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For those of us who have grown up in the Shenandoah Valley, traveling the roads having lunch or dinner in the towns, it is apparent the Valley has matured as a cultural hub for artists, great wineries, theater and music performances. Nothing is more evident of this trend than the world famous culinary chefs in the Valley's restaurants and resorts.
Go Blue Ridge Travel (GoBRT) highlights the new trends gracing the landscape of the Shenandoah Valley. As the Fall foliage festivals begin, it is apparent that the Blue Ridge Shenandoah Valley is home to many indigenous and ethnic cultures. The events wrapping up September and moving into October are witness to this. Here is GoBRT's 'Hot Happenings' in culinary, theater, the visual arts, music, and cultural heritage.
Theatre – American Conservation Film Festivaloffers over 65 films from October 31 to November 3rd at five venues, topics include water, energy, wildlife and wild places, food and agriculture, history and heroes, health and well-being. For families, there is a free day of nine films featuring Cafeteria Man, a story of positive movement that shows what's possible in our nation's schools. It is the true story of chef Tony Geraci's mission to radically reform Baltimore's public school food system with a recipe for change. "ACFF films change lives. You will never look at plastic the same way again; you will question the necessity of all the 'stuff' you own; you will learn to live a little smaller but have a much larger view of the world. Who knows, you may be the solution the world's been waiting for," said Lissa Cobetto, Executive Director.
Culinary Expertise – GoBRT's Wine Series reaches out to the chefs in our region for their favorite vineyards and wines produced. Featuring Tarver King, formerly of The Ashby Inn and Restaurant, Tarver picks include Linden Vineyards, Delaplane Cellars and RdV Winery. "One of my favorite Linden wines is a Late Harvest Petit Manseng 2008. Another close vineyard, is RdV Winery is also in the Delaplane, Virginia. It is definitely in my opinion the most beautiful facility with cool architecture including an underground tasting room. One of my favorites there is the Rendezvous. Kevin does a wonderful job letting the visitor taste his wines to other top wines from California and France. You will definitely bring wine home with you!" said Chef Tarver. Tarver has just moved this September to The Patowmack Restaurant in Lovettsville and the Ashby Inn is welcoming Chef David Dunlap.
Visual Arts – Tom Neel celebrates his 25th year of fine art sales with a milestone celebration on September 28th hosted by The Hill School at the Sheila C. Johnson Performing Art Center, Middleburg, Virginia. "The Land Beneath My Feet" celebrates the 25th anniversary of fine art sales for Tom Neel, the Piedmont's premier landscape artist. Along with new paintings, the show will feature a new 130 page, full color book and a short introspective film, both with the same name as the show. Neel's oil paintings are known for rich color, powerful light and varied majestic views of the region.
Music – Blackthorne Inn & Restaurant will feature the newly formed Fox Hole Band featuring Bryan Fox on the evening of October 4th. Playing Motown, Old Soul, and Soulful Country (Ray Charles), the band features the amazing vocals of Gene McBride from P-Funk and Jeffery Walker from Patti Labelle along with Benjiie Porecki (from Everybody) on keyboards, Blues Webb (from Billy Preston) on drums, and Samir Moulay (from Natalie Cole) on guitar. "Bryan Fox always brings in a great crowd. We are really excited that he wanted his new band to debut at The Blackthorne Inn & Restaurant. Should be a great evening!" stated Inn owner Shane O'Connor.
Cultural Heritage – Also on the 28th, the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia will host the 16th annual Harrisonburg International Festival. Celebrating the Harrisonburg community's rich intercultural diversity, this event is free and brings together an extravaganza of performing, visual, and culinary arts, a World Bazaar of exquisite hand-made and imported art and souvenirs, and a world of stories waiting to be shared!
For many visitors, the quality of the NEW traveling experience to the Shenandoah Valley is welcomed since the valley is one of the most beautiful places in the world to experience the fall foliage change.
"I wanted to let you know how well your web site worked to help build tourism and spending in Virginia. A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail blast from your site and saw that there was 'Shrek – The Musical' being performed in Winchester. This was the start of a little getaway idea. We live in Reston and know that a trip to Winchester is only an hour and 15 minutes. By the time that our Saturday night was complete, the end result was 2 families thoroughly enjoyed the quality of the Shenandoah University Theatre performance on every level. I have raved about the quality of the performance to numerous friends and look forward to bringing more people out to Winchester for other future performances." – DW. Reston, Virginia
Forget the trip to New York or DC and experience culture and the arts in the Blue Ridge Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.


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Patrick John Jones (b. 1989, London) is a British composer currently based in York whose music has been performed by artists and groups such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's Ensemble 10/10, Mahan Esfahani, Jane Chapman, The Fidelio Trio, Lontano, The Kreutzer Quartet, The Ligeti Quartet, Octandre and Dark Inventions. He has earned commissions and performances from a variety of new music promoters, including Sound & Music for their Portfolio scheme and new dots. He is the current recipient of the Britten Sinfonia's OPUS2014 commission, chosen for the "energy, variety and confidence" of his music.
Patrick took courses in composition with Thomas Simaku and Roger Marsh during his BA in Music at The University of York and continued studies to masters level at Kings College London with Rob Keeley. He is now working towards a PhD in Composition at The University of York, supervised by Thomas Simaku and funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
His music is published by Composers Edition. Press On Uhtceare: "dramatically assured" - Steve Crowther, York Press (12/05/2014) On Unfurl: "The other new piece on the bill, Unfurl, by Patrick John Jones, was more arresting, with an acerbic clarinet seeping across a bed of strings like a dark stain" - Alfred Hickling, The Guardian (19/03/2014) "Patrick John Jones' spare, shimmering musical mirage" - Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo (18/03/2014)

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Jacque Pepper
I took a couple of pottery classes in college and fell in love with making pots. Though I decided to major and work in the field of social work, I never stopped playing with the clay. Creative endeavors took the back burner until a few years ago when I realized I needed to follow my heart and do what I love most. I have increasingly spent more time making pots and other art, such as sculpture and mobiles. Over the years, I have taken classes at Access Arts where I learned to use the wheel but had to give that up when I developed problems with my left arm. For the last couple of years, I've applied only hand-building techniques, which has actually suited me well. One of those blessings in disguise.
Shortly after my husband and I moved into our house in June of 2010, we built a workshop with a kiln room (well, my husband did the building and consulted with me about a few things). I am now able to do all aspects of ceramics from start to finish in my own space with my own kiln – a dream come true!
Another step I took a couple of years ago was to be a part of Artlandish Gallery where one of my sisters and I have a booth. (My sister does watercolor with pen and ink drawings.) It has been a great experience sharing space and volunteering time there with other artists. It was also the beginning of a change in the way I think about myself – I could sometimes call myself an artist. The other day, it dawned on me that of course I am an artist. I may not create work that's as good as a lot of artwork, and I may not make (near) as much money as a lot of artists, but I am enjoying creating art – and sharing my work with others. That to me, in a nutshell, is what it's all about.


