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We are pleased to announce that The Pixel Farm team, the creators of industry favourites PFMatchit and PFTrack, will be over in the UK for an exclusive evening with Escape Studios Technology at The Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho on the 21st of November 2012.
A Pint With The Pixel Farm
Want to get up close and personal with PFDepth? You are in luck!
The Online Academy: Meet VFX online tutor Paul Harrison
Having the opportunity to learn over the web has been hugely beneficial for many aspiring CG artists. The perfect solution to fit around busy schedules, it has allowed students worldwide to take advantage of the comprehensive VFX and Compositing training we offer. But of course, the success of this tuition is very much down to our fantastic Escape tutors.
Who Are CandIT Media?
Earlier this week we let you know that CandIT Media would be showcasing the WARP platform at BVE North on the 13th and 14th of November.
But who are CandIT Media?
An even better glimpse of Iron Man 3!
Some of you may have been feeding off the trickle of teaser footage in circulation for the Iron Man triquel, coming to a cinema screen near us soon! And if you are one such person, you'll be delighted to learn that a 'full' teaser trailer is now doing the rounds, showing off the abundance of action in store for us upon its release in April 2013.
The Pixel Farm Wins With PFDepth
We are pleased to announce that The Pixel Farm has been awarded a TVB "Best Of IBC" for their detailed depth map creation and stereoscopic conversion software product, PFDepth.
PFDepth has been recognised for the opportunities it presents to the industry and praised for its ability to greatly increase productivity.
PFDepth retails for £2000 and integrates seamlessly with the other PF family products especially PFTrack.
ISOTROPIX: Clarisse iFX
High end graphics company ISOTROPIX released a new product last month called Clarisse iFX, a piece of software which it claims, bridges the gap between 2D and 3D in production.
The VFX Festival, a storming success!
With the help of some top class industry speakers, cinemas in a handful of the world's most prolific post houses, a dedicated team of Escape staff and some fantastically helpful VFX Marshalls, it is no surprise the UK's first ever VFX Festival, was a storming success.
VFX for Production Course… 8 Weeks In!
As a design graduate with 7 years' experience working within design departments in architecture and retail I spent what time I could learning how to model and animate to create short sequences influenced mainly by films I like. Although fun, learning that way means progress is very slow as is the rate of improvement - at least in my case anyway. I wanted to get better quicker and that's why I signed up for the VFX Production course.
The countdown to BVE is on!
In four weeks' time, BVE North will be taking over the Manchester Central Complex for the 13th and 14th of November and CandIT Media will be there to showcase the patented WARP technology.
Glowfrog At The VFX Festival
As you probably know Escape Studios organised and hosted the UK's first VFX Festival last week with events, seminars and master classes taking place across London. The VFX Festival went down an absolute storm and was a fantastic platform to demonstrate the success of the UK's ever-expanding visual effects industry.
The VFX Festival's tutor-led workshops
Last week saw the UK's very first VFX Festival, hosted by Escape Studios—a four-day spectacular exploring the breath-taking world of visual effects. Our industry pals and we celebrated the last decade of VFX with a jam-packed schedule of exclusive events, and it was our tutor-led workshops at Escape HQ that seemed to particularly whet the appetites of all those budding VFX artists out there.
Evil Dead Exclusive @ NYCC 2012
For those of you who didn't know, New York Comic Con happened last week, and as promised, the largest celebration of pop culture on the east coast of America, brought awesome exclusives by the bucket load.
RealFlow 2013 Previewed in London last week
Last Thursday for the first time ever, the entire RealFlow team travelled over from Spain to host an exclusive event at the MPC screening rooms to preview RealFlow 2013.
Want to be a part of a European forum to discuss the latest research, advances and state-of-the-art industry practises?
Keeping it real – kudos to Peter Jackson
It seems that for the last decade, a whole plethora of films have been remade when the original should never have been touched. Classic cult offerings such as Assault on Precinct 13, Cape Fear, Death Race 2000 and even Clash of the Titans have all undergone a reworking, which some might say was wholly unneeded.
Looking to hire VFX freelancers?
Most people know that Escape Studios is a world class CG Academy as well as a leading supplier of the latest technology and software to the industry. A lesser known fact is that Escape is also a leading Post Production freelancer agency who work with some of the top studios in the world, we understand better than anyone the challenges of resourcing a project.
We'll have a Heineken; shaken, not stirred
Riding on the excitement of the new Bond film, Skyfall, Heineken has a James Bond themed ad, featuring Daniel Craig. The VFX for the ad were done by none other than our good friends at The Mill, and the global TV and digital campaign will be activated across 32 markets and involves the participation of the film's stars, Daniel Craig and the latest Bond girl, Bérénice Marlohe.
Welcome to the wonderful world of compositing!
Looking to learn something new? If that's the case, then we have two webinars coming soon that deserve your attention. Both webinars range from beginner friendly, to the more advanced, where NUKE operators can learn more about how to apply Python to their projects. Both webinars are at either end of the spectrum, concentrating on the art of compositing in all its different forms. So to get a better understanding of skilful compositing, make sure you tune in for either or both presentations.
Oh crumbs! It's the ETC Biscuit World Cup semi-finals...
London 2012: a year of sporting valour and competiton to divide nations; of edge-of-our-seats spectacle and awe. I am speaking, of course, about Electric Theatre Collective's Biscuit World Cup (BWC)— and the suspense is such that we at Escape Studios could all do with a sit down, a nice cuppa cha and, well, a barrel of our dunkable little friends.
Huffington Post: Dom Davenport shares his insights on the last decade of VFX in the UK
With all of the buzz surrounding Escape Studio's launch of the UK's first VFX Festival, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the evolvement of the VFX industry over the past decade.


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A tight inventory of homes for sale took its toll on the Dallas-Fort Worth housing market in April as sales of existing homes fell 5 percent from a year ago.In all, 7,809 homes were sold during the month, according to the latest monthly Texas A&M Real Estate Center market report. For the first four months this year, 24,867 homes were sold, down 3 percent from the same period in 2013, the report shows.In Tarrant County, central east and southeast Arlington and Kennedale had the the largest jumps in home sales in April.In another nod to the tight market, the median home price was up 4 percent last month, at $181,500, and the year-to-date price was up 7 percent, at $175,900. Home prices tend to go up when supply is tight. Home prices in some area markets gained as much as 10 percent.The number of active listings on the North Texas Real Estate Information System, commonly called the multiple listing service, was 20,569, down 8 percent. Homes were on the market an average of 53 days before being sold in April, down 10 percent from April 2013. Since the tight housing market began several months ago, some Realtors have reported sales going much faster and multiple offers being made.
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The Legal Aspect of a Medical Spa
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Medical Spa Legislation and Regulation
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Find guidance on navigating your way through the trials and tribulations of owning a medical spa in legal world.
Medical Meets Esthetics: Partners in Success
By: Cathy Christensen
Download the presentation slides here. Skin Inc. magazine hosted a free webinar on December 5, featuring guest speakers: Steven Dayan, MD and Terri Wojak. View the archive on-demand. The question and answers from the webinar can be found here.
Conference: How to Launch and Operate a Profitable Medical Spa
How to Launch and Operate a Profitable Medical Spa debuts November 5-6, 2007, at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Spa MD: Protecting Your Business Assets
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Make sure you and your medical spa are safe by following these procedures.
AADPRS Reveals Dramatic Rise in Noninvasive Facial Procedures
Board certified facial plastic surgeons are meeting Americans' demands for quicker results and less recovery time, according to a new survey by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). The annual poll of 1,336 of the organization's member surgeons found that there was a 69% increase among women and an astonishing 91% increase among men undergoing nonsurgical facial plastic surgery since 2000.
