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Indie Spotlight is a weekly article series at Gaming Nexus that explore the origin and development of unique and innovative games designed and produced by independent developers. Each article includes a developer interview that focuses on examining the concept and design processes involved with each project. Indie Spotlight strives to showcase new and upcoming games that range from a variety of genres and development studios across the world.
Post-apocalyptic setting? Check. Brutal and challenging gameplay? Check. Bleak vision of the future infused with supernatural horror? Check. In-depth role-playing elements involving crafting and skill systems? Check. Turn-based combat system? Check. Pixel art visuals reminiscent of retro gaming? Check. NEO Scavenger from Blue Bottle Games has players awakening in an abandoned cryo facility with little less than the rags on their back along with the single goal of survival. The game weaves numerous elements together into an innovative and unique gameplay experience that favors thoughtful strategy and exploration over mindless barrages of explosions and gunfire. With the ever-increasing trend of games succumbing to the casual gamer requirement, it was most surprising to discover NEO Scavenger's focus on presenting players with a number of challenging factors from acquiring food and water to surviving against brutal enemy encounters.
Founder of Blue Bottle Games and the creator behind NEO Scavenger, Daniel Fedor, took part in the latest Indie Spotlight to provide insight on both the game's origin and development process, along with further examining various aspects that comprise the unique gameplay. In addition, Fedor discusses the game's future and what he has in mind for potential adaptations on other platforms.
Interview with Daniel Fedor
Could you introduce yourself and talk about your various roles with the development of NEO Scavenger?
My name's Daniel Fedor, and I'm the founder of Blue Bottle Games. Blue Bottle Games is pretty much a one man operation, so I've been responsible for NEO Scavenger's design, coding, art, writing, sound effects, website, business, marketing, and just about anything else you can imagine.
There are two exceptions, however. First, I've been fortunate to have some top-class help from a designer named Cameron Harris. His design and writing input has been extremely valuable in the past few months. Second, the music you hear in NEO Scavenger was composed by Josh Culler. He's been doing a great job of capturing the vast, lonely, and exotic feel of the setting with his pieces so far.
Can you provide a brief history behind the origin of Blue Bottle Games? What other games has the studio released thus far?
Blue Bottle Games officially opened for business in January 2012, so NEO Scavenger is its first title. I've actually been working on NEO Scavenger since May 2011, but immigration restrictions prohibited me from opening a business until this year. (I'm a US citizen living in Canada.)
Prior to that, I worked at BioWare for about seven years. I was the lead tech artist on Dragon Age: Origins, and for a brief spell, on DA2 as well. Later, I transitioned into an associate producer role on ME3. However, my heart was set on building a game of my own design, so I decided to try my hand at making indie games.
What were some of the reasons behind having the game based in a post-apocalyptic setting? Were there any particular sources of inspiration when creating the setting and world?
There were a ton of inspirational sources, to be honest. I've been into pen and paper RPGs since I was a kid, and we played a pretty high volume of AD&D, Rifts, Shadowrun, and Car Wars when we hung out. Rifts was definitely a favorite of mine, and you'll see some of that come through in the setting of NEO Scavenger. I liked it's particular blend of tech and supernatural elements in a post apocalyptic setting, and it's hardcore brutality. Though, the Rifts setting went a bit too bonkers for my taste, and I hope to maintain more restraint in NEO Scavenger's setting.
Fallout is also a strong influence. That game had a huge impact on me, and I loved many of the decisions they made in making that game. Their use of a GURPS-like advantage/disadvantage system really resonated with me, and prompted me to eventually buy GURPS to learn more about it. Unfortunately, I never got to play many pen and paper sessions using that system, but I really wanted to try it.
Finally, there are a raft of other games and media that played a part in NEO Scavenger's influence. Silent Storm's inventory and scavenging mechanics, for example. Blade Runner and Shadowrun's metroplexes. Even the encounter system has roots in point and click adventure games, like Beneath a Steel Sky, as well as choose your own adventure novels. It's hard to list them all, frankly, but I definitely appreciate that I'm building on the shoulders of giants before me.
Can you elaborate further on the "supernatural horror" element of the game in terms of how it's incorporated into gameplay and the world?
As mentioned above, Rifts's supernatural elements were really exciting to me. And although some of them were a bit lighthearted, many of them were quite dark. And later, when I discovered Lovecraftian horror, I really started to appreciate the horror genre. I liked the idea of dark arts that cannot be controlled, beings that are beyond our reckoning, and especially, mankind being the underdog.
As it applies to NEO Scavenger, I'd like for the supernatural to be a constant specter overshadowing the world, keeping humans fearful. I want people's fears to be a real thing in NEO Scavenger, but I'd also like for them to exist in a way that casts doubt. By that, I mean the sort of plausible deniability we saw in X-Files, where all kinds of crazy could happen, but there was always some doubt about whether it was real or imagined, or explained away with reason.
How do the skills and handicaps function when players create their characters? What are some of the various effects or outcomes that can result from selections made during the character creation process?
Like with GURPS and Fallout, I wanted to give adventurous players a chance to "buy" extra abilities at the cost of certain handicaps. When I first tried that system, I loved it. I found it not only allowed me to create a more unique character, it also created a character with more role-playing opportunities. Plus, it offered customizable challenge, for advanced players.
Basically, I wanted to capture that fun and customizability, so I tried to put together a system that lets the player build something unique, and rewards/punishes them for those decisions. One good example is the choice of taking combat skills versus other skills. You can definitely own the battlefield with the right combat skills, but it often leaves you struggling to find food, or trouble bypassing obstacles that can't be dealt with using force. I hope that when NEO Scavenger is finished, every loadout presents interesting (and meaningful!) options and obstacles.
How complex is the crafting system in terms of items available for producing and combining? What are some of the various item types or objects that can be created through crafting?
One thing you'll notice in NEO Scavenger is that every item has a use. I try not to add anything to the game that's just "vendor trash." The game is built around the idea of scrounging through ruins for supplies, and making-do. In order to fulfill that Road Warrior fantasy, I tried to make everything potentially valuable.
For example, things like dirty rags can be used to make torches, or to bandage wounds. They can also be boiled in a pot of water to become sterile, so they infect less when used as bandages. You can also douse rags with whiskey to sterilize them. It's a pretty literal system, too. In order to add a scope to your rifle, you'll need not only the scope and rifle, but some screws and a tool to attach them with. It's a bit hardcore, but it's the kind of game I'd want to play, and it seems like there are several folks out there who also dig it.
So it's a pretty complex system, but it could also use some work. The game's still in beta, and the crafting system is one of the areas that will likely need upgrading before prime time. Apart from more plot, crafting is one of the most requested areas of development on the feature voting chart.
