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FloydFest FAQs
Has FloydFest updated, expanded and added more detail to its FAQ sections?
Yes, and please let us know if we ever need to add anything additional by emailing sam@atwproductions.com.
We also have separate pages for other FAQs:
Info By Ticket-Type
Helping Hands/ADA FAQs
HRAA VIP FAQs
Vendor FAQs (coming in December!)
Please find all of these located under "FAQs' in the navigation tab on FloydFest.com.
When do the box offices open?
The Festival Site Main Box Office opens at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, for High-Roller All-Access VIPs ONLY. The VIP early-entry period for HRAA VIPs has been expanded from three to five hours for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat in order to give more time for VIP patrons to arrive, park and setup.
The Festival Site Main Box Office opens at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, for Small & Large Onsite RVs, Preferred Onsite Parking Passes, V-Dub/Van Life Onsite Parking Passes, Motorcycle Onsite Parking Passes, ADA/Helping Hands Onsite Parking Passes, and X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp Passes. Festival Site Main Box Office hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Festival Site Main Box Office closes from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. each night.
Alpha Lot Box Office opens at noon on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, (with shuttle service beginning at 3 p.m.) and remains open throughout all five days of the festival. Alpha Lot is where all single- and multi-day ticket holders park who do not have onsite parking or Delta Lot parking. Alpha Lot is located at 3641 Black Ridge Road in Floyd, Va. Alpha Lot Box Office hours: noon to 11 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Alpha Lot Box Office closes from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. each night.
Delta Lot Box Office opens at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, (with shuttle service beginning at 3 p.m.) and remains open throughout all five days of the festival. Delta Lot is home to all Delta Lot Unplugged RVs, Delta Lot Powered RVs, Delta Lot Park & Campers, and Volunteers. Delta Lot is located at 2889 Helms Road in Meadows of Dan, Va. Delta Lot Box Office hours: noon to 11 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Delta Lot Box Office closes from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. each night.
*All box offices close from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. each night.
** Your arrival time and location depends on the ticket type purchased; please consult your ticket for details, and please do not arrive early. You can also reference our 'Info By Ticket-Type FAQs' on this website.
Can I arrive early?
Please arrive no earlier than the time listed on your ticket. As our main festival site is located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway on a VDOT-mandated one-lane road, patrons arriving early complicate logistics and unnecessarily clog entry points. Those arriving early will be turned away, which, in turn, usually means that your entry time will actually be delayed. Please do not arrive earlier than instructed to any of our three box offices and parking lots.
Who parks on the main festival site?
Patrons with the following parking passes park at our main festival site, located at 894 Rock Castle Gorge Road, Floyd, Va. 24091: Small & Large Onsite RVs, Preferred Onsite Parking Passes, V-Dub/Van Life Onsite Parking Passes, Motorcycle Onsite Parking Passes, ADA/Helping Hands Onsite Parking Passes, and X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp Passes.
Who parks at Alpha Lot?
Alpha Lot is where all single- and multi-day ticket holders park who do not have onsite parking or Delta Lot parking.
When does Alpha Lot open?
Alpha Lot is owned by Chateau Morrisette and is located very close to the main festival site. Directions to Alpha Lot can be found here: https://floydfest.com/packing-list-rules/.
What does it cost to park in Alpha Lot, and how and when do I pay?
Alpha Lot opens at noon on Wednesday, and shuttle service begins at 3 p.m. Parking in Alpha Lot costs $15 per day or $30 total for any amount of days — from two, to all five days of the festival — which is collected as (preferably) CASH upon arrival to Alpha Lot. Please remember to bring cash to pay for parking!
When does Alpha Lot close?
All vehicles must exit Alpha Lot by noon on Monday, August 1, 2022. We will miss you!
Who parks at Delta Lot?
Delta Lot is home to all Delta Lot Unplugged RVs, Delta Lot Powered RVs, Delta Lot Park & Campers, and Volunteers.
When does Delta Lot open?
Delta Lot Box Office opens at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, (with shuttle service beginning at 3 p.m.) and remains open throughout all five days of the festival. Delta Lot is home to all Delta Lot Unplugged RVs, Delta Lot Powered RVs, Delta Lot Park & Campers, and Volunteers. Delta Lot is located at 2889 Helms Road in Meadows of Dan, Va. Delta Lot Box Office hours: noon to 11 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Delta Lot Box Office closes from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. each night. Directions to Delta Lot can be found here: https://floydfest.com/packing-list-rules/.
When does Delta Lot close?
Delta Lot closes at noon on Monday, August 1, 2022. You will be missed!
When do I have to leave?
Although your heart never really leaves our festival and its family of patrons, FloydFest 22~Heartbeat ends at noon on Monday, August 1, 2022, when all patrons are required to exit the site. We will miss you!
You can find directions to the main festival site, Alpha Lot and Delta Lot — along with where you should arrive based on your ticket type — here: https://floydfest.com/packing-list-rules/.
Can I add a day (or two) to my multi-day General Admission ticket?
Yes, actually, but it will need to be done via an electronic invoice. You must already have purchased a multi-day GA ticket in order to be eligible for adding additional day(s) to your ticket. Each additional day costs $50, and will not include any additional fees. So, if you have a 3-Day GA and would like to upgrade to a 4-Day GA or a 5-Day GA, the cost to upgrade would be $50 or $100, respectively. If you wish to upgrade a 4-Day GA to a 5-Day GA, the cost to upgrade would be $50.
To upgrade, please email sam@atwproductions.com with a detailed explanation of what ticket(s) you would like to upgrade, along with the name and email associated with the specific ticket(s). Then, we will send you an electronic invoice, and once paid, we will cancel your previous ticket and then issue you a new ticket via email, reflecting the day(s) added.
What should I pack?
Please check out our Packing List here: https://floydfest.com/packing-list-rules/
What should I avoid bringing?
First, please refer to FloydFest's rules, found here: https://floydfest.com/packing-list-rules/. Second, you will be searched upon entry to the main festival site, whether arriving by vehicle or shuttle. In addition to this search assuring that we can create a safe atmosphere to host a family friendly festival, it is also because our ABC (alcohol) barrier is now our entire festival site. This barrier was created when — based on patron feedback — we opened up our beer gardens so that alcohol could be consumed across our main music-festival site (and not just consumed within our beer gardens). Now, this 'open-carry' benefit results in strict checks for outside alcohol when entering FloydFest.
Will we be searched upon entry?
Yes, all baggage and coolers entering the FloydFest site are subject to search. No outside alcohol, no drugs, no glass and no weapons are allowed into the festival site. In addition to this search assuring that we can create a safe atmosphere to host a family friendly festival, it is also because our ABC (alcohol) barrier is now our entire festival site. This barrier was created when — based on patron feedback — we opened up our beer gardens so that alcohol could be consumed across our main music-festival site (and not just consumed within our beer gardens). Now, this 'open-carry' benefit results in strict checks for outside alcohol when entering FloydFest.
*If you have medical equipment, such as insulin supplies, please inform the security personnel performing the search.
Is there camping offsite?
Yes! Located approximately 10 minutes from FloydFest proper, Delta Lot is our 'festival within a festival,' as they say, with showers and bathroom facilities, potable water for cooking and cleaning, bottled water and ice for sale, a roaring campfire, a food truck and even a camp store. Delta Lot houses Delta Lot Park-and-Camp Pass holders, both Delta Lot powered and unplugged RV campsites, and Volunteer camping and parking. Shuttle service connects Delta Lot patrons with the main festival grounds throughout the five glorious days of the festival. Delta Lot bus shuttles run from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.+ on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.+ Thursday to Sunday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday. But it's 2:01 a.m., and I wanna go back to camp!? Don't fret — smaller shuttle vans run between the festival venue and Delta Lot between 2 and 9 a.m. nightly.
Is there camping on the main festival site?
But, of course, and you have multiple options. All High-Roller All-Access VIPs camp in a designated backstage camping area (or elsewhere, if they prefer; though Premium Woodsy camp requires the additional purchase of that specific tent tag). GA Tent Tags can be used in any GA camping area onsite, which is basically the lion's share of camping, except for Premium Woodsy camping and VIP camping. Premium Woodsy camping requires the purchase of a Premium Woodsy Tent Tag.
*Camping (and parking) are sold a la carte for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat, and do not include admission tickets, which must be purchased separately.
Does FloydFest offer glamping packages?
Yes, please click here for more info: https://floydfest.com/glamping/.
Can I bring a pop-up tent inside the festival venue?
We aim to help keep everyone's sightlines clear; pop-up tents — which are very frustrating to some patrons, and very necessary to others — are allowed ONLY on one cordoned-off area on the side of the front main field, where they do not block the sightlines of others. The front main concert field area, from the stage to the signage, is for standing and blankets only. Midway back, posted signage designates the "chair seating" area, and, from the fountain back, umbrellas and see-through shade apparatus — other than pop-ups — are allowed. Unless you require the larger footprint of a pop-up shade tent for medical conditions, or because of very young children, please utilize an alternative, as space for these is very limited. All pop-ups must be broken down and completely removed from the main field by midnight each night.
Are service animals/pets allowed?
NO pets, please. FloydFest abides by ADA guidelines and owners of Service Dogs/Pets are requested to download our policy. All service animals and owners will be vetted by security once onsite.
Is there a will call?
No, all patron tickets are issued in advance, via email. You must print them out and bring them with you, or have them downloaded to your smartphone prior to arriving (as cell signal can sometimes be unreliable once onsite). If you are a Vendor, Artist, Media, Partner, Staff member or Volunteer, please check with your festival contact for more specific check-in procedures.
