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I did contact the author and they offered to provide the combined file… for a fee. Lovely!
I recently used an audio bundle in an after effects project and used the downloadable preview to create a soundtrack to show the client prior to approval and sign-off. This preview was edited and chopped up a great deal to create the exact soundtrack I wanted.
The client loved it and I then went ahead and purchased the bundle. Unfortunately the bundled items were all separate and there was no collected file as per the preview audio .wav. Therefore I can't just swap out the watermarked version for the non-watermarked version and had to spend an entire day re-editing the audio with the separate elements.
This rather long-winded rant is basically meandering towards the polite suggestion/request that all audiojungle authors (if selling an audio bundle of multiple files) please include an identical non-watermarked version of the downloadable preview for AE authors who may well have used and edited it to show a client. I can only assume I am not alone in having had this problem. (If I am then ignore me and carry on as before).
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I make all my project on cs6 and convert to cs4, it's a bit of a hassle sometimes but better than working in cs4 in my opinion
How do you convert back to CS4? I know this is a loooong ago post but I am struggling to find a good method.
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Alt click the little bit of text saying '8 bpc' at the bottom of your After Effects project window. It will change to '16 bpc' and all your troubles will magically disappear.
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Smudgethis saidThats like say years ago, hey this new site called videohive only has 400 items on it. Its not worth making after effects templates since not many people are buying them.
Just clicked the banner showcasing 'Over 20 incredible Element 3D items'. As incredible as they all are, the total sales of all items adds up to 14. Not too good.
Is anyone expecting this to change… much? I can't see myself investing the time for what appears to be very little reward.J
Good point, I guess you see a bit more light at the end of that particular tunnel than I do.
I'm not so optimistic but only time will tell. I could well be eating my words in a few months time when the category explodes (I do have my copy of Element loaded and ready to go should this happen).
I didn't realise that this rejection based on too many of a certain type of file happens but I am really glad it does.
If one author has a great idea for a certain 'type' of project then it is only fair that the amount of projects that are similar is limited to a certain amount. This both protects the sales of the original author and forces creativity from other members of the marketplaces.
A lot of people on this thread seem annoyed that what Envato need is a lot of badly put together original content. That content however is not generating sales as it is badly put together. If I were to even consider copying (or should I call it 'taking inspiration') from another project, pick one that has been done badly and has no sales and make it kick ass and awesome and just watch the cash roll on in.
I also see a lot of people annoyed on these forums that their items are not selling or are rejected even though other items that are similar are being really successful.
Be different, be unique, be creative, be successful! (Ok it might not be that simple but it has to beat copying others work and being rejected)
Just clicked the banner showcasing 'Over 20 incredible Element 3D items'. As incredible as they all are, the total sales of all items adds up to 14. Not too good.
Is anyone expecting this to change… much? I can't see myself investing the time for what appears to be very little reward.
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+1 That's why a shopping cart needed.
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I also had the same question, I guess VH should have something like this:
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I'm looking to make a fighter that consists of a bunch of disparate parts, yet still makes for a good character concept or mechanical build (preferably both). I tried something similar before with Revin Bitter (a fighter/shadowdancer), but many people felt that it wouldn't be able to contribute well enough in an adventuring party.
The disparate parts I wish to include are as follows:
- Eldritch Heritage line of feats
- Horizon Walker class abilities
- Racial heritage (as well as other feats, items, or abilities to make selecting it worthwhile)
- Any other disparate part you may want to add for the personal challenge of doing so
Anyone care to accept the challenge of helping me put this puzzle together to make a cool, unusual character?
Any 0 HD race, 25-point buy, 18th-level or less, Paizo products only.
Perhaps the character could take Eldritch Heritage (abyssal) for the claws and strength and Racial Heritage (nagaji) and Spit Venom feats to emulate someone with Hydrodaemon blood in their veins?
His Horizon Walker levels could give him a swim speed, the ability to breathe underwater, and bypass alignment damage reduction or gain energy resistances that match those of the Hydrodaemon.
Like his Hydrodaemon ancestors, his feats would make him into something of a switch hitter build.
Anyone else have any other ideas?
I think cat folk racial heritage and rakshasa eldrich heritage could mix well.
Cant sleep and trying not to disturb the wife so books are off limits. Not having low light vision hurts the feat progression and aspect of the beast is a once only feat.
Fighter 1-10
Human: racial heritage
1: cat folk exemplar claws
Fighter iron will
Fighter skill focus disguise
3 eldrich heritage rakshasa (silver tongue)
Fighter weapon focus claw
5 aspect of the beast low light
Fighter weapon spec claw
7 claw pounce
Fighter greater weapon focus claw
9 cat folk exemplar scent
fighter greater weapon spec
Horizon walker 11-18
11 improved eldrich heritage (either mind reader or hide aura)
Protean bloodline looks real fun too and the asimar racial heritage can get you wings and other benefits.
Edit: a monk needs to be built with the Sylph's wings of air feat.
A monk needs to be built with the Sylph's wings of air feat.
Sadly, that's not possible unless the monk is actually a Sylph, since you can only select humanoid races with Racial Heritage (Sylph and a few others are outsiders, not humanoids).
GeneticDrift wrote:A monk needs to be built with the Sylph's wings of air feat.Sadly, that's not possible unless the monk is actually a Sylph, since you can only select humanoid races with Racial Heritage (Sylph and a few others are outsiders, not humanoids).
I missed that, seeing how human they look and are usually born to human parents.
Here is my try at it :-)
This guy is never alone, his intelligent serpent familiar (not included) keeps him company, watches his (2 hours) sleep etc. He can use most magic items without problems and thus is pretty self-sufficient. He is very hard to bring down and knows a few tricks to get around.
Let me know what you think :-)
Snarky Serpentfriend
This is the story of Snarky Serpentfriend.
He was never ordinary, but always the kind of person who was able to withstand whatever life would throw at him through resilience, force of arms or his honeyed tongue with which he managed to get himself out of all situations that the other two things could not.
One day he just decided to "see the world" and "meet new people - or stuff", took his pet snake Sarilla - a curiously intelligent animal - with him. He went to the east and was never seen again in his village. Rumors speak of a wanderer who has been everywhere but never stayed long enough to be met twice by the same person...
Snarky Serpentfriend
Male Human Fighter (Unbreakable) 9 Horizon Walker 9
N Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +5; Senses darkvision; Perception +12
AC 44, touch 20, flat-footed 39 (+14 armor, +7 shield, +5 Dex, +3 natural, +5 deflection)
hp 220 (18d10+108)
Fort +22 (+4 vs. suffocation or hot or cold environments), Ref +16, Will +17; +2 vs. nauseated, sickened, or ingested poisons, +4 vs. poison
Defensive Abilities unflinching +2; Resist cold 10, fire 10, snakeskin (+3 ac, +4 save vs. poison, escape artis
Speed 40 ft.