How large is each of the randomly-generated worlds? What type of locales and enemy encounters can players expect to discover?
The game takes place in the lower peninsula of Michigan, and the game uses a pretty realistic scale. So it'd take days of in-game time to traverse the width or height of the map. Each time the game starts, the game will randomize hex types within the bounds of the peninsula. Certain things are static, though, like Detroit, and certain encounter locations. But the rest is randomized, which means the location of ruins, forests, sources of water, items, etc. are in different spots each game.
Right now, Detroit is the main attraction, apart from the starting cryo facility. There's one other location out there right now too, though I won't spoil it for new players. The plan is to add at least a handful of other places to discover, plus random encounters. It'll depend on how funding goes, and what I'm able to create. But it's my baby, so I want it to be fun.
Can you provide some insight into the process behind creating the hand-drawn art style? What were the decisions behind creating the game through an isometric perspective?
Well, budget and talent were major constraints. I'm not an artist by trade, nor a programmer. So I tried to choose something I thought I could handle, first and foremost. I'm also a big fan of pixel art, as you could probably tell. I've been playing games since the early 80s, and the art style that stuck with me most was found on the Atari ST, Sega Genesis, and the PC games of the late 80s and 90s. There's something really magical about pixel art, to me. I like that it has so much painstaking detail, yet leaves a lot to the imagination.
The process of making the art is pretty unglamorous, though. Just me, my Wacom tablet, and a 2x2 pencil brush in Photoshop. As I discovered, there's no magic tool to create art. One just has to roll up one's sleeves, and paint the whole picture. And it's definitely a learning process. I'm creating things today that I would have balked at a year ago.
What are some of the challenging aspects that players will have to monitor during their quest for survival? With the current trend of making games easier for players, what were some of the decisions behind making NEO Scavenger a harsh and challenging experience? How do you balance the difficulty between frustration within the game?
Judging by fan reactions so far, I'd say nearly all of the aspects are challenging. Seriously, though, I wanted the game to present a struggle that rewarded player ingenuity and resourcefulness. I love it when a game rewards me for thinking of something; for taking the time to consider a small detail. So I wanted NEO Scavenger to deliver that feeling of accomplishment.
I think you're right that there's a trend in mainstream games to be more accessible. I think it's a by-product of the larger budgets they have. They simply cannot afford to alienate anyone if they want to recoup their cost, so they try to make the game more accessible. And sometimes, that means reducing challenge. Larger teams can sometimes dilute the game's vision too, as each person tugs it in a different direction. One of the really cool things about indie games these days is that the smaller budgets and teams means we get more challenging and focused ideas.
When it comes to balancing difficulty, I usually look first to see if the game offers the right tools for overcoming the challenge, rather than reducing the challenge. For example, early on, players complained that they were being killed in their sleep randomly by wandering bandits. It was a cool source of fear to know that sleeping was dangerous, but they were right that it was too random. Rather than reducing the probability of it happening in code, it was a lot more fun to give them noise traps to string up, the ability to hide and conceal their tracks, and camp sites with more or less concealment. That way, the fear was still there, but so were the tools and strategy to mitigate it.
Other than survival in the world, are there any quests that become available to players? Is there ultimately an endgame that players are trying to reach?
There is an overall plot that I have in mind. Some of the hooks for that plot are already visible in the opening encounter, and dialog with Hatter. When done, I'd like there to be that story for players to follow, offering them some direction (and resolution) if they so choose. I'd also like there to be smaller threads and/or encounters to flesh out the world. Stuff that doesn't necessarily have to do with the main story, but offers interesting insight into the world of NEO Scavenger.
I also realize that some players just enjoy romping around the wasteland, so I don't want to force story down players' throats. First and foremost, I aim to make the game engaging in its own right, even if they ignore the story.
When is the game's final version scheduled for release and on which platforms? Do you have any plans to expand the game beyond its flash version to smartphones and tablets?
It's hard to say when the game will be done. I've picked two dates that have both come and gone, so I don't have a lot of confidence in picking a third. The game was much smaller in scope way back when it started. And if I was 100% relying on my savings, it would probably have had to stop by now. Fortunately, publicity picks up once in a while, and I sell enough copies to extend the schedule a bit. As it stands, I've got a few months left of savings before I need to wrap things up, but I'm also hoping to use
and some other publicity channels to extend development.
NEO Scavenger is currently available in browsers that support Flash, as well as a download for PC, Mac, and Linux machines. When finished, I definitely want to try and put it on a tablet. Folks keep telling me it would be awesome in that format, and I think they may be right. Hopefully, sales are good enough that I can afford a tablet to try it out!
Is there anything we missed that you would like to mention about NEO Scavenger?
Sure, if I may put on my marketing hat for a moment. First of all, like many indies in the past few weeks, I've submitted my game to
Steam's Greenlight program
. NEO Scavenger's actually faring pretty well so far. As of this writing, it's ranked #68 out of over 800 titles, so that's pretty good! If any of your readers are Steam members, and they think NEO Scavenger would be a good fit, please vote!
Secondly, one of my goals when becoming an indie developer was to pass on my experiences to the next wave. So many indies shared their experiences before me, and it was such a huge help and inspiration, that I wanted to pay that favor forward. So if any of your readers are considering the plunge, I've been keeping a
about my experiences.
Otherwise, I think you've done a great job of digging into the "whats" and "whyfors" of NEO Scavenger. Thanks so much for getting in touch!
Games set in post-apocalyptic settings are nothing new by any means, but what sets apart NEO Scavenger apart from the crowd can be found in both its dedication to providing challenging gameplay and an engaging world awaiting exploration. At the moment, the game is playable in a beta version that continually excites at the promise of what's to come in future versions. With a creator that actively discusses changes and new feature requests with the community, NEO Scavenger represents a daring model of game development that few would either commit the resources or effort.
It's obvious upon first glance playing the game or reading the developer's blog, NEO Scavenger is combination of exciting and unique gameplay concepts along with a homage to a time when games focused foremost on the intuition and imagination of their players. Most importantly, NEO Scavenger must be experienced firsthand to truly experience its many elements of genuine creativity and innovation.
NEO Scavenger is available now in both demo and beta versions with support for web browsers on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Further information on the game can be found through the
Blue Bottle Games website
We'd like to thank Daniel for taking the time to answer our questions.
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Clean the jet port. If that fixes it, it was the ejector.
I have a GE deep well jet pump 1/2 HP. With a square D 30/50 cut out switch. The pump use to cut out at 50 psi and now the pump will only produce 43 psi and does not cut out. The well is only 18 feet deep. I replace the foot valve last year. The pump has two hoses that go down to the bottom of the well.