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Dale Gerus
Operational Director, RAD-AID Informatics
Dale earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After some years in the software and technology field he returned to school and currently holds ARRT licenses in both radiography and radiation therapy. He was a PACS and implementation manager for a large teleradiology practice before joining the RAD-AID Leadership team. As Operation Director, Informatics, Dale works with the rest of the informatics leadership team to effectively utilize resources both human and technological. He is currently directly involved in projects in Ghana and Viet Nam, and is also involved in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Nepal, Cape Verde, and Ethiopia projects. He lives with his wife, Pam, in Akron, Ohio.
Alan Schweitzer
Technical Director, RAD-AID Informatics
Alan Schweitzer is chief technology officer at Mass General Imaging Business Development. He obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering physics and his masters in electrical and electronics engineering from Cornell University. He has extensive global health informatics experience, worked with RAD-AID during eFilm installations in Nepal, and is currently directly involved in projects in Nepal and at Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia.


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ISIS and Iraq's oil: Lucrative resource eyed
Foreign staff working at the power plant in Baiji in northern Iraq were evacuated just hours before jihadists from the extremist organisation ISIS and other Sunni militants launched their attack on the nearby refinery on Tuesday night.
The foreigners were flown to safety in helicopters with help from Iraqi special forces.
The BBC understands they had not been able to leave earlier because the security forces had not allowed them to travel on the road heading north.
A small group of British workers was among those forced to leave Baiji over the past seven days.
The Iraqi authorities deny that the militants are in control of the Baiji refinery. They say they have killed 44 militants and retain control of the refinery.
The refinery, which is now shut down, supplies a quarter of the country's refining capacity and is critical for Iraq's supplies of petrol and other petroleum products.
And the power plant is equally important, as the country still suffers from acute shortages of electricity.
War chest
It was always likely the militants would target Baiji.
The area is dominated by Sunni Muslims and was a hotbed of insurgent activity during the US occupation, making it fertile ground for ISIS.
And ISIS has a track-record of seizing lucrative assets such as refineries.
"ISIS is expert at monetising refining operations," says Mike Knights, a fellow at the Washington Institute. "They have a couple of refineries in Syria and even sell some of the oil to the Syrian government."
The war chest which ISIS has built up from its operations in recent years would appear to make it the worlds' richest militant Islamist organisation.
A senior source in the Iraqi government has told the BBC that ISIS is believed to have $2bn (£1.2bn) in cash and assets.
The information comes from detailed financial documents found on computer memory sticks that were recently seized by Iraqi security forces from ISIS members.
Much of the money comes from its operations in Syria where it controls areas in the north.
But its recent offensive in northern Iraq is also believed to have been extremely lucrative, giving it access to cash held in major banks in Mosul and other towns and cities which it has seized.
It is also believed to have looted large amounts of military equipment from Iraqi bases.
There are reports of US-supplied Humvee armoured vehicles being driven across the border into Syria by the jihadists.
The Iraqi government source also told the BBC they had found the names of foreign fighters who had joined ISIS on the memory sticks and the initials of people working in government ministries in Baghdad who were supplying information to the group.
Shia pushback
A mixture of extreme ruthlessness and vast resources giving it the ability to carry out numerous attacks in different areas goes some way to explaining the rapid advance ISIS has made through the Sunni regions of Iraq in recent weeks.
But now as its fighters reach the outer limits of the Sunni areas, what is less clear is whether it does have the capability to push into the capital Baghdad, which has a large Shia population.
The Iraqi army and Shia militias have been bolstered recently by new recruits and fired up by the call to arms made by Iraq's most senior Shia religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Last week he called on everyone capable of carrying a weapon to go and fight; these volunteers have been moving to the frontlines north of the capital.
In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki tried to boost morale, saying the crisis had made the country more united and that the militants would be confronted and defeated.
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The grooves and lines on the top surfaces of the back teeth are called fissures. Fissure sealants are a type of preventative treatment that protects the back teeth.
Decay in the top of back teeth often shows as visible black lines, but sometimes the decay progresses under the grooves without pain or visible signs. If the decay advances to deeper parts of the tooth, a root canal fillings may be required. A simple fissure sealant treatment can potentially prevent this complicated course of events.
When teeth first erupt in the mouth, the enamel matrix is vulnerable to decay. Grooves are a particularly susceptible area as the bacteria can get in these small spaces and children can not clean them. A fissure sealant "seals" these grooves so bacteria and food particles can not get it, hence protecting the tooth for years to come.
Fissure sealants are a quick and easy procedure, No anaesthetic is needed, and usually no removal of tooth material is required. The treatment is most effective when it is done before decay has penetrated the teeth.
This image (taken from the internet) an example of fissure sealants placed on a tooth.
At Torrensville Dental Care, for children eligible for Medicare dental rebate, this service is bulk-billed.


