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University Courses in NZ
A number of universities in New Zealand teach some archaeology components at undergraduate level.
In Anthropology Departments:
- University of Auckland
- University anthropology page
- Archaeopedia University of Auckland category page
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
- University of Victoria, Wellington
- University of Waikato
- University of Invercargill - no not really, though it does appear in Dug to Death
In other Departments:
- Classics Department, University of Otago
- Classics and Ancient History Department, University of Auckland
At post-graduate level, two universities teach New Zealand archaeology:
To become a conservator you need to have a tertiary qualification in conservation studies. Employers increasingly prefer candidates to have a Master of Arts in conservation studies. This degree is currently only available overseas, in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada.
The nearest university offering a relevant Master of Arts is the University of Melbourne, Australia. An undergraduate degree in subjects such as cultural heritage studies, archaeology, anthropology, organic chemistry, science, art history, or fine arts is needed to enter postgraduate training (taken from the Careers Services web page for Museum Conservator).
Victoria University of Wellington offers a MSc (Master of Science) in Heritage Materials Science, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma and a Postgraduate Certificate. An arrangement exists between VUW and the University of Melbourne regarding completion of the certificate and a transfer to the MA in conservation at Melbourne. The Qualification from VUW will not qualify a graduate as a conservator, but could assist them in application for "Associate Conservator" status
University Departments outside NZ
About.com list of postgraduate archaeology schools in Australia Here
...More coming soon...
Theses relating to Archaeology
Lists of recent theses, with abstracts are occasionaly published in Archaeology in New Zealand.
External Links
Theses and Research Essays in the Piddington Room, Anthropology, Auckland University Link.
Kept here are Auckland anthropology theses and copies of some other relevant ones from other universities.


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Author's Note: CyberCam is embarrassing. That's all I have to say.
Never in his life had he ever thought of helping a friend set up cable TV for a guinea pig. Of course, he never thought said guinea pig would be his Sensei. Or even becoming a ranger. But that's life, Shane thought, poking his head under the table that was placed in the middle of Ninja Ops main room. Dustin was crawling in the middle of the table, rubbing a hand across his face, "Ah this is so brutal!" He complained, as Shane checked on how Dustin was doing.
"I heard that," he held up the cable cords, passing them to Dustin when Sensei's voice made them look over.
"Problem, gentlemen?" Dustin scoffed at the question, taking hold of the cords, as he continued their crawl under the table.
Near the entrance of Ninja Ops, Tori and Blake were in the middle of a mock spar. Blake saying he wouldn't take it easy just because Tori was a girl, and Tori playing along, telling Blake not to let her blonde hair fool him.
Shane plugged the cable cords in, patting Dustin on the shoulder when the Yellow Ranger didn't know Sensei was kidding. The miniature TV came to life, showing Sensei's sci-fi marathon he was talking about. Dustin circled back to the habitat cart, leaning over by the TV, "Isn't this a little low tech? I mean, Cam's got like a thousand channels on that thing," Dustin motioned to the main computer that Cam always works on.
Cam came over by the habitat, positioned himself in the middle of Dustin and Shane, leaning over to check everything out. "How many times do we have to go over this? The satellite surveillance system is not a home theatre."
Shane snuck a peek over at Cam, eyes trailing up and down quickly so no one would notice, but something seemed off. Really off.
He didn't have time to figure out what it was when Tori blocked Blake, causing the Navy Ranger to fall to the floor. His hand was entangled in the cords that Dustin and Shane spent so long going through, and when he yanked his hand back, the jumbled mess of cords followed along with him, the cords pulled from their place in the wall, sparks flying, Sensei's TV shutting off abruptly.
Tori's right hand flew to her mouth, trying to hold back laughter while Blake looked back and forth, knowing he did something wrong.
"Well that worked out well." Cam grumbled, Tori looking guilty while Blake came up from behind Cam, quickly telling Sensei sorry, saying he'll help when Cam hit Blake's outstretched hand, saying he'll take care of it.
Shane took this time to really get a good look at Cam's shirt. And it looked normal. It was green, the only thing Cam seemed to wear. There were crazy designs, and usually Cam wore a simple shirt, like the undershirt he was wearing. Shane's eyes continued to look, and once they got to the bottom half of the shirt did he notice something was off. The bottom half of Cam's over shirt… wasn't green. It was more of a red. Or maybe a darker red…
Something fowl settled in his stomach, as he turned away from the sight. He looked at Dustin, Blake and Tori, suggesting they go to the skate park, under the pretense of practicing for his demo. Tori quickly told Shane she had to drop off Blake first, and that feeling in his stomach grew. He asked if she was coming to his skate demo, and she said of course, she would never miss it.
The feeling didn't get any smaller, though. It seemed like Hunter was stealing everything Shane had, indirectly or not.
The pig monster destroyed, the Wind Rangers were able to get out of the alternate dimension. It was Tori who question where Hunter and Blake were, and as if on cue, they flew out of that popcorn bucket, followed by a rain shower of popcorn and… butter?
Shane clasped Blake's hand, and helped him up, shooting a look over at the older Bradley brother, and saw Dustin helping him up. But that wasn't what Shane was looking at.
Hunter was wearing a red shirt, with green in the middle. Even though he was covered in that butter junk, the color green stood out on the red shirt. And was that some more green on the shirt's shoulder?
Shane's mind went back to the previous day, and how Cam was wearing a shirt that had the crimson color on it.
But before he could even make sense of it, the pig monster was back; only bigger. Shane pushed the thought about the two shirts to the back of his mind. They had to defeat the day's monster. He didn't have time to deal with these emotions right now.
Hunter told Shane he and Blake would handle the Kelzaks, and Shane could only agree.
It was a normal training session, Sensei thought they were ready to break a brick made of marble. Cool. Easy. Sensei could do it, after all. Even if hewas a ninja master… in a guinea pig's body.
Hunter didn't look sure Sensei could even do it, and when Sensei did break the brick, Hunter took this time to give it a try. Blake wasn't sure if it was such a good idea, and voiced his thought to his brother.
"If he can do it... uh..." He cracked a side smile, "I'm gonna give it my best shot!"
Shane chuckled to himself, taking the next brick in the pile and setting it up for Hunter to break. He rubbed a hand over the brick, as if smoothing it out and getting imaginary dust off of it before winking at Hunter, and letting the Crimson Thunder Ranger attempt to break the brick.
When Hunter only managed to hurt his hand, Shane couldn't help the laughter as it came. In fact, he didn't even realize Blake hitting his arm as Shane continued to bask in this glorious moment.
"Looks like rodent: One, Thunder Ranger…" At this he turned to Blake, "Zip!"
Hunter held his hand in his other hand, annoyed at the laughter, and put Shane up to the test, "You think you can do it?"
Shane merely scoffed at this, motioning for Hunter to get up so he could do it. He settled himself in front of the brick, fully aware of their green clad bystander watching everything they were doing.
Shane took a deep breath, and slammed his hand down onto the brick. Pain shot up his arm, making him cry out as he held his hand up.
So much for trying to impress Cam with breaking a brick.
Tori, Dustin, and Blake didn't do as well either, it seemed. So they five gathered around Sensei, who let them wait till some of the pain subsided.
It didn't take very long, only Dustin and Blake were left rubbing their sore hands, before Sensei continued on with his lesson.
"You have come far in your training, but you still have a long way to go."
Shane looked down at the floor, his one chance at probably doing the one thing Hunter couldn't, and he blew it. He kicked himself over the head mentally as Dustin tried to make the whole ordeal less than what it was.
