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The Weekly Blab 1.1
The Weekly Blab
Vol. 1, Number 1—August 17, 2006
Dear Colleagues,
I've noticed (and many of you have told me) that communication at SPSU is not all that it should be, and that in some cases "decisions" seem to be being announced without people having known that they were even being talked about.
In the interests of better and more direct communication, I'm going to commit to sending out a weekly newsletter to everyone in Academic Affairs, where I'll try to give some "heads-up" about what we're thinking about, talking about, and looking at; as well as when we make various decisions. Often, these things will be in very preliminary form. They may never show up in a more final form at all, because they were rejected at some stage in the development process. But—it will give everyone a chance to know what's being looked at, and a chance to comment.
To be very clear right up front: your input is invited on all items. In most cases, we'll have a normal, formal, procedure by which faculty and staff will be invited to join in the discussion, shape the agenda, and be part of the decision making process. In all cases, however, I'd like to offer the opportunity to discuss things in a more informal way. You can do this by calling or emailing me. If there are any really interesting comments, I may even include them in a future edition of this Weekly Blab, so beware!
ITEM: To start things off, I'd like to recap a few items that I hear have turned up at some of the School's kickoff meetings.
Mid Term Grades: Way back last March, the Deans Council discussed the issue of adding mid-term grades to the way we let our students know how they are doing (this was reported as part of Item 2 in the March 1 Deans Council Minutes, for those of you who read them). To quote:
The Council discussed implementing mid-term grades as an additional way of letting student know how well they are doing. After a brief discussion it was decided that the use of mid-term grades would begin Fall Semester, 2006, and would be officially entered in banner as satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Apparently, a lot of folks didn't see this, and were concerned that letter grades would have to be given at that time. Nope—only satisfactory or unsatisfactory will be called for, so this shouldn't be too difficult or take up too much time. And—my memory says we also meant undergraduate courses only. Any issues with this? Let me know.
ITEM: What is this GoalQuest Thing? At the end of June, the Student Life area bought a piece of software called GoalQuest. They have a number of modules, some related to increasing admission, and some that do other things. The module we bought is used to improve student retention. GoalQuest is being used at lots of places, including by the University of West Georgia. It is basically a platform that the University controls to communicate with our students.
GoalQuest has a number of features, among which are sending information about how to study effectively, how to get along with your roommate, how to balance work and school—the usual advising/retention stuff. Some of it is pretty universal (such as the article on making the transition from high school to college), and some will be written specifically for us. It has a face book feature (so that students can form an electronic community), a blog feature (where we will have some students/staff writing blogs about life at SPSU), information about what's going on around Marietta and Atlanta, and other stuff like that.
Anyway, it occurred to me that since it is a communication platform used to tell students stuff that will help them be retained at the University, why not use it to provide them with basic advisement materials? I have asked the GoalQuest people if they could design (as part of this package) a tab, tentatively called "My Personal Guide to SPSU". Students would fill in a profile (i.e., I'm a sophomore MET major from Savannah, and like soccer), and based on what they checked off, various material would show up on this Personal Guide page. In this example, they would get a page from their advisor (which we'd know from a database), and a page on the MET department, a page on what a sophomore would normally take (and have already taken). The MET department would be able to send messages to all MET students using GoalQuest (if they want to) and could set when these messages turn on and turn off (i.e., the student can't delete them). Similarly, an advisor could send messages to all their advisees. Assuming that GoalQuest can program this (and I haven't heard back yet, but it should be soon), I'll let everyone know, and we will schedule a meeting to talk about what we might want to include, what questions we might want to ask on the profile, etc.
At least in my mind, the most a faculty member would have to do is to generate a page talking to their advisees (how to reach me, my philosophy of advising…). Each department would need to generate a page about the department, and one page of advisement information for each year of the program (a freshman page, a sophomore page…). Templates would be provided, or you could design your own. This could take some of the baseline advising burden off of faculty advisors, and allow them to focus on students' hopes and dreams.
Finally, some people have noticed that GoalQuest supposedly has a Portfolio module. They told us that this would be available, but it isn't at their end until December. I have no idea what it will look like, or if it will be of any interest to us—stay tuned.
ITEM: Kick-off week was great, from where I sit. I thought the speakers did a fine job, and had many important things to say. For those of you who missed the sessions, we have captured them on video. The lighting isn't great, but you should be able to hear and see what went on. To see the videos, go to http://fac-web.spsu.edu/kickoff/. Thanks to the good folks in the Division of Information Technology for doing this.
ITEM: New Faculty "Quick Start" Orientation Guide. We've developed a New Faculty Orientation Guide for our new faculty (duh!), giving them the basics of how to get started (getting keys, when is the cafeteria open…), how to access basic services, the academic structure, faculty expectations, and some tips on getting started in the classroom and as an advisor. Some people have told me that some "old" faculty might like to have a copy too, so I've posted this on the web, and you can find it at http://fac-web.spsu.edu/aa/index.html. If you see any mistakes, disagree with anything, or think that something needs to be added, let me know. New faculty also got a goodie bag, with all sorts of cool things in it, thanks to Dawn. See—it's not only folks in Hollywood that get the freebies.
ITEM: New Programs. As you know, we have recently gotten approval for the new major in Construction Engineering, and a proposal for Mechatronics Engineering is downtown being reviewed now. As soon as that is taken care of, I'll be sending down letters of intent for Chemistry and Psychology (approved by the Senate last spring). The CSE school has given me a letter of intent for a potential non-traditional Doctor of Professional Studies in Information Technology, that we'll be looking a in the Dean's Council next. Assuming all is well, we'll then send it on to the Senate.
Various departments are also looking at a BAS proposal, which would add some concentrations to our existing BAS degree authority in the areas of Residential Construction Management, Information Technology, Management, Technical Communication, and Laboratory Management. So, if you're in a relevant department, you either have or should be talking about these soon. When all the departments are done, the overall proposal will go to the Senate. I know there was a big brouhaha when the BAS was first forced down the proverbial faculty throat. If someone wants to provide me with some background on this issue, and what current concerns might be, I'd appreciate it.
ITEM: Master Planning. You may not know that we're embarking on a new facilities master plan. Joel Fowler, Becky Rutherfoord and the deans are all members of the working group, who will be meeting periodically. I'll try to make sure information about what goes on at those meetings gets out in a timely fashion. If any of you have any big issues you want to get on the table, tell one of them or me.
ITEM: Faculty Evaluation. The chairs, deans and I had a good workshop on "Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation on Wednesday. Alan Gabrielli facilitated it (helped by Mike Murphy), and Joel Fowler and Bernice Nuhfer-Halten were there as well. The main points were how to make expectations clearer, and how to evaluate more consistently. Your chairs (or Bernice!) can provide you with more details of the discussion.
OK—I've hit my 3 page limit. Let me know your thoughts, and if this newsletter is useful. Also, let me know if there's any topic you'd like me to address, and I'll try to do it.


