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False Positives by Esther Hovers
Esther Hovers is a talented Dutch photographer and filmmaker, who was born in 1991 and currently based in The Hague, western Netherlands. Esther graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in 2015 and was also the Winner of the Photography Department Award 2015. Her work can be seen as an investigation into the question of deviance and normality within public space according to the intelligent surveillance camera.
In her new project "False Positives", Esther Hovers shows how the cameras identify 'deviant behaviour' before a crime is committed. She interviewed security experts in the Netherlands about the systems and they informed her about what behaviours the cameras pick up.
"The photographic project 'False Positives' is set around the question of normal behaviour. I aimed to raise this question by basing the project on eight different anomalies. These so called anomalies are signs in body-language and movement that could indicate criminal intent. To find out what constitutes deviance we first need to ask ourselves the question: What is considered normal?"
– Esther Hovers
These photographs, which Hovers took in Brussels – are montages, partially natural and partially staged, which Esther created by combining images from several minutes of video.


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Shot yesterday. I like 'em both but I particularly like the second one. It was an experiment with HDR and people. I wanted to create an eerie light effect that was kind of like an old film to give the image a nostalgic quality. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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is the first in the short story novellas. It can be read as a stand alone or companion novella series set from a variety of characters from the BROKEN NOVELS.
ABSOLUTION picks up where book two left us
Evanescent , and two more will follow before the grand finally of THE BROKEN TRILOGY.


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World Post Day is celebrated on October 9. This day is the date when the first postal union, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), was started in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland.
Post is one of the oldest ways of communicating. The postal service is part of people's daily life all over the world. People send or receive letters and parcels through the postal service.
Did you know that China was one of the first countries to have a postal service? Experts disagree about the date, but it is likely that there was a system during the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BC).
In fact, some experts think that there may have been a postal system before then. In the Zhou Dynasty (1122–256 BC), Confucius (551 –479 BC) said: "news of deeds travels faster than the mail."
Experts believe that the Chinese Postal Service has been in use for the longest amount of time in the world.
Many students collect stamps for a hobby. This, according to UPU, helps young people to learn about the world.
"The quickest way to learn about a country is probably through stamp collecting," says Anthony Alverno, a UPU official.
Through stamp collecting you can go back in time to hundreds of years ago or go into outer space. You can meet famous people, or learn about places and animals from around the world.
"It does not cost a lot of money and most of all it's fun," says Alverno.
World Post Day is celebrated in many ways. Postal services in many countries use this day to have stamp exhibitions and use special stamps.
Did you know the UK Penny Black, featuring Queen Victoria's portrait was issued on 1 May 1840 and it was the world's first official adhesive postage stamp.
The day marks the anniversary of creation of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Bern in Switzerland. Then, in 1969, the Universal Postal Union Congress was held in Japan and they declared October 9th World Post Day. These days, countries from all around the world celebrate postal systems everywhere!
Nearly 445 billion letters are delivered around the world every year.
In the UK, the peak period for the Royal Mail (the UK postal system) was 2005-2006 when they delivered around 84 million items every day and had around 14,376 Post Offices across the country!
A number of events will be held worldwide to celebrate the day, including workshops on the art of stamp making and information and seminars about stamp collecting.
Often around this special day, postal services issue special commemorative stamps, so all you budding philatelists (that's stamp collectors to you and me!) should keep your eyes peeled on the World Post Day website!
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This course is designed for mental health care professionals who have attained at least a Master's degree (or an M.A. in progress), or 4-years of counselling work with on-going supervision. It is a comprehensive Compassion Fatigue resiliency course created with caring professionals in mind. Participants will study Compassion Fatigue in addition to recovery interventions utilizing the Accelerated Recovery Program (ARP, Gentry, Baranowsky & Dunning, 1997). This workshop will provide all of the instruments needed for the participant to implement the five-session ARP protocol to aid professionals who have become compassion fatigued due to their caring work. This program has both didactic and experiential elements.
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The Compassion Fatigue – Accelerated Recovery Program (ARP) is a uniquely designed five-session treatment/ training protocol to assist health-care professionals in resolving their symptoms of compassion fatigue (primary traumatic stress + secondary traumatic stress + burnout). This goal is accomplished by utilizing a video-enhanced narrative protocol as well as one or more of the "neoteric" therapies (e.g., EMDR, TIR, TFT, VKD, T-LTT). This powerful program also assists these professionals in developing prevention and resiliency skills to avoid future problems associated with compassion fatigue. However, the program is not simply another treatment method. It is designed to challenge, as well as assist, the health-care professional to develop a professional and personal lifestyle which creates self-validation and a non-anxious presence–two crucial ingredients toward resiliency of compassion fatigue. The ARP asks the participant to examine his/her personal "mission" to develop understanding of how and where s/he is stepping outside of his/her integrity and return to congruence. In addition, the program will challenge the care-giver to become more intentional and lessen his/her reactivity in both personal and professional spheres. It is difficult and deeply enriching work. As one of the Chaplains from our training with the Federal Bureau of Investigation described it succinctly: "I've been to a lot of trainings and workshops and I often find them tepid…this is NOT tepid!"
The ARP is designed to help the care-giver develop awareness and meaning with the symptoms s/he is experiencing. And to help him/her understand these symptoms as an invitation and challenge to grow toward becoming the best care-giver and "self" that s/he can be. The ARP creates the environment and provides the catalyst for this metamorphosis to occur.
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Compassion Fatigue training in assessment, treatment and prevention of this debilitating condition will be provided to participants which culminates in certification as a Compassion Fatigue Specialist. Graduates of this program will be certified to offer this five-session treatment program as part of their clinical services.
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since my last post i have done nothing but...refinish our deck. blick, what a job. the only creative part was choosing the colour of the stain. (the choices...clear, weathered cedar, old barn red, or dark brown. geez. i went out on a limb & chose old barn red.) after 2 days of pressure washing in full rain gear, it was ready for the weather sealer. only, it started raining. two days later it stopped, i swept it all off again and got all jazzed up to start rolling the stuff on. with the slick roller thing. sadly, we waited too long to do this, and the boards were so split and dry that the slick roller thing was useless, and i did the entire deck on my hands and knees with a stinkin' paintbrush. i alternated between painting, chasing the little white dog off the wet parts, and kicking myself for arguing to extend the deck the full length of the house when we rebuilt it...what was i thinking. eight hours after my final brush stroke a cloud splitting downpour started...i had visions of sticky tacky weather sealer having to be rubbed off with solvent...but then the sun came out, it all dried up, and it's perfect. the boys and i hauled the table, chairs, grill & cooler all back up and had the beer iced and the prime rib on just in time for dad to get home from work on father's day and enjoy the sun on the old barn red deck. it was a real norman rockwell moment. and now i can get back to my fun stuff. with a dog who is now half old barn red.
