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It's only about 22 pages long so far, but there's something in it that I just can't stand. Any critique is welcome! It is a film script, so that's why the formats so odd.
JOHNATHAN (blonde, slim, eleven) lies in bed, wearing slightly oversized pajamas with stripes. His eyelids flutter as he sleeps.
[b]JOHNATHAN(V.O.) You know what it's like when you close your eyes? When the darkness comes in but it's not scary? Just comfortable and warm? And then the dreams fill your mind and take you far far away? But there's always that warm feeling, even in nightmare?
A jet fighter roars overhead shooting down at some rabbit children. They call out as they run, the bullets ricocheting off of the ground. One of them grabs a hold of Johnathan's hand and drags him along.
He trips though and the world turns. When he lands on his feet, the grass is blood red, the sky burnt orange. It's peaceful here and the rabbit children share tea and oranges with each other. Johnathan spins, arms out as snow falls lazily down.
JOHNATHAN(V.O.) What if those feelings, that warmth, was taken away forever?
The hallway empties as children race to their classrooms. A shadow watches them, it's hooked nose peering past some lockers.
Johnathan hurries to class, but as he does a piece of blue paper falls from his bag. It flutters lazily as he turns, to grab it. It lands in a leather gloved hand.
MR SNATCHETT (middle aged, silver hair, roman nose) holds the paper out to Johnathan.
MR. SNATCHETT You'd better be careful, boy, wouldn't want to lose your head.
Johnathan takes the paper and dashes off, looking over his shoulder as he goes.
JOHNATHAN Thanks, Mister!
Mr. Snatchett leans back against a wall, an evil grin on his face.
FIXER I won't let you have him, you know.
Mr. Snatchett turns his smile growing as he looks to the Fixer off screen.
MR. SNATCHETT Are you sure about that? Or do you have something better to offer?
Mr. Snatchett, a shadow, stands, amplified against the wall of the house.
Johnathan twists in bed, sweating in nightmare.
Mr. Snatchett's shadow stretches as it enters the room. It turns, reaching for Johnathan.
A giant spider chases Johnathan in a dark striped world. The spider has his face on it and it's feet end in spikes.
The dream crumples as if it's paper, slowly at first than mashed together.
His eyes open with a start.
The closet is small and cramped with two people and a bunch of clothes.
THE FIXER (30, dark featured, long faced) stands in the corner, back to Johnathan.
Johnathan reaches out to tap him on the shoulder, but hesitates.
JOHNATHAN Um. Excuse me?
Fixer turns, sharply, so quick it makes Johnathan jump, his finger to his mouth.
FIXER Shh!
Johnathan gulps and then bends, leaning against the door to see what Fixer has in his hands. It's an old red shoe, cracked and faded with age. The heel is still attached, but bent awkwardly.
Fixer rubs a dirty wash clothe over it, a bottle of varnish in one hand.
He looks at Johnathan as if he's only just noticed him, his eyes wide. He leans forward till his face is right next to Johnathan's.
FIXER (whispering) Don't wake her up!
JOHNATHAN (whispering) Who?
The Fixer tilts his head to one side, pointing with it to the door. Johnathan opens it slowly, but it still creaks. The sound makes MATILDA (80, white haired, was once beautiful) groan and shift in bed.
Johnathan, wide eyed, retreats back into the closet, closing the door behind him. He turns and stares at Fixer
JOHNATHAN (whispering sternly) What are we doing here?
Fixer ignores him, grabbing the heel of the shoe and bending it lightly a few times.
JOHNATHAN (whispering louder) We're going to get into trouble!
Fixer turns, surprised to see Johnathan there, as if he had forgotten him.
FIXER Oh, oh dear! I've been caught!
He holds the shoe to his chest and crouches as if protecting it.
FIXER Please! Be merciful!
Johnathan puts his hand on Fixer's head, softly. He trembles at the touch.
JOHNATHAN I'm not here to hurt you...
Fixer smiles up at him before standing.
FIXER Well, then! Would you like to help me?
JOHNATHAN What can I do?
Fixer, standing holds the shoe out to Johnathan, grinning. He backs away from it, regretfully.
JONATHAN I don't know how...
Fixer sits on the ground, cross legged, his long coat splayed around him.
FIXER It's easy! Come, (patting the ground) Join me!
Johnathan does as he's told and joins the Fixer on the floor, watching him work. He does it slowly so that Johnathan can see him straighten the heel. When it's good and straight he sets it on the ground next to another shoe from the pair.
He leans forward smiling like a wolf.
FIXER Let's go!
Fixer jumps out of the closet, looking around, hurriedly.
FIXER Ah! So, a closet! That explains it!
He bows to Matilda as she sleeps before darting out of the room. Johnathan looks out, after him and quietly moves out of the room.
The stairs, leading down from the hallway are blanketed in shadows. Johnathan walks towards them, seeing Fixer in front of them. Fixer's head is down as he mutter and doesn't move.
Johnathan steps towards him carefully.
Fixer turns sharply, terror in his eyes. He looks around a bit until he notices Johnathan. That's when his smile returns.
FIXER Do you see a light switch anywhere? It's gravelly important that we have a light switch!
Behind him the shadow moves, lightly, curving into a new shape.
Johnathan shakes his head.
Fixer drops his smile and stars to panic.
FIXER (high pitched) Oh God! But we need a light switch! It's incredibly important! Without light we're gone! vi trenger lys eller alle vil gå tapt! Han vil få oss! Han vil få oss! Han vil ta våre drømmer, våre liv!
JOHNATHAN (unheard over Fixer) Don't worry, we'll find one!
FIXER Vi er borte! Vi er ferdig! Han kommer til å spise oss opp!
JOHNATHAN We'll find one!
FIXER (muttering, frantically) Jeg vil ikke dø! Jeg vil ikke dø! Jeg vil ikke dø! Jeg vil ikke dø!
JOHNATHAN (loudly) We'll look for a light switch!
Fixer calms down and the hallway seems to lighten up a bit. He smiles, relieved.
FIXER Yes! Good idea! If we have light, we can leave! And no harm can be done!
He runs along the hallway, looking at the ceiling for a light switch.
Johnathan walks along the wall, looking at eye level. In a corner, where a small shadow lies is the light switch. Johnathan looks at it, then back at Fixer, who now crawls along the ground, searching.
JOHNATHAN I found it!
Fixer looks up.
FIXER (confused) Found what?
Jonathan reaches for the switch just as the shadow shifts, covering the plastic lever.
Fixer breaks out into a run, worried.
FIXER No!
Johnathan looks over at him, his hand almost in the shadow.
JOHNATHAN What?
Fixer tries to stop, but his momentum carries him into the shadow. He stumbles and falls.
Johnathan steps back from it as it contorts, moves, swirls, and falls upon itself. The shadow sounds like static and high frequencies and gnashing teeth.
JOHNATHAN Mister?
The shadow starts to grow but luckily had moved away from the switch. Johnathan glances at it only for a moment before flipping it.
The lights come on and the shadow disappears. In the middle of where the shadow was lies Fixer, curled up into a ball. His clothes have been torn and his hair messed up. He bleeds from small gashes and cuts.
Johnathan runs to his side, putting a hand on Fixer's battered shoulder. He winces and recoils at the touch. His eyes are foggy and he doesn't look around. He's pale and looks more tired than before. He breaths short, shallow gasps.
Johnathan moves some of the hair from Fixer's face, gently. He clenches his teeth together at the contact.
JOHNATHAN Are you going to be alright?
Fixer's eyes suddenly clear as he looks over at Johnathan. His breathing returns to normal.
FIXER Byddaf yn.
JOHNATHAN I don't know what that means.
FIXER Rwy'n ymddiheuro. Wedi anghofio sut i siarad Saesneg. Rhowch i mi hyn o bryd.
He breathes for a moment, then pulls himself up into a sitting positions. He reaches in his pockets, pulling out buttons and thread. Johnathan retreats, giving him space.
Fixer pulls something out that we can't see and puts it to his lips. He starts muttering to it, still weak and afraid. As he speaks he calms down though.
He finally stands up, brushing himself off. He then bends over and picks his things up, returning them to his pockets. He turns to Johnathan, smiling.
FIXER You found the light switch! Good for you!
Johnathan looks at him as if he's insane.
JOHNATHAN Uh...thanks...
Fixer hurries down the stairs.
FIXER Come on! Let's get out of here before the world wakes up!
Johnathan follows Fixer down the stairs and out of the house.
The sun is starting to rise and the streets are empty. It looks like a common street in London.
Johnathan looks around himself, bewildered.
JOHNATHAN I'm dreaming, aren't I?
Fixer doesn't look at him, just keeps moving, his face is contorted as if he's hurt but doesn't want to show it.
FIXER Now, why would you think that?
JOHNATHAN Well, I went to bed as usual, fell asleep, started dreaming, then was here. That makes this a dream, right?
