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Hair Loss
Part of A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects
Hair loss (alopecia) is a common experience, particularly in men as they age. When hair loss is new, rapid or severe, it is considered abnormal. There are many medical treatments that can cause disturbing hair loss, including cancer drugs and some arthritis drugs.
Hair loss can also be caused by many HAART meds, but for PHAs the most common cause is the nucleoside analogue 3TC (alone in Epivir and also in the combination drugs Combivir and Trizivir). The protease inhibitor indinavir (Crixivan) has also been implicated in some instances of accelerated hair loss. Unfortunately, no one seems to have found a perfect solution other than switching or discontinuing the problematic drug. Even then, the return of the lost hair may be slow and incomplete.
Other causes of hair loss include:
It is important to note that androgenic steroids, such as testosterone, are often implicated in rapid or new-onset hair loss, particularly when too-high doses are used. An evaluation of the pros and cons of testosterone for you should be considered with your doctor. In general, doses that simply replace normal levels of testosterone using through-the-skin delivery (via gels or patches) are considered best; too-high doses, especially via injections, should be avoided. For some people, minoxidil products (Rogaine) may help with hair loss, but as with all medications, check to make sure there are no possible interactions with your other drugs before taking such products.
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Scottish Review of Books Review: The Cone-Gatherers
Consider the paradox of Robin Jenkins's reputation. Hailed upon the publication of each new book as Scotland's "greatest living novelist", each of these books then seemed almost instantaneously to be forgotten. In part, this was because he never found a publisher who would consistently publish his work; in part, because as soon as he had finished writing a novel – at least until his later years – he moved on, never to look back. The Cone Gatherers is one of the classics of modern Scottish literature – indeed, one of the classics of modern literature per se, and a far better novel than Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men from which, in part, it seems to derive – though Steinbeck's novel, of course, also has Scottish roots in Burns's poetry. It is a pity that Canongate is now reissuing what was formerly part of the Canongate Classics series as a stand alone Canongate novel: the Classics series underlined not only the quality of the work but its centrality to the development of twentieth-century Scottish literature. Jenkins, like Neil Gunn, needs a publisher committed to promoting his oeuvre as a whole: in no other country would we be lacking the collected works of two of the most important analysts of our twentieth-century culture.
- The Cone-Gatherers
- Paperback - Canongate
Calum and Neil are the cone-gatherers - two brothers at work in the forest of a large Scottish estate. But the harmony of their life together is shadowed by the dark obsessive hatred of Duror, the gamekeeper.


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I have spent a long career in poetry writing and teaching and in my sixth decade trained to become a therapist, learning coaching skills as well. I have published four poetry collections and a few creative nonfiction essays. Three grown daughters. My oldest grandson will be 21 in July and the fleeting passage of time takes my breath away.


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bike parts, mountain bikes, cross country xc bikes,cyclocross cross bikes, track bikes, road bikes?, my thoughts and day to day meanderings. jokes, yodelling and snow shoeing, attempts at xc sking, bike, think you can cook? I got a grappling hook, pics of random stuff and seasonal plants, secret racing advice, soup on a bun, slacking with the help of "The Church of the Sub-genius",oilcan larry and making grammatical errors
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
here is a pic of me when i was younger. yeah i know i grew into my ears and got taller.
didn't ride today, but i made alot of money. hmmmmm....what should i buy my dog now?
4 comments:
- Mother Theresa said...
I just luuuuvvvv a man with big ears...er....where do you keep your money stashed?!
- November 12, 2008 at 7:06 AM
- OilcanRacer said...
under my bed.....come over and get it......
you can take that stament three different ways. you choose which.
- November 12, 2008 at 4:57 PM
- Mother Theresa said...
....and the big bad wolf is being played by oilcan....is there room under there with the dust monkeys?
- November 12, 2008 at 9:34 PM
- OilcanRacer said...
my room is very clean, no dust bunnies or monkeys.
very clean, but cluttered with bike stuff.
ok my room look like a bike shop. a clean bike shop.
wolf? aaaaahhhhwhhhooooooooooooo!!! my doggie joined me on that one.
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Using the iPhone and iPad cameras to capture external guitar oscillations
Remember the video of guitar strings oscillating, caught by an iPhone sitting inside a guitar? Turns out you can capture this outside a guitar if you just apply a ton of lights. It makes sense, as you're monkeying with the rolling shutter, which can then capture the oscillations of the guitar s...
iPhone 4 captures guitar strings in action
This is one of the slickest iPhone 4 videos I've seen in a long time. A guitarist (justkylevids on YouTube) apparently wondered what it was like being inside his guitar while playing, so he dropped his iPhone 4 in with the video camera running and captured this incredible video. The effect yo...
Rolling shutter effect can make stunning iPhone photos
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The Minnesota Swarm moved up from the bottom in IL Indoor's NLL Power Rankings after Week #13. (Photo: Chris Fischbeck)
IL Indoor's Brian Shanahan has released his National Lacrosse League Power Rankings after Week #13 of the 2013 NLL regular season. The Minnesota Swarm moved up from of the bottom of the poll after earning their second-straight win while the Buffalo Bandits continued to fall after losing their fifth game in a row as the two teams switched places in the ranks entering their matchup this weekend.
"There was not much changing at the top of the Power Rankings but there sure was a lot of movement at the bottom," Shanahan writes.
6) Minnesota Swarm (5-7) (+3)
"It appears that the Minnesota Swarm has their Mojo back as they have won their second straight convincing victory, this time by a 20-11 score over Philadelphia. Next week the Swarm will host Buffalo and then travel to Philadelphia."
9) Buffalo Bandits (5-8) (-3)
"Hours before Friday's 18-11 loss to the Toronto Rock, Buffalo head coach Darris Kilgour told me that the Bandits biggest problem this year (and last) is that they never put in a full 60 minutes. The third quarter was a perfect example of his statement as as Buffalo's defense disintegrated as they were outscored 7-0 to break open what was a very tight 7-6 game. The loss was Buffalo's fifth in a row. The Bandits are at a risk to miss the playoffs for the first time since Kilgour took over 10 years ago. Buffalo travels to Minnesota next weekend and will finish their season with games against Washington and then Rochester."
Check out where the rest of the teams sit in the Power Rankings along with Shanny's expert analysis here.
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1."A lot of people chase fame and popularity. I'm not intrested in being famous. I do what I love, and if people hate me for it there's not much I can do. I'm not going to change who I am to please the public." – Kristen Stewart
2. "The number one rule of writing to to write what you know- or something like that. So I wrote about my expirences."- Nikki Reed
3.I wanted to be one of those people who have streaks to maintain, who scorch the ground with their intensity. But for now, at least I knew such people, and they needed me, just like comets need tails.
- Looking For Alaska
I ran out of the room like I'd never smoked a cigarette, like I ran with Takumi on Barn Night, across the dorm circle to his room, but Takumi was gone. His bunk was bare vinyl; his desk was empty; an outline of dust where his stereo had been. He was gone, and I did not have time to tell him what I had just now realised: that I forgave him, and that she forgave us, and that we had to forgive to survive in the labyrinth. There were so many of us that would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.
- Looking For Alaska
And as I walked back to give Takumi's note to the Colonel, I saw that I would never know. I would never know her well enough to know her thoughts in those last minutes, would never know if she left us on purpose. But the not-knowing would not keep me from caring, and I would always love Alaska Young, my crooked neighbour, with all my crooked heart.