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I love me some julie she is a doll! Love the porch! that is crazy about the mail! omg I would go nuts with out my stupid order catalogs and junk mail! haha big hugsReplyDelete
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Wow, I am admiring you big time. I could have used your help here. You could have showed these guys how these things are done! I'm so glad it all worked out perfectly for you after all the hard work you put into it. It looks great!!!ReplyDelete
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Kilcock double yellow lines ineffective without bye-laws - meeting told
New Bye Laws will need to be introduced in order to make some double yellow lines in Kilcock effective.
That's according to a report from Council officials issued in response to a request from Cllr. Liam Doyle at a meeting last Tuesday, September 11 of Clane Area Committee.
He had asked for an update on the double yellow lines opposite the shop on the Courtown Road?
He was told that "Bye Laws will need to be adopted for these lines to be effective. The Council's Area Office will request the Roads Design Section to initiate the process on this."


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<hemos> Christ, World of Warcraft & MySpace together.<hemos> Barrens Chat finds its natural home.
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<grue> Emma, when I first started reading your site you were a crazy 19 year old club-hopping college kid<emma> ok<grue> Now you're what, 24?<emma> 25<grue> And you have a grown-up job and a stable relationship and a savings account and your work has appeared in the New York Times<emma> sure<grue> Well, all these signs of impending adulthood were making me pretty glum.<grue> But the fact that you can still go out and get trashed on a Wednesday gives me hope that the crazy Emma I once knew lives on<grue> So my message to you is don't let Crazy Emma die! We still love Crazy Emma!<emma> haha<emma> i'll do my best<grue> Do not fail us!
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Friendly bartenders are, I think, both a blessing and a curse. We all like free drinks, but the world of hurt I'm in today suggests that the many free shots I consumed last night were perhaps ill-advised. At least when combined with six hours of vodka tonics and a jukebox containing a surprisingly robust selection of Morrissey. I'll have to do further research and get back to you - all in the name of science of course.
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I saw my first pumpkins of the season yesterday - a cafe near my office had a little heap of them outside their door. It made me want to buy school supplies and drink apple cider. It may be eighty degrees today, but I don't care.
Fall isn't the only thing that happening too quickly - my sense of the passage of time is out of whack in general, and it seems to be getting worse every year. I was having drinks with friends last week and mentioned something that feels to me like it happened fairly recently, but they pointed out it was actually almost three years ago. Is this how it starts? Am I going to be doing the same thing with decades, soon? I was going to buy Chris a cane for his birthday (so he can shake it at passing children, who will refer to him as Crazy Old Man Brown and then run away) but maybe I should buy it for myself instead.
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It's been a cool, rainy week in New York, neither of which is really something I can complain about. I've been getting out and about as much as possible, because I'm all too keenly aware of the fact that this right now is the sweet spot between sweaty and freezing, and it won't last very long.
Chris and I hit up Soho Park and Rice to Riches earlier this week for burgers and rice pudding (you can guess which comes from where). Soho Park opened fairly recently, but I've found it to be tasty so far. Mainly grill food like burgers, hot dogs, sausages of various types and toppings. Worth visiting if you're in the neighborhood. Rice to Riches, on the other hand, has been around for a while now, although I wouldn't have known about it if my brother hadn't taken me there a couple years back. It remains a fabulous place if you like rice pudding. And if you don't like rice pudding, well... I'm afraid I don't know what to tell you.
As for this weekend, I plan to stay in out of the rain and continue my month-long apartment cleaning binge. I suppose some people do this in the spring, but I do it in the fall. Soon, our closets will be organized within an inch of their closety lives, and I can die happy.
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Remember The Royal Tenenbaums and when it came out in 2001? The Wes Anderson film instantly spurred a zillion editorials based on the eccentric styles of Margot & Richie Tenenbaum. None quite nailed it like this September 2013 shoot starring models Milly Simmonds & Matt Trethe though! We mixed shots of the old and new and we have to say - we are impressed! What do you think? Do you love?
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NFPA-99, requires that the Medical Gas Installer be notified when the contents of the Nitrogen Purge is running low. We have searched the industry and have found a replacement high pressure gauge that does just that. All you do is remove the high pressure gauge from your existing purging rig and replace it with the LO-N2 Alert Alarm Gauge. The battery is only being used when the unit is in alarm or while the test button is depressed. The unit has both a visual and audible alarm when the Nitrogen pressure falls below 500 psi +/- 150 psi. Bottom connection is ¼" NPT. An adapters to ⅛" is available.


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Wow.What a great shop.A little bit of everything.Old and new sportscards,complete sets and singles.
The selection of high grade comics is second to none.May not have the most comics in town,just the best.
The shop appears to be messy but the owner knows where everything is.Part of the charm to this shop.I will be back.
This shop is one of the best around. It is a little messy inside but the selection is AMAZING! Great prices!
Very great owner! I will go back again and again.
Hooker's Sports Cards can be found at W 7th Ave 293. The following is offered: Comic Shops. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Eugene there are 2 other Comic Shops. An overview can be found here.


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We develop the behind the scenes of your website. This strategically involves incorporating how the search engines recognize you in a very specific niche area and how to create an individualized market from your competitors. We not only focus on your brand reputation but we create a unique edge that helps your traffic visitors to relate to the individual qualities of your services. We at Webslaw, place such a high priority on your individual services, that we are confident that we will improve your rankings by increasing a personal connection between you and your customers.
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Exciting New Compounds for Light Harvesting
In our transition to a more-carbon neutral environment, the development of new building materials for the collection of solar energy is a big goal. Incorporating passive solar energy collectors into aesthetically pleasing building materials opens up new possibilities of renewable energy use and production in many buildings in the future.
One strategy to achieve this goal is the harvesting of light from transparent surfaces such as windows, by using highly efficient dyes in the windows to capture and concentrate solar energy in a small surface area. Solar cells on the edges of the glass then receive this concentrated energy and efficiently convert it to useable electric power.
