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How do you get a flurry of images in your head into a concrete description of a film so that you can produce it? One important step is to create storyboards. For the storyboards on Lunatics, I've used a variety of approaches, from rough sketches on index cards to found photos and collages. This has allowed me to collect my ideas and get them into a concrete form -- both as cards I can manipulate directly and as images on computer that I will later be able to turn into an animatic.
Making Movies with Free Software
This article is part of an on-going series on the challenges I've faced in producing two free-licensed movies, Marya Morevna, through the Morevna Project and Lunatics, which I am working on as part of Anansi Spaceworks.
From Mind to Matter
Animated films (and even live-action films with animated special effects) involve quite a bit of work for every second you see on screen. This creates a production problem in terms of reduced flexibility. You can't experimentally shoot a shot over and over again from different angles until you're satisfied. Instead, you need to know exactly what you intend to produce, and then produce that.
But how do you figure it out? At first, of course, you have the ideas in your head -- you see the film like a little movie running inside your mind. But that's deceptive and difficult to quantify. So we have steps for moving the idea out of your head and onto paper (and/or into computers).
For animation or special effects shots, the shooting script is often inadequate, because it's just text
The first is usually the screenplay. Here we have descriptions of the scenes, lines, and other elements, expressed verbally. Typically, this will engender a second screenplay, called a "shooting script" with very particular descriptions of shots as we see them. Then there is the "storyboard" -- a collection of drawings of each shot. After that, we often create "animatics" and/or "pre-visualizations" (or "pre-vis").
Each step has its own strengths and weaknesses:
The original screenplay usually has only the bones of the story from the director's point of view. It tells "what happens" in the story: who speaks, what they say, what they do, and so on. It usually says very little about what the camera is doing. The advantage is that it concentrates on the writing, allowing the director the freedom to imagine the presentation of the story in his or her own way.
The shooting script starts to fill that void by adding specifics about particular shots and notes about how to achieve them. This is particularly useful in live-action film, where a description of shot setups is very helpful for putting together each scene on the soundstage or location.
For animation or special effects shots, though, the shooting script is often inadequate, because it's just text. And some things we want to do defy textual description. So we need to draw pictures (and thereby save thousands of words, as the old adage suggests).
This is the essence of what a storyboard is -- just a tool for describing shots, though it has become somewhat lionized by big budget Hollywood productions, on which the storyboards are often incredibly detailed
This is the essence of what a storyboard is -- just a tool for describing shots, though it has become somewhat lionized by big budget Hollywood productions, on which the storyboards are often incredibly detailed. The storyboards for The Matrix or Sky Captain And the World of Tomorrow, for two examples, are truly remarkable works of art in themselves.
Having seen those, I have to admit to feeling a little intimidated. I'm not much of a comic artist, and even though I can draw detailed drawings if I want to, the prospect of doing that many would be truly daunting. But, it's important to remember that that's not the point. Storyboards can be stick-figure art. Or even (as the ones in this article are), found still photographs patched together to make the picture you want. The point is simply to communicate (or to clarify to yourself, if you are working alone).
Storyboards for Lunatics
For this pilot episode, "No Children in Space", I've adopted a somewhat unusual approach in that I've gone straight to storyboards, before formally writing a script. This was driven by the idea of doing a very non-verbal script (there's only a few lines of actual dialog in this story). So this film is mostly images, music, and sound effects. There are both aesthetic and pragmatic reasons for doing that: I think it tells this particular story better, and it also minimizes the need for good actors. Which is really useful, because the pilot is also our demo -- we want to use it to attract actors to work on the project by showcasing the kind of work that we can do. Thus it's also part of our boot-strapping strategy for production.
For storyboards on Lunatics, I originally imagined doing the artwork directly on the computer, but this was often a little too involved. I found instead that it was very effective to work with regular ballpoint pens on 4"x6" index cards for most of the shots. These can later be scanned to get them into the computer.
For others, especially where I was working with existing locations and objects, I found it easier to just search Flickr for "near enough" photographic shots, and create 4"x6" layouts in Inkscape, which I then printed onto cardstock and combined with my sketched shots.
The result is a mixed deck of storyboard cards which I can easily manipulate to lay out sequences with considerable flexibility, and a matching collection of images on the computer which I will later be able to combine into an animatic.
Searching for photographs and clipart
For the parts of my story that occur on Earth, I needed to do quite a bit of research to keep things accurate. I had decided for various reasons that my characters would launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Soyuz vehicle that was only a little different from the existing "Soyuz TMA" used to ferry crews to and from the International Space Station.
It would've been easier to just invent a fictional launch system, but I wanted a way to emphasize the connection between my story and the reality of spaceflight today, and also to set a very high standard for realism. Since Lunatics spends much more time on this kind of fine detail than most science fiction, I want to establish this kind of credibility right from the start.
But of course, that means I need to be accurate. So I've downloaded hundreds of reference images of the entire Soyuz system -- the spacecraft itself, the launch pad, the carrier vehicle, the integration facility, various cosmonauts (and their suits), and a variety of shots around the spaceport town of Baikonur. I have been perhaps a little compulsive about this -- but then, I've never been to Baikonur myself, so it's a potential weak point in my narrative.
Obtaining the photos was relatively easy. Most of these are from Flickr, though a few are directly from RosCosmos or NASA websites. For Flickr photos, it's easy to do a search of content under Creative Commons "By" or "By-SA" licenses, using the "Advanced Search" interface. However, it turns up a surprisingly sparse result for "Baikonur" or "Soyuz" (Figure 2).
This is partly due to the fact that whoever published the NASA photos on the Flickr site incorrectly indicated the license as "By-NC." At first, I thought this was some disturbing new government policy, but backtracking the user profile page leads eventually to a link describing the exact terms -- which turns out to be the standard NASA "copyright free" policy. This policy does contain certain commercial restrictions, which is no doubt the source of the error, but what these restrict are uses of the images to "imply endorsement" by NASA or NASA personnel. In other words, they are personality rights restrictions and/or trademark restrictions -- both of which are consistent with "By" or "By-SA" licenses.
The RosCosmos official site has a notice: "The materials published in this web-site are copyright of Roscosmos. Full or partial reproduction shall be followed by an appropriate link to Roscosmos web (Roscosmos PAO)." This should be essentially equivalent to an attribution-only license similar to NASA's policy, if that is the whole policy. However, I'd still be interested in finding a more legally definite statement of this policy.
So in fact, this is really just a clerical error -- the NASA statement supersedes any tickboxes on the Flickr site. I suppose someone ought to get them to fix this, but after many years' experience, my general attitude towards NASA is to let sleeping dogs lie. If you want to find NASA photos on Flickr, though, you have to untick the "commercial use" box in the advanced search form (but then you have to watch out for other "By-NC" licensed material). Or, you can just do a separate search of images from the "nasa hq" user. The NASA photos are usually very high quality, though, as you can see in Figure 3, both in terms of composition and in the available resolutions.
I didn't have nearly as much success as I expected to with the Open Clipart project, but you might want to try it if you are working on different projects. One nice thing about Open Clipart is that all of the material is public domain, so you can't go wrong with images you find there. On the other hand, the topical coverage is spotty at best. (Figure 4).
Another valuable resource is the Wikimedia Commons. The great advantage here is that almost all of the content is "By" or "By-SA" licensed, and the information is well-categorized. The only downside is that the volume of images is somewhat smaller, and of course, many of the photos are originally from Flickr, so it can be somewhat redundant. (Figure 5).
One more source of interest is, perhaps surprisingly, YouTube. Since both NASA TV and RosCosmos TV publish their videos on YouTube, it's possible to use snapshot stills from these videos as well.
Extracting and compositing digital sources
In some cases, I had to do a fair amount of manipulation in Gimp to get something closer to the image I wanted. Figure 6 shows the original image and the result I used in my storyboard.
I had to do several things to image to make it usable. Of course, I had to erase the background with Gimp's "eraser" tool (effectively painting "clear" on the transparent PNG image). Then I used the smudge tool to get rid of the cosmonaut's particular features, leaving a "blank face" look (I know it's a little creepy -- don't worry, the real character will have a face!). This was partly to honor the "no personality rights" restriction and partly because my character is a little girl who bears no resemblance to this cosmonaut! Next, I scaled the head and body differently. This is not as hard as it might sound. I just snip the head out using a circle select, scale that to one scale and then scale the body separately. The head needs to increase about 120% over the body to age-regress the figure to about age 7, as needed for the story.
Of course, colorizing parts of the suit pink was a bit gratuitous, but in reality this would have to be a custom-made IVA suit, so why not personalize it?