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Nvidia 8800 gt
I am new here and I have an issue that well I just came out of warranty on my machine and I am having video issues with my NVIDIA 8800GT.
The issue is regarding very weak non smooth graphics is the best way I can explain. I downloaded the lastest drivers for this card on NVIDIA's website but when I go to install the package it tells me that I do not have NVIDIA on this machine.
I looked in my "About this Mac > More Info > Graphics/Displays I have the NVIDIA GFORCE 7300 GT in Slot 3 and NVIDIA GeFORCE 8800 GT in Slot 1.
I have turned off my machine unpulgged it and reseated the video card but I am still getting the same issue as before.
This just started happening and I get no indication of errors etc...
Also when I play WOW the screen just goes bizzerck and I have to actually turn off the machine to get it back.
Any ideas??
You really need to provide more details about the model Mac you have and the OS version you are running.
Sorry about that I am running 10.6.7 on a mac pro 2 x 2.66 Ghz Duel-Core Intel Xeon 9GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Drivers for the 8800GT were included as far back as OS X.5.2 from memory so you do not need to download anything. The power cable connected to the mother board okay as they can come loose? There are two versions of the 8800GT for Mac Pros, the 1st and 2nd generations. Got the correct one?
If still have that problem then the card may well be failing as graphic cards do. Also consider popping the 7300 into slot 4 rather than 3, as you can then set this up as 8 lane and slot three is only 4 lane.
On placing the card in slot 4 and on reboot, OpenGL should open and set it up as Option 3, 16 lasne slot 1, 1 lane slots 2 and 3 and 8 lane slot 4.
This explains it much better with graphics:-
Great info Harry! I think that you should be nominated as the current "Mac-Forums Expert" on still owning & upgrading the Mac Pro 1,1!!!:)
@lifeisabeach...I know that you're a Mac Pro 1,1 expert as well. But I think that you mentioned in another thread that you no longer have your Mac Pro 1,1...that's why I give Harry the edge.;)
I was also a Mac Pro 1,1 owner for about 3 years...and just got rid of mine about 2 months ago...so I removed myself as a possible "#1 Mac-Forums Mac Pro 1,1 Expert" as well!;)
- Nick
p.s. Just having a little fun...I know that both of you guys are Mac experts!!!:)
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This week I want you to focus on challenging yourself to be a better person. Take it slow and don't overwhelm yourself too much. Pick a challenge, or two, and focus on accomplishing it this week.
1. Challenge yourself to bite off more than you can chew, while learning how to spit.
Decide that you will stop your struggle with binge eating disorder. Instead of expecting to change overnight, remind yourself that it will take time, effort, and patience. The goal of overcoming binge eating is a big one – Know that and never forget it. It's going to be difficult, but when you take it step-by-step, it is easier.
Don't set yourself up for failure by expecting to change so much at once. Taking it step-by-step will be more successful than you think.
Figure out little things you can do daily, weekly, or monthly to help build a strong foundation underneath you. Start journaling. Talk to friends. Go for walks. Fight the urge to binge. Step outside of your comfort zone.
All of these things will add up and produce big results. You just have to take it one step at a time.
2. Challenge yourself to be the person you dream of being.
What kind of person do you dream of becoming once you are binge-free? What does that person look like? How does that person act? What does that person do instead of binge eating?
Write down all characteristics of the person you desire to be. Don't leave anything out. Write down the types of people you will be friends with and what you will talk about. Write down how you will dress.
Just be sure to see yourself as the person you can be without binge eating. Make sure to leave that out and challenge yourself to think about how your life would be when binge eating is not a part of it.
3. Challenge yourself to fall in love with your quirks, flaws, and imperfections.
You cannot be a perfectionist while binge eating. It just doesn't work and probably leads to more bingeing. Instead of finding and obsessing over your flaws, quirks, and imperfections, learn how to use them to your benefit. Learn how to love yourself and embrace the qualities that you have that might be different than others.
After all, being different is what sets you apart from everyone else… and isn't that something to be happy about? How boring would our world be if we were all the same?
- If we all had the same facial features…
- If we all were skinny and looked the same…
- If we all had the same bone structure…
- If we all believed the same thing…
- If we all enjoyed doing the same thing…
Remember, it's our differences that make the world go 'round. Rejoice in your differences and find a different angle on your quirks so that you can start to love them.
4. Challenge yourself to learn something new, do it well, and show it off.
When you learn something new and do it well, your mind opens up to other possibilities. You will not become stagnant in doing just what you know. You will step out of your comfort zone and this will do wonders for your self-esteem. As you know, when you improve your self-esteem, you will feel better about yourself, which will help you believe in the fact that you can overcome binge eating disorder.
5. Challenge yourself to have outrageous amounts of fun.
This is a fun one! I mean, who doesn't like to have fun, right?
Try to add some fun in your life everyday and see how this will affect your total self. I bet you will be happier and will laugh, instead of feeling sorry for yourself and wondering why you are still bingeing. You need to have some fun!
When you have fun, it makes you feel good. When you feel good, you automatically feel better about yourself, regardless of what is going on. It's an instant booster for your mood, no matter what. And, when you feel better about yourself, you might want to keep that attitude for as long as you can, which would mean having no reason to binge.
When you are having fun, you aren't not going to think "Wow, this is so fun… Maybe I should binge and totally destroy my mood." No! Instead, you will feel so good about yourself and you'll want to keep those good feeling going for as long as you can.
If you find yourself making excuses for reasons why you can't have fun, you need to stop those thoughts in the tracks! If you are thinking, "I don't have any extra money to spend on fun", I want to tell you that there are plenty of free things to do out there. Check your paper for free concerts, go to a park, go to a museum (not free, but minimal), hang out with your friends, scrapbook, play an instrument, etc.
"I don't deserve to have any fun."
I ask: Why don't you? I don't believe you will be able to answer that question with a justifiable reason. Everyone deserves to do something that will make him or her smile and forget about his or her situation for a while.
"I don't like the way I look/I don't feel comfortable with myself in public."
OK, this is understandable; but again, don't let it stand in your way. If you don't feel good about yourself and if you don't want to be around people, do something more private. Do something at nighttime. Go to the movies – It's dark in there.
The point is that you cannot succumb to your eating disorder. You can't let it control your every action and thought anymore. You have to learn to step up to it and step out of your comfort zone. I promise that taking little steps will lead you to big accomplishments with this eating disorder.
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A review of the weekend's action in the Spanish Primera Division.
Lionel Messi came off the bench to score twice as Barcelona avoided a major shock against Real Betis at the Nou Camp.
The Argentinian took his goals tally to 60 for the season after coming on as a substitute with his side being held 2-2 by the spirited visitors and facing a real threat to their 13-month unbeaten home record in La Liga.
While the Catalan faithful revelled in Messi's display, his 35-minute cameo did little to dispel the growing - if unfair - theory that Barca are a one-man team.