Already, some buildings and electric vehicle charging stations around the world are making use of technologies like this, using their large external surface area to produce electricity. Because the dyes are transparent, the windows can produce solar energy while also letting light through into the building. This makes it possible for many more surfaces to be used for power generation than with traditional solar panels.
A recent collaboration by three research groups from The University of Melbourne combined experimental and computational approaches to identify new dyes that would be ideal for light-harvesting in these solar concentrators. Using quantum-chemical wave-function calculations to understand the dye molecules' interaction with sunlight, Dr Lars Goerigk's research group performed the computational predictions of this study using resources at NCI.
Dr Goerigk says, "These calculations are elaborate and demanding, and they would have been impossible without the generous support from NCI. Through this research we have identified a class of molecules that seem ideally suited to these solar energy systems in the future."
Using computational methods provides insights into the experimentally observed results, but also simplifies the research process. It can make predictions about which dyes are more likely to be useful, focusing the work on those when it comes time to actually producing them in the laboratory.
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Monday, April 02, 2012
Howard Schatz
A while ago my darling Michael introduced me to the photographer Howard Schatz. He showed me a book full of pictures taken by Mr Schatz. All of these photos had been taken of dancers - naked or with just transparent fabric covering their bodies - under water! Of course he has done a lot more than underwater shoots in his career as a photographer, but it's some of these dancers under water I'm going to show you here. Take a deep breath and enjoy!
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After spending more than 15 years fighting for a place to show off their kickflips and ollies, a group of Venice activists weren't about to sit back and let commercial promoters skate off with their work.
So Warner Bros. Consumer Products and ASA Entertainment won't be inaugurating the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks' new $2.5-million public skateboard park at Venice Beach after all.
The two companies last month announced that their Labor Day Supergirl Jam would be the premiere event at the new three-basin skateboard complex next to the Venice boardwalk near Windward Avenue.
The event would be "in conjunction with the opening of Venice's amazing new beachside skate park," the companies bragged in a July 24 announcement. The female skateboarders "will be the first to compete in Venice's brand new skate park, christening the unique course with their skill and finesse."
Members of the Venice Surf and Skateboard Assn. reacted as if they'd been smacked with a concrete face-plant.
"Did these people think we just fell off our skateboards yesterday?" fumed Ger-I Lewis, an association leader who helped the city plan and oversee construction of the new park.
Another longtime Venice skater, Anthony Converse, said the Supergirl Jam announcement "has the local community and greater skateboard community in a near-insurrection level of outrage and feeling of betrayal."
Outside the construction fence, skateboarder John Smith gazed longingly at the unfinished basins. "We have to have first crack at it. It's wrong for an outside group to get first dibs," the 20-year-old said.
Last week, various skateboarders and skating groups complained to parks department officials, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Venice-area Councilman Bill Rosendahl that the opening of the skateboard park should be staged by and for locals.
"Without this group of concerned citizens, there would be no public skate park in Venice," they wrote in a letter bearing the names of a dozen people.
This week, parks officials agreed. They pledged that "the people who have been waiting forever for that skate park will be the ones" who inaugurate it and skate there first.
"It was never intended" that a commercial event would be the first to use the 16,000-square-foot park's three swimming-pool-size basins, its rails and half-pipes, said Lydia Ritzman, principal recreation supervisor for the Venice area. "They are not using the new skate park."
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The wind resource in Utah has been developed to a greater extent than solar, and the state boasts two successful wind projects, a 19 MW project in Spanish Fork, and a 306 MW project near Milford. While the high-value wind resources are concentrated in the southwest portion of the state including, among others, Millard, Beaver, and Iron Counties, there are smaller pockets of prime wind resource scattered throughout the state, particularly in San Juan and Box Elder Counties, but also in isolated canyon mouths, ridges and other sites where dramatic topography produces valuable resource.
Utah is one of just a half-dozen or so states with a developable utility-scale geothermal resource, and currently is ranked #4 with respect to total geothermal production, with about 70MWs of nameplate capacity installed as of the end of 2013. OED's partners at the Utah Geological Survey have extensively mapped the states geothermal potential, and it is immense; however, given the high cost of exploratory drilling necessary to "prove" the resource, Utah can expect to see cautious, if steady growth in this unique baseload renewable resource.
Just as in every region in the United States, Utah's hydroelectric fleet is essentially fixed, as very little new hydro facilities are being deployed, due to the concerns of conservationists. However, there are still a great deal of opportunities for smaller applications known as "micro-hydro," and there's always the potential for upgrading existing facilities to improve efficiencies and lengthen the life of equipment.
Due to the breadth of potential biomass resources – woody material and other plant-based resources, solid and liquid municipal solid waste, residual material from food processing, etc. – the resources are still being quantified and assessed, as are the options for utilization. Certainly many wastewater treatment plans are already capturing methane and generating electricity to offset their load, and incineration provides a tried-and-true option for municipal solid waste; but in terms of waste utilization, we have only scratched the surface. As for plant-based materials, there are a wide variety of uses, from co-firing with coal, to generating bio-oils, or even – outside of the energy arena – to the production of plastics or soil amendments.


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By christiaancorlett, Jun 21 2013 3:36PM
The ruins of Tully church in the townland of Laughanstown (not to be confused with nearby Loughlinstown) near Cabinteely have always intrigued me. It still retains a lot of its former rural setting, though suburbia is getting closer and closer. From the site there are wonderful views eastwards over to Killiney and the Irish Sea, and westwards to the Dublin Mountains of Two Rock and Three Rock. The remains represent one of the most interesting early church sites in county Dublin. At the site are the remains of a stone church and two stone crosses, while three Rathdown slabs from the site are presently in storage.
The ancient name of Tully Church was tulach na n-Epscop, 'the hill of the bishops', and was in the ancient kingdom of Uí Briuin Chualann. According to the early 9th century Martyrology of Oengus;
"Eight bishops came to Brigit out of Húi Briuin Cualann, i.e. from Telach na n-epscop to Loch Lemnachta beside Kildare .. Brigit asked her cook, Bláthnait, whether she had food for the bishops. Dixit illa non. Brigit was ashamed: so the angel told her to milk the cows again. The cows were milked and they filled the tubs".
