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The area given to Small Press has not changed. With regard to Artists Alley this ...

The area given to Small Press has not changed. With regard to Artists Alley this year we are able to accommodate 210 artists, up 43 artists from last year when we had 167 spaces. And I should point out that the 167 was up 20 people from the year previous where we accommodated 147. And I will state emphatically that no publisher, or any exhibitor, for that matter, has been asked to reduce their booth size to make way for Hollywood. Or any other exhibitor. Each year the floor changes in configuration. Some exhibitors hope to expand their space, some exhibitors reduce their space and still others elect not to return for any number of reasons. This is true this year as well. When additional space becomes available, we try to accommodate requests of long time exhibitors while still keeping the floor dynamic by welcoming new exhibitors.

The copyright issue is not being addressed in Carifesta

During all these Carifesta happenings, not once has the issue of copyright been seriously addressed. If I am wrong then the media has not adequately, if at all, given much coverage here. It is rather unfortunate because this issue has a direct impact on the lives and success of our creative professionals, our artists. With all the debate on governments’ contribution, or lack thereof, to the development of the arts, I believe it is time that this copyright issue be seriously addressed.

How To Photoshop Propaganda

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What Small Business Owners Need to Know About 401(k)s

Running a small business can be a life-consuming process, so sometimes small-business owners miss the forest for the trees. Maybe that's why only about 16 percent of businesses with fewer than 50 employees in the United States have 401(k) plans. Small-business owners are so focused on developing their businesses that some do not realize that those assets can grow at a much faster rate for their retirement under the right plan. An October survey by ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder401k, which designs 401(k) plans for small businesses, found that "not enough employees" was the top reason cited by small-business owners as to why they do not have a 401(k) plan. That's despite the fact that even sole proprietorships with no other employees can have 401(k)s.

Unreal Tournament III | Xbox 360 | Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldnt only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired

Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldn’t only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired up our Xbox, logged into Live and tried out this impressive frag-fest on Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Let’s see how this version stacks up and get the final verdict on the fastest FPS on the market.

PR Guy Says Bloggers Should Shut Up And Take Press Releases

When we first started Techdirt, one of the things I said clearly on the site was not to send us press releases, as we had no interest in writing about them. Yet, so many PR people clearly chose not to read the site and they send them anyway. They don't read the fact that we don't want press releases -- and in most cases they clearly don't read the site because the press releases obviously are about stuff we never write about. And it just gets worse and worse. These days, my inbox is filled with more press releases than regular email -- and I don't post any of them. You would think that PR people would eventually recognize how inefficient it is to send these press releases -- but since it's so easy to just cc every email address in a press list, they never even think about it.

UK Band Admits It's 'Utterly Dependent' On Piracy

At some point, it won't make sense to post these sorts of examples any more because it will just be common sense that bands can and do benefit from so-called "piracy," but every time we post one of these stories, we get people complaining that this couldn't possibly work for others. When a band is big, then it will never work for small artists. When they're small, it'll never work for big artists. Once we even had a commenter complain that it might work for big artists or small artists -- but it was the all important artists in the middle that it would never work for.

Call for Artists: Side Show - Freak Show - Creep Show

GM Design in Hickory, North Carolina is Call for Artists to participate in"Side Show - Freak Show - Creep Show". We've all heard the terms. What does this mean to you? What comes to mind? What do YOU consider a 'Freak of Nature"? What constitutes this label? This is an open call to artists of all mediums to challenge themselves to respond to the title of this show. Who can participate? Anyone in the world, all artists welcome, all mediums. Is there a fee? NO. There is no entry fee.

BBC's Open Player Claims Not Followed Through

ruphus13 writes "BBC's iPlayer was originally built on Microsoft's DRM-protected technology, and has never really been liked by folks like the FSF. The BBC is trying to play nice, though, recently claiming, 'the BBC has always been a strong advocate and driver of open industry standards. Without these standards, TV and radio broadcasting would simply not function. I believe that the time has come for the BBC to start adopting open standards such as H.264 and AAC for our audio and video services on the web.' This article argues that actions speak louder than words, and this is where the BBC falls short. 'The fact that both AAC and H.264 are encumbered with patent licenses that make their distribution under free licenses problematic flies in the face of this definition.

ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

That this House congratulates the Government on successfully introducing the Artist's Resale Right in 2006; notes that under the new right the Design and Artists Copyright Service has so far collected more than £5.2 million on behalf of more than 1,500 artists, who have now received royalties with an average payment of £501 per work of art; believes this has strengthened the flourishing British art market by supporting struggling artists; and considers that the right should be extended to the estates of deceased artists as soon as possible without extending the current derogation beyond 2010.

Should You Use .NET or Java on a New Project?

Your organization has decided to embark on a large software project. In addition, it has also been decided that this new project will help introduce the company to new technology. After conducting a little research, the two candidates are Java and .NET. This is not an unlikely situation. Of course, you, as a developer, might not have complete freedom in making that decision. In the end, the choice may be one reserved for management or even senior management. Regardless of who has the final say, as the developer of this software, hopefully your opinion will be valued.

Will Google Gobble Up Digg?

Google to buy Digg AOL has Propeller, Yahoo has Buzz and Google has Digg? Well, not quite yet, but rumors are flying that the search giant has signed a letter of intent with Digg and that both sides are very close to a deal with an estimated $200 million price tag. But this is not the first time we've heard of such a rumor. In fact, Digg CEO Jay Adelson told The New York Times in February that if he commented every time this rumor came up, he'd never get anything else done.

How To Fix the Poor Usability of Free Software

flosofl writes "Matthew Paul Thomas has an entry on his blog called Why Free Software Has Poor Usability, And How To Improve It. While this advice is helpful and may indeed lead to improvements in many open source programs, the guidelines may be much more difficult for smaller projects. From the entry, 'Free Software has a long and healthy tradition of "show me the code." But when someone points out a usability issue, this tradition turns into "patches welcome," which is unhelpful since most designers aren't programmers. And it's not obvious how else usability specialists should help out.'" Thomas has been developing the ideas in this essay for years. The critique is comprehensive, listing 15 challenges in the way software projects, and in particular free software projects, are structured, with suggestions for improving each one.

Newbie w/used PDA needs WLAN driver, has McAfee issues! Good stuff on this site....

I've had to try and hit the ground running because I really needed this PDA, so I'm trying to learn as I go, short on time. I don't need the Wi-Fi big time yet, but it WILL help down the road, SO: When I first acquired this Axim the WLAN utility was up and running (just not with my home network, I'll get to that.) But now status bar says the driver is not loaded. It's out of warranty, says previous owner, and the driver is not on list at support.dell.com. Anyone know where I can get the driver? I checked here, don't see it.

A New Intelligent FileSystem for Gnome

IconIn these days there has been much fuzzing about the new browsing with files organizing themselves with the help of meta data. Maybe you ask yourself "What have this to do with the spatial browsing in gnome and how can it improve the browsing?". That's what I did. As I see it, the gnome people have introduced the spatial browsing so we are used to it when this new browsing is coming to town. This is very intelligent move of the gnome people and will help us adopt faster to this. This is when the spatial browsing is really making sense. I hope you see this when you've read this article.

Allman Brothers Sue Yet Another Record Label Over iTunes Royalties

Reuters is running an article about how the Allman Brothers Band is suing Universal Music for apparently not paying the band royalties owed for iTunes downloads. This seemed like yet another example of a record label squeezing its artists, while insisting that it's always looking out for the artists' best interests. Of course, then I remembered that this isn't the first time this has come up with the Allman Brothers. More than two years ago, we wrote about the Allmans suing Sony over the same issue. At that time, there was a dispute over how the label was counting iTunes downloads, and which clause iTunes downloads fit under in the band's contract. This recent lawsuit seems like a similar dispute with Universal, but it does make you wonder why the band sued Sony back in 2006, but waited until now to sue Universal?

Persona 4 has a release date

The recently announced Persona 4 has been given a release date here in the States for December 9th. This is rather surprising considering that the Directors cut/conclusion to Persona 3, Persona 3 FES, was just recently released State-side two months ago. For a title that has not been released in Japan yet this is amazingly fast localization time.

