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This paper reviews the state of the art of artificial tactile sensing, with a particular focus on bio-hybrid and fully-biological approaches. To this aim, the study of physiology of the human sense of touch and of the coding mechanisms of tactile information is a significant starting point, which is briefly explored in this review. Then, the progress towards the development of an artificial sense of touch are investigated. Artificial tactile sensing is analysed with respect to the possible approaches to fabricate the outer interface layer: synthetic skin
The sense of touch allows humans to assess object properties, such as size, temperature, vibration and texture, and to detect slippage and measure grasping force during manipulation tasks. As in humans, the sense of touch in robots would contribute to representing the interaction between the artefact and its surrounding environment. As a consequence, advances in artificial skin-like sensory systems, capable of mimicking the human sense of touch, would enable several applications in the neuroprosthetics, humanoid robotics and wearable robotics domains.
Several types of artificial sensitive skin (both synthetic skin and bio-artificial skins) have been studied for a long time and a large number of transduction mechanisms have been reported in the literature. Transduction mechanisms consist in the conversion of one form of energy into another one. In the human skin, tactile transduction is a complex mechanism involving populations of mechanosensitive afferent fibres innervating the distal fingerpad and the skin with its different layers, including fingerprints [
This papers reviews the recent advancements of microfabrication technologies towards the development of an artificial skin with embedded tactile sensors, via Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) or hybrid artificial-biological microstructures (BioMEMS) that permit the design and fabrication of new miniaturized sensors made out of different materials and with integrated sensing and processing capabilities. BioMEMS and related devices for artificial skin can be fabricated with different classes of artificial, bio-artificial, and bio-engineered (both macromolecules and tissues) materials, such as microelectronics related materials (silicon and glass), plastic and polymeric materials (e.g., polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS), biological components such as proteins, cells and tissues [
Biomimetics in the design of artificial fingers can go beyond the use of soft materials. Indeed, the effectiveness of employing soft materials is enhanced if anatomy and physiology of human fingers are considered. The soft and pulpy tissue that is present between the skeletal bone and the skin addresses several functions, such as dissipating mechanical energy during impacts and protecting the bone tissues from lesions; because of its softness and of the elastic nature of the skin, the pulpy tissue can conform to most uneven surfaces of commonly used objects; further, due to its viscoelastic nature, it dissipates strain energy that is induced during manipulation of rigid objects, thus stabilizing the interaction [
The objective of this paper is to review the state of the art of the design principles and technologies at the basis of bio-artificial sensing skins. Both "
In this paper, we classify as bio-hybrid all the tactile sensors in which the transduction mechanism is based on synthetic sensors that are immersed in a bulk of biological/bio-engineered macromolecules and/or tissues: according to this definition, the biological component has the function of packaging and does not play any active role in the transduction mechanism, being involved in the transmission only of the mechanical stimuli from the environment to the sensitive area. Further challenging, we classify as fully-biological all the tactile sensors which use biologically-grounded mechanisms to achieve the transduction: in this case, synthetic components are not required for the core mechanotransduction processes.
This review paper is organized as follows: main anatomical and physiological characteristics of the human somatosensory system are briefly recapped in Section 2 for the sake of clarity. Next, state of the art of artificial sensitive skins is discussed in Section 3: Section 3.1 briefly illustrates technologies and transduction principles for the development of a synthetic artificial skin; bio-hybrid and fully-biological tactile sensors are thoroughly analysed in Sectitions 3.2 and 3.3, respectively. Section 4 discusses the reviewed state of the art, with attention to future application domains of bio-hybrid and fully-biological tactile sensors, and draws the conclusions with a wrap-up on the main concepts presented in the paper.
The inputs to touch modalities include mechanical interaction, heat transfer, and various stimuli producing pain [
The human hand is covered with a relatively thick skin which provides protection from the external environment and mediates tactile sensation [
The skin is composed of a series of folds, such as epidermis and dermis, and is capable of bending in prehension; folds are disposed so to allow stable grasp, together with subcutaneous fats that enable greater firmness in holding. Papillae are located at the interface of the epidermis and dermis underneath the dermal ridges [
Electromechanical properties of the human skin are related to the mechanotransduction mechanism, through which mechanosensory units transduce the mechanical stimulus into sequences of electrical discharges, which are then transmitted to the central nervous system for further processing [
The whorl region of the human fingerpad is characterized by a projected surface density of mechanoreceptors of about 240 units/cm2 [
SA I receptors are represented by Merkel's discs cutaneous mechanoreceptors, which are characterized by the simplest structure and enfold the non-myelinated ends of myelinated SA I axons [
SA II receptors are Ruffini endings that are in the subcutaneous tissue (about 10 units/cm2). They are distributed more uniformly and can sense and perceive the stretch of the skin around joints and fingernails; they contribute to finger position and motion detection, perception of the shape of an object [
FA I receptors are represented by Meissner's corpuscles, innervating the skin even more densely (about 140 units/cm2) than SA I units; they are responsible of low-frequency vibration, flutter, slip and motion detection [
FA II receptors are Pacinian corpuscles (about 20 units/cm2) that are in the form of encapsulated endings: they present a specific, non-neural accessory structure surrounding the neural component and are responsible of high-frequency vibration detection [
Mechanoreceptors in the skin of the human hand are innervated by neural afferents (or first-order neurons) that transmit tactile information up to the primary somatosensory cortex. Spatiotemporal tactile information is encoded as spikes of action potentials, which are transmitted to the CNS via the spinothalamic pathway and the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway. The spinothalamic pathway transmits information to the thalamus about pain and temperature; the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway is responsible for transmitting pressure and vibration information from the mechanoreceptors to the primary somatosensory cortex. Johansson and Flanagan in [
Cutaneous and kinaesthetic senses enable humans to discriminate between properties of objects. In particular, mechanoreceptors contribute to detection and perception of such properties of materials, such as form, force, texture, curvature,
Tactile feedback from the contact region contributes to perception of the employed force. SA I, SA II and FA I tactile units respond when a force is applied to the fingertip; the preferred directions of force are distributed in all angular directions with respect to the stimulation region. SA I units were observed to contribute to perception of tangential force components in the distal direction, SA II units in the proximal direction and FA I units in the proximal and radial directions [
Form perception depends on surface structure and is defined by Johnson and Yoshioka in [
Texture perception corresponds to "the subjective feel of a surface and depends on its distributed, statistical properties" (Johnson and Yoshioka in [
Curvature is considered as "the rate of change in the angle of a tangent line to a curve as the tangent point moves along it" (Klatzky and Lederman in [
In this section, the state of the art of artificial tactile sensing is analysed with respect to the possible approaches to fabricate the outer interface layer and the mechanotransduction units (
Several reviews of tactile sensors have been proposed with respect to synthetic approaches for the design of the skin and transduction mechanisms [
Packaging used in sensors for synthetic skin is mainly based on polymeric materials, such as silicone elastomers (e.g., polydimethylsiloxane in Dow Corning Sylgard 184® PDMS, polyorganosiloxanes and silica in Smooth-on DragonSkin™ and Ecoflex©) and polyurethane rubbers (e.g., toluene diisocyanate and polyols in Polytek® Poly-74 Series) [
Bio-hybrid tactile sensing systems consist of a synthetic sensor immersed into a tissue engineered skin (
Cheneler and colleagues in [
Among bio-hybrid technologies, some research groups focused on BioMEMS devices fabricated by means of polymeric and elastomeric materials in order to provide substrates for cell adhesion and proliferation. Polymers, such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate, polyurethane and polyester, are employed as materials for BioMEMS devices.