FIXER No, it's equivalent exchange. Someone took your dream, while you were having it. But there's power in dreams and that power sent you out to somewhere else.
JOHNATHAN That doesn't make any sense!
FIXER Maybe not. Maybe nothing will make sense again...
Fixer tries to smile, but instead grimaces at Johnathan
FIXER Now, then. Where would you like to go?
JOHNATHAN I'd like to go home.
Fixer stops smiling and keeps going.
FIXER So would I. So would I.
Johnathan stops.
JOHNATHAN Who are you?
Fixer smiles, this time it works.
FIXER No, no, no, not so many questions to me! Who are you?
JOHNATHAN I asked first.
FIXER But I asked second.
JOHNATHAN So my question should be answered first.
FIXER No. 2 is higher than 1. Logically, my question is of higher priority and therefore precedes yours.
JOHNATHAN What?
Fixer sticks his hand out to shake Johnathan's.
FIXER Why hello What, how are you?
JOHNATHAN No, my name is Johnathan.
Fixer removes his hand, seeing as how it will not be shook.
FIXER Oh good! I was so worried that your parents actually gave you a question as a name.
JOHNATHAN You're turn.
FIXER Oh yes! Um...where do you want to go?
JOHNATHAN Who are you?
FIXER Who am I? Never heard of the place.
Fixer stops, blinking a lot as he thinks. He puts a hand to his side and clenches his teeth. Johnathan looks up at him.
JOHNATHAN You okay?
Fixer falls to the ground, clutching his side. Johnathan bends down, grabbing him by the shoulders.
JOHNATHAN What's wrong?
Fixer reaches in and unbuttons the leather jacket under his velvet coat. While there is no hole in the fabric of his shirt or the leather, his gut had been sliced and blood clouds his flesh in the area.
Fixer shoves a hand onto the wound, trying to apply pleasure on it. The other hand goes onto Johnathan's shoulder, pulling him down to his level.
FIXER Trebam li nešto učiniti za mene. Kad sam pao bez svijesti, morate me gledati.Pobrinite se ne sjene me naći, provjerite da li ja ostati s vama.
JOHNATHAN I don't know what that means!
Fixer falls unconscious, slumping onto Johnathan's shoulder.
JOHNATHAN Oh no! Don't you dare! (shouting) Hello? Help! Somebody?
He looks around but no one answers.
Holding Fixer's shoulders, he gets out from under him, laying him down on the pavement.
He stands, not knowing what to do. He looks over at one of the houses.
He walks up to it and rings the doorbell, Fixer not moving behind him.
Some tendrils of shadow head towards Fixer as he lies there.
JOHNATHAN (whispering) Please. Please, please please!
The door opens and AIDA (26, ginger, pale, beautiful) Looks out in her bathrobe, unhappily.
AIDA It's 4:30 in the morning, what do you want?
JOHNATHAN Please! I need your help! It's my friend, he's hurt!
Aida looks at him, unamused.
AIDA It's too early for these sorts of pranks.
Johnathan points at Fixer in the road.
JOHNATHAN I'm not joking! Please! I think he's dying!
Aida perks up, no longer half asleep.
AIDA Oh God.
She runs out, barefoot to Fixer's side. The shadows have almost reached him.
She kneels beside him and checks his pulse. Johnathan joins her.
AIDA This isn't good. I don't think we have time to get him to a hospital. Heh, luckily my boyfriends a nurse.
She shoves one arm under Fixer's back, the other under his legs so she can lift him. She carries him into the house, Johnathan close behind.
Aida sets Fixer down on the sofa before wiping the hair from her eyes and turning to Johnathan.
AIDA You stay here, alright? I'll be right back.
Johnathan nods and Aida turns to go up the stairs, her hair spinning.
She opens the door to the bedroom where EDRIC (28, dark hair, chubby) sleeps. She walks to his side.
AIDA Ed? Baby? Wake up honey.
She kneels down and grabs his arm, shaking him gently.
AIDA Eddie. You awake?
Edric's eyes open and he looks at her.
EDRIC Whatissit?
AIDA There's a man downstairs. He's really badly hurt, he needs your help.
EDRIC Call an ambulance
AIDA I don't think he has enough time for that, darling. Please?
Edric lifts himself up.
EDRIC Alright, alright, just keep pressure on it till I get there. Alright?
Johnathan sits on the edge of the sofa, looking at his hands and not at Fixer. Shadows from a nearby plant move on the back of the sofa. They reach for Fixer.
One of them land on his cheek and he gasps. Johnathan turns, looking at him but not noticing the shadow. Instead, he grabs Fixer's hand, squeezing it comfortingly.
Fixer starts to fade, losing opacity. Johnathan leaps up, watching fixer go. He gasps as he finally sees the shadow and turns on a lamp on the table next to the sofa. The shadow disappears and Fixer becomes opaque.
Aida hurries down the stairs.
AIDA How is he?
JOHNATHAN I don't know. Not too good, I'd think.
Aida shoves her already bloody hands back onto the wound in his side.
AIDA He must have some internal bleeding or something, there's no way a wound like this would cause his pulse to drop so much. (looking up at Jonathan) How did this happen?
Johnathan shrugs.
AIDA You said he was a friend. How would you not know what happened?
JOHNATHAN He fell into a shadow. I couldn't see him. When I turned on the light there was no one there. He seemed mostly okay until he passed out outside.
AIDA I'm Aida, by the way. What are your names?
JOHNATHAN Well, I'm Johnathan, but I don't know his name.
AIDA How do you not know?
JOHNATHAN (shrugging) He kept changing the subject when I asked.
Edric hurries down the steps.
EDRIC okay, what's the damage?
AIDA I'm not sure. He's got one long cut along the side, but I think there may be some internal bleeding as well.
Edric steps beside them, looking at Fixer.
EDRIC You know that with all of his clothes still on? Nice talent.
Aida blushes a little and the goes to work unbuttoning his shirt. It sticks to him in places from the blood. The holes in his shirt dont match the holes in his skin or jacket. A black bruise sits right above his right nipple.
EDRIC Oh, that's not good.
AIDA (worried) What?
EDRIC You were right, he is internally bleeding. Get me a small, sharp knife, a straw, some thread, needle, scissors, rubbing alcohol...
AIDA Come with me, Johnathan.
They hurry off to the kitchen while Edric keeps examining.
EDRIC (shouting) And a bowl! (muttering) What happened to you?
Fixer breaths irregularly but a hint of a smile can be seen on his face.
Fixer stands on the edge of a cliff, wearing a suit of armor made from giant thimbles. He holds a golden sword in hand, or is it a sewing needle?
Opposing him is Mr. Snatchett, shadows clinging to him.
MR. SNATCHETT What do you want, you small fool?
FIXER I want to dream! And I want you to leave the boy alone! For good!
Mr. Snatchett smiles tilting his head to one side.
MR. SNATCHETT But you are dreaming. Don't you see?
Fixer raises his needle.
FIXER You're going to try to take it. I know you!
He charges at Mr. Snatchett, sword drawn. His opponent takes shadows and builds himself a sword as well.
Fixer coughs and blood starts trickling from his mouth.
EDRIC Shit. (shouting) Hurry up!
Aida rushes into the room, arms filled with what he had asked for.
AIDA What is it? What's wrong?
Edric grabs the knife and douses it in the rubbing alcohol.
EDRIC His lung is filling up with fluid. He's drowning!
He stabs Fixer in the center of the dark spot, causing his body to convulse with the added pressure.
EDRIC Straw!
Mr. Snatchett smiles, his mouth too big. Fixer breaths heavily before looking down at his chest. The shadow sword sticks out in the same place he was recently stabbed.
His thimble armor cracks and then shatters, leaving him dressed as he was. He looks up at Mr. Snatchett as he pulls the shadow out of him.
Fixer falls to the ground, clutching the wound as a faucet pushes it's way out through the hole in his chest. The valve turns itself and his blood starts to flow from it.
MR. SNATCHETT You lose, again. Don't you ever get tired of it? But now you've lost him.
Mr. Snatchett points over to a single ray of sunlight, in which Johnathan stands in the center of.
Fixer stands behind the boy, reaching out to him.
FIXER Boy?
He grabs him by the shoulder and turns him, but as he does, the boys head seems to turn around too fast so he just gets to see the back of his head. He tries to turn him again and again. Each time just seeing the back of his head.
A black tree grows behind him. He looks at it without turning as Mr. Snatchett hangs down from it like the serpent.
MR. SNATCHETT He will be mine, you know. Unless you can find me something better.
Fixer shakes, asleep, his chest bandaged up. His breathing is shallow and ragged. Edric and Johnathan sit together, eating sandwiches.
JOHNATHAN Will he be all right?
EDRIC I'm not sure. We should take him to the hospital, just to get him checked out.