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Westies Hut, Price's Harbour, Fiordland NZ.
I have encountered this once or twice before (also with the Australian series): Westies Hut, at the end of the South Coast Track is marked in the WRONG position in the DOC and Linz topo maps. It is actually located at the WESTERN end of Price's Harbour, as a number of people have noted in texta on the DOC map in the Waitutu Hut (and in Moir's Guide South), in other words on the next promontory west of where it is shown on the map.
Knife and Steel Harbour is also incorrectly located at the mouth of the Grant Burn instead of teh next inlet to the West. There used to be an old hut there, now (march 2016) pulled down by DOC.
I noticed a similar 'mistake' when moose hunting in the Hilda Burn near Supper Cove, Dusky Sound years ago. I followed a moose around for three hours in a large swamp above where the burn splits in two. I guessed the swamp to be a pretty flat 30-50 hectares at least yet it is not shown on the topo maps.
Where I grew up in the Hunter Valley (near Paterson) had a similar error sixty years ago: I had a 'playground' area of several square kilometres of forest completely missing from the maps at that time. Similarly when they put the first 'Landsat' up they discovered an area the size of Victoria 'missing' on the borders between Chile, Bolivia and Brazil.
There are still many wild places out there which have not felt the foot of man! http://www.linz.govt.nz/land/maps/linz-topographic-maps/map-chooser/map-28 & http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/southland/southern-fiordland-tracks-brochure.pdf
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We invite you all to participate on the free conference that Grad. Daniel Banda will perform on Wednesday April 27th at 2:00 p.m. on the "Palacio de la Canal 11" Room in Banamex Center – Mexico.
HUMAN MONITORING is breaking the Market.
Conventional alarm monitoring service is collapsed with suppliers. In almost the whole world competition focuses, mostly, by lowering the service price which causes a staggered loss of profitability. Because of this infinity of small and medium monitoring companies have gone bankrupt or have been sold.
This trend has been getting worse over the last time and it's very clear that only those suppliers who diversify their services, to less frequent segments, accomplish businesses with a better profitability. The concrete bet is to leave the water where everyone else is fishing. Grad. Daniel Banda, SoftGuard Tech CEO, a leader on the monitoring software market, presents us an alternative more than promising for the monitoring business.
Day: Wednesday, April 27th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: "Salon Palacio de la Canal 11" - Banamex Center, Mexico
Speaker: Grad. Daniel Banda.
We look forward to have you there!


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Jake & Emma Von Busch
1950's | Von Bush & Sons Refuse Service was originally founded in 1951 on a part-time basis by Jake Von Busch Jr., with a side panel truck and one employee, himself. In 1957 Jake decided to make it his career and began a full-time route.
1960's | In 1968, a second full-time route was added with 300 residential and commercial accounts. Foreseeing growth, the company purchased an additional truck in 1968.
1970's | The expansion and growth of Lincoln during the 1970's provided a need for additional commercial services. Von Busch Garbage Service started a full-time roll-off service route for commercial and construction clients in 1971 to fulfill that need.
In 1975 Von Busch Garbage Service began service to the community of Beatrice with three full-time routes, and in 1979 the company began full-time roll-off service to Beatrice and the surrounding areas.
1980's | From 1981 through 1986, City Sanitary Garbage Company operated the landfill for the City of Beatrice. This experience provided background knowledge of debris compaction and maintenance that would later be used in developing recycling programs.
In 1987, the residential and commercial client bas had grown to over 6000, which would bring about the need for new equipment to serve the growing number of clients with the excellent service they were accustomed to.
1990's | The '90's have already brought a great deal of growth and expansion with City of Lincoln Recycling contract.
2000's | Today, the company provides exceptional garbage service to more than 8000 residential and commercial clients in Lincoln, Beatrice and surrounding areas, maintains and services 13 recycling sites within the city of Lincoln, participates in a joint venture with Midland Recycling of LIncoln for the collection of cardboard and office paper, and is currently developing a community recycling center in Beatrice. The office staff, drivers, foremen and crew of Von Busch & Sons have always had a reputation for quality, performance and professionalism in every aspect of their business. This reputation will be upheld to the highest degree.
With the purchase of Ron's Refuse we have expanded our service area even more. Today we serve a customer base of over 10,000.