I got back to Room 43, but the Colonel wasn't home yet, so I left the note on the top bunk and sat down at the computer, and I wrote my way out of the labyrinth:
Before I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home. But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for real friends and a more-than-minor life. And then I screwed up and the Colonel screwed up and Takumi screwed up and she slipped through our fingers. And there's no sugar-coating it: she deserved better friends.
When she fucked up, all those years ago, just a little girl terrified into paralysis, she collapsed into the enigma of herself. And I could have done that, but I saw where it led for her. So I still believe in the Great Perhaps, and I can believe it in spite of having lost her.
Because I will forget her, yes. That which came together will fall apart imperceptibly slowly, and I will forget, but she will forgive my forgetting, just as I forgive her for forgetting me and the Colonel and everyone but herself and her mom in those last moments she spent as a person. I know now that she forgives me for being dumb and scared and doing the dumb and scared thing. I know she forgives me, just as her mother forgives her. And here's how I know:
I thought at first that she was just dead. Just darkness. Just a body being eaten by bugs. I thought about her a lot like that, as something's meal. What was her - green eyes, half a smirk, the soft curves of her legs - would soon be nothing, just the bones I never saw. I thought about the slow process of becoming bone and then fossil and then coal that will, in millions of years, be mined by humans of the future, and how they would heat their homes with her, and then she would be smoke billowing out of a smokestack, coating the atmosphere. I still think that, sometimes, think that maybe "the afterlife" is just something we made up to ease the pain of loss, to make our time in the labyrinth bearable. Maybe she was just matter, and matter gets recycled.
But ultimately I do not believe that she was only matter. The rest of her must be recycled, too. I believe now that we are greater than the sum of our parts. If you take Alaska's genetic code and you add her life experiences and the relationships she had with people, and then you take the size and shape of hre body, you do not get her. There is something else entirely. There is a part of her greater than the sum of her knowable parts. And that part has to go somewhere, because it cannot be destroyed.
Although no one will ever accuse me of being much of a science student, one thing I learned from science classes is that energy is never created and never destroyed. And if Alaska took her own life, that is the hope I wish I could have given her. Forgetting her mother, failing her mother and her friends and herself - those are awful things, but she did not need to fold into herself and self-destruct. Those awful things are survivable, because we ARE as indestructible as we believe ourselves to be. When adults say, 'Teenagers think they are invincible' with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are. We cannot be born, we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, as so it cannot fail.
So, I know that she forgives me, just as I forgive her. Thomas Edison's last words were: "It's very beautiful over there." I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful
5. Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war- Looking For Alaska


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Below are the winning entries at the Wizard World Film Festival at Sacramento Comic Con, held last Friday and Saturday at the Sacramento Convention Center. The films were screened at the adjacent Hyatt Regency hotel.
Best in Show - Ghost Light, Directed by PJ Germain: When their Jeep breaks down on the ruins of Old Route 66, Harvey Reynolds is forced to chase his delinquent son to a diner set up in the middle of no where. As the night turns for the worst, Harvey and Brandon are set against an unstoppable force hell bent on taking them with it.
BEST SUPER SHORT - Stolen Homework, Directed by Amy Lawrence: Separating fantasy from reality can be difficult when youre six years old. When Charlie is asked why he has failed to turn in his homework, his excuse takes My dog ate my homework to another level.
BEST STUDENT SHORT - Transmissions, Directed by Brian Trotter: Eric Bradbury was a former electronic engineer who used to work for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Now unemployed, Eric spends his time in his garage building gadgets that he hopes one day will make him rich. His wife Jennifer, however, wishes he would find a job and not spend all their money on foolish pursuits. One day Eric manages to build a radio that he hopes would be able to communicate with astronauts in space. But one night while testing his radio, he makes contact with an alien race. He tells his wife about the discovery, but she doesnt believe him. That night the aliens do come, and Eric and Jennifer and trapped in their own house as the aliens attempt to get inside...
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Fit in Fitness: The evidence is in for fitness- regular exercise has been associated with more health benefits than anything else known to man. Review the Adult 50 Plus Classes to select your fitness activity for 2014.
Enjoy Life More: It's an important step to a happier and healthier you! Take up a new hobby or try a recreational activity. There are many choices for you on the monthly activity calendars.
Learn Something Exciting and New: Have you vowed to make this year the year to learn something new? Check out all of the new offerings in The 50+ Scene.
Help Others: When it comes to volunteering, it's really about giving back and helping others. Read the Volunteer opportunities then sign up to get involved.
Travel More: There's a big old world out there, waiting for the gallant traveler to set foot on a new path. Share Discovery Through Travel has many wonderful destinations already planned for you.
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Senior Center Office Hours: Monday through Friday - 8 am - 5 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings Office Hours, 5 - 7:30 pm
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Want to learn more about our activities at The Senior Center? Senior activities are listed in detail in the senior center's newsletter, The 50+ Scene, which is published bi-monthly. Feel free to download the current newsletter from this link. Also, copies are available at the Quinlan Community Center, City Hall, the Sports Center, and the Cupertino Library.
Looking for a good excuse to get out of the house? Come to our social events! It's a good way to meet friends, learn new activities, and have fun! We offer a variety of social activities including luncheons, card playing, bingo, ballroom dance socials, celebrating birthdays and many more. Be sure to check the newsletter for upcoming events, as well as the Senior Center Bulletin Board.
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The Senior Center offers an array of classes geared toward your interest. If you are interested in exercise or dance, the senior center offers over 30 hours of exercise programs each week and a variety of dance classes. For those artistically inclined, a selection of fine art and craft classes are available. If education classes are more of an interest, the senior center offers language classes, music and theater appreciation, and senior issues lectures.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at PwC.
Attend recruitement and meet and speak to as many people as possible. In terms of the interview, be yourself. Be ready to talk about your different extracurriculars and link them to skills such as leadership, determination, team work etc. Also, be ready to answer the crucial why PwC question? If youre a good fit with the company, they will like you so just be yourself!
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The Hunt for the Magical Quill (UPDATED)
To those who still haven't been able to register for early access to Pottermore, let me consolidate what I know to help you get the magical quill. This is not definitive, or authorized, just based on observations from the past two days.
1) Timing is important. I'm not familiar with time zones, but here in Manila, they've been pretty close together. On Day 1 it was around 4 pm, while on Day 2 it was around 5 pm. I am not sure if they're slowly moving around the clock by the hour, or if they'll change it altogether for the following days. But being online precisely at the moment the clue is out helps, because there's a window period of about an hour before the registration hits the limit.
On Day 3 it was 6 pm in Manila, so I'm hazarding a guess it will be 7 pm later for Day 4.
2) Be sure to have a copy of the designated book in your hand, because it will help you answer the riddle. For instance, in Day 1, the riddle was the number of breeds of owls in the Eeylops signage x 49. Day 2, the chapter McGonagall cancels the Gryffindor-Hufflepuff match x 42. So we have a number-specific question from the book (but something you can probably not draw from memory) times a number in the 40s. Again, we do not know if it's a pattern or if they'll totally change the game later. What we do know is the questions will get easier after day 3. But then again, within the first five minutes, someone will have posted the link to the quill online, so if you want to save time, especially when you come in at the tail end when the slots are more than halfway filled, just google the link. The link will always be quill.pottermore/123, where 123 is the number that is the answer to the riddle.