Figure 7 shows how this and other elements were used in an actual storyboard composition. The figures have all been similarly modified, and now represent particular characters. The background is another launch day photograph from a Soyuz launch, which has been modified slightly to eliminate cosmonauts who originally appeared in the frame (a little smudging can still be seen where they were removed). This is called a "background plate." And of course, the shadows and motion arrow are simply "bezier curve" objects added in Inkscape.
Printing digital storyboards
Figure 8 shows how I laid out two 4"x6" cards in Inkscape for printing onto 8.5"x11" cardstock to provide a copy for my "storyboard deck." This was a pretty straightforward process. The compositional work was done directly in Inkscape, as the outline version shows.
The drawing uses two layers with a template consisting of two rectangles on the background layer, and compositions of varying complexity for the top layer. As needed, I copied the background rectangle and used it to clip various elements to fit the 4"x6" cards.
To correctly export the images for the animatic, I selected the rectangles on the background area, and then did a bitmap export from Inkscape as shown in Figure 9. Using the background rectangle to control the selection avoided any problems that might have arisen from incorrect boundaries.
Scanning sketched storyboards
Of course, for those cards that started out as sketches on cards, there is no problem putting them directly into the storyboard deck, but for the animatic, I need to get them into the computer.
I did this on a flatbed scanner, with the cards laid out in sets of four to fill the scanner bed. Then I used Gimp with the XSane extension to scan the cards into the computer. With a short script based on Imagemagick, I was then able to split the scan up into separate images for each card:
#!/usr/bin/tcsh foreach n ( 027 028 029 030 031 032 ) convert storyboard$n.png -rotate 90 -crop 3468x2400+0+0 +repage -crop 1734x1200 sb$n.png end
These cropped images can then either be incorporated as-is, or composited with other elements in Gimp or Inkscape to make digital storyboards which I can then convert into animatics with video editing software.
The storyboard deck
I find it quite useful to have actual printed cards with the storyboard panels on them. This gives me considerable fluidity with trying out new sequences, and I can simply flip through the cards while listening to my temporary soundtrack (I'll describe how I made that track in another column) to see how well the timing is working out.
I have to admit that I did have some second thoughts about the choice of using photos for some panels, rather than drawing sketches. Although it's obviously easier and more accurate, it does cause a considerable unconscious bias towards easily-obtainable angles for photography. And some of those may not be the most dramatic choices for the film. This may result in a slightly visually cliched presentation of the sequence. It's a bit like choosing to use stock footage in a live-action film -- you get the benefit of not having to recreate complex imagery, but you're stuck with someone else's "directorial decisions".
So far, my storyboarding workflow is a success.
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If you want a community/fan base to build for your articles, you should probably pay closer attention to approving comments to the articles. If comments aren't approved or take too long to show up, you won't be able to sustain a conversation through them, and interest in checking back on your articles will wane.
(I don't expect this comment to be approved, but it appears to be the only way to contact you through FSM)
Happy to disappoint you...
...by approving your comment.
As you've only been a member for three days I think I'd remember all of your comments. This is the only one that made it to the approval system so I think it's likely that any comments you thought were not approved were not actually posted. The first step in commenting is a preview and unless you submit that page as well the comment will not be submitted.
Aside from that if you are struggling to contact someone at FSM perhaps you should try the contacts page as linked on the top right of every page.
Hope this helps
Ryan (comments admin)
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Actually, I agree with you that FSM is not responsive enough for a "fan" site, and I don't expect to keep things going here for "Lunatics". I hope to have something more responsive set up either on our own site or through one of the social networking sites (like Facebook). The thing to realize is that this is just very early on this project.
An active fan site with comments is a lot of technical work, though, and I haven't tackled it just yet (also a developer/production site will come first). However, when I do get it set up, I plan to document the process here in Free Software Magazine! :-)
Of course, you should also read Ryan's comment about the "Preview comment" button -- the system requires an "edit->preview->submit" process to work. It's debatable whether this is the best solution, but it is meant to encourage proof-reading your comments.
Thanks for the responses
Thanks for the responses, Ryan and Terry. My first comment on the article I had written, previewed, and then added some corrections. Then when I submitted it, the system said the comment had been marked as spam, and I had (incorrectly) assumed that it would show up for the moderator to double-check anyways.
If you can pull the comment from the spam pile, then great. I can't remember everything I had said, so I'll just comment on future articles.
Sorry Michael,
there seems to be nothing in the spam pile at all and I don't have access to the server logs etc. So I can't retrieve any comment that may have been lost. That said it should not have flagged your comment as spam at that stage anyway so clearly something is up. I'll contact the site admin/editor Tony.
With regards the responsiveness of the comments part of the site you should be aware that approximately 80% of the comments we receive on here are spam. That is they are completely unrelated to the subject of the article and contain commercial links that are generally unrelated to the article or the magazine. Much of these I suspect are posted by humans who are paid to increases Google rankings by leaving links all over the web.
The trouble is that to filter these out one has to read them. The subject alone is often not enough and thus it all takes time. Remember as well that this is something I do on a voluntary basis and so it unfortunately has to fit in around other commitments I have.
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Your work is appreciated!
Ryan, I appreciate the work you're doing!
My own comment about responsiveness has more to do with the nature of the site. FSM is not meant to be a fan forum. That would require a lot of traffic considerations including the moderation load. I merely meant that when I want such a site, I'm going to have to set it up somewhere else (and I'm not ready to deal with that load yet, either). :-)
I do plan to find a better solution for that in the future.


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I think it is because of the thick rubber up here.
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Apple Briefly Falls Below $500 After Cutting Orders For iPhone Parts
Applees fell below $500 Monday for the fist time since Feburary after a report of weaker-than-expected iPhone demand deepened a pessimistic sentiment that's dogged its stock for months.
The latest stock drop came as signs of weaker iPhone 5 sales during Apple's January-March quarter prompted the Cupertino, Calif., company to cut orders for screens and other handset components, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cited people familiar with the situation.
Strong sales of Apple's newest handset are considered key to maintaining growth for the world's most valuable publicly traded company. Apple has diversified its product lineup with products like a lower-priced version of its iPad tablet, but iPhone remains its most profitable big-ticket device.
Apple shares hit a low of $498.51 shortly after the open, but the stock quickly rebounded above $500. Shares recently traded at $505.68, down 2.8% in brisk trading. The slide extends the stock's nearly 30% decline since September, when bullish expectations surrounding the iPhone 5′s launch propelled the stock above $700.
Shares of Apple's suppliers took a hit, too. Chipmakers Qualcomm fell 1.3% to $64.08, while Cirrus Logic was off 5% at $30.01. Qualcomm makes wireless radio chips found in millions of handsets, including the iPhone 5. Cirrus, a producer of audio chips, makes more than half its revenue from Apple devices.
Suppliers Avago Technologies and Skyworks Solutions, which reportedly gained a bigger footprint in Apple's supply chain with the iPhone's newest design, fell 1% to $34.01 and 1.5% to $21.06, respectively.
Initial reports of the iPhone 5′s launch ironically focused on limits to supplies, as Apple stores repeated their ritual of selling out initial iPhone 5 inventories within hours at some locations. Changes to the iPhone 5′s design made it hard for some suppliers to keep up with initial demand, according to reports.
Apple is still expected to report it sold millions of iPhone 5s during the quarter that ended in December, though its current quarter is now in doubt. Sanford Bernstein analyst Alberto Moel said the company might have made particularly large iPhone 5 orders to suppliers for the October-December quarter because of earlier concerns about manufacturing difficulties.
The company is expected to report the results for its December quarter, the first of its fiscal year, on Jan. 23.


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When you think of Augusta, The Masters golf tournament or James Brown might be the first things that come to your mind. However, what you may not know is that Augusta is a fantastic place to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Here are my suggestions for great outdoor attractions & activities in Augusta, Georgia:
Augusta Riverwalk: Augusta is situated along the Savannah River, which forms the state line between Georgia and South Carolina. Take a stroll down the multilevel Riverwalk and enjoy the scenery of the river, gardens, abundant opportunities for picnicking and a playground for kids (and kids at heart). Riverwalk is a great place to experience 4th of July fireworks, the St. Patrick's Day Celebration and the Augusta Market on the River, where you can find fresh produce, food and crafts during the warmer months of the year. It is also home to the Jessye Norman Amphitheatre, a unique spot for outdoor concerts.