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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Ocean Waves Quickpage Freebie!
2:43 PM | Posted by Deadly Desire Tagz | | | Edit Post
For this beachy quickpage I have used the "Ocean Waves" kit by Soxsational Scraps..
You can find it HERE at designer Scraps!
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Buried Treasure Extras!
1:08 PM | Posted by Deadly Desire Tagz | | | Edit Post
For these pirate extras I have used the art of Jenna Lee,
you can find her "Captain Tabernacle" tube HERE at The PSP Project!
I also used the kit "Pirates Wanted" by Wicked Princess Scraps, find it HERE!
Monday, May 27, 2013
Bad Attitude Extras!
8:12 PM | Posted by Deadly Desire Tagz | | | Edit Post
For these bitching extras I have used the awesome art of Kiwifirestorm,
you can only find his tube "F--k You" HERE at The PSP Project!
I paired her with the new matching kit "Attitude Problem" by
Wicked Princess Scraps, find it HERE at The PSP Project!
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Honey Bee Extras!
3:45 PM | Posted by Deadly Desire Tagz | | | Edit Post
For these extras I have used the art of Kiwifirestorm,
you can find these tubes and more HERE at The PSP Project!
I paired my cute cowgirl tubes with the new kit from Crystal's Creations,
You can find the "My Honey Bee" kit HERE at Designer Scraps!
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Blissful Nirvana Extras!
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For these beautiful extras I have used the kit "Blissful Nirvana" by Wicked Princess Scraps.
You can grab up this awesome kit for just .75 cents at Designer Scraps Store only HERE!
Look in the clearance section, and beware, these go away forever on July 31st!
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Pink Princess PTU Tutorial!
5:15 PM | Posted by Deadly Desire Tagz | | | Edit Post
This tutorial was written by me on May 24, 2013 and
any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
Supplies Need:
Tube: Red Racer by Jessica Dougherty
HERE at CDO.
Scrap kit: Pink Princess by Amy Marie's Kits.
Find it HERE.
Eyecandy 4000>HERE
Precious Font>HERE
So, let's begin!
*remember to save often!
Open up 105, pink bracket frame, copy frame and paste it as a new IMAGE close the original Make your canvas size pretty large here so we have enough room
to work >image>canvas size>1600x1300. Rotate 10 degree to the right.
Add shadow:
Open pp1, paper, copy and paste as a new layer, take magic wand, click inside the frame shape selections>modify>expand to 14> make selection a layer Ctrl+Shift+P.
Open 104, circle chain frame, copy and paste as a new layer, add shadow.
Open 60, potted roses, copy and paste as a new layer..place it on top of the bracket frame, on the lower left side, add shadow.
Open 62, twig of roses, copy and paste as a new layer, on the upper left side of the bracket frame, add shadow.
Open 58, button, resize to 45%, copy and paste as a new layer just above the potted roses. Pull the button down to the edge of the pot, Add Shadow.
Open 127, clock cluster. copy and paste as a new layer on the top, near the lower right side, add shadow.
Open 9, black and pink pillows, resize to 46%, copy and paste as a new layer just behind the clock layer near the bottom edge, add shadow.
Open 101, bird, copy and paste as a new layer on the top left side of the bracket frame, add shadow.
Open 100, banner, rotate 15 degree to the left, copy and paste as a new layer on the top of the bracket frame near the upper left edge, add shadow.
Add your tube, I used the Red Racer tube by Jessica Dougherty. I'm only using the the full sized layer without the cat. C&P as a new layer on top of the clock cluster, make it look as if she is sitting on the clock's edge.
Add Shadow:
Crop down as close to the edges as possible without cutting anything off,
**a great way to see where the edge of the sparkles is to add a new layer on the very bottom and flood fill it BLACK. This way you can see the edges of anything a light color.**
resize to 650 on the largest side.
[You can go smaller size on this if you prefer]
Add watermarks and copyright info.
Open 45, sparkles, copy and paste as a new layer, kind of place this over the potted rose layer.
For the word art I just used the Lokas Software cotton filter with a white gradient glow and a shadow. I did the same with the name.
Save and you are done!
If any part of your tag is blurry you can clear it up by sharpening the layer >adjust>sharpness>sharpen.
I hope you have enjoyed this tut.
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My brother-in-law and sister-in-law bought their first house! I made them a little housewarming wreath.
I made the flowers using this tutorial. I used purple (my sister-in-law's favorite color) and sort of ivory/cream chiffon fabrics.
I painted the "L" with a sort of aqua teal color. She has several home accents in this color, so I thought it was fitting. I sprayed a coat of clear spray paint on it to give it a sort of seal.
Then I just hot glued it all on, added a ribbon to the top, and ta-da!


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Eventually the Birds Must Land by Erin Slaughter
Eventually the Birds Must Land
They hung from a string, one after the other like a ladder, each separated by two faded green beads. Wrapped in red and black and yellow cloth, different patterns adorning each, sequins sewn into the sides—they looked like something you would see hanging at a flea market stand, something that reminded you of India, or a bohemian loft in Brooklyn with a brightly beaded chandelier and a mattress on the floor.
It might be hard to tell that they were birds from far away. They just as easily could have been croissants, or little boats. At the bottom of the string was a small metal cowbell, painted rustic gold. When the birds swayed, the bell rattled softly, like a wind chime.
They were simple birds and I liked them. I must have liked them, to have picked them out from the bags of my father's things on my grandmother's dining room floor. I don't remember thinking about it. I was moving into an apartment soon, I probably figured, and liked them for their aesthetic value. I probably thought about those kinds of things, even at that moment, with the black garbage bags emptied out over our laps and the carpet. My grandmother offered me the microwave and his vacuum cleaner, practical things, which I didn't take. My mother took his socks and some of his t-shirts. My sister took his Harvard sweatshirt and a gold watch. I took some other things, and the birds. I didn't think about them again for a long time.
My father hated the birds. When the package arrived, my sister and I were staying at his house for winter break, so I was there to witness the confusion and slight revulsion that contorted his face as he walked into the living room holding the box.
"Look at this," he said, pulling them up out of the box to show us. "What kind of present is this supposed to be?" The package was addressed from his father, my grandpa Chuck who lived in a double-wide trailer outside of Las Vegas. There was no card, just a folded slip of paper that read: Happy Birthday! My dad's birthday had been three months ago.
"I think my dad is losing it," he said, holding the string of birds like they were a dirty washrag.
"What is that?" my sister asked.
"Some hippie crap." He said, "It says you're supposed to hang them by your front door and the bell will ring to warn you of bad spirits coming into your house."
"That's kind of cool, I guess," I said.
"I mean, what kind of gift is that?" he said, "I really think your Grandpa is losing it. Jesus."
That night he closed the box and stored it away in the coat closet, but the next summer when we came to visit, the birds were hanging by the front door.
I don't know much about my dad's relationship with his own father, in part because I didn't know my grandfather very well. When I was seven or eight we traveled to Las Vegas on vacation, and I have a memory of Grandpa Chuck on a dock, newly wheelchair-bound from the diabetes that took his foot, holding me over the water by the ankles while I attempted to catch a catfish with my bare hands. That night, we went to a barbeque restaurant and ate ribs. His roommate of fifteen years, Ray, (who everyone on my dad's side of the family insists, even now, was only a roommate) joined us.
I didn't see Grandpa Chuck again, and when I was thirteen, he died. I didn't go to the funeral. It was as if a stranger had died; I was entirely unaffected. I didn't know, until then, that I was capable of that kind of inappropriate apathy.
This is what I know about Grandpa Chuck: he grew up very poor in Chicago, and often walked through the snow to school without shoes—or so the stories went. While they were newly married, my grandma worked to pay his way through college, although she didn't get to finish her own degree. They had two children: my dad, and his older sister, Deborah. When my dad was in his twenties, my grandparents amicably divorced.
This is what I know about Ray: A few years after my grandpa died, he found out he was HIV positive, and shot himself inside of that trailer in the desert. By the time his body was discovered, it had been sweltering in the heat for days. Because the trailer was in my grandpa's name, my dad went to Nevada to empty it and sell it. They found VHS tapes of child pornography in Ray's closet.
My dad said he cried out there in the desert, not for his father who he resented for willing his life and everything in it over to Ray, not for Ray whom he loathed, but because everything smelled of death and waste and he wanted so badly to go home and forget.
Though I don't know how my dad felt about his own father, I can guess it may have been complicated, especially in those last years—the bird-giving, forgotten birthday years. Still, the birds inexplicably hung by the front door, and they remained there until he sold his house and moved in with Pam, where their home was already furnished with her things.
When I hung the birds in the first place I lived on my own, a bedroom in a shared house with a gun-enthusiast and his pottery-making girlfriend, it was because I liked how they looked. I wasn't hanging them for my dad. I already had a box of his things in the closet that I wasn't sure how to feel about; my Awkward Daddy Shrine consisting of his baseball hat, watch, the CDs that were in his car when he died, and a picture of him smiling from a helicopter.
It was so fresh then, not even a year after his death, and putting conscious effort into trying to memorialize him made me feel nauseous. The incident of his murder still tinged my daily life, like a parasite, in every conversation I had with my mother and sister, in the survivor's social security check I paid my rent with each month. I was still telling people upon first meeting them, still mentioning it casually on first dates, with a laugh meant to convey that I was comfortable talking about it, a laugh that I can only imagine sounded desperate and manic. "It's not like we were that close, anyway," I told them, "we never got along very well."
I like the birds, despite their origin, despite the guilt and fear and confusion that came with inheriting them. Despite not truly knowing the man they came from. Despite not liking much of what I knew.
The birds have been in every place I've ever lived; that first house that smelled of raspberries, a dorm room, apartments, the last place I lived in Texas, a cramped bedroom in a beautiful seaside town, and here.
Even now, they're still here.
Erin Slaughter holds a BA in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas. She is currently a student in the MFA program at Western Kentucky University, where she teaches undergraduate English classes and works as the graduate assistant for Steel Toe Books. Her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction has been published in River Teeth, Off the Coast, Boxcar Poetry Review, GRAVEL, and 101 Words, among others.