In Day 3, the question was: In the Gryffindor versus Slytherin Quidditch match, in Harry's third year, how many points is Gryffindor leading by before Harry catches the Golden Snitch? Multiply this number by 35.
3) Search the landing site. When you figure out the link, it will lead you to a landing site, which has not been the same. Day 1, the landing site was directly to the quill. Day 2, it was the Deathly Hallows 7.2 movie site. The quill is on the landing page. In Day 2′s case it was hidden as a thumbnail in the photo gallery. It's a gold quill with a scarlet background.
On Day 3, landing site was apparently The Guardian website!
4) Be very careful with validation. I closed the validation window by accident for my Day 1 validation and it got invalidated. Changing your password apparently also invalidates it. You will have to wait until the quill is back again to get a new username. After successful validation, you'll get another congratulatory message on the site.
5) After the Magical Quill challenge is over, you will get a Welcome owl (email) to let you know you will be able to access the site.
So good luck with the Magical Quill! I will try to keep this page updated for the next 5 days of the challenge to help out MQ hunters.
images screencapped from Pottermore. I do not claim to own the images.
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Exactly what are you promoting or 'selling'? Most of us within the dental profession could answer this question with crowns, fillings, dentures, teeth whiting, improved beauty and/or optimum oral health. However in reality, we are trying to sell services. We can't actually give patients new white teeth, but we can fabricate a new set of dentures, ready their teeth for beautiful veneers or make a beaching tray to them to aid them attain a brighter, brighter smile. In dentistry we do not sell concrete things, only services.As a veneers long island, it is easy-to forget that we sell a 'company' because we usually think about our practices by the quantities -the number of crowns we prepare, the number of patients on the routine or the number of teeth we extract. You can not sell somebody a crown exactly the same way you'd sell them a new set of footwear, but you can give them a mild injection, prepare their tooth, take an impression, fabricate a short-term, send the crown down to a quality dental laboratory, collect their money, and supply it in two weeks -all using a smile. Dentistry is just a service, and your people need to find out why they should purchase your service over the service they could get down the street.The average man or woman thinks that because you have a dental license, you're competent and capable of offering quality dental treatment -so what they're actually buying from you could be the amount of service you and your staff offer. This is why one doctor will get twice the total amount of money from the individual for your exact same procedure since the doctor down the street.Dentistry is just a service company, and to raised market your services, you must understand the four tips of successful service marketing: (1) real versus. intangible items (2) your company, (3) interactions and (4) perceptions and expectations.Key 1 Tangible versus. Intangible ProductsUnlike your dental solutions, a new set of footwear or a new shirt is really a tangible product. When you're buying clothes, you can hold them, assess them, contact them, and feel them. You may also try them on and walk around the store. Company goods like dentistry are usually quite intangible. You can't play with your new filling or try-out your new group of denture teeth before you buy them. All of the time individuals aren't actually given a chance to see their new $900 crown until it is cemented within their mouth. This is an intangible service.So, so what can you do? Allow it to be more tangible! Use styles, photos, flipcharts, intra-oral cameras and imaging, you possibly can make your providers more tangible and meaningful to your patients. People like to sense, feel, and see things -try this with your dental services. Make your dentistry more concrete by training and involving patients within their treatment plans and case presentations. They'll buy more of it, when individuals understand why and what they are buying. Many people don't like to invest in things they don't understand.Key number 2 Your ServiceA majority of dentists miss the apex on this one. Dentists and staff frequently think of marketing as either selling or promotion. Dental practices will spend a great deal time and money creating a new company pamphlet or web site, running an ad in the paper, writing someone newsletter, adjusting their brand, or buying the newest and greatest direct mail marketing item, however they often forget to target on the main principal of service marketing -the service itself. Combined these are all essential elements of your practice.Your service is manifested by the dentistry you do, the way it is done in your practice, and how you and your staff treat the patients. Before you even look at a new marketing program or a radio advertising campaign, you need to be providing excellent customer service to your patients.Many folks have arrived at expect 'good' service in general, and this implies they will expect better service from your dental practice also. People are watching tv shows like Extreme Make-over and Oprah, and reading magazines about 'Spa experiences' in up-scale dental practices. It's not only about the amenities you provide patients; it is about your support. How are you currently treating your patients? Do you treat them the way you'd desire to be treated? Are you currently educating and motivating them? Does one make them wait 30 mins before being seated within the treatment area? Do you make them feel welcome and comfortable inside your practice?Concentrate your initiatives and energy towards improving your support and you'll not have to pay as much money on marketing and advertising. The top marketing tool at your disposal arises from word of mouth. If people really like their knowledge in your working environment and with the physician and staff, they are more prone to be showing their friends about it.Key 3 RelationshipsOne thing that is lost in this microwave, fast remedy, hurry-up world is relationships, and connections with other people. It is OK to be professional, however you need to focus on being personal and friendly. Take the time to allow your people know you care. I would deal professionalism any day of the week to produce a real reference to my patient. Being a doctor is very good, however it doesn't mean you're any better compared to the guy or girl that's sitting in your chair with a mouth full of bad teeth.Dentistry is dependant on people, associations, and communication. When individuals acquire your service, they're purchasing the capabilities and skills of the people that perform those services. People purchase products according to their feeling towards those products. They buy services depending on their feelings toward everything and everyone a part of that company. Meaning they are getting into your dentistry because of you and your staff. Many reports demonstrate that individuals judge us on our interpersonal abilities, not our clinical ones. This is the reason the more you care about your patients, and the less you fret about how much money you may get from them, the more money they will give you for your services.Key 4 Perceptions and ExpectationsIf you understand your patients' perceptions and expectations for 'quality dentistry', you'll have much greater chance of positively influencing their perceptions and beating their expectations. Perceptions and expectations are derived from past experiences. Therefore, be sure to ask your patients about their past dental experiences. Find out how they experience dentistry, and what type of dental treatment they be prepared to receive from your own practice. You'd hate to learn after offering a fresh upper partial denture that what the patient really wanted was two connections for anyone missing teeth.Today's dental patients want on-time appointments, courteous doctors and staff, clean offices, thorough examinations, explanation of treatment, and a general comfortable, satisfying experience whilst in your office. Give it for them! You won't only alter their notion of today's dentistry, but also meet all their expectations of a quality dental practice.Patients are buying our assistance. In the long run, it's your associations that keep them returning, your marketing that provides them in, and your service that's them referring.


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Today in entertainment history: Nov. 26
A look at the Hollywood headlines that made history.
PHOTOS: Macy's Parade through the years
For 88 years the iconic Macy's Parade has been a Thanksgiving tradition.
William Shatner needs your help to publish his book
The "Star Trek" star wants to publish a book explaining the mysteries of modern technology.
'Horrible Bosses 2′ reunites goofball trio for kidnapping comedy
After an unsuccessful attempt to murder their "Horrible Bosses" in the 2011 hit comedy, buddies Nick, Kurt and Dale reunite.
Another Cosby show nixed as assault allegations mount
The embattled comedian's standup show has been canceled, the latest of several cancellations following sexual assault allegations.