We're seeing that minimally invasive-type treatments that offer patients less 'downtime' are increasing in popularity" commented Peter A. Hilger, MD, president of the AAFPRS. "The goal is to have a nice, natural-looking outcome – you don't want to look like you've had surgery. The trend toward non-invasive cosmetic procedures has allowed more Americans to get the look they want without having to turn their busy lifestyles upside down.
Surgeons feel that the future for facial plastic surgery is bright, both for themselves and the consumer. They predict more filler introductions into the market (96%) and feel that patient safety will continue to be a focal point in cosmetic surgery (94%). They also foresee an increase in cosmetic surgery for ethnic populations (85%). "We hope the results of this annual survey give some understanding of the untiring dedication of AAFPRS members to making the highest possible quality of facial plastic surgery available to the public," concluded Dr. Hilger.
Dermatologists Best for Melanoma Diagnosis
Getting melanoma diagnosed by a dermatologist rather than a non-specialist could boost a patient's odds for long-term survival, a new study finds.
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta studied 1,467 patients with melanoma diagnosed by a dermatologist and 553 melanoma patients diagnosed by a non-dermatologist.
On average, tumors diagnosed by dermatologists were thinner than those diagnosed by non-dermatologists -- 0.86 millimeters vs. 1 millimeter thick. When a melanoma tumor is still relatively thin (less than 1 millimeter), patients have a 90 percent cure rate.
Patients diagnosed by a dermatologist also had better survival rates.
"The two-year and five-year survival rates were 86.5 percent and 73.9 percent for the dermatologist group compared with 78.8 percent and 68.7 percent for the non-dermatologist group," the study authors wrote.
"These results suggest that increasing access to dermatologists, particularly for older patients who have higher rates of melanoma, may represent one approach to improving melanoma-related health outcomes from a health policy perspective," they concluded.
The study appears in the April issue of the journal Archives of Dermatology.
Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and can be fatal. Each year in the United States, more than 53,600 people learn they have the disease. In some parts of the world, especially Western countries, melanoma is becoming more common every year. In the United States, for example, the percentage of people who develop melanoma has more than doubled in the past 30 years, according to the National Cancer Institute.
ASAPS Reports Cosmetic Procedures on the Rise
Nearly 11.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2006, according to statistics released today by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Compared to 2005, cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical increased 1%. The Aesthetic Society, which has been collecting multispecialty procedural statistics since 1997, says the overall number of cosmetic procedures has increased 446% since the collection of the statistics first began. The most frequently performed procedure was injectable fillers and the most popular surgical procedure was liposuction.
The top nonsurgical cosmetic procedures include injectable fillers, hyaluronic acid, laser hair removal, microdermabrasion and laser skin resurfacing.
Two Former Obstetricians Open New Medical Spa Location
A new Dermacare Laser & Skin Care Clinic location, called Dermacare of Brooklyn Heights, recently opened. Owned by two former obstetricians hoping to boost women's confidence, the medical spa will provide both medical and esthetic treatments. 718-625-7546, email@example.com
Poorly Executed Cosmetic Procedures Can Leave Lasting Damage
A visit to a skin treatment clinic in a Florida suburban mall in late 2004 changed 52-year-old Jordan Miles' life forever.
She had responded to an ad from the clinic that promised help for her teenage son's acne. He didn't get the treatment, but Miles made an appointment for herself for laser treatments to remove sunspots on her arms, back and chest.
Two women ended up performing the procedure -- neither, Miles later found out, had the necessary training.
"They started with the laser on my chest, and when they got to my back, they decided the sunspots were worse, and so they upped the laser, further intensifying the procedure," Miles recalled.
The outpatient procedure left Miles, a mental health counselor, in such excruciating pain that she vomited on her way home. Getting no helpful response from the clinic, she consulted a dermatologist, who confirmed that she was covered in red, stripe-like second- and third-degree burns that would leave lasting scars.
The redness subsided, but each burn drained the pigment from her skin, leaving Miles open to further skin problems should she ever expose the affected areas to the sun.
"I now have what looks like zebra stripes everywhere," Miles said. "I'm restricted from a lot of activities and types of clothing. It's terrible."
Miles' experience is hardly unique. In the past few years, reports of fraudulent or shoddy cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures have grabbed headlines:
- In 2003, New York City financial analyst Maria Cruz died after a fatal reaction to lidocaine, delivered by Dean Faiello, a 46-year-old from Newark, N.J., who had been posing as a cosmetic surgeon. Faiello fled to Costa Rica but was apprehended by U.S. authorities in 2006 and is now in prison.
- In 2004, four people in Florida became paralyzed after Bach McComb, an osteopath with a suspended license, administered lab-strength botulism toxin -- not the much weaker Botox -- to himself, his girlfriend and two others. McComb was later sent to prison for three years.
- In 2005, a 46-year-old California woman died of multiple organ failure after receiving a buttock injection of what had been billed as a "French polymer" but was actually cooking oil. The beautician who delivered the shot, 39-year-old Martha Mata Vasquez, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in January.
It's tough to tell how often these types of dangerous procedures are being performed in the United States, experts said.
"I think that, especially in big cities, it's more common than you think, because I see lots of patients with problems who have been treated in hotel rooms, for example," said Dr. Rhoda Narins, past president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) and a clinical professor of dermatology at New York University Medical Center.
"Sometimes, when I ask patient what it is that they have had, they really have no idea," she said. In many cases, procedures are performed in non-medical settings -- hotel rooms, private homes, beauty clinics and spas, Narins said. "I've seen several patients who had spa treatments and got comfortable there, and then they were offered non-medical-grade silicone. They ended up having horrendous reactions."
Dr. John W. Canady, vice president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), said that the underground nature of these sub-par procedures makes them especially hard to track.
He and Narins said consumers should watch out for the following "red flags" when seeking out cosmetic injections or surgeries:
- Check for credentials. It's not enough that your "doctor" is wearing a white lab coat and has a certificate on the wall. A number of organizations -- the ASDS, the ASPS, the American Board of Plastic Surgery and state medical boards -- have online resources that people can check to verify credentials and experience.
- Be wary of cheap deals. "If a procedure has an unbelievable price that nobody else is offering, then you really have to slow down and examine why it's so cheap -- why is it so out of line with the rest of the market?" said Canady, who is also professor of plastic surgery at the University of Iowa.
- Look for nearby medical support. Even procedures conducted by the best-qualified staff can go awry, so make sure your practitioner has equipment and qualified personnel on hand to deal with allergic reactions, clotting and other events. Most reputable clinics will have hospital affiliations. "As a patient, you want to know what things are available if things don't go right," Canady said.
Most of all, the experts said, ask questions.
"It's important to be a responsible consumer, to do your homework, to not be afraid to ask the tough questions," Canady said. "If you ask people legitimate questions in a non-offensive way, and they get angry or hostile with you, then you need to go find somebody else."
Narins agreed that an educated, proactive consumer is the best defense against fraud and abuse in her industry.
"People shouldn't take chances with their health. When you inject something into your body, this is not the same as getting a massage," she said. "This is something that can seriously affect you, and for a long time."
That's a lesson Miles said she learned the hard way, but she's hopeful that her story can at least help others. The clinic she received her laser treatment from has since closed down, and Florida state law was recently toughened to mandate that all laser procedures be done under a doctor's supervision.
But Miles said her scars are a daily reminder that patients remain vulnerable.
"Make no assumptions, and don't be afraid to ask questions," she advised. "The mistake I made was that I never asked these women if they were a nurse practitioner, or if they had any experience doing this before, or how many times they had done it before. All of those were major mistakes."