PDMS is one of the most used polymeric materials for BioMEMS devices thanks to its advantages in terms of rapid prototyping, transparency, elasticity, gas-permeability and adhesion to substrates. However, PDMS is not biodegradable; also, various strategies have been proposed and adopted to enhance its biocompatibility. To this aim, bioreactors consisting of microstructured PDMS have been fabricated for the perfusion of mammalian cells and for the cultivation of liver cells. Such bioreactors seem to be suitable for future applications in drug screening or tissue engineering. PMMA is another type of polymer employed in BioMEMS technology due to its transparency and biocompatibility (it is often used as substrate for mammalian cell culture) [
Among polyesters, glycolic and lactic acid-based poly(α-hydroxy acids) such as poly-L-lactide acid (PLLA) and poly-(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) have been used for applications in drug delivery systems, scaffolds for tissue engineering, resorbable sutures,
Grayson and colleagues reported on technologies focusing on the improvement of the biocompatibility of implantable BioMEMS devices in order to obtain a better bioadhesion and cell proliferation. To this aim, the main techniques are microtexturing of surfaces, greater physical integration of the device and chemical modifications of surfaces. Absorption of peptides and proteins causes fouling of the device, therefore polymer-based modification methods (poly(ethylene) (PEG) or its analogues) are employed in order to inhibit protein adsorption and decrease biofouling. Also self-assembled monolayers methods are used to passivate the surface of the BioMEMS device and reduce biofouling [
In fully-biological tactile sensing, the outer interface layer consists of tissue-engineered, hydrogel-based and gelatin containing artificial skin (
Hydrogel-based artificial skin consists of engineered hydrogels, which are three-dimensional networks composed of cross-linked hydrophilic polymeric chains. Hydrogels are characterized by a high content of water and can undergo large change in volume by excluding or adsorbing water, so they can be cast into any shape, size or form. Hydrogels present several adequate features for biomedical applications, such as biodegradation, bioadhesion, bioactivity transport and mechanical properties [
Biological sensors may use live cells which maintain vital functions by responding quickly and with sensitivity to change in the external environment. Therefore, sensors using live cells as detector elements may be able to perform analyses faster and with more sensitivity than sensors using synthetic elements [
In another study, Choi
In a subsequent work, Choi
Lee and colleagues in [
Concerning the transduction mechanism, the analysis of the state of the art showed that such types of fully-biological artificial skins have not been fully integrated with a truly bioartificial transducer for the implementation of a sensing system that could be potentially either connected with the human afferent neural pathways (in neuro-prosthetics applications) or integrated into a robotic artefacts (in humanoids or wearable assistive devices). The quest for bioartificial receptors is a recent trend and some advances have just been shown on possible approaches for fully-biological transduction mechanisms, as it is the case of approaches with Merkel's cells [
Finally, fully-biological tactile sensing systems are 3D rather than mainly planar structures as it is the case of skin layers. As a consequence, to meet the metabolic needs for nutrient and oxygen delivery and waste removal, transport by diffusion is not sufficient but requires a convective pathway, (vasculature): various approaches have been proposed to this aim, including molding of PDMS [
Robots and advanced hand neuro-prostheses are required to perform human-like manipulation tasks; therefore they should be equipped with artificial tactile sensory systems capable of mimicking the human sense of touch. This means that advanced robotic hands should be endowed with both an artificial sensing system capable to acquire the physical variables (e.g., contact force, pulpy tissue deformation map) underpinning the tactile information through physical interaction, and to translate—through multi-layered architectures and processing algorithms—the measured physical variables into one or more specific touch perceptions, such as force, form, texture (including roughness, and softness) and curvature [
In order to obtain an artificial tactile sensory system, an outer interface layer with distributed and embedded tactile sensors should be developed. To this aim, in this review paper, the achievement of an artificial sense of touch has been analysed with respect to possible approaches to fabricate the system (
Advances in the development of synthetic tactile sensing systems have been presented by several research groups (here recapped in Section 3.1), while bio-hybrid (Section 3.2) and biological (Section 3.3) tactile sensors are a more recent and less established trend if compared to synthetic approaches.
Synthetic approaches are now paving the way towards their application in several domains, such as neural prostheses, bioinspired and biomimetic robotics, biomechatronic devices (for surgery, endoscopy, rehabilitation and assistance) and humanoid robotics. In all these application domains, the artificial tactile sensing system should cope with three main challenges [ development of effective and usable robotic and mechatronic systems; increased understanding of mechanisms implemented by different biological systems; effective interactions with biological systems.
development of effective and usable robotic and mechatronic systems;
increased understanding of mechanisms implemented by different biological systems;
effective interactions with biological systems.
Several synthetic examples were shown in the literature to allow artificial tactile coding of surface attributes during contact and relative motion between the stimulus and the artificial fingertip, therefore successfully addressing the points (i) and (ii) above.
With respect to point (iii), robotic systems for neural prostheses, humanoid robotics and wearable robotics application domains should work together with the final user. To this aim, with particular reference to neuroprosthetics, interfaces between the human user and the sensorized robotic system should be designed and developed [
Biological and soft materials for skin-like sensorized surfaces could be highly relevant in prosthetic hand design because of the fact that a soft skin can protect embedded sensors, increase the size of the contact area in order to provide better contact information due to embedded sensors, and increase the contact friction coefficient, and thus ensure a higher stability in the grasp. Biodegradable elastomeric polymers are used in combination with MEMS in tissue engineering applications. Among elastomers, polyesters, polyurethanes and polycarbonates are employed in combination with MEMS in tissue engineering applications, due to their good biocompatibility, degradability, compliance and softness when presented
Bio-hybrid and fully-biological tactile sensing systems may enhance the level of bio-mimicry of robotic fingertips: as a matter of fact, thanks to the use of biological components and tissue engineered tissues, the finger of a robotic hand is similar to the natural finger and could be better accepted, if compared to a finger composed of synthetic elements only, by the human subject.
In addition, particularly applying to neuroprosthetics, in fully-biological approaches for tactile sensing systems, the neuromorphic coding [
Finally, bio-hybrid and fully-biological tactile systems could show self-healing properties, which would permit to overcome intrinsic limitations of synthetic approaches. However, despite the vast number of scientific works addressing the development of engineered skin tissues to be used for encapsulating artificial sensors, the investigation of sensing technologies involving living mechanoreceptors in the transduction chain is lagging behind and needs more effort and investments. In parallel, the achievement of thick tissues with differentiated biomechanical properties is still an open research topic, that requires notable advancements in the capability to introduce vascular structures in the engineered tissue [
This work was supported in part by the NANOBIOTOUCH project (EU-FP7-NMP-228844). The authors would like to thank Gianluca Simonelli for his contribution in the realization of images.
Section of the glabrous human skin illustrating the main classes of mechanoreceptors, comprising SA I (Merkel cells), FA I (Meissner corpuscles), SA II (Ruffini endings) and FA II (Pacinian corpuscles) tactile units (also, see
Classification of artificial tactile sensing with respect to the possible approaches to fabricate the outer interface skin layer and the transduction mechanism: synthetic
Types of tactile units in the glabrous skin of the human hand, their density, and functional and morphological properties (synthesis from [
Fully-synthetic tactile sensing: transduction methods, advantages and disadvantages (synthesis from [
|Transduction method
|Change in capacitance
|High spatial resolution
|Severe hysteresis
|Strain (stress) polarization
|High temperature sensitivity
|Change in resistance
|Large hysteresis
|Change in resistance
|Sensing range
|High hysteresis
|Change in inductance
|High sensitivity
|Usage limited to nonmagnetic mediums
|Light intensity/spectrum change
|High density
|Large size
Bio-hybrid tactile sensing: biological component, transduction mechanism and main features.