Bono, Robin Thicke among year's 'least influential'
The musicians top a list of 30 uninspiring stars who "took up vast clouds of oxygen" and "gave us back nothing of use."
'Lord of the Rings' director gets his star
Peter Jackson will be honored with the 2,538th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Halle Berry goes to court to keep daughter's hair curly
The actress won a court order banning ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry from straightening their daughter's naturally-curly hair.
Obama awards Medal of Freedom to 18 Americans
President Barack Obama presented the highest U.S. civilian honor to 18 people including actress Meryl Streep and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder.
Today in entertainment history: Nov. 25
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It's gonna cost more to rent at Redbox
Prices for renting movies and video games will increase starting next week.
Channing Tatum going behind the camera to direct
The "Magic Mike" star is taking on an adaptation of young-adult novel "Forgive Me."
Natalie Dormer wants more nudity in 'Game of Thrones'
The "Game of Thrones" star wants more male nudity in the raunchy medieval-fantasy series.
'Hunger Games' tops box office, sets new record
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" tallied $123 million in ticket sales to score the year's biggest U.S. opening.
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Monday, May 02, 2011
The Social Climber's Handbook by Molly Jong-Fast
Upper East Side socialite Daisy Greenbaum is accustomed to the finer things—designer clothes, summers in the Hamptons, elite private school educations for her daughters, and a staggeringly expensive Park Avenue apartment. But Daisy finds her well-heeled lifestyle on precarious footing after her husband, master of the universe Dick Greenbaum, learns about some shady dealings that threaten his position at The Bank.
Daisy refuses to allow her family to slip down the social ladder, so she devises a madcap plan: Anyone who jeopardizes her place at the top will simply have to be dispatched—six feet under. From Dick's arrogant boss to his scheming former mistress to a pair of nosy bloggers, Daisy's hit list is a who's who of big names with even bigger secrets. But with the body count rising as the Dow Jones falls, can Daisy really get away with murder?
My thoughts
Dick and Daisy Greenbaum are part of the upper end of the social ladder, until the recession hits and Dick may lose his job. Daisy doesn't want to lose her status or money, so she decides that murder is one way.
This is not a murder mystery, but a satire of the elitist lifestyle. It is a fast paced comedy, but I feel the author tries too hard. I liked it, but didn't love it.
Disclosure: I received this book for review from the publisher. I received no compensation for my thoughts.
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Greed. Envy. Arrogance. These are the three enemies of humanity according to world-renowned spiritual leader Radhanath Swami at Jivamukti Yoga studio on a recent summer evening.
What kind of disease does greed inflict on the soul and what exactly is greed anyway?
A former investment banking securities salesman whose business was obliterated in the mortgage market meltdown lamented that the greed of others destroys many economic lives. Greed is simply the desire to want more than you have, he explained. "It's a natural state." He is right of course. But for some, so is murder and rape. The evolution of our species necessitates we don't give into every natural desire.
The continuing economic struggle of millions of unemployed, the unending tragedy of massive foreclosures, the vicious battle in Congress over the debt ceiling reveal that greed continues to be a complex force in our society. Much of our current economic hardship can be directly tied to the excessive acts of greed by a few thousand mortgage bankers. Their natural state of wanting and pursuing more has deeply damaged the financial future of the modern world. Yet greed is an old story that has virtually shaped every period in human history. How we can transform its power into a constructive rather than destructive force is the dilemma for 21st century finance.
Defining Greed
Is that all there is to greed – just wanting more? Doesn't everyone want more? Is anyone satisfied with what they have? Among our first thoughts upon waking is the desire to eat breakfast. We wake up every day wanting more. We eat and are satisfied only until our next meal. As entrepreneurs and business persons, there is little sense that we can cease pursuing material gain. We are always looking at tomorrow, next week, next year. Each of us is locked in the frenzy of battle for market share. Because we know, we will always need more.
The beautiful Jivamukti Yoga Center just south of New York's Union Square under the warm welcome of manager Carlos Menjivar and my host Joshua Greene, was the perfect setting to find serenity among cosmopolitan exuberance. Whisked away to vegan gourmet meals and smiling humility, one felt far away from the envy and arrogance of capitalism's heartbeat. But the reality of the local economy was never too far.
Most people in New York are in a constant state of enterprise. The relentless pursuit of money permeates much activity in the city that never sleeps. Is it greed or simply the instinct to survive? Have we gotten so far away from our core selves that we think only of material wealth as a barometer for success? I ask these questions of myself as much as of others: How much is enough? When do we know if it is greed or simply necessity?
A Yogi Speaks on Greed
His Holiness, Radhanath Swami, a spiritual leader of Bhakti Yoga, gave up his American middle class life some forty years ago to seek deeper meaning in the powerful poverty of India. He eschewed western accumulation of material wealth and chose instead to live in one of the poorest nations in the world. Radhanath's organization in Mumbai feeds 260,000 children daily. This is the man that America's power elite are cultivating as a leader of spiritual and economic rationality. Men like billionaire Michael Milken, former "Junk Bond King," whose 1989 conviction for securities fraud represented an era when greed was "good" are opening their forums to Radhanath's practical spiritual advice. How do we manage our quest for more with the inner journey of the soul?
To find a balance within ourselves is always a challenge. The balance between love and hate, giving and taking is one that continually defines modern society. Radhanath speaks of love as a fundamental characteristic in the world of wealth. "Things," he says, "can give no satisfaction to the heart. The heart is yearning to love and be loved."
He continues, "In a real joyful state based on truth, there can be no greed. Real joy and love only wants to share themselves with everyone else. The nature of love is to give; the nature of greed is to take." The heated debt debates in the halls of government demand we answer the question. Who are we really as Americans – givers or takers?
Radhanath shares his message of love with western centers of commerce and intellectual inquiry. Over the last several months, His Holiness has presented at Harvard, Princeton and Stanford as well as commercial hubs like Intel and HSBC. In October, he is scheduled to address the House of Parliament in Great Britain. Yet perhaps most astounding was his invitation to participate in the Milken Institute 2011 Global Conference "Shaping the Future."
The event might be called a "Celebration of Conspicuous Capitalism." Every hedge fund, investment bank and financial institution in the industry is represented at the annual meeting of moguls. The swami's presence this year marked a reflective shift in the future of finance. Named after Michael Milken, a legend on Wall Street who innovated the trillion dollar high yield market, the Institute is a "non-profit, non-partisan economic think tank that seeks to create a more-informed public, more-thoughtful policymaking and improved economic conditions."
The Milken Institute has emerged as philanthropy on steroids. According to Fortune Magazine, Michael Milken has singlehandedly changed medicine with his dedication to cancer research. In his year's since Wall Street excess, he has earned a reputation as a pioneer for social change using his vast wealth to help solve global problems.
Milken himself is a fascinating character. His "crimes" of the 1980s seems quaint now next to the socio-economic devastation of subprime mortgage markets. Who indeed did Michael Milken harm in the 1980s outside of Wall Street? His nemesis Ivan Boesky brought him down in the insider trading scandal of the decade. Yet insider trading is hardly as destructive to the general economy as middle class mortgage fraud and trillions of dollars of worthless 100LTV loans. Perhaps ironically, Milken's own words reveal his enlightened rejection of unbridled greed.
