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Cantina 14: The Guardians Of Peace And Justice
Right, you all know the rules, here we go again, yadda yadda yadda. I think it's upto BD to set the scene.
((Oh, man. This title...
...it is BEGGING for irony. XD))
A long time ago in a galaxey far, far away....
The year long REPUBLIC CIVIL WAR is over! Now
the work of truly bringing peace to the galaxy can
begin. However, all is not as it seems, the Emperor,
LORD CRACKEN PALPATINE, has dissapeared.
As one government is restored another threatens
to slide into CHAOS! Meanwhile a new EVIL has
appeared on the edge of IMPERIAL SPACE. The
JEDI COUNCIL has sensed a disturbance in the
FORCE. Now the REPUBLIC must uncover the
ancient SECRETS of the JEDI or all will be
consumed in darkness.
*The Planet of Coruscant turned slowly on its celestial axis, the Jedi Temple had passed the terminator into night several hours ago, yet the masters still sat in session. The attention of the twelve Jedi Masters was focused on the man in the grey and blue robes of the ancient Jedi Guardians standing defiantly in the centre of the circle and on the decision they had to make.*
Luke: Jammes Windrider, you are charged with aiding the agents of the dark side of the Force and the Sith in particular, how do you answer these charges?
Jammes: Guilty.
*That caused a stir, even amongst these Jedi, Kyp Durron scowled openly, while Kam Solusar steepled his fingers and leaned back in his chair. Taklin Flax was studying his brother in-law intently.*
Streen: I sense no evil in him, only defiance.
Kam: Defiance? I sense also pride, but not hate, and not the darkside.
Luke: Explain Yourself, Master Windrider.
Jammes: When the Republic split, I chose to follow the law, I did not learn until later that the Senate was being controlled by Reletha Darkstar.
Corran: But when you did learn you stayed. Why?
((Okay guys, jump in.))
((I'm gonna be playing around with time a bit here. ...For the foreseeable future. ^_^
P.S. My PMs are kinda screwing up, but you can always use my email. :)))
Coruscant Airspace, Two Weeks Ago
Aren: *via Kioet's comm* Kioet, do you hear me? *A burst of static interrupts* -transmitting coordinates. I have a new target for you. And - congratulations. You just survived your first encounter with a Blade. There are many who don't.
*Another burst of static*
Aren: Stand by for data.
Coruscant, Present Day
*A glass shatters on the floor of a Coruscanti apartment. A fuming woman sends another glass hurtling after it. She has long ears and a mostly humanoid appearance, marking her as an elf to anyone who could recognize such a thing, pale skin and dark hair. She is wearing a rumpled outfit that looked like someone would make an appearance in at a Coruscanti nightclub*
Elven Woman: *shouting to no one in particular* You bastard, Cracken! What does you think you're doing? Dammit!
*She storms about her apartment in a fury, breaking other innocent household objects*
Elven Woman: Where are you? Where are you hiding? How are you hiding from me, godsdammit?
*She starts striding around the room, muttering to herself*
Elven Woman: And you just had to kill your second, too...
*She rolls up her sleeve and stares at her arm. It has a black mark running up and down it, set in the pale skin*
Elven Woman: You stay down... stay down...
*A male voice comes from behind her, sounding curious, affectedly innocent*
Voice: Why, what's that? How unusual!
*The woman whirls, holding arm. Standing in her kitchen, having appeared out of nowhere, are two other elves. Both were dressed in overly ornate and unusually tailored versions of what she recognized as Blade outfits. The one who'd spoken had blonde, spiky hair and skin as pale than hers, and an outfit in lighter colors set off by black. He had sharp eyes. The second, taller one was a dark elf, with skin the color of ash. His outfit was black. Both carried blades.*
Elven Woman: What are you doing here? Get out! I paid for this apartment!
Blonde Elf: You did! Good job. Pity we're not from the debt collector's guild.
*The elven woman hesitates for a moment, then whirls around, reaching out her arm. A light blue halo of light surrounds her hand*
Blonde Elf: *hand shooting out as well, sending a streak of red light across the room* Naughty!
*The red light hits the gun that's heading towards the elven woman's hand in midair, and knocks it across the room. As he does so, the woman dives under a table*
Blonde Elf: Oh, come now. We just want to ask you a couple questions. We're not even here to deport you. Now, introductions. I'm called Slythe. My companion here is called Nereli. You one of Rwos' little friends?
*Blaster bolts shoot out from under the table. The elves deflect them away with protective spells that appear in the air*
Slythe: Guess not.
*Slythe closes his hand. When he opens it a blinding light uncoils from it. He flicks his hand, and the light smashes into the table, splitting it into dozens of different pieces that fly across the room.
Revealed under the table is the translucent image of the elven woman, holding a blaster. As Slythe and Nereli watch, the image collapses in on itself and the gun drops to the ground. Outside, the sound of a speeder receding rapidly away is heard*
Slythe: ...Clever.
Nereli: You said you would handle this. Now you do it. I'm being commed.
Slythe: Certainly, Sai.
*Nereli reaches to his belt and twists a silver disk attached there, then disappears in a flash of blue light. Slythe runs to the window and leaps out without pause. His figure, cloak fluttering, is illuminated clearly in the night lights before plummeting down into the shadows*
((Yeah, mega-post, but it's not like anyone here could have replied anyway! :p))
((Lots has happened in two weeks... as you'll see here.))
Alyssa Renolin sat in silence, watching Jammes Windrider, waiting to see how he would answer Corran's question. Off to the side, Riebe Sothe stood watching with Nom and Tarila Vilnov. Though Riebe was not on the Council, she was still allowed to watch their gatherings for two reasons. First, Alyssa was her apprentice (though it may seem strange to say so as Alyssa is in her 30s and Riebe appears to be around 19). Second, Riebe was respected because of her age (in reality around 2500 years). The Vilnovs were there as guests of Riebe.
"So who's that?" Tarila whispered pointing at Jammes. Riebe shushed her.
"Less talking more listening," she whispered back. "Listen now. I'll explain later."
((i like mega-posts))
*Coruscant, Jedi Temple*
*Irvine remained in the temple after he father disappeared. He desided to stay dispite his sister and Starr taking their leave.*
((only guessing here red, i mean, would Starr really want to stick around? ;)))
*Irvine was still in the temple, studing the true Jedi and thier ways. He's only grew up with a medicore version compared to these Jedi.
He treked up towards the council chambers, expecting them to be departed for the evening, but then he noticed the doors were shut, and he could hear discussion inside...*
((Scar, I would say that the Council chamber is sealed. Ivrine can't hear anything, its not like its an mfi door! I also have issues with non Council members being at a trial, still they're already there so I'll let it slide. The Council is going to want to talk to the Vilnovs anyway.))