HealthDay News, 2/26/2007, By E.J. Mundell


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Alex Burrows' three-game suspension is over, and the Canuck winger is set to return Thursday night in San Jose. But this poses a problem: in order for Burrows to come in, someone is going to have to come out, and with the way the Canucks are clicking, especially after Tuesday night in Colorado, it's tough to justify any subtractions from their current group of 12.
Sometimes it's easy. For instance, if you're feeling frugal this Christmas, spare your love the ten lords a-leaping. No one needs that many jumpy landowners. And it was pretty clear that Judas was the disciple that needed to go. But this duodecad is proving more difficult to trim down. Who comes out? Shawn Matthias? Matthias, after all, was the name of the disciple that replaced Judas, so he's a natural odd man out. Jannik Hansen? Most other teams in the NHL are surviving without a Danish player.
Those two would have been the most likely forwards until Tuesday, when both played pivotal roles in the come-from-behind win. Matthias scored his first of the season, and Hansen played his best game of the year, arguably, helping to create the tide-shifting 2-1 goal for Vancouver.
So it's tough. But in the interest of helping out the coaching staff, I've put together a list of seven forwards that could easily be benched, with airtight justifications for each.Continue Reading —›
The Canucks' media guide is a great tool for writers covering the team, laying out all sorts of information about the team and its history, both important and trivial.
If Nick Bonino scores a hattrick, for instance, a beat reporter can easily find out that it's the second hattrick of his career, that his first came against the Los Angeles Kings on February 2nd, 2013, and that a good way to liven up his lede about Bonino's great game would be to mention his love for Luke Bryan and suggest that Bonino could be heard saying, "I Don't Want This Night to End."
Most of the information available in the media guide is available elsewhere online, but it's nice to have it all in one place. It's also astonishingly comprehensive, listing every player to don a Canucks jersey, along with every draft pick, trade, and team award and record, not to mention every single overtime or shootout game, every penalty shot, and every shutout.
It's easy to get lost in all the information, but here are some of the most surprising facts that jumped out at me from the 2014-15 Canucks media guide. It made sense, what with Trevor Linden taking over as Team President, to list 16.Continue Reading —›
The Vancouver Canucks promised change this offseason, and true to their word, the 2014-15 roster features a bevy of new faces. A quick glance at the announced opening-day roster yields a number of unfamiliar names.
That in mind, here are seven guys who weren't on the Canucks last year.Continue Reading —›
The Vancouver Canucks dropped their seventh straight game on Saturday night, a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was a game the Canucks led through two periods but, as has become all-too familiar over the recent months, that mattered very little once the third period Canucks hit the ice. The third period Canucks are terrible, just terrible. It makes one wonder if they pass through a magical hallway in the second intermission — one that transforms their very essence into a hapless, crappier essence.
In any case, the loss was their first to the Maple Leafs in over a decade, which one hopes is rock bottom for this team. It's a nightmare from which we won't soon wake up.
Actually, that's not true. It's real-life. But the next three weeks, with the Canucks off and Team Canada on, are going to be a beautiful dream. Consider: when you went to bed on Saturday night, the team you cheered for was, as they say, a poop spectacle. But when you woke up Sunday morning, you, like Roberto Luongo, had a new team, with no problems!
Let's take a look at the Canucks' problems, and the ways in which they've been addressed.Continue Reading —›
When the Canucks lost 1-0 to the Los Angeles Kings back in mid-January, they didn't seem all that worried about the score. They felt they had accomplished something more important in establishing a physical identity and standing up for each other as a team.
It was a moral victory.
The only problem is that they didn't follow up that moral victory with actual victories — the type that show up under the W column in the standings. Since there's no M column for Moral Victories in the NHL standings, the Canucks have slid down to the second wild card spot and are close to sliding right out of the playoff picture altogether.
If the Canucks can't manage actual victories, they should at least try to get something other than moral victories, so here are 20 other victories they can aim for throughout the rest of the season, with help from PITB's amazing Twitter followers.Continue Reading —›
As if it wasn't enough to have to watch the Vancouver Canucks blow a two-goal lead and lose to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night, things got even worse for this fanbase when one of us made his way down to the glass and tossed his Canucks jersey onto the ice.
It wouldn't be the first time this season a fan had done so. Over in Edmonton, it's happened a few times, and coach Dallas Eakins has been none too pleased about it. He labelled the first fan to do it a quitter. And now it would appear that we have a quitter among us, and a hyperdramatic one that would quit on a team still currently sitting on a playoff spot, at that.
Again I say: it would appear. On first glance. On closer inspection, it wasn't a Canucks fan at all. It was a Blackhawks fan. We know because he wore his Chicago jersey on the way down.Continue Reading —›
Looking to boost their struggling offence and power play, the Canucks came close to signing veteran free agent Vinny Prospal last week. But at the last moment, it all fell through. In the space of 24 hours, the news that last season's leading scorer in Columbus was a certainty to sign a professional tryout contract with the Utica Comets was replaced by news that the 38-year-old was officially retiring from hockey.
It took just one practice with the Comets for Prospal to decide to hang up his skates. Perhaps he balked at the amount of effort it would take to get back into game shape, or maybe he couldn't keep pace with the Comets and, knowing that they are last in the AHL's Western Conference, realized his career was done.
After Prospal made his announcement, it seemed like the Canucks realized that help was not on the way and kickstarted their offence themselves, potting five goals in their next game against the Phoenix Coyotes and, in their enthusiasm, scoring two into their own net as well. Perhaps this is what the Canucks really need: a constant reminder that there is no deus ex machina on the way to save the season.
With that in mind, here are 10 veteran players that the Canucks should come close to signing before not signing at the last moment, providing the team with the inspiration they need.Continue Reading —›
Let's face it, the Canucks' 9-1 loss to the Ducks was absolutely awful and stands as one of the most lopsided defeats in franchise history. But, as bad as it was, it could have been a lot worse.
You might be asking, "How can that be possible?" Well, hypothetical person, you should just be patient and read the rest of this post. You should have figured out from that lede and the title of this post that we here at Pass it to Bulis were about to offer a list of ways the game could have been worse.
Here are 15 things that could have taken the game against the Ducks from awful to worse-than-craisins.Continue Reading —›
This article was originally written at the beginning of December and ended with the following convoluted way for Alex Burrows to bust out of the slump he was currently mired in: "Get a writer to pen an article about your scoring slump on Monday that is set to publish Wednesday when you have a game on Tuesday, thereby tempting fate and ensuring a goal on Tuesday."
The article was written on December 2nd and was going to be published on December 4th. That last joke was just a way to hedge my bets in case I jinxed myself by writing an article about a scoring slump that could have ended before the article was published. Instead, I jinxed Alex Burrows, who had his jaw broken by an errant clearing attempt by Chris Tanev in the middle of the second period.
I thought there was no way for Burrows' season to get any unluckier, considering he had taken 49 shots without scoring a single goal. He proved me wrong. Now we're 47 games into the Canucks' season and Alex Burrows has yet to score a single goal.Continue Reading —›
While you'd expect a team to be at their worst at the end of a long road trip, the Canucks and their crew of sleep doctors have frequently pointed to the first game after the trip as the truly bad one. The experts have said it; the Canucks have shown it.
The infamous, 7-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in November of 2010? That was the first home game after five away, and after the debacle, we learned that the sleep doctor had tabbed that contest well in advance of the shellacking as likely the ugliest outing of the year. April 20th of last season, the Canucks returned from another five-game trip to muster an unacceptable 14 shots in a game versus the Detroit Red Wings. They won, unbelievably enough, thanks to Cory Schneider and some luck in the shootout.