"Yeah, but you're like a full on, like, super ninja master!"
A yell from behind alerted them to turn around, just in time to see Cam's right hand coming in contact with the brick, and breaking it in two. Cam looked up at everyone, his expression calm, while Shane could only blink.
How? Yeah, sure, Shane knew Cam could fight, but to break the very brick that only Sensei could break? He looked over to Dustin, disbelief evident on his face, "What?"
Cam blinked, standing up, slightly confused at the reaction he received, "What?"
There was so way, no way Cam broke that brick! "Alright, how did you do that?" An idea popped into his head then, the only logical trick in the book, "Oh ho! You used some laser beam thing, right?"
Cam just shook his head, letting the others get over what he just did.
A thought shot through Dustin's mind, and he quickly voiced it, "Or... you switched the bricks," nodding, he continued, "Oh I saw that at a stunt show once at a movie or theme park!" Out of the corner of Shane's eyes, he saw Hunter nod in agreement and quickly followed suit.
Until Cam picked up one of the broken brick pieces and tossed it over to Dustin, who managed to catch it, but couldn't hold it for long. Dustin got to his feet, letting the brick piece stay where it was, "Okay, maybe not."
Hunter looked at Cam in disbelief, the thought making Shane smile internally, as Hunter voiced his own thoughts, "It's gotta be a trick?"
Annoyed, Cam finally took pity on the group of rangers, thinking that maybe if he let them in a little they could understand, "You just don't get it, do you?"
Apparently, they didn't. Shane held out a hand, as if for a little help, "Get what?"
"Just because someone isn't a ranger, it doesn't make them completely useless." The expression on Cam's face stopping any source of breathing on Shane's part. Not waiting for anyone to answer this, Cam continued, "I need some air." Turning abruptly and walking out of Ninja Ops, leaving a confused team of Rangers.
Tori seemed to snap out of it first, shoving Shane's arm as she followed Cam's retreating form. Shane simply held out his hands, completely confused as the rest of them, turning to look back at Dustin and the Bradley brothers. Dustin, still looking at the main entrance to Ninja Ops, asked Shane, "Do you think he's mad at us?"
Shane, annoyed now, he didn't feel any better when he saw Hunter's confused face, just gave Dustin a typical answer, "Dude, he's always mad at us!"
Blake took this opportunity to voice his reaction, "What did we say?" Both the Crimson and Red Rangers only shrugged as Sensei's voice forced everyone to look at him.
"I fear there is more to this than mere words, Blake."
As Sensei went through the tale about Cam's mother, how she fell ill early in his childhood and of the promise Sensei made with Cam's mother, Shane thought there was more to this story than Sensei was telling them.
"A promise you made when Cam was a little kid? What? That's why you won't let him become a ranger?" Shane's disbelief was evident.
Sensei held out a hand, as if to call for suggestions, "Does one of you have something you'd like to say?"
Out of the corner of Shane's eyes, he saw Hunter about to answer when Dustin beat him to it, "Ah, I'm sorry, Sensei, but that's kinda weak."
Sensei appeared to smile at the statement, but replied, "I appreciate your honesty, Dustin."
Shane took this time to put in his two cents, before Hunter did, "Sensei, you always told us to make our own decisions, right?"
"Yes," Sensei began, "but as a parent there are greater things to consider. It is far more complicated."
"It seems simple enough to me," Blake thought out loud, "You gotta trust your son." He paused, "Sir."
"Cam's the most together of all of us," Hunter began, shooting glances at everyone, "It seems to me out of all people, he'd make a great ranger."
"Perhaps I have been a little overprotective," Sensei mused as something like anger swelled up in Shane's stomach. When Shane said something, Sensei shot it down, but when Hunter gave a suggestion, Sensei was all ears? How lame is that?
Lothor's goons should steal their powers more often, Shane thought, as Cam helped the Red Ranger back to Ninja Ops, and began to focus what happened solely on what Shane's test showed.
A piece of footage showing the monster with their powers alerted everyone, and Shane struggled to his feet, but was quickly pushed back by Cam. He was slightly touched by the concern Cam gave him, but they couldn't just stay back while some freak with a building on his head had their powers.
Cam only nodded, gave them an energy boost for some time, and let the rangers go off to fight.
And maybe it was a good idea to go out and get that ball with their energy, even if Cam yelled at him for using too much energy. It was easier said to conserve energy than to actually do it.
Then there was the Zord fight. Whoever gave Cam the ideas for their power spheres were crazy. C'mon, a scarf? Oh well, at least it had Shane's power of Wind symbol on it, he should be grateful for that.
Except the scarf didn't really do much, they still demorphed and were knocked out of their Zords. It looked as if they were screwed. Really screwed.
Now what?
Cam was a ranger. Great.
That was all Shane needed. Okay sure they needed help when they were powerless, they needed six rangers to help get their powers out of that weird sphere thing, and no wonder Cam was obsessed with the color green.
The group of now six rangers gathered around the sphere, Shane was well aware that while everyone was turned to their right, Cam was turned to his left, facing Hunter, and he was awfully too close for comfort.
But now wasn't time for that. They had to get their powers back.
The force of the sphere opening shocked everyone onto the floor, but as the strength rushed back into Shane's body; he got up and tested everything out, getting in a fighting stance and throwing a few punches. Who knew? Cam might be looking over to check and see if everyone was alright, and saw that Shane was doing fine.
He didn't. Cam could be seen rubbing his bottom as he fell into the middle of the group, and Tori quickly pounced on the newest ranger.
"Just one question though, Cam." She held her hands out, sizing Cam up with her eyes and arms, "What? How did all this happen?"
Hunter was next in line with questions, sizing Cam up with his own eyes, "You're a ranger now?" while Tori overlapped with, "I mean suddenly you're a ranger?" followed closely by the others jumping in, asking Cam a dozen questions while he just looked back and forth between Tori and Hunter before shrugging all the questions aside.
Even through all the excitement, Shane still noticed the lingered gaze that Hunter gave Cam, while the Green Ranger just tried to get away with not answering anyone's questions.
Unfortunately, the rangers didn't know when to quit, and eventually learned what Cam saw while he traveled in the past.
Shane's response was probably the best received. "Dude, let's talk about Uncle Lothor. Man that's crazy, bro."
"Tell me about it." Cam dipped the sentence in sarcasm, "Nice family tree I have."
"Cam," Sensei began, his voice stern, "Lothor is no relation of ours."
Cam turned around at that, his arms open, "Well how could you say that?"
Sensei continued, "By law, once a ninja is banished, they cease to exist. The one I knew as my brother is a mere memory."
"But don't you think I had a right to know?"
Hunter cut in, before anyone could say anything, "Yeah, we all did."
"Perhaps," Sensei barely gave Hunter a second thought, "But what would it have changed? Would you have battled him any differently?" Cam could only nod at this, Sensei was right, after all.
A beep from Cam's computer alerted the group of five separate monsters attacking at five different locations. Sensei split everyone up, telling Cam to stay and monitor any new attacks. Cam didn't seem up to this suggestion, he was a ranger now, but agreed, clicking a few keys on his keyboard.
As Hunter walked away, quickly joined by his brother, Shane took this time to pat Cam on the shoulder, grinning as he offered what he could, "See you out there." That phrase alone brought a smile to Cam's face, and that was enough for Shane, as he quickly ran off to catch up with the others.
Maybe, maybe it was a good thing Cam was a ranger now. Maybe.