Melee +5 Ghost touch Heavy Shield Bash +29/+24/+19/+14 (1d8+10/x2)
Ranged +1 Composite longbow (Str +5) +24/+19/+14/+9 (1d8+6/x3)
Special Attacks serpent's fang + poison (1 con) (9 rounds/day) (dc
Spell-Like Abilities Den of Vipers (2/day), Serpentfriend (At will)
Str 20, Dex 20, Con 22, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 22
Base Atk +18; CMB +23; CMD 43 (52 vs. Grapple, 52 vs. Trip)
Feats Blind-Fight, Dazzling Display (Shield, Heavy), Deadly Aim -5/+10, Diehard, Eldritch Heritage, Endurance, Greater Eldritch Heritage (Den of Vipers), Heroic Defiance (1/day), Heroic Recovery (2/day), Improved Eldritch Heritage (Serpentfriend), Improved Eldritch Heritage (Snakeskin [+3 AC, +4 save vs. poison, Escape Artist]), Improved Shield Bash, Iron Will, Ironguts, Power Attack -5/+10, Racial Heritage (Dwarf), Shatter Defenses (Shield, Heavy), Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Weapon Focus (Shield, Heavy)
Traits Armor Expert, Dangerously Curious
Skills Acrobatics +21 (+25 jump), Bluff +6 (+10 vs. underground natives, +12 vs. plains natives), Climb +13, Diplomacy +37, Escape Artist +19, Intimidate +27, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +7 (+11 vs. underground natives, +13 vs. plains natives), Knowledge (engineering) +6 (+10 vs. underground natives, +12 vs. plains natives), Knowledge (geography) +13 (+15 while in cold terrain, +15 while in desert terrain, +15 while in plane of fire terrain, +19 while in plains terrain, +17 while in underground terrain, +19 while in urban terrain, +17 vs. underground natives, +19 vs. plains natives), Perception +12 (+14 while in cold terrain, +14 while in desert terrain, +14 while in plane of fire terrain, +18 while in plains terrain, +16 while in underground terrain, +18 while in urban terrain, +16 vs. underground natives, +18 vs. plains natives), Sense Motive +22 (+26 vs. underground natives, +28 vs. plains natives), Stealth +18 (+20 while in cold terrain, +20 while in desert terrain, +20 while in plane of fire terrain, +24 while in plains terrain, +22 while in underground terrain, +24 while in urban terrain), Survival +13 (+15 to find food for only yourself, +15 while in cold terrain, +15 while in desert terrain, +15 while in plane of fire terrain, +19 while in plains terrain, +17 while in underground terrain, +19 while in urban terrain, +17 vs. underground natives, +19 vs. plains natives), Swim +13 (+17 vs. exhaustion), Use Magic Device +28
Languages Common
SQ determination (1/day), favored terrains (cold +2, desert +2, plains +6, plane of fire +2, underground +4, urban +6), ghost touch, glamered, terrain dominances (plains +6, underground +4, urban), terrain masteries (cold, plains, plane of fire, underground)
Combat Gear Scroll of Restoration, Restoration, Wand of cure light wounds, Wand of Restoration, Lesser, Wand of Tongues; Other Gear +5 Determination, Glamered, Shadow, Slick, improve, +5 Bashing Mithral Heavy steel shield, +1 Composite longbow (Str +5), Arrows (80), Blunt arrows (40), Belt of physical perfection +6, Cloak of resistance +5, Efficient quiver (empty), Handy haversack (empty), Headband of mental superiority +4Use Magic Device,, Helm of comprehend languages and read magic, Ioun stone (clear spindle), Ring of protection +5, Ring of sustenance, Winged boots (3/day), 2472 GP
Special Abilities
Armor Expert -1 Armor check penalty.
Blind-Fight Re-roll misses because of concealment, other benefits.
Damage Resistance, Cold (10) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Cold attacks.
Damage Resistance, Fire (10) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Fire attacks.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Dazzling Display (Shield, Heavy) Intimidate check to demoralize can affect those within 30' who see you.
Deadly Aim -5/+10 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Den of Vipers (2/day) (Sp) Creeping doom that inflicts CON damage and entangles anyone other than you sharing a space with them.
Determination (1/day) Breath of life spell when you reach 0 of fewer HP.
Diehard You are stable and can choose how to act when at -1 to -9 HP.
Endurance +4 to a variety of skill checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Favored Terrain (Cold +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Cold).
Favored Terrain (Desert +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Desert).
Favored Terrain (Plains +6) (Ex) +6 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Plains).
Favored Terrain (Plane of Fire +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Plane of Fire).
Favored Terrain (Underground +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Underground).
Favored Terrain (Urban +6) (Ex) +6 to rolls vs Favored Terrain (Urban).
Ghost touch Full damage against incorporeal creatures.
Glamered Assumes appearance of normal clothes on command.
Heroic Defiance (1/day) 1/day, delay the onset of a harmful affliction or condition until the end of your next turn.
Heroic Recovery (2/day) 1/day, attempt an extra Fort save against a harmful condition or affliction.
Improved Shield Bash You still get your shield bonus while using Shield Bash.
Ioun stone (clear spindle) Sustains bearer without food or water.
Ironguts +2 save vs. sickened, nauseated or ingested poison. +2 Survival to find food for yourself.
Power Attack -5/+10 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Racial Heritage (Dwarf) You count as another race for the purpose of prerequisites.
Ring of sustenance Immune to hunger and thirst, and only sleep two hours a night.
Serpent's Fang + Poison (1 CON) (9 rounds/day) (DC 25) (Ex) Bite attack deals 1d4 damage + Poison (Bite-injury; DC 25; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1 Con damage; cure 1 save)
Serpentfriend (At will) (Ex) Speak with Animals (reptilian) at will.
Serpentine Your mind-affecting and language-dependent spells can affect animals, magical beasts and monstrous humanoids as if they were humanoids who understand your language.
Snakeskin (+3 AC, +4 save vs. poison, Escape Artist) (Ex) You gain +3 natural AC, +4 save vs. poison, +4 Escape Artist.
Terrain Dominance (Plains +6) +10 base speed. Treat favored terrain bonus as favored enemy bonus vs. native creatures.
Terrain Dominance (Underground +4) Darkvision 60'. Treat favored terrain bonus as favored enemy bonus vs. native creatures.
Terrain Mastery (Cold) (4 rds) Cold Resistance 10. Grant allies bonuses within this terrain.
Terrain Mastery (Plains) (4 rds) Movement speed is not reduced for medium armor or loads. Grant allies bonuses within this terrain.