This area had been ruled by the Dál Messin Corb during the 5th and 6th centuries. Tully's association with St Brigid makes this site an exception to the trend elsewhere in south Dublin where many of the churches are associated with St Kevin and other saints that were linked to the Dál Messin Corb. It has been suggested that Tully was founded in the 8th century when Uí Briuin Chualann came under the influence of the Uí Dúnlainge, who were linked to Kildare.
The church at Tully consists of a nave and chancel building and represents two different phases of construction. The earlier church, now almost entirely gone except for the former east gable, probably dates from the late 11th century. Around 1200 a chancel was added and today represents the most substantial part of the ruins. Overlooking the lane that approaches the site is a ringed granite cross, probably from the 10th century. In a nearby field is another granite cross, which probably dates to the 12th century. It features a carving of a bishop holding a crozier, perhaps Lórcan Ua Tuathail, elected archbishop of Dublin in 1161.
For more information on this site you can read my Heritage Guide (No. 61) accompanying the summer edition of Archaeology Ireland.
1. Jun 30 2013 12:55PM by Reg McCabe
Hi Chris
For a while now our group has been promoting heritage walks linking the Rathdown early Christian sites. Our 'big' walk links St Begnets with Killinin Leinin via Vico Rd and thence heads over Killiney Hill (via Druids Chair) through Kilbogget to Laughaunstown and then Tully. The trail proceeds over the M50 using the pedestrian bridge and then links across to Pucks Castle and Rathmichael via Heronford Lane. The final stretch uses the Dublin Mountain way via Shankill Castle to Brady's pub. From there the Dart provides the link back to Dalkey. All in all a very satisfying day out. Our other popular walk links Ballyman with Killegar and in this regard I would like to express serious concern with regard to the condition of the surviving East gable wall at Ballyman. The structure is rapidly disappearing beneath a heavy cloak of invasive creeper. I spoke to Leeson the landowner about the possibility of having some restoration work done but he didn't seem interested. He has also now blocked the trail from Ballyman Rd with barbed wire. I suspect the family are also responsible for desecration of the burial ground which in recent decades was ploughed up and the headstones dumped in the river.
I wondered if NMS would have any authority to intervene here before it's too late?
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Little Caesars Arena in Detroit: Obviously this is the biggest construction project going on. The arena is set to open in just under 3 months. This summer they are working on finishing up the concourses and suites, as well as installing the 44 foot scoreboard and other LED boards. The arena's first event will be a Kid Rock concert.
Scottrade Center in St. Louis: Next to building a new arena, the home of the Blues is under about as large of a construction project you can ask for. This summer is year one of a 3 year renovation process. Currently the rink floor has been ripped out and a new ice plant will soon be installed. The center hung scoreboard has already been removed as well as the ribbon board and sound system, all of which will be replaced later this summer. Many seats on one end have been removed to make way for a new theater box seating area. Before the summer is up, the building will also get a brand new sports lighting system. The building will re-open early September.
Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg: Formerly known as MTS Centre, the home of the Jets will have a brand new name and new Reazzo floors in the concourses. It also appears that some walls and other elements of the concourses are seeing some upgrades but at the moment we do not have any official word on that.
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Book I: Chapter 27-Chapter 29 Summaries
Chapter 27
Sancho Panza gives the barber and the priest more information about Don Quixote's madness and the three men travel towards Sierra Morena. The priest and barber hope that they will not have to resort to trickery in order to bring Don Quixote back home. Sancho Panza is to lie to Don Quixote, claiming that he has delivered the letter to Dulcinea and as a result, Dulcinea demands that Quixote present himself to her. Sancho goes ahead of the barber and the priest, and the latter end up meeting Cardenio, the madman of Sierra Morena. Cardenio is singing a song that beings "What causes all my grief and pain?" referring, of course, to his failed relationship with Lucinda.
We now get the full story from Cardenio because Don Quixote is not present to interrupt the storytelling. When Cardenio served the Duke, he befriended the Duke's son, Don Fernando. On one occasion, Don Fernando visited Cardenio's house and within the leaves of Cardenio's copy of the book Amadis de Gaul (a classic tale of chivalry), Don Fernando found a letter that Lucinda had sent to Cardenio. The letter expressed Lucinda's love with such clarity and energy that Don Fernando found himself in love with Lucinda, and he resolved to have her. Don Fernando sends Cardenio back to the Duke's palace and, in Cardenio's absence, befriends Lucinda's parentsultimately forcing her hand in marriage. Cardenio has gone mad because he feels that both Don Fernando and Lucinda betrayed him.
Chapter 28
In the next part of the story, Cardenio joins the barber and the priest and after walking a short distance, they encounter Doroteaa woman dressed up as a man. They ask Dorotea if she is in some sort of trouble, and her answer exceeds their expectations. Dorotea is the daughter of a farmer who has been hired to do work for a wealthier man. Complications arose when this manager's son became fond of Dorotea and ultimately coerced her into having sex with him. This debacle ruined Dorotea's reputation and she was run out of town in disgrace. The man had promised to marry Dorotea but in fact, he was already married and after having sex with Dorotea, he returned to the town where his wife lived.
As it turns out, Don Fernando is the man who has deceived Dorotea. When Cardenio and Dorotea compare stories, Cardenio learns that Lucinda continued to love him even when she was forced to marry Don Fernando. Cardenio and Dorotea join forces, hoping to punish Don Fernando and reunite the true lovers, Cardenio and Lucinda.
Chapter 29
Sancho Panza hurries back to the scene, informing the (significantly larger) group that Don Quixote feels that he has been dishonored. Don Quixote requires of himself some arduous task in which he can redeem himself and regain his honor. Ultimately, Don Quixote refuses to present himself to Dulcinea until he has appropriately regained his honor. The group begins plotting a way to bring Don Quixote home, but Sancho Panza is kept in the dark because he is too loyal to Don Quixote to agree to deception. Hence, even Sancho Panza is fooled into believing that Dorotea is actually a Princess who goes by the name of Micomicona. Her official title is "the mighty Princess Micomicona, queen of the great kingdom of Micomicon in Ethiopia."
Coincidentally, Princess Micomicona is need of the services of just such a knight as Don Quixote, to "kill a great lubberly giant." The giant has chased the Princess away, but with Don Quixote's help, she might be restored to her kingdom. Two promises are extracted from the knight: first, that he will agree to assist the Princess and second, that he will decline to accept any other missions until he has fulfilled this one. Sancho Panza is worried that he will become governor of a territory in Micomicon and this displeases him because his subjects will be black Africans. After the Princess has won Don Quixote's assent, the priest approaches Don Quixote but Quixote does not seem recognize his good friend. The priest complains that he has been robbed by an escaped convict. This worries Sancho Panza because he is aware of Don Quixote's guilt in this matter.
