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Considering most computers come with video editing software I think it's a requirement bands should have a nice video show going along behind them as they perform. I don't think it matters if it's HD footage shot with a new Canon 5D Mark II, a Flip or even a built-in cell phone camera. As with audio it's the content that counts. Last year I did a post titled, "The best codec for video in Ableton Live on a Mac." in which I discuss which codec will tax your CPU the least. My finding was a bit surprising and there is a good discussion in the comments so check it out: click here
Most of the time I bring my small but powerful Casio XJ-360 LCD projector with me. I also bring a scrim which is essentially a see through cloth that doesn't have any wrinkles when pulled tight. An advantage of getting a proper scrim is I can shoot back towards it or I can place the projector behind it (aka reverse projection). You could put a projector in your rider and rely on the club to have one for you. However, I've found that most of the time the projectors they have waiting are ancient and the bulbs are dim. Another issue with using the club's house projector is many times their units are attached to the ceiling in front of the stage so you would have to run a long cable to your computer.
"A scrim or gauze is a very light textile made from cotton, or sometimes flax. Its light weight and translucence means it is often used for making curtains. The fabric can also be used for bookbinding and upholstery. Scrims have also seen extensive use in theatre. The variety used for special effects is properly called sharktooth scrim. However, in theater a scrim can refer to any such thin screen, and are made out of a wide variety of materials. Scrim has a rectangular weave that is similar in size in its openings to a window screen." – Wikipedia.org
When I play huge events I leave my projector at home. When there is more than 20,000 people in a stadium my own set up is pretty useless. I do come prepared though bringing with me two types of adapters allowing the visual crew to hook into my system. My Macbook Pro came with an Apple DVI to VGA Display Adapter connector and I also purchased the Apple DVI to Video Adapter. With these two adapters my computer has inputs any proper video crew should be able to utilize.
Here's a bonus tip: If you want a cheap fast way to have a slick video produced for you head over to Animoto.com, upload a bunch of photos of your band, pay $3 and viola they shoot you back a pretty good looking video.


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I had read a post about someone that weighs there LC brass for uniformity before reloading it. I gave it a try and was surpriosed to find a variation of 10 grains. Isn't that enough to cause variation in case capacity which would mean higher and lower pressures ?
That is what happens when "I had read a post about someone that weighs there LC brass for uniformity before reloading it", there is something called 'rational' or the reason why 'someone' weighed there LC brass. Then there is the 'SHOCK' to find all the weights do not match. In the responses you have you can see there are 'sorta' sorters, this stuff does not lock me up, nothing drives me to the curb. I purchased new, unfired, pull down cases from Houston, TX. and Pat's reloading in Ohio. 4.000 total, why? I am a case former, nothing like forming cases that are new/unfired.
I am not a sorta sorter, I separate LC cases by weight, instead of acting like I was on twitter I do not run down the street yelling LC cases do not weigh the same, I sort my LC cases by weight, WHY? JIC, Just in Case it matters. JIC, the powder column of the military 30/06 is longer and smaller in diameter than the powder column of the 30/06 R-P case by .060", no one on this forum or another reloading forum has acknowledge the diameter of the column and length of the column has an effect on or makes a difference when the trigger is pulled. They all believe the military case is thicker, that makes them half/right, for a column to be longer and larger in diameter the case head must be thinner, if the case is still heavier the weight must be in case body, SO, my 30/06 military brass has a thinner case head with a thicker case body, still heavier but not thicker in the case head and case body.
Then there is one of my rifles $120.00. 120 rounds, 6 boxes, 12 different loads, with 12 different case heads, 4 different bullets, 4 powders with different weights, new cases, once fired cases , commercial cases and military cases cases, etc., Groups only, no patterns.
There is sorting by head stamp, there is sorting by head stamp and date, there is sorting by weight, I am not a sorta separator, I can find difference between cases with the same head stamp, not a problem, I match cases by weight. Rational? Tumbling! I can tumble 120 cases, then spin/tumble in a case media separator and get all 20 cases back in the same box they started in.