Aida steps into the room. She's changed into a flowing white dress.
AIDA He'll be fine. You did a great job, honey. (kisses Edric on the forehead) We'll see how he is when he wakes up.
Edric seems impatient and slightly anger, but doesn't act on it, just finishing off his sandwich in one bite.
Fixer's head turns sharply and he starts to sweat.
FIXER (under his breath) Han kommer för mig. Han kommer ... Får inte låta honom få pojken ...
Aida hurries to his side, checking his forehead with the back of her hand.
AIDA He's cold, what is he saying?
Johnathan looks at his sandwich with worry.
JOHNATHAN He does that sometimes. It's like he's speaking another language.
EDRIC He is. I've heard it in the hospital a few times. It's Swedish.
Aida looks at him, not moving her hand.
AIDA Do you know what he said?
Edric rolls his eyes.
EDRIC I said I've heard it, not that I can speak it.
Fixer calms down, relaxing into the cushions of the sofa, his breath slowing. Aida runs her fingers through his hair before leaving his side.
She stands by Edric, biting her knuckle.
AIDA I wish we knew what happened to him.
EDRIC Mugging, I'd think.
AIDA (ignoring him) Jonathan said he fell into a shadow.
EDRIC (impatiently) With a mugger in it. Done.
AIDA But no one was there when the light came on.
EDRIC (angrily) You can ask him when he wakes up.
Aida kneels beside him.
AIDA Is something wrong?
Edric looks away from her.
EDRIC No. Nothing. I'm fine.
Aida get up and grabs Fixer's shirts from an armchair. She carries them in a bundle out of the room.
AIDA I'm going to be fixing these up, if you need me. (pausing, looking to Edric) Unless you have something he could wear?
Edric shakes his head.
EDRIC I've got nothing. The guys probably a bum anyway. It would be a waste.
Aida looks away from him, sadly, before leaving the room.
Johnathan and Edric look at each other in silence.
Edric stands up, wiping down his plaid pajama bottoms as he goes.
EDRIC Screw it.
He walks out of the room, after Aida, leaving Johnathan alone with Fixer again.
He steps over to the sleeping stranger and kneels down beside the sofa, his arms crossed on the cushion. He looks up at him, his chin in his arms.
Edric stands in the doorway, watching Aida hand sew Fixer's shirt. He sighs and walks over to her.
EDRIC You sure seemed comfortable with that guy.
Aida looks up at him, confused.
AIDA What?
EDRIC (angrily) Look, you can cut the bullshit, I know you know him!
Aida's confusion grows but she remains sitting, her hands in her lap, unmoving.
AIDA What are you talking about?
Edric leans forward, pointing into the other room.
EDRIC (furious) That man out there, you know him. You probably fucked him, didn't you?
AIDA (confused and shocked) What? No! What would make you even think that!
Edric stars pacing, running his hands through his hair and pulling it frantically.
EDRIC It's the way you look at him! The way you touch him. You look at him like you've screwed him!
Aida stands up. She's taller than Edric.
AIDA Right, the way I looked at your brother last month and they way I looked at your best friend the month before?
EDRIC I knew you slept with them!
AIDA (loudly) I never did! It's in your head!
Edric shoves his finger in her face.
EDRIC You're doing him. I know you are. You reek of it! That's why we never do it anymore, your too busy with him!
Aida crosses her arms, glaring at him.
AIDA Okay, a supposed bum that I don't even know the name of! And now, I'm bringing him here,to meet you. Is that it?
EDRIC I know you just like to spread them on satin, that's it!
AIDA (shouting) Get out! Get out, right now!
Edric glares at her and then storms out of the room. Johnathan looks up as Edric leaves the house, slamming the door behind him.
Aida stands, crying, but trying to hide it. Johnathan stands in the doorway, watching her.
JOHNATHAN Are you alright?
She looks up but doesn't turn to see him. She bites her lower lips and tries to stop crying.
AIDA Yeah, I'm fine.
Johnathan glances behind him at the door.
JOHNATHAN Will he be back?
AIDA Edric? Yeah. He's got all of his stuff here. And he'll remember he's being an idiot and try to come back.
JOHNATHAN This has happened before?
AIDA (laughing) Oh yeah.
Aida's eyes widen as she realizes something and a smile stretches across her face. She spins and kneels, grabbing Johnathan by the shoulders.
AIDA You go back to your friend, Johnathan. I'm going to pack Edric's things. I'm not going to let him come back.
Johnathan smiles and hurries back to Fixer's side.
Aida races up the stairs, excitedly.
Johnathan looks up from his place by the Fixer. On the nearby mantel are a bunch of photos of Aida and Edric happily together.
Johnathan stands and walks over to them, having to stand on tiptoe to see.
There's a groan from behind him.
He turns and the Fixer his half awake, shaking his head, awkwardly.
FIXER (quietly) Il arrive! Il arrive!
Johnathan rushes to his side, grabbing the Fixer's weak hand in his.
JOHNATHAN (shouting) Aida!
Aida hurries down the stairs, worried.
AIDA What is it? What's happening?
JOHNATHAN He's waking up!
Aida smiles and hurries over.
When she gets to him, she bends over, brushing some hair from her face.
Fixer clenches his eyes closed and mutters inaudibly.
Johnathan looks at her, wide eyed.
JOHNATHAN What should we do?
Aida bites her lip and taps Fixer on the shoulder.
Fixer's eyes flutter open and he stares at Aida with confusion and fear.
FIXER (fast and afraid) Qui êtes-vous? Où suis-je? Qu'est-ce qui se passe? Où suis-je? Est Monsieur Snatchett ici? Est-il à venir?
Aida grabs his arms trying to calm him down and keep him from getting up.
AIDA Calm down! I'm not going to hurt you!
JOHNATHAN That didn't sound like Swedish.
Aida looks at him.
AIDA No...That was French. (to Fixer) Uh...Parlez-vous anglais?
Fixer grabs his head and thinks.
FIXER (more calm) Oh ... Oui. Je suis désolé. Il me semble avoir oublié. Donnez-moi juste une minute ou deux.


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Character Gender: Female
Character Class: Rogue
Appearance: She seems to be a fragile woman at first glance, especially with her soft, beautiful features. She has long, straight, black hair, her skin is pale and her eyes are dark brown. She is thin and short, only 4'6", and can easily hide in the shadows. She has a rather small but curvy frame with slender shoulders, a large chest that leads down to a narrow waist and wide hips. She has scars from her battles, most on her arms and legs though there are some on her torso. Most are from blades and are rather small.
She wears black, skin tight, cotton clothes with a midnight black, silk cloak. Over her clothes, she wears crimson dyed leather armor. Her clothes seem new with little to no rips or tears, and cover her entire body. They have no designs and seem to be one piece of cloth. Her boots are black leather, as well as her gloves, and she sometimes wears a hood and/or mask of black silk. She had them specially made, which cost her quite a bit, even for a family member, and is often having them repaired from her battles.
Special skills:
Level 1: Sleight of Hand (pickpocketing and similar abilities)
Level 2: Swimming (able to swim upstream through running water) Not necessary
Level 5: Backstab (multiplies damage by 3(?) with surprise)
Level 10: Shadow Speed (moves quickly and silently from shadow to shadow using timing and observation as to prevent being seen, similar to a feline)
Level 15: Glide (using her cloak, she can glide between buildings that she cannot jump to) Not necessary
Level 20: Twin Weapon Style (2 of the same or similar weapons (i.e. a pair of swords) or one of shorter nature (i.e. sword and dagger))
Level 25: Animal Noise (able to make animal-like noises) Not necessary
Level 30: Herbalism (identify herbs that can heal or poison and use them on her allies or opponents) Not Necessary
Level 35: Shadow Conceal (seems invisible in shadows)
Level 40: Intimidation (able to scare people into doing what she wishes) Not necessary
Level 45: Locksmithing (able to make locks and, through the knowledge, know how to better pick locks)
Level 50: Dagger Throwing (75%(?) chance of throwing a dagger into the heart of her opponent)
Level 55: Navigation (able to tell where she is and which direction she needs to go) Not Necessary
Level 60: Trailing (able to follow someone secretly in large cities)
Level 65: Voice Mimicry (able to mimic other peoples' voices)
Level 70: Shadow Shift (becomes a shadow) Hiding in shadows is fine, turning into them is not
Level 75:Shadow Strike (a single attack from Shadow Shift, becomes easy target directly after but returns to Shadow Shift a few seconds later) See above
Weapon: A pair of red and black round glaives (not to be confused with staff-like glaives). Each weapon has 3 steel (or iron if steel isn't available yet) blades spiraling from the center grip and is a main throwing weapon. Their bluish silver tint makes them seem to glow. On each of the 3 blades of both glaive are silver lines of words. "Death Bones Blood" and similar words on the first, "Life Water Flesh" on the second, and "Blade Claw Slice" on the third. Each glaive also has a single symbol in the center of the "handle", one of flames, the other of electricity.