Here we find females who resist idealization and the nonsense of chivalry. Lucinda, like Marcela (the shepherdess in Chapter 14) refuses to play a "Juliet" role. Though Lucinda is romantically involved, she is practical and decidedly non-suicidal. Dorotea is supposedly in need of rescue but in the end, she assists in the deception of Don Quixote. Dorotea helps rescue Don Quixote by pretending that she needs assistance.
As in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the characters' storytelling becomes part of the narrative structure. Here, the novel's plot is interrupted by Cardenio's story of his relationship with Lucinda. Aspects of the inner (Cardenio) and outer (Quixote) stories are similar. The refusal to come home, for example, is a motif that punctuates both Cardenio and Quixote's life.
In terms of narrative structure, we get a story within the story within a story, when Don Fernando and Lucinda begin plotting and story-telling. Coincidence plays an incredibly overbearing role in the story about Cardenio, contributing to parody and plot. Cervantes mocks this convention, but he uses it anyway. The plausibility of the narrative is tested by the storytelling process itself. One of the characters recounts a love letter that was exchanged, and he repeats the text verbatim: "He said he remembered it perfectly well." But how well do we trust a fictional character? Even the "author" is a character in this novel, with Cervantes constantly at odds with the Arab interpreter of the work, Cid Hamet Ben Engeli. Chapter 27 marks the end of Cid Hamet's 3rd part. Even if the characters are telling the truth, Cid Hamet Ben Engeli might be lying.
As characters of the modern novel, these men and women engage in strategy, cooperation, vengeance. As if a combination of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, Cervantes actually prefigured both writers in crossing the "novel of strategy" with the "comedy of errors." The logistics of romantic warfare (as in Austen) are derailed by the often comedic misfortunes of day-to-day life (as in Dickens). By chapter 29, there is clearly a hierarchy among the characters: we can divide them into the storytellers and the deceived. Storytelling and deceit become the strategy of the successful. The deceived and deluded characters stumble through life and love, providing comic entertainment for the reader. In Cardenio and Don Quixote's friends, we see the theme of deception in terms of abused trust. This foreshadows violations of trust that are still to come. Both in Cardenio's story and in Don Quixote's travails, we see masks, shields and transvestitism are the props and devices of dramatic comedy, modes of deception that are sturdy enough for 'strategy' but flimsy enough for 'comedy.'
In Book II, Don Quixote comments on Book I (which has already been published, though the knight has not read it) suggesting that the focus on minor characters was gratuitous and unnecessary. Plenty of literary critics have agreed. What remains significant is the fact that the novel's primary mode of characterization is the successive introduction of new characters. The main character, Don Quixote, is not developed in the latter half of Book I. In fact, Don Quixote is often off-stage, and while on stage he varies little. Don Quixote shocks us with his actions, but his character does not surprise us.
Delusion might be considered as a form of psychological escape from reality. In these chapters, nostalgia is treated as another theme representing "escape." For Cardenio, Memory is cursed as "mortal enemy of my repose" because the past is a personal tragedy. Cervantes juxtaposes grief-stricken Cardenio with Don Quixote, who poses in grief. Don Quixote does not truly suffer the memory of lost love. As a parallel to "memory," Don Quixote remembers his booksand this becomes nostalgia for the medieval era, an era that the knight has never seen. The medieval period was more welcoming of the chivalric ideals. Still, the reader should be clear on the fact that the knight-errant was a literary trope. This aspect of culture was celebrated by a very small group of people and was never the political reality of a society. Not knights-errant but rogue thieves roamed and prowled the unpaved highways and fringes of medieval European town life.


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Public Libraries Briefcase is a quarterly column written by members of the BRASS Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee. Our latest column, written by Jennifer Mahnken, is a selected bibliography of industry information. We hope that this column will be of use to public librarians working with business materials.
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In public libraries, a request for industry information is common. Someone is working on a business plan or needs background information for their investment club research. Following is a list of resources as well as ideas on how to help someone looking for industry information, historical data, current trends or the outlook.
- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys – Covers 36 major industries. Sub-industries included within major ones. Very thorough coverage that includes top market share holders, trends, history and projections.
- Gale's Encyclopedia of American Industry – This two-volume source covers most industries and provides a brief description as well as some history and trends.
- Gale's Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries – As the name implies, get information about new and emerging industries.
- Dun and Bradstreet's Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios – This source and the following two are organized by SIC code. They offer ratios and averages for a given number of companies in an industry in various areas such as inventory costs, debt, earnings, and employee costs. Get an idea about costs and expenses for any given industry.
- RMA Annual Statement Studies
- Troy's Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
- Standard Industrial Classification -- http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html -- Find the SIC code associated with the appropriate industry in order to find data in other publications.
- North American Industrial Classification System -- http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/naics-manual.html -- The "new" SIC. Find the NAICS code as another means to locate data about a given industry.
- County Business Patterns -- http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html -- Government reports organized by industry code that provide statistical data.
- Current Industrial Reports -- http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ -- Government reports about specific industries and sub-industries. Provides statistics and detailed tables regarding sales and production.
- ZapData -- http://www.zapdata.com/ -- a commercial site that provides free industrial reports for a select group of industries. Free registration is required.
Associations – Don't forget about recommending that your patron check out some of the associations affiliated with the industry! This can be a great source of information as well as a current one.
- Gale's Encyclopedia of Associations – A list of associations grouped by subject, accessed by key word.
- Small Business Source Book – Not only associations but also books and trade journals about the business or industry.
Magazines and Newspapers – This is one of the first places I send a patron for current industry trends or outlook. It is the most up-to-date information and easily accessible through several online databases or free news Web sites.
- Infotrac's Business and Company Resource Center
- EbscoHost's Business Source Premier
- Proquest's ABI/Inform and ABI Inform Dateline
- Bizjournals.com – Regional business news
Written by Jennifer Mahnken, Johnson County Library, Overland Park, Kansas
Disclaimer : This publication has been placed on the web for the convenience of BRASS members. Information and links will not be updated. Posted 14 January 2003.