I've purchased a ticket, but it hasn't been sent to my email?
Once you purchase, you will receive an order confirmation email from Afton Tickets on behalf of FloydFest.
IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation, contact support@aftontickets.com, attaching info@floydfest.com (so we make sure to help if we can).
If you are having any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to contact Afton Tickets: https://help.aftontickets.com/attendeehelp/. If your issue is still unresolved, call our office directly at 1-888-VA-FESTS or email us at info@floydfest.com and we'd be more than happy to help!
Please read all of the information included on the PDF ticket, specific to your ticket type. Thanks!
Do you offer refunds or exchanges?
No Refunds. Tickets can be transferred to a new attendee by logging into your Afton Tickets account, and then changing the name and email associated with the ticket to the new patron.
How to Transfer a Ticket to a Friend
Do I need to print out a ticket?
YES (or download to your smartphone prior to arriving, as cell signal can sometimes be unreliable once onsite). To ensure that your check-in is easy breezy, please bring your printed ticket with you (cell service is not always reliable for pulling up tickets on smartphones). If you are a Vendor, Artist, Media, Partner, Staff member or Volunteer, please check with your festival contact on general check-in procedures.
Where do single-day and multi-day patrons park?
If you have not purchased an onsite parking pass of any sort or Delta Lot parking, you park at Alpha Lot for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat. Alpha Lot opens at noon on Wednesday, and shuttle service begins at 3 p.m. Parking in Alpha Lot costs $15 per day or $30 total for any amount of days — from two, to all five days of the festival — which is collected as (preferably) CASH upon arrival to Alpha Lot. Please remember to bring cash to pay for parking! Alpha Lot is located at 3641 Black Ridge Road in Floyd, Va. Alpha Lot Box Office hours: noon to 11 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Alpha Lot Box Office closes from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. each night.
I have a Delta Lot RV pass, but only a 4-day pass to FloydFest. Can I arrive at Delta on Wednesday, or do I have to wait until Thursday?
Ah, making the most of your Delta Lot camping experience — we like it! Your Delta lot parking pass (whether for an RV or Park & Camp) is good for all five days, so you're welcome to come Wednesday; you simply won't be able to access the festival via a shuttle until Thursday. Admission wristbands are required to board shuttles.
Will there be food for sale at Delta Lot?
Delta Lot features a food vendor for all five days of the festival, so early morning eats or late-night treats are only a short scamper away.
What is Preferred Onsite Parking? Is that new?
Not really new, and, yep, this is a change for 2022. We combined what was formerly "X-Spot Onsite Parking" and "High-Roller All-Access VIP Onsite Parking" into one parking pass: the "Preferred Onsite Parking Pass" (or "POP Pass," which we're not sure is going to catch-on as a name … but the pass itself is simpler to understand, and results in a better customer experience, so that's super cool). This is the best (and only) onsite parking for vehicles.
*This ticket does not include a general admission ticket, which must be purchased separately.
Can I camp in my vehicle with a Preferred Onsite Parking Pass?
We are sorry but you cannot — even if you have a self-contained camping vehicle. Due to insurance regulations, security issues and safety concerns, patrons are not allowed to camp in or around their vehicle in the Preferred Onsite Parking Pass parking lots.
What vehicles can park and camp with a V-Dub/Van Life Onsite Parking Pass?
Volkswagen buses — as well as camper vans that have sleeping quarters self-contained within — are allowed to park and camp in our 20-spot "private-reserve" niche onsite campground. Patrons must be driving a Volkswagen Van or Van Life vehicle to enter the festival site with this ticket. V-Dub/Van Life parking is located along the rim of The Village, beautifully terraced tracing the mountain ridge. This ticket does not include admission into the festival; GA tickets must be purchased separately.
When does Premium Woodsy camping open on Wednesday?
Premium Woodsy camping — which requires a Premium Woodsy Tent Tag — opens at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, for ALL patrons (even HRAA VIP patrons, who can arrive onsite prior to that time). We have a talented Campground Ambassador who will police this area, assuring that no patrons setup prior to 3:30 p.m. The entry time of 3:30 p.m. for all patrons is to make it fair for all patrons to secure their desired camping space.
Does my GA Tent Tag include admission to the festival?
No, you must purchase admission ticket(s) separately. A GA Tent Tag is just a 'ticket for your tent,' and affords you a roughly 15'x15' camping space, self-selected in any of the onsite GA camping areas.
What is a "Tent Tag?"
At FloydFest, each tent requires a Tent Tag. Only (1) Tent Tag is needed per (1) tent, no matter how many people in your party can, might or plan to fit into that one tent. Thus, 1 Tent Tag = 1 Tent; 1 Tent = 1-or-more patrons. "Tent Tags are 'tickets' for your tent," and each affords you a roughly 15'x15' camping space, self-selected in any of the onsite GA camping areas.
Does everyone in a group need a Tent Tag?
No — only one Tent Tag is needed per tent. So, if you're a couple sharing one tent for five festival days, you'd only need to purchase (2) 5-Day GA tickets and (1) GA Tent Tag. If you're a family of three, staying for four days in a singular tent, then you'd only need (1) Tent Tag — that is, you'd buy (2) 4-Day GA tickets, and (1) Kid GA ticket. But if that family wanted to separate into two tents, they'd need to purchase (2) Tent Tags. We understand, either way. All in all, it's 1 Tent Tag = 1 Tent; 1 Tent = 1-or-more patrons.
Does my RV Onsite pass include admission to the festival?
No, you must purchase admission ticket(s) separately. Onsite RV passes are just parking passes for your RV.
Does my X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp pass include admission to the festival?
No, you must purchase admission ticket(s) separately. X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp passes are just parking and camping passes. Each site is sized 20'x20' and is meant for (1) vehicle + (1) tent + additional shelter, all of which must be contained within the allotted footprint.
Do any parking passes or camping passes include admission to the festival?
No, you must purchase admission ticket(s) separately. Camping and parking are sold a la carte for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat, so you must purchase and plan for each offering.
What are X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp passes?
FloydFest patrons love car-camping, so we deliver on that desire with the X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp Pass. X-Spot Onsite Park & Camp passes are just parking and camping passes. Each site is sized 20'x20' and is meant for (1) vehicle + (1) tent + additional shelter, all of which must be contained within the allotted footprint. Admission tickets must be purchased separately.
When do shuttles run?
Shuttle service connects Delta Lot and Alpha Lot patrons with the main festival grounds throughout the five glorious days of the festival.
Alpha Lot — Shuttles will run from the Alpha Lot to the Festival Site and back from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Sunday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday. (A smaller shuttle service will also run between 2 and 9 a.m. daily.)
Delta Lot — Shuttles will run from the Delta Lot to the Festival Site and back from 3 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Sunday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday. (A smaller shuttle service will also run between 2 and 9 a.m. daily.)
What if it's after 2 a.m.? Is there still a shuttle?
But it's 2:01 a.m., and I wanna go back to camp!? Don't fret — smaller shuttle vans run between the festival venue and Delta and Alpha lots between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. Late-night shuttles do normally take longer to complete the loop than daytime shuttles, so please be patient and know that someone is on the way to get you! We are working to continually improve our shuttle program each year.
Is there Wi-Fi available on the main festival site?
Yes, Citizens Internet Café provides free Wi-Fi and a charging station for all patrons, conveniently located in the Main Field.
Is there a place to charge my smartphone on the main festival site?
What if I forgot some camping gear and essentials?
Forgot some camping gear? Need an Advil? Looking for vintage FloydFest Merchandise? The FloydFest General Store is a one-stop shop for all your needs while onsite at the festival — a cross between a camp store and a mercantile. Stop in and visit our friendly staff; located in between the top of The Village hill and the front gate.
Are there ATMs available at FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Forget cash or need more? We've got you covered! FloydFest ATMs are conveniently located at the Merch Tent, General Store and Food Courts on the main festival grounds and in offsite lots.
When and where is alcohol served on the main festival site?
We've got you covered, with myriad locations to find craft libations onsite …
Pink Floyd Beer & Wine Garden
Serving hours: 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday
Libations Tent
Serving hours: 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, 12 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday
Hill Holler Viewing Deck
Serving hours: 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, 12 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday
Throwdown Tent
Serving hours: 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
VIP Pub (all-access pass required: VIP, Artists, special guests)
Serving hours: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
Is there free water available onsite?
Yes! Delicious mountain drinking water is located in many places onsite — near the Food Court, near backstage VIP catering, in the Main Field and in the Pink Floyd Beer & Wine Garden — and is available for free (bring your container, or purchase one onsite). Potable water is also located onsite, including at a location at the top of The Village. Help yourself to water for cleaning dishes, brushing teeth, etc. Warm-water showers are located along the main path to The Village — and don't bother with soap; it's provided!
Are there meetups for AA & NA?
Yep, AA and NA members can meet at The Village hammock lounge from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. daily, Thursday to Sunday.
Where is the best place to go onsite for info during FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Please stop by the main FloydFest HQ building located in the center of the FloydFest site near the food court for any and all of your general guest service's needs. Customer Service is a top priority for the staff of AtWP and we are here to help you have the best festival experience — bar none! HQ will be open from 8 a.m. to midnight each day of the festival.
Where is Lost & Found located during FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