Jammes: Why did you all run? If we had all stayed then the war might not have happened.
((Anyone want to jump in and help me beat on my character, in a Jedi way.))
"I cannot speak for the others on the Council," Alyssa said quietly. "But I speak for myself; I was not here when the war started. Would I have left at its outbreak? I don't know. I know next to nothing of what happened and why."
She shook her head slowly. "You claim that if we had all been here, perhaps the war might not have occurred. Are you suggesting that we might have seen what you did not?"
Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Jack, alias Jokemaster stood outside the council room. The room was too small, and if he went in he'd risk Riebe sensing him. He was, however curious to the result of the trial, and from there tapped into what everyone was sensing, giving him an idea of what was going on. He noticed Irvine attempting to overhear the conversation.
Jack: Don't bother. It's soundproofed.
Coruscant, NRI
Greer had remained stationed on Coruscant, back in the NRI watching for any suspicious activity. So far it had been a boring day for him. He sighed and put his legs up on his desk. He supposed after fighting a war, every day would seem boring for a while.
((BD: edited.
he can 'hear discussion' but not anything that can be 'distingushed' :D
whats an mfi door anyway?? :D))
Kioet: *over comm* I'm glad they're not on our side. *static** next, please.
Jedi Temple: Council Chambers
*Godwyn raised his head and looked at Jammes for a moment, he had only been half listening to the trial, the other half of his mind thinking of the mission he had just returned from and the next step he needed to take*
Godwyn: This is irrelevant, the war could still have occured if every living Jedi was here. We can spend the rest of our lives discussing all the possibilities and the could have beens. Instead let us keep to the actual facts. There was a war and you sided with the government controlled by the Sith. As Master Horn asked you, when you learned that the government was thus controlled why did you stay?
Godsheim Station
*Vidar looks up from a report he was reading as the door to his spacious office slides open and Valda enters*
Vidar: What brings you all the way up here?
Valda: Some updates and news.
Vidar: Oh?
Valda: A squadron of hunters will arrive early in the morning. The olympians are finally sending a delegation from Elysium, they should arrive in five standard days. Svafa will also be returning tomorrow afternoon, she says she has some good news.
Vidar: I see, and whats the news?
Valda: Since you like knowing about the Jedi, they are holding a trial on Coruscant, I'll inform you on how it turns out. More importantly though the Jotuns made a stronger then normal attempt to break the containment. I'll update you when we know more about what happened.
Vidar: Thank you.
Council Chambers.
*Jammes stiffens.*
Jammes: I did not trust the leadership of the Rebellion.
Kam: Less than the Leadership of the Republic?
Jammes: Yes?
Flax: Ahh. *It was the first time he had said anything.* Now we come to the root of it. You did not trust me and when presented with two sides you could not bring yourself to choose mine. Anger, then.
*Jammes says nothing.*
Flax: You blame me for your sister's death, my wife's death. You have allowed this prejudice to cloud your judgement. I think that is the root of it.
*Jammes looks Flax directly in the eyes.* Yes.
Flax: I do not believe this is guilt, nor do I believe this is innocence. As I am clearly the cause of this I defer to the other Masters, what sentance will you pass down?
Godwyn: I have a few more questions since I was not here when these events took place. What actions did you take to oppose the rebellion? Rather in your opposition to the rebellion did you remain true to our code?
((BD: Just need to know what is Jammes' rank within the order?))
((Jedi Master. Oh, and Deac I can see you lurking.))
Jammes: I upheld the law, when the war came to Coruscant I opposed the Rebellious Jedi.
Kyp: You call us Rebellious!?
"Our anger or annoyance at being called rebellious solves nothing," Alyssa said, staring pointedly at Kyp. Then, she turned to Jammes. "Rebellious how?"
Godwyn: Rebellious in the fact that they rebelled against the lawful government. What I want to know Jammes is how did you oppose them, for example did you kill, or maim them or did you simply block them.
Bilbringi, the New Imperial Center
*The massive Imperial Fleet hung in high orbit over Bilbringi, the new core of the Empire. The fleet and her starfighters were in all out parade formations, and across the Imperial controled space, which covered half the galaxy, celebrated the return of the Imperial Family, and the victory over the enemies of the Empire.
A shuttle departed from the Super Star Destroyer Executor with TIE-Defenders in parade escort, and headed to the capital city. The shuttle landed on a shuttle platform that was attached to the Imperial Palace, whichw as still being built. The 501st Stormtrooper battalion was in parade formation, tradition when high ranking or royalty arrived on world.
The shuttle bay opened, and the battalion snapped to attenion. Down the ramp, walked down the rightful hier to the Empire... Emperor Cracken Hideki Palpatine. At his side, his apprentice, Starr Hailfire, and his daughter, Princess Alysara Palpatine, the hier to the throne.
Cracken saluted the battalion, and did the usual political dance of waving to the Holocams. He continued to walk to the palace, and once inside, made a bee line to his office chambers. The three entered his office, and the soundproof door shut quietly.*
Cracken: Starr, disperse the fleet, standard patrols on the boarders of our space. Have them watch out for... rogue elements of the Empire. I sense a great disturbance in the Force....
*Cracken took his seat, and qued up the latest Holonet feed. The Holonet said he had dissapeared back to the Empire to hide, defeated. Farthest from the truth. He walked away from the meeting with Skywalker semi-pleased. The Jedi were no longer activly in pursuit of the Sith, and he no longer had to fear the Jedi Assassinating him anytime soon, because he stuck a cease-fire agreement that put on hold the ancient fued between the Sith and the Jedi. *
Cracken: Alysara, go to Yaga Minor, take the Vengence and her support fleet, and the 501st Battalion....
Alysara: Yaga Minor? Father, that's a backwater planet...
Cracken: I know, I just think.... *he appeared distant* Someone is coming.... *He smiled at Alysara* Go, if you need the rest of the fleet, it is at your command.
*She noded, and began to walk out the room. She stopped, and hugged Starr, and smiled. She continued out the door, and headed out to the shuttle bay.
Cracken picked through various datacards, long disorganized during his absence on the Imperial Center, and found the one he was looking for. He put it in his datapad, and a hologram popped up, relaying various numbers and technical descriptions. A single location was pointed out, and above all, the words CLASSIFIED, Royal Family Eyes ONLY permiated the holo.*
Cracken: Now, my apprentice, there is a certain... project that I started during the Crimson Star War so long ago, that I wish to be completed at all speed. Go to the Maw Military Instalation, and hurry it along. Make sure nobody follows you.
*He took out the datacard, and handed it to Starr.*
Cracken: While we cannot strike at the Jedi or the Republic any longer, we can still strike fear into the enemies we have. And fear us, the will.