That in mind, it will probably take a little more luck for the Canucks to escape Monday night's visit from the Washington Capitals with both points. After seven games in the East, this one has all the trappings of a bad night out for the boys in blue.
But the Canucks can increase their luck by doing one very important thing: shutting down Alex Ovechkin. It's easier said than done, of course. The Capitals' sniper has 32 goals in his last 32 games, 15 more than the next guy. He's got a league-best 10 in 11 games this year, and even has people talking about him scoring 50 in 50. So yeah, you want to beat the Capitals? Don't let Ovechkin score. If the Canucks can get him to play like he tweets — which is to say, terribly — for just one night, their chances improve exponentially. Here are a few strategies for shutting him down:Continue Reading —›
During Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Canucks were in a bind partway through the third period. Down by one, the Canucks just weren't able to generate enough chances as the Flyers collapsed into a defensive shell to protect their lead. In an attempt to spark the offence, John Tortorella split the Sedins, moving Ryan Kesler to the wing with Henrik and Chris Higgins and putting Daniel with Mike Santorelli and Jannik Hansen.
The split worked, as Kesler and Higgins helped create room for Henrik with a physical forecheck, resulting in goals for both Higgins and Kesler and a win for the Canucks. It was the second time already in this short season that splitting the Sedins has resulted in a third period comeback, as it also worked against the Calgary Flames.
This has sparked the seemingly annual debate over whether the Canucks should split up the Sedins on a more semi-permanent basis. After all, splitting them so far this season has resulted in two goals per period, so, logically, starting the game with them split should result in 6 goals per game. Not even the 1984 Edmonton Oilers managed that, averaging a measly 5.6 goals per game. That's right: splitting the Sedins would make the Canucks better than the Oilers dynasty from the 80′s. Tortorella would be a fool not to do it!
Of course, it's not that simple. We're pretty big fans of the Sedins being together around these parts, but there are some legitimate arguments for splitting them — well, more legitimate than they'll score all the goals, at least. Let's break down the pros and cons in a feature we like to call "Pros and Cons."Continue Reading —›
The Canucks had a rude awakening on the first day of training camp, showing up on the ice in full gear, including hockey sticks, only to feel like complete chumps when there weren't any hockey pucks. After a bit of comic misunderstanding (Henrik, I thought you were bringing the pucks! But Daniel, it was your turn!), new coach John Tortorella revealed that the entire first day of training camp would be conducted sans-puck.
The first day of Canucks training camp involved intense skating drills, tough conditioning tests, and a two-mile run that was meant to be completed in 12 minutes. No word on whether they had to drag Tortorella behind them in a chariot while he whipped them repeatedly, so we must assume they did.
What's next for Tortorella's camp? What cruel and unusual punishment will he put them through in the coming days? There's no need to wonder. We here at PITB managed to get ahold of Tortorella's top secret training camp schedule. Here are some of the highlights:Continue Reading —›
The biggest question mark for the Canucks heading into the 2013-14 season is at centre, or, as Ben Kuzma is fond of saying, the Canucks have a "riddle in the middle." Henrik Sedin is firmly entrenched as the first line centre and, in theory, Ryan Kesler will be fully healthy and ready to centre the second line.
The other two centre jobs, however, are up for grabs. The Canucks have a number of options, from veteran free agent signing Brad Richardson, to sophomore Jordan Schroeder, to 18-year-old first round pick Bo Horvat, but each one of those options is filled with uncertainty. Richardson could slot in as the third or fourth-line centre and could even move over to the wing if need be, but he was also a frequent healthy scratch with the Los Angeles Kings. Schroeder's ability to handle larger players in the defensive zone and provide offense at the NHL-level is still in question. And Horvat is, well, 18.
It would be in the Canucks' best interest to add a few more names to their list of centre options, but the Canucks' funds will be limited once they re-sign Chris Tanev. As much as I might want the Canucks to acquire Mikhail Grabovski, they simply can't afford him unless he takes an insane paycut. Instead, they'll have to look for cheaper options, either by signing a legitimate centre to a cheap contract before training camp or by inviting some veterans with more uncertainty to camp to provide competition and potentially earn a contract.
The Canucks have brought in veterans to battle for roster spots in training camp in the past, such as Peter Schaefer, Owen Nolan, and Todd Fedoruk. That's not he most inspiring group of players, but with the lowered salary cap, there are still some valuable free agents on the market who might be available on bargain basement prices.
Here are five free agents that the Canucks should consider bringing in as competition.Continue Reading —›
The Vancouver Canucks have scheduled a press conference for 1 pm this afternoon, where it is expected that they will name John Tortorella the new head coach, unless the organization is running a masterful bluff and actually announces a hike in ticket prices, which the media will report in glowing terms since, hey, at least they didn't hire Tortorella.
Tortorella's testy relationship with reporters has been the focus over the last several days since rumours began circulating that he was headed to Vancouver, leading to plenty of anticipation for his first press conference with his new team. Unfortunately, it's likely to be a fairly staid affair, as Tortorella will look to make a good first impression.
That is, unless the reporters on hand ask the right — or, more appropriately, wrong — questions. While the press conference is likely to be full of questions about his tenure with the New York Rangers, what he hopes to accomplish with the Canucks, and why he accepted a job in a fish bowl like Vancouver, reporters are unlikely to ask the kinds of questions that really matter (or completely don't matter).
With that in mind, here are 25 questions we want to hear at the Tortorella press conference. Elliott, Iain, Brad, Cam, et al., feel free to print these out and bring them with you.Continue Reading —›
Chris Tanev had a solid season for the Canucks, showing that he's ready to step into a larger role next season. He even spent some time in the top-four alongside Alex Edler. It seemed like he instantly developed chemistry with whoever he played with thanks to his calm, simple style of play.
Tanev is also a pending Restricted Free Agent this off-season, leading to an interesting question. How much is Tanev worth? He doesn't do any one thing noticeably well. He doesn't put up points and doesn't hit. What he does do is make smart decisions with the puck and a good first pass out of the zone. He plays largely mistake-free defence, which is a nice switch for Canucks fans used to Kevin Bieksa and Alex Edler, who are far more high-risk.
It was revealed today that Tanev would be representing himself in his contract negotiations, with help from his dad, Mike. That makes things a little more complicated, as Tanev's dad will likely spend the entire meeting with Gillis saying awkward, embarrassing things, causing Tanev to roll his eyes and say "Daaaaaad" at least twice.
Here are 18 things you can expect Tanev's dad to say during his son's contract negotiations.Continue Reading —›
This may sound surprising, but it's entirely possible that Mike Gillis doesn't fire Alain Vigneault after the Canucks' second straight first round exit. While it makes more sense than ever (and perhaps for the first time ever) to let Vigneault go, Gillis has had opportunities to fire him and bring in his own choice for head coach in the past and chose to keep him around.
There's one argument against firing Vigneault that you're going to hear a lot in the coming days: who do you replace him with? Why bother firing the head coach if there's no one out there who's as good or better? It's an argument that has been made in the past as well, even by myself. It's also completely bogus.Continue Reading —›
We here at Pass it to Bulis are all about making bold statements. Unlike other blogs and the mainstream media, we don't shy away from the gut-punch of truth. We tell it like it is, day in and day out.
It is in the spirit of this unflinching commitment to boldness that we make the following proclamation: the Vancouver Canucks, down 3-0 in their first round series to the San Jose Sharks, have not been good enough.