Milken states the major cause for the 2008 financial crisis was "the false belief that you can build a successful financial business through leverage instead of through unleveraged spreads. Hundreds of companies were rated triple-A that actually were never triple-A quality. But their ratings enabled the leverage that created the problem. People got comfortable with the rating rather than doing their own homework on credit quality."
So the Gordon Gekko-like shadow that was Michael Milken has emerged anew as a sage teacher for modern finance. Perhaps two years in prison and 20 years of giving back to society has birthed his pearls of wisdom. How much hardship will the rest of us suffer before we recognize the need for restraint in profit?
Moral Relativism
It's all relative on the socio-economic Richter scale. But the moral imperative in post-crisis 2011 is surely that greed is no longer good. Michael Milken's genuine transformation from unabashed 20th century gluttony to world-class humanitarianism marks a clear path for us all. If we have any common sense left as modern capitalists, we will strive to rein in our excesses to become a positive social force in our economy rather than give in to the harmful short-termism of our past. "What's in it for me right now" should yield to the greater vision we have for our future. How do we see ourselves in 5, 10, 20, 100 years?
In this second decade of the new millennium a transformation is taking place in the world of money. Radhanath's growing popularity among the well-heeled and well-funded is evidence of a definite shift in the capitalist conscience. What could an American ex-pat Swami who "has vowed poverty, has no property, no bank account, nor a penny to his name" teach the giants of capitalism about greed and money?
At Harvard's Kennedy Center, Radhanath was invited to lecture on "Ethics in Leadership and Management" to an enraptured audience. The swami explained, "The tools of this world are neutral. For example, a knife can be used to kill, or it can be used to perform surgery and save a life. It is the consciousness of the person using the knife that determines whether the result is good or bad."
Do we choose to use the tools of capitalism to enhance or destroy lives? Wanting more is natural, but how we will get more is the choice before us. Is it possible to change the consciousness of capitalism from pure self-interest to one of broader world interest? And if so, will we find the courage to do it? Perhaps the continuing economic pain of the U.S. debt crisis and the European Union's fragile state will make us think collectively of how we can, like Milken, recreate ourselves in an image we can respect and revere.
We never change when things are easy as human beings. The challenges we face with our current economic complexities are calling each and every one of us to rethink our approach to markets and money. In so many ways, this difficult time in our evolving human story is an opportunity to create something better. What kind of world do we want to co-create and leave to our children? That is the real question for modern capitalists.
Monika Mitchell is Chief Executive Officer of Good Business International, Inc. (Good-b), a new media company dedicated to incorporating compassion and social responsibility into 21st century finance. email@example.com


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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a $173 million performance-based logistics contract to provide support and sustainment services for the LITENING advanced targeting system.
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Under the five-year agreement, Northrop Grumman will provide logistics support, technical support to the field, aircrew and maintenance training, depot repairs and other associated services. Northrop Grumman will support the LITENING targeting systems operated by the Air Combat Command, Air Force Reserves, Air National Guard, Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserves. Northrop Grumman will also provide support services to the Italian and Spanish navies.
"This award continues our 15-year partnership with the Department of Defense in supporting the warfighters who rely on the LITENING system," said Jim Mocarski, vice president of airborne tactical sensors at Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. "Through this partnership, LITENING has achieved greater than 97 percent availability and more than 650,000 combat flight hours, so warfighters know it will be ready for any mission."LITENING's forward-looking infrared, charged-coupled device, laser imaging sensors, advanced image processing and digital video output provide superior imagery, allowing aircrews to identify and engage targets under a wide range of battlefield conditions. LITENING has been integrated on a wide variety of Coalition aircraft. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information. SOURCE Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Manulife U.S. Regional Bank Trust Files Final Prospectus
TORONTO, June 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Manulife Investments is pleased to announce that a final prospectus for Manulife U.S. Regional Bank Trust (the "Fund") has been filed and receipted by the securities regulatory authorities of all the Canadian provinces and territories for an initial public offering (the "Offering") of Class A Units and Class U Units of the Fund (collectively, the "Units") at a price of $10.00 per Class A Unit and US$10.00 per Class U Unit.
The maximum amount of the Offering is $200 million or 20 million Units. The Offering is expected to close on or about July 23, 2014. The Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") has conditionally approved the listing of the Class A Units under the symbol MBK.UN, subject to the fulfillment of TSX requirements. The Class U Units will not be listed on an exchange.
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December 16 2014
'Jeff 1000' starring Summer Glau . Summer stars in a 3 episode YouTube series about a 10' Tall Robot named Jeff. More...
November 20 2014
Out in March 2015 - "Firefly Revisited: Essays on Joss Whedon's Classic Series". "Individual essays explore the series' place in the history of the space-Western subgenre, the political economy of the Alliance, and the uses of music and language in the series to immerse audiences in a multicultural future." More...
November 14 2014
19 funniest nude scenes in sci-if and fantasy (work-safe). A few episodes from the Whedonverse appear in all their...umm...glory.
November 10 2014
Equality Now proclaims November 10 as Browncoats Appreciation Day! "You just can't stop Joss Whedon's Browncoats-the diehard fans keeping his Firefly and Serenity going strong! As long-time supporters of Equality Now, the Browncoats have raised an astounding $900,000+ since they began their worldwide Can't Stop the Serenity (CSTS) charity screenings in 2006!"
23 one-season TV wonders. You can probably guess which Whedon show made this EW list.
November 05 2014
"Serenity: Leaves on the Wind" is nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award 2014. It is nominated in the category "Best Graphic Novels & Comics of 2014". More...
October 30 2014
Rotten Tomatoes declares Firefly "Certified Fresh". The popular site has finally gathered up critical responses to the series. More...
October 29 2014
Happy Birthday, Tim "Renewed for a Fifth Season, Baby" Minear! The writer of some of your favorite episodes of Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse turns a glorious 51.
October 27 2014
7 Halloween themed TV episodes that are scary good. This Nerdist list includes two Buffyverse episodes and another special Whedonverse-related mention.
October 03 2014
It's amazing how badly Fox screwed up Joss Whedon's 'Firefly'. This Business Insider article came out last week. More...
September 17 2014
Sean Maher returns to space. He has joined the cast of "ISRA-88" and will play Dr. Abe Anderson, a "scientist who begins to lose his mind" during a long mission.
September 12 2014
HISHE's Villain Pub-goers discuss tailoring options. "Unexplained accessories can be nice!"
September 10 2014
The Verse - a Firefly fan film. It's made by Loot Crate and it's not too bad. More...
August 28 2014
Yet another Buzzfeed episode-ranking listicle. Alexis Nedd at BuzzFeed claims to offer "The Definitive Ranking Of 'Firefly' Episodes". More...
August 06 2014
Syfy UK acquires Firefly and Serenity. TVWise says "Syfy UK will begin airing Firefly on weekdays in the 9pm slot from Monday August 25th, with Serenity following on Saturday September 13th at 9pm."
August 01 2014
Another excerpt from Joss Whedon: The Biography. Chapter title is "Curse Your Sudden but Inevitable Cancellation" and includes a discussion of Whedonesque and how Joss uses it (according to Kai.) More...
July 24 2014
Cult shows that would have survived in the streaming age. No prizes for guessing which Whedon show made the list in The Guardian.