"Woah. That's nasty." Hunter could be seen leaning just in front of Cam, his eyes wide, and complete disbelief on his face. The others joined him, Tori's face soon following Hunter's. "Dude," Hunter backed up a bit as Shane couldn't help but smile at this. Hunter was too scared to get close to Cam. Nice. Hunter didn't notice Shane's smile, as he looked back at Cam's face, "What happened?"
Cam was pressed against a wall of Ninja Ops, his buttoned up shirt left open, revealing what looked like either boils or bug bites. He was sweating like crazy, looking as though he was trying to scratch his back with no sign that it was working, he twitched to the side a bit before answering, "I got a little close to that overgrown sucker."
A collective 'ew' rang out amongst the other rangers, Hunter now leaning back enough that maybe he wouldn't get infected. Shane tried to get as far behind Hunter as possible. He didn't want to get what Cam had, even if he did like him.
More beeping from the supercomputer alerted everyone's attention away from Cam temporarily, a monster grew, and Shane quickly announced they would get the Zords while Sensei asked the Thunder Rangers to take care of the others. Hunter agreed immediately, before Cam's voice called their attention back to him.
"What about me?" His left hand was scratching his right collarbone, what looked like hairy moles were on his knuckles, long pieces of hair sticking out of them. Tori was the only one to ask Cam about it, as Hunter and the others looked too scared to say anything. Well, Hunter looked scared. Shane was too busy laughing at Hunter's reaction to Cam's… problem.
"Uh Cam?" She leaned in a little close, "What's that?"
Cam quickly looked down at his hand, still scratching that one part, before looking back, "Uh… I have no idea."
Tori and Hunter shrunk back, Shane still trying to hold back his laughter and had to look away, so he looked over at Dustin, who appeared to have no clue what was going on, before Sensei ordered everyone out so he could figure out what was wrong with Cam.
They all agreed, Tori still looking at Cam before finally looking away. Cam's groaning as he scratched at his body could see be heard as they exited Ninja Ops.
Okay, so turning into a bug might cause anyone else to not want to be a ranger anymore, but Cam isn't just anyone. Luckily for the rangers, Cam was off doing who knows what, and Tori was the one who came up with the idea. They took a Wind Ninja Academy training uniform, trimmed it with green, and then placed the Samurai symbol on it, and waited for Cam to return to Ninja Ops' main room.
There was a big debate on who was going to give Cam his new uniform, and Hunter was the first to say he should give it to Cam, which lead to Tori arguing that she helped Cam out when the guys were being pig headed and that she should give Cam his new uniform. In the end, Dustin proposed that they would all give Cam his new uniform, as a team. Shane used his Red Ranger status as the one to hold the uniform, and he took a place on Cam's chair as they waited for their Green Ranger.
It didn't take very long.
Cam practically bounced into Ninja Ops' main room, saying something about linking his saber to Ninja Ops so even though he would be out being a Ranger, he could still do his technical duties.
But they barely heard any of that, their grins giving away what they planned. Their grinning affected Cam, who could only smile back, though it was obvious he was confused.
"What? What are you all smiling about?" Hunter and Tori shot each other knowing looks as Dustin and Blake simply moved to the side as Shane turned around in Cam's chair, a green trimmed training uniform in his lap.
Shane couldn't help it, he fell into laughter, standing to his feet with the uniform in his hands as he walked up to Cam.
"Wow. Where did that-?" The Green Ranger could barely hold back his reaction, a smile huge on his face as Shane handed the uniform over.
"If you're gonna be a part of the team, you gotta have the gear." Cam took the gift, holding the uniform up against his body and he checked it out, the smile still on his face.
Sensei gave his own congratulations to Cam, saying how no father could be prouder of his son. Cam nodded at this, before the rest of the rangers crowded around Cam, congratulating him as Cam simply gave a 'Thanks, guys!' in return. Shane held onto Cam's shoulders as he circled behind him, giving him a shake now and then.
He was truly happy for Cam. He was like a part of their family now.
And then Hunter had to playfully smack Cam's stomach. Shane barely saw that, only noticed it when Hunter made a playful shout as he did so, and Shane quickly put in his head that Cam was too busy checking out his brand new uniform.
Yeah. Things were okay.
The day started with a typical training session. Cam was joining them; he was now allowed to join now that he was a ranger. Go figure, huh? Shane was caught between Tori and Dustin, blocking every attack they dished out. Cam ran past them, running up the side of a nearby wall, and leaped off of it, loosing balance on his way down, and falling flat on his back.
A collective cringe could be heard between the three Winds, as they ran over to help their fellow ranger. Dustin reached for Cam's hand, and Shane did what he could, he reached for Cam's arm and helped him get back onto his feet. Dustin could only say how he was going to take points off for that weak landing, and Cam quickly announced he was going to try it again.
Anyone could see Cam was tired, and Shane proposed they quit for the day, even telling Cam straight up that he looked about to fall over. Cam shot back with a 'No!' and that he was fine, when Shane's morpher beeped.
Sensei voiced crackled over the morpher as he requested Cam's help. Cam only sighed, told his father he would be right there, and Shane crossed his arms while Tori gave a simple, "That doesn't sound good."
Cam gave an exasperated sigh as he told the Winds, "I told him to stay away from the supercomputer. I'll be back as soon as I can." He shrugged before running off, streaking back to Ninja Ops.
Tori looked at the retreating form of the Green Ranger, turning back with a worried look on her face, "I'm worried about Cam. He runs the entire Ninja Ops and now he's a Ranger too."
Shane agreed immediately, "Yeah, he never gets any down time."
Dustin nodded when he realized the two focused on him, "Dude's gonna seriously burn out."
The three looked at one another; they had to help Cam get out more. Doing do much couldn't be good for a person.
The idea came when Shane was trying to sleep the night before. They already planned on hitting the beach with the Thunder brothers, and they hadn't thought of inviting Cam, he wasn't a ranger when they came up with the idea, and Shane didn't want to bring up the Green Ranger, when he never seemed to care before.
When he arrived at Ninja Ops with Tori and Dustin, he proposed the idea and Tori thought it was a wonderful suggestion. She was thinking of inviting Cam anyway. They walked into Ninja Ops and spotted Sensei on his habitat cart.
Shane beat everyone to it, "Hey Sensei, is Cam around?"
Tori took over from there, "We're gonna be Blake and Hunter at the beach and we thought he might wanna come with."
Sensei informed the three that he hadn't seen Cam all morning, which was awfully weird. Cam was known for his odd sleeping habits, staying up all night and then waking up earlier than Shane did when he had school.
Dustin came up with the first plausible reason, "Probably crashed out." Shane nodded, it seemed that was the case.
When a 'Hey! What's up!' alerted their attention.
There was Cam. In… baggy cargo pants…? a black shirt, green over shirt… and what that a green beanie on his head? He barely even registered what Cam was saying when Cam began to do some sort of robot dance move as he greeted them.
Tori seemed to snap out of the shock first, trying to process Cam's new dress code, "What… are you wearing?" No, she was still in shock.
Cam looked down at his outfit, which Shane was still trying to get over. Cam never wore any shade of black, unless it was his training uniform. In fact, the only colors Cam seemed to wear, before and after a ranger, was simple green and white. And that one shirt with crimson on it. But Shane didn't like to think about that.
Cam didn't seem to get that they were all shocked, looking back at everyone, "Cool, huh? I got tired of those same old rags so I busted out the phat gear!"
Even Sensei looked shocked at this.
This was too great though. Cam never acted like this. It just… wasn't Cam. Maybe all that being a ranger and turning into a bug finally got to his head. Shane couldn't hold in his laughter, while Dustin still appeared confused, but asked Cam anyway, "We were just going to the beach and we thought you might wanna… come with us?" The more Dustin looked at Cam, the more he thought the idea was just plain stupid.