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Night shots can be amazing! Tyler and I always try to make it a priority in our wedding day timelines to take a few minutes for some kind of fun night shot. This one was created by throwing confetti in the air. We asked the bridesmaids and groomsmen to help and loved the results we got!
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After having started out in the field of photography, we realized that an established presence on the Web is a necessity. Knowing that maintaining our large and constantly growing photographic collection would be a challenge, we decided to create an on-line catalogue of our work. The first website named www.photographyforever.com was launched in 2001, it contains images that we have been selling at the art festivals and art shows. Several years later Igor designed his portfolio-style website www.igorsvibilsky.com. Most of our publications and many sales originated from our websites.
Since 2001 we have been designing Web sites for photography and art galleries, artists, photographers, jewelers, and various small businesses and non-profit organizations. We maintain and make all necessary updates for the Web sites designed by us. If you need photography for your website, you came to the right place, because it is part of our services.
We really enjoy the challenge of adapting each client's needs and vision to the realities of the Internet environment.
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The other morning, as part of the ongoing reality TV show called Our Government, an interviewed Texas congressman justified the apprentice president's firing of the FBI director by saying James Comey was getting too much face time on TV. As FBI director he shouldn't be so popular. News broadcasters, who make up the interviewers, often attribute the apprentice president's electability to popularity, on being a populist. Recently Ohio's Secretary of State and newest Ohio Governor wannabe spoke in Newark on Monday the 8th (Husted addresses Newark GOP on Ohio governor's race, Newark Advocate's Sydney Murray, 5-10-17). Covering the speech Mr. Murray writes: "But before he entered a life of public service, he was adopted as a baby and grew up in a working class family in the small town of Montpelier, Ohio. At one point, Husted said his dad lost his job and they had to leave Ohio, something he doesn't want for anyone else's family. "I want to help Ohio. And more importantly the people, with a bright future, and no matter how you grew up, I wanna make sure that Ohio is a place where you can live the American Dream." Husted said." On 5-7-17, writing for McClatchy, Julie Carr Smyth headlines "Ohio elections chief Jon Husted joins 2018 race for governor". Ms. Carr Smyth reports "Capitalizing on divisive remarks that came back to haunt high profile Democrats, the Republican says Barack Obama was right when he said midwesterners cling to religion and guns and that Husted's family "would firmly fit in Hillary Clinton's 'basket of deplorables.'" Clinton used the reference in her presidential campaign against Donald Trump, whom Husted voted for." Analysis of these short bits of insight shows that in addition to voting Jon Husted intends to emulate the apprentice president's formula for success. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! And like the apprentice president's penchant for exaggeration and hyperbole, he likewise intends to outdo the current governor's formula (being a mail man's son from McKeesport Pa. aw shucks and all). Analysis finds this all creates a new form of reality show government, where the contestants for public office will each try to out populist the other. This revival of the American Idol campaign for popular support will leave the discerning electorate aghast at the derogatory costuming of contestants, the various made-up sets masquerading as the current conditions of the state of Ohio, capped by each idol's uplifting songs of redemption for a future state-wide resurrection. "no matter how you grew up [with or without guns and religion], I wanna make sure that Ohio is a place where you can live the American Dream." Amen.
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Spanien Aktuell is the leading Spanish news magazine published in German.Our aim is to be a means of communication between Spanish businesses, especially those in Malaga, and potential German speaking clients, residents and long term visitors alike, in the provinces of Malaga, Cadiz and Granada. At present we are expanding our distribution network to other Andalusian provinces as well as the Balearic Islands.
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Wedding DateFriday, September 9, 2016
Out of the 29 hot days in September, our wedding worked out to be on the only bitterly cold day. A high of 54. Our wedding ceremony was at The Game Lodge at 6:45pm because we wanted to have a sunset wedding. Due to the cold, many of our family and friends offered to let us borrow blankets to help keep our guests warm. At our reception (also outside in the Pavilion) we had the fire place, the fire pit and space heaters going all night. Besides the cold, our guests all noted how fun the party was and how the cold seemed to only make people want to dance and mingle more.
While most of the planning was completed by me (Sydney) I always asked for Caleb's opinion before I made any final decisions. He was always a good sport and knew how to play along with my sometimes outlandish ideas. We had 9 months to plan (this is just a coincidence, in-case anyone was wondering) and it seemed to be the perfect length of time. Not to long, not too short.
Having been around the wedding industry most of my life, I had a good idea of the vendors I wanted to use, the plans that worked best, as well as the plans that seemed to cause stress.
First, talk to your family about a budget. If you don't have a budget from both sides planning will be a lot more difficult.
Second, goes with the first, figure out what each side of the family would like to help cover and also what you will need to cover yourself. Having to include your own funds in the payments of the wedding will make you pay a lot more attention to what you are being charged, what items you really need, and what you can leave out.
Third, stay organized. I used One Note by Microsoft and created many different tabs and pages for each idea, budget, time frame, and meeting I had.
Fourth, don't be a bridezilla. Be loving and caring to everyone involved; your parents, your bridal party, your vendors and your significant other! <3


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|The 2013 British Jazz Awards held in Birmingham
Online voting in the 28th British Jazz Awards, organised by Big Bear Music since 1987, has just opened: Voting is here. Closing date is 31st October. It appears that - presumably through lack of sponsorship - there will not be an awards bash this year. People are free to choose artists in addition to those short-listed:
Trumpet : Bruce Adams, Enrico Tomasso, Steve Fishwick, Steve Waterman
Trombone: Dennis Rollins, Ian Bateman, Mark Nightingale, Roy Williams
Clarinet: Alan Barnes, Julian Stringle, Mark Crooks, Pete Long
Alto Sax: Alan Barnes, Derek Nash, Pete King, Soweto Kinch
Tenor Sax: Art Themen, Karen Sharp, Robert Fowler, Simon Spillett
Piano: Dave Newton, Gareth Williams, Nikki Iles, Zoe Rahman
Guitar: Dominic Ashworth, Jim Mullen, Martin Taylor, Nigel Price
Bass: Alec Dankworth, Andrew Cleyndert, Dave Green, Len Skeat
Drums: Bobby Worth, Ralph Salmins, Seb Rochford, Steve Brown
Miscellaneous Instrument: Alan Barnes [Baritone Sax], Amy Roberts [Flute], Chris Garrick [Violin], Jim Hart [Vibraphone]
Vocals: Anita Wardell, Claire Martin, Liane Carroll, Tina May
Rising Star: Alan Benzie, Laura Jurd, Remi Harris, Reuben James
Big Band: Back To Basie, BBC Big Band, Beats & Pieces, NYJO
Small Group: Brassjaw, Digby Fairweather's Half Dozen, GoGo Penguin, Tipitina
New CD:
Claire Martin- Say It Isn't So (Linn)GoGo Penguin - v2.0 (Gondwana Records)
> Martin Taylor/ Alan Barnes - Two for the Road (Woodville)
Tina May - Divas (Hep)
Reissue CD
Chris Barber - 1959-60 (Lake)
Joe Harriott Quintet - Southern Horizons / Free Form / Abstract (Fresh Sound)
Stan Tracey - 3 Classic Albums (Avid)
The Jazz Makers & The Jazz Five (Fresh Sound)
Nominating panel: Anthony Colwyn, Bob Weir, Cole Mathieson, David Cottle, Dave Gelly, David Nathan, Denny Ilett, Dick Laurie, Fred Lindop, Gill Wilde, Jerry Brown, John Cumming, Liz Lincoln, Michael Pointon, Mike Gordon, Pablo Janczur, Peter Vacher, Roger Cotterrell and Ron Simpson.