Terrain Mastery (Plane of Fire) (4 rds) Fire Resistance 10. Grant allies bonuses within this terrain.
Terrain Mastery (Underground) (4 rds) Blind-Fight feat. Grant allies bonuses within this terrain.
Terrain Mastery (Urban) (4 rds) +4 Diplomacy. Grant allies bonuses within this terrain.
Unflinching +2 (Ex) +2 Will save vs. mind-affecting effects
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ability increases:
feats (order not optimal, you might want to rearrange):
01 endurance + die hard
01 racial heritage (dwarf)
01 skill focus ( diplomacy )
02 power attack
03 eldritch heritage (celestial)
04 weapon focus (spiked heavy shield)
05 ironguts
06 improved shield bash
07 deadly aim
08 dazzling display (spiked heavy shield)
09 shatter defenses
11 improved eldritch heritage (serpentfriend)
13 improved eldritch heritage (snakeskin)
15 iron will
17 greater eldritch heritage (den of vipers)
Thank you for the ideas everyone. I'll be sure to consider them in the future.
For now though, this is what I've come up with:
Taur Thelyn (13th-level human forest warden)
He is a master of several combat maneuvers, has an impressive array of skills, makes for an excellent scout and sneak thief, can create HUGE swaths of overgrowth so thick everyone except him has their movement speed reduced to 5 feet, and has a number of useful spell-like and item abilities.
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Undefeated Filipino prospect Drian Francisco captured the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) international super flyweight crown with a resounding 10th round TKO over Roberto Vasquez of Panama Saturday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, Philippines.
Francisco started out strong as he overwhelmed Vasquez with quick jabs and looping straights.
The Occidental Mindoro native Francisco scored a knockdown with under a minute to go in the fifth round when he hit Vasquez with a left then followed it up with two more right straights.
Vasquez survived the round but came back in the sixth canto as he hit a seemingly fading Francisco with right jabs and left hooks.
By the seventh round Francisco again staggered Vasquez with more awkward blows to the head as the Panamanian retreated to the ropes.
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A combination again dropped Vasquez in the 10th with the Panamanian hitting the canvass face first, forcing referee Ferdie Estrella to stop the fight at exactly 3:00 of the round.
"I felt week because of the long flight from Panama and the bad weather affected our final days of preparations," said Vasquez moments after the fight.
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The end actually came during the break after the 8th round as the ring physician advised referee Ferdie Estrella about the severity of the swelling.
Domingo is now 39-14-2 with 17 KO's while Navarro (26-5, 12 KO's) suffered his third straight loss, his last two happening in world title bouts. It was however the first time Navarro lost by stoppage.
Domingo's stablemate Milan Melindo 19-0, 5 KO's) kept his record unscathed with an impressive 10-round decision over Mexican Guadalupe Martinez (19-2, 17 KO's).
In what turned out to be the best fight of the card, Gerry Penalosa protégé Michael Farenas recovered from a second round knockdown in stopping sturdy Korean Jae-Bong Jang in the 9th round.
Farenas initially dropped Jang with a right hook in the second canto but the game Korean gamely came back and floored the Filipino with a left hook.
Farenas got up wobbly but recovered the Korean's onslaught. It was nip and tuck from then on until Farenas (25-2-3, 22 KO's) finally caught Jang (9-2, 3 KO's) with a crushing left hook then finished off the Korean with a right-left combo.


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Our West Seattle based nonprofit, Free2Luv, an organization passionate about celebrating individuality through the arts and entertainment, is having a charity event.
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The Altoona Curve took a 2-1 lead in the best of five Eastern League Championship Series on Friday night after shutting out the Trenton Thunder 5-0. Justin Wilson led the way, pitching an outstanding seven shutout innings, allowing just one walk, five hits, and three strikeouts.
Wilson had run in to control issues at the end of the season. In his final two starts of the year, plus his first playoff start, Wilson combined to walk 15 batters in 16 innings. However, Wilson only allowed three runs, thanks to just nine hits allowed and 16 strikeouts over that same time span. Tonight the control issues seemed to be in check, and Wilson cruised through seven innings.
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On the March 16 edition of MSNBC's Imus in the Morning, executive producer Bernard McGuirk, performing as his character "Cardinal Egan," said that "the whole nation is talking about" reports of a "young colored fellah pretty much deckin' the old bag from New York and takin' away some of her money." McGuirk continued: "I'm speaking, of course, about [Sens.] Barack Obama [D-IL] and Hillary Clinton [D-NY]."
As New York's Newsday reported, on March 4, a 101-year old Queens woman was punched in the face and had her purse stolen by a mugger when she "was making her way with a walker to church." Newsday noted the police description of the alleged mugger: "a black man in his 30s, about 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds and wearing a winter jacket with a fur-lined hood."
The current archbishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is Edward Cardinal Egan.
As Media Matters for America has noted, McGuirk has previously referred to Obama as having a "Jew-hating name" and has called Clinton a "bitch" and said, in reference to her March 4 speech in Selma, Alabama, that she "will have cornrows and gold teeth before this fight with Obama is over."
From the March 16 edition of MSNBC's Imus in the Morning:
EGAN: Well, Imus, the whole nation is talking about it -- stunned and shocked by it, indeed. You might've heard of it: This young colored fellah pretty much deckin' the old bag from New York and takin' away some of her money. I'm speaking, of course, about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, bejeez. You satchel-faced bastard, ya, bejeez.
By the way, bozo, despite what that woman says, the only thing that Hillary Clinton has in common with the late great, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- God rest his soul -- is that they both enjoyed extramarital affairs with women, bejeez.
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889: Turtles
Title text: You're a turtle!
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This comic is about the frivolousness of many modern problems. While an offscreen character is panicking over deleting a file, the turtle is content with just being a turtle. The text saying "turtles have it figured out, man" indicates that Randall appreciates this simpler mode of thought. The idea that computer problems are pointless when compared with the whole of life is similar to the sentiment expressed in the title text of 1173: Steroids.
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The "turtle" shown in the comic clearly has small legs instead of the flipper-ish limbs of turtles. this actually makes it a tortoise! Also, the lifespan of a tortoise is approximately twice (100-150 years) as long as that of a turtle(~80 years) . So,the organism which would look somewhat similar after 50 years must be a tortoise. An alternative explanation could be that the satisfaction of knowledge that the creature has poses an obstruction to his venturing out and finding its true identity. It was told that it's a turtle, thus, it continues to believe, even though it's wrong. The minor panicking of humans actually is a driving force of our sentience.
The title text is possibly a reference to 231: Cat Proximity.
The text at the bottom 'Turtles have it figured out, man' could be a reference to the turtle in Finding Nemo, who speaks in a similar manner.
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- [There is a turtle.]
- Off-panel: Oh, crap, I deleted the file!