Is everyone okay? Have we shattered your worldview and sent you scurrying for the warm embrace of your loved ones? Because we're not done. We're going a step further. Tonight, in game four, the Canucks need to be better.
Not everyone is willing to make such radical statements, but we know that you, our readers, deserve it. But that's not all. We're not just bold visionaries speaking truth to power. We're also practical sorts, who believe in providing real world solutions. So here are six things the Canucks need to do better if they want to win game four and force the series back to Vancouver.Continue Reading —›
The Vancouver Canucks handed out their team awards on Thursday night prior to their lacklustre effort against the Anaheim Ducks. Henrik Sedin took home the Cyrus H. McLean award as the Canucks' leading scorer and will keep it unless Daniel manages to score 6 points on Saturday against the Oilers without Henrik getting any.
Dan Hamhuis deservedly won the Babe Pratt award for best defenceman, Cory Schneider understandably won the Cyclone Taylor award as the team's MVP, and Jannik Hansen simultaneously had his praises sung as the team's Most Exciting Player and was named the team's unsung hero with the Fred J. Hume award.
That just doesn't seem like enough awards, so we put together seven more:Continue Reading —›
In a sense, it's been a long season. But in another sense (the literal sense), it's been a short season, a whirlwind. It's possible that you missed it all. But now the playoffs are here and we'd hate for you to be so far behind you can't enjoy them. Here's a quick review of the 2013 season.Continue Reading —›
Ryan Kesler and Derek Roy will be back on the same line again Monday versus the Chicago Blackhawks, but there are a few changes to the Canucks' second line nonetheless. First of all, Chris Higgins returns to the lineup, and he'll replace Jannik Hansen on the other wing. Second, Ryan Kesler and Derek Roy will trade spots, meaning that, unless Alain Vigneault has an eleventh hour change of heart (like he did last time), Roy will be the centre. Kesler will be reprising his long dormant role as a right-winger.
But now he has to try to remember what it's like to play the wing, a position he hasn't played since 2009. That's a long time. He might need a refresher course.Continue Reading —›
Alex Burrows has a lot to be happy about these days. He's about to get a $2.5 million raise, his team is heading into the playoffs with, if all goes well, home-ice advantage, and there are tentative plans for a charity tennis match between him and Milos Raonic in August, which is pretty dang cool.
Yes, life is good for Burrows and you would think that he wouldn't have much to be sad about. Oh how wrong you would be, hypothetical person. As this picture from Jeff Vinnick's Behind the Lens series at Canucks.com reveals, Burrows is super sad right now.
Here are 20 reasons why.Continue Reading —›
You can blame our fingers for our obsession with big, round numbers. Our limited digits gave rise to the base-10 numeral system, leading humans to see special significance to numbers divisible by 10. We see this particularly in hockey: we describe forwards as 20-goal scorers or 30-goal scorers, attach particular import to scoring 50 goals in a season (particularly if they're tallied within 50 games), and award players that reach 1000 games played with a silver stick.
If only we were born with 6 fingers on each hand, we could have had the far more mathematically satisfying base-12 and have the far more exclusive group of players that reached a dozen-dozen-dozen (1728) games played: Gordie Howe, Mark Messier, and Ron Francis. Actually, never mind: any numbering system that would accord Mark Messier special honour is fundamentally flawed.
In the last two games, two Canucks have reached significant milestones: against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, Kevin Bieksa recorded his 200th career point when he opened the scoring on the powerplay. It was, incidentally, also his 10th career game-winning goal. Then, against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, Henrik Sedin recorded his 600th career assist on Alex Burrow's gamewinner.
Personally, I had no idea these milestones were coming up for either player; the media guide will often mention them when they're coming close, but for those of us not in the press box, we tend to only find out after the fact when the play-by-play crew fills us in.
With that in mind, here are 16 upcoming Canucks milestones, both those that come divisible by 10 and those that are franchise specific, that might come in the final 10 games of the season. Yes, 16. It's not divisible by 10. Deal with it.Continue Reading —›
The Vancouver Canucks' powerplay is in a state of disarray. It's been 9 games now since they scored with the man advantage.
Yes, the unit did create a goal Tuesday versus the Blue Jackets, but the goal came after the Columbus player exited the box, meaning Vancouver's worst powerplay drought in 10 years continues.
We simply can't allow it to. It's time for some bold thinking to get off the schneid. It's time for some new ideas. That in mind, we here at PITB have done some serious brainstorming and put together a list of brash, innovative suggestions that could kickstart the Canucks' flagging man advantage. We offer them freely to Newell Brown and the rest of the Canucks' coaching staff. Gentlemen, brace yourselves for genius:Continue Reading —›
Some called the Canucks' visit to Minnesota the biggest game of the season. I guess it was, although it seems silly to call a game where the worst-case scenario was a tie for first place with 24 games remaining all that big. But you can understand how Vancouver fans, who aren't used to the Canucks even being in a game for first place in the division, might make it out to be a bigger deal than it was. At the halfway point in the season, a dogfight for first in the Northwest is like seeing a shooting star. You want to make a wish on it.
For many, that wish was for the Canucks to put in a dominating performance, which they haven't done in a while now, and really re-assert their superiority over the Wild. But instead, they hardly showed up.
Who is to blame for this no-show? Alain Vigneault, says the chorus that's been calling for Vigneault's head ever since he lost the Stanley Cup Final he coached the team to in 2011 like a sap. He's bad at his job, they say, which is why he's yet to win one of those championships he always has his team contending for.
So is it time for a breakup? On Monday, Thomas Drance tackled this question the same way Ross tried to decide between Julie and Rachel in Friends episode "The one with the list": he made a list, examining Alain Vigneault's pros and cons. The problem, unfortunately, is that Drance's list was woefully incomplete. So we've decided to make our own:Continue Reading —›
"Don't panic."
This epigram sits at the beginning of two pop culture landmarks: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the discography of Coldplay. In the former's case, it's a perfect introduction to one of the great works of science fiction. In the latter's case, it's an imperfect introduction, in that it's the best song Coldplay has ever done. It's never ideal to peak with the first song on your first album. Do that, and it's really only a matter of time before you're the creepiest, singing, dancing, CGI rabbit in music video history.
But "don't panic" is more than just a great phrase to put on the cover of a book or a great song by a mediocre band — its also good advice. Arthur C. Clarke once said it's the best advice.
That is, unless it really is time to panic, and for many Canucks fans, it is. Vancouver has lost 8 of their last 11, including 3 straight, and if that wasn't enough, their most recent loss came at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets, hockey's punching bag. The way most people see it, losing to the Blue Jackets is like locking your keys in the car. You have no one to blame but yourself.
After the game, Canucks fans started asking if it was time to flip the pool. Perhaps. But perhaps not. Let's take a moment and weigh the pros and cons of full-blown panic.Continue Reading —›


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Saturday night was prom night for several high schools in the area. When the dance ended, many of the kids had a safe place to go. Albemarle high school hosted an all night party that was drug & alcohol-free.
"In a few hours you won't be able to recognize this place," said volunteer Vickie Marsh.
Local parents are teaming up to make sure students stay safe this prom season.