But Cam didn't seem to realize this. "Dudes!" He walked up between Shane and Dustin, wrapping an arm around each shoulder, while Tori looked on in disbelief. "I'm so down with that! I can definitely get in chilling at the beach with my peeps!"
Tori's dam broke; she could barely get her question out, "Your peeps?" Cam looked over at her, pulling Shane back roughly as he wrapped an arm around Tori's shoulder. The force of the shove made Shane uneasy on his feet, so he missed most of what Cam told Tori, but it was enough on the look on her face that he cracked up.
"Thanks," she seemed to ponder for a moment, "I think."
Cam didn't seem fazed by her confusion, and turned to Sensei, "Gotta bail!" He lifted his right hand in some sort of gesture, "Laters little furry dude!" He turned, not waiting for a reply from Sensei as he told the Rangers to hurry up, totally missed Sensei's shocked expression and the Rangers just shrugging.
Shane should have known something was up when Cam said he wanted to try skateboarding. As for as Shane knew, or any of the others, Cam had never left his computer for long than it took him to eat, and he usually ate in front of his computer, and that would mean he shouldn't be able to skateboard, or surf, or even do motocross.
But he did.
And according to the expressions on the other's faces, except Dustin, they thought there was something wrong too.
Then there was the monster attack. Cam just became a ranger, something he wanted to be since the beginning, and suddenly he wanted to give it up? No way. And then the car thing? Shane wondered why the warning signals weren't going off in his head when that happened. And thanks to Cam, Tori and Dustin were captured and turned into perfume!
When he, Blake and Hunter cornered Cam, he was happy someone else was ticked off as he was. He looked over at the Crimson Ranger, who just had a look of disbelief on his face before following Shane and Blake.
There were two Cams. Shit.
At least there were differences. Cam didn't say 'dude' or anything like that, didn't wear a green beanie on his head or wear baggy clothes, and he wasn't so touchy feely.
CyberCam, that's what Cam called him, liked to hug people at random intervals, though Cam said he shouldn't be doing that anymore. Thankfully, he doesn't, he just hugs Dustin and Shane. CyberCam also doesn't do sarcasm very well, and he doesn't wear the Samurai Amulet that Cam always has around his neck, and he doesn't wear glasses, which doesn't help much since Cam doesn't either when he's fighting.
Oh well. At least now Cam could get out more, what with CyberCam helping out at Ninja Ops. He does look cute on that mini-motocross bike. As Tori said, "Everyone's gotta start somewhere."

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This afternoon, a mortar launcher was discovered north of Gush Katif. The mortar launcher was armed with a bomb ready to explode using a mechanism assembled to a stopwatch.
After searches conducted in the area, a bomb squad has dismantled the mortar bomb. It should be noted that mortar bombs were fired from the area towards the villages of Gush Katif many times.
In another event, an empty mortar launcher was discovered during searches inside a disserted building west of the village of Nezarim.


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Christin Kinsey started the day with nothing more pressing than an English exam. But when an EMP attack knocked out all technology across the globe, she found herself in the mountains of Georgia trying to stay alive in a world suddenly thrown back in time 100 years or more.
And when she starts shooting lightning bolts out of her hands, things get really weird. Christin, her younger brother Matt, and Matt's cute friend Dave have to figure out what this new world is about, why they suddenly have super powers, and what happened to their mom in this apocalyptic fantasy novel geared for audiences 16 and up.
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good story ruined by bad narration
no, the narration was horrible. There are times you hear the pages being turned, the accents are horrible southern twangs, and there are multiple times the narrator starts reading and stops the sentence and repeats it.
the terrible accents, her starting sentences then stopping and repeating them. The fact you can hear her breathe and pages being turned. The hiss of the recoding the entire time. This might be a better read than a listen
Only with a new narrator
This might be a better read than a listen
- chris
I really enjoyed listening as each of the characters grew into their powers. Hearing the description of each one using their element somehow made it a bit easier to visualize.
I always enjoy hearing what the narrator does with each character's voice.
It makes me want to go back and listen to one of John's books that I have already read!
Having frequented the Downtown Asheville area, one of the most memorable moments was when the group comes back to it, post event. Picturing the city in a post event state is a lot easier when you have been there before.
Iesha did a great job giving each character their own voice and captured the emotional moments very well. The exchange with Dave and his parents sticks out quite a bit.
I always chuckle when I read a Hartness book. I am a huge GEEK so most of his movie, tv show, gaming and geek culture references make me laugh.
Losing Mr. Freeman wasn't something I saw coming so that got me a little.
I've lived in NC my entire life so I deeply understand some of the religious/cultural tones and really appreciate the way 'the group' handled those moments. I am not sure progressive believer is the right term BUT I echo exactly what Mr. Freeman told the kids about their new found powers. And I won't quote it here because you should here it for yourself :)
- Candice Carpenter


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McCain/Graham/Ayotte file Amicus Brief - Hedges V Obama What does this mean?????
Does anyone have an idea what this means? Is it something we should be concerned with? Does it have anything to do with McCain and Graham and their Benghazi charges? I don't understand legal anything. Sorry the article is long, but I didn't know where to snip it, so I cut and pasted the whole thing.
By Wells Bennett
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Attorneys for Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotteall members of the Senate Committee on Armed Serviceshave filed an amicus brief in support of the government in Hedges v. Obama. (Background here.)
From the briefs Introduction and Summary of Argument section:
Because detention to prevent a combatants return to the battlefield is a fundamental incident of waging war, Congress anticipated that the President would, pursuant to the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), detain enemies not killed on this wars battlefields. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507, 519 (2004). President Bush and President Obama have done so. Their administrations have used this authority to remove and keep from the battlefield numerous individuals, most in Afghanistan, who joined with al-Qaeda in waging war against the United States and its allies, to obtain valuable intelligence, and, where appropriate, to bring these individuals to justice through prosecution. The contours of this authority were developed by the executive branch over time, on a case-by-case basis, according to military necessity and subject to regular oversight by Congress and, when appropriate,
the courts. That process culminated in the Obama Administrations March 2009 Memorandum setting forth the detention authority that had been exercised by the executive branch to that point and Congresss ratification of that authority in Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA).
The plaintiffs, and the court below, ignore this history and, as a
result, misconstrue Congresss purpose in enacting Section 1021. Far from seeking to authorize the detention of individuals for engaging in political activism or practicing journalismsomething that Congress, in general, and amici, in particular, rejectCongress sought to endorse the specific detention authority that had been exercised by the executive and approved by the courts and thereby place it on the strongest possible constitutional footing, consistent with Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, 635-37 (1952) (Jackson, J., concurring). And Congress did so in the plainest possible terms, expressly stating that [n]othing in this section is intended to limit or expand the authority of the President or the scope of the Authorization for Use of Military Force or to affect the rights of persons captured within the United States, including the right to challenge detention before a court
of competent jurisdiction. NDAA §§ 1021(d), (e). But the court below refused to take Congress at its word. In so doing, it stymied Congresss exercise of its powers to declare war and authorize the use of force, to make rules concerning captures, and to regulate the armed forces.