The Augusta Canal: The Augusta Canal was built to provide water to textile mills and factories that used hydro-power to operate large machinery. Today, you can tour the canal by boat, bike or foot. If you have your own canoe or kayak, you can put in at the canal head gates and paddle the 7 miles past Lake Olmstead to the 13th Street Bridge. There are several outfitters in town that offer boat rentals and shuttles. Because there are no gas-powered boats allowed in the canal, the only traffic you will see is tour boats and other paddlers. It's pretty cool to be on the water, viewing birds, turtles and possibly alligators and heading right through the heart of downtown at the same time. If you'd rather stick to land, you can experience the Canal Trail, a dirt path that runs the length of the canal and is great for biking or hiking. The trail is shaded by large trees, so it is enjoyable year-round, and there are different entrance points, so you don't have to trek the entire length of the trail if you're not up for it.
Disc Golf: Augusta is home to the PDGA International Disc Golf Center, making it a mecca for disc golfers. You can toss some discs there or at several different courses throughout the area. Just bring your own discs, and you're all set. Pendleton King Park is great for beginners. If you're looking for a challenge, I suggest the Lake Olmstead course is perfect, which is built around the water.
The Augusta Greenjackets: The Augusta Greenjackets are a minor league team affiliated with the San Francisco Giants that plays at Lake Olmstead Stadium, just minutes from downtown. The tickets are affordable and the beer is cold, making it a great option for a night out with family or friends. Insider tip: Don't miss out on the chance to have your picture taken with the mascot Auggie!
Camping: After all of your outdoor adventures, it's time to relax with nature. What better way to do that than by camping at Lake Thurmond? Mistletoe State Park is only about 30 minutes from downtown and a great place to set up camp. You'll be right on the banks of Lake Thurmond, where you can swim, boat or simply laze about and enjoy your surroundings. The last time I camped there, the weather was perfect and peaceful. It's also nice to know you aren't too far from civilization in case you forget to pack any essentials.
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Liverpool Message Board
A different take on the Zenit games
Whilst the focus has all been on Jamie´s gaff and Brendans substituions, I´d like us to remember that we spurned at least three clear chances in the away leg and managed only one goal in open play last night. Could I therefore suggest that the real reason we lost was down to an inability to put the ball in the net. Something we´ve been guilty of all season from the record number of chances this team have created. I believe we are something like second in all European leagues on chances created.
For me, this is most encouraging. I think if we get Sturridge, Suarez, and a Borini replacement really going, we will be a hard team to defeat. Ok, so we need to sort out the defensive errors, but who cares if we concede if we are able to step up our conversion ratio just a few percent?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
To a certain extent I agree - scoring goals wins you matches, no conceding only guarantees you don't lose them. However, it's mistakes that are costing us, not necessarily fluffed chances. No team has 100% conversion. It's teams that make the least mistakes are the ones that do the best, and we just make too many. We cut those out (by getting better players) and we will have some team. I really believe we'll have a top 4 team next season, we are on an upward curve I don't care what anyone says, I see what I see!
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Loki hang on to Suarez for next season and I agre with u good shot at TOP 4 spot sell him and I dont trust FSG not to cash in for 40 mill and maybe to City and we are right back to square one with Borini and Sturidge up front...NO THANKS !
True Loki but I think we´ve created 503 chances in all competitions this season so far!
If we´d scored one in five of those, we´d have 100 goals for. For me thats an easier thing to rectify than "we cut those (mistakes) out". It´s easier for me to up the score rate than avoid mistakes - which every human makes. As you said, no team has 100% conversion, but we need only to up the conversion ratio from around the current 10% to around 15%.to make a HUGE difference.Even with the mistakes we have made, that would put us in fourth or better.
Of course, both are important but we are more wasteful in front of goal than we are in conceding. Wouldn´t you agree?
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I think there is no question that we have been wasteful at times with the chances we create, and the away leg is was clear evidence of that. Additionally if we took more of the chances we created we might be better off not just in this competition but in all competitions. However, not sure I'd grumble that only one of our goals came from open play (just last week there were complaints we don't score enough from set plays on here). Fact is if the opposition deny us good chances by fouling, then us capitalizing on the subsequent free kick is just as much a sign of good attacking play as anything else. Think about the number of cynical yellows WBA pick up before they stole their goal and the 3 points. Credit to them, but it was a classic smash and grab: prevent your opponent from scoring by any means, and hope to nick a goal and the points.
I do agree with you that with Sturridge available for all games and someone else (you know it could be a fit Borini who actually lives up to expectations next season) we could increase our scoring to chances percentage. But I think we do need to focus on the back this summer. Of course we are going to need to replace Carra, but for me we need to ring out the mistakes that have cost us this season.
A few extra goals here or there might have turned some of those matches where we did not get the full points into victories, but as Jason has pointed out on a couple posts, relative to other clubs we're actually not doing that bad on that front (4th highest goal tally in the league), but conceding has been our weakness. Think about both the home and away fixtures against City and I think you'll see where I'm coming from.
I agree and disagree! Yes we have been wasteful at times this season...lots of times. I would have to say this was mostly pre-Sturridge, since then we have scored the most goals in the country as far as I am aware, it feels like we win 5-0, 3-0, 4-0 then lose 2-0 and go again. Under Kenny we created the most chances in premier league history and also hit the post the most times but scored a paltry amount of goals. The defence was more organised then though, perhaps the style of play? If you look at the league table you can see we have pretty much matched Arsenal and City for goals scored and better Spurs and Everton but the goals conceded section is a little worse then most. In fact our goal difference is Champions league qualification good enough just it seems the routs balance out the mistakes in big games.
We need a centre back and a left back this summer, maybe even a goalkeeper too by the looks of things! I would be happy with Wisdom/Kelly as 4th/5th choice centre half but need an immediate compeition for Agger/Skrtel. The left back could be a younger lad but someone to compete with Enrique not understudy him. The keeper is going to need to be a major signing if indeed Pepe is to leave.


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1. Minutes from meeting on Thursday: 14:27
Attendance: Dave Kemp, Sacha Chua
From 2:10 to 2:30 or so
- Apologies for miscommunication: Sacha had written down the meeting for 1:00 but for some reason thought it would be 2:00 instead.
- Briefly discussed Sacha's actor-network map for the economic effect of open source development in developing countries and Dave's actor-network map for open content
- Dave focuses more on content creators, while Sacha focuses more on "content remixers" adapting global content for a local market. MJ will focus on content distributors. Neat, isn't it?
- Sacha's AN map includes proprietary content developers (notably foreign proprietary software companies), which actively try to discourage open source development and adoption. On the other hand, Dave's AN map shows how proprietary content organizations assimilate open content (indie movies get bought up, etc).
- Maybe our joint AN map can discuss the open economic model?
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Vandy soccer rolling
Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 8:43 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 8:43 a.m.
They may have taken very different paths to their current semifinal locations, but the Vandebilt Catholic boys and girls soccer teams are each right where they want to be.
The Lady Terriers (26-2-1) are the top-seeded team in the girls portion of the Division II ranks and have been the top team in that division pretty much from the start of the season.
They had a first-round bye in the playoffs, beat No. 16 St. Michael 7-0 in the second round, topped No. 9 Pearl River 4-1 in the quarterfinals and host No. 5 Lutcher at 6 tonight at Buddy Marcello Stadium in the semifinals.
The Terriers (14-8-2) on the other hand had a slower start to the season. In playing some of the top teams in the state early, Vandebilt took its lumps and later placed second in its district to its biggest rival — E.D. White Catholic.
The Vandebilt boys earned the sixth seed in the Division II playoffs and after a first-round bye, beat No. 11 Neville 4-1 in the second round and topped No. 3 Teurlings Catholic 1-0 on the road in the quarterfinals.
The Terriers, coached by Matt Kelso, host No. 2 St. Louis Catholic, the three-time defending state champion, at 3 p.m. Saturday at Buddy Marcello Stadium.
St. Louis, from Lake Charles, has eliminated Vandebilt from their last three playoff appearances — in the state finals in 2010 and 2011 and in the quarterfinals last season. Both the girls and boys teams at Vandebilt are filled with seniors.
In Whitney Champagne, Carly Ellender, Kristy Fazzio, Kimberly Grasso, Morgan Lewis, Shannon Matzke, Makelle Peña, Abby Thibodeaux and Kayla Wayne the Lady Terriers, coached by Phillip Amedee, have nine seniors.
In Grant Rodriguez, Mitchell Blanchard, Patrick Yancey, Seth Miller, Austin Benton, Andrew Teuton, Austin Guidry and Nicholas Terrebonne, the Terriers have eight seniors.
It's obvious that soccer success is nothing new at Vandebilt.
The boys program has won seven state titles in school history (the last in 2007), and the girls won state titles in 2008 and 2009 and have finished state runners-up the last three seasons.