Atredis, Hospital
*Deac enters a small private room, containing a comfortable looking bed and adjacent bathroom. A young dark haired man in a wheelchair sits staring through the large glass window that overlooks the farmlands of Atredis.*
Deac: Orthos?
*Orthos does not answer. Deac walks up and sits by Orthos*
Deac: The doctors said part of you was still in there...I don't know if you can hear me...but I'm sorry...I'm sorry I left you for dead.
Orthos: ........
Deac: I've taken a leave of abscence Orthos. I'm going to be on Atredis, and I'm going to come see you every day.
Deac: Well...*frustratedly* Forget it. See you later.
Orthos: *Quietly, to himself*Time...Choice...
Alyssa smiled slightly, but said nothing as she thought of how little she truly knew of the recent events nearer the center of the galaxy. Yes, she felt she'd been away far too long and now she thought it best to remain silent. There was nothing further she had to say without making herself look ignorant rather than just uninformed.
Jammes: Jedi died by my hand and I watched other jedi fall by the hands of other master. *He looks pointedly at Flax.*
Yaga Minor.
*Agric's Black Fleet of forty ships dropped out of hyperspace in close formation. On the Bridge Agric turned to his come officer, a middle aged major.*
Agric: Open a channel, inform them we come from Bilbringi and are here to recieve a new compliment of TIE Defenders, you will occupy them until our commandos have completed their task.
Major: Yes, My Lord.
*As the major opens a comm channel a cloaked assault transport drops from the hanger of Agric's own ship. Within the transport were thirty commandos, Fett Clones, each wearing black flexi-armour and armed with E-11B carbines, similar transports dropped from the other eleven ships.*
Yaga Minor
*On Yaga Minor, the commanding officer reviews the fleet.*
Cmdr.: Ask for thier IFF codes, and have them transmit them at once. I've recieved word that her Highness is arriving soon, and only she can give the go ahead for the transfer.
Comm. Officer: Yessir. *The tech keys the comm* Unknown fleet, transmit your IFF codes for verification, and hold position. Her Highness Palpatine is arriving soon and will verify transfer of equipment. Non-Compliance will be meet with military action, do you copy?
*The countdown clock continued to tick away until time to reversion. The Vengence and it's support contigent of 9 Imperial Mark II Star Destroyers streaked through hyperspace. 3 hours left... A twinge in the Force caught Alysara's attention. She keyed her comm.*
Alysara: Admiral, prepare the fighters for immediate launch after reversion. have reinforcements on standby for hyperspace into the region.
Admiral: Yes m'lady, thoughr einforcements will take at least 6 hours to get her after we call for them.
Alysara: Understood Admiral.
*She shut off the comm, and thought.... something was beginning....*
Yaga Minor
Major: Understood, transmitting IFF codes.
*He transmits the IFF codes of 12 ships in addition to Agric's personnal identification code. Deep in the vaults of Yaga Minor's computer core a twenty five year old file is retrieved from digital storage and sent zipping into the CPU. From there it arrives at the comm-officer's screen.*
Imperial Ident: *****-****-****-***-*
Clearence Level: 1A-Special
Originator: ******** ******* ******** ******
Date Stamp: **/**/****/
Addendum: Comply immediately, by order of the Emperor.
Yaga Minor
Cmdr: Well?
Comm. Officer: It's an older code, but it checks out... though this is not the Emperors usual method of equipment transfer... *The tech swivled in his chair* Sir, I don't mean to be insubordinate, but I know it says by order of the Emperor, but... Didn't Emperor Palpatine say her Highness was coming, and all matters reguarding military in the region were up to her?
Cmdr: Repeat the message. Offer the usual officer quaters planet side. We will wait until her Highness arrives. *The commander lossened his collar a bit. He knew the price of failure on his part, and he hoped Alysara would be more forgiving that Lord Vader ever was.*
Comm. Officer: Aye sir. *he keyed the comm again* We have recieved your IFF codes, and acknowledge friendlies. However, her Highness is now in charge of military affairs in the region. ETA is 2 hours, 55 minutes, galactic standard time, all transfers are to be put on hold until her specific approval has been given. Until such time, your officers are welcome planetside.
Transmitting Imperial Decree 100982.87.
*the decree reads as follows....*
By Order of Emperor Cracken Hideki Palpatine, Imperial Center
Her Highness Princess Alysara Amerian Palpatine, daughter of the Emperor, hier to the throne, is now commander of all Imperial Naval and Armed Forces. She is to reorganize, restructure and streamline the military as she see's fit, and all questions reguarding all matters within the military are to be answered at her discretion. All conflicts or concerns reguarding equipment, personel, or methods, are to be forwarded to her. Non-Compliance will result in prosecution under Imperial Law.
Bilbringi, Imperial Capital Building
*Stormbaltz sits in a prison cell. It is spartan, but not overly inhospitable. A small second room holds a bathroom, while he has access to a limited computer terminal. He sits, still in his uniform, atop the hard bunk left out for him, while a lawyer sits opposite him, flanked by two stormtroopers.*
Lawyer: You've recieved summons from the Emperor. He wishes you to explain yourself.
Stormbaltz: I have been trying to do that since I reached Coruscant.
Lawyer: The emperor is a busy man. He does have to manage the entire empire and cannot drop everything for one wayward officer.
Stormbaltz: You'd be easily decieved too if you spent the better part of a decade in cryogenic stasis.
Lawyer: Save it for His Majesty. Come with me.*Turns to Aide* Signal the Emperor. Admiral Stormbaltz has answered his summons.
**OOS: deac, Cracken is on the Imperial Center of Bilbringi, in his palace under construction.**
Imperial Center at Bilbringi, Imperial Palace
*Cracken shuffled through the data cards on his desk, organizing them into a coherent order. The mess on his desk was less clutterd than when he first walked in whith his daughter and his apprentice. He had several piles, one which had financial reports and economic matters, military matters, and social matters in one, and several smaller piles which he was going to look at later. His desk comm beeped, and he answered it*
Cracken: What is it?
Secretary: My lord, Stormbaltz is here as requested for questioning and sentencing.
Cracken: Excellent. Send him in.
*Two Stormtroopers and a lawyers entered his office, with Stormbaltz in tow. Cracken motioned for Stormbaltz to sit before him in a chair provided, and motioned for the lawyers and the two stormtroopers to leave. The troopers gave a salute and walked out. The lawyers mearly bowed, knowing his duty was done, and left, leaving the Emperor and Stormbaltz alone.*
Cracken: Now, former Admiral Stormbaltz.... You are incarcerated for treason against the Empire. You plead... not guilty, I assume? Please.... explain to me why I shouldn't either execute you now, or save you to be executed by my apprentice, who would be far more cruel than I....