Certainly the hosts looked shaky before his introduction, with Betis twice taking the lead through Dorlan Pabon and Ruben Perez.
Alexis Sanchez hit Barcelona's first equaliser while David Villa's 56th-minute header for 2-2 was his final contribution before he was immediately hauled off for Messi.
Within minutes Messi curled home a wonderful free-kick to hand his side the lead for the first time and leave many in the Nou Camp shaking their heads in disbelief.
But Messi was not finished there and moments later was applying the finish to a sublime team move that secured the points and means Barcelona can be crowned champions before they next kick a ball in anger should nearest challengers Real Madrid fail to beat Malaga on Wednesday and Espanyol next Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo made it 199 goals for Real Madrid in less than four seasons as two towering headers helped earn an entertaining 4-3 win over Valladolid on Saturday.
The hosts bounced back from their Champions League elimination at the hands of Borussia Dortmund to keep the Primera Division title race alive for one more weekend at least.
The build-up to the match was dominated by the future of coach Jose Mourinho and his expected departure to Chelsea, but, should he leave, Ronaldo is one player he would certainly miss.
He helped the hosts recover from conceding an early goal to Oscar, making it 2-1 after Angel Di Maria had levelled.
Javi Guerra equalised before the break for the visitors, but second-half efforts from Kaka and Ronaldo looked to have got Madrid home and dry.
Sastre's brilliant volley got Valladolid a late third, but there was no dramatic equaliser.
On Sunday, Sevilla kept their dreams of Europa League football alive for next season with a convincing 3-0 win over Espanyol.
Joan Capdevila's own goal gave the home side an early lead with Andujar Coke and Alvaro Negredo scoring the second and third in the space of four minutes as Sevilla looked comfortable throughout their victory.
The result means Los Rojiblancos are now three points adrift of seventh-placed Real Betis, who occupy the last European berth, with four games remaining ahead of their match with Barcelona.
Espanyol remain in 11th place with nothing more than pride to play for in their remaining fixtures against Real Madrid and struggling Deportivo La Coruna.
Real Zaragoza recorded back-to-back Primera Division wins for the first time this season as Rayo Vallecano succumbed meekly at La Romareda in a 3-0 scoreline.
Apono hit a brace and Rodri was also on target as Zaragoza hauled themselves out of the relegation zone at the expense of Deportivo La Coruna.
Zaragoza ended a 15-match winless streak in the league with a dramatic 3-2 win over Real Mallorca last time out, and the momentum of that victory was much in evidence today as they comprehensively outplayed their top-10 ranked visitors.
Mallorca remain bottom of the Primera Division after only managing to draw 1-1 with Levante at home.
Tomer Hemed gave the Islanders a dream start by scoring inside seven minutes, but Robert Acquafresca equalised just before half-time.
Despite dominating possession and having 17 attempts on goal, Mallorca were unable to get a winner, which could have a huge impact on their chances of avoiding relegation.
On Saturday, Atletico Madrid ensured they will be playing Champions League football next season after playing out an uninspiring goalless draw with Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor.
No matter what happens in the final four games of the season, the Rojiblancos will at least finish the season in fourth spot in the Primera Division, entitling them to a play-off place in Europe's elite competition.
If they win two of their remaining games, they will be guaranteed third spot and earn an automatic berth in the tournament.
The Galicians did not show much ambition to win the game, but had three penalty appeals turned down, replays showing they should have at least been awarded one.
Valencia rolled over Osasuna 4-0 at the Mestalla to strike a blow to the visitors' hopes of avoiding relegation.
Two goals late in the first half from Roberto Soldado and Ricardo Costa gave the hosts a comfortable lead and the second half became a formality after Alejandro Arribas was sent off and Ever Banega scored from the resulting free-kick.
David Timor then also saw red and Jonas added to the visitors' pain by scoring a penalty in injury time.
A solitary goal by Odion Ighalo saw off Malaga and handed Granada a huge 1-0 win in their bid to avoid relegation from the Primera Division.
The Nigerian's goal midway through the first half took Lucas Alcaraz's side further clear of the drop zone and struck a blow to Malaga's already slim hopes of reclaiming fourth spot from Real Sociedad.
Iago Aspas netted a late equaliser to earn relegation-fighting Celta Vigo a deserved 1-1 draw from an entertaining clash with Athletic Bilbao.
The highly-rated forward slotted home seven minutes from time to cancel out Oscar De Marcos' opener for Athletic which came against the run of play just before half-time.
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Sunday, August 2, 2015
Episode 12
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Joe tells Claire this "must be earned"
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What three religions were on the Armory wall?
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What name does Parker give Joe's "religion"?
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The song on the radio the night Ryan's dad was killed?
Question 5:
The name of the militia led by Daniel Monroe
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Claire asks Roderick why he stays. He says:
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What's the first line of Joe's new book?
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Here is a shot of the finished section of the scarf from that pattern I asked you guys to help me interpret
Looks beautiful!
Grace and Peace,
It looks great, glad the pattern worked out.
This is going to make a wonderful looking scarf. I like the design. The yarn looks so soft.
The scarf is beautiful. I imagine far less boring to knit than a one pattern variety.
Looks great! I'm glad it worked out so well.
Very nice. I love the design. What kind of yarn are you using with that? Very, very nice!
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." --Albert Einstein
oh well see, it all makes sense, NOW! the scarf looks great :)
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Very nice. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.


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Jen and I wanted to move forward today on completing Unit 4 of the New York Institute of Photography course we are taking. I was really looking forward to getting back on track with studying, shooting and completing the course. So when JJ was here last week talking about an upcoming photo shoot he had and needed tips on portraiture photography I invited him to join me and Jen today.
Boy did we have fun using the small green guest bedroom for our home studio. It was cramped but we made it work. It was great learning from each other. And did we laugh a lot? Yes we did!
From two to six today Jen and I finally got back to practicing Unit 4 in our 6 Unit NYIP Course. There are 5 or 6 Lessons in this Unit and for this assignment we were practicing north facing window light coupled with a reflector on the shady side. We added the Westcott Apollo Orb softbox (above camera) and liked the lighting best.
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I'm attending the online New York Institute of Professional Photography School. I haven't worked on Unit 3 (of this 6 Unit Course) since last August even though I love the course. Today I finished Unit 3 and look forward to moving on to Unit 4 which is all about Portraiture.
I took the online test. Listened to all the audio CDs and DVD. Below are the photo assignments that I just printed out and will be mailing to the school tomorrow.
Jen and I spent almost 3 hours next to the I-10 Freeway in the middle of all the windmills tonight. The truckers had fun honking their horns at us. We are definitely addicted to the joy of photographing new subjects. Jen shot with me for my Betterphoto.com Lesson #2 assignment (taught by Jim Zuckerman). I had to express one or more of the following concepts:
transportation, communication, office stress, competitions, winning, power, depression, the future.