A win tonight by the Lady Terriers coupled with a win on Saturday by the Terriers would make for a special day on Feb. 23 at Tad Gormely Stadium in New Orleans for Vandebilt.
If that happened, the Lady Terriers would play for a state title at 11 a.m. and Terriers would play for a state title at 1:30 p.m. at the same venue on the same day.
And if both teams could take home state titles in back-to-back matches played just a couple hours apart, it would go down as the top soccer day in school history for a high school already dripping with a super-rich fútbol tradition.
Staff Writer Kelly McElroy can be reached at 857-2211 or at kelly.mcelroy@ houmatoday.com.
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Running PS3 MS 1.20.409 and it works like a champ with my PS3.
However, I'm wondering if anyone is successfully using WD TV Live as a client? I'm running firmware 1.03.38, and it works fine with the exception of refresh.
I can't seem to figure out when/why the WD TV Live refreshes. I've tried the in/out of the folder technique, red button standby, and pulling the plug... but it generally doesn't change the list of items. Then I'll power it off overnight, and the next day I might find that it has the new items.
Does anyone know how to force a refresh of a Media Server folder or clear the cache? Or, at least help me understand the method to this madness!


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Adult blindness. Nerve damage. Kidney disease. Lower limb amputation. The leading cause of all of these conditions is diabetes. If trends continue, on in three American kids born in the year 2000 will develop it. But that doesn't mean they'll know they have the disease. Right now, seven million diabetics are undiagnosed in the U.S.
"I started getting dizzy and I started getting really tired easily," said Autumn Russ.
Autumn Russ recently received the news. Now she's a part of a study testing how a machine can assess her risk for serious diabetes' complications.
"Prior to this, the only way you could do this was actually doing a skin biopsy," said Dr. Stuart Chalew, Professor of Pediatrics LSU Health Science Center.
Pediatric endocrinologist Stuart Chalew says the screening device uses light instead of an invasive skin biopsy and lab testing to measure abnormal proteins in the skin associated with diabetes complications.
A patient puts their arm on it and in moments, the results are in. Monitoring blood glucose levels is currently one of the best way to determine risk for complication, but the machine could prove to be quicker and more effective.
"Two people with the same blood glucose may have very different levels of glycated proteins."
High levels can mean higher risk. Scientists are working on new therapies to lower those chances.
For kids like autumn - and even adults - the system could also be valuable. It's being tested as a way to quickly screen large numbers of people for diabetes without the need to draw blood.


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Man pleads not guilty in attack leading to coma
Published: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:41 p.m.
BATAVIA, N.Y. | A Canadian man pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Tuscaloosa man who was left in a coma after being beaten during a concert in western New York earlier this summer.
Media outlets reported that Craig Lawson, 34, of Ontario entered his plea Wednesday in Genesee County Court. Lawson was released after posting $10,000 bail.
Authorities said Lawson punched Jason McNeil during the July 5 Kid Rock concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in the town of Darien, 25 miles east of Buffalo. Police said the attack was unprovoked.
McNeil was in a coma at a Buffalo hospital for two weeks after the beating. He remains hospitalized. McNeil, a longtime Tuscaloosa resident, is a native of Alden, near Buffalo. A fundraiser was started for McNeil, his wife and two daughters. Kid Rock donated $5,000.
McNeil is the co-owner and operations manager of Synchronous Industrial Services, an automotive supplier that provides warehousing services, transportation, sub-assembly and quality support. McNeil is a member of the Tuscaloosa Kiwanis Club, a board member of United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama and an active member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
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Choose the soundtrack of your life
If you can't see it on youtube I also uploaded it ON MY FACEBOOK FANPAGE
Scegli la colonna sonora della tua vita
You two are adorable !!
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I can't watch the video!
It says that the video contains Sony Music Entertainment-content and that it has been blocked for my country (Belgium) because of that.
x Krizia
Lovely video!
it works well now
i can't watch it!
SO cute, love the song!!YOu are an amazing couple!!!keep on being so great : )
greez Bettina
Great Video!
this was the best video ever !!
you two are so freaking cute together, soulmates. and the song fits so good!
oh, nothing but the best to you, lovebirds ! :p
xo Kai Liis
I can't watch it also(germany) >_<
omgosh, what a great video, chiara! u guys are too cute! i just love that u are so full of life! thanks for sharing this with us:)
Yep, it doesn't work:(
u have an amazing life..that song sounds just for u!


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The Safe Party Initiative was launched on Sept. 27, 2005
What is the Safe Party Initiative?
The Safe Party Initiative (SPI) aims to reduce problems related to college student drinking at parties in the Davis community. It focuses on creating safer party environments by building a closer sense of community between students and neighbors, promoting safety at parties and increasing enforcement of alcohol-related laws and policies. This initiative is a collaborative effort between the City of Davis and the University of California, Davis.
The comprehensive initiative arose from an initial five-year, $6.9 million study of alcohol-related problems at 14 California universities, funded by the National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA). UC Davis was one of seven intervention campuses asked by the Prevention Research Center to develop a coordinated campus community strategy for reducing high-risk drinking and the problems it creates. The research project seeks to reduce violence, property damage, injury and car crashes that result from high-risk drinking and out-of-control parties.
e-CHECKUP TO GO
UC Davis students can take the free, brief, online, anonymous and confidential program to promote campus community safety, health and wellness. This self assessment helps identify personal risk patterns and offers harm reduction strategies related to alcohol use. Take the e-CHECKUP TO GO assessment.
RADD Designated Driver Rewards Program
Health Education and Promotion has partnered with RADD to offer Designated Driver Cards to Davis bar patrons 21 or over. Non-drinking, sober designated drivers can get a free non-alcoholic beverage in the Davis and Sacramento areas. The Davis RADD Partner establishments are listed below. Mention RADD and that you are the designated driver of your group.
Davis Bars that accept RADD cards:
- Beach Hut Deli
- Bistro 33
- Burgers and Brew
- Cafe Bernardo
- Froggy's
- G St. Wunderbar
- KetMoRee
- Little Prague
- Mikuni
- Our House
- Red 88 Noodle Bar
- Sophia's Thai Kitchen
- Sudwerk
- The Davis Beer Shoppe
- The Grad
- Tres Hermanas
- Woodstock's Pizza
Safe Party Tips
The Safe Party website has tips for party-goers and party-throwers, as well as a summary of Davis laws.
Some safe party tips:
- Eat a high-protein meal before partying
- Alternate alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks like water
- Know the laws
- Designate a non-drinking driver
- Avoid drinking games and jungle juice
One Drink Equals:
- 12 oz. Beer
- 10 oz. Malt Liquor
- 5 oz. of Wine
- 1.5 oz. Shot of 80 proof liquor
Check out our video of safe party tips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LAASprmA2I
Safe Party Events
Come hang out at the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Issues table or look for HEP volunteers at these events. Participants at the table may have a chance to win cool prizes and learn important information about how to party safely!
- The Buzz by Campus Unions Programs
- Davis Neighbors Night Out
- Housing Day by ASUCD Housing Day
- Wellness Carnival - Winter 2013 - January 16th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM at the ARC (by Health Education and Promotion Wellness Team)
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Issues Student Assistants are available to conduct programs for residence halls, fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. Alcohol Jeopardy, a program designed to teach students about the effects of alcohol on the body and how to party safely is available upon request.
Programs can be scheduled by calling 530.752.9652. More information is available at the Student Health and Wellness Center website.
TIPS Training
The Safe Party Initiative collaborates not only with law enforcement and community members, but also with world wide programs related to safe service, sale, and consumption of alcohol, namely TIPS. TIPS, "Training for Intervention Procedures" provides certification for party hosts and focuses on preventing intoxication, underage drinking, and drunk driving. It also provides training for students dealing with alcohol related emergencies as well as how to intervene to help prevent such situations. This is one of the many services offered by the Student Health and Wellness Center. For information about this as well as other programs offered, please visit http://healthcenter.ucdavis.edu/hep/atod/index.html These collaborative efforts help spread the message of the SPI and put its principles into practice.
Safe Party Website
UC Davis Safe Party Website: The UC Davis Safe Party website has information for party goers, party throwers, and an explanation of party-related policies and laws.
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Books, e-Books and CDs
A selection of some of Rosemary's most popular titles.
All products are new and are autographed with Rosemary's signature.
Coming soon – a selection of Rosemary's work in e-book format!
Domestic and International Orders Accepted.
Due to the size and weight of the encyclopedia, Priority Mail shipping for US orders is $12.00. Please email Rosemary at email@example.com for international rates.