FloydFest HQ is command central for the festival's Lost and Found — if you find an item on the festival grounds, please return it to the HQ building so that it may be returned to its rightful owner. If you have lost something on the FF site, please see the fine AtWP staff at HQ to report your item missing. Fear not, we have had many wonderful lost items returned over the years … brand new phones, cameras, and wallets full of credit cards and CA$H!
How do I find out about Outdoor Adventure offerings during FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Find all info about Outdoor Adventure offerings during FloydFest 22~Heartbeat here: https://floydfest.com/activities/outdoor-adventure/.
Where can I find more info about FloydFest's Children's Universe?
Perhaps an even greater joy than being named "Best Festival" by Blue Ridge Outdoors' readers in multiple 'Best of the Blue Ridge' Competitions, was that FloydFest was also named "Best Kid-Friendly Outdoor Destination." Why? Because, creating a sanctuary for families and children has always been a top priority for Across-the-Way Productions. Find more info about kid-friendly programming and FloydFest's Children's Universe here: https://floydfest.com/activities/childrens-universe.
Who is on the lineup for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Please click here to discover the lineup for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat: https://floydfest.com/lineup/. Across-the-Way Productions announces new artists for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat every few weeks/months for the nine-month period leading up to the festival. To make sure you don't miss an announcement, signup for our e-blast newsletter by clicking to https://floydfest.com/newsletter/ and signup for our FloydFest Text Club by texting "FloydFest" to (540) 215-2002.
Who are the Official Partners of FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Please click here to see our valued Partners for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat: https://floydfest.com/partners/.
How can I become a Partner for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Please click here to download our FloydFest 22 Partnership Deck, as well as to review Cash and In-Kind Partnership Levels, and to find info on advertising in our 2022 Official Printed Program: https://floydfest.com/partners/.
For more information on Partnerships for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat, email Across-the-Way Productions Chief Operating Officer Sam Calhoun at sam@atwproductions.com.
How can artists apply to perform at FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Interested in performing at FloydFest 22~Heartbeat? Please email performer@atwproductions.com with your digital and graphic assets, as well as contact information, and any other applicable links.
NOTE: Due to a high number of submissions, please do not expect a reply email — but know that we pore over each and every one of these submissions as we craft our purposeful programming for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat.
How can vendors apply to vend at FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Thank you for your interest in FloydFest 22~Heartbeat! We are working diligently in this downtime to craft another amazing week on the mountain for our patrons, and we are excited that you want to be a part of that experience. We will release the FAQs for the upcoming year in early December. Vendor applications will be released no later than January 15, 2022, and you will have until March 1, 2022, to apply. Just a note — applying does not guarantee a spot, as all vendors are juried by the festival.
If you have any specific questions, please reach out to Emily Laney at vendor@atwproductions.com. Please allow time for a response, as this email is not checked every day during this time of year.
Are there opportunities to volunteer for FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
Volunteers are at the heart of our operation. Each year, hundreds of folks come together to lend their time and talents to building and maintaining this wild and wonderful little home of ours. Volunteering at a festival is a truly unique way to enjoy the festival — and make lifelong memories and friendships while you are at it. We have a place for all levels of skill, experience and availability. You can read about the myriad opportunities available HERE.
Applications open in JANUARY 2022, and you can fill out THIS FORM to be notified when they are live!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact volunteers@atwproductions.com for assistance.
How can I stay up-to-date with all of the news and info about FloydFest 22~Heartbeat?
SIGNUP FOR OUR E-BLAST NEWSLETTER:
https://floydfest.com/newsletter/
SIGNUP FOR OUR FLOYDFEST TEXT CLUB:
Text "FloydFest" to (540) 215-2002
Excelling at customer service is at the heart of what we do at Across-the-Way Productions and FloydFest. If you still have questions after reviewing our FAQs, website and ticketing info, feel free to contact us via the following methods:
info@floydfest.com
info@atwproductions.com
888-VA-FESTS
Are there other FAQs?
Yes, we have separate pages for other FAQs:
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The Young Girl and the Monkey
The history and training of dancers for the Royal Ballet in Cambodia in modern times.
This is the third in a series of films about the role of dance in Asia's cultures, which often is of central importance to their cultures. In this week's film we see the importance of the classical Royal Ballet to Cambodian culture.
The film looks at the the restoration of the Royal Ballet in the mid-20th century, largely through the work of Queen Sisowath Kosamak and her star performer and granddaughter, Princess Norodom Bopha Devi.
We also learn something of the disastrous collapse of culture during the Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge times, and the difficulties artists faced even in staying alive during those times, as being identified with the bourgeois arts meant certain death.
Koun was one of those who did survive, though she lost two children along the way. She went on to become a teacher of the dance, and she now has two fine daughters who are leading lights in the Ballet.
We see their very strict training, and those of other aspirants, who work to pass on the ballet to the coming generations, including one boy from the slums who dreams of dancing as the White Monkey Hanuman.
The film ends with a short record of one of the dances put on outside the Angkor temple where the dances originated some thousand years ago.
Culture, Angkor, Cambodia, Dance, Ramayana
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1 апреля — Александр Диордица (84) — молдавский советский государственный деятель.
 1 апреля — Мирослав Думанский (66) — советский футболист, полузащитник и футбольный тренер.
 3 апреля — Василий Бойко (89) — советский военный деятель, Генерал-лейтенант. Герой Советского Союза.
 3 апреля — Ян Пузыревский (25) — российский актёр театра и кино; самоубийство.
 3 апреля — Валерий Семёнов (71) — советский и российский хирург, учёный; доктор медицинских наук.
 4 апреля — Людмила Полонская (73) — российский историк-востоковед.
 4 апреля — Борис Рыцарев (65) — советский кинорежиссёр и сценарист, мастер жанра фильма-сказки.
 5 апреля — Nadieh (37) — нидерландская певица, музыкант; тромбоэмболия.
 6 апреля — Пётр Войновский (82) — украинский националистический военный деятель.
 7 апреля — Жорж Жере (71) — французский актёр театра, кино и телевидения, популярный в 1960—1970-х годах.
 7 апреля — Елена Мазаник (82) — советская разведчица, непосредственный исполнитель уничтожения нацистского гауляйтера Белоруссии Вильгельма Кубе.
 8 апреля — Пётр Скорик (77) — советский шахтёр, Герой Социалистического Труда.
 9 апреля — Фёдор Дачко (73) — капитан Советской Армии, участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза.
 9 апреля — Иван Мытарев (70) — участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза.
 10 апреля — Михаил Литвин-Седой (78) — советский и российский учёный в области механики, в годы Великой Отечественной войны — военный корреспондент ТАСС.
 10 апреля — Фёдор Опадчий (89) — Герой Советского Союза.
 10 апреля — Павел Рубис (73) — командир расчёта пулемётной роты 417-го стрелкового полка 43-й армии 1-го Прибалтийского фронта, сержант.
 11 апреля — Габит Ахмеров (75) — Герой Советского Союза.
 11 апреля — Сергей Комаров (73) — Герой Советского Союза.
 12 апреля — Василий Демченко (74) — Герой Советского Союза.
 12 апреля — Викентий Карпович (82) — советский лётчик-истребитель, Герой Советского Союза.
 12 апреля — Александр Масельский (59) — советский и украинский политический и государственный деятель.
 15 апреля — Герман Коваленко (61) — советский и российский актёр.
 16 апреля — Александр Малиновский (86) — российский учёный и философ, специалист в области биологии и генетики, теории и практики применения системного подхода, тектологии и кибернетики.
 16 апреля — Александр Шумович (36) — оператор киностудии имени Довженко (фильм «Автопортрет неизвестного» и др.); убийство.
 17 апреля — Владимир Кучинский (47) — советский российский режиссёр и продюсер («Любовь с привилегиями» и др. фильмы); покончил с собой на следующий день после того, как убил Александра Шумовича.
 17 апреля — Иван Скалий (77) — Полный кавалер Ордена Славы.
 18 апреля — Павел Ковалёв (84) — доктор географических наук, профессор.
 18 апреля — Иван Сенагин (80) — Герой Советского Союза.
 20 апреля — Николай Грицак (75) — Полный кавалер Ордена Славы.
 20 апреля — Кристофер Милн (75) — мемуарист, сын английского писателя Алана Александра Милна.
 21 апреля — Джохар Дудаев (52) — чеченский военный, государственный и политический деятель, лидер чеченского сепаратистского движения 90-х годов XX века, первый президент самопровозглашённой Чеченской Республики Ичкерия; погиб от удара ракеты во время разговора по телефону с российским депутатом Константином Боровым.
 21 апреля — Владимир Курилов (73) — майор Советской Армии, участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза.
 22 апреля — Михаил Высогорец (75) — Герой Советского Союза.
 22 апреля — Серафим Субботин (75) — Герой Советского Союза.
 23 апреля — Самуил Богорад (88) — советский подводник, Герой Советского Союза.
 23 апреля — Виктор Великий (77) — Герой Советского Союза.
 23 апреля — Памела Трэверс (96) — английская писательница, автор серии книг о Мэри Поппинс.
 24 апреля — Анатолий Аистов (79) — советский военачальник, контр-адмирал.
 26 апреля — Анатолий Грачёв (76) — Герой Советского Союза.
 26 апреля — Геннадий Чехлов (73) — Герой Советского Союза.
 28 апреля — Григорий Байбаренко (76) — Герой Советского Союза.
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Venus, Serena Williams upset in doubles first round at Rio Olympics
Adam Woodard
There's a first time for everything.
Three-time Olympic doubles champions Venus and Serena Williams lost for the first time in the Olympics in the first round Sunday afternoon in Rio. Lucie Šafářová and Barbora Strýcová of the Czech Republic dominated the Williams sisters from the start, winning 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets.
Venus and Serena entered the match an unblemished 15-0 in the Olympics, claiming the gold medal in women's doubles every time they stepped on the court: 2000 in Sydney, 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.
Earlier in the day, Serena Williams made quick work of her first-round singles match, cruising past Australia's unseeded Daria Gavrilova 6-4, 6-2. Venus lost her opening singles match on Saturday in a three-hour, three-set duel with Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens.
The American duo was the No. 1 seed in Rio after their 14th Grand Slam championship at Wimbledon just over a month ago.