Her secondary weapon is an iron dagger, covered in weapon black, that stays hidden, strapped to her leg. It has nothing special about it.
Fighting Style: She prefers close combat but can fight from a distance if needed. She often tries to run up behind her opponent, if larger and/or stronger, from the shadows and find a weak spot from behind.
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Johns' "Other League" Expands With Prisoner-Of-War
DC continues its reveal of The Others, a league from Aquaman's past forced to return in "Aquaman" #7 with a first look at Ivan Reis and Joe Prado's designs for team member Prisoner-Of-War.
DC Comics, Geoff Johns Reveal Aquaman's "Other League" Teammates
DC has released a first look at Ivan Reis and Joe Prado's designs for Kahina the Seer of The Others, a league from Aquaman's past forced to return in "Aquaman" #7 this month.
DC Comics Solicitations for May, 2012
DC Comics has released their full solicitations text and images for product being released in May, 2012, including the latest from "Action Comics," "Green Lantern," Earth Two," "World's Finest" and more.
REVIEW: "Aquaman" #5
Doug Zawisza gives Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis' "Aquaman" #5 4 stars, saying the creative team have made DC Comics' Atlantean king "believable, likeable and worth reading."
DC Comics Solicitations for April, 2012
DC Comics has released their full solicitations text and images for product being released in April, 2012, including the latest from "Green Lantern," Batman," "Wonder Woman" and more.
Comics A.M. - How Digital Changed Geoff Johns' Approach to Writing
Geoff Johns on re-evaluating the medium for digital display! Marvel's backlist problem! Washington City Paper axes comic strips -- again! Houston welcomes "The Scarlet Spider"! Plus more!
REVIEW: "Aquaman" #4
Greg McElhatton celebrates the New Year early, giving "Aquaman" #4 3.5 stars and calls the relaunch by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis "a resounding success."
Comics A.M. - Filling Void Left by Atomic Comics Bankruptcy
Mesa, Arizona-area stores diversify, expand after Atomic Comics closing! Interviews with Mike Mignola, Jeff Parker, Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder and Joshua Hale Fialkov! Plus more!
DC Comics Solicitations for March, 2012
DC Comics has released their full solicitations text and images for product being released in March, 2012, including the latest from "Green Lantern," Justice League," "Batman" and more.
Comics Book Legends Revealed - Superboy on TV, Aquaman & More
This week, learn how Superboy almost had a TV series during the 1960s! Plus, discover the Aquaman mini-series that never was, and the strange origins of the Marvel villain Shuma-Gorath.
Should Heroes Use Lethal Force?
ROBOT 6's Caleb Mozzocco brings up the age-old fan debate, "Should heroes kill?" after reading the latest issues of "Justice League," "Aquaman" and "Green Lantern."
REVIEW: "Aquaman" #2
Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis' "Aquaman" continues to garner strong reviews as Doug Zawisza gives the second issue 4 stars, saying that so far, the series "sets the high-water (had to do it) mark" for the character.
REVIEW: "Aquaman" #1
Greg McElhatton gives Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis' "Aquaman" #1 4 stars, calling the first issue from the "Blackest Night" creative team "A strong debut from all parties involved."
DC Announces Complete New 52 Sell Out, 52 Second Printings
DC Comics has announced that its entire slate of New 52 titles is going back to press for second printings with "Aquaman" becoming the eleventh series to break 100K and "Batman" crossing the 200K threshold.
Johns Fights For The Underdog In "Aquaman"
DC Comics CCO and writer Geoff Johns spoke with CBR about his take on "Aquaman" and the mysteries of Atlantis, explaining exactly why people should care about the aquatic Golden Age character.
More of DC Comics' New 52 Art
More art sneak peaks from DC's New 52 books have been released, with looks at Supergirl, Aquaman, Teen Titans, Nightwing, Swamp Thing, Batman and more! Robot 6 has the images.
CCI: DC Comics Releases Interior Art for "Supergirl," "Superboy," "Aquaman" & More
DC Comics today released new art from its Friday slate of Comic-Con panels for Justice League, Superman and the New 52.
PREVIEW: "Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies" #2
DC Comics has released a preview of "Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies" #2, which reveals the origins of the Atlantean and Amazon war.
DC Unveils "Flashpoint" #3 Variant
The alternate universe sea king takes his battles hard as Aquaman stars in the just-released Ivan Reis/George Perez variant cover for DC Comics "Flashpoint" #3, which hits stores in early July.
Bedard Tackles "Emperor Aquaman" and "War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath"
Writer Tony Bedard spoke with CBR News about his take on "Flashpoint" with "Emperor Aquaman" and shared details about his recently announced miniseries, "War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath."
DC Unveils Creators, Covers For 10 Relaunch Titles
Brian Azzarello spearheads "Wonder Woman," Francis Manapul writes "Flash" and heroes from Firestorm to Hawkman get new origins as DC shows off art from the first ten of 52 new series.
WC11: Green Lantern With Geoff Johns
The CCO of DC Entertainment takes the stage in San Francisco as Geoff Johns talks Green Lantern at WonderCon digging into plans for the comic line in "War of the Green Lanterns" and unveiling his "Aquaman" artist.
Flashpoint Friday Reveals New Character Designs
DC Comics continues their "Flashpoint Friday" tradition, kicking things off this week with a look at series artist Andy Kubert's design and notes for the event. UPDATED with the Canterbury Cricket!
Comic Book Legends Revealed!
What new DC comic book led to an edit in an episode of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold?" How did an artist miscommunication lead to an Aquaman story? And was a comic really used to test the sense of humor of Germans?
Geoff Johns confirms "Aquaman Series
Geoff Johns has confirmed news coming out of MegaCon that a new Aquaman series by him will launch later this year following the conclusion of "Brightest Day." ROBOT 6 has the details.
Comic Book Legends Revealed!
This week, CBLR asks, when did Captain America first throw his mighty shield? Who was the first female member of the Justice Society? And what comic book legend's death led directly to Paul Levitz's first comics story?
Comic Book Legends Revealed!
We all remember those little circles coming out of Aquaman's head during "Super Friends," but what's their secret origin? Find out, along with a story about a hilarious miscommunication in a Peter David-penned comic book!
REVIEW: "Brightest Day" #22
With Brightest Day heading closer to its finale, Doug Zawisza gives issue #22 4 stars, saying, "I'm still not certain what the end game is that is being played towards here, but I'm definitely along for the ride!"
VIDEO: "Young Justice" Takes on Bane
Cartoon Network and DC Entertainment have released fresh screencaps and a pair of video clips from this week's all new episode of "Young Justice" featuring the villainous Bane and the criminal network of KOBRA.
GEOFF JOHNS PRIME: Christmas Edition, Part 1
In the holiday edition of CBR's regular talks with Geoff Johns, he let us know where we'll see Aquawar unfold, who's featured in "War of the Green Lanterns," what to look forward to in the Green Lantern film and more.
Cowboys & Aliens, Resurrection, Aquaman: Nov 30th Comic Reel
A visit with "Cowboys & Aliens!" "Resurrection" attracts "A-List" talent. "Aquaman" on tap for 2015? Also, light-skinned "Hobbit" troubles, a positive "Turn Off the Dark" review and more.
VIDEO: "Young Justice" Series Premiere Clip
Cartoon Network and WB Animation have released a new video clip from the November 26 airing debut episode of "Young Justice" along with a slew of new screenshots from the highly anticipated new series.
VIDEO: Aquaman Surfaces in "Smallville"
The CW has released preview clips from this week's "Smallville." Titled "Patriot," the episode features a captured Aquaman being submitted to a series of tests by Col. Slade.
Aquaman, Mera Guest Star on "Smallville"
The CW has released photos from next week's episode of "Smallville," titled "Patriot." Guest starring Alan Ritchson as Aquaman and Michael Hogan as Col. Slade, "Patriot" airs Friday, November 19 at 8PM.
LBCC: 50 Questions in 50 Minutes with Mark Waid
Mark Waid answered questions about "Irredeemable," CrossGen, Hawkman, Barry Allen, digital comics and much more in a quest to answer 50 questions in 50 minutes at Long Beach Comic Con.
REVIEW: "Brightest Day" #12
Doug Zawisza gave "Brightest Day" #12 4.5-star saying that the latest installment of Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi's DC Comics event delivers "one of the most satisfying and electrifying stories in this series yet."
Producers Speak of "The Brave and the Bold"
Producers James Tucker & Michael Jelenic discuss working on "Batman: The Brave and The Bold," using obscure DC Comics characters, the series' impending end and the latest story, "The Siege of Starro."
DC Hints At Possible "Brightest Day" Futures
DC Comics has released a teaser image featuring the main protagonists of the current "Brightest Day" series acting out various potential futures, including Hal Jordan as a White Lantern, a dead Aquaman and more.