- [There is a turtle.]
- Turtle (thinking): I am a turtle.
- [There is a turtle.]
- Off-panel: No, wait, there it is.
- [There is a turtle.]
- Turtle (thinking): I am a turtle.
- [There is a turtle.]
- 50 Years Later:
- Turtle (thinking): I am a turtle.
- Turtles have it figured out, man.
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I don't think turtles possess that level of sentience, but whatever. Seems legit. Davidy²²[talk] 10:10, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Plot twist...off screen character is a turtle... 126.96.36.199 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
I always interpreted it as the human spends their short life worrying about the smallest of things, yet eve a long time after the events of this the turtle is perfectly fine being such - and has all the time in the world to do so. 188.8.131.52 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)


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Somebody finally has the balls to speak up. This is long but worth the read. I wish Jamiesann would come back. He would spend all day trying to pick this one apart.
Go to the bathroom and get your popcorn before you start reading.
Congress Politicizes Phony "War" on Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas and All Through the [Congressional] House. . .
For the last several weeks, right-wing groups and media figures have been waging a one-sided media and consumer barrage against an entirely fabricated war on Christmas. To those on the right, saying Happy Holidays rather than Merry Christmas is an act of cultural cowardice and part of some very secret plan to attack the Christian faith."
The airwaves and op-ed pages have been filled with hysterical conspiracy theories about some liberal plot apparently led by major retailers such as Walmart and Target to destroy Christmas and Christianity. Last week, water carriers for the right-wing base of the Republican Party even managed to drag the United States Congress into the fray in a glaring example of misplaced priorities.
On December 7th, Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA) proudly introduced H. Res. 579, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected, and that references to Christmas should be supported."
Davis explains in her press release: There has been an ongoing effort by retailers and many media outlets to slowly eradicate references to Christmas and the symbols and traditions that come along with it from public dialogue Christmas symbols symbolize Christmas, and Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Therefore, the purge of Christmas is the goal. This resolution supports Christmas and defends the heritage and symbols that represent it."
Despite the fact that the resolution was, in Davis own words, non-binding and does not carry the force of law, on December 14th, the House of Representatives wasted nearly an hour debating this purely symbolic resolution to: recognize the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas; strongly disapprove of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and to express support for the use of these symbols and traditions, for those who celebrate Christmas."
On the House floor, Davis acknowledged the unspoken question in the minds of many Congress watchers by opening her statement saying this is a very busy week in Congress; and we are working on some very important measures that impact our Nation. So with that said, some may question the importance of this resolution in light of other national priorities that we are addressing this week ...
Davis explained that she was simply attempting to defend the traditions of Christmas for those who celebrate Christmas with her nonbinding resolution from hordes of activists lawyers politicians, educators and the media who are all out to create a culture that shames people for saying Merry Christmas.
Other Republican House members also took the floor to praise the resolution, with Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) boldly proclaiming that if our Founding Fathers could be resurrected and be with us this evening, they would unanimously support this commonsense resolution while Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) declared There is a war against Christmas. Our children cannot sing Christmas carols.
On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) offered a pragmatic contrast to sum up the seriousness of this war and the urgent need to address it in the House of Representatives asking: how many casualties have there been in the so-called ``war on Christmas''? Woolsey then answered the question several thousand less than in the war on Iraq.
For his part, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) delivered a bemused but impassioned plea, stating I really do not understand what we are doing today. I do not understand why we need to set up a straw man just to knock it down, to protect the symbols of Christmas as if they were under attack Did something happen when I was not looking? Did somebody mug Santa Claus? Is somebody engaging in elf tossing?
Ackermans more serious comments highlighted the hypocrisy underlying the symbolic Republican resolution saying that:
"If you wanted to protect the message of Christmas, come to the floor with real bills with substance. Where is your bill to house the homeless? Where is your bill to feed the needy? Where is your bill to clothe the naked? Where is your bill to protect senior citizens who will not be able to heat their homes this winter? Where is the substance? Why are we engaging, in this terrible time in which we are in, in symbolism? We can be doing something meaningful. Where is the bill for real health care? Where is the bill to educate the children that we really are leaving behind? We are not doing any of those things. I think we could be doing so much more instead of feeding the flames that divide us instead of bringing us together. . . .
Rep. Ackermans sentiments were echoed by numerous Democratic representatives. Congressman Dingell (D-MI) expressed his with a poem excerpted here:
'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House,
no bills were passed `bout which Fox News could grouse.
Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with great cheer
so vacations in St. Barts soon should be near
Katrina kids were all nestled snug in motel beds
while visions of school and home danced in their heads.
In Iraq, our soldiers need supplies and a plan,
and nuclear weapons are being built in Iran.
Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell.
Americans feared we were in a fast track to ..... well.
Wait, we need a distraction, something divisive and wily,
a fabrication straight from the mouth of O'Reilly.
We will pretend Christmas is under attack,
hold a vote to save it, then pat ourselves on the back. . . .
What we have is an attempt to divide and destroy
when this is the season to unite us with joy.
At Christmastime, we're taught to unite.
We don't need a made-up reason to fight.
In the end, this un-amended, nonbinding resolution was passed overwhelmingly. After all, who wants to be on record as not supporting the symbols of Christmas? And because of it, Christmas is now symbolically protected forever from the super-secret liberal conspiracy of activists, lawyers, politicians, retailers and educators who are, in the feverish and disingenuous mind of Bill OReilly and friends, apparently out to destroy it.
Yet a recent Washington Post investigative story found several claims by those raising battle cries over a war on Christmas some of which found their way into Rep. Davis floor statement - to be untrue. For example, Bill O'Reilly, one of the generals in this war claimed on Fox that "In Plano, Texas, a school told students they couldn't wear red and green because they are Christmas colors. That's flat-out fascism." The Plano school district responded to that ridiculous claim saying that the "The school district does not restrict students or staff from wearing certain color clothes during holiday times or any other school days. The attorney for the school district requested of Mr. O'Reilly that, in the future, he ask his fact checkers to do a more thorough job of confirming the facts before he airs them."
Congressman Ackerman got it right when he concluded, There are people around who need an enemy at all times to try to separate us one from the other as Americans in order to advance their own agenda. I do not think we should be playing into their hands.
This was a quote from someone else. I am posting this because time and time again I have said if the News and everyone else would just shut the F up this war on Christmas would go away. But because of the news and congress this war on Christmas will continue to grow.
