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August Newsletter – News, PreOrders, New Releases, and Lucas!Friday, August 17th, 2012
VANCOUVER (August 17, 2012) – Happy August, Arcana friends! There's a bunch going on this month over in the Arcana camp, so we're going to jump right in with some information on what we have on the docket to be released in the coming months, some other news, plus a special interview with Lucas creator David Murdoch.
If you didn't already know from picking up our books, Arcana Comics is dedicated to releasing THE BEST in indie graphic novels, and we're striving to get better and better every month. Part of that is providing things like extended previews of books for free, expanding our presence in the digital world of ComiXology, iVerse, and Kindle, and putting out some cool and original comics!
After an amazing San Diego Comic Con this year, we're planning some amazing books… 2013 will see the release of Simmons Comics Anthology, which we're working on with the one and only Gene Simmons. We're also working with Roddenberry Entertainment to release the next installment of Days Missing and a new book, Worth! SDCC fans got a sneak peek at both titles in a free exclusive Roddenberry Entertainment and Arcana Comics handed out at the convention. But, there's more! Keep watching month after month as we release books, preview others, and announce our coming projects.
This month, Diamond Previews has Champions of the Wild Weird West, Creepsville, and John Henry: The Steam Age Preview Book.
Be sure to click on the links to see extended previews of the books!
ARCANA TITLE PAGE: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=397
The honor of a samurai, the mysticism of the Native American Culture, and a whole heck of a lot of Old West Action. When a fallen samurai is drawn to the United States to save his wife-to-be and her father, he is drawn into a plot much more complex than a simple rescue. Meeting up with an adventurer, his Indian financial advisor, a mercenary, and a former priest, they set off on a quest to save the West from the strange and unimaginable. Zombie Indians, mystical beings, and mad science are just a few of they must face on their quest to save themselves, those they love, and the whole of the Old West.
COMMENTS: For fans of The Sixth Gun, this Supernatural Western puts a modern spin on the classic western, introducing mythologies from all over the world into the melting pot of the old west.
ARCANA TITLE PAGE: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=333
A group of high school outcasts, each alienated for a different reason, are thrown together as the staff of the school paper, but these kids just happen to live in Creepsville: a small retro-American town where monsters, humans, aliens, superheroes, robots, and mad scientists all live and work together.
COMMENTS: Mix the humor of Futurama with a high school full of creatures, pull out the outcasts from that group, and you have Creepsville. Co-Created by Doc Wyatt, the producer from Napoleon Dynamite (Film and Animated).
ARCANA TITLE PAGE: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=467
John Henry, a former slave, wasn't about to let some new-fangled steam hammer replace his ability to earn an honest wage as a steel driving man. He'd beat that machine, or die with his hammer in his hand. We all know the outcome of that legendary contest. In this alternate history, however, John doesn't die in his heroic effort, but instead slips into a coma, only to awaken to his worst nightmare. A robotic uprising has occurred, and a new age has dawned – The Steam Age. Now, the only thing that can free the human race from the very machines they've created is John and his hammer. "John Henry: The Steam Age" is an exciting re-imagining of American folk hero John Henry in a SteamPunk setting.
COMMENTS: Take the folklore of John Henry and throw him into a SteamPunk Apocalyps, and just imagine the possibilities. This is the first in our line of SteamPunk Originals books, and we're looking forward to sharing more in the coming months!!!
Be sure to click on the links to see extended previews of the books!
NOTE: If your store doesn't have the books, they are still available for order through Diamond, online retailers, or through the Arcana Store.
ARCANA TITLE LINK: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=229
(W) Nick Schley (A) Pedro Delgado (CA) Pedro Delagado In a barren world where a looming shadow stretches its prevailing grasp, Little Red is a starving humanity's last hope. Yet will her contempt for the dark forces of this world be the very catalyst to its demise? Follow our young warrior as she traverses a landscape of fabled enemies and new found friends en route to discovering her own redemption at any cost. (STK421703) SC, 143pgs, FC $14.95
ARCANA TITLE LINK: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=214
(W) Sean O'Reilly (A) Benny Quilatan, Alfonso Ruiz (CA) Greg Horn Ezra has agreed with a renowned crime boss to complete an exchange. She will take, on his behalf, the Sword of Turrin and will exchange it with the Eye of the Serpent. Sounds easy, but the other party is the goddess Nephilia! But before Ezra can even began her quest she is abducted by brigands and is now imprisoned on their ship. Will she survive and how will she complete this quest? (STK416190) (APR100727) SC, 104pgs, FC $14.95
ARCANA TITLE LINK: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=460
(W) Ryan Foley (A/CA) Robert Gill The island kingdom of Desperian has long been ruled by the dark wizard, Zoranthar, and his ruling class of loyalists. The nobles of the land have long held to an imperative law — blood in the arena keeps blood off the streets — and cadres of gladiators entertain the masses as temples of slaughter. When slavers deliver Valoriss Bladesong into the ranks of the gladiators, her path will bring her to the doorstep of Zoranthar and challenge him for the destiny of Desperian. The Praetorian is an action adventure tale of sword and sorcery, honor and courage, good and evil, revenge, and life and death. (STK464797) SC, 132pgs, FC $19.95
ARCANA TITLE LINK: http://www.arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=487
A princess struggles to save her Kingdom from an ever-lasting winter. Will a stranger save the Kingdom or destroy it? The Ancient Oak is an all ages fable that teaches the importance of doing the right thing.
ARCANA TITLE LINK: http://www.arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=493
Gordon lives with his mother in the hidden kingdom of Ugladunga. Every day, the adult giraffes gather on the other side of the waterfall, but the kids meet to play the game Mulunga Doo in pairs: one boy and one girl. When Gordon is asked to play the game by Gary, the other young giraffes laugh at them and ask Gordon if he is a girl. Hurt, Gordon flees to his mother who tells him that he must follow his heart. The next day, the boy giraffes plan to teach Gordon a lesson, but their plan backfires, and Gordon must save them from plummeting down the waterfall. In the end, Gordon teaches the other boy giraffes that they should love everyone–even those who are different from themselves.
ARCANA TITLE LINK: http://www.arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=329
A new virus has been introduced and it is now up to Captain Pixel, a polar bear and the mysterious wizard, Adobus, to stop this rapidly growing plague..
While the Intrinsic train for the fight to come, the hordes of Apollyon navigate the underworld with their guide, Xur Xet Tsej– a man with his own reasons to want Ishmael Stone dead. A showdown approaches… and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
(W) Sean Patrick O'Reilly, Erik Hendrix, & Casey Jones (A/CA) Allan Otero The Intrinsic face an army of demons to protect their newest charges — Tori and Alex — who have no idea what they've fallen into. In order to survive what's to come, they must learn (and quickly) what the forces of darkness have in mind — and the mysterious man in hell who's just sworn to serve them. (STK467850) 22pgs, FC $1.95
Have you been watching our releases on ComiXology? We've started doing weekly releases with ComiXology as a mixture of digital exclusives and digital firsts, meaning ComiXology fans will be getting a first look at a lot of our titles! Want to check some of them out? See below…
THE EVIL TREE (Issue 1 – 6/20/12, Issue 2 – 7/4/12, Issue 3 – 8/1/12, Issue 4 – 9/5/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue
In a colonial village outside of NYC, Misha and her fiance, Daren, seek an escape from the fast pace of the city. As they settle in, Misha becomes withdrawn, suffering from bad dreams and depression. When Daren brings his friends to the house to "shake out the cobwebs," little does he know he is setting into motion events started hundreds of years ago with the original occupants of the house, the Willam Family. Not only did the ill-fated Willam family die in the house one cold winter, but the house has developed a history of female occupants committing suicide. The friends must solve the mystery of the house before the Willam Family ghosts pick them off one by one.