Happy Birthday, Summer Glau! The Alliance removed her ability to grow old.
July 15 2014
Joss Whedon now gives us a Firefly drawing. Real news will resume next week when Comic-Con starts. But for now, enjoy the silly season.
June 27 2014
Top 10 most devastating TV cancellations. From the two guys who do the 'Nothing But Static' podcasts. At least four out of the 10 share Whedon-y connections.
How long does it take to watch Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer? This is important research undertaken by Nielsen.
June 15 2014
Kickstarter for Sci Fi Museum in LA that will include Firefly. Thought this might be of interest to folks. Rewards include 2 Firefly related activities and drinks with Jane Espenson. More...
June 02 2014
Happy Birthday to Morena Baccarin and Jewel Staite! The two lovely and talented ladies are 35 and 32 years old today, respectively.
May 22 2014
The Mind Robbers versus Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Hosts, Scott Carelli and Matt Smith (not THAT one) talk their Buffy history as well as Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the movie.
May 21 2014
Dallas Comic Con 2014 - Nathan Fillion Panel. Nathan Fillion shared some stories and answered some questions during his own, last-minute panel at this past weekend's convention in Dallas, Texas. Spoilers for the end of season 6 of Castle.
May 20 2014
Dallas Comic Con 2014 Firefly Cast Panel. Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, Gina Torres, Sean Maher, Adam Baldwin and Alan Tudyk (briefly, via iPhone) were on stage before an enormous crowd (they ran out of chairs, many people had to stand) at this past Sunday's convention in Dallas, Texas. More...
May 17 2014
QMX preview 1/6 scale Malcolm Reynolds figure , online as well as at Dallas Comic Con. He's the first in a range of realistic Firefly figures. More...
May 16 2014
Jose Molina joins Agent Carter as writer. The former Firefly scribe tweeted about his involvement. More...
May 07 2014
Seattle International Film Festival to honor Chiwetel Ejiofor. On May 19th SIFF will honor Ejiofor with an award for Outstanding Achievment in Acting. Festivies include a screening of Serenity the evening prior to the award. More...
April 19 2014
Firefly used as example in The Periodic Table of Storytelling. Story tropes are put into a very cool "periodic table" format. The "Rebellious Spirit" archetype is even given the trope name Mal! More...
March 15 2014
How Serenity ended up in Battlestar Galactica. Find out what Joss and Tim thought of the ship's cameo appearance.
March 10 2014
Five movies and tv shows with brilliant clues in dialogue. Firefly and Buffy feature in this Cracked article.
February 15 2014
First Look at Buffy and Firefly ReAction Figures. The 80s inspired ReAction Figures are now available for pre-order. More...
February 14 2014
'Firefly and Story Structure, Advanced' - an examination of 'Out of Gas'. This essay originally appeared in the Serenity Found anthology.
February 12 2014
Review of Serenity: Leaves on the Wind issue 1. The issue came out last month.
February 01 2014
Which Firefly character are you? Fun quiz over at BuddyTV.
January 23 2014
Christina Hendricks talks Firefly and mostly about red hair. Christina gives a quick little shout out to the cast of the 'verse in a mostly fashion related piece. More...
December 22 2013
Gifts for the Firefly fan in your life. Or alternatively, just get them for yourself.
December 21 2013
"The Age of Enthusiasm": Internet memes, viral marketing, and Jayne hats. A discussion of how "enthusiasm" spreads rapidly online, and how corporations struggle to understand it and turn it into profit. The iconic Jayne hat is one of the article's central examples.
December 15 2013
Reading Joss Whedon. First notice of a new academic book studying Joss.
December 12 2013
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #5 cover revealed. It's the full-art version of the sketch Adam Baldwin has had as his avatar for the past couple of months.
io9 offers huge glimpse at the in-progress Firefly Online game. There's a few bits that have been seen before but a whole lot that hasn't yet.
SF Debris examines Firefly's "Objects in Space". This particular video "essay" talks about the episode's inherent existentialism and what it means to him. Contains a small amount of adult language. More...
November 27 2013
QMx is having a Big Damn Sale! Quantum Mechanix has announced the details of their Black Friday sale, including what 'Verse related products they hock will be seeing their price slashed. More...
November 08 2013
The official Firefly car freshener. Courtesy of ToyVault, this product almosts rivals QMx's Serenity Spirit animal in terms of "yeahbutwhat".
October 29 2013
Happy Birthday, Tim Minear! He turns 50 today.
October 22 2013
Firefly: The Game - commercial! GaleForce nine's Firefly board game gets shown off in this fancy official advert video.
September 08 2013
Vote for Mal Reynolds on IMDb Poll. For best US TV antihero. There's also Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D on a Most Anticipated New Shows Poll here (Log in required).
September 05 2013
"Stripping" River Tam's Amygdala - a Firefly essay. This chapter from 'The Psychology of Joss Whedon' anthology examines whether the Alliance could really make a psychic.
September 03 2013
Kaylee the Riveter. Happy Labor Day, everybody!
August 31 2013
Last day to enter to win the Serenity Steelbook Comic Blu-Ray pack (and 16 other films). via Universal Studios Entertainment's Facebook page.
August 28 2013
"Jaynestown" LIVE on stage at SF's The Dark Room Theater, Weekends in October. "Don't miss this live rendition of Firefly! Come to The Dark Room Theater this October to discover the fate of Canton and its impromptu hero before it's too late!"
August 23 2013
Dark Horse Comics asks, "Where's Serenity?" The comics publisher teases "the future of the franchise at Dark Horse", with news heading our way in the coming months via the #WheresSerenity hashtag on their various social media channels. ETA: Another image can be found here.
August 22 2013
Mudder's Milk Cocktail from Geek & Sundry Vlogger Mitch. Mitch Hutts creates a "Mudder's Milk" cocktail in his new vlog, "All the protein, vitamins and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15 percent alcohol. Shiny." More...
August 16 2013
Your first look at the Firefly board game. Nerd Approved played the game at GenCon and posted a set of photos of the board and various game components.
August 08 2013
Firefly - Out to the Black Card Game Kickstarter canceled. Toy Vault/Game Salute pulls the plug on 38x-funded project 6 days before the pledged funds are actually collected. More...
August 04 2013
A litter of cats named after the Firefly crew. They named the mother of the kittens Firefly. "I thought Firefly was a perfect name - she's the size and shape of a spaceship, and she's carrying a full crew inside."
August 02 2013
'Mal Contents' - a Firefly essay. This originally appeared in the 'Serenity Found' anthology.
Firefly: Out to the Black card game Kickstarter Campaign. Toy Vault, Inc. has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new Firefly-inspired card game! More...
July 27 2013
The Science Channel's "Joss Weekend". This weekend the Science Channel will be airing marathons of Dollhouse and Firefly along with the Browncoats Unite special.
July 24 2013
"Thorsday" - A Rebecca Black Friday Parody. In celebration of the upcoming release of "Thor: The Dark World", Gemeni (Lisa and Gina Gomez) parody Rebecca Black's "Friday" to chronicle a Thursday in the life of a Thor and Loki fangirl. Mentions of Firefly, Joss Whedon, the Avengers Shawarma scene plus references to Buffy and the Buffy actors. More...
July 17 2013
ThinkGeek announces Kaylee-inspired messenger bag. Based on her jumpsuit, the bag will be available starting in October for $39.99. More...