Greystone Primary's School Council was launched in February 2014 with an election for children in P.4 - 7. Candidates from these classes presented their manifestos and 2 elected representatives from each class attended regular meetings on Wednesday lunchtimes in Room 13 with Mrs. Milligan and Mrs. Beckett.
The School Council attended an Anti-bullying Ambassadors training day, funded by the Diana Award and held at Antrim Grammar School in March. They have also been able to purchase some playground signs and equipment by raffling a teddy, kindly donated and made by Mrs. Armstrong, during the performances of Panto Pandemonium in April.
Another election will be held and a new council for this academic year will be established soon.
The School Council has been relaunched this academic year by Mrs. Milligan (P.5) and Mrs Meekin (P.6) with a special assembly and an election day.
Those children elected are displayed on the noticeboard outside Miss Graham's office.
Regular meetings take place on Thursday lunchtimes in the school library and are chaired by Katie (P.7). Each class brings their ideas forward through a suggestion box in each classroom and we look forward to making some of these ideas a reality during the year. Keep watching the noticeboard for details!


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Riders of the Storm - 50kt Aussie Downwind
Friday, 03 October 2008 07:55 | Written by Dean Beament
To quote the distinguished and celebrated sage Jerry Seinfeld: "The sea, that day was angry my friends, like an old man returning soup."
What happens when you lose your ski on the beach!
So it was that on Sunday, 27th September 2008, a tiny group of heroes set off for Fremantle to traverse the dreaded Hurricane Alley down to Sorrento... The experience was to bind them together in a unity known only to those that have faced certain death with the courage to spit and stare it down.
Weather forecast...
Wrong direction
"It's a Nor West wind, the completely wrong direction this in is going to be bad."
Darryl Griffith, who came down for some moral support and to see some carnage, was laughing and said that he would see us at Sorrento in about three hours.
But, when we finally arrived at Fremantle the occupants fell silent as the rain buffeted the car: the 30 knot Nor'wester had turned to a raging bull of wind straight out of the south.
The Essence of Leadership
The atmosphere was electric - excitement blended with anticipation, tinged with fear... Were we going, or were we going to turn back with our tails between our legs? We needed a leader, someone whom other men would look to in a time of crisis.
To quote Sean Connery in Highlander, "There can be only one".
And from the darkness he came, marching forth into the driving rain, unrelenting in his quest to show the way. Ash Nesbit was out of the car and taking his ski off the roof, with the wind whipping around him.
If Ash was going to do this, we'd have to follow...
Slowly the skis came off the roofs and down to the start.
Cold water, 30 to 40 knot winds throwing the craft from side to side, what are we doing? Is this madness or some desire to conquer our own private inner demons?
As we paddled out in the relative safety of the groyne, nervous looks and laughter could be heard.
Instant Mayhem
I have been paddling in the sea breeze for twenty five years and today was one of those occasions that almost brought me to tears.
Almost instantly there were bombs going off all around me, my ski felt like a drag racer with the brakes let right out. The wind and ocean had become one, in a total assault on the senses.
The first of the big skates began to appear at Cottesloe, where the ocean bed quickly deepens and the predicted eight metre swell had time to get its sights trained on any unsuspecting fool who was stupid enough to be in its cross hairs. I have had experience paddling in some fairly strong summer puffs but this - forty to fifty knot winds - was bordering on being completely out of control.
Our summer sea breeze is sometimes referred to as "The Fremantle Doctor" - well this was Dr Frankenstein and his monster was beginning to stretch and flex its muscles.
The sea that day was angry...
Massive Drops
Greg Mickle, 8 times Western Australian Iron Man Champion, was first to take one of the largest drops on an ocean ski I have ever witnessed. To this day there may be still a concaved compression on the rear deck created as he attempted to keep his Fenn from nose diving to a place where the Royal Australian Navy might have had to send a deep sea probe just to recover the rudder and stickers.
To my amazement he stood it on its nose and hung on. Some may say his bum may have been his saving grace, but I think some moments of sheer terror in a man's life, like finding out you're about to be a father, your body and soul are truly capable of extraordinary feats. This was one of those moments. Physiologically he may now be able to hang upside down from his rectum just by creating a vacuum in his head - anything was possible this day.
Total and Utter Concentration
At this point the group was at around City Beach and total and utter concentration was required to keep the ski moving forward and not spun left or right.
Problem: the drops were now so steep that it wasn't possible to take them straight on and trying to head right towards land was difficult as this would spin the tail hard to the left and into the water you go. Only one way to go - northwest, out to sea.
"Don't look back"
That's what I said over and over, "just keep the ski up and moving forward". The wind gusts were now becoming so strong, so cold and frequent that all you could do was huddle up in a hunched position and hope like hell that this wasn't the end of the world, because from where I was looking that was about to happen.
Later on we heard some of the stats from the bureau of meteorology. The temperature fell from 16C when we left down to 8C one hour later with winds up to fifty knots and gusts recorded of sixty five. Compare this with last year's World Cup Rotto race when it peaked at 30 knots
Trigg Point
We all survived to Trigg point, we were all still close together, and we were all f....ing idiots to be out there. I looked across to Greg Mickle, he was cold and hurting. Ash was firmly fixated on the nose of his ski; Andrew Stevens from Cottesloe was screaming down a giant of a skate, he claimed later that his venturis nearly sucked him through the scuppers, toes first.
Eventually I could see Sorrento in the distance and I knew that the sea bed would change soon and that the skates would lose some of their power. A slight glimmer of hope that I would indeed see my wife and children again.
Ash Nesbit makes it...
Those whose noses hit the beach that day all became banded as brothers - to have survived was a feat of spirit and endurance with a massive dollop of pure luck.
My respect for Mother Ocean has risen yet again: don't get over-familiar because she'll give you a kiss that you will never forget.
Even living legend, Nick Taylor was said to say, "Oh my god I thought I was dead, this f.....ing monster came at me like a freight train with my name written all over it. Did any of you guys see that thing? It made me f...ing s...t myself."
I looked back to see Shawn Rice, one of our elder statesmen, the face that I saw was of a man of twenty who had just met the girl of his dreams. "How good was that?" he asked. "Some of those waves must have been fifteen foot - the skates were massive."
Tony Bowman from down South couldn't believe that his ski was in one piece but was sure that the hull must look like the space shuttle after re entry, "Skis are not designed to go that fast".
It was over, we had survived and no one had been lost. Four of the original starters, Adam Bloomfield, Michael Baker, Matt Bowbridge and Todd Brewer had "pulled the pin" at Trigg Point and had managed to get onto the shore at Perth's biggest metropolitan surf beach, though from what I heard later the carnage that resulted would have been worth witnessing. Michael Cook, a forty year veteran of the beach and head lifeguard saw the boys make their way in at Trigg and was heard to say, "you guys are mad being out there, you should be shot."
Unbeknownst to us, somewhere down the coast a member of the public witnessed a paddler fall from his craft and then lost sight of him. A phone call to the local plod unleashed a chain of events culminating in a rescue helicopter being dispatched in terrible flight conditions. That evening, on the news: "A group of paddlers where seen at Cottesloe Beach but then disappeared into the waves," a witness said to the serious young reporter.
Meanwhile, the survivors exchanged war stories and told of the huge monster skates... giggling adult men are rare in groups but maybe it's the norm after life altering events such as we had just embraced.
Who's Who of WA's Downwind Paddlers
Riders of the Storm!
The group of Storm Riders that finished at Sorrento reads like a Who's Who of Western Australia's best downwind paddlers:
Greg (vacuum ass) Mickle
Ash (face like a split watermelon) Nesbit
Shawn (actually grew younger) Rice
Tony (needs a new ski) Bowman
Dean (needs to upgrade his will) Beament
Andrew (eyes like dinner plates) Stevens
Nick (Oh my God, I'm F...ed) Taylor.
The water police finally caught up with us a few days post the run just to try and find out what the hell we were thinking attempting such a paddle.
Riders of the Storm: some want it tattooed on their chest, others a statue erected to commemorate the day. Me I'm just happy to be able to sit here and document the moment I thought I was going to die. It's always difficult to put down on paper just how events unfold - just let me say that ninety five percent of the time I was screaming!!!!!
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Insuring your Home Against Disaster: How Much Coverage do you Need?
It's great you're thinking about insuring your home. But just what level of coverage won't be considered too much or too little for your house? If you want to protect your house and its contents, start by having an idea of how much cover you'll need.
To begin with, buildings insurance usually covers the building and any outside structures like your shed. Your landlord pays for this cover if you are renting. And contents refer to any of your items or belongings.
What level of buildings insurance cover do I need?
A satisfactory level of buildings insurance is equivalent to the cost of rebuilding your home, and not its value in the market.
Homeowners who add more rooms to their residence but fail to increase their buildings insurance cover are prone to suffer in the event of a catastrophe. The insurer will only compensate for the parts of the building protected by the cover. It's important to include every addition you make in your buildings insurance and find out if there are extras like roof warranties in your protection.
What extent of home contents insurance do I need?
When taking home contents insurance, do not make the mistake of undervaluing your items. Include everything from books to jewels, clothing to electronics, carpets to furniture, curtains and any other thing that cost you some good cash.
Use an online home contents insurance calculator to know the exact level of contents insurance you need. It allows you to add the cost of all your possessions from one room to the next and give you the sum of all your contents.
Always go through what is contained within your policy by discussing with your insurer or scrutinizing the small print.
You'll find that some contents cover policies to take care of some content at no additional cost, while others include them as extras. For instance, 'high-risk' or 'high value' things may need to be categorized separately and given extra cover.
Here is a list of other policies you may take to protect your abode and its contents. It is expensive to pay for all of them, so it is wise to pick the ones you deem necessary.
Accidental damage – covers you from such scenarios like DIY disasters like staining your brand-new carpet accidentally.
Personal possessions – protects items you may carry with you outside your homes like your laptop or smartphone.
Home emergency – insurance for occasional repairs in the event of emergencies.
Alternative accommodation – offers provisional alternative housing during emergencies.
New for old – cover paid on a new-for-old cycle.
Legal cover – gives you legal liability protection in the event you get sued by someone who is injured your property.
Locks and keys – insurance for damaged locks or lost/stolen keys.
The consequences of underinsuring your home and its contents?
Under-insuring your home means the cover provider will pay part for the claim and you will have to account for the deficit. For instance, if a storm sweeps your house and a rebuild would cost $160,000, but your cover is set at $100,000, then you'll have to account for the $60,000. The same happens for underinsured contents.
Now you know what level of insurance you need for your home and valuables. Compare insurance cover providers along with the quotes to see what matches your needs.
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Pays to have adequate protection – so many skimp on paying !