COMICMONSTERS.COM - "A ghost story that will make your blood run cold."
MIKE CAREY - "A stark, powerful ghost story told with real verve and conviction."
BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM – "The Evil Tree is exactly what a classic ghost story should be, Hendrix and Thollin capture all the elements of the genre with stunning execution. This is a perfect Halloween tale that's bound to send shivers down your spine."
COMICBOOKRESOURCES.COM – "The Evil Tree is genuinely haunting… even scary…"
SEQUENTIALTART.COM – "The Evil Tree will remind you of why you loved the movie The Evil Dead, with significantly less tree rape. More dead kids though."
PIXIES (Issue 1 – 6/20/12, Issue 2 – 7/4/12, Issue 3 – 8/1/12, Issue 4 – 9/5/12)
PRICE: $1.99 per issue
Joe Beck is an auto mechanic with the worst luck in the world. Joe's been a walking disaster plagued with comedic situations where simply nothing goes right. Since the age of sixteen, Joe's never won a bet, has been stung more times than George W. has with late night comics and his allergies have introduced him to every hospital employee within a sixty-mile radius. In Annie Hall, Woody Allen divides everyone into the Horrible and the Miserable. Joe unfortunately falls into both categories. He must now defeat the Pixies Curse in order to get back the girl of his dreams.
THE INVENTOR (Issue 1 – 6/20/12, Issue 2 – 6/20/12, Issue 3 – 7/4/12, Issue 4 – 8/1/12, Issue 5 – 9/5/12, Issue 6 – 10/3/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue (ISSUE 1 IS FREE!)
The Inventor is the story of how one man stood against the goliaths of industry and changed the world with nothing but his mind, passion, and vision for a better humanity. At the end of the 19th century, during a time when inventors were known as wizards and corporations considered their kingdoms, emerged an extraordinary league of gentlemen who shaped the modern world with their minds, money and machines. Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, J.P. Morgan, Guglielmo Marconi, Mark Twain, Lord Kelvin, Swami Vivekananda and others stood at the helm of the ship as the perfect storm was approaching. At the eye of the storm stood TESLA, a mystic inventor whose genius bordered insanity as he blurred the lines between magic and science. His ideas and inventions were so progressive that he catalyzed the second industrial revolution giving birth to the Electrical Era. Yet despite his genius, passion and impact on humanity, his on-going battle with Edison allowed others to make great fortunes on his inventions leaving him penniless, alone and forgotten…until now.
DEADLY HARVEST (Issue 1 – 7/18/12, Issue 2 – 8/15/12, Issue 3 – 9/12/12, Issue 4 – 10/10/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue
Core mining, the deadliest job in the galaxy, draws only the bravest, or craziest, workers around. Bumping up to asteroids, typically propelling at astronomical speeds towards distant stars, the miners harvest minerals essential to interstellar travel and commerce. Close quarters, dangerous conditions, and less than a half inch of polymer sheath stand between them and swift oblivion. When the Harvest Moon stumbles upon a goldmine dangerously close to a star, the last thing they expect to find is an ancient alien race preparing to hatch an infestation throughout the system. Armed with mining tools and sour attitudes, Captain Cyrus Layne and his crew must survive the horrors of space and an unfamiliar enemy to escape with their lives. It's Deadliest Catch meets Armageddon and Aliens in a dystopian future.
CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD WEIRD WEST (Issue 1 – 7/11/12, Issue 2 – 7/25/12, Issue 3 – 8/8/12, Issue 4 – 9/5/12, Issue 5 – 9/26/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue
The honor of a samurai, the mysticism of the Native American Culture, and a whole heck of a lot of Old West Action. When a fallen samurai is drawn to the United States to save his wife-to-be and her father, he is drawn into a plot much more complex than a simple rescue. Meeting up with an adventurer, his Indian financial advisor, a mercenary, and a former priest, they set off on a quest to save the West from the strange and unimaginable. Zombie Indians, mystical beings, and mad science are just a few of they must face on their quest to save themselves, those they love, and the whole of the Old West.
JOHN HENRY: THE STEAM AGE (Issue 1 – 7/11/12, Issue 2 – 8/8/12, Issue 3 – 9/5/12, Issue 4 – 10/3/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue
John Henry, a former slave, wasn't about to let some new-fangled steam hammer replace his ability to earn an honest wage as a steel driving man. He'd beat that machine, or die with his hammer in his hand. We all know the outcome of that legendary contest. In this alternate history, however, John doesn't die in his heroic effort, but instead slips into a coma, only to awaken to his worst nightmare. A robotic uprising has occurred, and a new age has dawned – The Steam Age. Now, the only thing that can free the human race from the very machines they've created is John and his hammer. "John Henry: The Steam Age" is an exciting re-imagining of American folk hero John Henry in a SteamPunk setting.
INTRINSIC (Issue 1 – 5/5/12, Issue 2 – 7/18/12, Issue 3 – 8/29/12, Issue 4 – 10/3/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue (ISSUE 1 is FREE!!!)
The honor of a samurai, the mysticism of the Native American Culture, and a whole heck of a lot of Old West Action. When a fallen samurai is drawn to the United States to save his wife-to-be and her father, he is drawn into a plot much more complex than a simple rescue. Meeting up with an adventurer, his Indian financial advisor, a mercenary, and a former priest, they set off on a quest to save the West from the strange and unimaginable. Zombie Indians, mystical beings, and mad science are just a few of they must face on their quest to save themselves, those they love, and the whole of the Old West.
THE BOOK (Issue 1 – 8/15/12, Issue 2 – 9/12/12, Issue 3 – 10/10/12, Issue 4 – 11/7/12)
PRICE: $0.99 per issue
En route to Italy, a group of American tourists learn of a series of DIY travel guides, nicknamed "The Book". These unofficial guides are collected and updated with first-hand experiences by the travelers themselves. Different "Books" scatter the continent, telling of the best lodging, deals, and "off the grid" adventures from sight seeing to local folklore for anyone clever enough to find them. A local cult, practitioners of Sanctus Letum, the Holy Death, disrupts the American's plans for adventure when they hide pages from the Dark Book, Shaitan, in one of the travel guides. The friends are lead down a path of secret religion, death, resurrection, and demonology.
COMING SOON: Becoming, Captain Pixel, ZooDotCom, Flee, The Domain, Swerve, and more!
David Murdoch is an independent, freelance artist and writer, whose work has been produced for venues such as Sideshow Collectibles, Satellite Soda, Ashcan Press, and others. He is the
creator, writer, and illustrator of the graphic novel Lucas, recently released through Arcana Studio. You can read more about Lucas and read an extended preview of the book here – http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=391.
1.) What can you tell us about the Lucas GN? Easiest part about makingit, and hardest part?