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NIA Request information comments possibility using domesticated dogs advance study aging Notice Number: NOT-AG-10-003 Key Dates Release Date: November 9, 2009 Response Date: December 9, 2009 Issued National Institute Aging NIA), http://www.nia.nih.gov) Request Information RFI) for informational planning purposes only should be construed a solicitation as obligation the part the Federal Government, National Institutes Health NIH), and/or National Institute Aging NIA). NIA does intend make any awards based responses this RFI to otherwise pay the preparation any information submitted for Government's of such information. Purpose Objectives NIA soliciting input the scientific community the general public the possibility using domesticated dogs advance study aging. possible of dogs based overlapping features between lives dogs humans, including shared living environments, similarities physiology, pathophysiology chronic diseases which, turn, are similarities medical treatments clinical practices. Suggestions ideas also welcome intramural NIH scientists staff other NIH Institutes Centers. Background domesticated dog Canis lupus familiaris, including pet feral dogs) shares human environment a greater extent any mammal. Humans pet dogs particular) often inhabit same living spaces, eat same similar foods, take same medicines, experience same clinical interventions, suffer similar chronic diseases, are subject significantly overlapping end-of-life issues. Approximately half the inheritable diseases dogs clinically similar those found humans. are approximately 350 recently-derived domestic breeds developed over approximately 15,000 years selective breeding, most derived within past few hundred years) seven closest-relative wild-dog populations including grey wolf which domesticated dogs derived. are millions pet dogs under veterinary care, therefore extensive medical veterinary) records exist. Recent scientific advances established dog genome is basis comprehensive genetic understanding phenotypes dogs. is substantial breed-to-breed variation aging rates for diseases. Thus, dogs show features health aging are similar those humans, there large populations dogs are genetically homogeneous comparable human populations, thus studies dogs be tractable in humans. better understanding genetic variations health aging dogs benefit pets directly the outcomes should readily translated healthier aging humans. Information Requested NIA seeks information several areas will focus basic and/or translational research will employ domesticated dogs aging research. information gathered be used developing research opportunity extramural investigators promote advance research the development application studies aging using domesticated dogs. NIA seeks information on: Existing data bases repositories contain health, disease behavioral information dogs. Such resources be valuable possible experimental designs research addressing aging the chronic diseases frailty associated aging. NIA seeks information the quality utility these databases, based published unpublished studies. involvement veterinarians, societies and/or pet-owners either laboratory lsquo;field research' aging dogs various breeds. Field research dogs be understood the equivalent clinical studies involving humans.) Ongoing large-scale small-scale genetic clinical studies dog physiology, pathophysiology, nbsp;diseases and/or behavior home-housed pet) laboratory-housed dogs, especially studies aging conditions which aging a risk-factor. Responses Responses be accepted through December 9, 2009. Interested persons, groups, organizations invited submit responses. These should limited three pages marked this Request Information identifier NOT-AG-10-003. Responses preferred electronic format may e-mailed to email@example.com. you willing do so, please indicate primary affiliation/role the categories listed below: Academia Small Business Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Industry Pet Food Industry Federal Government State Government Healthcare Professional e.g., veterinarian) Patient Advocacy Group Kennel Club Respondents receive email confirmation acknowledging receipt their response, will receive individualized feedback. individual responses remain confidential. Any identifiers e.g., names, institutions, e-mail addresses, etc.) be removed responses compiled. Only processed, de-identified results be shared internally scientific working groups convened the NIA, appropriate. nbsp;Nonetheless, proprietary information should submitted. Inquiries Inquiries regarding RFI be directed to: Ronald A. Kohanski, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Division Aging Biology National Institute Aging, NIH 7201 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 2C231 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9205 Phone: 301-496-6402 Email: nbsp;email@example.com


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The goal of the proposed project is to determine whether large-scale neural networks are differentially affected in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD), two commonly co-occurring disorders in returning Veterans, and how this relates to cognitive and affective dysfunction. TBI confers additional risk of PTSD, with mTBI showing the highest comorbidity rates10. Unfortunately, many cognitive, affective and somatic symptoms of mTBI and PTSD significantly overlap11 posing challenges to providing adequate care for returning Veterans14,10. Parsing out the unique and overlapping neural bases of these often comorbid conditions can inform appropriate treatments5,15. While both mTBI and PTSD show disturbances in the connectivity of the default mode network (DMN;a set of structurally and functionally connected brain regions active at rest), evidence from the literature suggests that there may be theoretically and clinically significant unique and overlapping neural correlates of these disorders;however, to date, these groups have yet to be compared directly. To test the hypothesis that mTBI and PTSD differentially affect large scale neural networks, and thus may show dissociable connectivity patterns within the DMN and between limbic and paralimbic structures, returning Veterans with mTBI, PTSD, mTBI and PTSD, and combat controls will undergo resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) as part of a larger DOD-funded study by the fellowship Mentor. The second hypothesis, specifically that alteration of the DMN following mTBI and psychological trauma may promote a better understanding of cognitive, affective, and somatic dysfunction, will be tested by correlating fMRI functional connectivity data with symptom reports and measures of neuropsychological functioning. If supported, findings from this study may eventually lead to the identification of neural risk/resilience factors, identify potential targets of treatment, track changes associated with treatment, and potentially aid in differential diagnosis.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health issue in the US among both civilians and Veterans serving in the on-going Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) campaigns. Among returning Veterans, the clinical presentation of individuals with mild TBI and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be very similar, complicating differential diagnosis, and often include cognitive impairment (e.g., memory, attention, concentration, mental organization), and somatic (fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, headache) and affective complaints (e.g., irritability, anxiety, depression). This research addresses the urgent need for innovative approaches to understanding overlapping symptoms among TBI and PTSD, and their neural correlates. This important area of investigation will increase our understanding of commonality and differentiation among these two disorders, with the longer-term goal of improving treatment strategies to improve the long-term outcome of TBI and PTSD survivors, thereby decreasing treatment and disability costs.


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Farmworker and Laborer Advocacy Project (FLAP)
Alexandra Sossa, Executive Director
FLAP's mission is to improve working conditions for migrant and seasonal workers in the agricultural and landscaping industries in Illinois
Volunteers will provide litigation support including the following tasks: conduct legal research
and compose memoranda; draft complaints and other pleadings, discovery, and settlement agreements; investigate claims; gather facts from clients, and answer clients' substantive and procedural questions.
Volunteers can work remotely or at FLAP's office at 33 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900.
Varies depending on project.
Spanish language skills are not required, but preference will be given to those with such skills. Latino cultural sensitivity is beneficial for this position.


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Dec. 16, 2013
Peyton Manning has been named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year for 2013. Manning is the second UT icon to earn the honor in three years joining Pat Summitt, who earned it in 2011.
The announcement of Manning's honor came during NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast. Manning is in the midst of a record-setting season with the Denver Broncos.