How to test if the low pressure is caused by the pump or the ejector at the bottom of the well?
Thanks, pete
Clean the jet port. If that fixes it, it was the ejector.
Ok I pulled the Injector, what I see is a small plastic funnel on the 1 1/4 line. There is a 1/4" hole at the bottom of the funnel. There is sand packed around the plastic funnel. This is the first time I have seen an injector so I am not sure how they work. Is the water pulled up through the 1 1/4 line through the small hole, and water shot down the 1" hole.
What do I look for if the small 1/4" hole is open.
Thanks, pete
Water is forced upward through that 1/4" hole in the bottom of the funnel. Water goes down the 1" pipe and up the 1 & 1/4" pipe.
So if the 1/4" hole is open the injector is good?
As long as it is not otherwise gunked up with sand. I presume you cleaned the sand out?
Does all the water go through the 1/4" hole in the center of the funnel? Does some water go around the outside of the funnel?
The old water goes through the 1/4" hole. New water from the footvalve goes around the funnel.
We're do I buy a new injector online, and how to do I size the injector with my well setup.
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DURING HIS LIFETIME WALLACE Brode was known for his broadly based development of applied spectroscopy and for his able administration of numerous science-related organizations. He was equally at home in academe and in government. He used his high intellect and breadth of knowledge to promote the welfare of other people, being truly a scientific statesman.
He was born on June 12, 1900, as one of triplet brothers, each of whom became distinguished as a scientist. Their father, Howard, was a professor of biology, teaching at Whitman College in Walla Walla, a small town in southeastern Washington, where the family was reared. Like other colleges in the Northwest at that time, Whitman had been struggling out of its recent pioneer past in an attempt to become a credible educational institution with slim financial resources but having a dedicated president and faculty.1 Everyone--father, mother, the triplets (Wallace, Robert,2 and Malcolm), and an older son, Stanley--worked for or studied in the college, learning high ideals and hard work. Howard Brode is still honored by a yearly lectureship at Whitman College.
After receiving his B.S. at Whitman, Wallace studied under Roger Adams at the University of Illinois and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1925 with a thesis entitled "A Study of Optically Active Dyes, Mechanism of Dyeing and Absorption Spectra." His lifelong interest in dyes and the relation between their color and their constitution began here.
During his graduate school days he demonstrated an ability to handle several jobs at once: He was listed as a junior chemist at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in Washington, D.C., where he found better equipment for his thesis project, but was still a student and assistant at the University of Illinois. The position at the NBS was his introduction to the institution where he later became associate director.
In the years 1926-28 he was a Guggenheim fellow and did what budding scientists did then, went to Europe, where he studied at Leipzig (with Arthur Hantzsch), Zurich (with Victor Henri), and Liverpool (with E. C. C. Baly and R. A. Morton). Publications from these visits appeared promptly in the chemical literature. At the same time, however, he had an appointment with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to travel in Canada and Europe and to report on methods of currency printing in those places. He was complimented for doing an effective job while getting his travel expenses taken care of. He returned to the United States to take up an appointment as assistant professor of chemistry at Ohio State University in the fall of 1928.
During his 20 years at OSU he produced most of the work in spectroscopy for which he is known. His book Chemical Spectroscopy appeared in 1939, the outgrowth of notes for a course in this subject, and in a greatly expanded second edition in 1943, which sold about 10,000 copies.3 It was the first book to cover a broad range of topics in spectroscopy of interest to chemists. His research papers during this period (about 65) deal with the relation between absorption spectra and constitution of organic dyes, optically active dyes, analytical applications of spectroscopy, and several other subjects. He trained about 40 graduate students during his tenure at OSU, many of whom later assumed major positions in industry and academe.
His course on spectroscopy was well attended, and he must have spent much time and thought on teaching effectively. He persuaded Sargent Scientific Co. to manufacture the ball-and-stick molecular models he designed in 1930, which later became standard teaching aids in chemistry courses everywhere. He designed and built one of the first recording spectrophotometer/spectropolarimeters (1941).
He had a fascination for solar eclipses and observed about six. He was a member of the observing team of a successful expedition in Russian Siberia in June of 1936. This was followed by a grand tour of Russian universities and astronomical observatories. His ability to design and use spectrographic equipment was crucial to the success of these expeditions. His first wife, a physicist at the NBS whom he married in 1926, accompanied him on the Russian expedition. This marriage ended in divorce a few years later.
In late 1940 or early 1941 he was hospitalized for an infection that had to be treated with an antibiotic. His condition worsened until an alert head nurse, Ione (Sunny) Sundstrom, realized that it was the wrong medicine. He was saved and shortly afterward he married Sunny.
During the war he became associated with the Office of Scientific Research and Development and was head of the Paris branch in 1944-45. Intelligence was the function of this branch, and he followed the armed forces as they advanced in order to learn as much as possible about scientific and technical matters in the formerly occupied territory. One example was the manufacture of hydrogen peroxide in highly concentrated form, the oxidant in the V-2 rockets.
Extending his leave from OSU, he became head of the science department at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern, California, 1945-47. He turned down an offer to extend his tenure there but remained as a consultant for some time. While still a professor at OSU in 1947, he accepted a temporary position at the NBS as an associate director, but later that same year he acceded to a request from the Central Intelligence Agency to set up a science advisory branch in that organization. He worked very effectively at this project for most of a year but, realizing that he was losing contact with science and scientists, he felt that he could not continue to attract well-qualified people and asked for a part-time arrangement with the NBS. This was not agreed to, so with three jobs to choose from he made up his mind to resign his rather neglected professorship at OSU and in 1948 became associate director of the NBS.
His acceptance, however, depended on a commitment from the then director, Edward Condon, that he could have a small laboratory where he could continue active research. This research was carried on with the help of George Wyman, John Gould, and later May Inscoe, who worked on the spectroscopy of dye molecules. During the years of this project they discovered some unexpected photochemical changes in the spectra and thus began accidentally a study of photochemistry.
Wallace had under his cognizance the following areas of the NBS: chemistry, metallurgy, mineral products, organic and fibrous materials, optics and metrology, foreign relations, education (the NBS had a graduate school), and editorial and publications.
He was an able administrator and was genuinely interested in the people who staffed these programs. He gave encouragement to many young people in furthering their professional careers. In addition to the above duties he edited the Journal of the Optical Society of America with the aid of his assistant, Mary Corning.
Honors that came to him during this period were election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1954, an honorary degree from Whitman College, and an honorary degree from Ohio State University. These two educational institutions sought his advice on several occasions, and he actively assisted in several projects for them.