Coruscant: Jedi Temple
Godwyn: Hmm...If no other master has questions for you then you can wait outside, as we deliberate. The Vilnovs, if you would also wait outside as we deliberate, we shall call you back in when we are through.
Nom and Tarila glanced at Riebe, who nodded that they should do as they were told. They exited the room and Riebe followed them out. She'd heard enough until the Vilnovs were called back in.
*Irvine was still outside, patiently waiting til the council was done with the hearing, he had is own appointment scheduled....*
((I think you got 3 ppl wiating on ya deac :D))
((Okay, sorry about the wait guys, I've been writing an essay on Pan Hellenic festivals for the past three days, before that I was writing one on Herodotus.))
Corran: I think we know all we need to know.
Kam: Do you have anything more to say?
Jammes: No.
Luke: Then we are ready to make a decision?
*The other masters nod.*
Luke: You can wait outside, Master Windrider.
*Jammes leaves, when he passes into the anti chamber two Jedi Guardians flank him, as though guarding a rabid dog that might attack them at any momment.*
Yaga Minor
Major: Message recieved, we will await the arrival of the Princess.
*Even as the major is speaking the cloaked transports dock to long unused airlocks and deliver their cargo of clone commandos.*
OOC: Damned router won't let me post the long post I need to say!
((just copy paste!))
OOS: I'll try. If not, prepare for several posts.
Imperial Centre
Stormbaltz:My Lord, it begins ten years ago. After I was promoted to Admiral, Lord Syrnl Darkstar approached me and told me that me and my crew had been selected to participate in the Dragon's Teeth program. We were to enter stasis to be awoken if the empire had dire need of us, a backup if you will. We slept, and were awoken by Lokpihet Darkstar, who told us that he was the last surviving person on our command structure.
OOS: Seems I can only post a certain number of characters. B*llcks.
Stormbaltz: We had little contact with the clone of your son. I did not know who he was, his existence was not widely know. After Lokpihet's death he proved he had the DNA of the heir to the empire, and told us that you had been killed. We had no knowledge of the events that took place in our slumber. However, I suspected something was amiss due to the clone's involvement with cloning and some bizarre cult, and we faced off and I was forced to back down. During the battle of coruscant, we intercepted information that proved he was a traitor, but he escaped before we could aprehend him. I have only further to say, my lord, that we willingly surrendered after the battle, something real traitors would not have done, and that during your father's reign, I was in the Inner Circle of the Secret Order. I would not betray the Imperial Family.
((*likes where this is going* :D))
Kioet: Now, I am ready for another battle. *over comm* Aren, the data download is complete, I think.
*Kioet sets the hyperspace coordinates for Dantooine*
Kioet over comm: I'll be at a cantina on a mining outpost in Dantooine for a bit.
*Kioet's missile boat jumps into hyperspace*
Character: Saurat Seerdon
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Skills: Expert Marksman and Scout
Weapons: silenced sniper concussion rifle, scout blaster with stun ability
Bio: Seerdon was the son of the late Moff Kohl Seerdon, whom was shot down by Jedi Luke Skywalker on the planet of Thyferra. His mother was killed by rebel forces when he was only 10, which is one of the reasons that he joined the Imperial Army. He trained to be a scout/sniper, and made sergeant by the time the rebels destroyed the 2nd death star. The squad he was in was killed by ewoks, he managed to flee to Dantooine with one of the landing craft used to deploy speeder bikes down to the planet, once there, he traded his shuttle for a beautiful mansion, not too far from the mining outpost that he frequents.
Location: Mining Outpost's Cantina
*Saurat sits back in his chair, enjoying the entertainment of a Twi'lek dancer, while sipping his corellian ale*
*Saurat was just beginning to doze off when he caught a giant trandoshan shoving someone through the doorway of the cantina and into the wall next to the dancer*
Kioet: PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM. DO NOT MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENTS.
*Kioet thrusts the barrel of his pistol into the calamari's throat*
Mon Calamari: I-I'm I fix things! Perhaps-we-could work out some arrangements? You are the owner of a missile boat, correct? I can get you a deal on some parts and upgrades, yes?
Kioet: Missle Boat? What the hell?
*Kioet edges closer*
Kioet, in a low growl: Are you a spy?
Mon Calamari: No! of course not. I'm the...property of Seerdon, he's right over there.
Seerdon: Geez, Garstan, you could have comm'd me.
Garstan: I would have, but....
*Kioet crushes the commlink in his hands, and points his rifle at Saurat*
Kioet: Who the hell is this? Your bodyguard or your slave?
Saurat: He's my slave and my bodyguard.
Garstan: I've been in service to the Empire my whole life, I used to do work for his father, Moff Kohl Seerdon. Then he died, and I was the only thing on the will.
Saurat: Yeah. Good times. Long live the Empire!
Kioet: Do I know you?
Saurat: Of course not. hahaha. You were part of the resistance on Jolek.
(( read: the unfinished resistance RPG))
((Okay, I'm FINALLY back. My finals are over. ALL OVER. Thank God. So besides Christmasy junk, I'm fully able to post again...
...So. What do I need to be doing?))
((make a holiday special..i'ts like tradition that cannot be broken!))
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Marvel Slates Ant-Man for November 6, 2015
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It's an ant ... it's a man ... it's Ant-Man!By Jesse David Fox
One step closer to that Ant-Man movie.By Margaret Lyons
The Costume Institute's new "Superheroes" exhibit has some pretty rad costumes and dresses. See them up close in our new video.
The lady Alexander Wang's dressing for the Met gala will not wear a dress. The ladies at Diane Von Furstenberg's table will wear Wonder Woman–inspired garb.
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Hermit crab blogging from Florida
The life lines of 2 hermit crabs intersected with ours at the beach today. My son found both. After they reluctantly posed for me, I returned them to the incoming tide.
If I am not mistaken, the one above was occupying a Melongena corona shell. The other one was a big, hairy, mean-looking guy (or a gal), but it would rather stay in the safety of its shell than come out and crawl across the sand. I believe the 10-cm long shell it had adopted was a tulip shell (Fasciolaria sp.).


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How does the new fetal surgery you are performing work?
Dr. Ruben Quintero: Fetal bladder obstruction is a condition that affects approximately one in 3,000 babies. Basically, the fetus is unable to urinate because there is a blockage in the passage of urine from the bladder into the amniotic cavity. Untreated, the condition will result in death of the baby approximately 90 percent of the time. Since 1982, physicians have tried to overcome the problem by placing a shunt inside the baby's bladder and into the abdominal cavity. Unfortunately, that shunt fails to work in up to 60 percent of cases, so what we have done at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital is devised a new shunt that doesn't fail. It remains inside the baby and attached to the baby's skin so that the urine can be derived appropriately from the bladder into the bag of waters.