Here's what Scripps wrote about the honor
After winning the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year award in 2012, Manning returned to the Mile High City to anchor the Broncos' high-octane offense, which leads the league in total offense (453.4 ypg), passing (333.6 ypg), receiving (344.4 ypg) and points scored (535). Manning's 47 touchdown passes during the Broncos' 11-3 start puts him four TDs away from breaking Tom Brady's record for most touchdowns thrown in a season.
Manning is one of eight connected to the NFL to be named Sportsman. He joins Pete Rozelle (1963), Terry Bradshaw ('79), Reggie Williams ('87), Joe Montana ('90), Tom Brady (2005), Brett Favre ('07), and Drew Brees ('10).
Annually, the magazine presents the Sportsman of the Year award to the athlete, coach or team that demonstrates superior athletic achievement. The award debuted in 1954, and in describing the feats of the first Sportsman, Roger Bannister, the editors introduced the award's guiding principle: "While the victory may have been his, it is not for the victory alone that he is honored. Rather, it is for the quality of his effort and manner of his striving."
"At first, when I knew we were considering Manning, I thought: good choice. Lifetime-achievement-award choice," says SI Senior Writer and NFL guru Peter King. "But if you isolate this year, you're looking at a player two years removed from four neck procedures that would have prompted many 35-year-old legends to choose retirement. He has his Super Bowl. He has his MVPs. Now he's on the verge of breaking the most important single-season quarterback records (touchdown passes and passing yards) in the 94-year history of the game. He threw seven touchdown passes against the defending Super Bowl champs. And he's got his team set to win the top seed in the AFC. Who plays his best--wounded, with so many great young guns chasing him--at 37?"
For Manning's Sportsman feature SI Senior Writer Lee Jenkins began his odyssey in Tennessee, where Manning played college football. There, Jenkins and SI reporter Emily Kaplan connected with a generation of teens who had been named for the three-time All-America. In this group Jenkins and Kaplan found valedictorians, musicians, a short-film director, a state wrestling champion who was also the first girl, and first deaf person, in her school's all-male wrestling club. The first noticeable spike in newborns named for Peyton, Jenkins writes, occurred in late summer 1996--10 months after Manning directed a Vols win over Alabama.
"There are a lot of great athletes in American sports," Jenkins says, "but only a few truly connect to their public. I often wonder why that is, how they make the connection, how they sustain it. There's not usually a great answer. But I do know that Manning is one of the few who connects, and the best evidence are all those babies who were named Peyton when he was just a sophomore in college. Even though Manning comes from immense privilege--famous father, private high school, No. 1 recruit, No. 1 pick in the draft--he connected with working folks from East Tennessee, from Appalachia. I think that's largely because of his parents. The Mannings aren't all the same, but they have one quality in common: They never make you feel below them."
After 14 seasons in Indianapolis, Manning, the only four-time MVP in NFL history, said goodbye to the Colts in 2012 with a shaky voice and tear-filled eyes. "I have no idea who wants me, what team wants me, how this process works," Manning said at the time. "I don't know if it's like college recruiting where you go take visits. I mean, this is all so new to me." Of course, everyone wanted him and the Broncos were the lucky winners. When he arrived in Denver for his first free-agent visit, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway saw an unfamiliar side of Manning. "He was in shock," Elway says. "Everybody kept telling him he was going to get released [by the Colts], and he didn't believe them until it happened. He wanted to prove they made the wrong decision. He wouldn't say that, because he's not that type of guy, but that's the message I got. When great competitors get scorned, they come back with a vengeance. We signed a Hall of Famer with a chip on his shoulder."


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I'm a novice and experimenting with this using just an Arduino before hopefully using it to connect my Arduino to my Raspberry Pi. When I connect 5v to RXI I measure 1.5v at RXO rather than the expected 3.3v. I still measure the 1.5V at RXO even if I don't connect 3.3v to LV. I have the Arduino 5v connected to HV, Arduino 3.3v to LV, both GND to Arduino Ground, and one of the Arduino digital pins connected to RXI that I'm setting High/Low in the sketch. I'm using a multimeter to measure the voltage between RXO and the Arduino ground. Could I have damaged the board by using it incorrectly or maybe I've soldered it badly? Thanks for any help or suggestions.
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Sustainable Peasant's Agriculture
African Farmers meet in Zimbabwe to give more strength to the struggle for seeds sovereignty
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Media Advisory - La Via Campesina
Harare, 06 November 2013 – More than 40 farmers from several African countries, members of La Via Campesina, together with allies, will meet in Zimbabwe on 12-14 November 2013, to discuss the threats posed to smallholder farmers' seed systems on the continent. In particular, it will discuss the changes to African seed laws, and responses to such threats. The seminar will be hosted by the Zimbabwe Organic Smallholder Farmers Forum (ZIMSOFF),an organisation member of La Via Campesina.
This conference will take place just a few weeks after the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) formalized an agreement for cooperation with La Via Campesina, acknowledging the essential role played by smallholder food producers in the world, including African small-scale farmers.
In spite of such recognition, small-scale and family producers in Africa including in Zimbabwe are threatened by the push for the adoption of GM seeds and the harmonization of seed laws across African countries. According to a report released by the African Centre for Biosafety (ACB), African governments are being co-opted into harmonizing seed laws relating to border control measures, phytosanitary control, variety release systems, certification standards and plant variety protection laws based on the international legal system called UPOV 1991, to the detriment of African smallholder farmers and their seed systems. If this happens, peasants will lose control of their traditional and indigenous seeds, which will lead to devastating impacts on food security and agricultural biodiversity.
According to Elizabeth Mpofu, chairperson of ZIMSOFF and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina: "Small-scale farmers in Africa play a vital role in keeping food costs down, and contribute immensely to the development of locally adapted seeds and to the diversity of crops. Current changes in African seed laws do not support or promote these farmer-managed systems, and instead adversely impact on them by criminalizing the free exchange of farm-saved seed."
Invitation to a Press conference: "Why farmers are defending native seeds"
ZIMSOFF and La Via Campesina Africa invite the media to a press conference to share the outcomes of the conference. During the press conference we will launch the publication Our Seeds, Our Future. The publication highlights some of the dailystruggles we have to protect our seeds and the places where they take place. It shows the seeds of women and men small-scale and family farmers in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and the Americas, as well as the exchanges, discoveries, resistance and solidarity that take place in the lives of the people and the agricultural work that weave the fabric of La Via Campesina, and the fabric of our future.
Venue: Fambidzanai Permaculture Center*
Address: 4 Dovedale Road,Mt Hampden,Harare
Dayandtime: 14 November 2013, at 11h00
Please confirm your participation: (+263 775 380240)
For more information and interview with participants:
Nelson Mudzingwa: (+263 775 380240) or Boaventura Monjane: (+263 782049558 - from 12 November)
* The Center is located about 22 km outside Harare city Centre.