I don't really know that there was an easiest part about it. I guess between the writing and illustration, the writing definitely came a lot easier by comparison. When I finally sat down with this concept and a blank page I just let myself start to explore each step of the story, as an observer in a way. I had these characters and scenarios in my mind, my goal was to try and sort out that mess by writing it down rather than drawing it out, kind of carving it out of my imagination. I enjoyed the process, and allowed myself the same freedom I do when illustrating.
When I'm working on an image, I always have an idea of the finished product when I start but allow a good deal of room for chance, random changes. Intuition. If the idea I started with moves in a different direction and it's working better than that's where I'll go, even if it takes me a thousand miles from where I'd planned on going. Coincidentally, working like this while writing stripped me of that liberty to some degree when I began the illustration.
2.) What comics or characters did you grow up on? Indie Comics or Superhero.
Honestly I grew up on cartoons and movies, back in the days when Saturday mornings meant something special to a child, more than comics. The comics came later. The big draw for me was anything with monsters. Hanna-Barbera spurred my early imagination more than anything else, hands down. The first big push towards the comic shop came from Wes Craven's Swamp Thing and The Incredible Hulk television series. These were two characters that, for me, represented an embodiment of power that was both essential and terrifying; I could cheer for the monster. But combing through the racks as a kid I didn't come across anything that really grabbed me the same way. I went in looking for comic books and I'd leave with Fangoria.
3.) Who are your inspirations for writing?
When I'm writing I dig around for a persona, a demeanor. A tone. I don't know how much sense it makes but I get myself in to the mindset of who I think can best narrate the thoughts or ideas in my head. The inspiration I look for is largely relative to what I'm writing; finding that perspective is key. With Lucas I drew from a fly on the wall. I wanted to tell the story with a mild case of indifference, apathy.
As far as a specific writer that's inspired me, Chuck Palahniuk. I read his book Lullaby some time ago, sitting fixed behind it with a s***-eating grin, from cover to cover in about three days. Everything seemed to just come off the pages so effortlessly. Poetic almost. Anyways, I poured through his work having never read anything like it. His writing has remained a pretty static inspiration. The effect of it is lasting.
4.) When faced with potential writers block, what cures or remedies do you use?
Noise. Noise, and noise, and more noise. I'll end up spending too much time staring in to the blank, mumbling to myself, reading what I've written over and over in hopes of the right wording somehow finding its way out. Once that brings me to the point that breaking something just seems like the right thing to do, I turn to noise. Music, movies, whatever. All on at once, all too loud. It's so distracting that I can't focus on the task at hand and loose my place. Then I get to walk away for a little bit. It's like hitting the reset button.
5.) Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
I feel like this is the part where I should lean on some relatively inspirational quote that epitomizes what I believe in, at least a general sense. I don't have one. Do what you do. Find your strengths and understand them. Don't find a way to cater to what you think any particular niche is asking for, carve your own if you have to. You're the only one that's going to fill your shoes. I guess that's about all I have for that one.
6.) Were there a lot of changes on Lucas from time of inception to finished product?
Yes. The book, as I'd originally planned it, was going to be an art-book of sorts. Various artists doing pin-up style work based on experts from the story. The story itself was lengthier as well. I'd written perspectives, or insights maybe, from Lucas' point of view that were juxtaposed with the narrative. His origin had been written in as well. It (the project) just didn't work out. After that I thought maybe I should just trim the story way down and try to submit it for an anthology type format. Again, didn't happen. After leaving it on the back burner for too long I just said to myself, well, I used the "F" word. Twice I think.
I ended up deciding to tackle the entire book on my own. I'd originally started designing it around a candid aesthetic, something of akin to John Doe's diaries in SE7EN. It just became too redundant, so I opted for a more "sophisticated" look which again didn't work out too well. I ended up a little in between the two, leaning towards the latter. I also went back through everything I'd written and thought the best thing to do was just trim down the longer version of the story so that what I'd have is an introduction that would bring Lucas to readers in a way that would hopefully leave them feeling blindsided, wanting more.
7.) Do you have immediate plans to expand the Lucas universe? Introduce more characters?
Absolutely. I have four other stories written, one of which is his origin. Lucas' inception is my love of horror and disdain for its cliché, and I've written out a lot of other characters waiting to be
terrorized by Lucas. So yes, given the chance there's certainly room for expansion.
8.) Do you have any other projects that you're tied up in at the moment? If so, are they like Lucas or a different breed altogether?
I do, actually. There's a fantasy piece I'm working on with another artist that's nothing like Lucas. An "all-ages" kind of tale but also definitely not anything conventional in its presentation or how it's been written; very surreal. This one is titled Jet Boy Victory: Rocket Hero.
There's another story I've written, that, I supposed is "like" Lucas as in, it's a very dark tale. I haven't titled it but the story is about pain. It's an introspective commentary. A lot more personal than Lucas. It's buckling under fears and paranoia with brutal, finite results. This particular project is pretty ambitious.
9.) And finally, is there anything you'd like our readers to know about Lucas?
This is an unconventional graphic novel that's designed to get in to your head. It's a good read. It's straight forward. Pick it up, enjoy it. For every copy of Lucas that's sold, a devil gets its wings. If anyone wants to follow the book, its reviews, or anything else going on with it (or any other projects) just like my page on Facebook and you'll get the updates.


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This latest iteration of TomTom's motorcycle-specific sat-nav – still called just 'Rider', but known around the internet as 'Rider v5' – looks straightforward enough.
It's TomTom's user-friendly mapping loaded into a tough, waterproof case. There's a few UI tweaks to suit gloved hands, and a unique new 'Winding Roads' feature to suit bikers' tendency to avoid the most direct route to anywhere in favour of bendy back roads. But can it offer enough bike-friendliness to rival Garmin's Zumo or, indeed, the wide availability of sub-£20 waterproof smartphone mounts?
Out of the Box
Our first impression on seeing the new Rider was: 'Crikey'. It's a chunky thing. The screen size has been upped to 4.3in, from its predecessor's 3.5in, but it's the large bezels, screen cowl and depth that really make it look 'cuddly'. And that means that you have to be careful where you stick it on your bike. The go-to guys for motorbike mounts, RAM, make the ball-and-socket hardware.
Bits and bobs are included to either mount your TomTom on the bars, or clamp it to exisiting bolt-holes on your brake reservoir/clutch lever fixings – but try as we might, we could not find a bar-mount position that didn't obscure either instruments or warning lights on our test bike, a biggish 850cc adventure tourer. Garmin's rival, the Zumo 350LM, is just 5mm shorter and 20mm thinner but looks a lot less cumbersome – though even it needs careful placement.
You can run the Rider off its internal battery, having charged it by mini USB. TomTom claims six hours stamina and, although our wizened geek bodies can't stand six hours in the saddle, three hours did indeed see the (tiny) on-screen battery meter at about halfway. Again, worth mentioning that the thinner Garmin also manages a claimed six hour battery life despite having a built-in speaker and the TomTom has no speaker. If we could find a Torx driver, we'd be keen to see just what is inside it.
The Rider also comes with wiring to connect its cradle to your bike's battery, transmitting it to the device by a strip of spring-loaded contacts rather than the USB port. These are exposed if the bare cradle gets rained on. Time will tell if they survive a British winter. Or, indeed, summer.