Comic Book Legends Revealed!
CBLR gets to the bottom of the Superman/Seinfeld connection! Also, are those drug references we see in the pages of..."Aquaman?" All this, plus the origin of John Ostrander: comic book character, await you within!
DAYBREAK: David Finch's "Brightest Day"
"Brightest Day"cover artist David Finch spoke about why he loves drawing Deadman and Aquaman for the bi-weekly event title, what he finds challenging about Firestorm and a tease about another big project.
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Macular degeneration is an eye disorder that slowly destroys sharp, central vision. This makes it difficult to see fine details and read.
The disease is most common in people over age 60, which is why it is often called age-related macular degeneration (ARMD, or AMD).
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD); AMD
The retina is at the back of the eye. It changes light and images that enter the eye into nerve signals that are sent to the brain. A part of the retina called the macula makes vision sharper and more detailed.
AMD is caused by damage to the blood vessels that supply the macula. This change also harms the macula.
There are two types of AMD:
Doctors are not sure what causes AMD. The condition is rare before age 55. It occurs most in persons 75 years or older.
Risk factors for AMD are:
You may not have any symptoms at first. As the disease gets worse, you may have problems with your central vision.
The most common symptom of dry AMD is blurred vision. Objects in the center part of your vision often look distorted and dim, and colors look faded. You may have trouble reading print or seeing other details. But you can see well enough to walk and do most daily activities.
As dry AMD gets worse, you may need more light to read or do everyday tasks. A blurred spot in the center of vision gradually gets larger and darker.
In the later stages of dry AMD, you may not be able to recognize faces until they are close.
The most common early symptom of wet AMD is that straight lines look distorted and wavy.
There may be a small dark spot in the center of your vision that gets larger over time.
With both types of AMD, central vision loss can occur quickly. If this happens, you will need to be seen right away by an ophthalmologist. Make sure this eye doctor has experience in treating problems with the retina.
You will have an eye exam. Drops will be placed into your eyes to widen (dilate) your pupils. The eye doctor will use special lenses to view your retina, blood vessels, and optic nerve.
The eye doctor will look for specific changes in the macula and blood vessels and for drusen.
You may be asked to cover one eye and look at a pattern of lines called an Amsler grid. If the straight lines look wavy, it may be a sign of AMD.
Other tests that may be done include:
If you have advanced or severe dry AMD, no treatment can restore your vision.
If you have early AMD and do not smoke, a combination of certain vitamins, antioxidants, and zinc may prevent the disease from getting worse. But it cannot give you back vision that is already lost.
The combination is often called the "AREDS" formula. The supplements contain:
Only take this vitamin combination if your doctor recommends it. Make sure your doctor knows about any other vitamins or supplements you are taking. Smokers should not use this supplement.
AREDS may also benefit you if you have a family history and risk factors for AMD.
The supplements lutein and zeaxanthin may also be helpful, although they are not part of the AREDS formula.
If you have wet AMD, your doctor may recommend:
Low-vision aids (such as special lenses) and therapy can help you use the vision that you have more effectively, and improve your quality of life.
Close follow-up with your eye doctor is important.
Early detection of vision changes is important because the sooner you are treated, the better your outcome. Early detection leads to earlier treatment and often, a better outcome.
The best way to detect changes is by self-testing at home with the Amsler grid. Your eye doctor can give you a copy of the grid. Or you can print one from the Internet. Test each eye individually while wearing your reading glasses. If the lines look wavy, call your eye doctor right away for an appointment.
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AMD does not affect side (peripheral) vision. This means complete vision loss never occurs. AMD results in the loss of central vision only.
Mild, dry AMD usually does not cause disabling central vision loss.
Wet AMD often leads to significant vision loss.
In general, with AMD you may lose the ability to read, drive a car, and recognize faces at a distance. But most people with AMD can carry out daily tasks without much difficulty.
If you have AMD, your health care provider may recommend that you check your vision every day with an Amsler grid. Call your provider immediately if the lines look wavy. Also call if you notice other changes in your vision.
Although there is no known way to prevent macular degeneration, leading a healthy lifestyle can reduce your risk of developing AMD:
See your eye care professional regularly for dilated eye exams.
American Academy of Ophthalmology Retina Panel. Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Age-related macular degeneration. Updated October 2011. San Francisco, Ca: American Academy of Ophthalmology. Accessed August 29, 2013.
Benson WE. Acquired macular disease. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology on DVD-ROM - 2013 Edition ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013: vol 3, chap 23.
Rosenfeld PJ, Martidis A, Tennant MTS. Age-related macular degeneration. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 6.27.
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5-HIAA is a urine test that measures the amount of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) -- a breakdown product of a hormone called serotonin.
This test tells how much 5-HIAA the body is producing.
HIAA; 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid; Serotonin metabolite
A 24-hour urine sample is needed.
Cap the container. Keep it in the refrigerator or a cool place during the collection period.
Label the container with your name, the date, the time of completion, and return it as instructed.
For an infant, thoroughly wash the area around the urethra. Open a urine collection bag (a plastic bag with an adhesive paper on one end), and place it on the infant. For males, place the entire penis in the bag and attach the adhesive to the skin. For females, place the bag over the labia. Diaper as usual over the secured bag.
This procedure may take a couple of attempts -- lively infants can move the bag, causing the urine to be absorbed by the diaper. Check the infant frequently and change the bag after the infant has urinated into it. Drain the urine from the bag into the container provided by your health care provider.
Deliver it to the laboratory or your health care provider as soon as possible upon completion.
Your health care provider will instruct you, if necessary, to discontinue drugs that may interfere with the test.
Drugs that can increase 5-HIAA measurements include acetaminophen (Tylenol), acetanilide, phenacetin, glyceryl guaiacolate (found in many cough syrups), methocarbamol, and reserpine.
Drugs that can decrease 5-HIAA measurements include heparin, isoniazid, levodopa, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, methenamine, methyldopa, phenothiazines, and tricyclic antidepressants.
You will be told not to eat certain foods for 3 days before the test. Foods that can interfere with 5-HIAA measurements include plums, pineapples, bananas, eggplant, tomatoes, avocados, and walnuts.
The test involves only normal urination, and there is no discomfort.
This test measures the level of 5-HIAA in the urine. It is often done to detect tumors in the digestive tract (carcinoid tumors) and to track a patient's condition.
The urine test may also be used to diagnose mastocytosis and endocrine tumors.
The normal range is 2 to 6 milligrams per 24 hours (mg/24 hr).
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
Abnormal results may be due to:
This list is not all-inclusive.
There are no risks.
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Jenny said... great pattern, great fabric! thanks for a chance.
Thanks so much for the love. Happy Sewing!
I love cones too Amy! Just love that they last forever! :)
Ok picture this:
Option 1:
Use Red and Green for the Brown/Tan sections and a christmas charm pack for the print squares.
Option 2:
Use 2 really awesome Christmas prints for the Brown/Tan sections and alternate using white/green/red for the print squares.
Love this pattern - so many possibilities!
I've never bought thread on a cone, and will have to give that a go.
I'm with you on the thread snob thing, I discovered Aurifil about 3 years ago and I'm not interested in trying anything else, I love it so much! My favorite color is the pale silver grey. I use it to piece nearly everything because it becomes invisible, even on white. I keep spools of the silver grey, black, white and cream around all the time, and have slowly been adding color spools as I need them for quilting or hand sewing. This thread is just fantastic!
I agree about needing bobbins to last longer! They always run out right at the most inconvenient times (I think it is mostly voodoo)
I was using another well known thread but have switched to Aurifil this year and I love it!
I only use Aurifil cones, too...and I just ran out the other day...so I'm scrambling to find an on-line source! I'm definitely going to write the date on it when I get it! (Luckily I had some back-up Aurifil small spools that should keep me going for a little bit)!
I love aurifil too, I just discovered it recently. I didn't know they made cones, I will have to check into those!
I will often use white thread for a project and then color over the stitches with a fabric marker if I find that the white doesn't look great for topstitching and stuff.
I love never running out of thread on top, but have you figured a way to keep your bobbin filled? Seems like I am constantly changing and rethreading the machine. Any tips in the bobbin department?
I agree with you, using a cone for everyday piecing is awesome.....I would so love a larger bobbing too!
I'm like you, I love aurifil thread but I don't know much about the different weights either. I tried using a cone of thread on a stand with my viking sewing machine a couple of years ago but I just couldn't get the tension right - so I gave up. I ended up using my cone of thread for bobbins.
Another Aurifil fan, here. I use light and dark grey, and cream for piecing. Also love their 30wt for quilting - and the colours. Oh, the colours!!
Amen to your bobbin comment. :S
I've only just discovered Aurifil thread and it is lovely to sew and piece with. Can't wait to try some of the heavier weight for quilting!