July 16 2013
The guy who makes armor and space suits for TV and movies. Chris Gilman of the Global Effects prop and costume house talks about some of the space suits he's made for film and television. He pays particular attention to the plated space suit worn by Mal in Firefly and Serenity.
The 10 gorram shiniest Firefly spinoffs this end of the 'Verse. Who wouldn't watch 'That's Badger!'.
July 15 2013
The Bi-Monthly Fangirl Update Meeting. Brings No New Firefly News. A cute video about self-proclaimed fangirls and their fandoms. More...
July 06 2013
6th Annual Browncoats Backwoods Bash. The 'Bash is a FREE pitch-in picnic for fans of Firefly/Serenity and all things Joss Whedon. Held every year at the Waterfall Shelter at Lower Cascades Park, Bloomington Indiana. September 21, 2013 - 11:00am until 9:00pm.
June 23 2013
Nathan Fillion reveals Comic-Con 2013 plans. Our Captain doesn't actually say whether he will be at SDCC exactly, but he will be at Zachary Levi's Nerd HQ outside it (through Nerd Machine).
3 canceled shows that could do wonders for Netflix stock. Dollhouse is in their top 3! And of course Firefly gets a mention.
June 19 2013
Firefly, Snap Zooms, and Joss Whedons influence on Man of Steel. A neat piece on Joss's use of the "snap zoom" in Firefly, and how it has influenced action cinematography.
June 14 2013
Great origin stories from Movies & TV. The mythologies of Buffy AND Firefly are featured on this IMDb list.
June 04 2013
Sci Fi Film and TV Art exhibit includes Firefly and Serenity among others. Art Directors Guild putting on a summer long exhibit in Burlingame, California.
June 03 2013
Videos from the Firefly panel at Wizard World Philadelphia. Adam, Gina, Summer and Jewel were on the panel and a good time seemed to be had by all.
May 14 2013
'Mars Needs Women' - a Firefly essay. This originally appeared in the Serenity Found anthology.
May 13 2013
SteveVader101 dissects Joss Whedon's brain. This popular YouTube personality examines the unique brand of existentialism, feminism and humanism Whedon uses in his work. More...
Jim Butcher's next book inspired by Firefly. The Author describes the book as "kind of "Hornblower" meets "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", it's very focused on the characters, with very strong influence from Firefly I think." More...
May 11 2013
QMx is now selling the Browncoats' flag and Mal's dog tags. The dog tags can be found here.
May 03 2013
Meet the people making the Firefly RPG. (Also: female artists wanted.) The blog of the official Margaret Weis website offers a look at the people making their officially-licensed Firefly role-playing game. Relatedly, the art director is seeking female artists to balance his team.
April 28 2013
Firefly Crew Sculpts. You might remember a couple years ago, there was a posting here about Trevor Grove (he does work for Sideshow Collectibles) and his personal project sculpting the Firefly crew. He's recently finished all nine.
April 15 2013
Alan Tudyk plays dark role in Jackie Robinson movie. Our favorite space pilot plays a very different role in the new movie 42, about baseball great Jackie Robinson. Tudyk plays Philadelphia Phillies manager Ben Chapman, who is seen yelling racist comments at Jackie when he is at bat. More...
April 09 2013
Adam Baldwin on Jayne, Firefly and the enjoyment of acting. Talking to Australian press ahead of this weekend's Supanova convention appearance in Melbourne, he said while he would "jump at the chance" to reprise the role he didn't see Firefly returning any time soon. "Joss is busy with Avengers and Nathan is busy with Castle, his television show, so if it happens in the next three or four or five years, sure, but beyond that, I don't want to be 'old-guy Jayne'."
April 05 2013
Metacritic scores older TV series, including Whedon classics. Metacritic has begun to lengthen its chronological scope by aggregating reviews for series which aired before the sites' time. The first seasons of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly now have Metascores. More...
Adam Baldwin on Jayne's perfect woman, Firefly's demise and more. He's a guest at this weekend's Planet Comicon in Kansas City.
April 04 2013
"Big Damn Heroes" - A Whedonverse Tribute video. A tribute video from a fan for Whedon Month.
April 01 2013
Cracked April Fools' list. A Whedonverse related April Fools' joke that would break the internet.
March 29 2013
Call for Papers: Joss Whedon's Firefly. In an effort to redress the lack of Firefly in academic discussion, a new book has been proposed. The organisers are looking for 5,000-7,000-word contributions that fall into the broad areas of politics, race, class and agency. Proposals have to be in by May 1st.
March 28 2013
What Firefly taught me about small biz marketing. It would seem that lessons can be learnt from the show and applied to business marketing.
March 27 2013
Whedon tournament final on io9.com. It's down to Buffy vs Firefly.
TARDIS Eruditorum tackles Firefly. "Star Trek if Robert Holmes had written it."
March 24 2013
A short interview with Miracle Laurie about her new film "Any Other Friday". She talks about being cast as Mellie in Dollhouse. There are other interviews too, including Greg Itzen (Firefly and 24) and Cristine Rose (Heroes).
March 15 2013
Joss Whedon on Kickstarter and Firefly: "Right now, it's a complete non-Kickstarter for me". He says that the success of the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign "doesn't just open the floodgates" for Firefly/Serenity.
March 13 2013
Jeremy Jahns reviews Firefly. The renowned YouTube reviewer gives his in-depth review of Firefly, and elaborates on why it means so much to him.
March 09 2013
Toy Vault announces "Firefly: Out to the Black", a cooperative card game. Their first in a line of Firefly-themed tabletop games. They made the announcement via Facebook. A version of the rules can is available here. More...
February 22 2013
Firefly tabletop RPG coming soon from Margaret Weis Productions following the success of their Serenity game. Link goes to PDF press release at the company's site.
Firefly reference in today's Love and Capes. Today's strip tells us that the main character (a superhero) in Love and Capes is a Firefly fan, even if his girlfriend doesn't get it.
Denver's Westword laments Firefly, promotes midnight shows of Serenity. Another article on the loss of Firefly to promote local weekend Serenity screenings "The Esquire (art house theater in Denver) is airing Firefly's film sequel, Serenity, this Friday and Saturday, February 22-23, as part of their Midnight Madness program."
February 17 2013
Firefly Steelbook Edition Blu-ray coming out in the UK. According to Amazon.co.uk and other sites it will be out on April 1st. You can pre-order it at Sainsbury's and Zavii.
February 14 2013
Robot Chicken season finale preview where unlike his many short-lived sci-fi series, Joss is back from the dead, and not happy about Network TV.
February 11 2013
Gale Force Nine announces 'Firefly: The Game'. According to ICv2, the board game will debut at Gencon.
(SPOILER) Video Preview of Gina Torres and Nathan Fillion on Castle. Gina Torres and Nathan Fillion reunite on screen on tonight's episode of Castle.
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December 2013
Future Cinema presents Ghostbusters. I was working as Projectionist and AV tech at one of FS's favourite venues, the Troxy. We installed 2 projectors and simultaneously screened some animations by the Flipper Brothers which accompanied the film, you can see audience footage of one of these bits here. The show featured a massive Mr. Stay Puft and an interactive GhostBusters Lab for which I also did some AV work.
