Bunjilaka proudly presents Maree Clarke’s first solo exhibition Ritual & Ceremony

A moving exhibition by Koorie artist Maree Clarke exploring the ritual and ceremony of mourning through traditional practices from her Country will open during National Aboriginal and Islander (NAIDOC) Week at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum.

The exhibition, Ritual and Ceremony, brings past practices to the present to share the mourning experienced by Victorian Koorie communities regarding loss of family, land, language and cultural practices. It highlights how the power of art can heal, inspire and enable people to connect with their cultural heritage.

Maree Clarke, a Koorie artist from Mildura, has created powerful expressions of mourning and loss through the use of photographs, digital media, objects and an installation representing Country. This emotionally and visually striking exhibition makes a bold statement about cultural continuity and respect.

“I am proud to able to share this exhibition during NAIDOC Week as the origin of this event was the National Day of Mourning in 1938,” said Maree Clarke. “This work has been a personal journey of healing and mourning for family that are no longer with us. An important part of this journey has been the unconditional support and love provided by my family, community and the men and women in mourning.”

The origin of Ritual and Ceremony came from Maree’s fascination with Kopi and their use in mourning practices from her Country. Kopis are gypsum caps worn to express an individual’s mourning of a loved one or significant member of the clan. They were built up over time by layering gypsum on top of the head, with some weighing up to seven kilograms. After the mourning period the Kopi would be placed upon the grave.

Ms Clarke said she felt it was important to include examples of this practice, so with the permission from her Elders, four historical Kopi caps from north-west Victoria held in Museum Victoria’s collection are part of this exhibition.

“Ever since Maree first told me about her hope to create an exhibition that uses traditional mourning practices to reflect community loss and mourning, I was hooked”, said Caroline Martin, Manager, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

“To be able to exhibit Maree’s first solo exhibition at Bunjilaka during NAIDOC is an honour. I am also so proud to be one of Maree’s women in mourning”.

Ritual and Ceremony

Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum

Nicholson Street, Carlton

7 July to 10 October 2011

NAIDOC Week program at Bunjilaka

3 – 10 July 2011

Storytelling and music by Ronnie Murray
Celebrate NAIDOC with Aboriginal artist Ronnie Murray playing didgeridoo and storytelling. Ronnie is a Wamba Wamba man (Swan Hill) now living near Castlemaine or Jaara Country. He is a cultural educator, storyteller, musician, didgeridoo maker and sculptor.
1pm, 2pm, 3pm daily (excluding Friday 8 July)

Indigenous Plants – Milarri Garden Walk

Join our Aboriginal guide on a cultural tour of Milarri Garden and Forest Gallery and discover how native plants are used.

11am daily (excluding Friday 8 July)

Collect Connies Cards
Look out for our Connie performers handing out the collector’s edition of Bunjilaka cards.
11am-3pm (excluding Friday 8 July)

Koorie Identities Film Screening
Join our daily screenings of short documentary style films on Victorian Aboriginal people speaking on Identity.
Daily 10am-5pm in the Bunjilaka pod

Women with Clever Hands: Gapuwiyak Miyalkurruwurr Gong Djambatjmala
An exhibition featuring incredible fibre work by women artists from Gapuwiyak in northeast Arnhem Land, including baskets, bags, mats, sculptural figures and jewellery.

Until 28 Aug 2011

BRAVE TRAILER

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 4: GHOST PROTOCOL TRAILER

WAR HORSE TRAILER

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY TRAILER

COWBOY & ALIENS TRAILER 3

IMMORTALS TRAILER

THE THREE MUSKETEERS TRAILER

HARRY POTTERS AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS TRAILER 2

HORRIBLE BOSSES TRAILER (RED BAND)

Changyou.com To Begin Open Beta Testing of “Duke of Mount Deer” on July 22, 2011

Beijing, China, June 30, 2011 – Changyou.com Limited (“Changyou” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CYOU), a leading online game developer and operator in China, today announced that it will begin open-beta testing of Duke of Mount Deer, an inhouse-developed 3D fantasy martial-arts massively multi-player online role-playing game (“MMORPG”) on July 22, 2011.