In his new position Wallace became increasingly a public figure, as the activities of the NBS had impacts on society. In one very public fracas Eisenhower's new secretary of commerce, Sinclair Weeks, actually "fired" the NBS director, Allen V. Astin, when he refused to accept the "judgment of the market place" for a highly promoted battery additive, ADX-2, which NBS research had shown to be worthless. In the uproar that followed, during which Brode and others testified before Congress, the firing was rescinded and Astin served as director for many years afterward. On this and many other occasions Wallace found himself explaining to non-scientists what science is all about. (The hazards of being director of the NBS are also illustrated by the case of Edward Condon, who was hounded by the House Committee on Un-American Activities from March 1948 until he resigned in August 1951. These were the first three years of Brode's associate directorship.)
During this period the NBS was outgrowing its downtown Washington headquarters, and over Wallace's strong objections the decision was finally made to move out of town to Gaithersburg, Maryland. He feared that the NBS would lose valuable contacts with other science-based organizations in Washington and that he personally would lose many valuable ties there. Thus in 1958 he resigned his position at the NBS. He was the obvious choice for the next job, science advisor to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and later Christian Herter. Probably the major motivation to place a prominent scientist in this position was the sudden realization that the United States was years behind the Soviet Union in space science (the Soviets had just launched their first Sputniks, while the United States months later launched the much smaller Explorers). One aim of this job was the re-establishment of scientific attaché positions in a number of embassies. He was able to persuade several reputable scientists to accept such posts and to identify major scientific opportunities and concerns within the context of foreign policy.
In this same year, 1958, he assumed several new positions: president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, member of the Board of Governors of the American Institute of Physics, and member of the President's Committee on Scientists and Engineers. He was already a director of the American Chemical Society. He also received two honors: the Exceptional Service Medal from the Department of Commerce for his work at the NBS and the Applied Spectroscopy Medal from the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. In a few more years he became the president of the Optical Society of America in 1961, president of Sigma Xi in 1961, and was awarded the Priestley Medal of the American Chemical Society, its highest award, in 1960. He became president of the American Chemical Society in 1969. This list does not include the many committees and boards he joined during his Washington years.
Because he was a public figure he was invited to give talks at special occasions. He was both entertaining and informative. One subject that seemed especially needed in Washington was the distinction between science and pseudoscience. He also published articles on scientific manpower, developing a national science program, international aspects of science, and science in elementary schools, all of these being subjects of great interest to him.
The 26 years in Washington must have been the best in his busy life. He was a member and officer of the professionally and socially important Cosmos Club where visitors to Washington could be hosted. He and Sunny had a beautiful apartment across the street from the NBS, where many friends were entertained and Wallace could use his musical talents. He could sing parts in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and also played the flute, as did his brother Robert. These two brothers had great affection for each other and met often in Washington and Berkeley.
Wallace and Sunny made many trips to the American Southwest to indulge their deep interest in American Indian history, culture, and arts. They possessed many unique and beautiful examples of pottery, baskets, and fabrics. Wallace's knowledge of dyes and dyeing led him to study the natural dyes and pigments used by the Indians.
After leaving the State Department in 1960 he had no major institutional affiliation and was able to write, travel, attend to professional society duties, and consult for industry. As his reputation had grown over the years, he was in great demand as lecturer, counselor, and consultant. He was a highly organized person as his detailed diaries show and he remained heavily engaged in these activities for the rest of his life. He died of cancer at the age of 74.
In the words of one who knew him well, "Wallace was a man of unusual intellect with a rare depth and breadth of knowledge. He could extrapolate from specifics and details to broader concepts, from one discipline to interdisciplinary considerations. He was the epitome of integrity in science and in public service."
Brode's scientific publications can be arranged in the following categories beginning with the most important one: relation between the optical spectrum and the structure of organic dyes; analytical methods; organic synthesis; colors and spectra of some inorganic materials; and chemistry of the fatty acids.
Brode's studies of the chemistry and spectroscopy of organic dyes began in 1922 when he was a graduate student of Roger Adams at the University of Illinois. Synthetic organic chemistry had been developing rapidly at this time, driven in part by the search for new dyes. A central question was how does the molecular structure of a dye determine its color? Spectrographs of that period, though clumsy and inaccurate, could measure the absorption spectrum responsible for color, but the absorption bands could not be explained by existing theory: Consider that G. N. Lewis had proposed the electron pair bond only in 1916, and Schroedinger's equation was still to come. In the expectation that useful empirical understanding of the spectra would result, Brode produced a series of carefully executed and extensive studies of the effects of structure on the absorption bands, published from 1926 to 1959.
The azo compounds, related to azobenzene, are the commonest types of dye molecule. They could be prepared easily and in great variety. A typical study was to add substituents such as methyl, halogen, or nitro at various positions on the benzene rings and see how the spectrum changed. Alternatively, one could couple two azobenzenes at the para, meta, or ortho positions and determine from the spectrum how much the two parts interacted. The results showed the importance of the planarity and conjugation of pi-electron systems. Later, with his NBS group he worked on indigo-type dyes in which the photochemistry or sometimes its absence was the most important aspect. For example, the inhibition of cis-trans isomerization by hydrogen bonding in these dyes was discovered.
In the meantime quantum theory was being discovered and developed and actually applied to large molecules. Some of the earliest thinking was done by G. N. Lewis and Melvin Calvin and by T. Foerster in the 1930s. In the next decade Coulson and Longuet-Higgins and later Dewar were making good sense of the spectra of aromatic molecules. During the 1950s the Pariser-Parr-Pople method was being applied with the help of increasingly capable computers. Brode never caught this wave, and much of his detailed work remains to be interpreted in terms of molecular electronic structure. Nevertheless, he did build a large body of information on dye spectra that has been extensively referenced and has influenced the field down to the present day.
MARY CORNING, FORMERLY WALLACE Brode's assistant at the NBS and later at the State Department, and George Wyman, who carried out research in Brode's NBS laboratory, have provided me with much valuable information for this memoir. Former associates Bourdon Scribner and Eugene Kovach were also helpful. A file of Brode's papers is held in the library of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the NBS). The most extensive file of personal and professional papers is the one held at the Library of Congress. A nearly complete publication list is available from SciFinder Scholar (chemical abstracts) and at <www.webofscience.com>.
1 G. Thomas Edwards, "The Triumph of Tradition: the Emergence of Whitman College, 1859-1924." Walla Walla, Wash.: Whitman College, 1992.
2 Biographical memoir of Robert B. Brode. Biographical Memoirs, vol. 61, pp. 26-37. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1992.