Google: "Complete Privacy Does Not Exist

JULY 30--Arguing that technology has ensured that "complete privacy does not exist," Google contends that a Pennsylvania family has no legal grounds to sue the search giant for publishing photos of their home on its popular "Street View" mapping feature. Responding to an invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by Aaron and Christine Boring, Google has countered that the couple "live in a residential community in the twenty-first-century United States, where every step upon private property is not deemed by law to be an actionable trespass." In a motion to dismiss the Borings's federal complaint, Google's six-lawyer team asserts that, "Today's satellite-image technology means that even in today's desert, complete privacy does not exist. In any event, Plaintiffs live far from the desert and are far from hermits.

Online fraud confusion damaging small business' credibility with customers

The tendency of small business to hold others responsible flies in the face of the fact that consumers associate bad experiences on a site directly with the merchant, regardless of fault. This reveals a worrying disconnect between the retailer's perceptions and their customers' expectations. Additional PayPoint.net research also shows that consumers are willing to vote with their feet: just 3 per cent of online shoppers would trust a small online business with their money, preferring to shop with larger online brands. Furthermore, 81 per cent of consumers are suspicious of the security of small, unknown companies demonstrating that small online retailers have more, not less to prove.

UAE will not host Champions League Twenty20 Tournament

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Cricket Council has ruled itself out of hosting the proposed ICC Champions League Twenty20 Tournament. The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a potential venue for the proposed eight-team event, featuring the top two teams from domestic competition in Australia, England, South Africa and India. The tournament is scheduled to be held in the 10-day window between the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and India�s first Test against Australia in October. But Dilawar Mani, the president of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council, said the UAE would not be able to host the event this year as at least two venues are required. �We are happy that Abu Dhabi has been named as a potential venue for the Champions League but I am afraid the event may not come to the UAE this year,� Mani told Gulf News.

Irish Consumers Getting In Line To Go Online This Christmas

Irish Consumers Getting In Line To Go Online This Christmas - A leading Irish ecommerce firm has predicted that the number of consumers shopping online this Christmas could increase by as much as 50% in comparison to the same period last year. Magico.ie says that although traditional high-street retail activity is suffering a downturn, Internet sales in Ireland are likely to smash all previous records this year as more and more price-conscious and time-poor consumers do their festive shopping online. The company warned, however, that the Irish retail sector had not fully explored the potential of the online shopping market and was losing out on potential business to competitors throughout the world. It indicated that many Irish small and medium enterprises needed to adapt to the growing trend among consumers who were opting to order their

Blog for Small Businesses Launched At www.small-biz.biz

Small business owners / managers now have a place to vent their frustrations, share their ideas, and seek help in running their businesses. A new blog created just for small businesses has been launched at www.small-biz.biz.

Apollo Astronaut Mitchell Says Aliens Have Visited Earth

This story has been spreading like wildfire across the internet, as well as other news sources, which is not surprising given the topic. In a radio interview in the UK, and in a subsequent article in the Daily Register, former Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell said he believes there is life on other planets. OK, that's not much of a bombshell. But then he went on to say that aliens have visited Earth, and our governments have been covering it up. That was the shocker. Mitchell said he was “privileged enough to be in on the fact that we’ve been visited on this planet and the U.F.O. phenomena is real.” While he didn't offer any real facts or say that he has actually seen aliens, he said big organizations will soon be offering full disclosure.

Spectral Force 3 (Xbox 360)

Given such a ghostly title, you'd expect squads of shimmering spirits and imposing armies of the undead to loom ominously over Spectral Force 3. It's true that this strategic role-playing game features fluttering birdmen, bony grave escapees, and magic-wielding vampires--not to mention purring catwomen, ninjas, and matronly goblins hungry for an afternoon snack. But rather than go hog wild with this campy crowd, developer Idea Factory has created an immediately forgettable experience. Spectral Force 3 plays decently enough--as it should, given that it cribs from decades-old games that have already perfected and reperfected the turn-based formula. But for a game featuring a sasquatch militia, it has no personality, and the practically nonexistent story and weak character development will disappoint even the most stalwart genre enthusiasts.

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