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Cylance Expands Cyber-Security Platform with Optics for Threat Hunting
By: Sean Michael Kerner | May 24, 2017
Cylance expands its security platform with new threat hunting technology that provides visibility into endpoint risks.
Privately-held security vendor Cylance Inc announced an expansion of its' security portfolio on May 24 with the launch of CylanceOPTICS, which provides threat hunting functionality.
The CylanceOPTICS technology complements the company's flagship CylancePROTECT endpoint detection and response (EDR) platform. Cylance was founded in 2012 and has raised $177 million in venture funding to date, including a $42 million round in July 2015.
"While CylancePROTECT is a leader in the prevention space, CylanceOPTICS was designed to provide a threat hunting and visibility piece for enterprises," Rahul Kashyap, Senior Vice-President and Chief Product Officer at Cylance, told eWEEK. "Everybody knows that there is no silver bullet for security and there is no prevention technology that can be 100 percent effective."
Kashyap said that the goal with CylanceOPTICS is to provide an additional layer of instrumentation on top of its prevention technology. The premise is that with good prevention technology up front, an organization can reduce the amount of noise and threats. With full visibility, the promise is that even if an attack got through the prevention layer, it could be discovered by a threat hunting team.
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As opposed to the CylancePROTECT product which provides defences against threats, CylanceOPTICS provides visibility by showing metadata from a a system endpoint that when analyzed may reveal indications that it has been compromised.
The whole approach also has a feedback loop so that new attack techniques detected by a threat hunting team using CylanceOPTICS can be blocked in the future with CylancePROTECT.
In the current iteration of CylanceOPTICS, Kashyap explained that there is a second endpoint agent that is separate from the CylancePROTECT endpoint agent. Cylance plans to consolidate the two agents, providing a single unified agent with the necessary capabilities for both prevention and threat hunting capabilities.
CylanceOPTICS can also integrate with an organization's Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, though it's the threat intelligence that comes from each endpoint that delivers the greatest value exists. Kashyap said that the InstaQuery (IQ) capability in CylanceOPTICS enables security administrators to do live threat hunting on every endpoint. The system is powered at the backend by an Elasticsearch service to rapidly deliver insight.
While the IQ search is done via Cylance's cloud console service, all of the actual endpoint data resides on-premises.
"Nothing gets stored in the cloud until you actually query the machine," Kashyap said. "So instead of sending logs to the cloud, we are doing the opposite."
Kashyap explained that logs are stored locally on the endpoint with a fast interface that enables the logs to be queried from the cloud.
Among the different types of attacks that can sometimes be missed by prevention technologies are privilege escalation attacks, where attackers aim to elevate their permissions in order to execute malicious actions. Kashyap said that Cylance has an artificial intelligence engine as part of the CylancePROTECT product that aims to identify potential risks. Every time there is an alert that is generated, the CylanceOPTICS piece will have a complete historical analysis available for organizations to evaluate.
The market for next generation security technologies and EDR in general, is very competitive. One of Cylance's primary competitors is CrowdStrike, which announced a new $100 million round of funding on May 17. CrowdStrike's Falcon platform also has both EDR and threat hunting capabilities. Kashyap said that Cylance's focus to date has been on prevention and antivirus replacement. In his view, Cylance's machine learning artificial intelligence capabilities are a key differentiator.
"Cylance is more of a data science company that is tackling the security problem," Kashyap said. "Ultimately we believe that the company that has better prevention and visibility capabilities will have a better shot at the market."
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Q: Rekognition Facial Recognition parsing JSON with PHP
Possible Duplicate:
Parse Json in php