Section 1021 is unquestionably a legitimate exercise of those powers. It is informed by the customary laws of warincluding the detention of captured enemy personnel for the duration of hostilities and the law of co-belligerencyapplying them to a type of conflict that involves shadowy non-state actors with fluid affiliations, rather than the uniformed soldiers of nation-states. Moreover, authorizations for exercise of the war poweras opposed to the exercise of that power in specific circumstanceshave never been subject to review for vagueness because they structure the operations of the government and, unlike statutes creating criminal offenses, do not work directly on individuals or impair individuals rights. Nor, for the same reasons, are such structuring statutes subject to facial challenge for violation of First Amendment rights. In these ways, the decision below is inconsistent with centuries of constitutional practice in authorizing the use of military force. The plaintiffs may not circumvent precedent barring challenges to the authorization and use of military force by seeking to enjoin an essential aspect of that force.
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Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:34 PM
msongs (44,262 posts)
1. it means 4 years of begging for bipartisanship are coming back to haunt nt
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Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:47 PM
karynnj (55,331 posts)
4. They are supporting Obama - as they did Bush - in continuing to detain people
identified as terrorists.
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:44 PM
John2 (2,730 posts)
2. This
is not anything they filed against the president. It is something they filed to support the Government's right to detain Terrorists. That is what an amicus brief is. They are not the plaintiffs.
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:45 PM
karynnj (55,331 posts)
3. It means they are supporting the government position (ie Obama)
I am not a lawyer, but know that it is often called "friend of the court" and I means that they are offering independent support to one side or the other. In this case, they are backing Obama in going after people seen as terrorists.
Hedges wants argues that the powers given by the vote (that only Barbara Lee voted against) that enabled Bush to attack Afghanistan go too far.
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:49 PM
LeftInTX (6,465 posts)
5. Sigh of relief.......Thx
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Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:56 PM
Honeycombe8 (22,054 posts)
6. It's about Gitmo. Detaining foreign "enemies" for the sole purpose
of preventing them from returning to the battlefield, where they will likely kill YOU.
Apparently this argument is being waged in court. I recognze the Hamda case. It went before the S.Ct. several years ago. Hamda was a detainee, as I recall, who sued to be released? Something like that.
An example of this practice, sort of, was seen in the movie Saving Private Ryan, when they captured a German soldier who had killed their buddy. Some wanted to kill him. One did not. Ultimately, Hanks decided not to kill him. The German soldier appears later in the movie, when he kills two of the Hanks group. The one who had not wanted to kill him before, is actually the one who ultimately kills the German soldier. It's an ethical and moral nightmare of a decision.
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Wed Nov 14, 2012, 09:04 PM
ItsTheMediaStupid (2,800 posts)
7. If we hold people in detention indefinitely, without trial
Are we any better than the Soviets, the Nazis, the Radical Muslims or any number of totalitarian governments?
Gitmo is an abomination.
The worst sin of the W debacle was shredding the constitutional guarantees of the legal process.
Enemy combatant my ass.
Either charge them with a crime under US law or keep them as prisoners of war, don't invent new categories of prisoner designed to fudge the constitution.


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Reports say the Hammers, along with London rivals Crystal Palace, are interested in the youngster, who has failed to to make an impression at Arsenal but has done well out on loan abroad in recent years.
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Hi, I would like to know regarding the Vatican, if we can get off train from Civitaveccha (cruise Port) at the San Pietro Stop and save time getting to Vatican.It looks closer on map.
Also, what would be the best thing to do re: tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel? If you just buy a ticket, can you rent headphones for commentary or do we need to buy tour tickets and have a guide explain everything?
You can rent an audio guide and take the museum at your own pace. However, if you do this you will need to return them to the entrance as you leave rather than take the 'short cut' straight into St. Peter's. (You can also download a Rick Steves tour from the web.)
Are the tickets timed?
One tour I saw said it left at 9:00 a.m. after Nov 1. It will be hard to get from the ship to the tour meeting place by 9:00 a.m.
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The only problem is the museum will probably be very busy in the mornings and you could wait a long time in line to get in. Another option is to book an entry with a co-ordinated group..no tour.. on the link I've put below. You may find the 10.30 slot is available on your date. There is a mark up on these tickets, you just meet up with the group at the given time and they take you in. It saves waiting in the long lines.
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I have lupus & get really dizzy(not vertigo) & confused during every flare.I still get dizzy a lot & it lasts weeks.Neuro & rheumMD don't know cause.
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A reflection on John's testimony-A A +A
Thursday, January 16, 2014
THE gospel to be pondered on in many Christian churches this Sunday comes from the gospel of John (Chapter 1, Verses 29-34). It reads as follows: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."
Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' I have seen and I testify that this is God's Chosen One."
Short as this gospel may be, it spells out a very clear message: Jesus is the Lamb of God. He is God's Chosen One. Everyone and everything in this world exist to bring him glory, honor and praise.
It must be recalled that prior to Jesus' baptism he lived a very private life with his family in Nazareth. John, on the other hand, was very much in the public scene ? preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, calling for repentance for sins and baptizing with water. No wonder John won many followers among the ordinary folks and enemies among the leaders of the established Jewish religious order. Many marveled, "Could this be the Promised Messiah who would liberate God's people from bondage?"
John's humility was shown when he acknowledged who he was and who Jesus is. Openly he testified about Jesus saying, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" Yes, Jesus as man came after John, yet John knew so well that Jesus as God was before him. In fact Jesus as God was the beginning. This, John must have kept in mind, for right in the opening lines of his gospel he wrote, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:1, 14). Clearly this Word is no other than Jesus himself. Later, John, in keeping with this humble spirit, wrote, "He (in reference to Jesus) must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30).
May we all have the heart of John. May we realize that we don't own ourselves but that God owns us. Thus we should live our lives to realize God's purpose. As St. Paul writes, "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies" (1Corinthians 6:19-20). (Dr. Jaime V. Cortez)
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Question: You must know what Modern Family's Gloria and Jay are going to name their baby – or at least whether it's a boy or girl. How about giving us a hint? —Erica
Ausiello: I can confirm that the show's adding a new… female! But it's not what you're thinking. She's 40, she's Gloria's polished new friend and – though not a bombshell – she's very educated.
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The American international forward feels Martin Jol's Cottagers are due a first three-point haul of the season and feels it will be the ideal time to secure it against their London rivals at Craven Cottage.
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As with his mentor, inspiration and drinking companion, Johnny Cash, these days there is something of the grand old man of music and letters about Kris Kristofferson. But as ever, it is done his own way.
The silver tongued devil is now a silver haired one but he still has charisma and instead of some biblical presence delivering with gravitas, he is more avuncular and embracing. His voice, while never the greatest, was less secure but not yet gone.
The songs of course remain consistent gems of concise storytelling about people getting by and sometimes getting done. From the deeply familiar Me And Bobby McGee and For The Good Times through the pungency of Broken Freedom Song and Duvalier's Dream to the sentimental, but no less potent for that, Daddy's Song and Jody And The Kid, Kristofferson's best songs reach you directly and stay for good.
The "Kid", his daughter Kelly, joined him with voice and banjo for several songs in the second set and their unspoken interplay was a pleasure. Almost as much of a pleasure as hearing Kristofferson singing about having a "stomach full of empty" and how "hearing Joni Mitchell is as good as smoking grass". His songs might be nearly 50 years old but they feel more like 50 years young, with a long life ahead of them yet.
That said, as a friend of mine put it, a little bit more care would have been appreciated: having the guitar tuned throughout the first set; fewer mistakes and flubs; a Sunday Morning Coming Down that held its shape and lived up to its quality. Odd too was the way some songs ended abruptly and others were launched into almost before the last chord of its predecessor had stopped resonating in the room.