Need to get some cones and a cone holder. Wish I was going to be at the meet up! Congratulations on winning the pattern Jenny! I think I'm going to use solids for the blocks on my Chain Link!
I wonder if I could use a thread stand on my machine. I set the tension at 9 for piecing and for quilting. My bobbin lasts a long time for me.
thanks so so much Amy!!
excited to try out this pattern!
i just got a thread holder like that too! i never knew i needed one for my cone shape threads!
I've been pretty loyal to Superior Threads and have been really happy, but y'all are making me want to give Aurifil a try!
I love Aurifil for pieceing and fmq, especially the 50wt, I pretty mcuh only buy cones these days. I must write the date on the next one! Thanks for the reminder!
Those colors are so pretty, I would be tempted to just line them up and never touch them! (Or maybe touch them, but not use them up!) I also have a thread stand like that and it makes a huge difference!
I'm a cone thread user as well. I tend to pre-wind lots of bobbins if I am quilting and off I go!
Cone thread is the way to go!
Aurifil is divine! I bought a spool for a quilt for my niece, and I was spoiled :).
Great tips!
Happy Quilting!
It's the bobbins that frustrate me too. I've taken to winding 3 or 4 at a time and they still run out too fast. Thanks for the links to the Aurifil site. I'll check it out.
I love Aurofil, Thanks for the app- that helps. How do you keep the cones on your machine from coming off?
just bought a few spools of that thread but am using up some older stuff before I open it up! Everyone I hear from they thinks it's the bees knees!
Yes, I love Aurifil, also. I didn't realize they have a blog, gotta check it out! I love the Chain Linked pattern, and just ordered it. Mmmmm, what yummy delicious collections shall I use? My favorite part of starting a new project -- a great pattern, then selecting the fabrics!
I have just started using Aurifil in the last few weeks and I love it! It has made sewing and quilting so much more enjoyable as I no longer have threads breaking and tension issues. I think I'll have to get a cone ... love that it lasts so long :)
I just started using Aurifil CONE thread too! I will mark my date on it today. But I need a holder.
love the idea of putting the date on the cone. genius!
oh, boy, i don't know if i should start ordering all my threads in cone size, but it sure is tempting. i hate running out of thread!
Yet another Aurifil thread groupie here! I was using spools so far - do you where to get cones? Thanks!
LOVE the pattern too!
oh - I meant to ask do you KNOW where to get the cones? typing too fast... :)
Hi Marija - The Aurifil site has a store finder link here: http://www.aurifil.com/Aurifil/Stores.html
Hope that helps!
Fun seeing all the Aurifil love. :) And cone love.


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I deleted my Instagram account this week. I was sad to go; Instagram was fun! It was social, I loved the rad photo filters and the ease of sharing my pics over various social networks without much fuss.
Over time, I also began to appreciate the integration with Foursquare and Facebook's maps to document where I traveled to during the past year or so. I also happily set my photographs free with Creative Commons, allowing me to contribute to a rich, image sharing community. However, the changes Instagram proposed to their terms of service forced me to re-evaluated that relationship for the following reasons:
- Sharing is Caring. I use Creative Commons images a lot. The are the visual meat of my LibGuides and my teaching aids. I feel strongly that I should contribute to the corpora of open images myself. Instagram used to enable me to do so, but no longer.
- Teaching Moments. I taught a module on social media last semester in a course about theatre criticism. The experience made me think critically about how we talk about social media in higher education and what students need to know to be good stewards of their social media presences and how to effectively evaluate the information out there on the web. I thought this Instagram firestorm would be a good opportunity to see what else is out there and that my vision quest would be a good teaching moment.
Here's what I found for iOS.
I read this post about Instagram alternatives as well as some other best of 2012 apps for the iPhone that included Camera applications. I downloaded them all onto my iPhone and began experimenting. Here's the rundown:
- Anypic (free) This app has a cute interface and easy sharing options, but lacks the filters that made Instagram so fun to use. I appreciated that you can share previously photographed images into the app, but the dearth of traffic on the app coupled with the lack of hipster filters were deal breakers. Verdict: I deleted this app.
- Backspaces (free) This app is less of a photography app and more a visual storytelling app. You can't take photos with Backspaces, but you can import photos from your Camera roll and create stories with photographs and textual annotations. Often when I travel, I take a fair share of photos with my iPhone. I'd take a lot of photos on Instagram that were all shared, sometimes out of context. Backspaces is a nice way to summarize a trip or an event without clogging your friends' feeds or showing stuff out of context. I made a Backspaces story about my winter break and I enjoyed taking snapshots with various camera apps and then pulling it together to share on Twitter. Best of all, I was able to share the story with my parents via email. Verdict: This app stays on my iPhone's home screen.
- Camera + (.99) This app kept coming up in best of 2012 app lists for iOS. For under a buck, I thought I would give this app a shot. It has all the things I love: pretentious filters, easy sharing options, a slick interface, and some bonus features like a stabilizer and more user friendly zoom. You can take a nice snapshot, or put more work into staging something more complicated. It's scalable. Verdict: This app won a place on my iPhone's home screen.
- KitCam ($1.99) This app also came up several times of best of 2012 app lists I read over break. This app is a combination of Hipstamatic and Camera +. There's a lot in this app for more sophisticated photographers, including film options and multi-exposure. There are nifty sharing options to various social media outlets and users can also decide to save images directly to Dropbox rather than saving to Camera Roll, which I like. However, the user interface is a little clunky; this is not an intuitive app. There is a definitely a learning curve, but if you are really into digital photography and want to do more than take quick snapshots with your iPhone, there is a lot this app can do. Verdict: This app is on home screen probation.
- OpenPhoto (free) OpenPhoto combines camera functionality with a sharing platform and web storage. It's Hipstamatic meets Flickr. The OpenPhoto folks are interested in making a WordPress for photos with this service. You can take filtered photographs with the app's camera AND you can sustain a gallery of photographs within the app as well as with photos taken from other camera apps on your phone. You can sync to Dropbox easily. It doesn't duplicate images unless you prefer to duplicate an image. Open Photo users can control permissions of their images easily from their website. If you want to cross over from Flickr or Instagram or Facebook for your web collection, OpenPhoto offers a reasonably priced pro account, too. Verdict: This isn't my go to photo taking app on the iPhone, but it does win a place on the home screen so I can easily access my images.
- Twitter (free) Around the time of the Instagram/Twitter dustup in late 2012, Twitter introduced hipster filters within its camera app. It's a nice little feature that's easy to use. I like the range of filters and the ability move and scale images. However, I tend to take photographs AND then decide to share them rather than tweet with images. If you're workflow is the other way around, the Twitter photo set-up might work well for you. Verdict: Not my cup of tea, but I still love you, Twitter.
- Flickr (free) Lots of folks on my Twitter feed are going back to this oldie but goodie, which has recently come out with a very nice iOS app. Social and scalable, Flickr has long empowered users to control how their photos are used by others. It's easy to set your images free with Creative Commons. Verdict: We are a proud Flickr Pro household, and I love that we can now access Flickr on computers and on mobile devices.
Summing up:I am still adjusting to a post-Instgram life. I am happy that when I take pics with Camera + or KitCam, it's not a burden for my Twitter followers to see the image by clicking through links. I miss the Foursquare integration, but I am settling for the geographical approximation. However, I really excited about the OpenPhoto team's vision for their service being an open platform for users to control their photographs and build other applications. I really enjoy being able to use KitCam and Camera + to take photographs, share those photographs and have a place to keep all of them and manage them accordingly.
Of course, in my role as an instructional librarian, I think this a great lesson in social media and data management about where your stuff lives and what control, if any, you have over it. As Ryan Block pointed out in his recent Bits post, not actively managing your social media presence can result in dead services selling your data long after you have abandoned them. As we instruct students about how to manage their social media presences and try to gain better control over what search results come up when they are Googled, the Instagram debate is an excellent object lesson to show students about how to make the best choices for them. Instagram isn't going away; media outlets have been reporting that the service continues to grow in spite of the backlash from the terms of service change. I want my students to have all the information to make the best choices about where to live on the internet.


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24 August 2011
Is love for Facebook waning?
As a society (and not just in the UK), we tend to get behind someone when they're on their way up. We want them to succeed, we love an underdog don't we? But... just don't get too big. We don't really like that.
That doesn't just apply to people, think about some of the biggest companies in the world and how our feelings have changed about them once they started flexing their muscles. It's ok for a company to get big and be successful, but we don't like it when we see that that success makes them a tad too powerful.
I could draw comparisons here to numerous tech and non-tech companies, but what I really want to talk about is Facebook, and whether Facebook is now deemed to be too big.