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text: Assange, Snowden, and Greenwald Silent On Ecuador's Sweeping New Media Laws Print article Send a Tip by Lee Stranahan 10 Jul 2013 post a comment Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, posted an editorial/call to arms in The Guardian that once again promotes his view of America as the oppressor of the world while remaining noticeably silent on the draconian new threat to free speech for the people in Ecuador. Assange begins with an interesting admission: The original cypherpunks were mostly Californian libertarians. I was from a different tradition… The link between anti-military libertarians and anti-military leftists continues with Ron Paul supporter Edward Snowden working with anti-imperialist internationalists like Assange, Laura Poitras, and Glenn Greenwald as we speak. Their common cause is not to protect America's freedoms but to destroy the military dominance of the United States in order to free the world from what this group sees as the oppressive force of what they call the American empire. Latin America is a big focus of Assange's piece. This is especially important, since Snowden may be bringing his classified information, training, and skill set to Latin America at the behest of Assange. Assange writes: The struggle for Latin American self-determination is important for many more people than live in Latin America, because it shows the rest of the world that it can be done. But Latin American independence is still in its infancy. Attempts at subversion of Latin American democracy are still happening, including most recently in Honduras, Haiti, Ecuador and Venezuela. Assange's talk about the "struggle for Latin American self-determination" makes it clear that the "tradition" he comes out of is Marxism and more specifically Leninism. Vladimir Lenin laid out the importance of destroying capitalist imperialism in his 1916 essay "The Socialist Revolution and the Right of Nations to Self-Determination." This view of "rights" as a thing belonging to states, not just individuals, is a running theme in Assange's Guardian piece. What about the rights of the individuals when a state "self determines" to nationalize private property or seize control of communications? Assange is mute on that point. This explicitly socialist view of imperialist America trampling on the rights of the world is a common thread that has run through the Snowden story and its attacks on American military intelligence gathering. America as empire is a common theme with Greenwald, who constantly refers to that concept in pieces throughout his career with titles like "Collapsing Empire Watch" and "Will America Do Anything to Preserve Its Empire?," all part of the overarching narrative that capitalism and imperialism as exemplified by the United States is falling apart before our eyes. It is the polar opposite of the idea of American Exceptionalism, a concept that Greenwald takes a machete to in a piece titled The premises and purposes of American exceptionalism, where he savages British-born National Review writer Charles C.W. Cooke for calling America "the greatest country in world history": It's certainly true that Americans are justifiably proud of certain nationalistic attributes: class mobility, ethnic diversity, religious freedom, large immigrant populations, life-improving technological discoveries, a commitment to some basic liberties such as free speech and press, historical progress in correcting some of its worst crimes. But all of those virtues are found in equal if not, at this point, greater quantity in numerous other countries. Add to that mix America's shameful attributes - its historic crimes of land theft, genocide, slavery and racism, its sprawling penal state, the company it keeps on certain human rights abuses, the aggressive attack on Iraq, the creation of a worldwide torture regime, its pervasive support for the world's worst tyrannies - and it becomes not just untenable, but laughable, to lavish it with that title. This is precisely the worldview shared by Assange, who sees the United States as the great threat to freedom while conveniently ignoring the free speech and human rights abuses of a country like, let's say, Ecuador. Of course, the Ecuadorian Embassy in London is where Assange has been holed up for the last year or so, trying to avoid extradition on a rape charge from Sweden. And Ecuador gave Snowden the papers he needed to flee to Russia. Thus, the self-proclaimed defenders of free speech at the vanguard of New Journalism have ample reason to shut their traps about Ecuador's new Organic Communications Law. Ecuador's sweeping new law--think of it as Obamacare for the Ecuadorian media--has generated virtually no exposure from from bold journalists like Assange, Greenwald, or Snowden. For one thing, all of them would be in violation of the provision in the new law that requires reporters to have a state-approved journalism degree. Supposed defenders of freedom like Assange appear to take no issue with Ecuador's media regulations that have created a whole new bureaucracy. The rules and regulations are created by the Council of Regulation and Development of Information and Communication. Enforcement will be meted out by the Superintendence of Information and Communication. Then there are The People, represented by the Consultative Council. Of course, this group's decisions are not binding, and it is not clear what the Council will actually do. The Organic Communications Law is statism at its core. The new Ecuadorian law describes information and communications in terms of advantages given out by the states, calling them part of the "public good" and a "public service." Accordingly, Ecuador now requires that radio frequencies will be doled out on a strict percentage basis with 33 percent going to private institutions, 33 percent going to public institutions, and 34 percent going to community media outlets. Of course, some of the private media outlets that exist now will be turned over to the state to achieve this equity. Much of the Ecuadorian law is simply a stark, ugly attack on free speech that is sure to have an icy cold chilling effect on criticism of the state by actually mandating the content and presentation of media. As the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas blog reports: The document also makes media outlets responsible for the comments made by anonymous users on their websites. It also requires them to publish or broadcast replies to their stories when these affect a person's "dignity, honor or reputation" within 72 hours after a complaint is received. And any correction must appear "with the same characteristics, dimensions and in the same space, section and schedule" the original story received. And the Committee to Protect Journalists explains the vaguely-worded law could be used to force "good news" coverage like the kind Pravda and other communist state-run media distribute: After inspecting a hydroelectric project in northern Ecuador last year, President Rafael Correa complained about the scant press coverage of his visit and suggested it was part of a media blackout. "Did the Ecuadoran media conspire to ignore this important event? It seems like that is the case," Correa told the crowd at a town hall meeting. "In this country, good news is not news." Under Ecuador's new Communications Law, however, journalists may have to pay far more attention to ribbon-cutting ceremonies and other government PR events. Article 18 of the law forbids the "deliberate omission of ... topics of public interest." But this wording is so vague that nearly any action by local, state, or national government official could be considered of public interest. Then there are the new laws against "media lynching," which the Committe to Protect Journalists says: is defined as "the dissemination of concerted and reiterative information ... with the purpose of undermining the prestige" of a person or legal entity. Media outlets found violating this provision could be ordered to issue public apologies and would be subject to criminal and civil sanctions that are not specified in the legislation. Assange closes by emphasizing once again that he wants to push past the concept of individual rights to protect the almighty state, as long as that state is not America. He wants to protect the little guy. Like Ecuador. These are just some of the important ways in which the message of the cypherpunks goes beyond the struggle for individual liberty. Cryptography can protect not just the civil liberties and rights of individuals, but the sovereignty and independence of whole countries, solidarity between groups with common cause, and the project of global emancipation. It can be used to fight not just the tyranny of the state over the individual but the tyranny of the empire over smaller states. The cypherpunks have yet to do their greatest work. Join us. Assange refers to "the project of global emancipation," as in "Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!" History has shown time and again how well that emancipation has worked out.


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'South Park,' 'Tomb Raider,' 'Black Ops 2,' 'Resident Evil 6′ DLC coming to Xbox 360 first
In a week that exclusive content is paramount in attracting the most attention, Microsoft and the Xbox brand have announces that the DLC for four major upcoming titles will see release on Xbox Live before making appearances on other consoles and marketplaces.
In addition to Activision bringing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC to Xbox first, Capcom will release Resident Evil 6 DLC, Square Enix will launch Tomb Raider DLC, and THQ will release South Park: The Stick of Truth DLC; all on Xbox 360 first. With all of these games currently sitting atop many "most anticipated" lists, these announcements should do well for Microsoft.
Announcements such as these will serve to sway those who are having a difficult time deciding which platform to purchase on. Resident Evil 6 will release October 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will launch on November 13, and both Tomb Raider and South Park: The Stick of Truth will release on March 5, 2013.
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Ever slip a chick a tranquilizer? She's so passed out she has boob lube all over her titties in about 2 minutes!
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IntroductionHi, i posted my first guide about Artisan Occupation and after that, I shifted my interests from general guides to class specific guides. I posted guides for assasin and Berserker. But recently i found that there are not much guides on the general topics in C9 forums. So, I have decided to make several guides and post them here.This guide is about Elemental Enhancements. All the information i have gathered about elemental enhancement, I am putting them here.The materials and the information of this guide will be property of C9/Webnez.