Setting Up
Options; that's what you get with the Rider V5. You can look up your destination by address, or town, or Point of Interest, just like any sat-nav. There's a 'glove-friendly' three-letters-per-button keyboard option which works, albeit slowly. Unfortunately, the lines on the subsequent results screen are too narrow to accurately stab with a bike glove, which often involves the unit laboriously plotting a route to completely the wrong part of the country. Plus, the oft-used 'Next' and 'Back' keys are tucked too close into the bottom corners of the recessed screen. For a device claimed to be 'designed by bikers for bikers', this seems a glaring error.
Still Setting Up
New feature! The Rider has a Winding Roads button that plots an alternative, potentially more fun route compared to the standard minimum distance or time algorithms. It seems to work, plotting, for example, a route from London to Brighton that took us down the biker-preferred A24 and A272, instead of the M25 and A23(M).
Of more interest to weekend warriors is the TomTom's Itinerary Planning capability, in association with third-party motorbike routes website Tyre. Via your PC, you can download community-generated routes to your moto-nav where, if you want, you can edit, delete or move the waypoints that make up the route. One caveat: decide you want to take a detour – a petrol station, for example – and it removes all your programmed/downloaded waypoints to add the new petrol station as a single waypoint, re-routing the rest of your journey as a standard calculation. Your custom itinerary is still in the memory, and can be re-selected after you get petrol, but it's an unsophisticated process. And we dislike unsophistication. The sharers amongst you can record your own route as you ride, then upload it back to Tyre.
On The Road
Destination, winding route or itinerary chosen, it's go-time. Calculating the route can take a long time, seemingly regardless of the length of the journey. While out testing, after deliberately ignoring a single direction, the Rider seemed to pause to recalculate the entire journey, by which time (in urban areas) further turn options had also been missed and on-the-fly decisions made. Having paid £350 for a dedicated nav device, a kick-ass processor would be welcome.
Mapping is typical TomTom – clear and intuitive, and customisable as always in a variety of different colourways, included one chosen for its visibility in bright sunlight. The Rider's backlight is powerful and, coupled with the mini cowl over the screen, we had no trouble seeing the screen in British springtime sun. As mentioned, there's no speaker, so the only way you get voice instructions is by pairing with a suitable motorbike helmet headset.
Fair enough – on a bike at cruising speed, you wouldn't hear a speaker, but the Garmin Zumo comes with both a speaker and a second mount for your car, which makes it double useful and, at time of writing, it is cheaper than the Rider. And, while we're at it, the Garmin has better installation instructions, too. Mind you, there's a TomTom Rider Premium coming out any day now, with car mount, carry case and lockable mount – but that adds around £100 to the already hefty price.
Leading in to the sum-up, a word about live services. The TomTom Rider V5 has no live services. You can subscribe to and download speed camera locations – currently £20 for 18 months – using the TomTom HOME software, and download community-sourced map updates, but that's it. No live traffic, no fuel prices, no weather reports - nada.
Which, given that you can get a super-connected TomTom Go LIVE 1005 online for £250, plus a waterproof bar-mount case for £20, begs some questions. (If you've got a 12v socket on your bike to overcome the 1005's meagre two-hour battery.) Heck, Google Maps on a smartphone is free, includes live traffic and will also give you voice instructions over Bluetooth. Garmin's Zumo 350LM – also no live services – is cheaper, (marginally) smaller and has similar, if clunkier, BaseCamp software for sharing routes. If we were being obtuse, we'd point out that Garmin's Edge 810 cycle computer, bought with the Europe maps bundle, makes a pretty good motorbike nav if you can handle the on/off backlight and small screen.
And yet, for all that, the Rider's also a pretty good device. Decent mapping, community routes, tough enough for a life on the road. But, bulky, expensive and underwhelmingly featured. One thing's for sure - if you thought choosing a bike nav was a two horse race – Garmin or TomTom – it isn't.

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Re: Why does Mathematica change the precision of an expression to check equality?
"Jean-Marc Gulliet" <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ee0spn$b3f$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> These thoughts come after answering a similar question in a forum
> dedicated to anther CAS. Having ran the following code, I am a little
> perplexed by the behavior of Mathematica.
> y = (Sqrt[5] - 2)*(Sqrt[5] + 2);
> y == 1
> --> N::"meprec" : "Internal precision limit $MaxExtraPrecision =
> (49.99999999999999) reached while evaluating -1 + (-2 + Sqrt[5])*(2 +
> Sqrt[5]). More...
> --> (-2 + Sqrt[5])*(2 + Sqrt[5]) == 1
> At least Mathematica returns a warning message in addition to the
> unevaluated expression
> I used to thought that Mathematica was not attempting to do any
> algebraic simplifications when testing, say, equality, and that one have
> to request explicitly such transformations.
> However, it is pretty clear that Mathematica transforms the expression
> in some way, in this case changing infinite precision -- that is exact
> numbers -- into arbitrary precision -- that is better precision that
> hardware but still not exact.
> So the question is, "Why, when an expression is only written with exact
> numbers, Mathematica would "downgrade" the precision to a lower and
> inexact one before attempting to answer a boolean question?"
> I do not see the rational behind this design choice...
> Best regards,
> Jean-Marc
> P.S. I know that one can get the correct answer by using Simplify.


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Philemon was a human being no different from any of us. Can you imagine what it must have been like the day when his runaway slave Onesimus returned home and showed up on his doorstep? God's grace would have been required to live contrary to what his feelings craved, his mind thought, what the natural heart's default response would have been.
There is a human element here that should not be overlooked! Implied by the repeated references as to how Onesimus was to be recevied by Philemon leads us to consider the fourth and fifth evidences Philemon gave of the transforming and triumphant grace of God at work in his life. They are the same evidences that are to be found in our lives!
There are those who measure themselves by their own estimation of themselves and think they are worthy of Heaven. Others measure themselves by their religious accomplishments while others express great confidence in their rituals, race, religion or their own sense of righteousness or goodness. When it comes to measuring whether or not we qualify for Heaven, we must ask ourselves, "Are we using the right measuring stick?"
In this next message which is part 27 in a series of verse-by-verse studies from the book of Philippians, we look at a text of Scripture in which the Apostle Paul addresses the matter of various appeals made to God for a right standing with Him and declares the only right basis for any appeal for an eternal acceptance with God and entrance into Heaven.
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Ever wonder what is the visual symbol of a genuine Christian? Is it a church? a cross? a Bible? In this twenty-sixth message in a series of verse-by-verse expositions of Philippians, Pastor Mike expounds upon Philippians 3:3 to show us what God's answer to that question really is and the answer just might surprise you!
In Philippians 3, Paul addresses the second and third dangers confronting the church at Philippi. He gives two simple umbrella-like statements that provide guidance regarding how to deal with these very real threats. In this message Pastor Mike begins to deals with the second danger - the danger of drifting away from the purity of the Gospel. The Judaizers of Paul's day were relentless in their attempts to move the young converts to Christ from the simplicity of faith alone in the finished work of Christ alone for their righteous standing before God. They also sought to turn the believers against Paul personally. Today, many churches and religious groups deny Christ's gospel of free grace by teaching and depending upon a works-righteousness system or a faith + works = righteousness type of system in order to gain a right standing with God. Paul strongly condemned both of these avenues. Though today circumcision is not the ritual being pushed, other rituals have been substituted for it such as baptism (to name one of other examples) and examples of these proponents are given to warn modern day born-again believers of this ancient heresy dressed in more modern garb.