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More and more cat owners are bringing the fun outside and exploring the world with their cats. This can include fun activities like hiking and camping. While we feel it's a responsible choice for cats to live predominantly indoors, small outdoor adventures can be had safely. Before taking your cat out on a new adventure, make sure they're leash trained and comfortable with the outdoors.
What Is "Glamping?"
The word 'glamping' comes from a combination of 'glamorous' and 'camping,' and is also known as glam or luxury camping. It's a great way to enjoy all that nature has to offer while still feeling comfortable and secure. It's also a great way to explore the world with your cat. Some 'glamping' sites even offer fancy resort-style services like spas, laundry, food service and more
Where To Glamp
You can glamp with your pet pretty much anywhere that's pet-friendly and has amenities you'd consider comfortable in comparison with traditional camping. Be sure to ask which pet types are allowed, as some don't specify whether pet-friendly refers to dogs, cats, or both.
Not every cat enjoys the outdoors. If your cat prefers a more pampered experience, try finding pet-friendly accommodations. Choose your destination city and date range, then look for "Pets Allowed" under the amenities section of listings that interest you. Whether or not the listing says that pets are allowed, you should contact the host to double check. In some situations, they may be willing to make exceptions.
Always glamp safely
Before embarking on any kind of adventure, make sure your cat is up to date on all her vaccines and that she has a collar and tag, or microchip. Cats who glamp should be leash trained and comfortable with the outdoors and should never be left alone in the room or camp site. If your cat doesn't enjoy traveling or the outdoors, try building her a DIY hideout to give her a new place to explore from the comforts of your home.
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What could be more romantic than a dinner on a dhow cruise as it glides silently along the Dubai Creek by moonlight. While you cruise aboard it offers on intriguingly different view of the amazing city - old town, Sheikh Saeed's house, birthplace of Sheikh Saeed, Heritage village, golf club, parks and well as the famous modern skyscrapers of the city in the spectacular night lights, On the Cruise delicious Arabic/ International buffet dinner will be served .
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i keep a keen eye on the post-secondary education system here in Ontario. i'd LOVE to get to a place where we have a number of really fantastic schools teaching video game design and development, and Ontario's where you gotta go when you're considering a career in this stuff. But we've got a long way to go.
When i spoke at the Toronto FanExpo, one of the audience members asked me about value-for-money in these programs. i responded the same way i always do: if you are in a college video game development program, and you do not graduate with at least one finished game, demand your money back. (Bolded AND italicized … this guy means BIDNESS.)
(this guy also means bidness)
Of course, a number of preventative factors could be involved in you not having a finished game. (YOU, for example.) But if it's not the goal of your game development school to launch you with a final, playable game, i question your school's priorities (and their motives in taking your parents' and/or taxpayers' heard-earned money to put you through the program).
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i have a prescription for graduating students: three simple things that many, many grads don't have. By checking these three things off the list, you'll be miles ahead of most of the other Ontario game dev grads against whom you'll be competing for a very limited number of internships, entry-level positions and other opportunities. These three things are:
- Your own website.
- A finished game on that website, playable in the browser.
- Business cards, to drive people to that website when you're out at networking events.
1. Your Own Website
Here are a few DO's and DONT's for your own website:
- buy a domain (many web hosts give you one for free with a hosting package)
- create an email address using that domain (example: email@example.com)
- make your CV/resume readily accessible on the site, BUT … despite what your college tells you in their "career preparedness" filler course, your resume isn't really worth a damn in this industry. The proof is in the (playable) pudding – your finished work samples.
- have a prominent link that says "Contact" which, when clicked, displays your phone number and email address. (Afraid you'll be harassed by stalkers? Get over yourself. You won't.)
- go with a free hosting solution (example: http://pete.awesomeSitesForFree.com)
- bury your best work behind more than one click (preferably, your reel or finished game should be front and center on the main page, playable in one click)
- hide your contact info
- prominently post your resume (Your resume doesn't matter. Your work does.)
- post all of your school projects, down to your Illustrator colour wheel and your Photoshop person-removal exercise. Just pick two or three of your very best pieces, and leave the rest out. If you don't have anything you can confidently show, go back to the drawing board and build something. Doesn't matter if you've just graduated – your portfolio is never finished, and if it sucks right now, stop looking so hard for a job in the industry. Get a joe job to keep yourself occupied, and spend every remaining waking hour making your portfolio not suck.
2. A Finished Game, Playable in the Browser
By "playable in the browser", we're talkin':
- Flash
- Unity
- … Java? (Is it playable in the browser? i *think* so. i don't know enough about it to say for sure.)
- Shockwave (if you've decided to go back in time to 1998)
i may draw a lot of fire by stipulating that the game must be playable in the browser, but i'm standing behind it as stone cold fact: if your game is a downloadable executable file, it will not get played.
The last thing i want to do as an employer is spend time futzing around with a student's (potentially) badly-built file that may do God-knows-what kind of damage to my system. Add to that the time involved in screening applicants. i just don't have the hours or the patience, and i know i'm not alone in that. At the Indie Showcase event in Toronto, TOJam founder Jim McTellin'ItLikeItIs McGinley confirmed that the TOJam games that are not playable in the browser receive dramatically fewer (read: ZERO) plays than their playable-in-browser counterparts.