What is Elemental Enhancement?
There are four elements in the Continent of the Ninth Seal; Air, Water, Fire and Earth. Corresponding to each element, There is an elemental gem :Sky Sapphire for Air
Wild Topaz for Earth
Flame Ruby for Fire
Ocean Emerald for Water
Enhancing equipments using these elemental stones adds elemental attributes of the corresponding element.
Elements can almost never fail being added to equipment. However, Elemental Values are set on a 100:1% scale, for example +70 will added 0.7% your element attributes, while +240 will add 2.4%.
Elemental AttributeElemental attribute of your chartacter can be checked in the botttom of your character menu.
Increase in any elemental attribute increases the elemental attack or defence by a percentage. In my case, I have 790 Earth attack which shows as 7.9% Earth attack in the character menu.
Effect of Elemental Enhancement
The elemental attributes can either increase your elemental attack or defence. There are two types of effect that can be expected from elemental enhance ment depending on the type of equipment (Weaponor Armor). Only Weapons and Armors that have Element Slot can be enhanced using elemental stones.
Elemntal enhancement of weapons changes all attacks(Physical or Magical) from "Normal" to "Elemental" corresponding to the specific element that is added to the weapon. It is not recommended to add 2 or more different types of elements, as the weapon will always take the effect of the dominant elemen or may get canceled completely.It also increases damage in skills that use the specific element that is added
Elemental enhancement of weapons DO NOT effect in PvP except for some skills that use the specific element that is added to the weapon.
When armor is enhanced using an elemental gem, armor gains resistance to the specific element that was added. It is recommended to use a variety of elements (depending on scenario) since elemental resistance does not override each other like weapon element. Tje elemental enhance ment of armor are also available in PvP.
How To Enhance?
You can enhance a weapon or armor with element buy talking to the Jweler.
The Jweler is always Besides the Blacksmith in every town. After talking to the jweler select the "Element Enhancement" option.
It opens the Elemental Enhancement tool where you can put the Elemental Gem and the Equipment to be enhanced in their corresponding slots.
After placing the equipment and the gem in their corresponding slots, click on Enhance button and the elemental gem will be added to the blank elemental gem slot of your equipment.
1. It requires some gold to enhance equipment using elemental gems, which depends on the grade of equipment and gem.
2. If there is no blank slot available in the equipment. the gem will replace the existing gem in the first slot of the equipment. The existing gem will get destroyed in the process.
Grades of Elemental Gem
Elemental gems have grades from 1 to 10 (I to X) which determines the amont of increase in the elemental attribute (Atk or Def) on enhancement by using the gem. Grade 1 provides the least amount (30) and grade 10 provides the highest (600). When multiple gems of same element are added to an equipment the attributes add up to define the total attribute of a specific element.
Combining Elemental Gems
Elemental gems of lower grade can be combined to get elemental gems of higher grade. Grade 1 and 2 can be combined directly using the Nitro Cube from blacksmith.
For combining elemental gems(above level II) You need certain materials.
Ingot of Earth to Combine Wild Topaz (Earth Gem)
Wood of Fire to Combine Flame Ruby (Fire Gem)
Bolt of Air to Combine Sky Sapphire (Air Gem)
How to create materials required for combining?
Metal worker can use Earth Powder/ Earth fragtment to make crude/inferior/common Ingot of Earth.
Wood worker can use Fire Powder/ Fire fragtment to make crude/inferior/common Wood of Fire.
Chief can use Water Powder/ Water fragtment to make crude/inferior/common Solution of Water.
Tailor can use Air Powder/ Air fragtment to make crude/inferior/common Bolt of Air.
Check Out my Comprehencive Berserker Skills Guide [PvP] and [PvE]
Pretty nice guide but some of the info you have there is already on c9wiki. Maybe you should integrate it here because I guess it's a place where people go to find info instead of the forum.
Just a sugestion :)
PaladinPT | 4X Bladedancer | EU-Rahkdan
Hi i have a question
well i have putted 2 gems water damage 180 and 180 so 2 of level VI , but i noticed that in the third world my attacks are pretty low and weak... the problem is not pve but in pvp... i did not test it yet but will my attacks be lower? i mean the water damage would affect all the skills or only that specific skill with water damage??? cause in pve the water attack include all my skills...
and what if i have water damage and the enemy in pvp has some water resistance will all my attacks be lower? or only that skill with water damage^?
i'm confused thanks
great guide btw
Cheers wiz Beers
In PvP elemental enhancements only effect the skill which uses the corresponding element. This means, if you have water elemental enhancement, then only skils which do water damage by default will get effected and nothing else.
Yes, if your opponent has water resistance the water damage of both the skill and the enhancement is reduced.
In PvE, for third continent, the mobs are water element. So having water enhancement wont do much damage. You will have to use earth enhqancement in the third continent for getting higher damage.
Since Wardens use mostly water skills I notice them applying Water Elements to their weapons. So, do they get their damage amplified in pvp? Also if I were to apply Water Element to my armors would I get less damage from Wardens in pvp? Because I really get so much damage from Wardens.
Whoever you are....
Thanks buddy :)
so only my skill with water will be reduced? not all? right? in pvp i'm saying..


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There's a whole lot happening in Austin, Texas right now. SXSW Festival has kicked off and with it a whole heap of exciting moments! From pop culture dreams-come-true (HELLO, Veronica Mars premiere!), to speeches from the likes of Julian Assange and Mindy Kaling, the two-week event celebrates the best of music, film and technology.
There's still seven days of music and late night partying to come as the second part of the festival kicks of and bands, rappers and singers all head to the city to play. Plus, there's going to be a speech from Lady Gaga who was recently announced as the first singer to perform in space Until then, here are the highlights so far.
1. The Veronica Mars selfie
Oh goodness! The long-awaited Veronica Mars movie has almost arrived! Crowd-funded on Kickstarter by fans of the show, the film premiered at SXSW last week. General opinion? The story about Veronica returning to school for a reunion just in time to solve a murder was smart, sassy, witty and quite dark in places. The cast took on Ellen DeGeneres and co. and posed for a selfie at the event. #veronicamarsmovie
2. Justin Bieber shouts out to his 'baby'... *cough* Selena Gomez *cough*
Justin took to the stage at the Banger's Sausage and Beer Garden venue to perform 'As Long As You Love Me'. 'This next song goes out to my baby,' he 20-year-old declared onstage, while looking at Selena in the audience.
3. Mindy Kaling becomes the newest young feminist voice
Mindy Kaling talked feminism at her SXSW Q&A. 'The guys on my staff identify as feminist,' she told the room. 'You shouldn't be applauding the women writers on my staff, that should just be the way it is. I think as women we want other women to do so well, but we think formidable means no fun.'
She also explained that being an Indian American had made her comedy career more difficult: 'people wouldn't think you're funny because of the way you look.'
4. Zac Efron gives us three tickets to the gun show
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|Sun, 01-31-2010 - 3:17pm
Anyone have goals for February?
I love reading what others hope to accomplish; it's motivating to me! Here's my list--I'm such a *list person*--for February......
1. Continue w/the shopping exile. Try to come in w/lower spending amounts than I had in Jan.
2. Declutter. I have a couple of specific areas to go through--3 boxes of kids' books I took off bookshelf a few weeks ago, a small dresser of vhs movies, the drawers in my dresser. Possibly our master bedroom closet if I finish those.
3. Finish taxes and FAFSA. Hopefully this will be crossed off the list by next weekend.
4. Plan and take weekend trip. The kids have a 4-day weekend for Presidents' Day. We're thinking about heading up to Hannibal to see Mark Twain's boyhood home and then swing over to Springfield, IL to do the Lincoln stuff.