I have made subtle references here on this blog, but have been a bit timid to share that I am enrolled in the New York Institute of Professional Photography Full Course. It's a 1 year to 1 1/2 year course that you can take up to three years to finish. Right up my ally….on my time, not in-classroom time.
I have wanted to take this NYIP course for the last 3 years. I've been afraid to sign up because I have always had trouble learning (on the spot learning) like in a classroom environment. In order for me to remember and understand something I have to study on my own time, and physically and repetitively do whatever it is I'm trying to learn many times before any understanding comes. I've struggled with this problem my entire life but only learned other people learned things very differently than I do in the last twenty years or so.
I talked Jen into taking this course when she showed an interest in learning photography. She signed up. Jen teaches advanced students at a local private school and has NO trouble learning ANYTHING! Then I talked Stacy into signing up for the NYIP course after she started her adventure in learning to be a videographer and I realized she didn't know how to "drive" her camera. (Forgive me Stacy:-) Now both my friends are taking this course I want to take but am too afraid to sign up for.
Finally I signed up too. This was the best decision I've made in a long time. I love sharing my love of photography with the girls and we get triple the benefit of being in the school together since we get to learn not only from our own homework video critiques but each others' critiques too. I haven't been this happy, ever!
Phew. There it is out there for anyone to read. Linda is in school! Yikes.
There are 6 Units of Study (each Unit jammed packed with a number of audio CD's, DVD's, multiple Lesson books for each Unit, other phamplet books, and of course tests and Photo Assignments we shoot for, print out and mail in to the school for audio critique. This is a serious course!
Last night Jen and I shot photos in the Palm Springs area, for our Unit Two Photo Assignment. (I got a good critique on my Unit 1 photos:-)). According to the NYIP assignment, there are three shots we are supposed to hand in. We have recently discovered we are allowed to turn in up to 7 photos for critique!!!!!
Photograph #1 – Emphasize a subject by its size and off-center placement. We are to make a horizontal photograph where the subject is both very large and placed somewhat off to the side, following the "Rule of Thirds". If the subject is looking or moving in a certain direction, leave more space in front of it than behind it.
Photograph #2 – Use framing to focus attention on your subject. Photograph an object, person, or scene, framing it with tree branches, an archway, a window, or other objects.
Photograph #3 – Using leading lines to draw attention to your subject, photograph a person or object using leading lines to guide the viewer's eye to the subject. If the subject is relatively small, be sure it contrasts well with the background.
Our attention in this Unit is Exposure and Focus.
The school has 3 Guidelines which I am finally beginning to practice with some regularity:
1. What is the subject – the theme – I want this photograph to be about?
2. How can I focus attention on my subject and draw the viewer's eye to it?
3. Have I simplified? Have I included only what draws attention to my subject, and have I eliminated everything that is non essential or distracting?
Thanks to my mentor and teacher for the last 5 years, Carol Leigh, I am well on my way to understanding the value of these 3 Guidelines. I would never have had the courage to sign up for this class without Carol's professional and fun, instructive, talented and gentle ways of teaching.
So…..below are some photos from last night's shooting in Palm Springs. I don't know if I'll use any of these photos for this Unit Two Class Assignment but I was happy with what I shot. I'll add the Photo Assignment # (1, 2, or 3) to any I'm considering to print and send in to the school.
Canon 7D, EF 70-200mm lens, ISO 400
1/200th, F/4
3:48pm, cloudy
I love taking classes from Carol Leigh. Thank goodness I listened to Carol Davis when she repeatedly mentioned Carols' online classes to me some almost 4 years ago.


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|August 20 2013, 05:35 PM
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Anyway, things are getting better, even though they don't seem to be. If you could go back in time to the American south in 1850, for example, a description of our present-day world would sound like fantasy to people of that time and place. And just think about how far we have progressed since then, in every field of endeavour.
This device isnt a spaceship, its a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards it takes us to a place where we ache to go again.
|August 20 2013, 06:32 PM
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I have no religion but Star Trek.
I will say that again for those who might think I miss typed.
I Have No Religion But Star Trek.
When I was young I was raised non denominational more or less fundamentalist Christian. I stayed because of a fear of eternal torment. You know the eternal torment that a "just and loving god" promises those who don't fall in line with his program?
I tried, as hard as I could to stay a christian. But the more I read and thought the more I realized that any deity who was "jealous" was not a deity worthy of my respect let alone my worship.
So I quit. Gave it right up.
I tried material reductionism for a while but I've had experiences that suggest to me that there is something more out there than meat and chemicals and self delusion. Right now I broadly identify as Pagan.
But the real truth is that I am a Trekker.
I am on the ongoing human voyage of becoming if only microscopically better a person than I was when I started. And to me the teachings of Trek are articles of faith.
There might never be warp drive (although never say never) and there might never be transporters. Hell there might not even turn out to be aliens. But I believe that there can come a day when there is more decency instead of less. A day when people care more about contributing than about getting rewarded without putting forth any effort.
To me that future is as real as the taste of honey on my tongue. Some days it torments me because it is so far away. Other days it is the only thing that keeps me from taking a gun and blowing my brains out.
And now someone comes along singing the old song. The song of death and hatred and self loathing. The words of the bible are not a balm. They are a poison. They are hate speech. They speak of a hatred of mans potential. They tell us that we are weak and worthless and that if we want any hope at all we'd best grovel. Beg a god who HATES us for his favor.
Well if there is a god, if a extranormal entity did create the human race, and he behaves like that then I'd rather burn an eternity in hell than spend one minute in his heaven.
There will come a day though. You see I have no problem with the idea of persons of faith continuing to exist in the future. Because the people who will exist will be lovers of life and will use their faith to celebrate life, to celebrate human potential and human achievement. In contrast to most now who celebrate death and hate.
By the way when I broke with the faith I was raised up with, I spent quite a bit of time dealing with night terrors. Working through my fear of hell took some doing. Would you like to know what comforted me through those times?
It was a simple country doctor, who when asked by a being pretending to be a god if he doubted that man replied, "I doubt any god who inflicts pain for his own amusement."
I held on as tight as I could to that life raft until the fear became a thing of my past.
It's the reason why I love that movie even as awful as some of it is. It saved my sanity and it saved my soul.
So for those who wish to look for signs of the impending downfall of humanity and look with eager glee to the end times, go right ahead. And then when you are dead and buried those of us who have kept the true faith, the faith in the future will get on with the business of living and working to make it a place worth living in.