What is the impact of this new shunt on fetal surgery?
Dr. Quintero: The idea here is that with this new treatment, we may be able to help these babies better because the device doesn't fall out and doesn't malfunction, which was a problem with the previous approaches.
Does the shunt stay inside the child when it is born?
Dr. Quintero: When the baby is born, the device is still attached, and it has to be removed by the pediatric urologist usually within the first few days of life.
How does it feel being able to tell a parent that their child isn't going to suffer that fate?
Dr. Quintero: As a team, we have worked for many years trying to devise ways in which we could address this and other fetal conditions that unless treated, will result in either the death of the baby or severe damage to its organs. Here at the University of Miami and at Jackson Memorial Hospital, we have come up with this new treatment for babies with obstructions of the bladder.
Dr. Eftichia Kontopoulos: Apart from the technical and scientific part of it, coming up with a device that will actually have excellent results and will avoid having the complications of the previous devices. For us, the most important part is actually to see the baby after it's born and follow through with it once we see that the results are actually taking place in a live human. We like to follow every baby that goes through our fetal therapy center, even after birth, and as far as possible, keep in contact with those children.
How big of a development is this device for fetal therapy?
Dr. Quintero: To put it into perspective, for the entire field and fetal therapy, this is a landmark development in our field. Basically, it's one of the conditions that has challenged fetal therapists for many decades now with difficulties and frustrations with previous treatments, so we foresee this as a new beginning in the management of babies with bladder outlet obstruction, and in fact, an opportunity to learn finally what is the actual natural history of this condition if it is well treated in-utero.
What causes the condition?
Dr. Quintero: This is a sporadic condition, meaning it really doesn't have a familial predisposition. However, we have seen families with repeated episodes of fetal bladder outlet obstruction, so there is a sub-group of patients that, in fact, may have a genetic predisposition.
What do you tell expectant mothers who have this condition, as far as how to take care of their bodies while they're pregnant?
Dr. Kontopoulos: This is a rare condition so it doesn't apply to our average patient that would walk in just for prenatal care or another high risk condition. It's very sporadic, as Dr. Quintero mentioned, so overall, there's nothing that the mother can do to prevent it in regards to lifestyle modification, diet, exercise, and so forth. It's something that's detected by ultrasound, and as we mentioned before, it is very, very rare, and can only be managed with specific fetal therapy or fetal surgery.
Are there basic things that you tell patients to do to stay healthy and to keep their babies healthy?
Dr. Kontopoulos: Aside from overall keeping healthy lifestyles, balanced diets, making sure that they have the appropriate intake of vitamins, folic acid, and having of course, access to prenatal care early on, which is very important, the cases that we deal with in our fetal therapy group are very specific and usually have already been seen by a general OB/GYN. They usually have prenatal care already, and because they have a very specific problem with the fetus, I refer them to our therapy group.
Is there anything that stands out about your patient, Carla's surgery?
Dr. Quintero: In Carla's surgery, we had to use different techniques to actually be able to drain the bladder of the baby. First of all, the bladder of the baby had collapsed from a previous intervention, so the baby's abdomen was now full of urine. First, we had to get into the abdomen of the baby, then we had to get into the bladder of the baby using endoscopy, and then finally, we were able to place the new shunt in its correct place so that the baby could be adequately treated. From a technical point of view, it was a more challenging case than another standard baby with bladder outlet obstruction.
Carla mentioned in our interview that their child has some kidney problems – is that a result of the condition that was in-utero?
Dr. Quintero: Yes, the natural history of fetal bladder outlet obstruction has been marred by ineffective treatment. We are learning now, with this new treatment, what the actual impact of the obstruction and the function of the kidneys post-natally will be. In the case of the baby from Carla, we are following what its renal function will be in the future so that we can tell other mothers in the future what this condition actually means in post-natal life.
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Over the past week, I caught my breath.
Early to bed + early to rise, hikes along the shore, much needed sunshine, a MacBook-detox, daily veggie juice, tons of fresh air and sandy toes. It all adds up to a mind full of happy and a revitalized body and spirit.
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Peter Thomas thinks that "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" isn't all about the housewives anymore. As reported by All About The Real Housewives on Thursday, March 20, Cynthia Bailey's husband recently sent out some tweets that said that the increased success of the show is due to the bigger profiles of him, Apollo Nida, Gregg Leakes, and Todd Tucker.
"The fact is that now the men on the show have a voice, one million people is watching the show than last year,that equal $$$$$ #holdontothat," he tweeted.
At least one person agreed.
"Man You said it! Credits is always given to the ladies but there is some truth 2 to the guys having some impact #RHOA," a fan wrote in response.
Peter made clear that he has no problem taking the credit.
"YES, and they never wants to give it up,I am taking it," he responded.
As viewers have seen lately on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," the men of the show have been featured a lot more recently. However, not everyone likes that. Peter in particular has received a lot of criticism for getting involved in the women's drama, especially after the episode aired in which he questioned Porsha Stewart directly about the demise of her marriage to Kordell Stewart. Kandi Burruss even joked that Peter is now a housewife himself.
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Just the place we like to visit.
This release also contains plenty of insightful bonus features about the making of the show including behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes and making-of featurettes.
Based on the 2006 award-winning British two-part mini-series of the same name, written by Simon Donald and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions (an Endemol Company), "Low Winter Sun: The Complete Series is a contemporary story of murder, deception, revenge and corruption in a world where the line between cops and criminals is blurred. "Low Winter Sun" begins with the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective. Seemingly the perfect crime, in reality the murder activates forces that will forever alter the detective's life, and pull him into the heart of the Detroit underworld.
Low Winter Sun: The Complete Series has a talented ensemble cast that includes Mark Strong, Lennie James, David Constabile and Athena Karkanis.
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BOULDER - By the time late October hits - and here in Buffsville, it's arrived with a teeth-rattling smack - even veteran coaches are confounded by five-game losing streaks, one win in going on two months, and injury lists that go miles and miles past ridiculous.
As for first-year coaches, well, they're left to learn on the fly - and that's where Jon Embree finds himself as his debut season as Colorado's head coach staggers toward November. The Buffs' 2011 season took another unattractive turn Saturday at Folsom Field, with No. 9 Oregon easily hoofing it past CU, 45-2. (You make the call: Is 45-2 anymore attractive than 45-0? Didn't think so.)
October has been a sobering month for the Buffs; they've been outscored 145-33 in their past three Pac-12 Conference games after losing their league opener by four (31-27) in the final 90 seconds.