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'The Sabres are coming off a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night, and have won two in a row. They are six points behind the New York Islanders for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference with six games left including tonight.'
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Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01)
Purpose. The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services public health priorities that are outlined in its Healthy People initiative. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the R01 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PAR-10-134 that encourages applications under the R03 grant mechanism, and PAR-10-135, that encouragess applications under the R21 grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
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Location was excellent. Staff was friendly and eager to serve. Room was clean. Smoke smell in hotel lobby and very strong in hallways. Our room smelled awful, like animal urine, however, when we alerted the staff, they immediately switched us to another room that did not smell bad.
Friendly staff and nice size bathrooms
The value, and the location.
Great water views especially during breakfast! Not much to dislike
Feels newly remodeled and very nice inside. Breakfast wasn't very appetizing eggs and "meat" not too good. Slowest elevator on earth.
Nothing. Did not provide crib after delaying answer to request several times. Did not provide a receipt at checkout. Small area for breakfast. Could not locate an ice machine and not indicated on map of hotel.
We always stay at this property when visiting friends in New Bern. Comfortable, nice staff, and good value for the money.
The outdoor pool was closed so no swimming for the kids. We called and requested a rollaway bed while we drove to the hotel at around 1:00 in the afternoon. When we checked in at 4 only one of our rooms was ready. The other room was finally ready at about 8:30 pm. They said they would call me when it was ready but they never did. And when I asked again at 8:30 they said all the rollaway where taken even though we had requested them much earlier in the day.
The staff, from the front desk to the maintenance men, were very nice and prompt with assistance. We stayed in the "Inn" building, and it's old and dilapidated. The air conditioner wouldn't cool. The maintenance man came to fix it - he "reset" the compressor, but it didn't work. Another maintenance man came the next day and did a similar reset, and this time it half worked for a couple of hours. The room never got cool during the three days/two nights we were there. The maintenance men were honest - they said the equipment had a 10 year life and it was older than that and needed to be replaced. MANAGEMENT - ARE YOU LISTENING?????
The staff were so friendly, the hotel was in impeccable condition and spotless. The pool was perfect for young children. They had a very good continental breakfast. The continental breakfast only goes until 9:30, people who have been traveling long distances would like sleeping in slightly making it difficult. I would recommend that it go until 10 or 10:30.
Location was great. Clean. Rated the staff okay because the front desk staff were having an "argument" when we arrived and didn't stop to greet us or take their discussion to a private place.
The view That they charged my daughter for the room when it wad already paid for. And they did this without her permission. It was supposed to be a $40 incidental fee but they charged her over $200.
The friendliness of the staff. No.
It was clean, and check in was prompt. Breakfast choices were too far apart and there weren't enough tables with just chairs.
The staff was helpful and courteous. The room was spacious and largely clean with an exception. The chair at the desk was gross! The chair looked as if someone had done almost everything you could imagine on the seat. This problem should have been corrected by the cleaning staff without customer complaint. The toilet ran non-stop.
The hotel is conveniently located, and our prior experience here had been a good stay. The hotel was full the evening of our reservation, and we did not initially have a room. A room was located for us, but it was a smoking room. While the attempts were appreciated to mask the smell, the stay was not pleasant as a result.
The staff No
The staff was the most polite and friendly staff I have encountered. The bedspreads were a little worn out.
Easy access no
Location, breakfast The room was not serviced for 3 out of 4 days I stayed there. The bathroom ceiling exhaust fan was noisy. Overall felt the room was neglected.
This guest did not leave comments about this hotel.
The staff was very friendly and the hotel was very clean and well maintained. I did not like the suggestion given to a Restaurant to try. It was a new Restaurant and it wasentirely over rated. It was a bad experience for our first night out on the town in that area.
Clean and comfortable. Breakfast is good. Coffee is also great. None.
Very very kind staff. Not a problem but no room service, that would be a nice addition to an already accommodating hotel.
Comfortable room, great food, warm hosts
Service great. Owner waited late for us even though our number did not come through on electronic reservation. Even took time after that to help us find a good place to eat late on a Sunday night. Breakfast was delicious. Lots of menu choices and cooked to perfection. Very nice location. Walking distance to shops and attractions. Historic and very well maintained home. Was the best place we stayed on the trip.
The in-town location of the Hanna House was great. We walked most everywhere. Joe and Camille made us feel comfortable. And the breakfast was beyond delicious, every it of it, from fresh fruit to frittata. Tom's pancakes were fluffy and the syrup was warm and tasty.
This B&B is close to downtown, only a block from the front gate of the Tryon Palace. Very accomodating owners who provide a clean, comfortable, quiet retreat from the busyness of the outside. Wonderful bedrooms with comfortable beds. The front bedroom has a private bath. Breakfast is continental but fresh and tasty. Who can resist NC country ham biscuits? Lots of yogurt and fruit in addition. Welcoming common area with a shared newspaper every morning. We have been three times and wouldn't think of staying anywhere else in New Bern.
The contact information for the hotel went to the previous Manager's cell phone. There was no actual "business" number. We kept getting redirected to people's private cell phone numbers. It was all very odd. We weren't even sure that anyone was even "physically" running the property. We immediately called and cancelled.


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Posted Thursday December 13, 2012 1:04 AM GMT
Stepping out to show off her latest work, Megan Fox attended the Hollywood premiere of "This is 40" on Wednesday (December 12).
Stunning in a deep red, curve-hugging dress, the brunette beauty was joined on the red carpet by her co-star, Paul Rudd, before heading in to Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
The film, which also stars Leslie Mann and Jason Segal, follows the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events in "Knocked Up."
Spearheaded by Judd Apatow, the movie will hit theaters nationwide on December 21st.
Catch the trailer for "This is 40" in the player below!
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Dilloway, Margaret. The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns
Galilee Garner—Gal for short—is a prickly person at best, and something of a loner. A biology teacher at a private high school, she is known to students and faculty alike as a hard taskmaster, but one who prides herself on turning out more AP exam high-scorers than anyone else. She lives alone, with only one close friend—her polar opposite, the school's sensitive and outgoing art teacher. She's also in the end stages of kidney failure and must keep to a strict dialysis schedule to survive. Her one main ambition in life is to breed the next unique, stand-out breed of rose in the greenhouse out back. Gal's carefully structured existence is thrown into disarray when her unreliable sister's teenage daughter Riley arrives unannounced on Gal's front stoop. At first resistant, Gal begins to soften to her niece and the two—one damaged by years of chronic illness, the other by years of neglect and sporadic affection dished out by a drug-addicted mother—form a tentative bond. Riley begins to find herself among her fellow students and Gal finds herself reaching out and making new friends herself, something she never expected.
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Almost exactly one year after Richard "Mr. Downtown" Wirick was killed when a bus ran him over in Salt Lake City, charges were filed against the Utah Transit Authority bus driver who hit the 82-year-old businessman.