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I saw everything posted on the net yesterday! They are coming to Conseco in October!
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller
And Conseco, will rock.
Yeah Conseco, will rock!
And I say, rock on!!!
That's seriously awesome.
Over\Under on how long this tour goes is set at 1 show. I will be taking the under.
I honestly think things will be fine if Roth doesn't get out of his mind on drugs. The Eagles did it, so hopefully they have mellowed enough with age to finally get things on the road. Even with the songs they recorded on the greatest hits album with Roth, Like "Me Wise Magic," it was good stuff.
I love Sammy and he is waaaay better solo than David Lee is. This is a win for everybody.
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller
everyone fights about talk van halen vs. van hagar... sadly no one ever mentions another, albeit less successful (but my favorite) version of the group: Van Humperdinck
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This is the darkest timeline.
I refuse to believe.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird
I'm sorry, I don't care about the singer, but any band without Michael Anthony is not Van Halen.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
Let's face it, drug addiction is tough for anybody to kick. I remember a Sociology teacher in college saying "A recovered drug addict, if there is such a thing..." Not many people come back from that.
But Aerosmith has been able to do it and they had the Grateful Dead worried about them. When the Dead is doing an intervention... you've got serious problems.
I liken this much to the Kiss reunion bringing back Ace and Peter. I never had a chance to see them in their makeup when I was young, and I've never had a chance to see Van Halen with Roth. I do wish Michael Anthony was back, but a bass player who isnt a lead vocalist, is probably your most replacable band member. Also, I think it is cool to see 3 of the four actually have Van Halen as the last name
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller
I heard Courtney Love was at Whitney Houston's intervention.
I'm completely serious.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird
Peck, myself, and some other friends will be there in the closest row possible.
My name is "Diamond Dave" by accident.
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I think it's absolutely stupid to do this without Michael Anthony.
I'm curious just what kind of a buzz this tour will generate. I'm thinking it fizzles, not sizzles.
Eddie obviously re-energized rock guitar and gave it a new face and voice when it needed one... but IMHO he allowed himself to become a cliche. From not expanding his musical boundaries (IOW- becoming repetitive and stale) to becoming another strung out, egotistical former rockstar. I'm doubting this version of "Van Halen" reignites that creative spark. More power to him if it does. I'd love to hear a re-energized, creative, and clean Eddie Van Halen reclaim his rightful spot in the Rock and Roll Guitar Gun Slingers Hall of Fame. But to think petty internal squabbles kept Anthony out of the lineup and is bringing a 16 year old to play with a group over 3 times his age, doesn't bode well for that thought.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Wow... you sure you aren't talking about Donnie Walsh in this post?
I'm not sure why Michael Anthony isn't in the band right now, but the last I heard he left to go play with Sammy. Sammy had a pretty candid interview where he just talked about how difficult it was to coexist with Eddie. Some of it may be ego, some of it may be the drugs, and some of it may be a genuine interest of playing music with his son.
If I were to personally rank the importance of the band members in terms of seeing a live show I would list:
1. Eddie
2. David Lee Roth
3. Alex
4. Michael Anthony
I think you are wrong about the tour, but time will tell. They have three of their dates already sold out. There should be enough nostalgia out there to bring enough folks like myself, who never saw them in their hey day, to come out to the show.
I am curious how you refer to him as cliche and stale. From what I understand he is a bit of an egotisical jerk, but I'm guessing that is quite prevalent in the rock star world. I've always considered him to be quite creative throughout the years.
1. Eruption- Finger tapping may or may not have been invented by him, but he certainly popularized the artform.
2. Unchained/Cradle- The beginning to both of these songs have such great riffs and unique sounds.
3. Cathedral- His playing with the sound on the guitar while playing gives another fresh sound to the guitar.
4. Jump- Eddie learns synthesizer in addition to keeping his guitar duties.
5. Poundcake- I love the drill sound at the beginning of this.
6. Me Wise Magic- This is a great, great, underappreciated song in my opinion. Instrumentally it has that classic Van Halen sound.