|Biological component
|Transduction mechanism
|Main features
|Polycarbonate nanoporous membrane (100 μm thick) forming a layer upon which cells (tissue engineered alginate encapsulated fibroblasts) are cultured
|Three local conductivity sensors, consisting of a pair of thin film metallic electrodes deposited on the membrane
|The system is capable of monitoring the response of cells when normal and tangential loads are applied
|Keratinocytes tissue engineered skin; keratinocytes are obtained from neonatal rat sacrificed by cervical dislocation, isolated and cultured for 2 weeks to obtain keratinocytes stratification
|4 × 1 linear sensor array fabricated by means of MEMS microfabrication technologies, mounted on a chip carrier, wire bonded and connected to the electronics
|The system is capable of measuring the contact force distribution when the device comes into contact with stimuli by means of load-unload indentation cycles
|3t3 fibroblasts are seeded, incubated and attached to a PDMS substrate
|Electrode composed of a PDMS bottom layer, an interlayer and a PDMS upper layer with a central hole in which cells are seeded and housed
|3t3 fibroblasts attach sufficiently to the PDMS substrate after one week of culture. When a load is applied, a Ca2+ influx is observed
|Polymeric and elastomeric materials used as substrates for cell adhesion and proliferation (e.g., mammalian cells, liver cells, stem cells)
|The transduction mechanisms are mainly based on synthetic principles
|The systems show an improved biocompatibility and biodegradability
Fully-biological tactile sensing: types of artificial skin and main characteristics.
|Artificial skin or Transduction Mechanism
|Main Classes and Characteristics
Comparison between approaches for artificial tactile sensing: fully-synthetic, bio-hybrid and fully-biological tactile sensing. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
|Capacitive sensors
|Physical robustness
|Non self-healing properties
|Silicon-based bio-hybrid sensor with microfluidics and conductivity sensors
|Conservation of living cells
|Hydrogel-based artificial skin
|Conservation of living cells


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July 26, 2002
CFMX Global Error Handler
The global error handler in CFMX behaves quite differently to that in ColdFusion 5. The documentation surrounding the change in functionality is not the best. On top of that it looks like there are a few quirks to look out for.
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July 25, 2002
ColdFusion MX Performance Brief
Macromedia have released a whitepaper on performance comparing CFMX and CF5 on various platforms. ColdFusion MX outperforms ColdFusion 5 in both performance and scalability. Testing was done on Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
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July 20, 2002
Type Creation Tags dmCreateTypev2 for Spectra
Daemon type creation scripts (dmCreateTypev2) enable developers to evolve the object model. If you need to create, modify, add or remove methods or properties on a type, build your types with these tags.
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July 19, 2002
Complex Query Objects in CFMX
Been mucking around with variables again. Looks like the ColdFusion MX query object can now hold complex values. To my surprise you can now bung in structures, arrays and even other query objects. Not entirely sure what weird and wonderful things one might try now that this is possible but there it is.
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July 18, 2002
Upgrading AXIS Web Services Not Possible
A bit of a provcative statement from a J2EE neophyte, perhaps. Having tinkered a fair bit and chatted to a few people I think we'll have to wait for the next service pack to see an upgrade to the internal CFMX webservices module.
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July 17, 2002
Macromedia Flash Updates
Macromedia released the final version of Airwolf today, the latest version of the Flash player. This includes bug fixes (including...
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July 16, 2002
AXIS Web Services goes Beta 3
I note with interest that the Apache AXIS group have released beta 3 of their implementation of the SOAP ("Simple Object Access Protocol"). CFMX web services is based on an earlier beta release of this project.
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July 15, 2002
Dumping Functions
The new CFDUMP in CFMX is full of surprises. Not only can you dump ColdFusion variables but just about everything else. Dumping functions and gives you all the detail you could want about the variables to pass in, the appropriate format and more.
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July 14, 2002
XML Doc Obj Dump Has Two Modes
If you have done any work with XML within CFMX you will no doubt have used CFDUMP to view the XML Document Object. However, what's not well known is that CFDUMP has two different views for XML; long and short. Here's how to get to both!
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July 10, 2002
Smart Structs in CFMX preserve case in keynames
Had a weird issue in a CF5->CFMX app conversion. The javascript in one of the admin interfaces was failing. Turned out that the JS assumed that the structure keynames would all be UPPERCASE. It appears that CFMX preserves the casing in the keyname depending on how you declare the variable.
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July 08, 2002
Web services from behind a proxy
Ever wondered whether it's possible to consume a web service in CFMX from behind a proxy server? The
tag doesn't appear to have the required attributes, and there isn't anything in the documentation but here's how...
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July 07, 2002
ColdFusion MX built-in web server
Found a great little tech note on the web server that ships with the CFMX install. Typically this installs with a webroot of c:\cfusionmx\wwwroot\ and a port number of 8500. If you need to change these settings, disable file broswing or say add a virtual mapping you ought to check out this little gem.
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July 06, 2002
Searching XML docs with XPATH
CFMX ships with an XPATH engine that is called using the XMLSearch() function. It's great and absolutely dead simple to use. I've got a few code examples to share that I whipped up playing with http://fullasagoog.com/
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July 05, 2002
Serverside Validation Bug in CFMX
It's not a showstopper, hell it's hardly a blip. But it may cause some folks some grief so I thought I'd mention it. The classic CF server side validation using hidden fields doesn't render the custom error message in CFMX.
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|Mortal Kombat character
Motaro character sketch for Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996), by John Tobias
|First game
|Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
|Created by
|John Tobias
|Portrayed by
|Stop-motion (MK3/UMK3/MKT)
Deron McBee (Annihilation)
|Fictional profile
|Fighting styles
|Horse (MKA)
Motaro is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He made his first appearance as a sub-boss character in Mortal Kombat 3, where he has the legs of a horse and the torso of a man. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Motaro has become a bipedal humanoid and a playable character.
In video games[edit]
Motaro is from a race of Centaurians (a race of centaur-like creatures with ram-like horns and a long metallic rat-like tail). Motaro's kind have come into conflict with the Shokan, a the four-armed race to which Goro, Kintaro and Sheeva belong, as Kahn favors the Centaurians and aids them in the defeat and subjugation of the Shokan race. As a Centaurian, Motaro possesses a great strength as well as a razor-sharp tail that fires energy blasts from its tip, and the power of teleportation. He also has an absolute immunity to projectile attacks, as Motaro's skin appears to have some sort of reflective surface that automatically repels long range attacks to the point of sending them right back at opponents.
In Mortal Kombat 3, Kahn appoints Motaro to head extermination squads dispatched to Earthrealm to vanquish Earth's chosen warriors. When Sonya Blade defeats Kano, throwing him from a skyscraper to the streets below, Motaro recovers the severely injured Kano and brings him back to Shao Kahn's fortress, where Kano is first revived and then imprisoned so he could later be punished by Kahn for failing to defeat Sonya. It is at this point that Motaro was assaulted and supposedly mortally wounded by Sheeva.
Motaro makes a cameo appearance in the "Konquest" mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception. He returns in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, but since then the Centaurians have been put under a curse by the Shokan, turning him and the rest of his race into bipedal Minotaurs; the curse has also relieved him of his most powerful abilities, his skin no longer possessing reflective properties. Ultimately, as with nearly every character of the franchise, Motaro is killed at the end of Armageddon.
In the 2011 reboot, Motaro is killed during the invasion by Raiden, who foresaw Johnny Cage's death at Motaro's hands. Kahn then replaced him with Sindel.
Ed Boon called Motaro one of the "oddest shaped" Mortal Kombat characters.[1] John Tobias said that his creation of Motaro was inspired by a toy he had when he was a kid. The toy in question, the Micronauts antagonist Baron Karza, came with a horse named Andromeda that, when disassembled and combined with the figure, created a centaur-like creature.[2]
As described in his Armageddon bio card, the developers were faced with the decision (prompted by fan demand to include him),[3] of not including Motaro in the game or removing his hind legs due to the difficulty of compensating for his unique half-horse body shape. They decided to remove the hind legs with the explanation that a curse was placed on his race.[4] Reportedly, Motaro's centaur body structure was the main problem, as the MK team would need much more extensive programming and testing to successfully integrate Motaro's four-legged frame into interacting properly with knock-downs, throws, and Fatalities and Death Traps that required limbs to be torn or cut off or Motaro to be impaled. This was joked about in his ending, as a reference to the creators taking his hind legs away was made. Similar to Sheeva, Motaro bleeds green blood instead of red blood in the Mortal Kombat 3 and its updates (in Armageddon, his blood's color was changed to a common red).