Peace and Long Life.
|August 20 2013, 07:04 PM
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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|August 20 2013, 08:13 PM
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|August 20 2013, 08:18 PM
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To keep this Trek related - does the proliferation of the cell phone mean that the depiction of the 60's Trek communicator was a "prophecy"?
|August 20 2013, 08:19 PM
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Re: The Reality of Star Trek
A movie aiming low should not be praised for hitting that target.
|August 20 2013, 08:30 PM
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Location: Smithfield, Rhode Island USA
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This device isnt a spaceship, its a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards it takes us to a place where we ache to go again.
|August 20 2013, 08:32 PM
Re: The Reality of Star Trek
Many of these writers and producers were active in World War II. The communicator seems to be more of a simplified, more powerful "Walkie Talkie" (handheld transceiver).
"Just give me two seconds, alright, you mad bastard!" - Montgomery Scott, Star Trek Into Darkness
|August 20 2013, 08:35 PM
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Re: The Reality of Star Trek
Yeah, humanity will never be perfect, but that doesn't mean the social problems we face now will never be solved. It just means it will probably take a really long time.
|August 20 2013, 09:24 PM
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|August 20 2013, 10:27 PM
Location: USS Berlin
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And I thought and still think exactly how you did.
In contrast The New Testament looks like a contradiction but that's really the only part of the Bible which is a must read, IMHO (it's shorter than a Star Trek novel ).
The way I see it the problem with many Christians seems to be that they sing the songs and go to church, thinking that this is what makes them better people, while in fact it's not the words but their actions that will determine that.
I think one of my favorite actors (Bob Gunton aka Captain Maxwell of the USS Phoenix) in my favorite film The Shawshank Redemption portrayed the ultimate Christian hypocrite.
But I fail to see how the abuse of the gospel has any relevance to the actual content of it. Jesus didn't tell people the things they wanted but needed to hear (and we're still not listening).
"Do to others as you would have them do to you" (Luke 6:31) is possibly the ultimate Christian message - despite attempts of chief atheist Richard Dawkins claiming (in his overrated and mediocre bestseller) this actually to be the first commandment of atheism.
"The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth" Jean-Luc Picard
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein
|August 20 2013, 11:44 PM
Location: Italy, EU
Re: The Reality of Star Trek
The original sin story is so full of shit that it's actually sickening. But at least it's honest: in the Bible, knowing is bad. Experimenting is bad. Testing authority is bad. It's a religion designed to keep people oppressed, ignorant, and scared. Thankfully, most Christians don't actually follow it.
The humanist message, on the other hand, is: treat others as they want to be treated. Take an interest in people. Allow for differences. Be kind, but don't be overbearing. Treat them with respect. Don't ever think you know what people want or need. Or, more succinctly, "don't be a douche".
Scientist. Gentleman. Teacher. Fighter. Lover. Father.
|August 21 2013, 12:02 AM
Location: Avon
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anyway to make this post vagely trekkified, religion is like that sinister mind-clown from that voyager episode and janeway is the atheism that will slowly cause it to fade from existence. richard dawkins is harry kim.
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|August 21 2013, 12:12 AM
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Snowmobile racers go airborne during a race held by East Coast Snocross recently in conjunction with the Lake George Winter Carnival. Top snocross racers from the U.S. and Canada competed over two days in the series of sanctioned snowmobile races. The 2013 edition of the Winter Carnival was considered a substantial success by event organizers who said that an ice-covered lake, wintry weather and a lot of new participatory events drew the crowds this year.
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After five seasons of Private Practice, Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) will finally have a baby.
On last night's Private Practice (Season 5, Episode 18: "It Was Inevitable"), Addison began the episode by trying to convince herself that motherhood wasn't for her. But when she got the call from the hospital saying that a mother looking through an adoption book had chosen Addison to be her baby's mother, it was clear that this was what Addison has always wanted.
Kate spoke to TV Guide about the big moment. "It's sort of along those lines of once you let go of wanting a kid, or wanting something, then it appears … I feel like Addison is finally getting to be a real adult with getting the baby."
So how will this change the practice? Kate says, "She's still involved, but she's not as fever pitch involved." And as for her relationship with Sam (Taye Diggs), Kate hints that "He seems to be pretty attentive for a guy that didn't want to be a dad again."
Sounds like there is hope for those two reuniting after all.
Catch a new episode of Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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LOBOS IN THE FIELD: Andrej Bevins, Gavin Green, Victor Perez, Sean Romero, Sam Saunders
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The from the moment the University of New Mexico men's golf team tees off at the Southern Highlands College Masters in Las Vegas, Nev., this weekend, it will find itself in the rough.
Aside from the fact that all 15 teams playing in the three-day event beginning Friday at the Southern Highlands Golf Club are ranked in Golfweek.com/Sagarin's Top 50, the course is one of the toughest the 18th-ranked Lobos will play this season, coach Glen Millican said.
"Our focus this week has to be on the golf course," Millican said. "It's set up in a way that you really don't see at other courses we play, except for maybe the national championship course. From a scoring standpoint, par has an incredibly high value.
"On a course like this, you have to be continuously thinking. The pin placement and greens are the most challenging areas. It's hard to get the ball to stop close to the hole because the greens are usually fast. If you hit it on the wrong side of the hole, you can get into trouble. The rounds average about six hours, and you need precision with your iron game."
The course requires a lot of patience, Millican added, which is why he is bringing his most experienced group to Vegas – four juniors to go along with true freshman Andrej Bevins, who is playing like a veteran.
Juniors Gavin Green and Victor Perez are the team's anchors, having been starters since they were freshmen. Junior Sam Saunders is playing the most consistent golf so far this spring, and junior Sean Romero has more experience than anyone on the team not named Green or Perez.
Saunders is the only player who has top-20 finishes in both events UNM has played in the spring.
"The good thing about Sam is he doesn't get too high or too low when he's playing," Millican said. "He has good control of his game, has a nice short game and can post low numbers when he gets his putter going."
Green currently is the No. 25 individual collegiate golfer, according to Golfweek/Sagarin, although he has just one round under par total in the first two spring events combined.
"Gavin's OK; he just needs to putt well," Millican said, confirming an analogy that putting is similar to hitting outside shots in basketball. "If he can make a couple of putts early, that might get him going. Sometimes, you can talk yourself into or out of making putts, depending on how your feel is early on."
Romero has played the Vegas course before. Millican hopes his experience will help him … and the Lobos.
UNM is embarking on a key stretch in its schedule, with three tournaments in 16 days, starting in Las Vegas.
"Our focus is always to play the best we can and put ourselves in a position to win," Millican said, "but this is an important time during the schedule."
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Anna Nummelin '06 and her husband, Tim Buchholz, are currently part of a four-person team ranked third in the nation in adventure racing by Checkpoint Tracker, one of two U.S. organizations that rank teams on a national level. Their team, Shake-a-Leg Miami, is sponsored by a nonprofit organization of the same name that helps people with physical and developmental challenges through aquatic activities in Miami, Fla.
Nummelin, who received a bachelor of science in nursing degree from UW-Eau Claire, started competing in Wisconsin races while a student at the university, later teamed up with Buchholz, and has been racing and moving up the ranks ever since. They will compete in the United States Adventure Race National Championship this October in Texas.