Four years in the making, Duke of Mount Deer is Changyou’s second inhouse-developed MMORPG. Using two different game engines and the latest 3D rendering technology, the game displays beautifully rendered, cinematic quality graphics, and recreates the imaginary martial arts world from the final book of Louis Cha’s popular novel series. The game also features the company’s self-developed seamless server connectivity technology that, for the first time in a MMORPG, allows gamers to move beyond the server where they originally registered and engage in competitions and social activities with users that are logged in on separate servers. This server technology greatly improves the social reach of individual players and creates one all-encompassing game universe. In addition, the game introduces a novel “server vs. server” battle mode that brings communities of users on different servers together to fight against competing teams on other servers for land, resources and dominance over the whole game universe.

Mr. Tao Wang, Changyou’s chief executive officer, commented, “As our second inhouse-developed MMORPG, we look to further our leadership position in the industry with the launch of Duke of Mount Deer on July 22. The game incorporates many innovative game features that have been requested by gamers in China and overseas, and is the combined effort of our top engineers, graphic artists and professional game testers. Incorporating new technology, cutting edge graphic capabilities, and both eastern and western design themes, we have created a new and exciting universe for gamers to experience.”

Dead, will begin its pre-open beta test next Tuesday, July 5th, and will run through Tuesday, July 19. To participate in the testing, or learn more about the game, players can visit http://www.joymax.com/karma/.

“For players who didn’t have a chance to play in our closed beta test, this is a great opportunity for them to become active by signing up for the limited pre-open beta testing,” said Joymax CEO, Nam-chul Kim. “We genuinely want to know what players like and dislike, what they want us to improve upon and enhance, and what they want us to leave as is. We want all of our fans and players to enjoy the game as much as possible, and we can only get better with their suggestions!”

The pre-open beta will run from July 5th through July 19th, so players will have two full weeks have plenty of time to familiarize themselves with the game, use many of the diverse weapons available in the game while blasting their opposing faction’s players and zombies. All of this time will just help them gain skills for when the final game launches later this summer!

Developed in conjunction with Dragonfly, and published by Joymax, KARMA Online: Prisoners of the Dead is the next installment in the KARMA Online series, the top online first-person shooter series in Korea. Players go back in time to World War II, where they must choose to side with the Axis or Allied powers and join the fight for global victory – with a zombie twist. In this virtual and historical simulation, players will be up against enemy troops as well as hundreds of the walking dead from the remains of the catastrophic battle

DESIGN CONCEPTS ON SHOW AT THE AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

MELBOURNE, Australia, 01 July, 2011 – The iconic Mad Max Interceptor has undergone a 21^st century makeover by two of Ford’s premiere designers, and diehard fans will get their first chance to glimpse the quarter vehicle size clay concepts as they are showcased at the Australian International Motor Show.

The two Mad Max Interceptor concepts were developed as part of the next generation project undertaken in partnership with TopGear Magazine Australia, to celebrate the revival of the Mad Max action movie genre.

The 21^st century concepts have attracted a strong following throughout Europe, India and the United States, prompting nearly 10,000 fans to vote for their favourite design.

“The team has been able to get quite creative because the Mad Max car is not constrained by the normal design parameters imposed by a real-world vehicle,” said Ford Australia’s Melbourne-based Asia, Pacific and Australia Design Director, Chris Svensson.

The two concepts, designed by Nima Nourian and Simon Brook, will be on display at the Ford stand for visitors curious to see what Mad Max’s machine could look like thirty years on. Weighing around 130kg and finished to the highest levels with detailing and trim highlights, the interceptors are a sight to be reckoned with.

“We’re delighted that both our readers and the social web community have warmed to the car,” TopGear Australia Editor, Stephen Corby, said. “The level of interest has really taken us by surprise, particularly with on-line media.”

Due to the project’s overwhelming popularity the voting period will continue through July for Top Gear readers to pick between the two new spectacular Interceptors concepts being crafted by Ford designers.