$45 plus shipping
"Scrying" is an old English term meaning "to discern dimly," and refers to the act of gazing steadily into a shiny surface for the purpose of altered state of consciousness work. With a black mirror, you can contact the dead and spirits, look into the future and past, and explore the astral plane. Most people use black mirrors for contacting the dead, but they have many other uses. They can be used in readings, séances, and paranormal investigation, as well as for personal spiritual work.
Each mirror features a 5 x 7-inch glass scrying surface in a quality black wood frame with a photo stand on the back. The mirror surface has been hand-prepared by us under the waxing moon, and has been infused with healing energy and sacred sound. The photo stand allows you to position the mirror for maximum effectiveness.
The guidebook, The Art of Black Mirror Scrying, explains the history of black mirrors, how to use them, what to expect, how to evaluate results, how to improve your ability, and versatile ways to use the mirror. An appendix explains how to make your own black mirror.
The guidebook alone is $12.95, but in this special offer, it is included free with the purchase of a mirror. Get both for $45 plus shipping – a tremendous value!
U.S. domestic shipping is a flat rate of $16, and will be added to the shopping cart. For international delivery, please email Rosemary at email@example.com for a price quote and invoice.
Please note: The photo shows a small amount of reflection on the left side of the mirror due to the camera flash. There are some variations in the details of the frames, but all are black and approximately the same size.
Quantities are limited!
|Guide to Psychic Power $19.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Visionary Living, Inc., 2015, pbk., 254 pgs.
A complete, step-by-step guide to developing and using your natural psychic power.Every person is born with natural psychic ability, also called intuition. You can easily improve your psychic power. This comprehensive guide by Rosemary Ellen Guiley will show you how.Your psychic power will enable you to accurately sense and evaluate situations and opportunities. It will guide you in solving problems and overcoming obstacles. Every area of life can be enhanced with psychic ability: daily life, relationships, health, creativity, and prosperity.Guide to Psychic Power is a complete plan for developing all of your psychic senses. Included are ninety-five Keys that will open your psychic door. In addition, the book provides practical advice on how to apply your ability to a wide variety of needs. All of the exercises and applications are based on proven experience.Don't let the opportunities of a fast-moving world pass you by. Successful people have an intuitive and psychic edge. Be one of them!
|Dreamwork for Visionary Living $17.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Visionary Living, Inc., 2014, paperback, 240 pgs.
Dreams have the power to transform your life, emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. Dreamwork for Visionary Living is more than a guide to understanding your dreams—it is a practical guide to pro-active dreaming, using your dreams in targeted ways to improve every facet of your life.Dream expert Rosemary Ellen Guiley draws upon techniques and wisdom from ancient times to the present, giving special emphasis to dreams that transcend ordinary reality and address our biggest spiritual questions: who we are, why we are here, where we are going, and what life's journey means.With Dreamwork for Visionary Living, you will learn about…
The book features 37 innovative dream labs, easy and practical ways to apply pro-active dreaming to any aspect of daily and spiritual life. Take charge of your dreams and take charge of your life!
|Dream Messages from the Afterlife— $16.95
By Rosemary Ellen GuileyVisionary Living, Inc., 2013, paperback, 185 pgs.
E-book format — $9.99
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The most important dream book you will ever read!We can have contact with the dead, and the most common and powerful way is in dreams. This book is a ground-breaking validation of dreams that reach into the afterlife for reunions, messages, and previews of what lies beyond earthly life.Reassurances, farewells, closures, unfinished business, the healing of grief, and vistas of heaven are among the topics featured. Real-life accounts of dramatic afterlife dreams demonstrate the enduring bond of love that never breaks, even in death. Also included are touching stories of pets that make contact with their owners in vivid dreams and visions.Learn about the unique characteristics of afterlife dreams, their ancient legacy, their relationship to near-death experiences and out-of-body experiences, and how they can transform consciousness.
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|Calling Upon Angels: How Angels Help Us in Daily Life $14.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Visionary Living, Inc., 2015, paperback, 157 pgs
Throughout history, people have been aided and guided by divine messengers called angels. These powerful beings oversee the workings of the cosmos, attend to human prayers, and offer assistance in all aspects and challenges of daily life.This beautiful introduction to the realm of angels will connect you to their majesty and power. You will learn important historical perspectives on angels, and information about their appearances, activities, and involvement on Earth. You will also learn how we can connect to angels, including our lifelong guardian angels, for guidance, help, inspiration, and empowered living. Angels assist us in lifting our spiritual awareness and strengthening our connection to the Divine.Included are compelling personal stories about how people from all walks of life have encountered and been aided by angels, as well as questions and answers about all aspects of our heavenly helpers.
|Haunted By The Things You Love $19.95
By John Zaffis and Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Visionary Living, Inc., 2014, paperback, 198 pgs.
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Every day, people innocently acquire ordinary personal and household items that secretly come with spirit attachments, demonic forces, residues of the dead, and curses. They are shocked when the haunted objects create a paranormal nightmare.For decades, John Zaffis, star of Haunted Collector on SyFy, has helped victims of terrifying spirit invasions that began with dolls, toys, clothing, games, art, antiques, furniture, jewelry, and musical instruments. His Museum of the Paranormal houses the strangest collection of haunted items on the planet.In these pages, John Zaffis and Rosemary Ellen Guiley, the two biggest names in paranormal expertise, examine John's most frightening cases of haunted objects. These stories will make you think twice about every single item you own.
John Zaffis is not only a living legend in the paranormal field, he is also the go-to guy when others need guidance and assistance. His vast collection of haunted artifacts is a testament to over 40 years of helping people whose lives are in turmoil because of supernatural activity. I am blessed to call John my colleague and my friend.
—Chip Coffey, psychic/medium from TV's Paranormal State and Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal
Rosemary Ellen Guiley and John Zaffis co-wrote a book? It doesn't get any better than this. Possessed mirrors, bizarre ritual masks, a haunted deathbed, cursed jewelry, and everybody's favorite, creepy clown dolls, inhabit the pages like ghosts and should haunt your memory long after you've finished the book.
—Mark Nesbitt, author of the Ghosts of Gettysburg series, Civil War Ghost Trails, and with Katherine Ramsland, the Haunted Crime Scenes series.
John Zaffis has accrued a vast array of fascinating objects, each with a cryptic history all its own. They have been kept under lock and key in a museum with no equal. Now the reader may share the experience from a safe distance, in the pages of this extraordinary volume.
—Andrea Perron, author, House of Darkness House of Light, and a principal in the haunting portrayed in the film The Conjuring
|The Art of Black Mirror Scrying — $12.95
By Rosemary Ellen GuileyVisionary Living, Inc., 2014, paperback, 164 pgs.
E-book on Kindle — $4.99.
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The black mirror is a powerful divinatory and visioning tool, revered for centuries for its ability to penetrate the veil between worlds. Mirror gazing, or scrying, is an ancient art for making contact with the dead, opening the gates to the angelic realm, seeing into the future and past, and seeing distant locations. All kinds of shiny surfaces have been used as tools, but the black mirror stands above them all.This complete and concise guide covers the history of black mirrors and scrying, and famous people who have relied on mirrors to reveal secrets and truth. It explains how black mirrors work in psychic seeing, and gives detailed advice on how to use a black mirror for talking to the dead, exploring the astral plane, discovering past lives, expanding your spiritual knowledge, and much more.Follow in the footsteps of history's great alchemists, mediums, and sages, such as John Dee, Queen Elizabeth I's royal astronomer, who used scrying to contact angels, and Nostradamus, the famous French seer whose prophecies reached far into the future.
|Develop Your Miracle Mind Consciousness — $12.95
By Rosemary Ellen GuileyVisionary Living, Inc., 2014, paperback, 141 pgs
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Our traditional view of miracles that that they happen as external forces, a gift from the Divine when circumstances warrant them. However, all religions and spiritual paths teach that we can cultivate a miracle-making power within ourselves, working in concert with the Divine and the harmony of the cosmos. This is the true gift from the Divine. Rosemary Ellen Guiley explores miracles from the perspectives of spirituality, metaphysics and science, and provides a program for developing Miracle Mind Power. Underscoring the material are dramatic true stories of miracles, and the discoveries people have made about the true power within.
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|The Djinn Connection: The Hidden Links Between Djinn, Shadow People, ETs, Nephilim, Archons, Reptilians & Other Entities — $18.95
By Rosemary Ellen GuileyVisionary Living, Inc., 2013, paperback, 232 pgs.
E-book format — $9.99 THE GREATEST MASQUERADE OF ALL: THE DJINN! Could a single entity be responsible for a multitude of our paranormal experiences throughout history?
