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Hey guys! and welcome aboard for Episode 5, SONI I mean,……. just ‘Rainbewm’!

Copyright infringements aside, w’ve got Blue Birds blazing a fashion trail, National Geek day, the return of Pooh! ((‘Winnie’ that is)), and in-depth looks at COLOUR in it’s entirety and Ray gives us the scoop on SUPPPPPER Volcanoes!

All this and more in store for you this fortnight with a mammoth 2hr+ show, and the Mushi ‘Quik Draw’ competition continues into Round 2!
((Length entirely Carnivals fault. She is soooort of sorry, for the record~!))

Updates:

Nurse Jen got the E GOOBERS!

Remember how we were all sick last episode (except Jen) and Jen would be our nurse in spirit but not in action? Well the poor dear has caught herself our cold via skype.

Better tell tech support about that.

Gallery issues being fixed,

Some listeners submitted pictures and received dual messages saying it had been posted successfully, as well as being rejected on size issues.

In these events those pictures didn’t go through and we’re currently debugging the problem. If this happened to you please send them into the mail@actfuronair.com address

News:

Winnie the pooh to return to the big screen this year.

First of Poohs Disney feature traditional animations in over 35 years.

http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/05/preview-winnie-pooh-2011/

Nerds Rejoice, May 25^th was World Geek Pride Day

The date was chosen as to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film,A New Hope on 25 May 1977,

Towel Day, for fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy byDouglas Adams,
Star Wars Day,
and ‘Glorious 25 May’ for fans of Terry Pratchett‘s Discworld

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/once-a-year-its-hip-to-be-square/story-e6frep1o-1226062394488

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride_Day

Brisbanites may see some strange birds during their next flight.

Ibis birds have been causing issues at the Brisbane airport. The large birds are not only beaky and cool and strangely round, but regularly feed on the runway while large hundred tone aircraft barrel down on them. So to avoid the inherit safety issues they’re taking an urban solution to the problem.

SPRAYPAINT!

http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/weird/brisbane-airport-corporation-spray-paints-pesky-ibises-to-trace-breeding-grounds/story-e6frep26-1226065908359

And no, Sonic Fans are not being banned from DA for being sonic fans. That’s just a rumour.

http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/05/sonic-fans-panic-deviantart-ban-rumor-false/ YSJenn, DA admin states: No one in the history of deviantART, in the past 11 years, has ever been banned for merely being a Sonic fan. No one will EVER be banned from dA in the future for being a Sonic fan. There’s unfortunately a really nasty rumor floating about that there is a “group” that can ban people for just being fans, or having Sonic themed work. The only people on deviantART that are capable of banning deviants are the staffers. And again, we’re NOT EVER going to ban someone for liking Sonic!

Discussion:

Colour in all it’s glory, the how and the why

two forms of colour-blending.

Did you know that everything we see, all colours, shapes, people.. everything! Is actually the refracted light coming from our sun?

That’s right! We explore and discuss some of the amazing facts and quirks all to do with colour, our perception of it, how we see it exactly & what it means to us culturally.

((………………….well, mebbe not.. but now we’re armed with SCIENCE!))

Hue, Saturation and Brightness cone-diagram

Colour-blending terms

Blue traffic light in Tokyo

‘How your eye works’ break-down Diagram and explanation.
Why/how things are coloured the way they are
Visual perception break-down.
Online test of colour-vision.
-Reference link for cultural colour ‘meanings’ :’3

Quik Draw mini-comp continues!

Mushi Quickdraw comp ROUND TWO starts!

Specs of this round
Character to draw: Mushi
Key word: ‘Mush-animals’ (Mushi as different animals)
Close Date for Round 2: 4pm 16th-6-2011, Australian Time (+10 GTM)
Prizes for Round 2: three ‘host favorites’ will be mailed a ActFur on Air keychain & also receive a floffeh friend!
To Enter: Simply sign up free to our website here and submit they’re entry to the Quick-Draw Comp gallery! :’D
-Please be sure to sign your entries with your name/username, just makes it easier to keep track track of entries and allocate points!

Still handing out the FREE SH-TE!!

You may include your character or any of the ACTfur cast, if you would like.
All entries into this mini-comp will also gain points toward the main seasonal prize.
Entries must be made for the comp, not pre-existing. Artwork must be made by the entrant and please be sure to keep entries within a G-rated nature for entries to be valid also!

Segments:

Kell’s Excellent Holiday Part 3 – Shanghai and Beneath

The last leg of Kell’s excellent holiday takes him to Shanghai for a robotics conference. He explores the two sides of the city: the gleaming skyscrapers in center stage, and the ramshackle old city hidden from view.