Cheryl Anne Kidd, 50, was charged Wednesday in Salt Lake Justice Court with one count of negligent operation causing personal injury, a class B misdemeanor, and failing to yield the right of way at a crosswalk, an infraction.
Kidd was arraigned Thursday, the one year anniversary of the accident that killed Wirick.
Wirick owned the Oxford Shop shoe store, at 65 W. 100 South, for almost 60 years. He earned his nickname for his support of downtown businesses.
On Feb. 21, 2012, Wirick was at the intersection of 200 East and 400 South. A Salt Lake City police report says Wirick was on the west side of 200 East, walking north.
Wirick was still in the crosswalk when the traffic signals changed. The UTA bus had a green light when it hit Wirick in the far right, westbound lane of 400 South, according to the police report.
Wirick was trapped under the bus until firefighters could remove him. The police report says Kidd did not see Wirick and there was no evidence Kidd was driving under the influence.
Court documents do not reveal any further information about the accident beyond the woman's charges.
UTA terminated Kidd on March 15, 2012. At that time, UTA spokesman Gerry Carpenter would not discuss Kidd's case but said that, in general, a driver isn't automatically terminated for involvement in a fatal accident. A UTA committee reviews every accident and determines what action to take against the driver, Carpenter said.
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TF2 again, ran out of item drops. Still, managed to sort out my inventory properly and get the Family Business and Disciplinary Action. Awesome.
@Portal: Paper Mario? On PC?! You're a pirate, I say! *hits report button 60 times* :P
Tried out a couple of custom maps. Check my Steam screenshots for the longer one.
@SirBryghtside: It's not pirating if I owned it. Because then, it's technically just transferring the property I already have onto a different medium just to keep it relevant in today's fast-paced technological world.
So no, perfectly legal. Albeit clunky as fuck with a keyboard.
Decided to play BioShock again. I've got to the halfway point or whatever, just after you kill Ryan - and I don't hate it so much any more! It has legitimately picked up!
Doubt it'll last, though :P
Minecraft. Went onto one of my local servers and found the map had been changed.
Challenge accepted.
Oh god a creeper oh god fall damage oh god lava everywhere oh god ENDERMEN
@SirBryghtside: Toldya so
TF2, but I'm getting bored of it - I think it'll be the last time I'll play on it in a while. Managed to get another weapon at least (Boston Basher).
@Portal: Still doesn't excuse the horrible design generally, where for the last section I was wandering around on low health and hypo but with hundreds of dollars.
Plus, I've managed to work out as failsafe tactic against any normal enemy. When I'm low on plasmid, I just wrench an enemy to get back hypo (thanks to Bloodlust). Seeing as the only thing I ever do is zap-wrench-rinse-repeat, it's pretty much a game breaker :P
New Vegas.
Getting my characters ready for Lonesome Road tomorrow :3
Vending machines. That is all.
Moar BioShock, just going through some corridors.
@Portal: dystryh time. How is that hard to read?!
And I would have, if there were any. And I couldn't be bothered to backtrack hundreds of miles to find one.
Finished Lonesome Road.
Pretty good ending, I think. Feels..... weird finally having that 4-DLC-long story wrapped up.
@SirBryghtside: It's upside down.
All the New Vegas DLC plots tie together? That's cool, I've played NV on and off but haven't jumped on any of the DLC yet.
$2 Alpha Protocol on steam for the weekend. It's alright, definitely not full-price good imo though.
Replayed Uncharted 1&2 for my fiance to watch and for fun. Bioshock 1&2 and Half-Lifes are next probably, for my own enjoyment of course.
Rift continually fails at holding my interest for any sufficient amount of time, and now that DC:UO is going F2P I might cancel my sub.
Happy SW:TOR finally has an official release date. Now they just have to stick to it and let me in beta so I can decide if the game is even worth my time/money.
Got to keep myself busy until RAGE and Dark Souls, ya know?
Moar New Vegas.
Automatically the saddest DLC ever. In existence. Possible.
If you explore and have Wild Wasteland, at least.
@Chi: Yeah, to an extent.
In Dead Money, a badass battle between you and a guy vaguely hinted at is talked about in the end credits.
Honest Hearts, a bit of background about said vague guy, turns out to be a courier. From this, you also could connect him to a certain major plot point to the entire game.
Old World Blues, you actually hear his voice on a couple holotapes (oh gawd sexy), learn how shit flew down so bloody hard in Dead Money, and fills in a lot of unknowns of the DLCs in general if you pay attention.
Lonesome Road, it finally concludes with the stranger, with all the other DLCs mentioned or referenced a few times throughout it. Mostly Old World Blues, because that DLC revolves around a huge factor for a lot of shit.
But they're not just slop a bunch of unrelated stuff together like most other games. Far from it. Each have their own thing, but are quite interconnected.
Well, I went to Eurogamer today, so...
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
Heck Yeah!
Started off with an Argonian called Prisonyyyer (because I couldn't understand the XBox keyboard thingy to give him a proper name[which would have been AWESOMSAUR], and then realised I was wasting time). Equipped Iron Armour, war axe in right hand and iron sword in left hand, then ran out, before dying of fall damage after jumping off a waterfall :P
Went back tot the last save, started exploring. Found a town with a farm in and murdered a cow and a chicken - then got attacked by the owner, who I quickly dispatched. Went along a bit and found a person in a house, then talked to her. She got to 'I'm just an old wo-' before I murdered her too :D
Then I went along, aware that my time was running out (we only got 15 minutes) and found a tower filled with bandits, then killed them. Went along a bit, and got to the edge of a mountain, where I paused for a while just to take in the view, because it was so damn beautiful.
Then I got tapped on the shoulder, and my time was up.
Skyrim is awesome. End of.
@Chi: I didn't actually play Rage, but it does look great from what I saw there.
That's pretty much what every preview I've read from magazines/websites was. I'll probably have to reign in my uncontrollable urge to download hundreds of add-ons so I can actually play Oblivion before Skyrim. I think I've only ever done 3 or 4 of the quests in the main storyline.
Monopolised TF2 - got 5 new weapons by trading in crates and stuff. I know only need three weapons that aren't reskins or the jumpers :D
Then ran around killing people with Homewrecker on the trade server for lulz.
@Chi: I actually have a list of stuff (both major and minor) that I don't think anyone else has said much about:
Played a bit of Paper Mario, I believe.
Just got out of Boo's Mansion, going off to investigate Tubba Blubba with Bow :3
@SirBryghtside: "-People really do look good - not hyper realistic, but very far from the Uncanny Valley."
Skyrim is now 100% better than its predecessors.
This, which might just be a challenger for Big Rigs.
I'm stuck on Herobrine...
TF2. Went trading around a bit.
Sold a duplicate Portal 2 Pin (you know, something that a LOOOOOOT of people got from, you know, Portal 2) for 3 refined.
Crafted that shit together for a Napper's Respite for Micah, and only another reclaimed away from crafting a seconds hat :3
Not sure if I should post this since I'm an outsider, but whatever.
Hey, I now what would be fun! Playing TF2!
*fails for a bit*
Finally, a new item! Wait, Sun-On-A-Stick? That's one of the ones I needed! What are the chances!
Does better than before - new item drop - heh, it's be hilarious if this was the Diamondback or Short Circuit - nope, just Half-Zatoichi. Well, at least I have a weapon to trade with now.