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Drawing upon her decades of extensive research in all facets of the paranormal, Rosemary Ellen Guiley makes a compelling case that our interactions with spirits, extraterrestrials, shadow figures, ancient aliens, demi-gods and human-creature hybrids all involve the mysterious Djinn.The Djinn are little-known in the West beyond folk tales of genies in lamps and bottles, but they are real and active in our world. They are a race of powerful, masterful shape-shifters who exist in a dimension parallel to ours. Humans have had millennia of intense engagements with the Djinn, who disguise themselves in the forms of many different entities in order to keep themselves and their true motives hidden. Some of their motives are not in our best interests.The Djinn are not the only beings interacting with humans, but their giant shadow falls across every part of our paranormal and entity contact experiences, including bedroom invasions, alien abductions, and genetics manipulators from other worlds.The Djinn are significant force in the destiny of human beings. In The Djinn Connection, Guiley explains what we need to know and how we should respond.
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Introduction: Hide in Plain Sight
|Ouija Gone Wild — $18.95
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By Rosemary Ellen Guiley with Rick Fisher
Visionary Living, Inc., 2012, paperback
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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ABOUT THE OUIJA BOARD EVER WRITTEN!For more than a century, simple divination devices called talking boards have captivated millions of people curious about contacting the spirit world. The most famous is the Ouija, whose trademarked name has become synonymous with all boards. Ouija messages have inspired writers, artists, and musicians, and have played a part in murder, suicide, possession, treasure hunting, marriage, divorce and bizarre behavior.Authors Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Rick Fisher provide a detailed examination of the Ouija. They debunk myths and discuss how horror films have influenced popular opinion.Ouija Gone Wild features dozens of true stories collected over decades, many told in print for the first time., including tales of unexpected terror: She realized she had a problem when an aggressive entity turned the planchette into a sex toy and sent it slithering up her thigh. I glanced over at the heat vent and what I saw scared me so much I dove off of the chair and refused to touch this 'so called game' again. I saw two red eyes staring back at me through the grate. Suddenly I was sucker punched in my stomach. The force of the blow made me slam face-forward onto the table. Clutching my stomach, I took my hand off the planchette.ONCE YOU START, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN!
Chapters include:
1 The Naughty Planchette
|Haunted Salem: Strange Phenomena in the Witch City — $12.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Stackpole Books, 2011, paperback, 138 pages, b&w illustrations
The most comprehensive guide to the best haunted places in America's witchiest city, Salem Massachusetts!Visit 35 places in Salem, Danvers, Lynn and Marblehead, including historical sites, cemeteries, parks, lodging, shops and restaurants.A convenient walking map shows all the places within easy foot access from central Salem.In addition, the book explains the founding of Salem, the events that led to the witch hysteria in 1692-93, the tragedies of the trials, and the aftermath of guilt and curses come true. It also explains the how and why behind hauntings – including the effects of ley lines.
|The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories — $24.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Stackpole Books, 2014, paperback, 188 pgs.
West Virginia is one of the most haunted states in America and boasts some of the most unusual ghostly tales and phenomena. Here are more than 100 of the best, most thrilling accounts of hauntings from the Mountain State from including:– Headless ghosts and wandering soldiers at Droop Mountain
|Monsters of West Virginia — $12.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Stackpole Books, 2012, paperback, 144 pgs.
The Mountain State teems with strange creatures not of this world!The book features different types of crypto-creatures that frequent the state; documented sightings and anecdotes; results of investigations; and possible explanations for mysterious creatures from the perspective of multi-dimensional realities. Even if you don't live in or visit West Virginia, it is an excellent introduction to the realm of the crypto-creatures, and how and why they appear. They are everywhere!
|Talking to the Dead — $14.95
By George Noory and Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Tor/Forge Books, 201, hardcover, 304 pgs
Due to the size and weight of this book, international orders require additional postage. Talking to the Dead examines the amazing evidence for the afterlife that comes from our experiments with high technology to reach the Other Side. Telecommunications, electromagnetic media and the digital, internet era have inspired researchers and inventors for more than a century to build devices for contacting the dead and other entities as well. Rosemary and George cover the advances, successes and failures, and the possibility of reliable and provable contact.One of the most exciting aspects of modern spirit communications is the ability of any person to experiment on their own, and the book provides a helpful appendix of instructions.Copies are autographed only by Rosemary.Introduction: Into the Unknown
|Rosemary Ellen Guiley's Guide to the Dark Side of the Paranormal — $12.95
Visionary Living, Inc., 2012, paperback, 157 pgs.
E-book in Kindle format only – $5.99 US for download
From the author:My work in the paranormal and metaphysical fields has always embraced both the light and dark sides of experiences and phenomena. It is easy for most people to accept the good and benevolent, and much harder to come to terms with the bad and malevolent. Some even deny the existence of the dark side, perhaps in subconscious hope that they will never encounter it, or, by ignoring it, it will cease to exist.Many of the inquiries and requests for help that I receive from people concern troubling paranormal issues and problems. The media and religions sensationalize the dark side, and so objective information is hard to find. This collection of articles is an introduction to the shadowy underbelly of the occult, a resource for the casually curious and those involved in paranormal work. I have included some of my own experiences as well. Where appropriate, I have included helpful tips for avoiding and resolving paranormal problems, and increasing protection against paranormal influences.
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Author's Note
|Rosemary Ellen Guiley's Vampires Among Us: Revised EditionE-book in Kindle format only
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Rosemary's original edition of 'Vampires Among Us' published in 1991, quickly became an underground classic. Long out of print, it has been revised and refreshed with lots of new material. The book retains the fabulous, entertaining and unique interviews Rosemary had with vampires, would-be vampires, vampire hunters and vampire researchers. New material covers vampires in sorcery and witchcraft, the new vampire underground, and vampires in dreams. A favorite chapter: Vampires who come through a Ouija board (Devon and the Vampire Choir).Don't miss out on this updated classic, and at a price less than the original papaberback! Ordering on Kindle is a separate transaction, which can be completed at the link provided above.
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Preface to the Revised Edition
|Soul Journeys: Past and Future Lives— $16.95
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Visionary Living, Inc., 2012, paperback, 245 pgs.
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A comprehensive, thorough examination of beliefs about reincarnation, told through the eyes of famous people in history and everyday people in modern times. "Soul Journeys†is an updated edition of Rosemary's book "Tales of Reincarnation,†now out of print. In her customary, encyclopedic fashion, Rosemary looks at reincarnation from a variety of viewpoints and angles. Interspersed throughout are compelling, dramatic stories of past lives and how they explain and change present lives. Some of the cases are from history, some from scientific investigations, and some from interviews conducted by the author.Among the many people who granted Guiley exclusive interviews for the book were noted authors Marion Zimmer Bradley, Michael Talbot and Barbara Hand Clow; Danny Sugerman, manager of The Doors and a close friend of Jim Morrison; psychic Laurie McQuary; regressionist Sandee Mac; Pagan leader Selena Fox; and interdiscliplinary cosmologist Paul von Ward.Of particular note are Bradley's past lives in ancient and medieval times and World War I, and her visionary experiences that led to her most famous novel, The Mists of Avalon. Michael Talbot, the author of The Holographic Universe, talks about several of his past lives, including one that inspired his vampire novel, A Delicate Dependency. Danny Sugerman was involved with Jim Morrison and The Doors, and describes a past life in a Buddhist monastery with Morrison. Barbara Hand Clow talks about her lifetimes in ancient Assyria and in Victorian times. Selena Fox describes her past lives with the Aztalan mound builders in Wisconsin, the Maya in the Yucatan, and the ancient Egyptians.The book also covers views of Dick Sutphen, Edgar Cayce, novelists Taylor Caldwell and Joan Grant, researcher Ian Stevenson, regressionist Helen Wambach, and famous philosophers from ancient times, among others. It delves into the fears, phobias, and karmic holdovers of past lives, and how the past can help us lead better lives today and build better lives for the future.In addition to the updating throughout, the book features a new chapter on spirit communications and psychophysical research to document reincarnation.
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|Ghosthunting Pennsylvania – $15.95
by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Clerisy Press, paperback, 211 pgs., B&W photos
Ghosthunting Pennsylvania is part of Clerisy Press's America's Haunted Road Trip state-by-state series. Pennsylvania is full of great haunted sites. The book features 30 main sites around the state, a list of 50 other intriguing places, and sidebars on still more haunted places and Pennsylvania supernatural lore. All the sites are publicly accessible – it's a great traveling road companion!
|Faery Magic CD $10.00An informative and practical CD based on Rosemary's book Fairy Magic (not available here in hard copy).