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After you have enabled the Security Admin, going forward you will be prompted to enter your access key (that you specified when you enabled the option).
From the moment you supply the access key to 'unlock' admin access to the plugin, a countdown timer will begin after which you will be locked-out again.
Any further access to the plugin admin will prompt you to enter your access key.
So, the Security Admin Timeout is how long that countdown timer will last.
Note: This does not apply until you enter the access key again.
To specify the Security Admin Timeout interval, go Shield setting => Security Admin module => Security Admin Settings => Security Admin Timeout and enter how long you want countdown time will last. Default: 30 minutes.
How does the Security Admin Timeout work?
Once the Security Admin session has nearly timed-out, you'll be notified:
This is just a reminder that you should go to your Security Admin settings, and re-enter your access key, If you do not do that, Shield will warn you again and prompt you to reload:
You just click "OK" and Shield will display a new window giving you the opportunity to re-enter your access key:
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New Delhi: State-owned NTPC, Essar Power, GMR and Tata Power are among the power producers in fray to get Rs 1,600 crore of government subsidy for buying costlier imported gas for their stranded units.
Third reverse e-auction for subsidy support for buying 10 million standard cubic meters per day of gas, which can support 24 gigawatt of generation, will be held on March 15.
"State-run MSTC Ltd will conduct third reverse e-auction to provide a total subsidy of Rs 1,600 crore for purchasing RLNG (R-Liquefied Natural Gas) imported by GAIL on March 15, 2016," a senior official told PTI.
According to the bid document, the auction of stranded gas-based power projects (SGP) and domestic gas-based power projects (DGP) will be held on the same day on March 15 and letter of awards to successful bidder will be issued on March 18, 2016.
While the government will offer Rs 1,400 crore subsidy for SGPs, the DGPs will be offered Rs 200 crore to buy imported gas to run their plants.
A total of 10 MMSCMD of R-LNG will be imported to run SGPs as well as DGPs from April 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016.
The expensive 8.9 MMSCMD of gas will be imported for SGPs whereas 1.1 MMSCMD will be allocated to DGPs for the six month period, as per the bid document.
This gas subsidy is being provided under the Power System Development Fund (PSDF), a scheme which was started by the government last year to revive the gas-based capacity of 24,150 MW including 14,305 MW of SGPs and 9,845 MW of DGPs.
The companies including NTPC, Essar, GMR, Lanco, GVK, Tata Power, Torrent Power, GSEC, RGPL, RGPPL (Dabhol), CLP India. As many 31 SGPs and 24 DGPs will participate in the auction.
Every company will participate in auction for each plant separately to get gas subsidy for running the unit.
Earlier last year, the Centre had introduced a PSDF scheme for importing spot RLNG for the stranded gas and partly stranded gas-based plants selected through a reverse e-bidding process.
The scheme provides for financial support from PSDF. The outlay for the support from PSDF was fixed at Rs 7,500 crore (Rs 3,500 crore and Rs 4,000 crore for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively).
Auctions for the 1st phase (June 1 to September 30, 2015) of PSDF Support to gas-based power plants was held in the months of May 2015. A combined total of 10,270 MW plants were able to secure gas allocation. The entire process was completed in less than a month and gas supply by GAIL started on June 1, 2015.
Auctions for 2nd Phase (October 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016) were held in the month of September 2015 and helped in revival of gas-based generation plants with installed capacity of 11,717.72 MW. Total incremental electricity expected to be generated under phase II is 12,472.6 million units.
Power plants rarely use costly imported LNG as electricity produced from the fuel would cost much more than that from a domestic coal-fuelled plant or a domestic gas-fired plant.


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A Davenport is a type of sofa (the best kind — like the one that used to be at my grandma's house).
A Davenport is also a type of desk (the best kind — with a lift-up top and storage space).
And so.
I shall call my husband The Comedian. I shall call our son The Thinker (or maybe Padawan!). I shall be Daven.