Im using an API to CURL a submitted user image to a remote server, the response is in JSON and I'm not sure how to parse it.
Here is my php CURL file
<?php
$api_key = 'xxxxxx';
$api_secret = 'xxxxx';
$Dirty_uid = $_GET['uid'];
$uid = htmlentities($Dirty_uid);
$Dirty_img = $_GET['img'];
$img = htmlentities($Dirty_img);

$query2 = 'http://rekognition.com/func/api/?api_key='.$api_key.'&api_secret='.$api_secret.'&jobs=face_recognize&urls='.$img.'&name_space=xxx&user_id=xxx';

$ch2 = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch2, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch2, CURLOPT_URL, $query2);    // get the url contents

$data2 = curl_exec($ch2); // execute curl request
curl_close($ch2);

$json2 = json_decode($data2);
print_r($json2)
?>

and here is a sample of the JSON data that comes back (Generic)
Code:
{
url: "http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3896283279_0209be7a67.jpg",
face_detection: [
  {
      boundingbox:
      {
        tl: {
          x: 50,
          y: 118
         },
         size:{
          width:232;
          height:232;
         }
      }
      name: "mona_lisa:0.92,barack_obama:0.02,mark_zuckerberg:0.01,"
  }
  ]

usage: {
status: "success",
quota: 999,
api_id: "xxx"
}
}

Where the json string says "name" I need my script to only print the username if the number (after the : is higher then a threshold (lets say .70 for now).
How do I do this? I've worked with XML api's before and returning the data was simple with a
Code:
$xml = simplexml_load_string($data);

type thing.

A: You already have most of it.  You have json_decodeed the result.  Now you just need to access the data like
$name = $json2->face_detection[0]->name

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I was having a tough time getting started this morning, so I ate two…okay, three (but they were small!) Nestle Aero Easter eggs and now I'm ready to go. I'm ready, that is, to tell you about fib number two.
In "Fibbing on the Front Line" I claim that saying I snatched back a piece of my life, which happened to be writing, was a bit of an overstatement. Actually, I call it a fib, and go on to describe the fear, my fear, of sitting down to do what my heart desires.
No doubt, it is tough to write. It is difficult to create a world with your own words, your own ideas…literally a figment of your imagination. Will people get it? Will they like it? Will they even read it? And then there's the; what if they read it? Good Lord, just close the lid now.
But wait! That last one…someone might read it, understand it…heck, there's even a definite possibility they could indeed enjoy it. Holy moly. You could be an Author!
So, back to my fib. I did write. I created a 56,000 word, fluffy, chick-lit (apparently you're not supposed to call it chick-lit anymore) novel. Yup, I did. I took the NaNoWriMo challenge and banged it out in thirty days, start to finish. I scrapped caution and quality and let the words flow…free like the wind. It was very liberating and ultimately, a rocking goal grabber.
The gist of NaNoWriMo is that you, very simply, write. You lay down 50,000 words in 30 days. That would be 1,666 words per day, give or take 20. You don't edit, you don't backtrack and you don't fret. You just…keep going. It works!
But then what? Well, you edit. Or, as was my case, you let it sit. And, sit it did, for about a year. I couldn't get myself to touch it. I was overwhelmed by all the words I had so freely let loose. Don't get me wrong; if it weren't for NaNoWriMo, I most likely never would've gotten as far as I did. I give Chris Baty huge props. But the rest was up to me. I had to throw myself across the finish line.
When I first began the challenge, my goal was, of course, to achieve the 50,000 words by the deadline. But, there was more. I wanted to send it to an Agent…and I wanted a response.
So, I hauled it out, dusted it off, and I edited. For another year. Now, that might lead you to believe I ended up with a masterpiece, a great Classic. Hardly. The end result was the original skeletal frame sporting a bit of flesh, maybe a few major organs…and some 'functionability'. But, I was proud.
I sent it to twenty-five Agencies. I heard back from all twenty-five. Yay me! Obviously, they were all rejections or I would've typed "YAY ME! (duh) but still, their responses were filled with positive encouragement and polite comments. They'd actually read my babble. My gibberish! Okay, another yay me.
But, as the saying goes, give 'em an inch; they'll take a mile. Greed has struck. Indulgence is slowly overcoming my fundamental sheepish contentment. I want it published. I want to be an Author. I want someone else to say; YAY YOU.
Just read through all your stuff. It's great to know someone else trying their hand at this malark. Keep it up!
I feel like I could have written this post, and YAY YOU! for DOING IT!
I wrote a comment last night and when WordPress dumped it I was too tired to try to do it again. But I'm back, (and now know enough to copy before I try to post).
I am not, as you have probably figured out by now a fiction writer, but have always been envious of NaNoWrimo participants, and blown away by the concept of completing such a challenge.
You are the first person that I know personally who has ever not only completed the challenge but actually gone as far as editing and submitting!
Thanks, Jenny! Try, try, try again.
We get an inch, we want a mile. 😉 But, you're right, it is a good thing and that's why we'll get where was want to be!


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Alternative rock just isn't so alternative anymore
"Concert" by Desi Mendoza / CC0 1.0
Eric Fenno
April 11, 2022 | 12:07am EDT
I know I sound like your grouchy, out-of-touch dad when I say this, but I swear that music just isn't that good these days. That's not to say that today's music is bad, but that it's just nothing special — at least, in the world of alternative rock, where I generally reside.
Unfortunately, the 'alternative' rock of today's top artists is just not particularly alternative. The idea of alt-rock is to generate a sound that is different to other mainstream artists. That is the opposite of the case in today's music. In the '60s and '70s, alt-rock was an entirely experimental genre, with artists like David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and the Velvet Underground. Bowie became a cultural icon for his wildly bold androgynous style, Pink Floyd essentially created the genre of prog rock, and the Velvet Underground were so ahead of their age that they were unpopular at the time but became the favorite band of every '90s artist.
The genre only expanded from there, becoming an amorphous blob that spread from the edges of electronic dance music to heavy grunge. On one end of the spectrum, Talking Heads and other new-wave '80s bands introduced a new techno sound that utilized synthesizers and keyboards on top of the usual electric guitar focus. On the other hand, alt-rock spread in a more metal-influenced direction to create the fuzzy, angsty grunge sound of, most popularly, Nirvana. Later artists like Beck and the Gorillaz took influence from both of those sides of alt-rock and even dipped into funk, Latin music, and rap to form some of the most experimental, diverse discographies in music history.
The experimentation of these bands embodied the spirit of alt-rock by generally using a rock beat for songs, but reaching as far away from traditional rock 'n' roll as possible. They didn't care about selling albums or becoming famous, but rather about making the weirdest, most interesting tunes they could. Gorillaz even created an animated visual band to creatively distance the artist from the music.
But now, moving into the 2020s, that range of alternative classification has dissipated, transitioning the genre from highly experimental to strictly bounded and aurally homogenous. The creativity of the genre has largely disappeared, and my interest in it has as well.
While writing this article, I am listening to Spotify's "Alt NOW" playlist, meant to contain the most popular alt-rock songs at the moment. Number one is Portugal. The Man's "What, Me Worry?" In this song, synth runs the show and other instruments are so produced that they sound electronic. The bass is heavy enough that the song could be played at a club and the unique vocals, though autotuned, add a flare to the basic instrumentation. The song walks a fine line between rock and electronic dance music.
Did that description narrow it down for you? It shouldn't have, because that exact line could describe almost every other song on the "Alt NOW" playlist, as well as most of the songs I have heard at parties or on the radio lately. I could have used that description to describe "Heat Waves," by Glass Animals, a song that swept the alt-rock scene throughout the country in 2020, or many of the songs on Tame Impala's 2020 album "The Slow Rush."
Even bands like Tame Impala, Twenty One Pilots, and the Gorillaz, who were known for their genre-transcending experimentation in the 2000s and 2010s, have been coerced into producing this sound, which is largely the effect of record labels having a tighter grip on the bands' sounds. Tame released jams with edgy guitar, impressive drum beats, and a psychedelic synthesizer to complement Kevin Parker's beautiful vocals in their first albums and EPs. Songs like "Half-Full Glass of Wine" (2008) and "Elephant" (2012) pushed the boundaries of alternative rock. Then, in 2013, the band signed with Interscope Records, a subset of Universal Music Group — the label for Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Drake, and almost every other popular artist of the 2020s. Consequently, their newest album, "The Slow Rush," debuted at number three on the Billboard charts and is certainly one of the best albums in the new wave of alt-rock, but the instrumentation and production sounded largely like countless other songs on the current Alt NOW playlist.
If you need further evidence of increasing homogeneity in the genre, listen to "Half-Full Glass of Wine" by Tame Impala, "Dirty Harry" by the Gorillaz, and "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots. These three songs from the 2000s could hardly be more different, stretching from hard rock to funkadelic rap.
Compare those to Tame's "Lost In Yesterday," Twenty One Pilots' "Shy Away," and Gorillaz's "The Pink Phantom." These three songs, released in the past two years, are still certainly unique in certain aspects like vocals, but you can't tell me that they don't all fit the description which I gave to "What, Me Worry?" and the Alt NOW playlist. There isn't a shredding guitar solo or a funk-type beat anywhere in earshot.
The shift has been unfortunate for fans of the alt-rock classics like myself. The world's tastes have simply evolved from the raw instrumentation of the 20th century, substituting it for a more electronic sound in a more technologically advanced age. Computers and synthesizers now headline alternative music where electric and bass guitars used to reign supreme. In my personal opinion, the electronic sound distances the artist and their emotions from their music. A beat created mostly on a computer, no matter how emotionally charged and skillful, seems simply less personal than a guitar tone or bass lick created by mastery of the instrument. That personality of a song is what makes it unique. Yet folk fans had the same criticism for Bob Dylan, one of my favorite artists, when he switched to electric guitar and a full band, claiming that rock does not reflect peoples' emotions as folk does, so I guess that could just be the natural progression of music.
The sonic change also comes from a shift towards solo musicianship as opposed to a traditional band of four or five members like, say, the Beatles or Pink Floyd. As reported by Study Breaks, Maroon 5's Adam Levine states that "It's funny, when the first Maroon 5 album came out there were still other bands. I feel like there aren't any bands anymore, you know? That's the thing that makes me kind of sad." I echo this sentiment from Levine, especially because it is much more difficult for a solo artist to master every instrument themselves than it is for a group, with one person specializing on each instrument. Solo artists, though extremely talented in most cases, often produce slightly less creative and proficient instrumentation than a full band would because it is just impossible for one person to play bass like Paul, guitar like George, drums like Ringo, and write lyrics like John.
If you're a fan of current rock or alternative music, you're probably tired of my rant at this point, but just bear with me for one last take. The Grammy Awards show happened last weekend, in which the top albums from the rock and alternative genres were showcased, with no category for the subgenre of alt-rock. The alarming fact of the show was that old artists dominated the alternative and rock categories. The popular '90s band Foo Fighters' "Medicine at Midnight" won best rock album, with three-quarters of the other nominated albums produced by artists who started making music before 1990. Paul McCartney turns 80 in June and, according to the Academy, is still more of a rockstar than any new rock musician, with his album "McCartney III" getting a nomination. The only new band in the sea of old-heads is the psychedelic, soul based rock band Black Pumas, whose album "Capitol Cuts (Live from Capitol Studio A)" was the only one on the list by a contemporary rock band, the group having released their first album in 2019. In the alternative genre, St. Vincent's album "Daddy's Home" was awarded the golden gramophone. St. Vincent started creating music in 2000, and though other more contemporary artists were nominated, I find it ironic that a 39-year-old produced the best album in a genre traditionally dominated by young, experimental artists.
I consider myself a huge alt-rock fan, as one of the self-proclaimed largest fans of Pink Floyd and Gorillaz around the Princeton campus. But the alt-rock I have heard in the 2020s has just not struck me like those artists do, or struck any emotional chord in my chest like I get from, say, David Gilmour's angelic guitar solo in "Dogs." I just can't really get behind the current sound, and it seems like very few artists in the alt-rock scene are branching out from it.
Eric Fenno is a Contributing Writer for The Prospect and Sports at the 'Prince.' He can be reached at ef4960@princeton.edu and on Instagram or Twitter at @lil_e_rok.