But if i hit a student's site, and right there on the main page is a finished game with a big, inviting PLAY button, i will click and try it out for at least a few seconds.
No Game? Fake it.
If you can't swing a browser-playable game, create a trailer for the game featuring gameplay. Watch different pieces on GameTrailers.com to get a sense of good pacing and high production values, and steal whatever techniques you can identify. And whether you have a browser-playable game or not, be sure to add a few clickable, biggify-able screenshots to your site in case the visitor can't be arsed to hit that PLAY button on your video or game.
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Another tip: it's preferable to have a game that you either built on your own, or where your role was very clearly defined (example: you created all of the background art, and programmed and designed the entire user interface). It's fine if the game was a collaborative effort, but it becomes more difficult for a visitor to get a sense of your abilities. YOUR abilities – those are the things you need to be trumpeting on your site. If the game was a team project, clearly and prominently state your role in the project – the more specific the better.
I created the sprite sheets for the main character, and the warg and vampire villains. I also did all the sound design except the background music tracks.
I worked on this project with seven others. I designed some of it, and drew some of the art. I also did about half of the coding, and some of the animation. (wtf does "half the coding" mean?)
3. Business Cards
They say "it's all who you know", so a very crucial part of being a graduate is getting out there and networking. i guarantee you that if you impress someone with your personality at an event and ask him to remember to visit petesWebsite.com, it ain't gonna happen. People at networking events have memories like sieves – you're one of maybe thirty people they're going to talk to, and you're a recent grad, so it's likely more of a challenge for you to make an impression. You're gonna need business cards.
Make sure it has off-white colouring, tasteful thickness, and – oh my God – a watermark!
Here are a few things i recommend listing on your business card:
- your name
- your email address @ your own domain
- your phone number
- some kind of tag line that reminds the reader of your goals as a recent grad, and be specific (example: Peter Peterson – Seeking Employment as a 3D Texture Artist in the Mobile Game Industry)
- your website address … make sure it doesn't take too long to type, like untoldentertainment.com (what a bloody terrible idea THAT url was)
- Some kind of call to action can't hurt (example: Come see my dragon models! or Come play Super Jumpy Man!). If you put something like that on there, you may pique my interest.
And a few don'ts:
- don't bog the card down with a million phone numbers. One will do. If you really can't be reached at that number all the time, you can put two phone numbers on there, but try to keep it simple.
- i don't recommend putting your mailing address on there. No one's going to send you a letter by Pony Express. Not only that, but you risk looking like a hick if you're applying for work in the big city, and your business card places you in some distant suburb or outlying area (it ain't pretty, but i wouldn't recommend passing around an Oshawa or Barrie business card at a Toronto networking event. You want to appear as if you're local and available, and as if you have all your teeth.)
- don't don't don't don't don't list a hotmail address. You'll look bush-league. i'd even say the same for gmail addresses … you own a domain, so you should use that in your address. If you like the gMail service, you can manage your @petesWebsite mail using gMail. Your public-facing address should be customized.
- don't cook up some bogus company name. If you're looking for a full-time salaried position at a company, i think it's better to present yourself as an individual. It's more important that people know Pete Peterson, than "Layzor Virtutronic Game Design Systems Inc."
i'd love to get your suggestions for web hosts and business card tips in the comments section! And feel free to complain about my browser-only stipulation for the games. i'll just let you know ahead of time: you're wrong.


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Alternatively titled: Things I Do When I Should Be Be Productive
So apparently I saw Snakes on the Plane movie. I did not remember this very important occurance. Which proves to me I need to keep this baby going, since I will look back in my old age and might actually remember something.


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Design history and theory. Lectures and projects focused on direct interaction with digitized elements of historically significant designs. Design elements and principles. Comparison of the language and tools of old and new media. Analysis of visual materials, discovering conceptual and stylistic connections, including Illustrator and Photoshop. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff
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(CNN) -- Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has claimed that he was forced out of the English club because several players did not support him.
Didier Drogba, left, was a fringe figure at Chelsea while Luiz Felipe Scolari was in charge.
The Brazilian was sacked in February after an unhappy eight-month spell in London and temporarily replaced by Russia coach Guus Hiddink.
The 60-year-old, who is now in charge of Uzbekistan club Bunyodkor, singled out Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba, Germany midfielder Michael Ballack and Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech as problem players.
Cech has publicly criticized Scolari's reign, during which Drogba made little impact due to injuries and suspension and was often relegated to the substitutes' bench.
All three players have denied putting pressure on owner Roman Abramovich, who subsequently appointed AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti when Hiddink finished his stint at the end of last season.
"The real owners of football at the moment are the players. The coach, in most European clubs, has no strength to contradict them," Scolari told Brazilian newspaper O Globo.
"The people sacked are always the coaches. The main players already know this. That was my problem at Chelsea. Drogba, Ballack and Cech did not accept my training methods or my demands."
Meanwhile, Scolari has predicted that Real Madrid's new mega signings Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka -- who he has managed with Brazil and Portugal -- will form a strong alliance at the Spanish club.
"Kaka is a strange player because of what he does both on and off the field," the 2002 World Cup winner said. "That guy is a strange jewel. Despite having gained big fame and money, he keeps doing his best on the pitch like a youngster.
"I am sure Cristiano Ronaldo and he will get on very well with each other. Cristiano has nothing to do with the conceited image everybody has of him. I think both of them will be big friends.
"The problem Real Madrid have is Raul. He is a veteran and is still the boss in the dressing room, so woe betide anyone he doesn't like -- including the coach."
Scolari revealed that he wants to coach in Brazil when his Bunyodkor contract ends in December 2010 before finally retiring.
"My contract lasts one year and a half, but every six months we'll sit down and discuss things," he said. "Both they and I can decide not to continue. They want me to coach their national team but nothing is decided yet.
"Rivaldo, the big player of our team, told me it was great to do a very good job because he knows the under-20 team of the country and he told me there are a few players who are very good on the ball, who have good futures.
"I'll be back (in Brazil) in one year and a half. I will work there as a coach for two more years and that's it. I'll change job or retire.
"Palmeiras wanted me to sign a pre-contract for the day I return to Brazil, but I rejected it. When I am back, I want to be free to decide the best thing at that moment. Also, there was a Sao Paulo director who called my agent because he wanted my phone number."
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