To check out the Mad Max “Next Generation” project follow the links to vote at: http://www.topgear.com/au/car-news/mad-max-new-generation

Skype Users: Beware of New Combined Voice and Text Attacks.  

Melbourne, 1 July 2011 — AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG anti-virus and Internet security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, is warning of newly emerging social engineering attacks on users of the popular Skype phone and messaging service.

Local reports are increasing of Skype users being targeted by so-called ‘vishing’ (or voice phishing) attacks — a new variation of e-mail-based spear phishing. This new kind of attack is particularly insidious in that it combines both voice and text to try and dupe users into thinking they are receiving legitimate calls.

While online, users are receiving automated voice messages via Skype saying their PCs have been checked for viruses, that a ‘fatal virus’ was found and advising them to repair the problem with a lure which is actually to a malicious web site.

The aim of the cyber criminals is to get their victims to download malicious software disguised as security updates or rogue anti-virus programs onto their computers. Or to scam users into providing personal information that can be used to break into their financial, social networking and other online accounts.

Lloyd Borrett, Security Evangelist at AVG (AU/NZ), advises: “While Skype works hard to prevent these kinds of attacks, users need to be vigilant. Although many users have learnt how to spot and resist suspect e-mails and Internet chat messages, we aren’t conditioned to be as wary of phone calls.

“With land lines and mobile phone calls, all contact with unwanted callers can be cut simply by hanging up. But because Skype calls are placed over an Internet connection, once the digital connection is established, it can be used as an open conduit regardless of whether you’re participating in an online call or not.”

Borrett’s advice is to hang up immediately on the Skype call, block the user and report the user for abuse. “By reporting abuse by the user, Skype’s automated systems for blocking malicious users will be updated and you’ll be helping to protect the greater Skype community.

“As a general rule, don’t accept calls from sources you aren’t familiar with. Certainly don’t follow any instructions from unknown parties, just as you wouldn’t click on or visit unknown URLs, or download attachments that seem suspicious.”

As a preventative measure AVG (AU/NZ) suggests changing your Skype account settings as follows:

• Open Skype and click on the ‘Skype’ tab to view the drop down menu
• Click on the ‘Privacy’ option and the ‘Skype – Options’ panel should pop-up
• The ‘Privacy settings’ tab should already be open, but if not click on it
• Click on the ‘Show advanced options’ button
• Under ‘Allow calls from…’ click on the ‘People in my Contact list only’ radio button
• Under ‘Automatically receive video and screen shots from…’ click on the ‘People in my Contact list only’ or ‘No one’ radio buttons
• Under ‘Show that I have video to…’ click on the ‘People in my Contact list only’ or ‘No one’ radio buttons
• Click on the ‘Calls’ tab
• Click on the ‘Show advanced options’ button
• Under ‘Allow calls from…’ click on the ‘People in my Contact list only’ radio button
• Make sure the ‘Answer incoming calls automatically’ check box is unchecked
• Click on the ‘IM & SMS’ tab
• Click on the ‘Show advanced options’ button
• Under ‘Allow IMs from…’ click on the ‘People in my Contact list only’ radio button
• Click on the ‘Save’ button at the bottom right of the panel

If you give out your Skype number frequently, or it is not otherwise practical to only accept calls from known contacts, ensure the ‘Answer incoming calls automatically’ option is not selected, as described above, to retain the option of denying calls from suspicious sources.

AVG (AU/NZ) has a comprehensive range of security tips on its web site at http://www.avg.com.au/resources/security-tips/. For video tips from AVG (AU/NZ), see http://www.youtube.com/user/avgaunz.

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Including ‘Game of Show’ by Game Critics Awards 

SYDNEY, Australia – July 1^st , 2011 – 2K Games today announced that BioShock Infinite, the next installment in the BioShock series developed by Irrational Games, has earned 75 E3 2011 editorial awards, including 39 “Game of Show” awards.

In addition to these honours, the press had high praise for what they saw of the game at E3 2011:

AusGamers wrote BioShock Infinite, “ this isn’t just a videogame, it’s art, and art of the highest caliber”, while Gamespot called it “enthralling, exhilarating”.