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Q: How big of a deal is a small memory leak? So I wrote an app in swift/xcode and now I'm at the finish line making sure everything is okay.  Using Xcode's memory usage indicator, I noticed that my baseline memory usage increases by 200-300(kB) or about .25 (MB) when I play a level and then return to the main scene.  So then I went to instruments and looked at persisting data.  I'm thinking some SpriteNode has a runBlock creating a strong reference and found instances of textures with a high reference count, probably related to an explosion animation, and some sound sources weren't being released after the SKAction.playSoundFileNamed(...) was called.  Anyways, I tried various fixes, haven't pinpointed whether its sound, explosion animation or something else, but it seems universal, happens after any level, which, along with Instruments, leads me to believe its one of the two (explosion animation or playsoundfile that creates a strong reference cycle).  But then part of me feels like I'm chasing a ghost because I really haven't had any performance issues.  I'm running in the 20-50 MB range so adding .2 MB per level really doesn't affect anything even if it does it a dozen times (the game is only 9 levels).  Although as a perfectionist, it's driving me crazy.  So being more practical:
Does apple care about a small memory leak?  Does it test for that?

A: Whether they do or not, consider how this will affect your users. If someone loves your game enough to play it for several hours, will that end up impacting their experience? When is your application unloaded by the OS (i.e. how long will that memory usage persist)? It's obviously better not to leak memory, but "will Apple be unhappy with me" is a less important consideration than "will my users be unhappy with me."