3 Wallace R. Brode, Chemical Spectroscopy, 2nd edition. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1943.


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The best wedding images I've ever seen! – I found Jade Studio Production in a Bridal magazine as well as a few other photographers but I signed with Philippe because once I met him in his 4th St office, I was so impressed with his work from the sample albums. I've never seen anything like them before - very unique. He also shared his background of having studied in Paris - I knew he was a man of good taste with his creative artistic background! Philippe was so personable and so nice, I took a liking to him immediately. My family came with me and they also very impressed with Philippe's manners. He played some videos for my parents to show his work and allowed us to go through all the albums. He was so easy to talk to, very nice and charming. After viewing the first album, I was sold!
Philippe kept in close contact with me throughout the whole process. The tentative date of the engagement photo shoot didn't work out due to rain. It was about 2 weeks away and I checked the weather forecast daily and it kept fluctuating. I panicked! I was so stressed having to coordinate and change the dates of the shoot, hair appointment, make-up. I changed the dates 3x but Philippe was so accommodating and never seemed like he was bothered by all these changes. We finally settled on a date and we met Philippe and his wife Soojin in SF where they led us to their Treasure Island Studio. They gave us a tour and my fiance and I were very impressed with the stuido sets. We first started out in our Korean tradtional outfits and Philippe and his wife led us through the process directing us what to do, how to smile, where to look, etc. - we were shy. It felt like I was a supermodel posing for a magazine with all the lights and professional cameras, etc. Then we changed into bridal gown/tux and took some studio shots as well as outdoors. They took us to Crissy Field for shots with the Golden Gate Bridge. I noticed a panoramic shot of the Golden Gate bridge in one of the sample albums with the bride and groom - it was spectacular and had to have that same shot! Although it wasn't raining and the sun was out, it was VERY cold that day. In between shots, Soojin kept putting my jacket on me and Philippe offered me his scarf because they didn't me to get sick on my wedding day (so nice). They took way more photos than I expected just to ensure great images which I appreciated. I knew they were cold themselves and probably wanted to go home, but they went beyond the norm. At one point we were so cold that they suggested we go into this little cafe for tea to warm us up. They ended up taking more photos of us inside that cafe which turned out great! So unexpected but wondeful. Soojin took many shots of me with my veil where we played around with it a little, placing it in front of my face, over my head, etc - gave it that soft, romantic, blurry look. I simply loved it! They were so creative! I've been through a few other wedding photo sessions for family members and friends and never experienced anything this creative - this was truly art, not photos. The other photographers had the normal shots stuck in albums. Jade Studio Productions albums are so unique where the images are actually the album pages (front & back). You have to see them for yourself!!!
Philippe is so efficient, he posted the images in a couple of days when he said it would probably take a week or so. The next step for me to work with the Creative Director, Kirk to discuss the album creation. I am so excited! I can't wait to see the final product.
I had to post this review for the gratitude I feel for all that Philippe and Soojin has done for me and my fiance. They are top-notch and you will definitely get what you pay for - it's worth every penny!!!! They are a wonderful couple and professional team, I will definitely use their services again in the near future!
Jade Studio went extra miles for us – Soojin & her team were photographers & videographers for our wedding on October 4, 2008 at beautiful Crown Room on The Fairmont San Francisco. For my wedding, my vision for the photography style is a blending of fashion & fine art photography that creates a dramatic effect in a magazine style photo album.Before my wedding, my husband & I met several photographers to find one that can achieve my vision. Some of those photographers are award winning photographers. From the image point of view, two of the vendors that we visited were stronger than Jade. But when it comes to the digital retouch of the images, they are nothing compared to Jade. Those vendors, either they just start to retouch or they don?t retouch the images to the next level. When I visited & reviewed Jade Studio?s portfolio, the portfolio speaks for itself. The images are artistic & well composed. Some of the angle of the images were so unique that it captures the emotion & can tell a story. I also feel that they don?t need that much instruction to achieve my vision. Their style is already aligned with it & they know at what they?re doing. Since Jade can fulfill all of my requirements, I pick Jade Studio. On the wedding day, the way Soojin & her team conducted themselves showed professionalism: from their manner to the way they dress (dress in black). Fyi, they?re all good looking. Soojin & the team came on time & they didn?t leave until we told them to, as our request. During all of our photo session, both my husband & I were happy doing all the poses. We were having fun & laughed a lot. Soojin & her team made us feel very comfortable. In the end, we really admired & enjoyed their creativity. All of our bridal party was amazed at Soojin & her team?s effort to get good pictures for us. All of us agreed that Soojin & her team went extra miles for us. I?m looking forward to see the album. I have high expectations for them. Even though Jade fee is expensive, I still highly recommend Jade to you.
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The Best of the BEST!!!! – An amazing company that customizes everything!! This team is made of incredibly talented people: photographers, videographers, graphic designers, bookbinders and make up artists. The company is run by Philippe, a good looking Asian guy (Hey, worth a visit just for that reason!!) with a French accent?? He is by far the best photographer and his images are so unique. Anyway check out their amazing studio. I have never seen a place like this: cool interior, state of the art equipment and the most incredible books!!
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Pretty Puzzle Photo Cubes
These cute puzzle photo cubes are an easy way to spread Christmas cheer in your home! Personalize them however you like!
Material List
- Styrofoam™ Cubes, 3" (4)
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- Christmas Cards, 5"x5" (6)
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Choose six different colors of scrapbook paper to coordinate with the six cards. Cut 6"x6" squares from the scrapbook papers. Cut each of the 6"x6" card squares into quarters, each quarter measuring 3"x3".
Lay the cubes on the table, creating a 6"x6" square. Glue the four quarters of one of the 6"x6" card squares to the cubes. Continue gluing the card square puzzle pieces to the six sides of the cubes.
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Austin >Clothing > By George
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Neighborhoods: Greater South River City, South River City
Beautifully curated clothing store with some of my favorite street designer labels. Love the variety of local talent as well.
Longtime merchant for of-the-moment designers and classic style hits SoCo. – In Short
The South Congress location of By George retains the brand's commitment to fashion without any of the annoying trends. The SoCo store carries many of the same brand names as the Lamar location for clothing, accessories and shoes, but bypasses the ready-to-wear collections for more accessible, casual styles. Designers on the racks include J Brand and Citizens of Humanity denim, A Common Thread, Ella Moss, and more for a variety of looks from cocktail dresses to stylish tees.
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In an expedition bearing parallels to Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, the team of biologists found three unidentified reptile species living on the upland plateau, which is accessible only by helicopter because of a "monstrous wall" of "millions of giant, piled up boulders the size of houses and cars".
The team, led by Dr Conrad Hoskin, from James Cook University, and Dr Tim Laman, from Harvard University, encountered a "bizarre" looking leaf-tailed gecko, a golden-coloured skink and a boulder-dwelling frog species during a four-day trek to Cape Melville.
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Yo Mama!
