejiklianReturn and Earn
On December 1, 800 recycling depots will open across New South Wales as part of the 'Return and Earn' Container Deposit Scheme.
The public will be able to return eligible containers for a 10 cent refund, not in cash, but in the form of a charitable donation, a Woolworths voucher or a PayPal transfer.
A similar scheme will get underway in Queensland on July 1, 2018 with small businesses predicted expected to suffer.
In New South Wales, the government has handed control of the scheme to big businesses within the industry.
A consortium including Coca Cola, Carlton and United Breweries, Coopers, Asahi and Lion are entirely responsible for implementing and monitoring the program.
As a result, the cost is being passed on to small businesses and in turn to the consumer.
Larry Hetherington owns a fresh juice company called Bevco that employs 50 people across New South Wales and Brisbane.
He's been charged $35,000 for the first month of the scheme alone.
Sam Lentini runs a small family juice business on the New South Wales Central Coast and has been charged almost $75,000 for the first month.
Hear both of their stories below.
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A new human-computer interaction (HCI) in which narrow-form interaction with devices more seamlessly serves broader-form interaction among people and organizations, especially over the Web, marks an important phase of the information revolution of recent decades. Four forms of broad computer-mediated interaction among individuals are identified: informational, cooperational, transactional, and social. Who learns what from the new HCI varies significantly across forms. In addition to the parties to the interactions, third parties that facilitate them learn too, amplifying the overall process. The perspective of the new HCI provides a promising foundation for guiding and potentially uniting future information systems research.
Swanson, E., "Who Learns What From the New Human-Computer Interaction: Toward a New Perspective" (2012). AMCIS 2012 Proceedings. 2.


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Federal bill would prevent government from banning gas appliances
89.1 WEMU | By Josh Hakala
Erano Bundoc
Environmental groups focused on climate change want to eliminate natural gas use in buildings, and that includes cooking with gas stoves.
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga co-sponsored a bill that would ban any future restriction of gas appliances at the federal level. If it passes, the West Michigan Republican's bill would run counter to a proposed ordinance in Ann Arbor.
The city of Ann Arbor is considering a ban of natural gas connections for all new construction. They are joining a number of cities from around the country in this effort.
Brett Lenart is the planning manager for the city. He says new construction going electric will help Ann Arbor work toward its climate neutrality goals and reduce health issues.
"There's a growing body of evidence that gas stoves particularly can have adverse health impacts. There's a correlation to asthma and children for households that have that."
Lenart says the federal bill is a solution in search of a problem.
Rep. Huizenga said in a statement that the bill would preempt "bureaucratic overreach". There are currently no plans to ban gas appliances at the federal level.
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Josh Hakala is the general assignment reporter for the WEMU news department.
See stories by Josh Hakala
What you need to know about gas stoves and health risks
Jeff Brady
Gas stoves have been in the news as the Consumer Product Safety Commission researches emissions and health effects. NPR Climate Desk's Jeff Brady sorts the misinformation from the facts.
Climate activists are turning up the heat in their protests against fossil fuels
Esme Nicholson
Climate protesters are becoming increasingly disruptive in Germany as the country turns to coal to replace Russian natural gas.
NPR National News
Republicans get a louder voice on climate change as they take over the House
Republicans promise more oversight of billions of dollars meant to address climate change as they prepare to take control of the House. Climate advocates say the U.S. can still meet ambitious goals.
The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way
Despite climate targets set by the Biden administration and corporate executives, the U.S. is still building new natural gas plants that threaten to cause greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come.
How can fossil fuel producers balance demand with an urgent need for change?
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Samantha Gross of the Brookings Institution about the future of America's oil and gas industry, and its role in a carbon-free economy.
Issues of the Environment: The potential for hydrogen in moving away from fossil fuels
As we move towards a more sustainable energy and transportation future, one of the methodologies is an increased focus on hydrogen. The University of Michigan has created a hydrogen roadmap meant to help the state's response to new funding opportunities because of Michigan's climate action plan. WEMU's David Fair takes a look at what that means now and moving forward with the director for the Center of Sustainable Studies in the U-M's School for Environment and Sustainability, Greg Keoleian.