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AFROPUNK and Foxology are joining forces in Los Angeles for a contemporary celebration of the African American storytelling tradition via music, art, food and film. Storytelling is one of the primary foundations of African American culture and we will herald this tradition with some of the most innovative visual artists and performers on the legendary Fox Studios Lot on Wednesday February 25th, 6pm-9pm.
The program curated by AFROPUNK will be a…
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1990 was a beautiful year for hip-hop. Artists like Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J, Public Enemy and many others released works expressing how young, black men felt about the world at that time. Among all the albums released, even in their differences, they all carried the same 90's feel. The same conscious vibration. These young artists were capturing black consciousness and pride into clever lyrics and old school record samples. The emergence of pride and…Continue
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Sometimes you hear something so fresh but so natural and the only thing you can think is "how is it possible no-one's done this before?" With the case of Toronto's A Tribe Called Red, the answer is as obvious as it is damning of North American culture at large. Using Native American pow-wow chants as the backbone for what they call "pow-wowstep" the trio of native producers seeks to blend native dance with modern dance culture, and the results on A Tribe Called Red are simply…Continue
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It's getting funky and bluesy up in here! Singer Xiomara teamed up with producer Amerigo Gazaway to pay tribute to A Tribe Called Quest's classic hip-hop track 'Electric Relaxation'.
Grab the free download below.…
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Grab a free download of Punk pioneers Death's unrealeased 1974 demo of their classic track 'Politicians In My Eyes'. Also, as we've told you guys before, a documentary about the band, 'A Band Called Death', has been made and will hit theaters on June 28th. Free download + documentary trailer below.…
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Punk pioneers Death (from Detroit) are telling us: "We are very excited to announce the world premiere of the Death Documentary "A Band Called Death" at the prestigious LA Film Festival which will take place between the dates of June 14 and June 22. The film will be shown on Saturday June 16, and on Tuesday June 19. The viewings will be followed by a special party at The W in downtown LA featuring a special performance by Death and Rough Francis. More details will be available…Continue
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HOME > Press Releases > Christie Debuts DHD700 & DS+750 at InfoComm 09
CHRISTIE DHD700 AND CHRISTIE DS+750 1-CHIP DLP® PROJECTORS DEBUT AT INFOCOMM 2009Bold new generation of DLP® projectors offer professional resolution, quality, performance and reliability
InfoComm/Orlando, FL – (June 17, 2009) – Christie has announced the launch of two new 1-chip DLP® projectors, the Christie DHD700 and the Christie DS+750, at InfoComm 2009 in Orlando, FL. This new generation of single-chip DLP projectors offer an exceptional balance between brightness and superior color, innovative design and reliability for 24/7 applications. Backed by Christie's renowned service and support, the Christie DHD700 and the Christie DS+750 are ideal for environments that require flexibility, superior DLP presentation and video-image quality.
"The single chip Christie DHD700 and Christie DS+750 are an affordable, high-performance alternative to 3-chip projectors," says Frank Anzures, product manager for Christie.
It's no wonder that the full-featured projectors meet the needs of a wide range of markets. For rental and staging customers the Christie DHD700 and the Christie DS+750 offer high-brightness, excellent performance in business presentations and video applications as well as flexibility for venue configuration.
The new projectors are also high-resolution alternatives to XGA and WXGA projectors for fixed installations, government and higher education. The functionality of the Christie DHD700 and the Christie DS+750 projectors make them top choices for multi-image blended displays with 24/7 application requirements or extended use. Houses of worship enjoy the projectors' high-resolution widescreen display, blended multi-image display options, rich color reproduction and minimal maintenance.
Christie's new projectors have many key features. The 6500 ANSI lumen Christie DHD700 and 7500 ANSI lumen Christie DS+750 provide unparalleled brightness and image clarity for medium to large venues. They offer a contrast ratio of up to 7500:1 with Dynamic Black™. Their 10-bit image processing with DNX™ Pixel Works™ video processing delivers flawless image quality, greater color depth for high-bandwidth signals, improved image reproduction with reduced noise and superior decoding, de-interlacing and scaling of video sources.
For compatibility with most computers and video sources both projectors have scaling for VGA to WUXGA and video up to 1080P. The Christie DS+750 has SX+ native resolution, while the Christie DHD700 has full HD 1920x1080 native scaling.
Both Christie projectors offer built-in edge blending and color matching functions for creating a seamless, single display while using an array of projectors. The Picture-in-Picture (PnP) function allows users to project two input signals simultaneously, by placing a separate sub-window within the main input display. This is especially useful to the presenter who needs to focus on the larger, main image and reference the sub-image when needed. The Picture-by-Picture (PbyP) function is useful for video conference applications or when both input signals need to be simultaneously presented in the same size.
The projectors' innovative user-changeable Rich-Color color wheel allow the systems to easily go from high brightness performance to vibrant rich color performance by simply switching color wheels. It also provides superior color reproduction and flexibility not found in other projectors. Multiple lens options are also available.
Both new projectors have sealed 1-chip DLP light engines for minimal maintenance and 24/7 use. An optional extended use Auto-filter protects internal components from contaminants and extends the life of the lamp and color wheel. The Christie DHD700 and Christie DS+750 feature dual 330W Philips VIDI™ UHP lamps with an estimated 2000 hours of life in the normal mode and up to 2500 hours in the eco mode.
Orders are currently being taken for the Christie DHD700 and the Christie DS+750. The projectors are scheduled to ship in July.
See the Christie DHD700 and Christie DS+750 projectors at InfoComm 2009; booth # 3845, or go to the following website links: http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/kit/ChristieInfocomm09 http://www.christiedigital.com/Infocomm2009
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Netflix hikes U.S. subscription price by $1 a month
LOS ANGELES May 9 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc on Friday increased the price of its most popular video streaming plan by $1 a month to $9 for new customers in the United States, the company's first price hike in its largest market in three years.
The movie and TV streaming service suffered from a consumer exodus and stock plunge after it announced an unpopular price increase in July 2011 of up to 60 percent for some U.S. members.
This time, the increase is 12.5 percent, and the company is letting current customers keep the $8-a-month price for two years for a plan that allows for two video streams at the same time on different devices.
The price for U.S. customers to receive DVDs in the mail will remain the same, starting at $8 a month.
The company said on April 21 that a price hike was coming, and analysts speculated that Netflix would see little backlash for a small price hike, given growing demand for its service.
Netflix built itself into a major force in Hollywood, spending heavily for content for its 35.7 million streaming subscribers in the United States, and 12.7 million in Latin America, Europe and Canada.
The monthly subscription price in most countries outside the United States also was raised by roughly $1 for new customers, a Netflix spokesman said. Netflix operates in 41 countries.
The higher price will allow it to spend for new movies and TV shows, including its original series like its Kevin Spacey thriller "House of Cards," and to improve the streaming service.