*continues to play, starts to get into stride as Sniper*
Hey, another drop! Clamheid Mor or however you say it - well, I have 2 weapons now, better start trading...
Tim: Buying Diamondback (2 weapons)
NONE wants to trade with you! *j*
Tim: Hi
*trades for Diamondback*
Tim: Now I only have 1 weapon left to get!
*1 trade later*
I HAVE EVERY WEAPON and only two hats! THIS IS AWESOME!
Decided to play on a serious server for once. Thunder Mountain as a Demoman.
Quickly topped the scoreboard on EITHER team. After a couple of rounds, the drop system showed its approval.
Moar TF2, did pretty good as Pyro - definitely my best class.
Also went back to Sniper, and it turns out that I've lost the ability to aim. Gotta practice more...
In other news, I now have 3 weapons, one of which I *tried* to trade with someone, but he couldn't quite grasp the fact that a 1:1 weapon trade is useless.
Friend found a Trophy Belt. Gave it to me for the Micah fund. Traded that for an Engie Cap.
Got a Milkman that's begging for an innuendo from me now :3
Oh, and I now have a strange shotgun & wrench.
Trying to trade the wrench for a strange grenade/sticky launcher or Medigun.
Trying to make a self-repairing house on MineCraft, just finished covering the floor in Obsidian. However, the water that I used to make the Obsidian screwed up all my circuitry...
@Portal: How much are Stranges worth? I can't seem to trade anything away... got 6 weapons right now.
Paper Mario.
Finding the little Yoshis on Lavalava Island.
@SirBryghtside: It varies. Can go anywhere from a reclaimed to several refined.
Depends on how stingy the seller is. Typically straight-from-the-crate sellers want refined+ to pay off their investment.
TF2, managed to get accused of hacking for the first time ever :D
Not for being good, God no!
I was going around on Nucleus Arena as Pyro, and a FaN Scoot had a battle with me. Then he knocked me upwards with the FaN, we had a short aerial battle, and he then knocked me again waaay back onto a platform above the map.
I was on low health, so couldn't jump down, and just stood there with a shotgun. Eventually, Mr. Scoot came back (he was the last guy on his team) and one shotgun to the face won us the match :D
Also, le plug.
Portal 2. Did the co-op DLC with a friend of mine.
TOTALLY didn't see that ending coming :v
Accidentally pulled my first scam on someone.
I gave them a Cloak & Dagger, and asked for two weapons - but you can't exactly refuse it when someone gives you 2 rec in return :O
Paper Mario. Just entered Bowser's Castle.
Realized a decent plot-hole for that section there. Why can't Mario just, you know, take the star boat thing up to where Bowser broke into the castle at the very flippin' beginning? The hole's still there, for Christ's sake!
@SirBryghtside: Seems that I'm starting to rub off on you. Doesn't beat my ultimate scam though.
Sold a Scout and Medic Mask from the Halloween update (like, a couple months after it was over) and a reclaimed for a vintage Medic Mirror.
That's right. Two worthless pieces of trash and a reclaimed for a vintage set-stylish Medic hat.
In episode 2 of SirBryghtside's accidental scams, watch in awe as he innocently gives someone a Half-Zatoichi, only to get an Ubersaw and Strange Eyelander (his first strange) in return!
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You could probably get a refined out of that Eyelander if you try to sell it on the right server. Melee unusuals like that tend to be REALLY hot.
SirBryghtside's accidental scams episode 3: the one that won't be released for another 4 years!
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Don't care about games.
Have 3 seasons of Dr. Who downloaded.
Tennant just got in.
@SirBryghtside: Actually, you'd probably be able to get a 1:1 trade for either of those.
Quite a lot of BioShock, became a Big Daddy. I'm guessing I'm about 10 seconds away from the end.
And do I like BioShock now? Well... it's not as bad as it was before. Still a decidedly average game, but not as bad.
Finally fixed that invisible water shit and got me some shinier textures to help take my mind off of the clunky UI that I pray isn't remotely in Skyrim.
Completed BioShock.
Let's just say that when, a couple of hours ago, I decided that I should probably clear up some space on my PC, it was the first to go. This guy mirrors my thoughts so exactly it's actually scary.
Planescape: Torment. Walked through the portal out of the crone's maze into I have no idea where, then stopped playing for the night.
I also was not particularly fond of Bioshock.
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Founded in 2004, CAPE is a partnership between Dow Corning and three other high-tech companies: optoelectronics component supplier ALPS Electric Co. Ltd., optical systems firm Marconi/Ericsson, and Advance Nanotech, a nanotechnology-focused business incubation company. Together with the University of Cambridge, CAPE is developing new photonics and electronics technologies, applications and business opportunities. The member companies bring expertise from every level of the microelectronics and photonics supply chain, enabling CAPE to both develop new technologies and bring them to market quickly.
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Transcript From A Segment Of Governor Christie's Keynote Speech At The Foundation For Excellence In Education Dinner In Washington, DC On Tuesday, November 30, 2010
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie:
Our children need us to remember that bipartisanship can work when it's focused on results for them and not for us. Our children need us to remember, that those of us in charge can't back down from the status quo because its roots are deep and the special interests are entrenched, and backing down only emboldens them. The old way no longer works. And every day that passes has a real and unacceptable consequence for not only our kids, but for future generations of children. And now we have to engage in the fight and each of us has to take up our individual role, whatever it is, because failure cannot be an option here, it simply can't. I'd rather lose an election, I'd rather lose my career, than look back and realize that I didn't do enough for the future lives of the children in my state. Now listen, this is [applause].
I tell people this all the time. I'm getting the oil portrait in the State House. Like that's done. I won once, so I'm getting the big oil painting. [laughter] When I walk out to do my press conferences, I see Tom's father all the time, he's got the oil painting, right. And I see all the other recent governors, they got the oil paintings. All we're arguing over now is the little brass plaque at the bottom, right? [laughter] Does it say four years or eight years? That's all that's left. So here's the thing: when I bring my grandchildren back to the State House, and I show them that painting – because I want to prove to them, crazy grandfather really was Governor. [laughter] They're not going to believe it, you know that. My own children don't believe it at the moment. When I show them that painting, they're going to ask me, I hope, what did you do, Grandpa, what did you do? I don't want to say, well first, let me direct your attention to the little brass plaque at the bottom of that painting: eight years, not a minor accomplishment for a Republican in New Jersey, let's start there. [laughter and applause] They say yeah, but what did you do? I said well, I got the eight years. And to get the eight years, I had to compromise my principles, I had to get in bed with some special interests that I didn't really approve of, and I had to suppress my own personality. But, eight years on the plaque, kids, eight years on the plaque. I don't want to say that.
I want to be able to say - whatever that plaque says - I want to be able to say to them: every day I was in this job, I was thinking about whether you could live here, whether you'd want to live here, whether the same way my parents got to get in the car and drive twenty-five minutes to watch my kids play baseball. The same way they got to get in the car to drive twenty-five minutes to go that Christmas concert or that spring play. The same way they got to get in the car and drive twenty-five minutes to go to that little birthday party that you have around the kitchen table, where they got to take the dozen pictures of the kids blowing out the candles. That's what I want. My parents had it, I want it. I don't want to get on an airplane to go see my grandchildren. I want them to be in New Jersey. I am one of the most blessed people in the world because I get a chance to make that happen. I don't have to leave it to fate or chance, I get a chance to make it happen. So whatever that plaque says underneath it, I want them to say that that's what I was focused on every day, not just for me, but for them, for their friends, for the other children in New Jersey who wanted the same thing themselves - that wanted to achieve every one of the dreams and aspirations that they had. And wanted to believe that when their parents said to them, you can be anything you want to be, as long as you work hard enough – that it came true.