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Turkey's late ex-PM Erbakan was target in wiretapping scandal
Former premier Erbakan was a mentor to Turkey's current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was raised in the Islamist Milli Gorus (National Vision) movement that Erbakan had started.
23 Eylül 2014 Salı 15:02
It has been revealed that former Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan had been spied on under the suspicion that he was a 'terrorist'.
The late Erbakan's name was among a list of 64 names including politicians, defence industry workers, businessmen, journalists and writers who had their telephone conversations monitored upon the orders of an Ankara-based prosecutor, Turkey's daily Yeni Safak reported.
According to the newspaper, Erbakan, who was ousted in a coup in February 1997, had been the target of a wiretapping scandal for three months between July and September 2009, a little over a year before he passed away.
Turkey has been gripped by a wiretapping scandal which was exposed when it was revealed that hundreds of thousands of Turkish citizens had had their telephones tapped illegally.
The scandal was taken to new lengths when listening devices were found hidden in plugs in the Prime Minister's office, with Erdogan pointing the finger at infiltrators loyal to his former ally, US-based congregation leader Fethullah Gulen.
Since then, Turkey's new president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has led a purge on the police force, Erdogan requested Gulen's deportation from the US to Turkey to face questioning regarding allegations of his role in leading a spy ring which has not only infiltrated the police force, but also the judiciary and the government itself.
Fethullah Gulen went into self-imposed exile in 1999 in the US, fleeing Turkey with a forged green passport only designated to citizens with diplomat status. The government cancelled Gulen's passport earlier this year.
A former ally of the ruling AK Party, Gulen's movement and the government fell at odds originally over the sending of the Mavi Marmara aid flotilla to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza in 2010.
In 2012, the gap between the two widened when prosecutors known to be loyal to the movement attemped to put MIT chief Hakan Fidan on trial.
In late 2013, Erdogan announced plans to close down prep schools if they cannot transform themselves into private schools. The movement, which gains a bulk of its income from these schools, claimed that they would not be able to make the transformation in time.
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#Fethullah Gulen,
#Parallel State,
#Turkey wiretapping,
#erbakan
Portugal's Ronaldo was subjected to 'political ban' in World Cup: Turkish President Erdogan
Greece's expansionist, aggressive policies fueling instability, says Türkiye
Turkish president says may speak with Elon Musk about previous Twitter censorship against him
Turkish president to hold talks with Russian, Ukrainian leaders on ending conflict
Turkish, Azerbaijani militaries hold joint military exercise


Kathmandu: Sanima Mai Hydropower Company is auctioning 146,592 units unsold right shares from Monday.
The hydropower company is selling 146,592 units ordinary shares after the right shares issued from Shrawan 27 to Bhadra 29 2074 were not fully subscribed by its shareholders.
The company had offered 10,550,000 unit right shares in the ratio 1:1 and around 1.39 per cent of the total right issue was unsubscribed.
The auction will last till Mangsir 19, 2074.
Bidders must quote a minimum price of Rs 100 per unit, which means that the lowest bid amount must be more than Rs 100. Interested bidders must bid for a minimum of 100 units of share. The number of shares applied must be a multiple of 10.
Sunrise Capital Limited is the issue manager for this auction.
The hydropower company has urged interested bidders to submit their bids by 3:00 PM till Mangsir 19, 2074 at Sunrise Capital located at Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu and designated branches of Sunrise Bank Limited.
The investors applying for the auction can deposit the bid amount in the name of Sunrise Capital Limited in account number 0690371114401003 of Sunrise Bank Limited or applicants can issue Good for Payment cheque in the name of Sunrise Capital.
The forms of the auction can be obtained from Sunrise Capital and designated branches of Sunrise Bank Limited.