E! Online from the US called BioShock Infinite “simply gorgeous, the best looking game at E3”. The Sydney Morning Herald simply called it, “stunning”.

“At this year’s E3, members of the Irrational team were honored to see the amazing games our industry friends and colleagues are producing. And we are thrilled that the gaming media selected BioShock Infinite as a standout title at the show,” said Ken Levine (@iglevine), creative director and president of Irrational Games.

In addition to the many independent editorial awards, BioShock Infinite also earned the industry’s most coveted E3 honor, the Game Critics Awards’ “Game of Show.” This marks another significant win for a title developed by Irrational Games, as the original BioShock was awarded the Game Critics Awards’ “Best Action/Adventure Game” honour in 2007.

AVG first to offer Amazon EC2 AMIs globally – secured and preconfigured with FREE AVG Anti-virus

Melbourne and Amsterdam, 1 July 2011 – AVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet and mobile security, has announced free anti-virus technology for Amazon EC2 users. The preconfigured software bundled within an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is now available on the Amazon Web Services Community AMIs list, free for everyone to download and use.

AVG’s AMI consists of a hardened Debian Linux operating system with AVG’s pre-configured anti-virus technology. Saving the time, effort and expertise needed to secure an OS and install a commercial Anti-virus product, the AVG technology can be launched, ready for use, as rapidly as any other instance on Amazon EC2. Peace of mind for business owners and website managers is what AVG is relentlessly striving for.

Many Amazon EC2 users are website owners and this technology is designed for those websites which enable user-generated content to be submitted. AVG’s malware protection focuses on cleaning submitted files from viruses. The service is also ideal for companies using EC2 to perform a wide range of online activities involving files storage, supplier or partner communications.

“For many businesses operating online, security is vital. Allowing users to upload content not only puts the site itself at risk from harmful files, it could also cause the site to become a distributor of malware itself, in turn infecting its own users,” said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Chief Technology Officer, AVG Technologies. “With our free Anti-Virus for EC2, server operators benefit from our Community-Powered-Protection at no cost.”

“Amazon EC2 has proven to be a fantastic platform for an increasing number of businesses,” said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. “Particularly for smaller businesses, having little capital expenditure and hassle by using cloud services means they can focus on growing their business. AVG is offering this free technology to give small businesses peace of mind about their security too.”

This service, targeted at small and medium sized businesses, is part of AVG’s SMB program. It aims to provide businesses with the tools and information to provide them with peace of mind about their security, making sure they are able to focus on driving their business forward.

The relevant AMIs are ready to deploy and can be found in the Amazon directory under:

us-east: ami-94758dfd

us-west: ami-7d4c1e38

eu-west: ami-7818290c

ap-southeast: ami-d0750d82

ap-northeast: ami-8e309a8f

For instructions on how to setup the EC2 environment and run AVG please download our user-guide from: http://www.avg.com/ww-en/download-file-guide-avl-ec2

For more information about AVG’s services for businesses, visit the AVG Business Resource Centre: www.avgatwork.com.au.

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Now that F.E.A.R. 3 is out, gamers are playing and have been increasing their gamer score and trophy collection. In order to help players increase their scores, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is releasing a complete list of achievements and trophies that players can earn while playing F.E.A.R. 3.

 List of achievements/trophies are below:

Campaign Specific Achievements/Trophies

Almost Halfway – Attain Rank 10  –  10 Pts / Bronze

You’ve Got the Touch! – Attain Rank 21  –  25 Pts / Silver

Prison Impossible – Complete Prison  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Get To The Chopper – Complete Slums  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Pain, In Bulk – Complete Store  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Town Hall Beating – Complete Village  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Through The Haystack – Complete Tower  –   20 Pts / Bronze

Trouble Cross – Complete Bridge  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Terminal Victory – Complete Port  –  25 Pts / Bronze

Homecoming King – Complete Ward  –  25 Pts / Bronze

Mission… Accomplished? – Finish the Campaign on any difficulty (all levels complete)  –  50 Pts / Gold