5. Stop procrastinating on making a few phone calls to set up some dr. appts. Why is that something I even need to put on a list???????
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|Tue, 02-09-2010 - 10:11am
Welcome to the board! A roll call is probably buried here somewhere, lol! Glad you posted to our goal thread. You can also post a separate intro if you want; not sure how many will see you here, kwim?
WTG on the eating out. I'm glad it doesn't seem as hard for you to skip that now. But I can definitely relate on the soda thing. That is one thing I constantly struggle with and have for years!
We'll be doing mid-month & EOM check-ins for our goals. Hope to see you post your progress there!
|Tue, 02-09-2010 - 5:37am
Hi I'm Lauren from NC, I didn't see a rollcall thread so I'm using this as one :)
Goals for Feb:
1. Basically survive the month. Paychecks are unusually low this month bc I'm a SAHM and my fiance was injured last month and then one day after he returned to work we had a snow storm and he works outside so he has missed a lot and he was also out yesterday for a folllow up appt. So far were doing just fine keeping our heads above water, but I'm REALLY nervous about seeing this next paycheck lol.
2, Cut any eating out for the rest of the month. We only ate out once last week but there is just no wiggle room this month! I don't know why it use to be so hard for us it feels so easy now to not eat out.
3. Find a site for our wedding, we just started planning our wedding and were getting married in 5 months. were crazy. Its because we are getting married on our 5 year anniversary.
4. Cut back on sodas!!!! This is a big one
5. Finish cleaning out the kitchen cabinets. Started a week ago and are halfway done but its been a CRAZY week!
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Fruit trees in her Roberts, Wisconsin yard provide Dixie Helders with the main ingredient for this lovely pie. "A scoop of vanilla or cinnamon ice cream is terrific on top," she suggests.
6-8 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.
5 cups sliced peeled tart apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 Heath candy bar (1.4 ounces), chopped
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash ground nutmeg
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1 Heath candy bar (1.4 ounces), chopped
In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Spoon into pie
shell. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut
in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add nuts and
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Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until topping is browned and
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Photos and Description of this 2 bedroom holiday apartment in Bergamo
140 sqm apt, 3 bedrooms,3 bathrooms, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen
The apartment consists of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large living, a dining room and a kitchen. The largest bed room has a double bed and foldable bed for child; the second one has two twin beds and the thjrd one two single beds. The largest bathroom has a bathtub, the second one has a shower. The living room is connected with a terrace where you can eat. All bedrooms have wardrobes, chest of drawers and hangers. The corridor and the living room is equipped with lockers for clothes and blankets and shelves for books, videos and DVDs. From the terrace you can enjoy nice view of Città Alta (the Upper City) both during the day (especially at sunset) and at night when the churches and medieval buildings are all lit. From the garage, located in the second basement, you can go, by the elevator, to the forth floor and then reach the fifth floor by a short staircase. If the apartment is kept properly ventilated, it remains is quite cool, even in summer, and rarely the air conditioner is needed to be turned on.
The streets around the Triangle have lanes for pedestrians and, moreover, they are at limited traffic; therefore, they allow you to easily walk out with children both for walking in the vicinity either to reach the center and its 'movida', its bars, ice cream parlors, cinemas and shops. By bus you can easily reach the Città Alta and its walls, its monuments and its refined and famous restaurants.
Bergamo is at the same time, a beautiful medieval city, la Citta Alta (the Upper Town ) and a nice, but not frenzied, modern city, la Città Bassa (the Lower Town) whose center dates mainly from the last three centuries. You can quickly walk across the city by foot and this makes it very livable, because everything is close at hand: shops and department stores, cultural centers, cinemas, theaters and art galleries. Already from your first inquiry about the apartment will be sent by e-mail, two booklets entitled 'Useful numbers and places of interest in Bergamo' and 'Description of and instructions for use.' In the first booklet you can find maps of the center of Bergamo as well as of Città Alta and of the surrounding areas. In these maps, properly numbered, are shown the shops and trattorias in the vicinity of the apartment and the most interesting places of the city. In the second booklet, will be particularly useful the part relating to utilities (electricity, gas, water, telephone and wi-fi) because, if necessary, you will know how to intervene to return the light, a stop loss of water or the gas supply.
BY FREEWAY: along the A4 freeway there is only one output for Bergamo; after the toll booth you enter a roundabout where you will find 2 subsequent outputs for Bergamo center. Take the second one and go along Via dell'Autostrada until you pass under the railway embankment; at this point you are 300 meters from the apartment.
BY TRAIN: Bergamo Station is well connected with the city and the surrounding area with a good bus service and taxis.
Bergamo and its region too are well connected by railroad and freeway with many destinations: on the west with Milan and, from there, to the north with the region of the lakes and with Switzerland, to the west with Turin and France, to the south with Genoa and, finally, to the south-east with Bologna and central and southern Italy; moreover, on the east, Bergamo is connected with Brescia, Verona and, from there, to the north, with Brenner and Austria and, further to the east, with Venice and Trieste.
BY PLANE: you can arrive to Bergamo from the following airports: Milano-Malpensa (111 km, 1 h), Milano-Linate (50 km, 1 h) and Bergamo-Orio al Serio (10 km, 15 min).
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- wheelchair inaccessible
About Christiane Perato
I am a French woman who, after having had different job experiences, now has got a little firm which imports French barrels for Italian wine makers. I spent my childhood in Chatou, a nice little town in western suburbs of Paris.
Afterwards I lived, for a number of years, in Paris while studying at the University and then working as a film director assistant. At the age of thirty-four years I moved to Italy where I lived in Rome and then in Brisighella, a charming little village just North of Apennine Mountains not far from the Adriatic see. Over there my son was born and also began my interest for the world of wine and I had the chance to begin my present activity. Then I moved to Bergamo where I have lived for more than twenty years until I got married with an engineering professor who lived in Bologna where I moved and where I am still living. I often go to Bergamo with my husband to see my son, my three grandchildren and my old friends, but now my home is no longer in Bergamo, but, of course, in Bologna.
Christiane Perato purchased this apartment in 2002
Why Christiane Perato chose Bergamo
When I lived in Bergamo I desired to buy myself an apartment in the city. When I was shown this apartment I have been immediately conquered by its charm and I was attracted by its little the terrace on which it is possible to have meals looking at the hills where lies "Bergamo Alta"; moreover it had enough space for me and my son who was no more a child, but already a boy.
When my son got married and, soon after, I became a widow, I lived lonely in this apartment for a few years and I devoted myself to its furnishings, which gave me a pleasant diversion. I discovered how nice it is to live in an area so close to the city center and hence to shops, restaurants, concert halls and everything you may need. After some years I got remarried and now the apartment is often empty. This is why I decided to rent it for short stays, it allows me to meet new people and to save on costs.
What makes this apartment unique
The apartment is a part of a building whose shape is an equilateral triangle whose side is 70 mt (hence the name by which it is known in Bergamo) and contains a very large garden equipped for children with lawns and walkways with benches. It is a 10 minutes' walk from the city's central square and the theatre Donizetti, 20 minutes from the station and just over a 5 minutes' drive from the Città Alta and less than 5 minutes from the free-way entrance. From the terrace, where you can eat, you have a nice view of the Città Alta both during the day (especially at sunset) and by night when the churches and medieval buildings are all lit. Apart from the fact that I am very found of this apartment and I can't imagine other people to disagree, I must admit that the building itself is very modern but from outside, to be sincere, it is not so attractive; but living inside is wonderful.


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