Social network quick statistics:
Facebook users have been continually frustrated over the years, and rightly so. The layout and functionality have been changed, often with little to no notice and frequently without any user input beforehand. Sometimes, these changes have seemed ill thought out and rash – such as Beacon, an advertising tool that wasn't announced until after the fact, which Mark Zuckerberg later had to pull amid outrage of privacy fears from its users. It has a history of introducing new products, particularly in the areas of privacy, that it doesn't announce and makes opt-out rather than opt-in the default.
Given that, naturally Facebook has annoyed its users over the years.
There's been three significant developments that suggest Facebook is losing favour, and not just with those of us who are immersed in digital.
In June, French officials banned the words Twitter and Facebook being used in French media, unless they are specifically part of the story that forbids media outlets from encouraging participation from viewers via their Facebook or Twitter profiles. The French government deem it as subliminal and/or blatant promotion, and that it's unfair to smaller social networks that will struggle for attention.
Brands and news outlets have been mentioning 'find us on Facebook or Twitter' at for news report, websites and likewise brands also mention it direct and digital promotions. There aren't many providers at this point in time that enjoy a free ride off billions of advertising by a simple mention or two.
It's a significant move from French media, and I can certainly see their point about smaller social networks. However, it totally dismisses the fact that these networks get mentioned because of the sheer mass of viewers that use them. It's not as if a media outlet or brand will encourage their audiences to engage with them on a particular social network if a disproportionately small amount of users are on them. Twenty five percent of French people are reportedly Facebook users.
In terms of what it may mean for Facebook, France has historically felt uncomfortable with any non-French speaking entity becoming dominant, perhaps for fear of diluting French culture. Some years ago, President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that France would build its own super search engine in lieu of Google being the default search engine for the country. Nothing yet has materialised though.
In the last few days, one German state has made an incredible announcement. The Data Protection Commissioner's Office (ULD) has ordered all businesses in that state to shut down fan pages and remove any Facebook plug-ins from their websites, including the Like button. The ULD state that these features of Facebook are in violation of German and European data law, particularly as data is transferred and held in the US. Companies have until the end of September 2011 to comply, otherwise they could face fines of up to €50,000.
The ULD credits Facebook gaining a market value of more than €50 billion to its ability to track, mine and store users data for up to two years. It says that German businesses shouldn't shift their responsibility for data protection onto Facebook or users. It goes further by saying that this is only the beginning of its 'comprehensive analysis' of Facebook, and they highlight how the social network continually changes its terms and conditions.
This is a really interesting move from Germany. The country does have other popular social networks, such as Mein VZ, and other specific networks for uni students etc. The ULD say European social networks take users privacy and data protection much more seriously.
Not to say that Google's and Facebook's data practices are held and managed in the same way, but it does beg the question whether the ULD will take a similar view point of Google+ and the +1 button, and in fact, if this stretches beyond social networks, to areas like search and localisation. Last year, Google allowed its German users to blur out their houses on Google Maps, Street View.
When Google+ launched in June, media headlines that included the words 'Facebook killer' dominated. Much as they did back in 2007 when Facebook opened its doors to non-students and was deemed a potential 'MySpace killer.'
Google needs to compete with Facebook on a social footing. To do that it has to really listen to its users and make Google+ everything that Facebook users feel they are lacking. If you think about it, that's just what Facebook did a handful of years ago when it surpassed MySpace as the most popular social network.
MySpace was difficult to use and required its uses to either understand basic HTML, download free or paid templates to install in order to have a personalised profile. It was inflexible and rigid, not allowing its users the freedom to properly communicate with friends and share the content they liked easily. There was no proper alternative until Facebook came along, offering an easy to use interface that could be personalised (so far as the Facebook structure allowed) without the user having to have any technical-know-how. They offered an easier and more mature way of connecting with friends and sharing things of interest – particularly applications in the early days, something which MySpace lacked.
The historical context of MySpace and Facebook is important when we look at Google+ and Facebook. From all appearances, it looks as though Google is endeavouring to do exactly what Facebook did some years ago; it's considered what social users what people are looking for (and finding lacking), and building it.
So, is this beginning of the end of Facebook's world domination? Is the social network now just too big for its boots and users and countries have had enough?
Just after writing this, Facebook announced on its blog the addition of a whole set of new privacy options, making it easier for people to control the content they want people to see. This includes the ability to approve photos you were tagged in before they are posted to your wall, and controls on each and every post if you want to only reach a specific group. Would they have done this had Google's approach to privacy with Circles not been so publicly appreciated?
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quote:Our own FBI recognizes the most famous cell call on 911 was a lie. No conspiracy there.
quote:Rodger or LSURussian, any response for the link above? Pretty interesting isn't it.
quote: The phone call link? The dude didn't know what the hell he was talking about and was less convincing than you have been.
quote:The FBI even recognizes the call as never happening. In official court documents the call is listed as 0:00.. yet you're still refuting it. Incredible.
quote: For all these reasons, the evidence that AA 77 did have seat-back phones does little to reinstate the credibility of the claim that Ted Olson actually received calls from his wife on that flight.[15]
quote:It won't change anything ... he'll just find something else to cling on to.
quote:When the FBI recognizes a call never happened, I don't know what else there is to say.
quote:Well, there were seat back phones.
quote: 3 stories from the kook sites I found on what happened to Olson...
quote:Rodger or LSURussian, any response for the link above?
quote: Let me ask you this ... why is it so hard to believe radical islamist hijacked planes and kamikazed them? That's a fairly simple one, is it not?
quote: We know false flag attacks happen.. even in our own country. Why is it so hard to believe that 9/11 wasn't just another one?


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My mother is a 70 year old widow who had endometrial cancer and had radiation. Now she is being told to use a dilator, but she is uncomfortable doing this. Is it really necessary?
Nicole Ross, RN, MSN, OCN - Radiation Oncology Nurse at Penn Medicine, responds:
It is recommended that all female patients who receive radiation to the pelvis use a vaginal dilator a few times per week for life. This is used to prevent vaginal stenosis (narrowing and stiffening) or adhesions (scar tissue that can close off the vagina) forming in the vagina. If she is not sexually active and does not use a dilator, it potentially could make GYN exams uncomfortable for her. I understand that she may feel uncomfortable and it is very personal. If she chooses not to, she should inform her radiation oncologist.
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bell1 (bɛl) | |
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1. | a hollow, usually metal, cup-shaped instrument that emits a musical ringing sound when struck, often by a clapper hanging inside it |
2. | the sound made by such an instrument or device, as for showing the hours or marking the beginning or end of a period of time |
3. | an electrical device that rings or buzzes as a signal |
4. | the bowl-shaped termination of the tube of certain musical wind instruments, such as the trumpet or oboe |
5. | Compare chime any musical percussion instrument emitting a ringing tone, such as a glockenspiel, one of a set of hand bells, etc |
6. | nautical a signal rung on a ship's bell to count the number of half-hour intervals during each of six four-hour watches reckoned from midnight. Thus, one bell may signify 12.30, 4.30, or 8.30 a.m. or p.m |
7. | See diving bell |
8. | biology a structure resembling a bell in shape, such as the corolla of certain flowers or the body of a jellyfish |
9. | slang (Brit) a telephone call (esp in the phrase give someone a bell) |
10. | informal (Brit) beat seven bells out of, knock seven bells out of to give a severe beating to |
11. | bell, book, and candle |
a. instruments used formerly in excommunications and other ecclesiastical acts | |
b. informal the solemn ritual ratification of such acts | |
12. | ring a bell to sound familiar; recall to the mind something previously experienced, esp indistinctly |
13. | sound as a bell in perfect condition |
14. | the bells the ringing of bells, in a church or other public building, at midnight on December 31st, symbolizing the beginning of a new year |
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15. | to be or cause to be shaped like a bell |
16. | (tr) to attach a bell or bells to |
17. | bell the cat to undertake a dangerous mission |
[Old English belle; related to Old Norse bjalla, Middle Low German bell; see |
Bell (bɛl) | |
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1. | See Brontë Acton, Currer (ˈkʌrə), and Ellis. pen names of the sisters Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë |
2. | Alexander Graham. 1847--1922, US scientist, born in Scotland, who invented the telephone (1876) |
3. | Sir Francis Henry Dillon. 1851--1936, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1925) |
4. | Gertrude (Margaret Lowthian). 1868--1926, British traveller, writer, and diplomat; secretary to the British High Commissioner in Baghdad (1917--26) |
5. | Joshua. born 1967, US violinist |
6. | (Susan) Jocelyn, married name Jocelyn Burnell, born 1943, British radio astronomer, who discovered the first pulsar |
7. | Vanessa, original name Vanessa Stephen. 1879--1961, British painter; a member of the Bloomsbury group, sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of the art critic Clive Bell (1881--1964) |
Bell (běl), Sir Charles. 1774-1842.
British anatomist and surgeon who published detailed anatomies of the nervous system and the brain. He was the first to distinguish between sensory and motor nerves. Bell's Law and Bell's palsy are named for him.