And I at least would have enjoyed much more chat - some yarns and more scene setting. Though he did declare that he wasn't a funny man (witty lines in many songs notwithstanding), don't tell me there aren't some stories to tell about these songs, about some of the people who covered them, about some of the people he drank with, played with, loved with.
So not perfect and not great either, as a concert experience. But none of us left unhappy and certainly none of us left feeling like we hadn't caught a hefty dose of songwriting quality, sung with charm and a twinkle in the eye. But hey, he's 78, he isn't resentful of anything (except maybe crass capitalism) and he was with us for two hours.
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West Texas Intermediate crude capped a monthly gain as inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, dropped and the euro strengthened against the dollar. Brent advanced.
WTI closed above $100 for a 12th day. Stockpiles at the futures' delivery point slid 7.04 million barrels in the four weeks ended Feb. 21 as the southern leg of TransCanada Corp. (TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline moved oil to Texas from the hub. The euro surged to a 2014 high against the dollar. Brent's increase in February was the biggest since August.
"Crude prices have reached a lofty plateau and I don't see them weakening," said Tom Finlon, Jupiter, Florida-based director of Energy Analytics Group LLC. "There is no reason for Cushing inventories to build in the near term. The dollar looks very bad against the euro and that supports the prospect for stronger crude prices."
WTI for April delivery climbed 19 cents to settle at $102.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The volume of all futures traded was 31 percent below the 100-day average at 3:26 p.m. Prices increased 5.2 percent this month.
Brent for April settlement advanced 11 cents to $109.07 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Volume was 5.8 percent below the 100-day average. The European crude was at a $6.48 premium to WTI, the narrowest since October.
Cushing Inventories
Cushing stockpiles decreased to 34.8 million last week, the least since Oct. 18, the Energy Information Administration, the Energy Department's statistical arm, reported Feb. 26. Supplies have shrunk since TransCanada said in January that it began operating the Keystone XL link at a rate of 288,000 barrels a day. The company plans to ramp it up over the course of the year to its capacity of 700,000 barrels a day.
"We should have smaller Cushing inventories and it should be bullish for WTI," said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research in Winchester, Massachusetts.
U.S. crude supplies and inventories in states along the Gulf Coast, a region known as PADD 3, both increased for a sixth week. Total stockpiles grew 68,000 barrels last week to 362.4 million. Supplies in PADD 3 went up 1.55 million barrels to 177.7 million. Oklahoma is in PADD 2, the Midwestern region.
"We are seeing a transfer of crude to the Gulf," said Carl Larry, president of Oil Outlooks & Opinions LLC in Houston.
The euro surged as much as 0.8 percent to $1.3825 as inflation in the 18-nation currency bloc exceeded analyst estimates, damping speculation the European Central Bank will add to stimulus next week. A strong euro and weaker dollar increase crude's investment appeal.
Stronger Euro
"The euro is probably giving crude support," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy inStamford, Connecticut.
The S&P 500 climbed as much as 0.7 percent to an intraday record amid speculation that the Federal Reserve will continue to support the economy after U.S. gross domestic product expanded at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than previously estimated. Equities retreated later in the day as technology shares turned lower.
GDP grew at a 2.4 percent annualized rate, compared with a 3.2 percent gain reported last month, revised figures from the Commerce Department show. The U.S. will use 18.9 million barrels a day of oil this year, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Cold Weather
"WTI is going to trade between $100 and $104 until we see proof of strong economic growth," McGillian said.
WTI has also gained this month as cold weather boosted demand for heating oil and cut inventories of distillate fuel.
There's at least a 30 percent chance for 8 inches (20 centimeters) of snow in New York from late March 2 into March 3, the National Weather Service said. About a quarter of households in the Northeast use heating oil to warm their homes.
Distillate inventories, including heating oil and diesel, fell to 112.7 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 14, the least since November, according to the EIA. They rose 0.3 percent last week to 113.1 million.
Implied volatility for at-the-money WTI options expiring in April was 17 percent, down from 17.4 percent yesterday, data compiled by Bloomberg showed.
Electronic trading volume on the Nymex was 315,897 contracts at 3:27 p.m. It totaled 433,976 contracts yesterday, 13 percent below the three-month average. Open interest was 1.66 million contracts, the most since Nov. 14.


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Andover posted an 8-10 dual record last season and returns two section place winners and three more who should be key point-winners this winter. Junior captain Corey Parsons, who finished runner-up at sections and earned All-Conference honors, opens the season ranked fifth at 170 pounds but will compete at 182 pounds. Senior captain Conner Schotfeldt (126 pounds) placed sixth in what was a very strong section. Other standouts on the Huskies roster to watch include junior captain Jason Dilly at 170 pounds, junior John Reynolds at 160 pounds and senior Troy Sperl at 152 pounds.
Anoka is coming off a fourth-place finish in the Northwest Suburban Conference and first-round exit in sections, but returns seven with varsity experience, including captains Brandon Krone, Kodi Kron, John Tawfick and Jake Olson. Others returnees include Cole Eischens, Matt Njos and Sam Begin. The Tornadoes graduated nine seniors from the varsity line up. Co-head coaches Kurt Werk and Todd Springer have a young group to work with and expect to turn out different line-ups each week. Look for Preston Flaherty and Royce Myren to gain valuable experience at the varsity level as the season progresses.
Junior Caleb Butler returns to the mat for the Bengals, looking to be among the state tournament favorites in Class AAA. He opens the season ranked third at 220 pounds as Section 7AAA foe St. Micheal-Albertville senior Mitchell Eull is fourth in the first ranking.
Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids' program marks its 50th anniversary this season and begins the season ranked No. 5 in Class AAA behind fellow Section 7AAA foes, St. Micheal-Albertville (No. 2) and Cambridge-Isanti (No. 3). Forest Lake, another Section 7AAA squad, is ninth in the first team poll of the season. The Cardinals finished 27-3-1 last season and seventh ranked in the final Class AAA poll of the season, losing to Cambridge-Isanti in the section semifinal 43-22. Coon Rapids went 10-0 in the Northwest Suburban Conference to win its third straight conference title and fourth title in five seasons.
Cardinals senior Michael Burckhardt begins the season top-ranked at 285 pounds and senior captain Joe Anderson is seventh at 120 pounds and competed at state last season. Burckhardt became the ninth Coon Rapids wrestler to win a state championship last winter as he rolled through the 220-pound Class AAA state bracket and has a chance of being the school's first multiple-year state champion. Junior Shad Olson will attempt to step into Burckhardt's former spot at 220 pounds and is a ninth-grade state champion. Senior captain Nate Julkowski was 21-4 last season and will be looked to guide the middleweights. Sophomore Tyler Berdahl will compete at 170 pounds after earning all-conference honors and winning a ninth-grade state championship last season.
The Cardinals have another strong schedule with duals against Albert Lea, Forest Lake and Class AA power Foley in addition to the Hastings Duals, Board Hyland Cardinal Duals, Christmas Tournament and Rumble on the Red.
New coaches on the staff include Coon Rapids graduate Ryan Adams, who won a state title on a broken leg in 1985 and finished with a 36-0 record. He captained and was a three-time NCAA qualifier at North Dakota State. Kevin Kelley will coach the ninth-grade team this season after wrestling for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony
New head coach Jacob Roberts served as an assistant coach for the Panthers last season and is excited about the 2012-13 season. "We have a young team, but we are fortunate to have a great senior leader like [heavyweight] JP Labelle and we will keep getting better all year," Roberts, who was a national meet qualifier during his collegiate career at St. Cloud State. Look for Danny Chlebeck to be among the top 120-pounders all season as he begins the season ranked 10th in the first Class AAA poll, posted on theGuilotine.com. Sophomore Justin May is ranked eighth at 138 pounds.