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Previous Programs & Events (2005)
An Overview of Past Performances, Exhibits & Event
Grand Ma's Hands
Numerous quilts dating from 1880-1970 made by African-Americans (2 barkcloths from The Kingdom of Kuba, Africa; 2 Gee's Bend quilts / multiple quilts are also displayed at The Arts Center (January 14 - February 13), the rest are at The Studio @ 620.
Japenese
Shakuhachi Flute
Philip Gelb is one of the most active shakuhachi performers and teachers in North America. His current projects include: the Natto Quartet, the Wind Trio of Alphaville, The Space Between with Pauline Oliveros and Dana Reason, a trio with Alex Cline and Dana Reason, and collaborations with dancer/choreographer, Eri Majima. He is also a member of two of California's prominent new music ensembles: The SFSound Ensemble and The Triaxium Ensemble.
SAY WHAT? will be a unique spoken word experience, the first of it's kind in the Tampa Bay area. This event is a celebration of the richness and diversity of the spoken word in the Tampa Bay area showcasing local poets and venues.
The Hawthorne Trio
The Hawthorne Trio is a faculty artist ensemble at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1985, the trio has performed across the United States and has recorded for Albany Records. The Hawthorne Trio opened the 2000-2001 Season of Concerts at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw and gave recitals in the Czech Republic. Most recently, the ensemble has appeared at the Imperial College in London and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Of their performances, one critic was led to write: "the Hawthorne Trio is focused and expressive in a fashion that doesn't get in the way of the composer. And therein lies the genius of these unpretentious, unsung, remarkable artists."
Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists
Chapter members, area journalists, any, and all (open to the public) are invited to bring their spoken word creations with media and/or journalism as a theme. There will be prizes for the top three performers, so polish up your work quickly.
Creative Clay Friendraiser
Creative Clay was co-founded on May 5, 1995 by executive director Grace-Anne Alfiero. The philosophy behind Creative Clay is to provide a safe, creative, nurturing environment and service where people can learn and express themselves through the arts.
6/20 @ 620 at 6:20 Weekend
An Annual Celebration and Fundraiser for The [email protected] A weekend packed with creative energy in celebration of our first year anniversary!
Electro-Acoustical Artist : Emit Concert Series
Legendary electro-acoustic artist Pauline Oliveros performs in concert. Pauline Oliveros' life as a composer, performer and humanitarian is about opening her own and others' sensibilities to the many facets of sound. Since the 1960's she has influenced American Music profoundly through her work with improvisation, meditation, electronic music, myth and ritual. Many credit her with being the founder of present day meditative music. All of Oliveros' work emphasizes musicianship, attention strategies, and improvisational skills.
Outside it was Hot
The program will feature recent fine art works of Neverne Covington. The work of Neverne Covington's is an ecology of near dream landscapes, of Paradise regained, lost and re-found among the anthropomorphic and the ironic. The playful intersection of what you imagined your mother told to you, and the evidence of the things not seen of what she actually said.
Voices of the
A performance focusing on the African American cultural rebirth in America.
Portrayals of Zora Neale Hurston, Weldon Johnson, and Langston Hughes.
Mr. Wooten's Big Nite!
Mr. Wooten's Big Nite! is an eclectic mix of seven short plays written by man about town Mr. T. Scott Wooten. This inaugural performance bodes to be a theatrical event unlike anything else in St. Petersburg; a kaleidoscope of silly, surprising, and surrealist sketches that will tickle your funny bone and leave your brain boiling. Join the merry band of Mr. Wooten's Big Nite! as they bring these original works to life at The [email protected] Seven original pieces, nine fantastic actors, four performances only…that adds up to 20!
15 Days in Libya
& 40 Invitations
Travel the upper continent of Africa with Detlef Szibor (riding on his BMW motorbike) during the first third of his round the world tour. Detlef will have a conversation about the people, the sights and the beautiful noise he encountered in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Foods from the region will be on offer for tasting.
Experience China
A evening of exotic performances by members of the local Chinese community will include ancient and contemporary music played on traditional instruments. In addition there will be a demonstration of the meditative movements of Tai Chi.
The Florida Highwaymen
An exhibition of paintings... to include lectures by scholars, visits and demonstrations by the artists as well as sales of their paintings, a brunch and a theatrical event written by BDJ highlighting the rough civil rights period in which the Highwaymen worked.
The Spirit in the Glass
Garvin Sealy, a local young artist, has found his calling in stained glass. His work ranges from contemporary abstract to more traditional religious themes. While studying at Eckerd College, his talent and ambition was recognized by the College when they awarded him the Spirit of Creative Arts award.
Theater Beyond Entertainment
An intimate conversation between two veteran "theater workers." Craig Christie and Bob Devin Jones share their experiences on how theater can be used to not only entertain, but also educate, inspire and develop communities. Their experiences, though continents apart, have powerful similarities and lessons to be shared on the transformative power of theater.
09/16/05-10/02/05
Over the course of three weeks, 32 students from Melrose Elementary and John Hopkins Middle schools explored Midtown, chronicling that journey through photos and words. The result is Midtown Magazine and Midtown Through Our Eyes, a photo exhibit. Both of them will debut in September at The [email protected]
Celebrating the Surviving Strength of All Women
An evening of reflective words, art, and music. CASA's mission is to advocate for social change by providing community education, outreach support, crisis intervention, and safe environments for survivors of domestic violence and their children.
Living Sacrifice: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
"Living Sacrifice: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer" is a documentary play based on the collected speeches and writings of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. It is also based on her two biographies, "For Freedom's Sake" by Chana Kai Lee and "This Little Light of Mine" by Kay Mills. This is the powerful story of a woman whose unswerving Christian faith resembles that of Martin Luther King, Jr. while her outspoken demand for social justice matches that of Malcolm X, both of whom she worked with in the civil rights movement.
Asher Dance Eclectic
Acclaimed as Central Florida's first mixed-mobility dance company, "Asher Dance Eclectic" has received numerous awards for its benefits to the community and quality productions. The Weekly Planet voted A.D.E. "Best of the Bay" for community dance organizations in 2003. In 2004, A.D.E. received the "Salty Cares" Award recognized by WMOR T.V. for organizations that touch many lives by doing great things in the community.
Home Ties
Judith Salmon, working with friend and colleague Rachel Stewart, create an assemblage to explore similar notions of journey, time and memory. Judith, working with mixed media on canvas and with hand built forms using string, clay, wood, and paper will explore memory by using language, and by pulling on the icons which reside within. These are the ties to home.
New Year's in November
'New Year's in November ', a fundraiser for Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center and The [email protected], is an enchanted evening of music, food, and art. Attire is creative semi-formal. Creative cuisine is provided by local resturants.
Film Noir - Film Festival
'The program will feature over 20 films that will be screened in repertory. The film festival will explore the genre of cinema know as "Film Noir." Also included are lectures, radio plays, a jazz concert, and a fashion show.
Two New Plays
by chad Simonds
chad believes that, "theatre is not a luxury to be enjoyed by the few, but a necessity for the growth of humankind through the arts."
Piano Dedication Party
'This is a piano dedication party to celebrate the arrival of our Sheila Allen Steinway Piano, a gift of Jules Allen.
A number of piano artists will play welcoming pieces. The evening will echo with classical, jazz, blues, broadway and more. It will be an evening of music, food and companionship..
Lothar Bergeest Performance
Mr. Bergeest will sing selections from 17th century Italian, 18th century English and 19th century American composers. These selections will be chosen to compliment Mr. Perenyi's paintings. In addition Mr. Bergeest will sing some holiday pieces to keep us in the spirit of the season.
First Night 2006
Spirituals, gospels and traditional Chinese chamber music
Old Masters, New Eyes : Ken Perenyi, Artist
An exhibition of old masterworks as seen through the eyes of a contemporary artist.


With more than 1,000 participants, the international MedTech Summit is an important health technology congress and has established itself as a key event in Europe since its beginning in 2008. Over two days, various medical technology topics, from diagnostics to digitization and mobile health, will be addressed.ill be addressed.
The variety of topics presented at the MedTech Summit 2017, such as diagnostics, digitization in innovation management and certification, gives manufacturers, suppliers and medical technology users the chance to inform themselves about technological trends as well as interact with other experts in the field.
During the Hybrid Systems & Interoperability session, Brainlab Digital O.R. Manager Matthias Eimer will give a talk titled "Digital OR – Industry 4.0 Meets Surgery", to show participants how high-tech integrated operating rooms simplify surgical workflows.
A detailed agenda of the MedTech Summit 2017 can be found here.


What does it mean to be a "friend of the world," as this verse states? It is an important question to answer, because choosing friendship with the world has serious consequences. James is clear…whoever chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
It is interesting that this verse does not make Jesus the object of our choice. The focus is on how we choose to relate to the world. Affection for the world results in enmity with God. Many people think that if they believe in God, that is all that matters. Not according to this verse. A line is drawn. A choice must be made. We cannot claim to follow Christ and still love the things of this world. To do so, God says, is adulterous.
So, what does friendship with the world look like? It helps to understand the use of the word "friendship" in this verse. It means a familiarity or close association…much like a brotherly love. And by "the world," James is referring to the world order, not the people of the world. We know from Scripture that Satan and his powers are at work in the world, warring against God and His people (Ephesians 6:12). There is an unseen battle raging, and we must choose a side. Remaining neutral is not an option in this war.
Friendship with the world involves the details of our lives. It is what we watch on TV, the movies we will pay to see, the music we listen to, how we allow our children to dress, the language we use, how we spend money, how we spend our time, and the list goes on and on. In every life choice, we are siding with either the world, or with God. Are we numb to the blatant disrespect for God that is rampant in the world today, or does it grieve us and move us to take a stand…to pray?
As Christ followers, it should be evident in our daily choices whose side we stand on. Our affection should be for Christ, not for the world that is opposed to Him.
Father, Everything this world stands for is in direct opposition to You. In a world that promotes self, pride, excess and pleasure help me to stand for You, with You and in You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.


Linux, which has evolved into one of the most reliable secure, and worry-free operating systems. From smartphones to cars, supercomputers and home appliances, the Linux operating system is everywhere now. Most of the Linux users revolve around the command line from listing contents of a directory, changing file permissions, installing packages, etc. How to use the internet in Linux? However, there are many text-based web browsers for Linux command line in existence, we open Google search engine through these web browsers as it is the most popular search engine.
Can we open Google directly without using the command line text-based web browser? Yes, here is the way to use Google from Linux terminal.
How to Use Google From Linux Terminal?
By using Googler it is possible to use Google. Googler, which allows to use Google search in the Linux command line and is a power tool to Google (Web & News) and Google Site Search. It shows the title, URL and abstract for each result, which can be directly opened in a browser from the terminal.
The Googler command line utility, initially intended for Servers running GUI-less Linux distros, allows you to search Google and open the results using commands. However, you won't be able to have rich graphics.
Googler is currently not available on repositories of famous Linux distos like Ubuntu. However, you can install it from GitHub repository. googler requires Python 3.3 or later. Only the latest patch release of each minor version is supported.
Googler has a prompt named omniprompt like regular prompt in the Linux.
By using omnipromt keys you can use Googler and navigate through the search results easily. You can execute the queries directly from the command line prompt without opening the utility.
These are the few commands useful to browse google from command prompt..
Are you using Linux Operating system? Then install googler and use Google from Linux terminal.
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I'm frequent reader of ATB & Thanks for the post. Until now I never had the foggiest idea of using Google from the terminal, Though I use Unix & Windows mostly. But this article is somewhat related and i can use it on Unix too. Good work !


Goa Assembly speaker Pramod Sawant was on Tuesday sworn in as the state's new chief minister.
Sawant, 45, is a BJP leader.
He will succeed Manohar Parrikar, who died on Sunday after battling pancreatic cancer and was cremated with state honours in Panjim Monday evening. He was 63.
Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar were sworn in as the state's deputy CMs in the coalition government.
There was no such arrangement (Dy CM post) in place when Parrikar was the chief minister.
"We have managed to convince the alliance partners and finalised the formula of two deputy chief ministers for the state," a senior BJP functionary told PTI.
At present, Congress is the single largest party in the state with 14 MLAs. The BJP has 12 legislators in the 40-member Assembly, whose strength now is 36 after Parrikar's death.