But Saturday's 43-point loss brought a dose of unwanted finality to a season gone south. Maybe the last of CU's preseason goals - reaching the postseason - is kaput. With five games remaining, the Buffs can't reach a bowl game, needing seven wins to qualify in their 13-game schedule.
What's left?
That's what Embree wants to know.
In CU's locker room late Saturday afternoon, he "challenged the seniors to decide what they want for their last five games . . . what do they want? I had everyone stand up that's going to be here for 2012 so the seniors could see.
"It's up to them - they're the leaders, it's their team - to create a sense of urgency, a purpose, why you need to come out and practice . . . a purpose about coming in and working hard."
Embree isn't concerned that he's losing - or lost - his first CU team. He sees a disparity in talent - particularly against teams such as Oregon - but he doesn't see a lack of effort. If he does, he promises he will act: "We'll keep an eye on that as a staff, and if a guy is kind of checked out, then we'll go with other people."
By the boatload, he's lost players to injury but not to bail outs. "I believe the guys who are playing are all in," he said. "We're playing a lot of younger guys (15 true freshmen have played so far), so for them it's their first time going through and experiencing some of these things. I'm not concerned about that right now."
He's met regularly with this trial-by-fire freshman class and offered this advice: "It's not where we are, it's where we're going to be. That's what they have to keep focusing on. I told that to the young guys in the backend (secondary) especially - don't worry about the mistakes, just go out there and play. Understand that we might be playing these guys (Oregon) three or four years from now and it's your senior year. Understand that every time you go through this it's a learning experience. Focus on where we want to be, not where we are."
But for CU's seniors, living in the moment has turned into a living hell. The majority of them are on the frightfully ugly end of a road losing streak that stretches back to 2007, and they won't see a bowl game in their college careers.
In August, Embree talked regularly with his upperclassmen about their CU legacy. Now, with five games remaining, it's clear that legacies must be redefined.
I asked three seniors - guard Ryan Miller, nosetackle Conrad Obi, defensive end David Goldberg - what they would tell their head coach on Monday when he asks them what they want from their final five games.
Miller said he would tell Embree he "wants to play for my teammates now; these guys are my brothers. I live with three guys on the team, I spend my days with these guys. This is my family. I want to go out with these guys. We can still be a foundation."
Obi said he plans to meet one-on-one with Embree, although Embree might not have mandated that. The seniors will "let him know (what we want)," Obi said. "For me personally, I'll go up there (to his office) Monday and talk to him." What Obi will tell Embree "will be between me and him . . . no disrespect, but that's between me and him."
When I asked Obi what's left to list as a legacy, he answered, "I want to show that, yeah, we got beat down, we went through some stuff here, but we came all right and put some wins on the board, we came out with pride. That's the most important thing to me."
Goldberg also hit the pride angle . . . heavily: "It's pride, first and foremost . . . pride for the name on the front and back of your jersey, pride as a position group, pride as a defense, pride across the board.
"You've got to start somewhere. There's a lot of upside to this program; it's going to turn around. It's unfortunate I won't be here to see it be a top ten team, but I want to feel as if we helped lay a foundation.
"I believe the program is headed in the right direction . . . I want to be part of getting this ship straight, getting it going. We have to finish strong; every game counts. I don't care what the scoreboard, what the record says, I'll never quit. It all counts."
As a coach, this is all new to Embree. As a CU player in the mid-'80s, he experienced some of the same lean times, so he's drawing on that. "Sometimes you can lose focus on the bigger picture," he said. "I want these young guys to understand what the bigger picture. I want these young guys to understand where we're going - and unfortunately these are some growing pains you never like to go through.
"Yet at the same time, if they do it right and embrace it, they'll never have to go through it again. It is something I do share with them, but I try to do it in the right way. I tell them to always be respectful of the seniors, it's still about the seniors. But they have to understand why they need to play with a sense of urgency. When they're seniors they're going to want guys in their position (underclassmen) to do the same thing.
"That's one of the things that was different for me, because a lot of our freshmen redshirted. There was only three of us that played as freshmen . . . 'Mac' (former Coach Bill McCartney) just bit the bullet. I'm trying to get as many of those (young) guys out there that I can when the opportunity arises, because I want them to start getting some experience, start speeding up the process . . . what you learn from playing."
Embree was asked in his postgame media conference how hard this season has been on him. "It's hard," he said. "I'm smiling to keep from crying. It's hard, it really is. It's hard because I feel like we've missed opportunities. I feel like these seniors are going to look back a couple of years from now and woulda, shoulda, coulda . . . . it's been difficult. Probably the hardest thing has been injuries, because it's something you can't control or prepare for. We're getting decimated . . . and as a coach it's frustrating because it limits a lot of what you may want to do."
Come Monday, his seniors will tell him what they want to do, how they want to finish this. Winning out will be their goal, but on Saturday they slipped past the point of that doing them any good from a postseason perspective.
Win a road game, win a conference game, win a game . . . period - those still are on the board for this senior class. It's not what any of them wanted in August, but as November approaches it's all that's left.
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ASICS, one of the most innovative sports footwear and apparel brands today, has launched the inspiring "What's a left, without a right?" campaign. Conceptualized by advertising agency Amsterdam Worldwide, the campaign was brought to life by the design talents of Freedom Of Creation (FOC) and has become one of 2009′s most talked about branding initiatives.
"What's a left, without a right?" celebrates a new collection of 80′s inspired footwear by ASICS, and underscores the company philosophy "Anima Sana in Corpore Sano"**, the diversity of the world in which we live, and is an engaging and stimulating reminder that in uniting our opposites, or other half, we can become stronger, smarter, balanced … and whole. The campaign also renews Amsterdam Worldwides collaboration with FOC – a relationship that started with FOC's design collaboration in 2008 for the mega super-hit "Electric Tiger Land" brand campaign for Onitsuka Tiger. FOC understood the key elements of both the ASICS company philosophy and the new campaign developed by Amsterdam Worldwide and designed ten unique, 80′s-inspired objects.


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Need a model!
:twogun: Hey! I'm a new modeler, and I want some things to know, so when you can help me please. So, here are the things:
1.Can anyone give me a link for a modeling tutorial? IMPORTANT!
2.If someone could make me a model, that looks like Vader's body and sidious's head. My email is email@example.com, and please send me the model as a glm file.If you can, please add the map, so I can make the textures.
3. have fun on the mods, that i will make in the future :)
So, when you can please help! :) :ears1: :twogun:
Thanks! =) I made the model, I've mapped the model, and how schould I export it now? I have both = Md3 exporter and XSI exporter... I have 3DS max 7 too. What now??? please help! thanks in advance
Did you follow all the tutorials, such as resetxform, aligning the meshes, weighting the meshes to the bones, made the hierarchy, etc?