The content, narrated by Rosemary and set to a pleasant, lilting background soundtrack, introduces the origins, types and nature of fairies, and emphasizes the ways human beings can cultivate communication and relationship with the fairy realm. Included are two guided meditations for encouraging faery sight, awareness and communication.This has been a popular product, and sold out of it initial pressing. Now it's back, and at a lower price!
Total running time: 59:47
Post production by Craig Telesha.
|The Encyclopedia of Saints – SPECIAL HARDCOVER PRICE $40.00
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Facts on File, 2001, hardcover, 419 pgs., b&w illustrations
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Important Elements of an Outdoor Wedding Ceremony
I live in the midwest in the Kansas City area. The area is known for its unpredictable weather. Kansas City also is in tornado alley and we get our fair share of severe weather during the months of April, May and June. So why am I taking such a huge risk by having my wedding ceremony outdoors on May 1st? I love spring. I love the sense of new beginnings it brings. The flowers, the trees, the sunshine—it's the perfect season for a wedding. Don't get me wrong. I didn't go into planning my outdoor wedding blindly. Below are just a few things I've considered so far in planning my outdoor wedding.
The Backup Plan. One of the first things I considered for my outdoor wedding was a backup plan. If you're considering an outdoor wedding, it's great to think you're getting married outdoors rain or shine, but who really wants their guests to sit through a ceremony soaking wet or in wind tunnel? It is not ideal and your guests will not be happy. Speak with your venue about rain plans. Usually venues can provide great and creative alternatives to outdoor events.
Consider Comfort. Another thing to consider for your outdoor wedding is making sure your guests are comfortable. If your outdoor wedding is during a warm time of year, a great idea is to turn your programs into fans. Guests will be sure to keep cool during the ceremony. If it's going to be chilly during your wedding, a fun idea is to drape shawls in your wedding colors across the back of chairs so your female guests can wrap one around them if they get chilly. It's also a great way to dress up your chairs.
Provide Seating. Don't forgo chairs for your guests. Even if you keep the ceremony short and sweet, guests will want to know where their chairs are. For most venues, you are responsible for renting your own chairs. Check out the rental companies in your area and compare rates. Be sure to ask about the set up and take down and if there is an additional charge.
Simple Décor. One good thing about an outdoor ceremony is, depending on your venue, décor can be minimal. If you're going to be on the grass, you can easily dress up your pews with pomanders on shepherd's hooks. Since my ceremony is outdoors and my wedding is indoors, I've planned the décor in a way that it can be used both indoors and outdoors (just i...
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Villa Siena is a beautiful wedding venue located in Arizona. Not only is the venue itself gorgeous, but the staff is dedicated to helping couples plan a unique and custom event. Most couples are focused on having a wedding that is personal and designed around them. At Villa Siena, brides and grooms work with an on-site coordinator to pull together a wedding based on their vision.
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Roger makes 26th Grand Slam quarter-final in a row
Today Roger powered his way into a 26th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final in a row by defeating Austria's Jürgen Melzer (ATP 13) 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in a night match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Roger played with his accustomed style on the court, registering 41 winners to 23 for the Austrian as he continued his run at Flushing Meadows without the loss of a set.
Nevertheless, our champion had some luck in the second set tie-break with two net-cords and had to recover from a break down in the third set, but was always in control of the match. "Obviously, the tiebreakers are always crucial," Roger said. "It was a tough match today, breezy. He's a tough opponent and a close friend of mine so it was never going to be easy. I'm really relieved and happy to get through."
Roger's next match is scheduled for Wednesday against Robin Soderling.
No one can stop you now.
Go for lifting the 17th GS trophy.
Congratulations! You playes well, you did it!! Thank you for making me happy! I wish you all the best in your next match vs Djokovic.
Good luck dearest Roger,
Go, Roger, goooooooooo!
Love, Mimi
HOW DO U LIKE ROGER NOW, patsy maccey???? why don't u just go away altogether???
anyhoo, pls. avenge your loss to DJOKESTER who stole that 2008 Australian Open from u, since that's been
Go go gO
keep going
i love you
Now, concentrate on beatin' Djokester in STRAIGHT SETS!!!!
Congrats, champ....well done!!!!
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If you thought Boise State was out of the Bowl Championship Series picture following the Nov. 3 loss to San Diego State, well, it's BSU, this is BCS, and here's the deal:
If a team from a non-Automatic Qualifier conference finishes in the top 16 of the final BCS standings and is ahead of a champion from one of the six AQ leagues, it receives an automatic bid.
Both No. 17 Kent State (MAC) and No. 20 Boise State (Mountain West) are positioned to take advantage of the Big East's lack of power at the top.
The league's top-ranked team is ... actually, it doesn't have a team in the top 25 -- to the delight of the MAC and MWC (not to mention all those who believe the Big East has no business receiving an automatic berth).
I happen to think Northern Illinois will beat Kent State, eliminating the Golden Flashes. But Boise State will beat Nevada -- yes, even in Reno -- to remain in contention.
The question then becomes: How high will the Broncos climb? Could they get to 16? Well, since you asked ...
No. 16 UCLA visits Stanford.
No. 17 Kent State plays Northern Illinois (11-1) on a neutral field.
No. 18 Texas visits Kansas State.
But even if Nos. 16-18 lose, the Broncos would have to overtake No. 19 Michigan, which is idle.
And there's a chance -- a pretty good one, in fact -- that No. 21 Northern Illinois could jump BSU if it defeats Kent State in the MAC title game.
All in all, it's certainly within reason to think Boise State could climb into the top 16, but I wouldn't call it likely.
If the Broncos (or the MAC champ) don't snatch an automatic berth, that slot would go to the Big 12½²s No. 2 (i.e., Oklahoma).
Which brings us to the projections ...
Assuming the SEC champion faces Notre Dame in the national title game -- even for the BCS, that's a safe assumption -- here's the selection order with projected picks:
1. Sugar: Florida (SEC No. 2 to replace Alabama)
2. Fiesta: Oregon
3. Sugar: Oklahoma
4. Orange: Rutgers
And the games ...
National Championship
Alabama vs. Notre Dame: A ratings blockbuster (until midway through the third quarter when Bama turns it into a blowout).
Rose Bowl
Stanford vs. Wisconsin: At one point, the Rose appeared to have a shot at Notre Dame, but it's probably not complaining about Stanford-Wisconsin, a rematch of the Jan. '00 game. (Substitute UCLA and/or Nebraska if there's an upset in the conference championships.)
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs. Kansas State: The Fiesta is DE-lighted to grab Oregon and match the one-loss, top-10 Ducks against one-loss, top-10 K State. Both teams travel well, and there's a nice little subplot (K State canceling the two-game series).
Sugar Bowl
Florida vs. Oklahoma: The Sugar would rather avoid the loser of the SEC title game, which in this scenario -- with Alabama playing in the NCG -- would be Georgia. The Dawgs slide out of the BCS, and one-loss Florida heads to the Big Easy.
Orange Bowl
Florida State vs. Rutgers: Other viewing options that night, at least for east coast audiences, could include NCIS, Raising Hope and Betty White's Off Their Rockers.


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The cuts are coming. Augusta department heads have two weeks to tell the city administrator how they plan to cut 15 percent of their budget.
With this $5 million deficit, lots of city workers are on edge right now, not knowing if their job is going to be on the list of budget cuts. But as some department heads tell News 12 these cuts could affect many more of you.
City administrator Fred Russell says the easy cuts have already come.
"We've cut pens and papers, and travel."
Now he says the critical ones are right around the corner.
Each department head is racing against a two-week deadline to chop their budget by 15 percent.
"When I asked the department heads to give me fifteen percent, I recognized there was going to be a significant impact on the service level," Russell says.
Services you depend on--like parks, the airport, trash collection, and even those who protect you. The fire chief tells us his proposed cuts could mean closing fire stations and axing fire safety programs, in addition to reducing fuel costs.
And one thing that may not be getting cut is grass...that's one of the ways the landscaping department plans to chop their budget.
"It may get a little ragged on occasion, which some people are going to find offensive," Russell says.
Augusta Animal Control has to clip their costs too. They don't plan to get rid of animals or employees, so it means you will likely pay 25 percent more.
"Fees that we charge for returning an impounded animal will probably go up," says director Randy Teasley.
And for public transit, the cuts mean the brakes could be put on the buses for a while. Public transit director Heyward Johnson doesn't feel good about it.
"You have to sort of think how those people will make it around town, who are not able to afford a car," he says.
Russell knows this will all pile up to be an inconvenience for many folks, but at this point, he says it's a must in order to climb out of a $5 million hole.