So, those are just a few of the things he has brought to the stage. I think we also have to make sure we are judging him equally. Whom else is his superior in terms of constantly crafting and changing their sound? I love Angus, but he has been playing the same sound for years. It isn't Joe Perry either. I do think Randy Rhoades had the potential of taking the throne eventually and Hendrix was certainly inventive... but they each met a pretty early demise.
Anyway, Van Halen has never been my favorite rock band, but it was certainly one of those shows I regretted missing in my youth. It will be fun to see them. I saw them with Hagar, but it just isn't the same.
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller
I saw the Van Halen II tour and a couple of others. VHII rocked. Fair Warning sucked IMHO. I'm not sure Roth sang a whole song during the Fair Warning Indy show. He was constantly jabbering in the songs. By Fair Warning it appeared the concerts had taken a backseat to partying (for the band).
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Rolling Stone Q&A with Michael Anthony.
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Fired Van Halen Bassist: I Found Out on the Internet
As youve almost certainly heard, later this month the reunited Van Halen is hitting the road for an extensive tour with David Lee Roth out front. But something is missing. Original bassist Michael Anthony whose distinctive backing vocals are crucial to classics like Running With the Devil and Panama has been fired and replaced by Eddie Van Halens sixteen-year-old son Wolfgang. Many outraged fans are pledging to stay home, while others will be showing up with Where Is Michael Anthony? T-shirts. Last week Anthony got on the phone with RS to explain what happened.
When was the last time you saw Eddie Van Halen?
The last time I actually spoke or saw him in person was right after we walked offstage in 2004, the last show of the tour.
How were things then?
It really didnt end in total peace and harmony within the band, for whatever reasons. Im not going to finger-point at anyone, but the tour, after eighty shows, just couldnt go on at that point.
How did you find out they were going to do this upcoming tour without you?
Probably like everybody else, I found out on the Internet and through word of mouth. I can understand that he wants his kid to play with him. If I had a kid like that, Id like to have him perform with me, too. It was kind of funny when I first heard about it being a Van Halen reunion.
So they never called you?
No, nobody ever contacted me about anything. I just kind of found out with everyone else.
Is it true they tried to keep you off the 2004 tour?
Yeah. Ed didnt really want me on that tour.
Do you know why?
He was always put off that I was going out and playing with Sammy [Hagar] when we werent doing anything. It wasnt like I was doing it to spite anybody. I was just tired of sitting at home and doing nothing. Sammy asked me one day if I would like to come out and maybe make an appearance at one or two of [his] shows and have some fun, and I said, Yeah, great. It kind of snowballed into me coming out and doing a few songs with him here and there.
Didnt they make you sign something to participate in the last tour?
Youre putting all the dirt in this one, huh? I gave up a lot to do [the last Van Halen] tour, as far as my percentage of what everyone was being paid. I did have to sign something at the end of the tour, that I was relinquishing any rights or claims that I had to anything that had to do with Van Halen. The reason I did the tour was: I didnt need the money, but I kind of figured if it was the last time Van Halen ever went out, Id be kicking myself if I didnt go out onstage one last time for the fans. So I kind of sucked it up a bit.
But that didnt affect your royalties or anything?
Do you regret doing that?
Theres always things that you look at in hindsight that you could have done differently or whatever, or tried to make it better. I dont regret going out, because I did enjoy going out and playing for the fans. I kind of regret the way that it turned out, because it should have been a tour that possibly went on for at least a year, and toured all over the world, and it just wasnt meant to be. And thats pretty sad, in my eyes.
Some fans are saying that this current tour is not the real Van Halen. How do you respond to that?
I had a post on my blog the other week stating that it is what it is, and Im not going to sit here and go, Hey, those a-holes, going out and doing this without me. I even told the fans, Dont judge his son, Wolfgang, too hard, because hes the innocent guy in this whole thing. Im sure hell do fine. But as far as it being a full reunion, well, its not. Theres no reason for me to sit there and cry over it or whine over it. Life goes on.