November 2013
This month I was working on one of the longest motion graphics commissions to date. I was working with professional animator and compositor Ian Sargent under the direction of Franchesco Pastori. The project brief was to create a 20+ minute rolling fantasy landscape animation which would be viewed through a train window TV display (the same one I installed back in September) at private members club LouLou's.
At the start of the month I was mainly creating content for Ian to use for the creation of the scenes in the animation, as the project developed I started compiling entire scenes by myself like the ones pictured above. I became much more comfortable using 3D elements within After Effects. I also had a great learning experience creating a workflow from Cinema 4D; importing camera data and 3D location markers, matching up footage etc. Overall the experience was great and I hope to work on more projects like this in the future.
October 2013
I had an interesting opportunity this month to work on an advert for Giff Gaff by Fallon as Art Department via Ollie Tiong. It was a crazy job, I hand crafted around 100 synthetic eyeballs using my own improvised style and helped craft large quantities of fake blood, guts and other internal treats. It was great working with old friends and new alike!
September 2013
This month has been great. I've been working on motion graphics content for a post-apoc sci-fi feature film set in Norfolk. I made content for an array of monitors for one of the scenes in the film. I was commissioned by Ollie Tiong. I will upload the videos and hopefully film snippet as soon as I am given permission.
After that I got to work for Franchesco Pastori again on a show in a private club in Mayfair. I had to set up and sync a series of 50" monitors with a hidden tannoy system. After the show the club owners were so impressed they made the TVs a permanent feature. woahm8. They are set up behind fake train window frames to give the feeling that you are on a moving train carriage.
Personally I found the work I did for Franchesco back in February more mentally stimulating, I designed a complex interactive phone answering machine patch in Max MSP which had 2 stage answer and question archiving interfaced with an old rotary telephone and used motion detection. I also got to work with Yoshi, he hacked the rotary telephone so I could interface with it. He is also one of the most interesting people I have ever met; you have to check out his blog. He did a little post about our project here
July and August 2013
Immediately after I finished working on SC Brazil I worked on Secret Music: Laura Marling, my job included audio operation, technical set-ups and digital and analogue projector operation and maintenance. It was in the same building where our Shawshank show was set. A lot of my tannoy cables were still intact from that previous show, which was handy. After that in August it was a similar job except outdoors in Hackney Downs Park, Future Cinema presents Dirty Dancing. We used the same inflatable air screen from last year in September when we did Grease. I can't say I didn't enjoy working in the sun and it feels great to see 5000 people a night turning up to these shows.
June 2013
The past 4 months have been crazy, the biggest Secret Cinema Project yet. Terry Gilliam himself came to check out our presentation of Brazil, I heard he was especially impressed by the technical/AV aspect of the show which I was deeply involved in.
It's very difficult to describe the challenges we faced on this project, over a hundred monitors including PCs, TV walls, projectors (including the two main 20k lumen beasts), an improvised CAT5 AV network, audio monitoring patch bays.. To give a small impression, the show was in this building.
Additionally, before the build started I was commissioned to create a series of idents for the pre-narrative project for the show which would be integrated with viral videos and various other campaigns. I was given source material (cherubs and sketches) and asked to visualise them as fully animated idents, you can check them out here.
Don't forget to check out the photos
February 2013
Over the past 3 months I was working for Christian Mock, we are the 2 man AV team for Secret Cinema. This time we did The Shawshank Redemption. The setup in the office was great. We had a backup in place for the screening equipment which really bulked out my op table. There were a total of 3 screening rooms, 2 in the main building and 1 in the GYM which could hold a good few hundred people. Overall we had around 400+ people a night. On top of that I also had a 16mm projector to look after. The audio set-up for this event was quite complex, we had some high end equipment hired from Mark Hornsby as well as our own tannoy speakers which I setup and wired personally with separate zones for different sections of the building.
October 2012
In recent months I've mainly been learning Max MSP and developing Max for Live apps for Seiji. Below is a snapshot of a personal max standalone app I've been working on:
The patch consists of 4 sequencers, each with a wave buffer and sub-sequencer for automation of wavetable selection. The patch has an instant midi-mapping interface and is set up for instant access to sample playback speed, direction and cropping which can all be snapped to specific time notations. It can also be used as a midi note and CC sequencer. Feel free to contact me if you would like to test out the patch while it is being developed to make any comments or suggestions. The patch uses standard max 6 objects and should run on PC and Mac.
Some audio created using this patch:
September - December 2011
Have been keeping busy with multiple cover art jobs and looking for a new flat.. During October and November I worked on a.. secret project which fell through.. But towards the start of december all of my time was consumed by the new Secret Cinema production "So Long Holly" (screening The Third Man), doing multiple installations in the police department, also including Dr Winkel's flat. I collaborated with Helen Haywood and Aurelien Farjon in these areas. I also have to thank Luke Harcourt and Adam Pang who were head of the Art Department and helped with the massive props and construction (respectively). The event was massive, I helped grease the event with various little extras like design for fake documents, projector slides and helping out Christian Mock in the AV department.
You can see photos of the event (offsite) on the Future Shorts Flickr page.
As for the cover art, check out the project pages in the work section, or go offsite through these thumbnails:
June 2011
Developing ideas for an audio-visual production between me and Daniel Swilley, electroacoustic composer. Proceed to project page.
March 2011 (+April update)
Rhizome project uploaded. This consists of excerpts from a large body of experiments using generative branching organic particle systems.
Jan 2011
Cosc audio-visual released under Entity net label
I made this animation as my 3rd year final animation project at UEL.
The project involved motion capture for organic camera movement, video textures and various audio - visual data interpretation techniques.
December 2010 - Secret Cinema Berlin - ALIEN
This was the first time Secret Cinema held an event in Berlin. It was also my first time creating motion graphics for such a large scale event. Fortunately the theme did not involve a lot of intensive rendering so I was able to create a wide range of footage within the space of a week before travelling to Berlin.
Once in Berlin, I had time to render out a few more videos of data scrolling and tech diagrams moving around. I worked closely with certain members of the german team Flora and Fauna to ensure my work, amongst other visuals were displayed in suitable areas.
Behance project can be viewed in the work section, alternatively my vimeo project folder also.
Smaller News
In my free time I have been coding a midi sequencer application in Processing which uses variable clock combination IDs to send MIDI notes and controll CC. Its great for generative drum patterns.
This program is a re-design of the same concept I created using MAX MSP but has much more potential control. You can see what the Max MSP version sounds like here. The idea is inspired by lasal's Hexagrama.
January 2012
Started a part time short course in Max MSP.
July - August 2011
Working in Indonesia; -analysing seabed morphology.
-Creating 3D visualisations of sub surface reflector and amplitude layers.
May 2011
Working on a new Ion-Cannon design for Eternal Silence, a free multiplayer HL2 mod.
April 2011
Motion track to audio control test.
March 2011
Short Pure Data experiments
Feb 2011
Combining narrowband filter exposures of galaxies and nebulae (uploads coming soon)
Jan 2011
Established automated method of hex editing unlimited quantity of files. (win hex script)
This saves me a lot of time and allows me to create higher resolution animations as well as making them in chunks longer than 30 seconds using filmstrip format.
Possible audio-visual collaboration with Otets Dekan / Foul Shape (link to his latest EP)
Dec 2010
Midi control derived from video using after effects. video


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