Adventure racing is a multidisciplinary sport usually involving orienteering, off-road running, biking and paddling, but some races include climbing, horseback riding, inline skating and puzzle challenges. Races typically last anywhere from 24 hours to two weeks, and participants sometimes race all day and all night without sleep. Nummelin said she and Buchholz enjoy both the physical and mental challenges of adventure racing.
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|Also known as
|Kai Men Bajiquan (開門八極拳) – Gate-Opening Eight Extremities Fist
|Striking, Throwing
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|Unknown; Speculated: Wu Zhong 吳鍾 (1712–1802)
|Famous practitioners
|Li Shuwen, Liu Yunchiao, Adam Hsu, Tony Yang, Wu Xiufeng, Wu LianZhi, Tian Jinzhong, Zhao Fujiang, Shen Jiarui, Zhou Jingxuan. (For sources see inline citations throughout the article next to teachers' names)
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Styles of Chinese martial arts
|Wushu in the world
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Chen Village (陳家溝)
|Wushu athletes/practitioners
Legendary figures
Bodhidharma (菩提達摩)
Historical individuals
Yue Fei (岳飛; 1103—1142)
Modern celebrities
Bruce Lee (李小龍 1940—1973)
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Bājíquán (Chinese: 八極拳; pinyin: Bājíquán) is a Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power and is famous for its elbow strikes.[citation needed] It originated in the Hebei Province in Northern China,[citation needed] but spread to Taiwan and other places. Its full name is kai men baji quan (開門八極拳), which means "open-gate eight-extremities fist".
Baji quan was originally called bazi quan (巴子拳 or 鈀子拳) or "rake fist" because the fists, held loosely and slightly open, are used to strike downwards in a rake-like fashion. The name was considered to be rather crude in its native tongue, so it was changed to baji quan. The term baji comes from the Chinese classic, the Yijing (I-Ching), and signifies an "extension of all directions". In this case, it means "including everything" or "the universe".
The first recorded baji quan teacher was Wu Zhong (吳鍾) (1712–1802). Other notable teachers included Wu Xiufeng (吳秀峰) and Li Shuwen (李書文) (1864–1934). The latter was from Cangzhou (滄州), Hebei, and acquired the nickname "God of Spear Li".[citation needed] A Beijing opera Wu Shen (martial male character) by training, he was also an expert fighter. His most famous quote is, "I do not know what it's like to hit a man twice."[1] Li Shuwen's students included Huo Dian Ge (霍殿閣) (bodyguard to Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China), Li Chenwu (bodyguard to Mao Zedong), and Liu Yun Qiao (劉雲樵) (secret agent for the nationalist Kuomintang and instructor of the Chiang Kai Shek's bodyguards).[citation needed] Baji quan has since acquired a reputation as the "bodyguard style".[citation needed] Ma Feng Tu (馬鳳圖) and Ma Yin Tu (馬英圖) introduced baji into the Central Guoshu Institute (Nanjing Guoshu Guan 南京國術館) where it is required for all students.[2]
Baji quan shares roots with another Hebei martial art, Piguazhang. It is said that Wu Zhong, the oldest traceable master in the baji lineage, taught both arts together as an integrated fighting system.[3] They eventually split apart, only to be recombined by Li Shuwen in the late 18th to early 19th century. As a testament to the complementary nature of these two styles, a proverb states: "When pigua is added to baji, gods and demons will all be terrified. When baji is added to pigua, heroes will sigh knowing they are no match against it." (八極參劈掛,神鬼都害怕。劈掛參八極,英雄嘆莫及)[3]
Branches and lineages[edit]
Prominent branches and lineages of the art survived to modern times, including Han family Baji, Huo family, Ji family, Li family, Ma family, Qiang family, Wu family (from Wu Xiefeng), Wutang Baji Quan and Yin Yang Baji Quan. Each has its unique elements, while sharing core practices. Some lineages are more common or only exist in Mainland China, while others have spread to Western countries.
Wutang Baji[edit]
Wutang Baji is the most common lineage in the West today. Originally from Taiwan, where its founder, Liu Yunchiao, lived. This lineages includes additional arts which are taught alongside Baji, such as Piguaquan and Baguazhang.
Jian Diansheng[4] >> Li Shuwen[5] >> Liu Yunchiao >> Adam Hsu[6] and Tony Yang [7] >> Many students in Taiwan and abroad (taught by either Hsu or Yang).
Nanjing Baji[edit]
Baji of Nanjing was introduced to the Central School of martial arts of Nanjing by a group of pupils of Li Shuwen, from whom arise Huang Bonian and his(her) son Huang Guozhen and Jung Yunghwan
Jin Dian Sheng >> Li ShuWen 李书文 >> Ma Feng Tu 馬鳳圖 and Ma Yin Tu 馬英圖 >> Huang GuoZhen 黃國楨 >> Jung Yung-Hwan >> Nolgove Cyril
Mengcun Baji[edit]
Meng Village (Mengcun) is said to be the original birthplace of Baji Quan, or at least the modern versions of the art.[8] Baji is still widely practiced there.
Wu Xiufeng[edit]
Wu Xiufeng[9] (1908–1976) is the "grandfather" of many modern Baji lineages. The following lineages came down from him.
A branch of the art which has mutual influences from Jingang Bashi—the second art practiced by Tian Jinzhong.
Wu Xiufeng >> Tian Jinzhong >> Shen Jiarui[10] >> Zhou Jingxuan[11][12] >> Many students in China and abroad.[13]
The creation of Zhao Fujiang, who combined his knowledge of Baji, Xingyiquan and Yiquan to create a new art form.[14][15]
Wu Xiufeng >> Zhao Fujiang >> Many students in China. Some of Zhao's skills have reached other lineages, such as that of Zhou Jingxuan.
Tactics and strategy[edit]
Baji quan opens the opponent's arms forcibly (qiang kai men 强開門) and mount attacks at high, mid, and low levels of the body (san pan lian ji 三盤連擊). It is most useful in close combat, as it focuses on elbow, knee, shoulder and hip strikes. When blocking an attack or nearing an opponent, baji quan techniques emphasize striking major points of vulnerability, namely the thorax (trunk of the body), legs and neck.
The "six big ways of opening" (liu da kai 六大開) are:[16]
- Ding 頂: using the fist, elbow or shoulder to push forward and upward.
- Bao 抱: putting arms together as if hugging someone. It is usually followed by Pi 劈 (splitting).[17]
- Ti 提: elevating the knee to hit the thigh of the opponent, or elevating the foot to hit the shin of the opponent, etc.
- Dan 單: using a single move.
- Kua 胯: using the hip.
- Chan 纏: entanglement with rotation around the wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Stepping and body methods[edit]
Footwork in baji quan has three special features:
- Zhen Jiao
- Nian Bu
- Chuang Bu
These striking techniques are related to traditional Chinese medicine, which states that all parts of the body are connected, either physically or spiritually.