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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/10/2014 20:24 -0500
The chart below is very familiar to anyone who was observing the hourly turmoil in the European bond market in November of 2011, when Italian bonds crashed, when yields soared to record levels, and every downtick of the Euro could have been its last.
What the chart may not show are the dramatic transformations in Italy's government that took place just as the Italian bond spread exploded, which saw the resignation of career-politician Sylvio Berlusconi literally days after yields soared, and the instatement of Goldman technocrat Mario Monti as Italy's next Prime Minister.
In fact as some, and certainly this website, had suggested the blow out in Italian yields was merely a grand plan orchestrated to usher in a new Italian government that would, with the support of yet another Goldman alum, the ECB's then brand new head Mario Draghi, unleash a new era in Italian life, supposedly one of austerity (ignoring that two years after Berlusconi, Italy's debt to GDP ratio has never been higher), and which would give the impression that Europe is being fixed all the while preserving the broken European monetary system for at least another year or two. In other words a grand conspiracy theory of a pre-planned bloodless coup. That all this would take place under the auspices and with the blessing of Italy's president Napolitano, only made things worse since Italy is not a parliamentary republic but a parliamentary democracy, where such cloak and dagger arrangements are certainly not permitted under the constitution.


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Here is the badge collection for NBA 2K17 MyTEAM. I thought this would help fellow gamers. Any below-mentioned badge (when applied) will enhance the player's abilities. I don't quite understand the effect of upgraded badges (from bronze to gold). Perhaps gold badges have an increased percentage for that ability? Leave your comments below if you could explain this.
|Corner Specialist
Known for his ability to knock down threes from the corner
|Mid-Range Deadeye
Knocks down contested shots from medium-range at a very high percentage
|Deep Range Deadeye
Knocks down contested shot from deep range at a very high percentage
|Limitless Range
Can knock down very deep threes better than most
|Difficult Shots
Known for making tough shots off dribble
|Pick & Popper
Excels as a pick & pop receiver
|Tireless Scorer
A player who can spend a good deal of energy without losing effectiveness when attempting to score
|Catch & Shoot
Hits stand-still shots off the catch at a high percentage
|Lob City Finisher
Catches and finishes alley-oops better than others
Will succeed at dunking on opposing defenders more often than others
Can attempt layups with few consequences
|Tear Dropper
Excels at making floaters and runners
|Putback King
Known for his ability to score baskets immediately off of offensive rebounds near the hoop
|Pick & Roller
Excels as the roller in the pick & roll game
|Relentless Finisher
Takes physical punishment on contact shots near the rim without severely impacting his energy
|Post Spin Technician
Dominates the post with spin and drive moves
Known for his ability to use the drop step move to his advantage in the post
|Dream-Like Up & Under
Excels at scoring in the post with up and under moves
|Ankle Breaker
Can cause his defender to stumble or fall with his dribble moves
|Flashy Passer
Known for throwing on-point flashy passes to his receivers
|Break Starter
Starts fast breaks with accurate outlet passes
|Pick & Roll Maestro
Throws accurate passes and hits shots off screens at a high percentage while orchestrating a pick & roll
|Lob City Passer
Completes alley-oops passes at a high rate
An elite passes known for hitting teammates in the correct position to score
|Hustle Rebounder
An elite rebounder known for chasing rebounds out of his area
|Defensive Stopper
While playing on-ball defense, this badge drops various offensive skills of similarly positioned match-ups
|Charge Card
Adept at placing himself in position to win change calls
|Pick Dodger
A slithery player who can get around screens easily
|Pick Pocket
Known for his ability to strip the ball from a ball-handler
|Rim Protector
An elite shot-blocker who intimidates those around the rim, causing interior shots to be less effective
|Chase Down Artist
Terrific transition shot-blocker
The physical nature of this player drains energy from his match-up
|Brick Wall
Sets extremely effective screens and drains energy from opponents on pick collisions
|One Man Fast Break
Excels at taking the ball coast to coast on a fast break


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When rain pours from the sky we may be sad because it ruins ball games and picnics, not to our plants, they rejoice!
Why not collect all of those cloud tears to use to water your garden or lawn.
You can get a free 55 gallon water barrel from your local Car wash and save $50-$150. now all you have to do is take a little trip to your favorite home improvement store and spend less then $40 bucks on pipe.
Tap into your downspout and your in business
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Electrical Circuit Wiring for an RV
How to Install Electrical Wiring that Provides Power to an RV Unit: A basic voltage drop calculation for a circuit of 30 amps, 120 volts at a distance of 200 feet
Installing Electrical Wiring for an RV
Electrical Question: I need to know what gauge wire I need to deliver 30 amps over 200 feet.
- My father has a RV that requires 30 amp 120volt and I was going to run from an outdoor sub panel at the meter.
- The plan is to run outdoor wire without conduit just when they visit. Any suggestions?
This electrical wiring question came from: Brad, a Handyman from Florida.
Dave's Reply:
Thanks for your electrical question Brad.
Electrical Circuit for an RV
Application: Wiring a 30 amp 120volt RV Circuit.
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced – Best installed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor or Certified Electrician.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools and a Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and install electrical circuit wiring for an RV.
Precaution: Identify the panel circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with wiring connections.
Notice: Installing additional electrical circuit wiring should be done according to local and national electrical codes with a permit and be inspected.
- The wire size for the RV should be determined by the type of wire that will be used and based on the type and size of the electrical loads and circuit that will be used at the RV unit, such as air conditioning, space heaters, microwave oven etc.
- A basic voltage drop calculation for a circuit of 30 amps, 120 volts at a distance of 200 feet would require installing #3 copper wire based on the NEC Table 310-16.
- I do not recommend temporary wiring but rather an approved underground or overhead installation.
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A recent comment has led me to Bearings: A Geographer's Blog. The blog is "an exploration of our culture, and how humans impact the surrounding environment. This is not an eco-blog, or a policy blog. It simply looks at the landscape around us, interprets its history, and offers commentary on the built environment — in all its beauty and ephemerality."
I can sum it up as what would a blog by J.B. Jackson or Terry Jordan (I mean this as a compliment, to some geographers a comparison to TJ are fighting words) would be like.
The author, Jon, is a fellow National Geographic alum and has written for other publications. Some of his work is available online.
The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Bearings: A Geographer's Blog
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- Jonathan Haeber said...
You are too kind :-). I'm following your blog via RSS now, and should be commenting here and there in the future.
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Original Principle BalanceThe total amount of principal owed on a mortgage before any payments are made.
Origination FeeOn a government loan the loan origination fee is one percent of the loan amount, but additional points may be charged which are called "discount points." One point equals one percent of the loan amount. On a conventional loan, the loan origination fee refers to the total number of points a borrower pays.
Owner FinancingA property purchase transaction in which the property seller provides all or part of the financing.
Owner's Title PolicyA policy protecting the buyer for the amount of the purchase price in the event of a future title dispute.