Do you think Wolfgang is too young to be taking on such a huge task?
I really cant say, because Im not around the guy a lot. He came out and did some shows in 2004, came out onstage when his dad was playing a solo, and played a little bit. Being thrown right out into big arenas, a sixteen-year-old kid, Im sure theres going to be a lot of possible overwhelming things that are thrown at him in that kind of a situation, plus, when they get onstage, who knows how the fans are going to react to him? Hopefully, hell be able to work through all that.
Your backing vocals were an important part of the sound.
Mm-hmm. I guess it will be interesting. I dont know, Im not to say how theyre going to pull that one off, but Im sure theyve thought of something.
Dave and Ed were smiling and shaking hands at the press conference do you think its genuine?
[Laughs] There again, I really cant tell you, because Im not around them or know whats going on. I can speculate, but that wouldnt really mean anything here or there. I guess the proof will be once they get out and start playing. Because once Dave gets onstage, he becomes Diamond Dave.
Did you see that they removed your image from Van Halens first album on their Web site?
Yes, I did. And that was the one thing that kind of saddened me a bit, when I was pointed to that, to see that my pictures were removed off of the first album. With Women and Children First, they took the picture off completely. I couldnt figure out what they were trying to do except for brainwash the fans into thinking I was never in the band. That bummed me out quite a bit. Im proud of all my history with Van Halen, and maybe they feel otherwise.
You seem to be taking the high road with all this.
Im not a spiteful person. At this point in my life, I dont need the drama. I went through that when I was in my twenties, and I dont feel like going through it again in my fifties. I just want to have fun, be able to go out onstage and play and have a good time.
Are you touring with Sammy Hagar this summer?
Yeah, were actually going out late October, and well be touring on and off until next summer. It stems from around March, when Sammy Hagar did this cruise thing with Carnival Cruise lines, where they cruise down to Cabo San Lucas. His fans pay an extra premium and his band goes on the ship, and they asked me if I wanted to come and perform one night. I didnt want to just get up with his band and do Hagar stuff, so I put this thing together and I said, Lets just do some old Van Halen stuff and have some fun with it and do maybe a couple other covers that we all grew up to, like some Zep or Cream. So we call it the Mad Anthony Express, and we did about two hours on this ship, and the fans loved it. I said, Hey, this is pretty cool.
Do you see a day in the future where the four original Van Halen members could possibly share a stage again?
At this point, I really dont know, because I think theyve chosen their path. They would be the ones to really ask. As far as myself, I think if the situation was right and everything was on the up and up Id be interested in doing it. It would definitely have to be on those terms.
This is the darkest timeline.
Many outraged fans are pledging to stay home
Though, I'm tempted to buy the shirt. Not to wear to a concert, just to wear for the hell of it.
[edit] Also, nothing against Wolfgang, I'd be shocked if he wasn't a virtuoso, but Valerie is crazy to let her 16-year old son go on tour. Absolutely freakin' nuts.
[edit2] There, that's better.
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Well I put up the bucks and still ended up as close as I was in 1984 (on the side, way up). I assume this show will be better, though I wonder if it will be less drug-free. The 1984 show was a real mess, and one thing I won't miss was the very long bass solo by Anthony.
OTOH I do agree that Anthony is getting screwed in this by Eddie, who has proven that it wasn't really Dave after all but the egomaniac Eddie that was the problem. It bugs me a lot, but I want to see Dave in that Van Halen role so I'm paying to see him basically.
My understanding with Anthony was that Eddie basically said "You can't be in two bands at once" and when Anthony played with Sammy's band Eddie said "you're out", clearly out of spite like a little b****. That ticks me off.
That interview with MA is a great read, makes me like him all the more. I didn't know about the album cover thing till reading that just a few minutes ago. That is beyond stupid, it's pretty insulting. They should be ripped for that. Almost makes me wish I hadn't gotten the tickets.