The forms of baji are divided into armed and unarmed routines. There are 20 fist forms, which include 12 Baji Small Structure Fists, Baji Black Tiger Fist, Baji Dan Zhai, Baji Dan Da/Dui Da, Baji Luohan Gong, and Baji Si Lang Kuan. There are eight weapons forms, including Liu He Da Qiang (spear), Chun Yang Jian (sword), San Yin Dao (sabre), Xing Zhe Bang (staff), Pudao, and Chun Qiu Da Dao (a long two-handed heavy blade, used by Generals sitting on their horses).
Most schools focus on a much smaller curriculum. Standard across almost all groups are Xiaobaji and Dabaji; two weapons forms, the sabre and the spear; a two-man training routine called Baji Duijie or Baji Duida and a series of 8 short attacking methods called the "Ba Shi" (Eight Postures), which are derived from the art of Shaolin Jingang Bashi.
Power generation and expression[edit]
The major features of baji include elbow strikes, arm/fist punches, hip checks and strikes with the shoulder. All techniques are executed with a short power, developed through training; among Chinese martial artists, baji is known for its fast movements. Baji focuses on infighting, entering from a longer range with a distinctive charging step (zhen jiao).
The essence of baji quan lies in jin, or power-issuing methods, particularly fa jing (explosive power). The style contains six types of jin, eight different ways to hit and several principles of power usage. Most of baji quan's moves utilize a one-hit push-strike method from very close range. The bulk of the damage is dealt through the momentary acceleration that travels up from the waist to the limb and further magnified by the charging step known as zhen jiao.
The mechanics of jin are developed through many years of practice and baji quan is known for its strenuous lower-body training and its emphasis on the horse stance.[1] Its horse stance is higher than that of typical Long Fist styles. Like other styles, there is also "the arrow-bow stance", "the one-leg stance", "the empty stance" (xūbù 虚步), "the drop stance" (pūbù 仆步), etc. There are eight different hand poses, in addition to different types of breathing and zhen jiao.
The six Major Characteristic Powers are:[18]
- Sinking (Xia Chen 下沉 or Chen Zhui 沉墜)
- Thrusting (Chong 沖)
- Extending (Cheng 撑)
- Entangling (Chan 纏)
- Cross (Shi Zi 十字)
- Inch (Cun 寸)
Baji focuses on being more direct, culminating in powerful, fast strikes that will render an opponent unable to continue. Even so, there are some styles that are derived from Baji's main principles or concepts on how to hit the opponent:
- Eight postures (Ba shi)
- Eight movements method (Ba shi gong)
- Eight movements method (Ba shi chui)
- Double Eight Postures (Shuang ba shi)
- Eight postures of the dragon style (Longxing ba shi)
Many of these forms are also based or mixed with Luohan fist, a Shaolin style.[citation needed] The term ba shi may also refer to baji. The term is also used in xingyi quan.
- ^ a b "BaJiQuan". Bajimen.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ Ba Zi Jie Xi: a talk on rake fist 耙子解析
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ Article of the life of Li Shuwen, mentioning his teacher
- ^ A website dedicated to Liu Yunchiao's Baji lineage
- ^ Adam Hsu's official website
- ^ Tony Yang's official website
- ^ Brief history of Baji Quan
- ^ Short biography of Wu Xiufeng
- ^ Video of Shen Jiarui performing Baji Quan
- ^ Official website of Zhou Jingxuan
- ^ A long article about Zhou Jingxuan
- ^ Website of the Israeli branch of this lineage
- ^ An instructional/historical video by Zhao Fujiang and his students
- ^ Yin-Yang Baji Quan on the Baidu Encyclopedia
- ^ Jaw, Peter (2004). The Treasure Book of Chinese Martial Arts 1. Authorhouse. ISBN 978-1-4140-7573-0.
- ^ "Xingyi". Perry Lo and the Shou-Yu Liang Wushu Taiji Qigong Institute. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ Jaw, Peter (2007). The Treasure Book of Chinese Martial Arts 2. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4257-8571-0.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bajiquan.
An article on baji and some photos of the style can be seen on http://www.chinesemartialarts.eu
- Baji french school
- Official website of the Wu family BajiQuan
- Bajimen.com - Grandmaster Liu Yun Qiao
- - Website of Master Zhou Jingxuan
- Ottawa Chinese Martial Arts - Baji
- Adam Hsu Kung Fu. Traditional Chinese Martial Arts
- Hollowfist.com - Essays about Bajiquan's internal theory.
- Dai Nei BajiQuan by Ex-Instructor of Taiwan Special Force Team (Chinese)
- Baji Quan's involvement with other styles. (Spanish)
- Pachitanglang International - Grandmaster Su Yuchang, disciple of Liu Yunqiao
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Well, apparently, it was a giant DDoS on my channel, if you weren't here for the Tumblr blog. I got extremely lazy and didn't work on the site until today. Icelanders, once again, has fucked with me for the last time and the entire country of Iceland is henceforth banned. Also, to stress
CP is an instant ban with no repeal.
Sorry, find an onion.
Anyways, to once again, return PinkChan, I'm starting fresh for a fresh return. Boards will be returning slowly as needed. Also, I'm opening up positions for moderators and janitors, please e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com to get started. Positions are limited and more detail about your interests will help.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
In you have not noticed, there is a test board in response to the Jan 28 post. Go ahead and break it! In other news, I nuked /r/ because I felt like doing it and /gw2/ is slated to be removed here shortly.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Due to increased popularity, PinkChan will (once again), be using a different software for its boards. Some boards, however, will still continue to utilize the Wakaba software.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I've released /gw2/ imageboard because the other side has assumed Guild Wars 2 as a main game: all five of them. Check out
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on Sorrow's Furnace. Preferably, PK them.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Since some people are either retarded or just need a second chance, I wiped the entire ban log. Let me make this perfectly clear,
WE DO NOT HAVE A /b/!
Do not try accessing it or risk being banned from the server. The entire purpose of it is to catch the web crawlers that don't want to listen to my robots.txt and is not intent for humans; so don't use it.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The events of September 29, 2012 may leave some members of the community furious. I don't care, to be honest. However, my methods was overly brash, which it's pointless to apologize now. Recordless, according to the Icelandic investigation group, there was a picture that was CP, and being put forward by a foreign country's investigation team (and they were fairly thorough about it), I was forced to use methods to immediately cease the channel temporarily, especially since I was going to be away for the entire month of October. I'm not apologizing, but I am learning. In the future, I will work better with a foreign authority group, especially since most of the threats I receive are empty (see Anj). Thanks for the great learning experience, see you all in hell!
To further prevent any confusion, let me just restate the general ruling of this channel (once again, I failed by not posting up rules yet). The three-strike policy means two warnings then corrective action.
Along with the rest of the other channels out there, CP is a permanent, auto-ban,
offense. I do not have time, money, or interest in trying to warn offenders that CP, including questionable content, is not allowed.