As I'm sure most of you know, a new frozen yogurt place Yo Mama, opened this past weekend where Drew's used to be in the Village. I've already gone there three times in the last three days. Whoops. Yogurt is healthy, right?
So far, my favorite flavor is mango tart and then cake batter. It's nice that I can make myself a combination of the two because it is self-serve. They have a large variety of toppings including candy, cereal, fresh fruit and hot fudge. Pricing is based on weight.
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I spent last week in sweltering Kentucky with a group (Tosa Trio Summer Outreach) from my church working with the Appalachian Service Project (ASP). On ASP we work to make the homes of some of the poorest people in the country down in Appalachia warmer, safer, and dryer.
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What an interesting design! This is a SIZZLITS die, so will cut paper and cardstock (but not heavy chipboard or fabric - which would be nice - someday - Tim, are you listening??) Because the die cuts the paper into a long strip with horizontal perforations (for folding), the paper needs to be sturdy enough to survive that punishment........OR you need to reinforce it with a piece of tape (TH's Tissue Tape works nicely!) before folding.
I DID have trouble getting my first rosette together, even after watching the video. But practice!! It's a clever design and looks great when you use Distress ink to give the piece dimension.
Tim Holtz's rosette dies are fabulous. These rosettes add a real touch of class to any page layout or card and you will quickly fall in love with these embellishments. Highly recommend these rosette dies to everyone.
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Over the course of the last four months, results poured in on fighters who placed in our early drafts, and some failed to maintain their spot. From the first draft to the final edit, Team Nogueira's Rony 'Jason' Mariano (10-3) stood out as a prospect who could have a major impact in the UFC immediately
Chiming in at #2 on the 2012 World MMA Bantamweight Scouting Report, Ring of Combat bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (5-0) claims his spot on our countdown. The 22-year-old two-time NCAA Division III wrestler has recorded six straight wins since turning pro in April...
One would be hard pressed to find a résumé as extensive and impressive as Cobra Kai's Chris Holdsworth (3-0). The 24-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who is also an instructor at Marc Laimon's school in Las Vegas, Nevada, has decimated any and all challengers to his undefeated record.
Hailing from Stoney Creek, Ontario, 25-year-old bantamweight prospect Josh Hill (7-0) could be the next prospect in Canada's regional scene to get a phone call from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.
Fighting out of the Niteroi region of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Fernandes (3-0) is one of the young, emerging benefactors of a rapid explosion in interest for Brazilian MMA.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Claudio Ledesma (5-2) calls the region home, and he's taken full advantage of the resources available to become one of the top bantamweight prospects in the world. The 28-year-old has amassed a 5-2 record in three years, earning his fifth win at Bellator 54 in October against Team Bombsquad fighter Brian Kelleher (4-2).
One of the emerging prospects that the UFC may want to target is Sweden's Sirwan Kakai (6-1). The 22-year-old bantamweight is likely on the UFC's radar already after he participated in a casting call for The Ultimate Fighter season 14 earlier this year, making it past the first round of cuts before getting the axe himself.
Japan is the last place more informed readers of the report would expect to find a prospect, but Japanese knockout artist Kjoyi Horiguchi (6-0) is an impressive exception to the downward trend. Hailing out of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, the 21-year-old Krazy Bee team member has spectacularly destroyed five of his six opponents since stepping into the sport last May.
Brazil's Leandro Higo (7-1) fits that profile perfectly. At the time when an American teenager would make a visit to the DMV to get his or her driver's license, Leandro was beginning his MMA career, relying on his strong Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills and aggressive stand-up game to topple the opposition.
For Brazilian fighters, it's not just a part of their identity, it's a gateway to the rest of the world and a promise of prosperity. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors with national credentials are typically the most highly sought after in North America. Well-regarded black belt Pedro Munhoz (6-0) is among the latest in a long line of such fine exports from Brazil.
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I have 2.5 year old triplet boys and an 8 month old boy. I'm wondering, when do the "terrible twos" end? I hear whining, yelling, see biting, jumping, screaming, fighting, ugh. I'm just really tired of it all - I'm 40 years old and not sure why it irritates me to no end! I stay at home with them but am thinking of going back to work. Just not sure about daycares, I hear so many bad things. Then I'm not sure, will they be less disciplined? Any opinions are appreciated.
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Wow... I guess when it's triplets, maybe you multiply 3X2 and they emerge around 6? Seriously, our oldest daughter is nearing 3 1/2 and she is just seeming to emerge from the terrible 2's. Our middle turns 2 next week and is clearly establishing some of the terrible traits, and we have a 2-month old. I am hoping 3 1/2 is the magic age!
We had our oldest in daycare, then pulled her out when we had our second and now our oldest is in preschool. She loves it and it's good for us, but it is expensive. Both my wife and I work, and she would love to stay home and I love going to work! Sometimes work is far less strenuous and more relaxing than home. I guess it is just getting comfortable with (and being able to afford) your daycare. No magic answers here, most of it is trial and error! Good luck!
Whew! You have your hands full! I think every child seems to be different with regards to when they get through the terrible twos...hopefully as they grow, they will mature and be able to use words, etc. rather than fighting. I feel for you! Maybe you could do some trial days at daycare to see how your boys do. Then you might be able to make a more informed decision. You could also just start out with part-time work to ease everyone into the schedule changes. Hang in there!
I think it's really so variable depending on the child. I also think, basing my own experience with twins, that things can be different when you have multiples who are living so closely with each other. I think that makes that particular phase more pronounced. Honestly, I'd say my boys really started to become more even tempered at more like 3 1/2 to 4. Hang in there!
I have 4 kids myself, although they are not triplets! I found that by 4 they were all pretty much through with the whining and crying...I know that seems like a long way off by now, but by 3 things will start to get better. Just hang in there and make sure to carve out some time to yourself now and then!
Oh...just something else to think about. You may actually save money in the long run by hiring someone to come to your house. With 4 kids, you will pay a ton of money in a daycare, but if you hire a nanny, you may actually save! In addition, it is tax deductible I believe (although check with your tax guy!). This may be better than a daycare in many ways...then you won't have to worry about them getting sick so much, lack of discipline etc...Good luck.
I totally agree with that. I'd definitely check out pricing on a nanny in comparison with daycare for 4 kids. And they will almost certainly be sick less often that way.
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Bed & Breakfasts
A lovely, custom home built specifically to host the weary, traveller with your comfort in mind. Your host family have strong Maritime connections as well as to the earliest settlers to the region the United Empire Loyalists. Ben Brae, situated on a ...
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Our Victorian home is located on a Winery, just 15 minutes from Niagara Falls &-or historic old town Niagara-on-the-Lake ...