As a sub-boss in Mortal Kombat 3, Motaro is invincible to projectiles, most of which bounce back at the player and often result in an accidental free hit. He also teleports frequently, often grabbing his opponents, whether from behind or after blocking their jump kicks. He can also shoot up to eight fireballs at a time. In Mortal Kombat Trilogy, his ability to reflect projectiles is greatly lessened, and would suffer damage if hit at point-blank range. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, he has lost his immunity altogether and can be attacked with projectiles like most other characters. To compensate for the change of his body structure, however, Motaro can assume an all-fours stance, which allows him to use certain moves such as his projectile, which is fired from his tail.
Both Motaro and Shao Kahn are playable in the SNES and Sega Genesis versions of Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 via a secret code menu, though they remain unselectable in single player mode. He is also playable in Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Motaro's single Fatality, only seen in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, is simply his grabbing pose with the opponent's head being ripped off in the process. His sprite also fades to darkness with the background when this Fatality is performed, unlike other normal fighters who remain fully lit.
Motaro is unplayable in Mortal Kombat: Deception, only appearing in a non-fight encounter in the Konqest mode and on a background of one stage in Mortal Kombat: Unchained, a PSP port of Deception. In Mortal Kombat (2011), Motaro similarly only appears as a background character in some stages and in a few cutscenes in the game's Story Mode, being the only character introduced between the first game and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 not to be selectable or fought in any form.
In other media[edit]
Motaro appears in the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, played by former American Gladiators star Deron McBee. His rivalry with Sheeva was briefly touched upon and he is defeated by Jax at the end of the film.
Motaro made appearances in the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm. He and his Centaurian warriors were present at the castle in which Rain held Kitana hostage, and was later seen in the series finale during Kitana's unsuccessful plot to overthrow Shao Kahn; after having been warned by Raiden, Motaro appears to fight the treacherous Shang Tsung and the Shokans led by Sheeva. His voice actor was uncredited.
The character has received a mixed critical reception. In 2011, ScrewAttack rated the bipedal version of Motaro from Armageddon as the worst-ever Mortal Kombat character,[5] That same year, he was ranked as the fifth-goofiest Mortal Kombat character by Topless Robot, who added that "his silliness is mostly to do with how ridiculously overpowered he is" in Mortal Kombat 3.[6] The Robot's Pajamas placed Motaro third on their top 10 lamest characters in the series. Motaro placed 31st in UGO's 2012 ranking of the top fifty Mortal Kombat characters, noting his being a tough sub-boss to beat.[7] In 2013, Complex ranked the fight against Motaro in Mortal Kombat 3 as the 31st-hardest boss battle in video games,[8] and Motaro himself as the tenth-most brutal fighter in the series.[9] Fans ranked him the 39th-best character in the series in a 2013 online poll hosted by Dorkly.[10] Den of Geek ranked Motaro 42nd in their 2015 rating of the franchise's 64 playable characters. ScrewAttack rated his "Head Yoink" Fatality from MK Trilogy as the third-worst in the series,[11] and Game Rant ranked it fifth out of the ten worst MK finishers in 2011.[12] WhatCulture, in 2015, ranked Motaro 20th in their selection of the series' twenty worst characters. "Motaro is rubbish for many reasons, but mostly because of his awful portrayal in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation."[13]
- ^ Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Xbox Gameplay - Ouch. IGN. 2006-07-27. Event occurs at 0:48. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Official Mortal Kombat 3 Kollector's Book by EGM (1995)
- ^ "#MortalKombat presents: Fight Night 2006!". Mortalkombatwarehouse.com. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ Motaro's Bio Card. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Premium Edition Bonus Disc, Midway Games, 2006.
- ^ "ScrewAttack's Top Ten Video - Top 10: Worst Mortal Kombat Kharacters". ScrewAttack's Top 10. GameTrailers. 2011-04-30. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ "8 Mortal Kombat Characters That Are Goofy Even by Mortal Kombat Standards". Topless Robot. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ UGO Team (2012-02-28). "Motaro - Top 50 Mortal Kombat Characters". UGO.com. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ Elijah Watson, The 50 Hardest Video Game Bosses (And How To Beat Them), Complex.com, July 1, 2013.
- ^ Hanuman Welch, The Most Brutal Fighters In "Mortal Kombat", Complex.com, July 21, 2013.
- ^ "The Greatest Mortal Kombat Character of All-Time". Dorkly. 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "Top 10 Worst Mortal Kombat Fatalities". ScrewAttack's Top 10. ScrewAttack.com. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Smillie, C.J. (April 19, 2011). "Top Ten Worst Mortal Kombat Fatalities". Game Rant. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Pring, Joe (April 18, 2015). "The 20 Worst Mortal Kombat Characters of All Time". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.


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Charlie Strong has inherited a screwed up situation at Texas and at this point the only appealing thing about that job is how much money it pays. As I write this Joe Bergeron has now been kicked off the team. That would make 5 guys in 2 days. Thanks, Mack Brown. Thanks for allowing the program to turn into one giant soft underbellied, entitled P-word. Thanks for lying to players' mothers and telling them what a good influence you'd be on their sons. Rather than being the father figure they desperately needed you acted only as the sweet uncle who approves of everything they did. Fair to Mack or not or even only partly true or not this is the spin I'd give if I were Strong.
Recruiting setbacks were inevitable. Do as well as you can in 2015 and fight like hell to win the 2016 class because that is when real judgment will begin. Tell those parents that he's the strong black man that they can entrust their kids with away from home. The silly old lovable white man Mack is gone. Don't like me playing the race card? Tough. 80% of the roster are black kids and if you don't think it matters to their mamas than you're nuts. Especially in the households were Daddy is long gone.
I'd also start establishing a niche. Build a tough defense. Big, bad, nasty and smash your face in. It's the best way to squash the "Texas is soft" stuff. I suppose what I'm saying is do what Gary Patterson did. UT people won't like building a niche in TCU's image but there's not much Charlie Strong can do. He is in a corner. He's got to sweep the Mack Brown roster out the back door, he's got to hope David Ash can hold the fort until a better QB emerges, he's got to establish a niche, he's got to put up with the high A-Hole factor at UT and then he's got to beat Baylor. I haven't even yet gotten to the impossible task of recruiting against Texas A&M. Selling the SEC is like selling girl scout cookies outside a marijuana shop in Denver. You don't go to them. They come to you. Yessir! I haven't even gotten to OU either.
Strong's style fits in Austin about as well as mine did on their radio airwaves. God bless his little heart. What a hell of a challenge.


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Sure, its revenues might be plunging along with its share price, but the New York Times is still good for something. In these somber days of winter, the Gray Lady, her name notwithstanding, can still inject the sunshine of humor—albeit of the unintentional variety.
Take its current editorial, Getting Immigration Right -- please. With jobs at a premium and the collapse of the Big Three automakers attributable in no small part to the role of the unions, the Times naturally comes out in favor of:
- making it easier for illegals to get into the country to compete for what jobs are left, and
- granting the right of illegals once here to . . . unionize.
The teaser on the Op-ed web page drew me in: "In a time of economic crisis, it is especially vital to uphold workers' rights, even for those here illegally." The body of the editorial didn't disappoint on the promise of more liberal looniness. Annotated excerpts [emphasis added]:
[H]omeland security secretary Janet Napolitano of Arizona and commerce secretary Bill Richardson of New Mexico, who understand the border region and share a well-informed disdain for foolish, inadequate enforcement schemes like the Bush administration's border fence.
That's funny. I don't seem to remember Pres.-elect Obama praising the pair's disdain for border fences at their announcement ceremonies. Maybe some Republican senators will get into this during their confirmation hearings.
[The Bush administration's] campaign of raids, detentions and border fencing was a moral failure. Among other things, it terrorized and broke apart families and led to some gruesome deaths in shoddy prisons. It mocked the American tradition of welcoming and assimilating immigrant workers.