Yes I did... emm...sorry that I need to reply so long, but I can't be everyday on the internet... but whatever...I made the model, folowed all the tutorials, and only want to export, but don't know to what I schould export...
Once the rig is done, you need to export to XSI format (file...export...XSI...) uncheck animations, name it "root.XSI" run compiler on it...and expect error messages.
Error messages, that a good one, lol.
He is right, my models often come up with errors like I have unweighted vertices XD
Then I go through the weight scale, like what the heck?!? I weighted them all!
Yup, they dont call is carcASS for nothing ;)
Thx guys.... I have the root.XSI file
What now?...
in a tutorial I read, that I schould add the root.XSI to assimilate and add the humanoid.gla file for animatons, but it shows me the erorr message, that the files weren't found...what schould I do?
put root.xsi in _humanoid folder and add only the _humanoid.gla in assimilate
ok...Thx guys... I tryed my model, and it works!=D all thanks goes to you, for your help... :smash:
Damn...now my 30 day trial has expired... Does Someone know, where I can get a KeyGen for 3DS Max 7 ?
Congrats on getting it done :)
P.S.: Dont talk about illegal activities on this, or any other forums.
sorry...Hehe, I won't talk anymore =P Thx.
Emm...Can now someone, tell me, what programes I need, to make my own animations? plz
Unfortunately, you need 3d studio max or possibly softimage XSI (mod tools version is free)
and the last 3dsMax which was useful to make animations for JA was 3DSMAX 5, you won't be able to put them in game with 3dsmax 6+
Ok...With the animations, I will wait a little... I found a mistake on my model... I imported it to 3ds gmax 7 (GLM Import) and did all the things again... But, now when I start Assimilate, and add the _humanoid.gla file, it shows, that the file wasn't found.... What did I wrong this time???
Open up assimilate.exe, go to properties and change the compiler line to this: c:/base/models/players/_humanoid/carcass.exe
Remove everything for the "Quake 3 dir" path.
I dunno what's happening with the model, but i prefer to fix the max scene rather than reimporting a GLM into max and starting from scratch again.
amm...now it shows me an erorr...in carcass.. it shows that:
-------- C:\Documents --------
SetQdirFromPatch: No 'base' or 'development' in c:\documents.car
pres any key...
And than I pres e.g. enter, and it shows that:
Process Returned error: 1
What Schould I do?
well, you can aswell restart all the procces again, doing that you'll find the mistake quicker than us
Create a proper working folder, dont use a long folder path...read people, read! it's all in the guide XD.
You need to create a "base" folder structure:
-So go ahead and create this directory structure:
"c:\base\models\players\"your player model"
-the next step is to add the animation file to:
Copy carcass.exe and assimilate.exe to "base\models\_humanoid". This is also where you have to put your root.XSI file.
Open up assimilate.exe, go to properties and change the compiler line to this: c:/base/models/players/_humanoid/carcass.exe
Leave "Quake 3 dir" blank.
Try to compile again.
F*****G ASSimilate and carcASS (as you said...)... I'll try...I read the guide xD. But didn't found the nothing, to solve this problem... Thx, again :) =P xD
Damn...It's says me, that stupidtriangle_off has no weights... but it has xD. What now? =P
If carcass says it doesnt, then it doesnt, carcass knows all.
Here's a test to see if the tag(s) is weighted, select the skeleton_root object and move it, all the tags (and skeleton) should move together. Hit ctrl-z to put everything back in place.
I've downloaded your skeleton... If I'm not mistaken, yll the tags schould be weighted xD.What now?
I've downloaded your skeleton... If I'm not mistaken, yll the tags schould be weighted xD.What now? I mean...Where's the problem now?
Well yeah they're weighted, nothing is full proof, i know it works fine for me, but who knows what kind of crazy stunt you pulled :P.
Which version of max are u using? the XSI exporter might be fackt in the head for newer versions.
send me the .max file, psykopat(AT)geocities.com, i'll take a look at it and see whats wrong.
Ok...or...i have an better idea...What if someone other makes me a model xD. Because, you'll laugh when you see my FIRST model... I wanted to make a Gohan model (from DBZ). Please, psyk0sith, can you make me one? please, because, I've got the DBZ JKA mod...with the attacks and so on...It's all I need for the perfect game! But I miss some DBZ players...Gohan, Goku(I have a goku model, from the internet), Vegeta, Majin Buu, Cell...and so on... Please, make you me a model of gohan. Please. :)
man dont be that abussive, send him the file and he'll be able to put it ingame or see whats wrong with it, dont ask for a whole model...be ethical
I dont care what i see in that file, it could be a bunch of boxes, you will only gain more knowledge if i help you, but its your choice.
What's the latest useful version of XSI to make models and/or animations for JKA? What version did Raven use? Is 5 too new?
any version, i think XSI doesnt have the problems that 3dsmax 6&7 have about making new animations
amm...please psyk0sith...could you make for me the model? because, playermodels, aren't the models, that are for me... I think, thatI could be a great Weapon maker :) The playermodels, can you make :) (Sorry, for my BAD english...xD) Just make the model, and the textures...and send me the .glm file via e-mail... email@example.com
This is starting to turn into less of an assistance thread and more and more into a model request.
darth rookus, did you even did a model?
Yes. I did a model..one...but it's realy bad...I did one player model, and tons of weapon models. But, I want that psyk0 makes the model, because my model is too bad for the mod I'm doing.
rookus, no offense, but if you never start off doing bad work, you'll never get good, and you'll always depend on other people to do it for you. Also, Psyk's modeling days are over anyways, he pretty much just helps people out nowadays (no offense psyk, i'm amazed you modeled as long as you did).
P.S. Doing a mod, especially one with a lot of custom models takes a lot of experience, and a lot of effort. For example, there was one mod (can't remember which one), and it took 5 college grads to even finish it, let alone do it well.
O.k.... Amm, but I have just one question...could the problem be, that the skeleton is for 3ds max 5, but I used it in 3ds max 7? Because, I think that the problem is in the skeleton...but I'm not sure ^^
Jadencar compiled his characters with my skeleton i believe (and he uses above max 5). So Jadencar, confirm or deny my previous statement :D.
P.S.: No offense taken Jaden...you are right.
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Job tenure declines among men
October 06, 1998
The median number of years male wage and salary workers had been with their current employers edged down to 3.8 years in February 1998. Men's tenure had been in the narrow range between 4.0 and 4.1 years in four previous surveys.