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Located in a quiet area of Niagara on the Lake,part of Old Town,within walking distance of the lake with beautiful sunsets,the Shaw Theatre,restaurants ...
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Whitewater Canoe Trips in Central and Eastern Canada. Age 8-21 Length: 5-45 Days Custom and Family Trips also available. Training Programs also offered: Wilderness First Aid, Whitewater Rescue, Paddling Certification, Leave No Trace etc...
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Ottawa, Ontario Bed & Breakfasts
A heritage Victorian inn located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. Fabulous breakfasts, a relaxed and welcoming ambiance and outstanding service are the inn's hallmark. Walk to Parliament and most attractions. Paid on site parking is available....
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US: Castle Brands brings New Coke marketer on board
By Andy Morton | 10 May 2013
Castle Brands is adding to its board
Castle Brands has appointed the marketer behind The Coca-Cola Co's disastrous New Coke to its board of directors.
Sergio Zyman, who has also worked for PepsiCo, will consult on marketing strategy for the wine and spirits developer, Castle said yesterday (9 May). "His knowledge and experience in the realm of beverage marketing make him a valuable asset for Castle Brands," board chairman Mark Andrews said.
According to Fortune magazine, Zyman was in charge of Coca-Cola's launch of "New Coke", which in 1985 reformulated brand Coca-Cola's 98-year-old recipe. New Coke was abandoned after three months because of a consumer backlash.
Despite the failure of New Coke, Zyman was brought back as Coca-Cola's CMO in 1993 after a seven-year break. Today, he is chairman and founder of Zyman Marketing Group and has written several books on marketing.
In year-to-date results released in February, Castle Brands' net losses widened but saw sales increase by 20%.
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About Katie Ganem
- Favorite actress: Angela Lansbury
- Favorite actor: Jason Segel
- Favorite musical: Into the Woods
- Message for students: "Do not be afraid to do what you love."
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- Favorite actress:Meryl Streep
- Favorite actor: Paul Newman
- Favorite musical/play: Waiting for Godot and Othello
- Message for students: "Comfort the afflicted. Afflict the comfortable."
When she was four years old, Katie Ganem '13 was bitten by the acting bug. Inspired by watching Les Miserables on PBS and starring in her first play at age eight, Ganem is now a musical theatre major at Nazareth ... and still dreaming of Broadway. Those dreams are closer to becoming reality. Last summer, with the support of friends and family, Ganem and six fellow Naz friends traveled to London, where her one-act play, The Goodbye Song, was performed three times at the International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF), a gathering of young people from ages 5 to 26 showcasing the very best in international youth arts. The play received positive reviews on the IYAF blog as a "must see" play that is "poignant yet witty."
Written during Ganem's freshman year at Nazareth, The Goodbye Song is about a family dealing with the father's suicide a year after his death. While not autobiographical, Ganem says she has many friends who have been affected by suicide. "I wanted to take a chance and write something with high stakes," she says of the somber subject matter.
"Katie is a real artist," says Don Kot, director of the musical theatre program at Nazareth. "The Goodbye Song was put together with such love and care. It is really beautiful."
Like Ganem, Gloria Gambino '13 took a chance as well when she wrote and directed SMITH, a play that celebrates the life of her childhood friend, Zach Smith – a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. Last September, selections from SMITH were performed at the Rochester Fringe Festival, a weeklong celebration of the performing and visual arts featuring world-renowned performers as well as up-and-comers like Gambino.
In high school, Gambino performed in school plays and participated in community theater. Though she started out her college career as a sociology major with a pre-law minor, most of her Nazareth friends were musical theatre majors, and by her sophomore year she had switched her major to theatre arts.
Nazareth's department of theatre arts strives to prepare students for the professional theatre and music theatre world. Its program is small enough to provide opportunities students might not get at larger institutions.
"Although Nazareth is a small school, it works to our advantage," says Ganem. "I'm able to act, direct, write…I don't have to fit into one hole. And that's great because theater isn't about that."
"The faculty has been incredibly supportive," says Gambino. "They've kept up with what I'm doing on my own, and Nazareth's office of veterans' affairs has been wonderful to us when it comes to getting the word out on SMITH."
"Gloria's energy, passion, and warmth of spirit make her the ideal theatre artist to tell the story of young Zach Smith's tragic death," says Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Matthew Ames. "I am confident that SMITH is only the first of many wonderful ideas for the stage that will come out of this talented young lady's head in years to come."
What's next for Ganem and Gambino? When Ganem returned from London, she kept busy by directing the Summer Playwrights Festival in her hometown of Reisterstown, Md. She is also the artistic director of Open Space Arts, a community arts organization in Reisterstown. Back on campus this fall, she's currently working on a full-length play. Gambino hopes to finalize the script for SMITH and get it performed outside of the Hornell/Rochester area. "I hope to have built enough opportunities around SMITH to one day take it to New York City or LA. That's the dream for it."
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Deconstruction is such an overused word these days. Why back when I was a whippersnapper like this young Hinck fella, if you talked about deconstruction it meant you had damn well better have read Derry-whatsisname. Or at least the jacket copy on several of his books. Nowadays, the Internet shows me 15 ways I can use "deconstruct" in a sentence! It's the decline of ...
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Tim Hinck has more in common with a self-taught inventor than a decon-artist. Sure, he disassembles the pieces of performance. But he's more interested in seeing what happens when he reassembles them than in talking about his analysis.
As a culture, we love the image of technical tinkering—Edison with vacuum tubes, Steve Jobs with circuit boards, or the mythical 14-year old who can show you how to configure your wireless network. Artistic tinkering is a tougher sell. Audiences hated Impressionism when it first showed up in the 1870s, and Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" ballet is said to have caused a near-riot at its Paris premier in 1913.
The fallout from messing around with stuff appears later, but tampering with meaning—especially with how meaning is created—is taken as an in-your-face assault on truth.
It's hard to imagine Hinck's challenging work on that seemingly inevitable slide from cultural threat to comforting staple. But in a world where the average TV commercial would look like avant-garde filmmaking to your grandfather, anything can happen.
Hinck performed his version of a manifesto last year in Tanner Hill Gallery. Surrounded by images on the walls, a piano half on the floor and a hunk of granite that he dragged across the concrete floor, he banged on a manual typewriter and drew lines on his naked body. Lines in the sand maybe, daring the space outside his body to cross them? Or maybe waiting for the next wave to wash them away?
See what I did there? It's fun—maybe necessary—to find meaning in gestures that don't hand their meanings to you on a plate. Hinck tries to remove the meaning—even the plate—and work with the raw material.
Hinck's latest work is also his most ambitious. "Cyclopaedia" explores how mass media makes us think, how the proliferation of messages and their accompanying distortion shape us.