We don't want people to die gruesome deaths in shoddy prisons. But the Times must be joking if it looks at the Bush years as ones of tough immigration enforcement. As for the American tradition of welcoming immigrants, yes, by all means: in respect of legal immigrants. Does the Times editorial board plan to spend spring break on the border, welcoming illegals as they slip into our country?
And finally, as promised in the teaser, the Times bemoans the fact that "illegal immigrant workers are deterred from forming unions. And without a path to legalization and under the threat of a relentless enforcement-only regime, they cannot assert their rights."
Let's review. Under the NYT's immigration plan:
- border fences would be discarded.
- illegals would be welcomed.
- once in, they would be accorded worker rights including that of forming unions.
Could someone please explain how this is anything but an open-borders policy and an abandonment of national sovereignty? The Times' bleeding-heart liberalism could be cause for some much-needed mirth, but for the fact that the editorial goes out of its way to praise Obama's pick for Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, as a "staunch defender of [illegal] immigrants" and someone who "promises a clean break" from Bush immigration policies. Cheers!


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Tosh breaks silence on staffer who was killed
only had the privilege of working with John Winkler for a short while. we extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends.
— daniel tosh (@danieltosh) April 11, 2014
If you didn't hear about this, Winkler was mistakenly gunned down by Los Angeles police on Monday after they mixed him up for a knife-wielding assailant. Winkler had been attempting to help a friend who was being held at knife-point when police mistook him for the attacker and fired at him.


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There's a whole new wave of tech companies whose big pitch is the relief they offer from the burdens of the modern white-collar workplace. Squarespace, whose ads you've heard if you've ever downloaded a podcast, helps you promote your personal brand by making it easier to build a website. Slack, whose slogan is "be less busy", promises to bring all your messaging and file-sharing systems together in one place. If you're in the growing ranks of independent contractors, FreshBooks supposedly makes it harder for clients to ignore your bills.
The very existence of these firms shows how – in an economy where everyone's multi-tasking, and a growing number of thankless duties are falling upon individuals who are ill-equipped to handle them – even the most diligent workers can easily get sidetracked from their real business.
It's easy to dismiss workplace procrastination as a moral weakness, even a form of psychological damage. If social media in late December was any indication, lots of us have guiltily resolved to stop putting things off in the new year.
But procrastination circa 2016 doesn't just mean blowing off assignments to binge-watch Making a Murderer. Often, it means laying aside one pressing obligation for other little things that still need doing – like trying to get paid, or replying to the boss. Call them micro-procrastinations. They're not your fault, but over time, they add up.
"What's expected of people now makes it impossible to get sustained, serious attention to any one thing," Barry Schwartz, a psychology professor at Swarthmore College in the United States, says.
Schwartz comes at the problem from two angles. He's the author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, a seminal 2004 book about the paralysis that consumers suffer when confronted with too many decisions. He also wrote Why We Work, published in 2015, about finding satisfaction on the job.
Instead of happiness, micro-procrastination mostly yields bad habits. If you're an academic working on a research paper – or, purely hypothetically, a newspaper writer facing a regular deadline – a momentary mental block becomes an occasion to skim through your social media feeds. (Bonus tic: If you zone out while scrolling through tweets on your computer, just pull out your phone and check Twitter there, too.)
Alternatively, there's a spreadsheet to analyse or a presentation to write by Monday morning. But you also have email to answer, your bank account requires niggling paperwork, and your professional network will wither without proper cultivation on LinkedIn. If your employer cut back on training, you should also be on the lookout for online courses that will help you keep your skills fresh in your spare time, right?
If nothing else, there are software services that block out the Internet for people who don't trust themselves to turn it off and keep it off.
There's also a whole self-help industry that promises people more effective control of their lives. But even that's a mixed blessing. The website Lifehacker, for instance, recently featured items about how to organise your to-do list, manage your tax-deductible medical expenses, and calculate the true value of your time. Go ahead, read all about it. It'll only take 10 or 15 minutes.
Ultimately, the battle against micro-procrastination won't be won through individual effort. In most areas of public policy, we recognise that most people have limited financial resources. At some point, we'll also have to acknowledge there's only so much time and attention that those same people can devote to new tasks that are dropped in their laps. Squarespace and Slack might have their charms, but technology can't save us from ourselves.


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Chiefs OLB Tamba Hali became the seventh potential free agent to receive the franchise tag when Kansas City slapped it on him Wednesday.
"Tamba is a key contributor to our football team, and we have a tremendous amount of respect for him both personally and professionally," Chiefs GM Scott Pioli said in a statement. "We want Tamba to remain a member of the Chiefs, and we will continue to work together with the hope of reaching a long-term agreement."
In his first Pro Bowl season, Hali led the AFC with a career-high 14.5 sacks in 2010, placing him second to Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware (15.5) overall.
Hali, drafted in the first round in 2006 out of Penn State, has flourished as a pass rusher since K.C. switched to a 3-4 defense in 2009. He has 23 sacks the past two years after accruing 18.5 in his first three.
If the franchise tag is retained in its current format in the next CBA, Hali stands to make approximately $10 million in 2011 absent a long-term deal.
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Been a while since I sent more than a fox or 2 to a tanner, and the last one from said tannery just looks dull. I want a tanner who puts the fur glaze on, is a stretchy tan, doesn't hack the hide up, is not a miscreant who takes my money or loses my hides, and can do an otter right. Anyone?
Moyle was a possibility, but it looks like they are still being idiots with taxidermy skins, from reading here.
At stake here are 2 otters, 1 is my first, the other is its mate and another trapper's first.
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The Deathstalkers
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Get Astor's Letter of Introduction and return it to Mennet Carkad in the Rogues' Quarter.
If you wish to join the Deathstalkers, Lord Varimathras' elite guard, you will have to prove your worth.
I will not lie to you, <name>, this task could mean your death.
I have some things that need attending to. I require the personal effects of Astor Hadren, a messenger who travels between Silverpine and the Undercity. I will leave the method of procurement to your discretion.
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For Patient A, visiting a doctor about a pain in her foot led to a 12-year affair, an addiction to painkillers and admission to hospital for mental illness.
But the doctor responsible made out that he was a victim, "preyed upon by his patient" as she threatened to expose the relationship.
Zeitoun Athour, 58, had practised medicine in Fairfield in Sydney's west since 1999. But on Thursday, the Health Care Complaints Commission struck him off the medical roll after it found him guilty of "reprehensible" conduct of the most serious kind.
The woman, known as Patient A for legal reasons, first came to see Mr Athour in 2001 for treatment of a foot she had injured in a car accident.
She confided in him early on about problems in her marriage, her traumatic past and the nature of her chronic pain.
The pair slept together at Patient A's house that year, beginning an affair that was to last until 2013.
During that time, Mr Athour gave her money towards TAFE fees, a car and abdominal surgery.
More gravely, he secretly prescribed her opiates and sedatives even when he was no longer her treating doctor.
Mr Athour acknowledged to the commission that "each of these medications contributed to the drug dependency of Patient A".
He visited Patient A in 2010 when she was taken to hospital against her will with an acute mental illness created by her drug dependency and the sexual relationship.
Mr Athour said he did not know it was improper to conduct social relationships with patients until he undertook a Monash University ethics course last year. He did not complete the course.
At the same time, he told the commission he stayed in the sexual relationship to appease Patient A and to stop her from telling medical authorities.
"He presented himself as a victim, preyed upon by his patient," the commission said.
"We view his conduct as reprehensible and perfidious."
Psychologist Bestegul Tungandame reported that Mr Athour had "learnt from his wrongdoing...[and] it is very unlikely for him to commit a similar offence".
But the commission said the doctor showed "a profound lack of insight" into his behaviour and had been evasive in parts of his evidence.
The commission had already restricted Mr Athour's practice in April 2014 after he was found guilty of inappropriately treating 14 heroin addicts. He had treated them using a risky procedure, rapid opioid detoxification, sometimes in their homes or in hotel rooms.