I saw the 1986 tour and liked it quite a bit too, so I'm not really anti-Van Hagar, I like both versions. But the Roth era in total was just far better for the band in terms of songs created and sound.
Anyway, I'm still expecting to get my refund when the tour crashes and burns before getting to Indy. I also strongly expect I won't get my money's worth of quality.
But having seen the Kiss reunion tour and the Police reunion tour I have 2 examples of how amazing this stuff can be. Of course in those cases I missed them originally and never forgave myself for it, so they also had that going for them. Still those shows were better than just "I finally saw them", they were great in their own right and I'd pay to have those experiences again.
this site has a bunch of videos from the van halen tour rehearsals if you're interested
This is the darkest timeline.
Who is the bloated kid they have in Anthony's stead? It looks like he could use the Valerie Bertinelli diet plan.
I did purchase tickets, but I made an error of which my son is none to pleased. I chose "best available", and since I bought right when tix went on sale, I assumed that for the purchase price I selected... best available would be Krieg Devault Level.
However, instead I wound up in the balcony. I'm not sure how Balcony is better than Krieg Devault unless I have a dead on look at the stage. Alas, nothing I can do about it now.
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller
Tickets have arrived!
Almost here!!!
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller


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THREE people will win a copy of Oh, Say Can You See? One GRAND PRIZE WINNER will win this beautiful patriotic necklace!
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Though the capital smolders, the battered Constitution and the presidency have survived. But the British left the struggling government no home. Gone are the symbols of America--the Capitol Building and the President's House, and nearly every relic of the infant nation. Britain's next target is the port city of Baltimore, but has the raid on Washington stiffened the Americans' backs? As the Willows women mourn their absent men - gone to war, or wounded, or captured - they await the birth of a blessed child. Miles away, attorney Francis Scott Key embarks on a diplomatic mission that will leave an everlasting mark on America. Proving that the pen can indeed by more powerful than the sword, Key records the fears and hopes of his embattled people. His epic poem soon set to music and titled "The Star-Spangled Banner," rallies a shattered nation to rise from its knees to claim the dream of "one nation under God" during the closing hours of the War of 1812.
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I've often heard how Francis Scott Key wrote the words to our national anthem, but I'd never thought about his history before he wrote the famous song that has become part of the fabric of our country. This book does more than give us a peek into his life, it opens up the world of those brave souls who fought in the War of 1812. Lewis gives us much to think about and learn in her new novel, Oh Say Can You See?
Yes, this is the fourth book in her Freeman and Dreamers series, but you really don't need to have read the other books to know exactly what is going on in this novel. Right away you're drawn into the Pearson family and the struggles they are going through because of the war that threatens to rip their family apart. Poor Hannah Pearson is expecting a child and her husband Jed has been captured by the British. Another memorable character is Markus O'Malley, who is fraught with guilt and worry for he promised Jed he'd watch over his wife and his home until he returned. But the country needs Markus to serve on a very important mission--to captain Mr. Key's vessel.
You learn that Francis Scott Key was a religious man who had been drawn into a war he once opposed. He was a man of great bravery and also a tender heart. The scene of him kissing his sleeping children and telling them he loved them, knowing that in a few hours he would leave on a mission he may not return from, will long stay with you.
And, of course, there's the scene where Key and others were desperate to see the star-spangled banner still waving.
From that famous scene I love this line: "... We have been a foolish people at times, and so suffered our comeuppance in Washington, but our cause is still just. God has reached His hand down from heaven and rescued this land in the past. Let's pray He'll do so once again..." This struck a cord with me as do many other passages. Oh Say Can You See? reminded me of our nation's heritage, of the brave souls who fought to keep our nation free, but it also reminded me to be ever diligent in guarding our precious freedom.
If you love historical fiction that is anchored in facts, you will love L.C. Lewis's new book, Oh Say Can You See? I know I did.