St. Francis
New St. Francis coach Michael Phillips takes over the program after serving as assistant coach for the past seven seasons. The Saints finished second in the North Suburban Conference with a 7-1 dual record and placed seventh in a very competitive Section 7AAA. Senior Taylor Charles is ranked eighth at 160 pounds in the first Class AAA state poll.
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Color Management: Reproducing the Same Colors Everytime:
o Photoshop Color Chart Kit
o CorelDraw Color Chart Kit
o Postscript Color Chart
o Color Managment Tips
Whether you are digitally printing using inkjet transfers, sublimation transfers or using a direct-to-garment (dtg) machine, you probably know that it can be tricky to get the correct color to print out on substrate.A lot of factors could play a roll in how the colors look on your finished product:
* Color Space - the color environment where your graphic was created in
* Color Gamut - making sure you choose a color in gamut for the ink
* Rendering Intent - how out-of-gamut colors are adjusted when printing from one color space to another. Click here for more details on rendering intent.
* Printing Profile - the profiles used by the printer to reproduce your graphic
* Printer Performance - making sure 100% of nozzles are working properly
* and much more...
To help get around all these factors, use a Color Chart for each type of substrate. See below for several different Color Management Tools provided by iProof Systems and MultiRIP.
RGB Color Charts, Swatches and Color Table for Photoshop:
This RGB color kit for Photoshop contains
* Two color charts (510 colors on an 8.5" x 11" sheet and 2040 colors on an 11" x 17" sheet),
* Matching swatches for the 510 color chart
* An RBG Color Table for the 2040 color chart.
To download this file, click on the link below. It is a zip file, so we recommend that you save it to your desktop. www.multirip.com/Photoshop_RGB.zip
Here is a video on using the Photoshop Color Kit
To download this file, click on the link below. It is a zip file, so we recommend that you save it to your desktop. www.multirip.com/Corel_RGB.zip
Here is a video on using the CorelDraw Color Kit
Postscript Color Charts and Color Table:
This CMYK color kit for Photoshop contains
* Two color charts (510 colors on an 8.5" x 11" sheet and 2040 colors on an 11" x 17" sheet),
* An RBG Color Table for the 2040 color chart.
To download this file, click on the link below. It is a zip file, so we recommend that you save it to your desktop. www.multirip.com/Postscript_RGB.zip
NOTE: Things to Consider When Using These Color Management Tools!
1. Different Substrates, Different Colors
It is important to understand that when you switch between different substrates (i.e. shirt to a piece of sublimation metal or a white shirt to a yellow shirt), your colors are going to be different. Thus, you should consider having a color chart for each of your different substrates.
2. Same Print Settings (Color Space, Rendering, Printing Profiles / Settings)
In order to reproduce the same colors as your color chart, you will need to know the exact settings you used when you printed the color chart - whether you use a standard printer driver (i.e. photo setting,...) or a RIP (rendering, profile,...). Thus, we recommend you writing on the back of the color chart the settings you used to create it. This will help you when it comes time to reproduce a specific color on the color chart several months later.
3. Use the Photoshop Swatches / CorelDraw Color Palette
We created both Photoshop RGB Swatches and CorelDraw RGB Color Palettes that we included in the color kits above. These items have been labeled to match the 510 color charts X- and Y- axis coordinates. Thus, when you find the color you want to reproduce on the color chart, determine its location by using the X- and Y- axises. For example, if you have a color that is in the vertical column R3 and on horizontal row T14, then the color's name is R3-T14 in the color swatches or palette. By using these swatches or palette, you will not have a color that goes out of gamut
4. Printer Operating the Same
The final important thing is to make sure that you printer is operating at 100%. You need to make sure that everything is working properly before you print your color chart and before you print on your susbstrate. Here are just some of the things you should look for:
A. If all of your nozzles are firing 100% - run a nozzle check
B. Check to make sure you don't have air or other containments in your ink lines.
C. Make sure that you have enough ink in all the cartridges / bulk feed bags. You may notice that your colors can change when you start to get low on ink.
RECOMMENDATION: There is an inexpensive tool that is coming out (called Printer Jockey - www.printerjockey.com) that allows you to save money when you get nozzles clogged or ink in your lines. Printer Jockey is a tool that allows you to run a single or multiple channel flush when you get a bad nozzle check or need to recharge an ink line. This will prevent you from wasting ink from the other channels of ink that are operating correctly when you do a head cleaning. Basically, Printer Jockey is a maintenance program that picks up where the Epson Utility program has left off. Printer Jockey only works with Epson printers.
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Peter Mitchell
by Josh Spear
on 21 February 2005
This unique work is line on glass layered over a collage by Peter Mitchell. Peter was born in Bracebridge Ontario Canada in 1978, a town famous for its skidoo and Vermouth parties. He was raised by sober parents, and hugely influenced by the stories of Roald Dahl. Peter started drawing late at 18 and went on to complete the Sheridan College illustration program near Toronto in 2002. He now lives and works out of Toronto as a freelance Illustrator for clients like LA times, the Boston Globe, Saturday Night and more.
Gary Taxali
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Gary Taxali is a commercial illustrator and artist who's work has appeared in many major publications. He mixes medias and styles to create a truly unique characteristic, often resulting in some irony or humor. His site includes lots of commercial...
Elliot Golden
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Elliot Golden is an East Village, NYC based illustrator with great work and international recognition. He sees illustration as a balance between concept and aesthetic. His illustrations begin as acrylic painting and then he finishes them digitally...
This Boy's Got the Blues
by Ari Bendersky
Who says a white teenager from Saskatchewan can't have the blues? Thank god no one told 17-year-old Kyle Riabko because we'd be without one of the hottest young up-and-comers in the blues genre. Back in the â...
Audrey Kawasaki
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I was thrown this link the other night. And as I went through it, I was just astounded by how sensual and startling Audrey Kawasaki's work is. It's kinda hot and freaky so I thought I'd just share. I'm sure you're thinking "...
James Tichenor
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James Tichenor is a digital Renaissance man. As a trained architect he practiced in New York before deciding to go back to school to explore new technologies for materials and prototyping. That exploration came from an artistic and oftentimes psychedelic...
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If you're in NYC, there's just one week left to catch Jim Campbell's Material Light at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery. And it's a must-see. Campbell's brilliant LED animations render sensuous yet eerie scenes with amazing depth...
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Cloud-like layers, minimalist abstractions, mid-century palettes -- most would agree that the paintings by Miami-based Lynne Golob Gelfman appear to be art. Her most recent exhibit (she's been in over 80 to date), O the Games We Play, is a group...
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Cindy Wright is a Belgian artist who is showing her work for the first time in the United States at Pulse, a fair concurrent with Art Basel in Miami. [We'll be on site giving you reports all next week]. Cindy's work is nothing short of...
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The highlight from Scope was undeniably Ruth Marshall and her acumen for craft-work combined with a nutty sense of humor. When the Australian born artist isn't at her day job sculpting exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, she's still committed to her...
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Healthy Cooking Mistakes You're Likely Makingby Dana Angelo White in Food & Nutrition Experts, March 24, 2017
Cooking more healthfully doesn't need to be a painful task, but if you're falling into these common traps you may be fighting an uphill battle. How many of these habits do you need to break?