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Gera set for Baggies return
Zoltan Gera could return to West Brom after the club confirmed they have opened talks with the midfielder.
Last Updated: 08/07/11 12:36pm
Zoltan Gera could return to West Brom after the club confirmed they have opened talks with the midfielder over a potential deal.
However, any contract will be subject to the 32-year-old proving his fitness after he underwent surgery on an ankle problem on Thursday.
Hungary international Gera spent four seasons at the Hawthorns before moving to Fulham in the summer of 2008 and is a free agent after his contract at Craven Cottage expired last month.
Albion said in a statement: "In light of recent media speculation, Albion can confirm they are in discussions with former player Zoltan Gera and his advisors about a return to The Hawthorns.
"The Hungarian star decided to seek a new challenge after his Fulham contract expired on June 30 and he is now a free agent.
"The Baggies have opened contract talks with Gera, who became a firm fans' favourite during his previous four-year spell at the club between 2004 and 2008.
"The 32-year-old has undergone a Hawthorns medical, which revealed he was carrying an ankle injury from last season.
"Gera underwent surgery to rectify the problem yesterday and Albion have agreed to oversee his rehabilitation.
"If, as expected, he makes a full recovery - to the satisfaction of the club's medical staff - and agrees personal terms, he will rejoin Albion.
"Gera is not eligible for the first three games of the 2011-12 season after he was sent off in his final match for Fulham."


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Through interviewing some of the most talented Australian creatives every single week, I have come to realise that the very best of the best, in any field, almost always have one character trait in common – they're GENEROUS. Generous with their time, their advice, their resources and pearls of wisdom. To be completely honest, I find it's usually the ones that aren't much chop(!) who squirrel their trade secrets away and are reluctant to pass on their wisdom. Nine times out of ten, if you find yourself chatting to someone who truly is at the top of their game – they'll be humble, approachable, and genuinely helpful – although they'll also probably be very busy!
Amanda Henderson of Gloss Creative is the ultimate example of this rule. The interview below is without a doubt one of the most genuinely insightful and generous interviews I've ever shared on TDF – truly! It is an incredible resource for aspiring creatives in any field – I've even taken away a few pearls of wisdom myself!
Celebrating their tenth year in business this year, Gloss Creative is absolutely the best of the best. Under Amanda's watchful eye, her core team of five staff work from a simple studio at the rear of her home in suburban Melbourne, and whilst they might be a small team – they're not afraid to think BIG! This dynamic group is responsible for some of the very best event design, set design and visual merchandising this country ever sees. No exaggeration! Gloss is where creative meets commercial in the most spectacular fashion!
No brief is too tight (or too broad!) to shine given a little Gloss treatment – from spring racing marquees to Sportsgirl shop windows to high end runway shows. Amanda's highly skilled team are revered for their most impeccable attention to detail – every Gloss Creative job has a certain sparkle, yet no two executions ever look remotely the same. But perhaps the most admirable thing about the Gloss team is that they're not afraid to get their hands dirty! Whilst a designers' role too often ends on a computer screen – at Gloss, once a design is finalised, the real fun begins. The entire teams mucks in with hands on installation of each project, often into the wee hours during peak season.
Gloss is a truly special local creative company – and I feel super lucky to finally be interviewing someone I've looked up to for many many years! Massive thanks to Amanda for her time, and to Tiffany at Gloss for facilitating this interview and supplying too many stunning pics to choose from! Love your work ladies! :)
Tell us a little about your background – what did you originally study, and what path led you first to visual merchandising, and then to launch Gloss Creative in 2001?
I didn't study a lot! At school I spent my time doing drama, debating, public speaking and hanging out in the art room with the coolest art teachers making things! I spent a year at uni and quickly realised that my part time job at Sportsgirl was more like a 'university of fashion'.
I became VM Manger for Sportsgirl Nationally and then National Creative Concept Manager at Country Road. These roles gave me both a sense of creativity and commerciality that created a platform and skill set for my exploration of Gloss Creative in 2001. Both of these companies have an ongoing belief in visual merchandising as vital in business success.
Gloss Creative reaches an important milestone this year – it's your 10th birthday! Congratulations on this incredible achievement! What have been the most significant changes in the way you run your business over the past 10 years? Are there any key 'lessons learned' you would love to share?
We have always been a small business working with brands that have big dreams that need to be put into action.
Early on it was just me, my graphic designer niece, fresh from uni Kimberley Moore, artisan friends and my bookeeper Albina. I have always worked on projects from inception to end and that has not really changed, I have more time to devote to 'whats next ' because our team is now larger and highly skilled, my belief in training people over time has paid off. We have the right people in the right jobs .
As well as our love of creativity, our practical, simple visual merchandising skill set has meant our consistency of delivery has been a major business asset and that only happened because we have developed an amazing in house team and network of collaborators and never failing suppliers.
What has changed is the diversity of projects we work on. Early on event design was our main activity – that has expanded over the last five years to include set design (my personal love) and retail installations. In the early 2000's the event industry was the place where the creative freedom was and still is to a large extent, but we noticed a shift about 4 years ago of retailers wanting their creativity back! This lead to wonderful collaborations with retailers such as Sportsgirl , Paspaley, Mecca, Sussans, Myer and now our newest project, together with the amazing team at Fabio Ongarato Design, Melbourne's GPO – Our first shopping centre! Dangerous though, each time I go for a meeting I shop!)
The are a lot more businesses working in this space now which is another major change – the financial crisis really mixed things up , it lead to us being really targeted about who we wanted to work with and became way more proactive about creating projects that suited our skill sets.
Sooo many lessons learnt, I feel like 'Yoda' writing this –
1. Keep as much freedom in your processes as you can – you don't have to be too flaky, just enough room to keep inspired.
2. Work with people you love and who love you, the best chemistry comes from seeing qualities in others you admire, and funnily those qualities you might not know you have that others see in you!
3. Get a book keeper. I have had one since day one. Can't live without.
4. The best ideas and themes are those from outside your industry. Before you design look far beyond where you sit for inspiration. Look at the way other industries respond to their challenges. New ways of seeing existing material and techniques is the secret to creative renewal. I love looking at work that is so different and yet it looks so obvious, you think, why hasn't that been done before?
5. Don't copy. You can make something way better.
6. It's ok to show creative vulnerablity. Remember you don't have the answers all of the time, if you're tuly making something original, you're making it up as you go along. Embrace precious unformed ideas and teach those around you to be comfortable with incomplete ideas until they develop.
7. The two hour principle. Brilliant ideas can be achieved in two hours. Not everything has to take days. Some of the best ideas we had have been born in minutes, you just have to grab the time.
What have been one or two favourite Gloss Creative projects / clients in recent years?
A client who collaborates is gold. Find cool, courageous, brave people who really want something new. Sometimes the corporate world is risk averse. Do something new and exciting, but that moves their brand forward. Reward them, hold your project tight for them, and deliver something you'll all be proud of.
My favorite clients have been those who know what they want, understand how I think and allow me and my team the freedom to deliver.
Some of my favourite clients have also been collaborators : Rachael Ruddick, Amy Foster, Emma Hofstede, Barry Wafer and Simon Hayward, Kerry Nelson, Kate Rees Rowie Kelly, Alistair Thompson, Kate Jennings and Paul Bonnici have always come onboard with our ideas no matter how crazy they are!
I'm proud of our collaborations with Sportsgirl – an ever changing feast of freedom and creativity for their customers over the past 3 years. The Sportsgirl team really believe in VM and it shows. And the Myer fashion launches – a great example of what big business can do when it gives creative freedom to its team. I love the way we have been able to combine design with a sense of theatre to create a brand experience that works on a couple of levels.
Your work is predominantly temporary in nature – runway shows, marquees and corporate events, magical environments that pop up for a short period of time then disappear forever. Does it ever frustrate you that so much incredible talent, energy (and budget!) is poured into such fleeting experiences? Do you ever crave a more permanent project?