"It's going to be our job to put together a package that has the least impact on the most people."
The list of cuts is expected to be finalized next month.
This process has been difficult for several departments like solid waste and IT, because they work with contractors. So the trick is, how do you cut your budget when there's nothing really to cut?


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4. Congrats, Kendra!: 14:35
The School of Science and Engineering is proud to annouce that Charlotte Kendra G. Castillo (BS Physics and Class Valedictorian of Batch 2004) was one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines proclaimed during the awarding ceremonies in Malacanang Palace on Friday, 22 October 2004. Kendra was among the 30 national finalists who participated in a leadership laboratory from October 14-22. Congratulations, Kendra! We are truly proud of you!
Not that it should surprise anyone that Kendra's an outsanding student, but I'm proud of her, and I'm glad I know not only the academic side of her but also her as a friend.
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I need users. I need to know that what I am doing will make a difference, no matter how small or for no matter how short a time. I'm working on something I'll personally never use. I know no one else is going to use the software, either. It's hard to resist the temptation to cut corners, to use a somewhat hairy implementation because I don't want to think of a better one. After all, bugs aren't going to cause anyone any inconvenience, and good features won't make anyone's day a little better.
What I'm doing isn't needed, and that makes me feel absent from my work.
How is this different from school? Why did I have so much fun doing my school projects? Perhaps it was because my school projects still had a sense of novelty. Now, although I'd never programmed in Delphi before, I get the feeling that I'm just translating from some existing mental model instead of breaking a paradigm. I haven't delved into Delphi deeply enough to fall in love or even to get a sense of the Delphi-ness of Delphi.
Granted, I'm supposed to be doing this in order to learn how the Japanese work. The diagrams are the same as the ones I took up in CS123 but never put into practice in a real project. People work individually, occasionally asking their project manager for clarifications.
I need to figure out what to do in order to make the most of my work time. I refuse to go home drained. I refuse to spend most of my waking hours doing something I consider to be a waste. I must find out what is wonderful about this.
I have a lot of fun doing Japanese translation, and will probably focus on that aspect. I will work on advanced grammar and vocabulary as I prepare design documents. Although my work is not relevant to other people, at least I can benefit myself.
Open source is my lifeline. Even if I contribute a few lines of code here, a message or two there, I feel that I'm connected. I _exist._ I'm doing something useful. That's important to me. Teaching, too, is something I do because I love doing it and because I feel that I can make a difference that way.
Anyway, just some thoughts.
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Mountain bikers will power up the Powerline trail on Sunday for the Temple Bat Yam's seventh annual Riding Chai Mountain Bike fundraiser. The ride is meant to raise money for the only synagogue that serves the South Shore, Carson City and Carson Valley, and it's a typical Tahoe-style event with a few Jewish twists.
To start with, there's the name of the ride. A play on words that might escape those unfamiliar with Hebrew, the word "chai" - pronounced "hi" - means life. According to the Temple Bat Yam's Rabbi Evon Yakar, the character, which doubles as the numerical value 18, is an important symbol in Jewish culture.
Often donations are given in multiples of 18, and the ride's co-founders Craig Schorr and Bob Mueller encourage Sunday's mountain bike riders to tackle 18 miles of trail. Participants can then raise monetary pledges based on the distance they ride.
Riding Chai is a fairly informal event though, Schorr said, and most people don't ride a full 18 miles. The main goal is not to exclude anyone and to welcome the community to the temple for the biblical holiday of Sukkot, or the feast of the tabernacles, with an afternoon brunch. There will be the special white fish salad - delivered from New York specifically for the occasion - and other foods to mark the end of the Book of Deuteronomy reading and the start of Genesis.
The holiday of Sukkot recognizes the fragility of life but also the opportunities that exist, Yakar said, and the bike ride is one of the ways to take advantage of some of those opportunities unique to Tahoe.
"A good percentage of this community lives here to enjoy the outdoors. With these activities were trying to not only have a community event, we're trying to met people doing what they're already doing," Yakar said.
According to a 2007 Pew U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, more than one quarter of Americans have left the faith in which they were raised, either in favor of another religion or for no religion at all. The same survey reported less than 2 percent of the country as Jewish, and the numbers keep dwindling.
The Temple Bat Yam has about 90 families as members at any one time, but Mueller said growth can be a challenge.
"The growth part is very difficult and complex. It's a struggle," he said.
The South Shore synagogue, which is part of the Union for Reform Judaism, doesn't focus on numbers growth as much as it tries to increase the amount of involvement and engagement the members have, Yakar said.
The Riding Chai event and its winter counterpart, Purim in the Powder - where participants raise money through pledges on skis and boards rather than wheels - are ways to do just that, the rabbi said.
"A lot of the challenges the larger faith communities face are different than what we face. People move here to be independent and tying down to an institution becomes not of the most palatable choices to make," Yakar said.
Yakar doesn't remember which rabbi first started to emphasize the connection between the outdoors and the religious community, but he said he knows that his predecessor had already begun services on the beach and at Spooner Lake.
Yakar manages the South Lake Tahoe branch of Adventure Rabbi, a program based in Boulder, Colo., and Tahoe that strives to create a cutting-edge model of synagogue life appropriate for the 21st century. According to the website, 70 percent of Jews don't belong to a congregation, and Adventure Rabbi tries to show skiers, hikers and other active members how Judaism can enhance their life.
"We compete with technology but more so with different activities. We have to show another reason why religion matters," Yakar said.


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Master Lee wrote:Hey Clue,
Looks like I'm back to taking care of our Tournaments again, by default. Whoo Hoo Default!
I would like to reserve these dates if possible.
Dan Schultz Memorial Snow Disc - Saturday Feb 8th
Hickory Hills Doubles - Saturday May 3rd
BHMDGO - Saturday September 6th
Let me know if there are any issues with these dates
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Junior guard Elisha Justice came off the bench for 18 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the arc to lead second-seeded Pikeville to a 91-76 win over No. 3 Georgetown Saturday night in the semifinals of the Mid-South Conference tournament.
The win puts the Bears, 26-5, in the Sunday afternoon championship game against top-seeded Lindsey Wilson at 5:30 in the Frankfort Convention Center. It will be a rematch of the 2005 title tilt, which was the last time either team reached the finals.
Pikeville put six players in double figures as it avenged two regular-season losses to the Tigers, and did so on a night it hit 20-of-20 from the free-throw line.
Georgetown (23-8) was forced into 16 turnovers and lost despite hitting 46.9 percent from the field.
The Tigers took a 19-11 lead with 12:06 to play when junior Monty Wilson scored. It would prove to be the largest lead of the night for the Tigers. Wilson led all scorers with 27.
UPike Coach Kelly Wells then went to a larger lineup, employing both posts Terrance Saintil and Greg Magee, which was a difference the rest of the game.
He also sent Justice, the former Mr. Basketball, into the lineup.
Pikeville then went on a 9-2 run, with Justice scoring five of them. His floater in the paint with 9:57 left cut the Tiger lead to 21-20.
A basket by senior guard Trevor Setty with 8:25 to play pushed the Bears in front 25-23. When Saintil scored with 7:43 to play, the lead had ballooned to 30-23, ending a 19-4 stretch for UPike.
The Bears never trailed again. The lead was 43-39 at the half and grew to 18 at 89-71 when Setty nailed two free throws with 1:14 to play.
Briscoe led the Bears with 20, hitting 9-of-9 from the line. Setty followed with 19, missing his sixth straight double-double by one rebound. Justice followed, with Johnson scoring 13, Magee 11 and Saintil 10.
Vic Moses joined Wilson in double figures, tossing in 21 to go with eight rebounds.


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Teresa Lehman was 3-for-3 with three RBIs, including a run-scoring single in a five-run second inning that helped the Grizzlies take control en route to a 10-6 nonconference softball win Tuesday at North Mountain Park.
Savannah Tobrock was 2-for-3 with three runs and Christina Kuykendall 2-for-4 with three runs and an RBI for Ashland (7-16), which will take its longest winning streak of the season — three games — into Monday's regular season finale versus Crater.
For South Medford (4-22), leadoff hitter Rachael Moore was 2-for-5 with a run.
Ashland pitcher Kylie Howson struck out four and surrendered four earned runs in 52/3 innings to pick up the win.
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Topic: 10 Things Not To Say ...
Several members have mentioned the distress caused by people saying, "Just let me know if there's anything I can do", rather than the person just doing something ... ANYTHING ... rather than talking about it.
I saw this article in The Guardian newspaper today and it seemed to understand completely.
I thought it may interest and, hopefully, even amuse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ … ?fb=native