You don't measure high calorie ingredients
There is such thing as "too much of a good thing." While there's no disputing that ingredients like olive oil, nuts, avocado and nut butters offer healthy fats, inflated portions can lead to inflated waistlines. When each tablespoon of olive oil contains 120 calories and 14 grams of fat, and each cup of cooked whole grain pasta adds up to 200 calories, it's important to measure out these ingredients to avoid a calorie overload.
You defrost meat on the countertop
Is it common practice for you to toss that package of frozen chicken on the countertop before you leave for work? This is a food safety nightmare waiting to happen. The drastic temperature shift from freezer to counter rolls out the red carpet for potentially harmful bacteria and foodborne illness. Instead defrost meat safely overnight in the fridge. Or if you're in a time crunch, defrost in the microwave then cook immediately. Read more


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This Christmas will be our very first one as a married couple, and we will be spending it just the 2 of us (and Meli) here in Lesvos. We wanted to make a trip to see V's parents, but there was a small and unfortunate ship accident (involving an oil spill). And all the boat routes were cancelled until further notice.
So… we will begin our own traditions.
Today has been very relaxing, we slept in (until 8am) and then went for some grocery shopping, since everything will be closed the next few days. This afternoon we went for a long walk with Meli, the weather was delightfully in the low 70's, and since Meli decided to play in the mud, she got a Christmas Eve bath! Tonight, we plan to make popcorn and/or hot chocolate and watch a Christmas movie! Sounds pretty great considering we are miles apart from our friends and family who we wish we could be near.
As we were shopping this morning, we saw many eager kids racing from shop to shop, as if it were a competition. It brought a smile to my face to see children still caroling. I even saw quite a few of my students, here are a few of them below.
Christmas here in Greece is still very much about the birth of Christ Jesus and full of spiritual meaning, rather than being so commercialized. Actually, very few people decorate their houses with much more than a single strand of lights on the outside and a tree on the inside (could also be from the crisis too 🙂 I suppose). In comparison to the States, there are hardly any fat Santas in a red suites running around or even depicted, there are some but it is not the majority.
Christmas is also a time of fasting from meats (beginning Nov. 15) for those who choose to participate, and on Christmas day the whole family gets together and enjoy a huge feast in celebration of Christ's birth! A traditional dinner includes with turkey or pork and of course tzatziki – the cucumber, yogurt dip.
The one thing that every single house in Greece is sure to have around Christmas time are the popular Christmas cookies or sweets. There are two traditional cookies that are made only around Christmas time and you can find them easier than Waldo in every shop or home you enter. The first is called kourabiedes, these are almond shortbread cookies dusted in very fine powdered sugar. Here is some we were given:
The other "rival" Christmas cookie is called Melomakarona. They are a cinnamon and orange infused cookie lightly soaked in syrup and topped with crushed walnuts. Click HERE to see my food blog where I made some of my own. They are very unique cookie and if made properly, a very delicious sweet!
The most drastic difference I would argue is that Christmas Day (whether it is Sunday or not) always begins with a church service. Now. I am sure you are thinking that this doesn't sound that different, but I am sure you will reconsider when I tell you what time the service begins.
10:00 am? Nope, the service will have already been finished by then for 2 hours.
8:00 am? Nope, the service will just be coming to a close.
Yep, that is right…. Christmas service starts at 5:00 AM!!!!!!!!! Don't get me wrong, I am totally not complaining, the LEAST I can do for Jesus is to wake up at 5am on Christmas morning and celebrate the birth of our Lord! But can you imagine if this was the case in the States? I don't even think that if coffee and doughnuts were promised that many people would come; ok, well maybe if they were Krispy Kreme!
One word – dedication!
Most of the dedication will be coming from people over the age of 75, but we are planning on bring the average down with our attendance as well. It will be a specially liturgy with many verses read about the birth of Christ and the Virgin Mary, many hymns will be sung attesting the day that the Lord God was made flesh and came down to Earth. This is a huge and joyful celebration for all!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!


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Scott Carter: The One Time Song
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Most of us spend little time contemplating the actual materials that define our spaces. Sculptor and musician Scott Carter centers his work on construction materials, re-purposing them and exploring the alteration of domestic environments. Carter, who received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, creates site-specific installations that involve the tearing-down of gallery walls to use in the construction of the very sculptures on display.
Bringing his musical background into play, Carter has also ambitiously reimagined the form and function of musical instruments by fabricating semi-functional drum sets and guitars from drywall and the electric components of dismantled originals. In addition to this transformative process, the artwork includes a performance element (what Carter describes as "heavy, grungy noise rock"), inevitably resulting in destruction of the instruments and leaving the viewer to decide for themselves if the experiment was successful.


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Every time you drive across a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bridge, such as the Henry Hudson or Bronx-Whitestone, know that a big chunk of the toll is helping to pay for other people's rides.
A whopping 63 percent of the $1.5 billion generated on MTA bridges and tunnels in 2011 actually went to supporting the MTA's buses, subways and commuter railroads, according to figures provided by the agency.
In 1968, state lawmakers gave control of the NYC Transit Authority and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which was charged with developing a regional transportation system, with an emphasis on mass transit.
"This was done out of a dual recognition that, first, without a financially sound public transportation system, the metropolitan area would choke on its own traffic congestion and cease to be economically viable," MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said in an email, "and second, that motorists benefit directly from the mass transit system in the form of reduced traffic congestion."
To encourage the use of mass transit, fares are kept lower than the actual costs of operation and are subsidized by toll revenue.
According to state law, bridge and tunnel tolls are first used to cover the cost to maintain the crossings. The rest goes to cover MTA debt and is then distributed to the NYC Transit Authority and Metro-North and Long Island railroads.
In 2011, that financial support totaled $939.5 million.
"The idea that you are trying to get more people using mass transit by having artificially high tolls is erroneous because the (mass transit) system can't absorb it," said AAA New York spokesman Robert Sinclair.
Motorist support of the MTA goes beyond its crossings. Drivers have to pay MTA surcharges on their driver licenses and vehicle registrations. In addition, motorists pay gas taxes, some of which go to the MTA, Sinclair said.
The mass transit system can't run without motorist support, he argued
"This idea that they want people to get rid of their cars — they better not," he said. "They will lose major revenue."
What do you think? Is this a fair way to use toll revenue? Why or why not? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Baby Seal Found in Bushes on the Side of the Road After Second Escape
An emaciated baby seal is recovering after he was found in bushes on the side of a busy road in California - in his second adventure of the sort.
The dehydrated and malnourished pup, who's been named Pipester, was spotted by a passerby and rescued by Hayward Police on Wednesday morning.
Police believe the seal somehow got out of the nearby water, crossed busy Interstate 880 and found his way to the bushes.
"We were thinking it was probably a possum or weird cat but the caller insisted it was a seal," the department wrote on Facebook. "Well lo and behold it was a seal!"
It's not his first escape attempt. The same seal was previously treated by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito after volunteers rescued him at Moss Landing Harbor last November.
After receiving treatment for malnutrition, he was tagged and sent back into the wild in December.
This time around, the center has come to his rescue again. Pipester will stay at the Marine Mammal Center until he is well enough to be released.
According to the center, Northern fur seals are a new victim of unusual ocean conditions. Last year, the center rescued more seals and sea lions than ever before in its 40-year history.
Warmer waters are affecting the fish they usually feed on, making it harder for the critters to find food closer to home, according to the Marine Mammal Center.
"Northern fur seals are just the latest victims of the warm waters off of our coast," says Dr. Shawn Johnson, Director of Veterinary Science at the center. "And as these conditions persist, we're increasingly concerned about what this could mean for the next generation of sea lion pups