From 1983 to 1998, men's job tenure declined 0.3 year despite an upward shift in the age of the workforce. All other things being equal, this age shift should have been associated with an increase in tenure. However, median tenure for male workers declined within every age group over the 15-year period (see chart) and offset the age effect.
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The proportion of men age 25 and over who had worked for their current employer for 10 years or more fell from 37.7 percent in 1983 to 32.7 percent in 1998. For men ages 40 to 64, the proportion with at least 10 years of tenure fell by about 10 percentage points within every 5 year age interval.
These data were produced by a supplement to the Current Population Survey. For additional information, see news release USDL 98-387, "Employee Tenure in 1998".
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DeKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois Athletics will celebrate Springfest 2013 with the annual spring football game and a full schedule of Huskie softball and baseball this weekend on the NIU campus. Every event, except the inaugural Xs and Os with the Pros Men's Football Clinic (click here for more information), is free and open to the public.
Parking for the weekend is also free and can be found along Stadium Drive, in the NIU Convocation Center lots and in lot PS across the street from Ralph McKinzie Field and the NIU Soccer/Track & Field Complex. Due to the rains this week, parking in the West and East Grass has been closed. If fans would like to tailgate, they can park at the Convocation Center in lot C-2.
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Friday, April 12 1 p.m. - NIU Softball vs. Central Michigan (DH), Mary M. Bell Field (FREE)
3 p.m. - NIU Baseball vs. Western Michigan, Ralph McKinzie Field (FREE)
5 p.m. - Xs and Os with the Pros, Yordon Center (CALL 815-753-1923 TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY.) Join the NIU coaching staff and five former Huskies who have gone on to play in the NFL for an inside look at the Huskie football program. Break down film with the NIU coaching staff, learn what goes into preparing Northern Illinois during a typical game week and get insight into the life of a professional football player. The $125 admission fee includes wings and drinks from 5-6 p.m., a special event "playbook" and a free Huskieland Plan season ticket.
Saturday, April 13 Noon - SpringFest Tailgate Party, West Grass (FREE) Get together with other Huskie fans, enjoy live music, buy food and drink from local vendors, pick up 2013 football posters and schedule cards and select your football season tickets. There will be inflatable games and activities for kids. Parking (free) officially opens at 11 a.m. and fans are encouraged to park either on Stadium Drive or on the paved lots surrounding the Convocation Center.
1 p.m. - NIU Baseball vs. Western Michigan, Ralph McKinzie Field (FREE)
2 p.m. - NIU Softball vs. Eastern Michigan, Mary M. Bell Field (FREE)
2 p.m. - Orange Bowl Flag Raising and Ring Ceremony (FREE) Be sure to be in the stadium as NIU will raise the Orange Bowl flag and Northern Illinois' 2012 seniors will be presented with their Orange Bowl rings.
2:30 p.m. - Huskie Football Spring Game, Huskie Stadium (FREE) The 11th practice of spring begins and will include a lengthy controlled scrimmage.
3 p.m. - Huskie Spring Football Radio Show, WLBK 1360 AM and FM 98.9 Hosts Bill Baker and Mark Lindo bring you up to date on happenings with the Huskies since the Orange Bowl, review spring ball with the coaches and more from 3-4:30 p.m.
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Price - The almighty dollar! Yes, we can't forget to explain the pricing. Maybe this is truly the number one question, but it seems to third on the list of questions. Our pricing is based upon square inch space. At the top of the page you can find our pricing link. This page has a price chart listed so you can easily figure out your pricing based upon the size of the image. Wholesale and industry customer need to call for appropriate discounted levels. The nice thing about pricing based upon square inch space is you can have as many colors as you want within this price. There are not additional setup fees per color and there are no limitations to the complexity of the image. We can literally print a photo into the patch.
Design and File Formats - I would say 90% of our customers already have some type of file ready to be printed. We can use any format, but some files are better than others. If you are in the industry you know vector art is the best format. This typically includes .ai, .pdf, or .eps files. Vector files, to those of you who do not know, are mathmatically driven. The logo can be increased in size and the file mathmatically calculates to the larger size to perfection. This allows us to increase the size without distortion of the logo. You may have heard the term pixellation. We've all seen on websites where an image looks distored. That's typically because someone blew up and image that is not vectored. This is typical with .jpg, .gif, and .png files. However, with that being said, as long as these files were designed to the size of the patch or larger we are good to go. Meaning, these types of files can be reduced in size without losing any detail, they just can not be enlarged beyond their original designed size or they pixalate. If you have a question regarding your file, our staff is well versed and can easily determine if you file is acceptable for the patch size you are requiring. If the file is not acceptable, we can redraw the image for a small fee. Typically around $20 per. There are also many services available online to redraw in image in vector format.
Contour Cutting - Go to our Gallery section to see examples of contour cutting. We cut our patches our of raw material that has been previously printed. This gives you the ability to make the patch very unique. We can even cut inside the logo and remove certain undesired parts. A good example woud be if you want the inside of letters removed. Let's say you want the letter "B", but you want to remove the inside parts of the "B". Can offer this option as well. There are many logos that require removal of the guts of the logo. There is a limitation to the capability. The smaller the image, the more difficult this becomes. You can imaging trying to cut and remove all the internal parts of the text in this paragraph. The letters are just too small to realistically cut. Not to mention you will have less glue for adherence. So, there is a limitation to internal cutting but most logos are large enough for the internal cuts. If you are getting patches for the front left chest, you can see that the logo is typically large enought to handle some internal cuts, however, if you were making patches for the collar of your shirt, you can see that a logo of that size is too small to cut tiny detail out. It's best to consult with our staff on contour cutting. We have cut thousands of logos and have a good feel for this process.
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Sally Ann Raker, 79, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Medina. She was born January 23, 1935 in Geneva, to the late Harold and Mildred (Ralph) Holt.
Sally has called Medina her home for 55 years. She always loved her years here. All that were blessed to meet her will have fond and loving memories. Sally spent her final year residing at The Avenue at Medina and along with the care of the Hospice staff, she was the receiver of their kind and compassionate care. We are forever grateful for the care and love they so freely gave to her.
Sally was the beloved mother of Susan (Ron) Silvers, Judy (Dan) Cunningham, and Teresa (Chuck) Rinkes; loving grandmother of Chad, Kevin, Ryan, Matt, Samantha, Kristine, Craig, Curtis and Stephanie; great-grandmother of Rebekah, Blythe, Madison, Trevin and Robert; sister of special big brother, Ralph Holt.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William; daughter, Elizabeth and sisters Carol and Gloria.
Graveside services will be held at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Friday, July 25, 2014, at 12:45 P.M. Kindly meet at the cemetery gate at 12:35 P.M.
Online condolences may be left at www.waitefuneralhome.com