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NCPA Expert To Testify on Prison Industries: Removing Restrictions to Inmate Work Best Antidote for Recidivism
June 24, 1998
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. Morgan Reynolds, director of the National Center for Policy Analysis' Criminal Justice Center will testify before the Crime Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on the new prison reform bill, Prison Industries Reform Act of 1998. According to Dr. Reynolds, failure to remove existing prison labor monopolies by allowing the private sector to expand employment of inmates and the sale of prison-made goods remains the greatest barrier to reducing recidivism.
Of today's prison population of 1.8 million, fewer than 100,000 state and federal prisoners work in productive, job-training employment within or outside prison walls.
Dr. Reynolds simultaneously serves as a professor at Texas A&M University, regularly testifies before Congress, and was visiting scholar for the Joint Economic Committee in 1994. In addition to his work to expand prison industries, Dr. Reynolds is one of the country's leading experts on juvenile crime and the effects of expected punishment on reducing crime. As a published columnist, Dr. Reynolds also calls for reform of the Brady Gun Bill and the Miranda rights.
For interviews with Dr. Reynolds in Washington, contact Joan Kirby at 202- 220-3082. For Texas interviews, contact Jil Hicks at 972-386-6272.
Dr. Morgan Reynolds
Testimony On Expanding Prison Industries Before The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee On Crime
2:00 PM, Thursday, June 25th


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WASHINGTON - The federal government wants to target childhood obesity with new limits for calories, sugar, fat and sodium on snacks sold in the nation's schools.
The Smart Snacks in School standards, announced last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, expand school nutrition standards for the first time to snacks, whether sold in the cafeteria, a vending machine or elsewhere.
Besides setting limits on fats, sugars and calories, the new rules would also limit portion sizes for drinks and snacks. Birthday parties, bake sales and school fundraisers would be exempt from the rules, which are scheduled to go into effect next July.
Most Arizona school officials welcomed the change, saying the state adopted similar nutrition standards for all school foods - including snacks - in 2006.
"Our schools are already ahead of the game," said Mary Szafranski, deputy associate superintendent for health and nutrition services at the Arizona Department of Education, who said the department supports the new regulations "without a doubt."
But others worried that there will not be enough time to study the impact of the new rules on students' diets or to get the new food choices in place.
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I just heard on the radio that today marks the anniversary of the invention of the accordion. Let's celebrate, friends.
Of course the guy on the radio had some strange information, that the accordion was invented in Philadelphia in 1854, when any old fool knows it's been around since at least 1822 in Germany. By the 1840s, it was already popular in the United States.
Regardless, any reason to celebrate this king of instruments is a good reason, isn't it, so let's party!


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PERRIS -- When a top-notch girls basketball team like Perris is clicking, it's tough to beat.
Elsinore saw that first hand Tuesday night, as the Tigers fell under a barrage of Panthers' 3-pointers early and were never able to recover, losing the Sunbelt League matchup, 62-36.
Perris came out of the tip-off on fire, hitting its first three shots, all outside jumpers and one beyond the arc. With a total of three 3- pointers in that quarter alone, and all coming from different players, the Panthers set a tone that could not be matched in taking a 19-6 lead going into the second quarter and a 34-12 advantage into halftime.
"I knew Perris was going to have some big runs -- they are a great team -- but they just came out and shot so well," said Elsinore coach Ron Kusayanagi, whose squad dropped its first contest in league play and is now 14-8 overall and 4-1 in the Sunbelt League.
But to Perris coach Marvin Williams, it was more than just shooting that made him smile after the win.
"We shoot the ball well, I can't deny that, but we do a lot of things well, and tonight, everything was just clicking," Williams said.
He went on to mention defense, rebounding and chemistry, the latter of which was indicated in the box score, where six of the seven players in their regular rotation garnered six points or more. It was San Diego State-bound guard Kiyana Stamps that led the charge with 20 points, while 6-foot-3 senior forward Natasha Hadley (who is headed to UC Riverside next fall) added 11 points and 12 rebounds at the post. Coming off the bench with a big contribution for the Panthers was Kathleen Orque, who scored 11 points, including three 3- pointers.