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If the amount of interest on Facebook is any indication, Appleseed Modern Diner could soon be a popular dining destination for people in Pictou County.
Construction is still ongoing at the building, which will house both the diner and Central Amusement's Sparkles Family Entertainment, but already hundreds have been following the business on Facebook, eagerly waiting the day the doors open.
David Cohen said he is amazed by the response so far and excited about the possibilities of this new venture.
He said when he initially talked with Christian Keay, who owns Central Amusement, they discussed a number of different concepts that combine eating with entertainment such as a Chucky Cheese's style business, but ultimately decided they would be best to have neighbouring businesses within the same building. Appleseed Modern Diner will be located on MacGregor Avenue, behind the Subaru dealership and across from the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
Central Amusement is moving from the Highland Square Mall to the new location because of changes at the mall.
The project has been delayed some because of poor weather for construction, but Cohen said their goal now is to be in and open sometime in June. The venue will serve standard diner fare with a modern flare, he said. On the menu, you'll find fries, burgers, floats and milkshakes, but with a 21st century twist.
He intends to keep prices reasonable, he said, while still offering some specialty items like lattes and cappuccinos. The plan is for the diner to seat about 75 people.
Wherever possible, he said, he plans to use local sources for supplying the food for the diner. Already he's lined up supplies such as Gennoe's Bakery and Leo's Brewery. He anticipates hiring 20 people to work there.
"I've lived here for a number of years," Cohen said. "I have a young family and we feel that we want to help this region succeed."
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GAME 9 - PENN (2-6) vs. VILLANOVA (4-4)
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 * 8 p.m.
The Palestra (Philadelphia)
TV: NBC Sports Network (Randy Moss, Dalen Cuff)
Radio: WNTP 990 AM (Matt Leon, Vince Curran)
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Penn Game Notes (PDF) / Villanova Game Notes (PDF)
The Penn-Villanova Series
*The Quakers and the Wildcats are meeting for the 60th time, with Villanova holding a 41-18 lead in the series.
*Villanova has won nine in a row over Penn, including last year's 73-65 decision at the Pavilion out on the Main Line. The last time the Quakers beat the Wildcats here at The Palestra? Dec. 5, 2001, a 75-74 overtime decision.
*Penn is 80-117 all-time against programs that currently compete in the Big East Conference; today's game marks the Quakers' only one against a Big East member this season. (0-1 vs. Cincinnati, 1-1 vs. DePaul, 4-3 vs. Georgetown, 0-1 vs. Louisville, 2-20 vs. Notre Dame, 7-7 vs. Pittsburgh, 3-6 vs. Providence, 19-4 vs. Rutgers, 5-4 vs. St. John's, 1-2 vs. Seton Hall, 20-27 vs. Syracuse, 18-41 vs. Villanova)
A Short December
After an intense start to the season that included a stretch of six games in an 11-day span, things slow down considerably for the Quakers in the month of December. After playing last Saturday at Penn State -- the first day of December -- Penn had a week off to prepare for Villanova. It'll be another 13 days before the Red and Blue meet Delaware for the second time on the year, then the month wraps up at Wagner on Dec. 29.
Countdown to 1,700
Penn has won 1,699 games as a program; with one more, the Quakers will become the 10th NCAA Division I program to reach 1,700 wins (although the current No. 1 team in the country, Indiana, is 8-0 and racing to beat Penn to that milestone). Here are the winningest NCAA Division I programs heading into the weekend:
1. Kentucky ... 2,094
2. Kansas ... 2,076
3. North Carolina ... 2,071
4. Duke ... 1,979
5. Syracuse ... 1,849
6. Temple ... 1,795
7. St. John's ... 1,743
9. Notre Dame ... 1,730
10. Penn ... 1,699
11. Indiana ... 1,698
Home is Where the Wins Are
Penn entered the 2012-13 season with 803 wins at The Palestra, which opened in 1927. In yet another informal survey of the other NCAA Division I programs, only Washington (921 wins at Hec Edmundson Pavilion) and Butler (812 wins at Hinkle Fieldhouse) boast more wins in their current home than the Quakers. The Edmundson Pavilion was opened in 1927, while the Bulldogs opened Hinkle in 1928.
Quaker Notemeal From Penn State
*Penn's bench players outscored the starters (24-23) for the second time in three games; in fact, over the last three games, the Quakers have gotten more points from their bench players (92) than from their starters (86).
*Junior guard Dau Jok had five points against the Nittany Lions, giving him 19 over the last three games -- he had a career-high six against Lehigh on Nov. 20, and followed that by setting another career best with eight against Binghamton. Prior to this three-game set, he had scored 11 for his career.
*Freshman guard Tony Hicks had 10 points -- eight of them in the second half -- for his second double-figure scoring game wearing the Red and Blue.
*Hicks was the team's leading scorer in the game, the first time this season a player other than juniors Fran Dougherty or Miles Cartwright led the team in that category.
*Dougherty had seven rebounds to lead Penn; he has led the Quakers in that category in every game this season.
*Freshman guard Jamal Lewis matched a season/career high with eight points.
*Sophomore guard Camryn Crocker set a season high and tied a career best with three rebounds as he played a career-high 27 minutes.
*Cartwright is a combined 30-of-33 from the foul line in the last six games.
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Damn it has been a while since I last posted one of these articles and during that time I was recently put on Furlough at my job. This has been quite stressful because I've not been fired, but can't … Continue reading
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Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac: Vol 13. Rants/Raves on Remakes.
The release of the remake of "Poltergeist" has got me thinking of the whole idea of remakes in the first place. Now keep in mind, ta dear readers. The following article will be just my opinion on the subject and … Continue reading
Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac(Video Edition)
I'm trying something brand new this time, and posting a quick video review about some of the flicks I saw. This took me a while to edit, and I apologize greatly about the images looking stretched. Not quite sure how … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, As You Watch, Audrey Hepburn, Bong Joon Ho, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chris Evans, Machete Kills, Movie Reviews, Nymph()maniac Vol II, Nymphomaniac, Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac, Rebecca, Sabrina, Snowpiercer, Tilda Swinton, Video review 7 Comments
Tomda Swindleston in Only Lovers Left Alive (Review)
I do apologize about the lack of new reviews and articles for this site. It's not like I don't enjoy writing up new things for you fine folks to read. I just haven't had a lot of time to … Continue reading


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Indiana State Department of Health
Environmental Public Health Division
100 N. Senate Ave., N855
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-1325 (ISDH Main Switchboard)
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(317) 233-7183
(317) 233-7173 [Administrative Assistant]
(317) 233-7047 [Fax]
You can contact Environmental Public Health Division by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Our main phone number is 317/233-7811 and our fax number is 317/233-7047. TDD/TTY is available at 317/233-5577.
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