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Fueled by an increase in home sales, the assessed value of all taxable property in Los Angeles County rose 6.13 percent in 2015 — the largest jump since 2010 — the county assessor reported Thursday.
Assessor Jeffrey Prang released the 2015 Assessment Roll, which showed the county's taxable properties were valued at a net total of $1.264 trillion, a $73.1 billion increase from last year.
"The 2015 Assessment Roll provides a comprehensive view of the strength of the Los Angeles real estate market," Prang said. "The roll illustrates that in the last year, every city in Los Angeles County recorded an increase compared to 2014."
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News & Events
New Publication: Evaporative cooling over the Tibetan Plateau induced by vegetation growth
AUTHORS: Shen, M., S. Piao, S. Jeong, L. Zhou, Z. Zeng, P. Ciais, D. Chen, M. Huang, C. Jin, L. Li, Y. Li, R. Myneni, K. Yang, G. Zhang, and
J. INFO: 2015, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 112(30), 9299-9304, doi:10.1073/pnas.1504418112.
In the Arctic, previous studies have shown that enhanced vegetation growth decreases albedo and amplifies warming. In contrast, on the Tibetan Plateau, increased vegetation activity may attenuate daytime warming by enhancing evapotranspiration (ET), a cooling process.[VIEW IN PUBLICATIONS PAGE][PDF FILE]


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Morning Musume, an all-girl Japanese pop music group, heads up this first in a series of upcoming posts ranking my top 3 and bottom 3 favorites of something. Specifically: my favorite PVs, and why ^_^ And to be fair, I'm only really considering PVs after 2000, when Nozomi/Ai and Yossie began showing up — because for me, that's when MoMusu really began. There are some good and bad before that, but the group didn't seem really fleshed out and they were still just poking around trying this new thing. But anyway, given that:
Top 3 Morning Musume PVs (no particular order)
Kanashimi Twilight
This PV seems to strike the perfect balance between dance shots and closeups, offers some solid vocals in a predictable but pleasant pattern, and offers a guitar solo that often gives me the goosebumps when I hear it due to the great build-up prior and a smoth transition. Despite my fondness for it, I would not likely rank this as one I'd suggest watching for an introduction to the group due to the almost overly "leggy" sections. It's also very pink, but there's enough color in the outfits to balance out the bright neon backdrop, I think. From a trivia-historical context, it was one of the first times we got to hear the then-new Mitsui perform a few lines of her own (such as at 1:03), and it was suggested this would be Yossie's final PV. The end practically confirms it by giving us a long sneaky stare from her, as a "Yoshizawa was here" signature.
Sexy Boy
I like this one, but would find it rather difficult to suggest it, in person, to one of my guy friends, as a recommendation. The outfits are super simple and the backdrop isn't especially thought provoking, but it somehow works. It's possibly the first video I thought Niigaki captured my attention (not having much eye for her prior), and the only visual downside I can find to the PV itself is the slightly distracting edge of the ceiling in the back, where white corrugated metal meets a rounded wall for a weird blackened corner. The slow glances to the camera's direction are almost terrifying, but in a rip-your-heart-out, fun kind of way (making for a few good animated avatars I've seen on MoMusu message boards).
Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 2
I've watched this one dozens and dozens of times, and have sometimes used it as background music on repeat when I'm cleaning up the house. It's quick and peppy, stuck-in-your-head catchy, and follows a fun pattern. It's almost a frame story, in a way — a bunch of friends all riding the same bus, and the party going on in their heads as they try to pass the time waiting for the bus to reach its destination, and then the PV ends as they begin start filing out at the stop. The meter of the stanzas (which don't seem to change key much) are almost identical aside from subject matter, reciting a few lines about each group member, offering us a little insight into the actual character of everyone instead of being a general-message video. Also enjoyed the brief reference (2:31) to the Nozomi-Kago splinter group "W" when the pair are before the camera side by side (indicated by a side-by-side peace sign forming a W, followed by two 3-finger W's).
Bottom 3 Morning Musume PVs (no particular order)
Mr. Moonlight
Aside from decent outfits, and swoon-worthy camera glances from Abe and Maki, this one mostly just leaves me wondering, "…what?" I'm all for some actual musical instruments being used — but this is J-pop — not Chucku Berryu and the Tamagachis. I'm almost completely disinterested in stage-performed musicals, and this one seems to just poke at that sore place, repeatedly. Instead of the normal, cohesive PV that I'm used to, I'm subjected to a PV that feels more like a highlight reel from crummy amateur attempt at broadway. And then there's that minute or so toward the end with the drum major outfits, before going back to the regular outfits. What was that all about? The Ow-Ow-Ow-Ow back-and-forth just prior to that had me thinking, "this passed muster at the ideas table? Yeesh." And Yossie — I like you a lot. A lot. But please never try to be anything similar to Elvis ever again.
Onna ni Sachi Are
I really did like the background music on this, and much prefer the instrumental over the sung version. A friend of mine considered this one "too yellow" but for me, or at least every version I've seen of this PV, the music never seems to line up right with onscreen movements, and the attempt to sound clever by starting phrases with a lead up to the first beat of a measure just feels too stretched. Not being a fan of the on-stage musical as noted in Mr. Moonlight, the outfits here remind me of a Vegas showgirl get-up and don't really do anything for me. Instead of looking at the camera (or me, perhaps) the daughters of the morning keep looking off to the side, and it's like I'm talking to someone while they're doing something else more interesting and just nodding, "yeah. uh-huh. okay." I have always understood "baka" to mean "idiot", and I can't say I'm particularly dreamy-eyed at cuties who mouth "idiot" to me =P
Pepper Keibu
Although I really do like this particular tune, I'm just not in love with this video. Again with the stage-musical bit, plus the camera angle seems almost a little too close, and mostly, there's just way. too. much. shoulder. movement. Also, the're almost an awkwardness in watching it, as if there's just way too much leg being seen here (not to mention leg meat flopping around, which is funny to type). It was the first video I that JunJun had much caught my eye, I'll give it that much. The shoulder-bobbing motion is just peculiar (coupled with the jingly-ness of the outfits), and the see-saw movement when they touch their shoulders seems hastily added just to be doing something. I certainly have nothing against shoulders, mind you, but I'd rather just play this in the background and not have to watch it anymore.
Feel free to object to my unjustified assertions, agree with my profound wisdom, or post your top3/bottom3 in the comments below ^_^