The entire channel is an English-only board. These offenses follow a three-strike policy resulting in an individual board ban.
/r34/ is not a porn-only board. In fact, it's related to some dead guild that I used to be in. I'm correcting this by changing it to /r/ - General.
/b/ does not exist here. If you access /b/ on this board, do not e-mail me asking to undo your idiocy. It's known as an anti-bot/anti-retard trap for a reason. Keeps bots and 15-year-old horny boys away.
There is no appeal for any ban. There are no mods. There are no janitors. There's just me.
If you need technical support or wish to send me death threats, e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
As promised, all boards, except for /z/, has been nuked. The new /r/ will start from post 1.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Once again, I missed Zarina's birthday, but this time due to work. Happy belated 3rd birthday! As well, /r34/ is popular among Icelanders. Unfortunately, all boards across PinkChan are English-only.
Monday, January 2, 2012
/i/ should be created within the next couple days to further discussion for the original purpose of this imageboard, the color pink. Why this is happening now is beyond me, but this should help further create a better sense of belonging within the community. In other news, I have changed the header from the banner that DarkRage originally made. This is just so I can see a change in the website while an official logo can be established. But don't worry, the old banner has been moved to /r34/ as the permanent banner.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
I'm now accepting applications for mods. Please e-mail me at email@example.com. Remember, there are no global mods.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
I once walked back from middle school, got mugged by spics like a fool. They dun goofd and stabbed me hard, I bled and cried and had to fart. I made it home and cried a little more, got called bitch tears josh and little whore. This is the tale of a man with hair so brown, simply known as Joshua the shit crown.
" -BlaZe
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Weeks and beers later, I have now finally finished integrating the new Pinero stylesheet into all existing boards. As well, I'm disappointed to say that I completely forgot Zarina's birthday, which was two days prior to the previous post. How rude of me to completely forget.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The new
stylesheet that I have been working on in for the last couple weeks is finally finished and will be implemented as the default for /r34/ and /s/ first, and then into /f/ and /m/ once I've matched their templates. With this, I'll be removing Gurochan, Burichan, and Photon from the stylesheet list. To celebrate this change, I've added another banner into the header. See if you can spot it.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
PinkChan is returning back to its old, basic form. No more complicated bullshit that made us the same as everyone else. I also took out the old links from this page.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Songs for the Armageddon board (/s4ta/) was wiped due to some new updates involving the song selection and album art. However, since Internet can be really, really shitty abroad, I do not have the ability to sufficiently upload the latest .rar files to the board for download. Therefore, the album releases and re-releases will have to wait until my return in mid-July. Sorry. :x
Sunday, January 9, 2011
/sch/ - Schwarzsilber is for German culture and uses the Schwarzsilber imageboard script. It's just a little stupid script that I wanted to implement just because.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
I have submitted to the power of News function included in Kusaba since it'll be much easier to work with than updating a single HTML file every time. However, you can still see the old frontpage here. On the flipside, this makes the original format, that I have on the old frontpage, nearly impossible without spending hours trying to figure out the variable needed to list the boards horizontally. I tried to get it as close as possible, but this is as close as I can get.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
/p/ - Image Data will be used for sharing .pdn, .psd, and .xcf files, along with that, you can still post .gif, .jpg, and .png files allowing vector collaboration to become possible. As well, /p/ is the first of Kusaba imageboard that I've implemented into PinkChan. This makes it the third type of script used on PinkChan.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The /s4ta/ imageboard has been created. Songs for the Armageddon (S4tA) is a compliation of badass music that you, as a person, should have listened to before the end of the world comes. This imageboard will allow us to release the albums and discuss the current albums that has been created.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Because I think it's necessary, /wp/ has been created for not only as a place to dump material for signature creation, but also for posting them badass wallpapers. All in time for detachment.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Zarina, the girl you see in the banner above, is the name of the project for PinkChan. However, she has now finally been drawn and has come to life. With her headphones of music and lollipop of doom, she will soon be her own grown up *chan. It's highly suggested you submit new drawings of her for the 404 page. As well, it was PinkChan's birthday 2 days ago. Happy birthday PinkChan! We all love you.
Friday, August 13, 2010
So we can show our origins (including all the other *chans), /j/ was released to reflect this.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
/s/ finally fell off the page 10 cliff. Now we're finally grown up. It only took 357 days for that to happen. Adding /sig/ as a dedicated host for signatures. That way, you can upload signatures and never worry about it falling off. /sig/ will be the second board with no cutoff, /z/ being the first.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
/s/ has successfully hit 100 threads and is pushing into the page 10 cliff. It really is a momentous moment.
Friday, July 30, 2010
I've been working with the actual insides of the coding and customizing it as seen fit. With some research from support, I was able to successfully repair the manager post, allowing me to shutdown /z/ from new threads being posted except by myself. As well, /h2o/ is being refurbished to satisfy a different look that will compliment its purpose. Also, look out for a new template coming to /r34/ in the near future.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
/a/ - Artwork has been released for all them artists out there. Now you can post and discuss all of your artwork on one imageboard.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Looks like that test of a new coding for the boards has been thrown out the window. Curse you PHP4!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
PinkChan, located at http://pinkchan.org/, observes that it is a legitimately virus-free site.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Why post your desktop in a blog post when you can post it in a thread?
Friday, December 4, 2009
Purchased http://pinkchan.org to celebrate the official opening of the (already open) imageboard. Please remember that PinkChan can be given to others to come join a community. Just remember that we're just a small *chan and don't intend to be anything like the big *chans. P.S. - Sage as many topics that doesn't have a header and we need a new fucking slogan.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Imageboards are cool, so are textboards. But since we like SQL databases, why not just use the imageboard as a textboard: \r34\. Anonymous textboards are for pros.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The music board has been opened as /h2o/ to reflect Soolaby.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Added /f/ so el turista can watch There She Is!! As well, everyone should play Nanaca Crash and try to beat our high scores.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Added in /s/ to occupy some spammers from /r34/. The new board must have an image for every new thread and new reply. No text-only replies. As well, the flood rate has been decreased to 1 second on all fields. Despite this gift from the gods, /s/ now has the highest possibility of being the first board to be nuked.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Added in /r34/.
Monday, August 17, 2009
The image rotator needs more images. Send me images that is 468x80 with the name
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Added in /t/ after removing many file types from /z/. Other expected boards to be added include /h2o/ and /f/ to occupy the removed file types from /z/. Please make note that all conflicting content has been archived on /z/. Various bugs, such as /r/ still appearing in some threads, have been identified. Finally, the template changer has been added above the delete post field.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Finally added the index page for PinkChan. Thus making Project Zarina officially out of beta. As my first action, I removed /r/ that has been unused since Day 1. The board will be deleted and not archived due to lack of content. Added in a PHP image rotator script with 3 images.
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