Man Mode – Finish the Campaign on INSANE Difficulty  –  100 Pts / Gold

General Achievements/Trophies

Art Collector – Pin 100 total enemies with the Penetrator or Leaper knives  –  15 Pts / Bronze

A Precursor – In the Poker Room of Prison, kill all 3 enemies with headshots before Slow-Mo ends – 5 Pts / Bronze

State-of-the-Art. Bang Bang! – Kill 10 enemies in a row with Sniper Rifle headshots   – 20 Pts / Bronze

Yo, Adrian! – Find something worth punching!  –  15 Pts / Bronze

No can Defense! – Kill 100 enemies with Jump Kick or Slide Tackle  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Extremist – Complete any campaign level on INSANE without reloading checkpoints or going into Last Stand  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Earl of Pain – Kill 1,000 enemies by any method in any game mode  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Character Specific Achievements/Trophies

God Among Men – Kill 250 total enemies during Slow-Mo  –  25 Pts / Silver

Footy Foul – Kill 2 enemies with 1 slide-tackle during Slow-Mo  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Insider Trading – Possess every type of possessable enemy!  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Head Crab Removal – 20 kills with a crowbar  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Online and  Multiplayer Achievements/Trophies

Little Brother’s Helper – As Point Man, Kill 100 enemies Suspended by Fettel  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Big Brother’s Helper – As Fettel, Suspend 100 enemies that Point Man kills  –  15 Pts / Bronze

I’m not a Doctor, I’m a Medic! – Perform 50 Revives in any Game Mode  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Dead Blind – Spend an entire round of Contractions in deep fog without going into Last Stand  –  10 Pts / Bronze

I F.E.A.R. Nothing! – Finish a wave of Contractions on INSANE without anyone entering Last Stand – 15 Pts / Bronze

We’ll Try Again Tomorrow! – Survive 3 round in Contractions in a row without anyone bringing back a crate  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Hanging 20 – Complete wave 20 in Contractions  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Handle with Care – Return 30 Crates in one game of Contractions  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Indecisive – Possess 10 different enemies in one round of Soul King  –  10 Pts / Bronze

Unstoppable! – Win all 5 rounds of a 5-round Soul King match  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Soul Gatherer – Attain a total of 6,000 Souls in one round of Soul King  –  15 Pts / Bronze

Soul Hoarder – Attain a total of 25,000 Souls across all round of a Soul King match  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Monarch – Win 20 round of Soul King  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Rank,  Score and Exploration Based Achievements/Trophies

Doll Collector – Find the Alma Doll on every level  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Spiritually Attuned – Make 100 Psychic Links (Share or Steal)  –  20 Pts / Bronze

Score Monger – Complete 30 challenges in one chapter  –  30 Pts / Bronze

Supreme Challenger – Complete 500 total challenges between all categories  –  25 Pts / Bronze

Completionist – Complete every challenge at least once  –  50 Pts / Bronze

That’s a lot of Zeros – Attain a total of 95,000 score on Prison  –  15 Pts / Silver

Magna Slum Laude – Attain a total of 85,000 score on Slums – 15 Pts / Silver

Cannibal Run – Attain a total of 95,000 score on Store – 15 Pts / Silver

House Arrest – Attain a total of 105,000 score on Village – 15 Pts / Silver

Point Taken – Attain a total of 110,000 score on Tower – 15 Pts / Silver

Crossing Over – Attain a total of 70,000 score on Bridge – 15 Pts / Silver

Point Authority – Attain a total of 110,000 score on Port – 15 Pts / Silver

Dream Score – Attain a total of 50,000 score on Ward – 10 Pts / Silver

About F.E.A.R. 3.

Released on the Xbox 360, PS3, and Windows PC on June 29, F.E.A.R. 3 is a heart-pounding paranormal first person shooter unleashing intense combat, compelling narrative and co-op play that evolves the franchise. Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 3 but this time her sons Point Man and Paxton Fettel are characters available to play in divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man or as Paxton Fettel, his conniving brother whose incredible telekinetic power has given him life beyond the grave.