"We will continue to make Netflix the best possible place to enjoy entertainment across all the devices our members own," Netflix said in a blog post on Friday. Continuación...


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Recent News at Devon Reiff P.C.
$1.82 Million Verdict for Victim of Excessive Use of Force
A jury awarded a 35-year-old Bronx woman $1.82 million for permanent injuries she suffered when a New York City Police officer fractured her foot by stomping on it when she came to the aid of her husband, who was being unjustly arrested by the officer for public intoxication.
Although a number of police officers testified that the plaintiff had punched the arresting officer and was resisting arrest, the evidence showed she was actually handcuffed by one wrist at the time she questioned her husband's arrest. The jury clearly believed the police had used excessive force under the circumstances and then attempted to justify it by falsely accusing her of battery.
Unsecured Beach Umbrellas Pose Extreme Risks
By Devon Reiff, Esq.
Back in May of 2006, a settlement was reached with the State of New York in which it agreed to pay $200,000 to my client, a woman who narrowly escaped being killed by a flying beach umbrella at Robert Moses State Park. Continue Reading


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The NALIP (National Association of Lutheran Interim Pastors) Basic Education curriculum is designed for clergy and lay professionals to introduce participants to the practice of intentional interim ministry. Although focusing on Lutheran theology and polity, the event is open to all lay leaders and clergy desiring and/or called to this special ministry in congregations during a pastoral transition. It is also helpful for those who would serve as interim principals in Christian Day Schools. This course is designed in three phases (Planting, Cultivating, and Harvesting) covering a period of about six months. The first and third phases are in-residence, beginning at noon on Monday and concluding at noon on Friday with a total of at least 60 contact hours.
|Upcoming Conferences
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Intentional Interim Ministry is a focused approach for guiding congregations through difficult transitions. The loss of a long-term pastor, misconduct, death of a leader, conflict, the need to clarify mission in changing circumstances… these and other challenges may confront congregations in the time between regularly-called pastors. Dealing with such unfinished business during the interim time helps prepare a congregation for a successful ministry with its next called pastor.
Intentional Interim Ministry is not simply maintenance ministry while the Call process unfolds. It is ministry with specific "intentions" to be accomplished—goals identified by a synod process, by an intervention team, or by the congregation's own leaders. Over the past two and a half decades, an Interim Process has been developed and shaped for bridging, in a highly productive way, the time between called pastors.
In 2004, the National Association of Lutheran Interim Pastors, NALIP, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding by a small group of visionary ELCA interim pastors. An important component of their dream was to produce interim training curriculum that would include a specifically Lutheran focus and a connection to our synod structure and polity. That vision has now borne fruit. NALIP is pleased to announce upcoming educational opportunities for Lutheran Intentional Interim Ministry.
May 1-5, 2017: Basic Education for the Practice of Interim Ministry (Planting Phase)
Three phases, two 30-hour residential sessions plus a fieldwork project.
The NALIP Basic Education curriculum is designed for clergy and lay professionals to introduce participants to the practice of intentional interim ministry. Although focusing on Lutheran theology and polity, the event is open to all lay leaders and clergy desiring and/or called to this special ministry in congregations during a pastoral transition. It is also helpful for those who would serve as interim principals in Christian Day Schools.
This course is designed in three phases (Planting, Cultivating, and Harvesting) covering a period of about six months. The first and third phases are in-residence, beginning at noon on Monday and concluding at noon on Friday with a total of at least 60 contact hours.
- Phase I (Planting) is a residential week focusing on the theory, theology, leadership skills and congregational systems related to intentional interim ministry. We examine the interim journey through scenarios (propositional learning) the dynamics of entry, pre-entry, stages and tasks of the congregation, emotional systems, conflict, grief, power structures, and leadership skills necessary to lead the congregation and exiting/closure issues.
- Phase II (Cultivating) is a six month experience in a parish or institutional setting, ideally in a leadership transition, in which the participant in this program "puts into practice" the material learned in Phase I. During this time you will learn contracting (covenanting), work on personal learning goals and write two critical incident reports, all under the supervisor of your chosen fieldwork supervisor.
- Phase III (Harvesting) is the second residential week in which through a group process you will share one of your critical incident reports, review material learned in Phase I, and learn more about the dynamics of congregations in pastoral transition and your leadership skills and needs. You will also discuss the biblical and theological connections in this special ministry as specifically related to the Lutheran church.
Note: Participants are responsible for securing a situation in which to complete Phase II fieldwork requirements. While most participants in the program will have a ministry site, some may not. NALIP program faculty will help you define options available for your fieldwork. This could be carried out while serving in your present place.
All participants who satisfactorily complete the assigned work in this educational opportunity will receive a "Certificate of Completion." Participants are cautioned that completion of the program is not to be construed as "certification" or "accreditation" as an intentional interim pastor. You are advised to speak with your district president or synod bishop about placement and further recognition.
- Basic Education events are $1,045, plus materials.
- Housing and meals additional.
- Click here for information about available scholarships.
- Registration Form for Basic Education for the Practice of Interim Ministry – Planting Phase (May 1-5, 2017); Harvesting Phase (Nov. 13-16, 2017)
- Click here to register online
To register, please send completed registration form, along with payment to Concordia Seminary, Continuing Education, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO 63105 or fax to (314) 505-7393. Checks should be made payable to Concordia Seminary.
Questions may be directed to email@example.com.
Deposit & Registration: Fifty percent of the tuition (and room/board) is required with your registration at least 30 days prior to an event. Full payment is due 14 days prior to the start of the event. Tuition cannot be refunded after the beginning of an event. Cancellations prior to the event due to emergencies will result in 25% of the tuition being retained by the co-sponsoring organizations for administrative costs. Registrations are limited and accepted on a first-pay basis. If NALIP cancels an event, your full payment will be refunded. All fees, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
Attendance: Participants are expected to attend all sessions of an event from the beginning time to its conclusion. It is important, especially for commuters, to have pastoral coverage arranged prior to your attending the event. A certificate of attendance/completion will not be given to anyone who misses any portion of a session.
Materials: Depending on the event, you will be given a workbook or handout material. The purchase of books and other reading material recommended will be the responsibility of participants.
Room & Board: Some of our events are scheduled with room and board available. Each site has different costs and requirements for payments. We will convey to you the information from the site about availability and cost. Any dietary or other special needs must be handled between the participant and the site staff.
Association Membership: ELCA and LCMS participants in NALIP educational events are strongly encouraged to become members of their respective denominational interim ministry organizations – Interim Ministry Association – ELCA or Interim Ministry Conference – LCMS. Further information about dues and membership is available on the Members page of the NALIP Web site (www.nalip.net).