I love the temporary, it suits my skill set. I was the girl who could never finish knitting a scarf, couldn't read a long book. It took me ages to work out that smaller, temporary projects can be very rewarding. Temporary projects tend to have more emotional and visual impact because of that need to grab people's attention quickly for a limited period of time. It always feels fresh.
We try to reuse elements on projects, we are not perfect but visual merchandisiers are the original recyclers. We put a lot more time and thought into reuse than we did 10 years ago and that's a good thing . I'm really proud of the fact that half of the MGPO spring orchard installation will be reused again! although you'll never know it will be all cleverly transformed…)
I am sure many TDF readers will be curious about the inner workings of Gloss Creative! Can you give us a bit of an idea of how the studio runs? ie where your office is based, how many people you employ, what significant tasks the studio outsources, and whether you still play a hands on role in every project?
We work in a studio at the back of our house, its relaxed but well organised. There are 5 of us on any one day and grow on larger projects to 20 people, mostly comprising of specialist artisans such as sewers, painters, jewellers, saddle makers, florists, lampshade makers, interior designers, graphic designers, visual merchandisers. We work with larger production, staging, print and signage companies as well as shopfitters, metal workers, builders, electricians etc. We have built an incredible network of people who just know how to make strange and wonderful things!
We work as a team on the top line ideas and then break down into smaller teams to make things happen, then usually coming back together to install our work. I'm always involved with everything but try to let my team have freedom to show their considerable skills and style.
Which other designers, artists or creative people do you admire?
In the world –
I love the scale and playful qualities of the work of Australian artist Sally Smart, the patterns and colours of any Dries Van Noten garments, Bram Bogart's work with giant impasto, Constance Spry's Floral work, Liberty of London's ability to combine old and new with so much cool I could cry when I shop there. Any John Lautner house.
In my network –
Marcus Baumgart always says its important to state the obvious – I'm always inspired by the team that I work with everyday. They have shared my dreams and made them happen alongside me. Lucky me.
Architect Chris Bosse (LAVA), he's way ahead of his time .
Bruce Keebaugh (The Big Group) – party guru and entrepreneur. I have learnt so much about business from him, he knows how to make creative links across different industries and he's a great story teller.
Can you list for us your current top 5 go-to resources for creative inspiration, across any media?
1. Lsnglobal network. The boys at the Future Laboratory give great Insight into new thinking not just new trends. Puts me in the right frame of mind before designing.
2. I love Yellow Trace blog, Dana makes mood boards to die for .
3. Trendhunter, I love their theme galleries. Always slightly weird
4. I still like magazines. I'm often standing in airport newstands – I buy the latest of whatever is looking the most interesting that month. I'm not loyal to any one publication. I love it when you find an image you cant stop
looking at, you can tear it out and keep it next to you .
5. theflawedmind.com. I'm inspired by Marcus Baumgart's eloquent writing style and love of the slow, his ability to express what he's thinking makes me jealous…
What does a typical day at work involve for you?
Talking, talking, designing by talking, scribbling in my notebook, I stand at my desk because I am literally walking around our studio talking all day with Steff, Tiff, Kim, Ross , Albina , Jan or Sam. I rarely sit down, except when we talk as a group. I think I need one of those standing desks.
We work on multiple projects all in different stages so my day is always varied. A mix of designing with our team, talking with clients, site visits, installations at night, driving to find things and more talking. My day is busy, but I try to think slowly and find pockets of time for free thinking. My phone often runs out by the end of the day.
What would be your dream creative project?
A set design for Sydney Dance Company.
And… I'm already dreaming about Christmas at MGPO, so I would have to say our next project …
What are you looking forward to ?
Putting up spring carnival marquees at flemington at the end of this month – big Melbourne celebrations just around the corner.
Hanging with my AGA cooker in my kitchen on the weekend.
Your favourite Melbourne neighbourhood and why?
Probably the city – anywhere that has such an amazing retail world and brilliant restraunts, beautiful buildings, laneways and gardens at the same time 12 minutes from my house must be good .
Your favourite Melbourne bookshop for gorgeous reference books and art / design publications?
Often I find inspiration in older books so I'm a fan of the library. I've borrowed and bought amazing books at second hand library book sales. School fetes are another great sources of out print inspiration. The Victorian Embroiders Guild library has an incredible array of textile and handicraft books – you have to join up to get access but its worth it..
What and where was the last great meal you ate in Melbourne?
That's easy – the new Vue de Monde at Rialto. There are not that many places in the world that you can have an experience that is both luxurious and still mind blowingly creative. Shannon's sense of creativity redefines
what 'occasion' means. Apart form the watching the day views turn into incredible view of Melbourne at night, the restaurant interior draws you into his world of dark but organic luxury. The table is not set when you arrive – no tablecloth, a leather topped table, and a still life of handcrafted stone shapes and the burnt driftwood pieces on the table. As the meal progresses each piece's purpose is revealed. Ah beauty and function! For me this is almost like modern theatre. I'm always inspired when a business has creativity at it's core – you can feel it!
Where would we find you on a typical Saturday morning?
You would find me being slow. I've always been a slow person, so Saturday is my chance to go at a snails pace, whether its sleeping, walking, food shopping, coffee, I move at a "glacial pace" (quote from The Devil Wears Prada!)
Melbourne's best kept secret?
Its weather – no seriously, I love the fact that it keeps you guessing. My favourite melbourne page is Weatherzone, I love the watching the live rain radar!


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Israeli Settlers Resist Gaza Pullout, Palestinians Call for Withdrawal from West Bank
Thousands of settlers are refusing to leave their homes in Gaza settlements today as Israeli soldiers and police order them to move out. The pullout is seen by some as a strategy by the Israeli state to consolidate its hold over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Others see it as a necessary step in the roadmap to peace in Israel-Palestine. We speak with a resident of Gush Katif who is resisting the pullout, the director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, a journalist who spent time with soldiers and settlers and the founder of Electronic Intifada. [includes rush transcript] The Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip began officially today. Gaza is currently home to 8,500 Israeli settlers and 1.4 million Palestinians.
At midnight, borders into the settlements were sealed and it became illegal for Israeli civilians to remain in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of soldiers are deploying today to inform residents of the 21 Gaza settlements and four of 120 West Bank settlements that they have two days to move out voluntarily. After civilian relocation is complete, the Israeli military will gradually pull out. The Palestinian Authority is scheduled to govern Gaza by the end of the year, marking the first time in decades that Palestinians will control the territory.
The pullout is seen by some as a strategy by the Israeli state to consolidate its hold over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Others see it as a necessary step in the roadmap to peace in Israel-Palestine. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sought to convey a sense of unity and cooperation in his remarks on the withdrawal yesterday.
* Mahmoud Abbas:
"We want for the settlers and the army to leave in peace and security, without any undue incidents. That is what we are trying to achieve now. If you go out into the streets now, you will discover that there is complete agreement among all of the Palestinian citizens and all of the factions. Everyone is calling for a smooth and quiet withdrawal."
The Israeli Defense Forces are prepared to reoccupy all of Gaza if they meet any resistance from Palestinian groups.
* Abu Yousef, spokesperson for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades:
"The Zionist enemy should understand that the resistance is not over and our attacks will not have any barriers. Threatening our sites only reassures us to keep our weapons and operations."
A majority of Israelis support the withdrawal, but thousands of settlers are so far refusing to leave. The Israeli government is offering all settlers compensation and new housing outside of Gaza.
The settlements were originally established after the 1967 "Six-Day War" when Israel claimed land outside its internationally recognized borders.
* Idith Zertal, Israeli historian:
"A settlement was a main objective in Zionist ideology and practices and after the 1967 war, the Six-Days war, the settlements were, I could say, almost kidnapped by the Zionist religious group or movement in Israel in creating the settlements beyond the Green Line, beyond the international border"
Settlers are planning to use a variety of methods to resist relocation. This is a resident of one of the fifteen southern Gush Katif settlements.