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Ultraviolet (TV serial)
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Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba and Philip Quast. The music was composed and performed by Sue Hewitt. The programme was produced by World Productions for Channel 4.
Ultraviolet Title
|Created by
|Joe Ahearne
|Jack Davenport
Susannah Harker
Idris Elba
Philip Quast
|Sue Hewitt
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
|Original language(s)
|No. of series
|No. of episodes
|Running time
|300 minutes (approx.)
|Production company(s)
|World Productions
|Original network
|Channel 4
|Picture format
|Audio format
|Original release
|15 September –
20 October 1998
|External links
in the near future, global warming has caused vampires to come out of the shadows and attempt to retake the earth. Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield (Jack Davenport) discovers that his best friend Jack (Stephen Moyer) has gone missing on the night before his wedding. Investigating Jack's disappearance leads Michael into the path of a secret paramilitary vampire-hunting organization supported by the British government and the Vatican. Michael learns that Jack has become a vampire. Michael remains devoted to his friend and abhors the brutal methods used by the organization's agents – including Vaughn Rice (Idris Elba) – until he realizes that Jack is lying about his situation and that the vampire hunters are correct in their assessment of the vampires. He allows himself to be recruited by the organization, but he hopes to find a middle ground.
Over the course of the series, Michael and the organization investigate vampire-related activity, often involving medical experimentation. Individual cases involve a woman who may be pregnant with a vampire fetus, a vampire test subject with synthetic blood, and the outbreak of a disease related to vampirism. The vampires are organized, and appear to be moving toward a common goal; the organization must determine what their agenda is. Living and working in the shadows takes a personal toll on the organization's agents: Michael's relationship with Jack's fiancée (Colette Brown) is threatened by his need to hide the truth from her; Angie Marsh (Susannah Harker) must come to terms with the loss of her husband, who was killed by the organization after becoming a vampire; Fr. Pearse Harman (Philip Quast) is diagnosed with terminal cancer, but fears that leaving his post may doom the world to whatever fate the vampires have in store for it.
The final episode reveals that the vampires' plan does not involve enslaving humanity as suspected. Instead, they plan to cause a nuclear winter, providing long-lasting darkness, and completely wiping out the threat of humanity with an engineered plague. Scientific advances made during their experiments will allow them to survive on synthetic blood and reproduce via live birth, eliminating the need for human victims.
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The show attempted a modern and scientific approach to vampires.[1] It eschewed much of the supernatural elements of vampire lore. The word "vampire" is never spoken in the show. The formal term for the antagonists is "Code Fives", derived from the Roman numeral for five, V, which is also the first letter in "vampire". A slang term used is "leeches". The clandestine vampire hunting squad uses overwhelming numbers and modern "state-of-the-art" versions of traditional anti-vampire weapons: carbon bullets instead of wooden stakes; gas grenades with concentrated allicin, a compound derived from garlic; and video cameras as sights on firearms since vampires are invisible to electronic devices.
A prominent theme in the show is the emotional and social toll that the main characters' knowledge causes them. After joining the squad, Michael feels he must distance himself from his former friends in order to protect them. Angie March comments at one point that she's "getting a reputation as an anti-social parent" because she won't let her daughter attend social functions after dark. Vaughn Rice is in love with Angie, but cannot bring himself to tell her due to the stress of their job. At several points in the show, both Michael and a captured vampire question whether the team's methods are justified.
Vampirism as depicted in the seriesEdit
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Vampires in the series are depicted as ageless and immortal. They are stronger and faster than normal humans, to the extent that a physical encounter between a human and vampire will almost always be fatal for the human. Vampires lack most of the supernatural powers attributed to them in folklore, such as turning into bats, mist or wolves. The folkloric lack of a reflection is extended in the series: vampires are invisible to electronic devices. They can not be imaged by video cameras, and can not be recorded on video tape or film. Their voices can not be transmitted electronically and ink will not hold an impression of their fingerprints. Vampire DNA is invisible under an electron microscope. Vampires use voice synthesis software to communicate via telephone. They use cars with blacked out windows in order to move outside during the day, and time-locked coffins for long-distance travel.
Episode titlesEdit
- "Habeas Corpus"
- "In Nomine Patris"
- "Sub Judice"
- "Mea Culpa"
- "Terra Incognita"
- "Persona Non Grata"
In 2000, the American Fox Network developed an ongoing series version of Ultraviolet, starring Eric Thal, Joanna Going and Mädchen Amick and with Idris Elba reprising his role from the British series. The American version did not however progress beyond an unaired pilot episode. Howard Gordon, one of the producers contracted to develop the series, admitted in an interview that "we screwed it up and it just didn't come out that well."[2]
The original UK version has been screened by the Sci-Fi Channel in the US. It was shown originally as a three-part miniseries (each part being two of the original episodes shown consecutively), and during some later airings all six episodes were shown in a marathon format.
See alsoEdit
- ^ Virtue, Graeme (25 July 2013). "Ultraviolet - box set review". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Interview: Howard Gordon". Science Fiction Weekly (250). Archived from the original on 4 May 2008.
External linksEdit
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- Official Ultraviolet Homepage preserved at The Internet Archive
- Joe Ahearne explains why Ultraviolet was not continued: "Well, there are so many reasons and I don't think you can point to any one. So, in no particular order..."
- Ultraviolet on IMDb


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I was recently challenged to boil Agile down to what could be conveyed to a group of folks new to Agile within a 1 hour session. My solution was to constrain the session to 4 key elements of Agile:
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