Traditionally, he says, "Any distortion is unwanted, but to me that's the essence of it. Any art is distorted. Any created object is distorted. We distort every piece of information we have."
Thanks to a MakeWork grant, "Cyclopaedia" will be the fullest realization yet of Hinck's artistic ideas. There will be more than 30 musicians, actors and dancers, including five students from the Center for Creative Arts. Multimedia will include animation, recorded sound, video from five projectors and text from four old-fashioned overhead projectors.
I watched a rehearsal with two dancers.
"Tim has pretty much asked us not to be dancers," said Cayce Gearrin, a veteran of previous Hinck projects who graduated from UTC last December. "Our role is to not draw in the audience into a story about our characters. We are two objects on stage that have a role that Tim sees as being a part of the larger piece of the show."
"Part of what's been harder for me is to let go of technique, being more punctual and final with my movements," added Darcii Wright, a junior at CCA. "We're supposed to be people who don't really have much of a narrative beyond what we're doing. It's just movement."
Wright's spidery movements floated over Gearrin's earthy groundedness. There I go, making meaning again. But it's also literal: one remains constantly on the floor, the other stays aloft. Both are literally bound to pieces of PVC pipe that they use like prosthetics.


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And im realizing that NO collisions can be really fun. Its nice that finally we decided to give it a try, even if it looses some adrenaline and reality. I like with collisions more but....NO collisions makes it more competitive and dependent on you only, which is great!
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Is LMFAO a fad?
Well, if the dance-rap crew that goes by the Internet acronym doesn't prove to have staying power, it's at least taking full advantage of the moment, with sky-high popularity of its carnival-like, over-the-top antics. In concert, LMFAO comes across like the Black Eyed Peas on speed -- and not just because the group offers an even more hyper cover of BEP's already hyper hit "Boom Boom Pow."
Led by Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy) and SkyBlue (Skyler Husten Gordy), LMFAO drew a boisterous, sold-out crowd to the Fillmore Silver Spring on Thursday, Nov. 17 -- a headline show after opening for Ke$ha on an arena tour over the summer. Radio station Hot 99.5 sponsored the concert, and its DJs spun before and after the LMFAO carnival, handing out glowsticks to concertgoers as they arrived. Many in the crowd also bought crazy t-shirts and even crazier oversized glasses -- technically, just eyeglass rims, the kind that Redfoo sports in LFMAO's popular videos.
Fad or not -- whatever you might say about LMFAO -- the self-described party-rockin' guys are laughing their asses off all the way to the bank.
But they're not just laughing -- they're also showing their asses to the masses. For LMFAO's Right Said Fred-channeling hit "Sexy And I Know It," the whole male crew paraded around on stage in itty-bitty Speedos, just as in the uproarious video. "When I'm at the beach, I'm in a Speedo trying to tan my cheeks," the duo raps -- and with that, they turned around to show 'em. One band member with a rocking bod -- giving truth to the song's shouted refrain "I work out!" -- even ended up face down on the floor, with his Speedos pulled down to show his curvaceous backside in all its glory. Did I mention this band member was wearing a large cardboard-style box over his head, with electronic light slits for eyes?
Yes, it was a wild and crazy night at the Fillmore, and the band lived up to its name and its fame. LMFAO performed its breakout club hit from a few years ago, "I'm in Miami Bitch" -- the first to coin a phrase. (It's hard to spend time in Miami anymore without at least thinking of the song.) The group also performed one of this summer's biggest hits, the "Party Rock Anthem," with its popular refrain, "Everyday I'm shufflin'," referring to the video's bouncy, hodge-podge style of group choreography.
At the start of the show, the crew threw out a life-sized inflatable zebra for the crowd to surf. Later, the guys threw out a beach ball. And for the minor hit "Champagne Showers," the crew popped corks and doused and splashed each other in bubbly, as well as those at the front of the stage. They also performed in unison a lewd gesture right to the beat of the song's title, suggesting an activity that produces a whole other type of liquid eruption.
If it sounds crass, well, it was. But it was also enormously entertaining -- and the crew only performed for about an hour and 15 minutes, so the silliness was over before it grew tiresome. Respectively, Redfoo and SkyBlu are uncle and nephew, and a son and a grandson of Berry Gordy, Jr. LMFAO may be nothing like the acts that the Motown founder launched into the mainstream generations ago, but for a new, multi-cultural, mixed raced generation, the dance/rap, "half-black, half-white, domino" LMFAO is just right, for at least right now.
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Senate Finance Chairman: Congress Must Spend Money to Show it Cares
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance CommitteeWashington (CNSNews.com) Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said the federal government is going to have to spend a significant amount of money if it is going to get the country out of its current economic troubles -- despite rapidly ballooning federal deficits, historic unemployment, and the hundreds of billions already spent.
One thing weve learned from past recessions, is that youve just got to spend money to get out of it, he said, in response to questions from CNSNews.com.
Baucus said there wasnt any formula behind that spending, saying that it would be up to Congress to determine the best course for economic recovery.
We just have to use our best judgment (because) theres no science to this, the senator explained. We just have to spend some significant money.
Baucus, speaking to reporters Wednesday about financial issues for 2009, said that government needs to spend big not only to create jobs, but to let the public know it cares.
You start to send the psychological signal that Congress doesnt care, Baucus said. What are people going to do then, if they think Congress doesnt care?
Baucus then paradoxically called for budgetary reform, saying that there has to be a federal plan to start paying back the national debt. The Montana Democrat refused to elaborate on the details of a proposal despite being pressed by CNSNews.com
Weve got to pay down the debt, (it) is getting bigger and bigger, Baucus said. The question is, when are we going to start paying the dues? We have got to start paying them.
Baucus said that he has been talking with Senate Democratic leadership about the deficit, and feels that there will be a plan in place sooner rather than later.
My sense is that, and I have talked with the leadership about this, we have got to start to put a process in place virtually now, early next month; (one) which addresses debts and deficits in 2010. Im not saying what that process is. Its a process which is very speculative, he said.
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Esley Burdell Greiner, 91, of Prescott, Ariz. departed this life Saturday Sept. 29, 2012, at his residence in Prescott. He was born Oct. 1, 1920, in Blairsburg, Iowa to the late Charles and Effie Greiner.
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Esley is survived by his wife of 49 years Alice Greiner; daughter Ann Gelsie; sons, Neil and Dr. Dale Greiner; and step sons Ted, Jim, Robert and Dave Bruce.
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New Year's Eve was AMAZING! My sister looked sooooooo glamorous. She and her husband Pat were beaming all night long. It could not have been a more perfect wedding (despite the crazy wind that moved the ceremony indoors). Here are some pictures.
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