* Gush Katif Settlement Resident:
"We believe that this program that (Israeli Prime Minister Ariel) Sharon, it is not going to happen. No matter what happen we will not leave this place because it's our country, you can't give it to our enemies so we stay here and fight. We will not fight with our soldiers because they are our brothers but we are not going to let them take us out of here."
Several dozen Israeli soldiers have so far refused to implement the relocation of settlers.
* David Matar, a Manhattan-born pediatrician who moved to the Gaza Strip with his wife and six children recently to resist the Israeli pullout.
* Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinan Center for Human Rights.
* Michael Bronner, journalist who recently spent ten days in Gaza talking to settlers and Israeli soldiers. His report will be published on CBS News online.
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There was a loud bang, the lights flickered on and off, and the cruise ship began to list dangerously. ''As the ship started going down it was a mad rush to get on the boats,'' Mr Strickland told ABC television last night.
''Everyone was just, like, freaking out. We were, like, there's no point getting onto the boats because we will just get crushed.
''We got onto one of the last [lifeboats] before the ship was … submerged,'' he said.
The Newcastle couple, both teachers, had been marking five years of marriage at the end of a European holiday.
They were initially told to go back to sleep by the Costa Concordia's crew.
''They went outside their cabin, but at that point the crew weren't panicking; the crew told them to go back to their rooms and go to sleep,'' Mrs Strickland's father, Grant Watts, said.
The couple did not sleep. They threw coats on over their pyjamas and climbed the stairs to the deck of the cruise ship.
''My son-in-law said there was a lot of panic, people screaming, pushing and shoving,'' Mr Watts said. ''The crew tried to calm people down, yelling at them to be quiet. Passengers were told to all move to one side of the ship because it was leaning too much. It was chaotic.''
The Stricklands waited on the deck for about an hour before passengers were told to start getting into lifeboats.
Mr Watts said he knew nothing about the disaster until a phone call from his daughter on Saturday night. ''She told us, 'We're OK. Our ship sank and we have been evacuated. We're on an island.' She wasn't sure which island she was on. Then her phone ran out of credit.''
Mr Watts said the couple were eventually taken to a hotel in Rome and would arrive back in Australia some time this afternoon. ''Tessa and myself are safe and sound with embassy officials. Planning to go to Rome to fly home,'' Mr Strickland posted on his Facebook profile.
The couple had spent five weeks holidaying in Europe, including sightseeing in Paris and London, and had just two nights left before their return home.
Ryan Strickland said his brother Grant was in good spirits and had joked about his 80-year bottle of Scotch now lying on the bottom of the Mediterranean.
The Australian embassy in Rome was issuing new passports for passengers whose passports were left behind on the ship, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said.
''Consular officers are also ensuring the people affected have money for clothes and other essential items as they were evacuated without their possessions,'' she said.
None of the 23 known Australians on board had sustained serious injuries, she said.
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South Carolina Governor Appeals For Russian Help To Succeed From United States
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
Russian Foreign Ministry sources are reporting to President Medvedev today that the Governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford [photo top left], arrived at Russia's Ottawa Embassy seeking 'immediate assistance and protection' for his plan to succeed from the United States over what he states is the 'planned annihilation of his country' by a 'criminal cabal' headed by the current US President Barack Obama.
According to this bizarre report, Governor Sanford, who has been reported as "missing" for the past week after evading his security detail, pleaded with Ambassador Mamedov to have Russia become the first country to recognize the 'New Nation' of South Carolina upon its succession from the United States and promised in return that Russian Military Forces would have 'total and immediate' access to his States ports and airfields.
Russian legal authorities state in these reports that Governor Sanford's statements under US law could be construed as treasonous, though they doubt that Obama would seek prosecution opting, instead, to 'neutralize' this threat as most US Presidents have done in the past, most notably Louisiana Governor Huey Long who was assassinated in 1935 after his threats to succeed from the United States during the Great Depression.
Reports from the United States about Governor Sanford state that he is firmly opposed to Obama and the socialization of his country, with some of these reports even speculating that Obama wants him dead, and as we can read:
"In a chilling story that seems more at home on a television police drama than in a conservative political blog, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has gone missing. The South Carolina Governor emerged as an early and outspoken opponent of President Barrack Hussein Obama's stimulus funding and even refused to take federal money. The Republican Governor was last seen on Thursday when he was sighted in a South Carolina Law Enforcement Vehicle. His wife has no idea where he is.
There is no doubt that Sanford's opposition to Obama's stimulus plan made him a very powerful enemy with a powerful motivation to silence him."
These reports further state that Governor Sanford was 'extremely upset' over the near assassination of former US President Jimmy Carter last week and stated to Ambassador Mamedov, "see…they can even kill a president and the Zionist media controlling everything wont' even report it."
Most interesting to note about South Carolina is that it became the first State to succeed from the United States when it left the Union on December 20, 1860 after the election of President Abraham Lincoln and which started the Civil War that left over 1 million Americans dead and wounded in its worst ever conflict.
More curiously about South Carolina is its State flag [2nd photo left], which on January 28, 1861, became the National flag of the newly seceded Republic of South Carolina and is steeped in occult symbolism holding the ancient symbol of the Crescent Moon honoring the aging goddess and which to the Islamic faith means victory over death.
Most importantly, however, of these events now occurring in the United States is that they have been predicted by some of Russia's most important diplomats, and as we can read as reported by the RIA Novosti News Service:
"A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts.
Professor Igor Panarin said in an interview with the respected daily Izvestia published on Monday: "The dollar is not secured by anything. The country's foreign debt has grown like an avalanche, even though in the early 1980s there was no debt. By 1998, when I first made my prediction, it had exceeded $2 trillion. Now it is more than 11 trillion. This is a pyramid that can only collapse."
The paper said Panarin's dire predictions for the U.S. economy, initially made at an international conference in Australia 10 years ago at a time when the economy appeared strong, have been given more credence by this year's events.
When asked when the U.S. economy would collapse, Panarin said: "It is already collapsing. Due to the financial crisis, three of the largest and oldest five banks on Wall Street have already ceased to exist, and two are barely surviving. Their losses are the biggest in history. Now what we will see is a change in the regulatory system on a global financial scale: America will no longer be the world's financial regulator."
When asked who would replace the U.S. in regulating world markets, he said: "Two countries could assume this role: China, with its vast reserves, and Russia, which could play the role of a regulator in Eurasia."
Asked why he expected the U.S. to break up into separate parts, he said: "A whole range of reasons. Firstly, the financial problems in the U.S. will get worse. Millions of citizens there have lost their savings. Prices and unemployment are on the rise. General Motors and Ford are on the verge of collapse, and this means that whole cities will be left without work. Governors are already insistently demanding money from the federal center. Dissatisfaction is growing, and at the moment it is only being held back by the elections and the hope that Obama can work miracles. But by spring, it will be clear that there are no miracles."
He also cited the "vulnerable political setup", "lack of unified national laws", and "divisions among the elite, which have become clear in these crisis conditions."
He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts - the Pacific coast, with its growing Chinese population; the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise; the Atlantic coast, with its distinct and separate mentality; five of the poorer central states with their large Native American populations; and the northern states, where the influence from Canada is strong.
He even suggested that "we could claim Alaska - it was only granted on lease, after all."
On the fate of the U.S. dollar, he said: "In 2006 a secret agreement was reached between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. on a common Amero currency as a new monetary unit. This could signal preparations to replace the dollar. The one-hundred dollar bills that have flooded the world could be simply frozen. Under the pretext, let's say, that terrorists are forging them and they need to be checked."
When asked how Russia should react to his vision of the future, Panarin said: "Develop the ruble as a regional currency. Create a fully functioning oil exchange, trading in rubles... We must break the strings tying us to the financial Titanic, which in my view will soon sink."
Panarin, 60, is a professor at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has authored several books on information warfare."
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