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Scottish-born American scientist and inventor whose lifelong interest in the education of deaf people led him to conceive the idea of transmitting speech by electric waves. In 1876 his experiments with a telegraph resulted in his invention of the telephone. He later produced the first successful sound recorder, an early hearing aid, and many other devices. |
The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high priest's ephod (Ex. 28:33, 34, 35). The "bells of the horses" mentioned by Zechariah (14:20) were attached to the bridles or belts round the necks of horses trained for war, so as to accustom them to noise and tumult.
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Rescued from a difficulty at the last moment, as in I couldn't put off explaining his absence any longer, but then Bill arrived and I was saved by the bell. This expression alludes to the bell rung at the end of a boxing round, which, if it rings before a knocked-down boxer has been counted out, lets him get up and continue fighting in the next round. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.


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Renderosity's NEWS OF THE WEEK for March 2, 2015
A short video of important Renderosity news for the first week in March of 2015.
So put your thinking caps on and show us what changes you are making this year or what changes you could be making in your Art. Also please feel free to show us what you may have changed last year...
Be sure to check out all open Renderosity Challenges and Contests here!
For this first week of March, 2015, we take a look at the wonderful works members are posting in the FAN ART gallery.
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We are very proud to announce that the artist EREMES has been chosen by vote to be the Renerosity "Artist of the Month" for March, 2015. He is a digital artist primarily using Maxon's Cinema 4D. |
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Adobe Photoshop is celebrating a milestone birthday. This February Adobe's most popular software turned a quarter of a century. Over the past twenty-five years, Adobe Photoshop has turned into a global household name, both as a noun and a verb. How many software programs can claim that distinction? Dee Marie - 2 opinions posted |
The purpose of VISIGRAPP is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in both theoretical advances and applications of computer vision, computer graphics and information visualization. |
Adobe Muse is an innovative program that takes the time, hassle, and frustration out of creating a website. It is the non-coder, Graphic Designer's solution for creating websites from scratch. Even those who only use code to design websites will appreciate the freedom of creativity that has inspired designers of print media. Dee-Marie - Contributing Columnist - 1 opinion posted |
The game development scene has opened up a lot in recent years. Better and easier to use tools have been released and are now available to pretty much anyone. One of the most interesting tools around is Unity, a game engine I wrote about some months ago. This time I will tell you about a very interesting Unity tool called PlayMaker. Sergio Rosa [nemirc] - Sr Staff Writer - 3 opinions posted |
CINEMA 4D R16 is a significant release for MAXON. Large and small, MAXON has updated and improved practically every aspect of their already excellent program. Let's take a look at some of the most important new additions... Ricky Grove [gToon] - Staff Columnist |
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Sensu recently announced the newest addition in their stylus family … the Sensu Buddy Stylus! The innovators at Sensu once more listened to their customers, designing a compact, take it anywhere, stylus solution. Dee Marie reviews this ground-breaking digital to analog device. Dee-Marie - Contributing Columnist |
MotionBuilder is basically a character animation tool that Autodesk absorbed from Kaydara eons ago. It provides tools for both traditional key frame animation, as well as advanced tools for dealing with dense motion capture data. It is a real-time environment where you can set up hardware devices to drive animation controllers. Kurt Foster [Modulok] - Staff Columnist |
Maya 2015 is the latest release of this 3d modeling and animation package from Autodesk. I decided to check how some the features found in this new version work with game development. Maya can be bought as a stand-alone software, or part of an Autodesk Suite that includes other packages, such as MotionBuilder and Mudbox. Sergio Rosa [nemirc] - Sr Staff Writer |
Red Giant's Shooter Suite has everything from a denoising plugin, to utilities to help you safely get footage off your camera and onto your computer. I picked a few of the tools from the suite for review: PluralEyes, Offload and BulletProof. Kurt Foster [Modulok] - Staff Columnist |
Earlier this year Autodesk released Sketchbook Pro 7 and Sketchbook Pro 2015. And this time around there are some really exciting new features that will have you seriously considering an upgrade if you have the previous version, or looking for something new to push your ideas further. Nick C Sorbin [nickcharles] |
Chaos Group today announced Service Pack 1for V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max. With further improvements to render speeds, a new Microfacet GTR / GGX BRDF, and major advancements in V-Ray RT GPU, Service Pack 1 is available for immediate download. V-Ray RT GPU now supports rendering hair and subsurface scattering, making it perfect for advanced character work. |
Since its founding in 2000, Fairchild Conductor's Xsens has become a leader in 3D Motion Tracking technology, both in professional 3D character animation and in technologies that require sophisticated analysis of motion. Recently, the company has released a new, more affordable version of their wearable inertial motion capture systems and software. Ricky Grove [gToon] - Staff Columnist |
This review is the result of messing around with the NVIDIA Quadro K2200 workstation class card. It replaces its predecessor, the Quadro K2000 as part of an overall Quadro lineup upgrade. If you're an artist trying to build a nice, capable workstation without totally breaking the bank - the Quadro K2200 is a viable option worth seriously considering. Kurt Foster [Modulok] - Staff Columnist |
E-on software, maker of the leading solutions for Digital Nature, announced the immediate availability of CloudFactory Ozone 2015, its atmospheric plugin for 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Cinema4D, and LightWave. Based entirely on real-world atmospheric behavior, CloudFactory Ozone produces ultra-realistic environments with volumetric clouds, accurate light dispersion and natural phenomena such as Godrays. |
Blackmagic Design announced that Fusion 7, the world's most advanced visual effects and motion graphics software, is now available completely free of charge. Also announced was Fusion 7 Studio, a complete bundle of VFX and motion graphics solutions with collaborative tools and unlimited network rendering for creative teams and larger facilities. |
Adobe announces the availability of Lightroom 5.7, Adobe Camera Raw 8.7 and DNG Converter 8.7 as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Photoshop CC and Photoshop CS6. This release corrects issues reported in earlier versions of Lightroom 5 and Camera Raw 8. In addition, raw file format support is added for 24 new cameras... |
The Red Giant Universe is expanding once again with the release of Universe 1.3, the latest update to the world's fastest growing visual effects environment for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion, Sony Vegas and now, Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve. |
iPi Soft, LLC, developers of the iPi Motion Capture line of markerless motion capture technology, today announced the availability of iPi Motion Capture Version 3.0. The next generation motion capture solution delivers a number of impressive new features that gives even entry level motion capture enthusiasts the ability to obtain quality mocap data easily and quickly. |
As a former 3D technical director and visual effects artist in film and games - and later for a number of creative agencies - I have often joked half-heartedly about the number of years of my life wasted waiting for computers to render. Sadly, the joke is on us artists, and our employers. Sean Wagstaff, ProViz Tech Marketing at NVIDIA |
CL3VER releases it's brand new App that enables immersive 3D experiences on iOS devices. The app is available today at the Apple Store. Once installed, any interactive 3D presentation created with CL3VER can be directly viewed on the iOS device and it is stored allowing a user to view their presentation even when they do not have an Internet connection. |
e-on software is pleased to announce that Alabama DOT (ALDOT) has successfully utilized LumenRT 2015 (the leading tool for Immersive 3D Communication and GeoDesign) on the highly acclaimed Mobile River Bridge project. The bridge will span the Mobile River near downtown Mobile with a minimum vertical clearance height of 215 feet making it the second highest clearance bridge in the United States -- just below the famed Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. |
NVIDIA upgraded their Quadro workstation graphics card lineup. Among the new members are the new Quadro K5200, which replaces the Quadro K5000. I was sent a card to test drive for a while and see what I thought. This review is the result. Kurt Foster [Modulok] - Staff Columnist |
Digital Anarchy announced Flicker Freak, a free filter for adding flicker to video. The lights appear to flicker on and off, creating an effect commonly seen in horror movies. To do this it uses technology found in Digital Anarchy's popular Flicker Free plugin, which removes flicker from video. |
Mudbox 2015 is the latest release of this digital sculpting software from Autodesk. In case you don't know, Mudbox is a tool designed to sculpt, paint textures, and add details to your 3D models. Mudbox can be bought as a stand-alone perpetual license, as a standalone application through desktop subscription (for only $10 a month), and also as part of an Autodesk Suite. Sergio Rosa [nemirc] - Sr Staff Writer |
Lenovo currently holds an amazing 14% of the workstation market as of the 2nd quarter, 2014. How did Lenovo accomplish this remarkable growth? After spending a month with Lenovo's new P300 workstations, I believe they accomplished this through committing the company to producing high quality workstations that get the job done. Ricky Grove [gToon] - Staff Columnist |
LumenRT 2015 contains numerous new features and capabilities including a newly developed real-time rendering platform called Dynamic Immersive Visualization Engine or DIVE™ for short. The DIVE platform delivers exceptional visual performance and realism, handling scenes of enormous complexity and detail. |
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