In all, the Panthers made nine 3-pointers, and Elsinore six, four of which came from Tigers' leading scorer, sophomore Courtney Chadwick, who finished with 18 of her teams 36 points. But it was in the second half, when the Tigers didn't sit back on offense and shoot from the outside, that made Kusayanagi most proud of his team.
"We can't sit back and shoot 3s all night with them; they are way too good of a shooting team," Kusayanagi said. "Our speed is our No. 1 weapon, so that's why I kept telling the girls to keep attacking."
And attack they did, keeping it even with the Panthers in the second half, in which Perris outscored the Tigers 28-24. Chadwick was a huge catalyst in the third quarter, scoring nine points in those eight minutes alone to bring the Tigers to within 16 points at 38-22 before Stamps keyed the hosts to a 13-0 run that put Elsinore away for good.
Perris, the No. 7 team in CIF Southern Section Division IAA, improved to 5-0 in the Sunbelt League and 13-7 overall.


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CHICAGO — The Texas Rangers will hold a blood drive and accept donations this weekend for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion near Waco.
The Rangers said Thursday that the relief effort will take place during their home series against Seattle.
As many as 15 people were killed and more than 160 others were injured Wednesday night in the accident in the farm town of West, Texas.
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Correlation Between Circulating Galactomannan and Beta-D-glucan and Clinical Outcome of Invasive Aspergillosis
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|An Observational Assessment of the Correlation Between Circulating Galactomannan and Beta-D-glucan and Clinical Outcome in the Setting of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients With an Underlying Hematological Disorder
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|January 2011
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|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
A major challenge in the development of antifungal therapies for invasive fungal infections is the difficulty in assessing early treatment response and clinical prognosis. Mycological endpoints are often unreliable, reflected by the low sensitivity of fungal cultures to diagnose infection (20% for aspergillosis). Radiographic endpoints can be misleading, particularly when assessed early following treatment initiation. Clinical endpoints can be ambiguous indicators of treatment response, and generally include categorization of patient outcome as better, stable or worse. Furthermore, clinical assessments are likely confounded by the underlying diseases predisposing to fungal infection. Thus, a biomarker interposed between the initiation of antifungal therapy and patient outcome would bring much needed precision in the evaluation of novel antifungal drugs and thus serve as a valuable tool to guide decision-taking regarding ineffective treatments and dose selection in product development. The current absence of such biomarkers represents a critical capability gap. To date, only few studies have examined the prognostic value of fungal biomarkers in invasive aspergillosis on clinical outcome and have been limited by sample seize. To address this issue, the current study will examine the correlation between the fungal biomarkers galactomannan and beta-D-glucan with clinical outcome in invasive aspergillosis. The study will also incorporate C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, as they seem to be a useful surrogate marker of IL-6 production.
The investigator contains a sample database of 100+ patients with either probable or proven invasive aspergillosis for which daily marker levels and CRP (during the first two weeks of antifungal therapy) were measured and clinical assessment data at (2, 4 and ) 6 weeks post-treatment.
The study will evaluate whether serial serum measurements of galactomannan/beta-D-glucan during the first week(s) of antifungal therapy can distinguish between successful clinical outcome and failed clinical outcome at 6 weeks in patients with proven and probable invasive aspergillosis.
The study aims also at exploring various cut points for galactomannan/beta-D-glucan measurements at two weeks after initiation of antifungal therapy and at exploring the sensitivity and specificity for predicting clinical outcome at 6 and 12 weeks in patients with proven and probable invasive aspergillosis.
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- proven or probable invasive aspergillosis with positive GM antigen test
Exclusion Criteria:
- Seronegative aspergillosis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01176071
|Principal Investigator:
|Johan A Maertens, MD, PhD
|UZ Gasthuisberg Leuven
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|August 4, 2010
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AKRON -- Akron's Adam Abraham was 3-for-4 with a homer and six RBI Sunday afternoon, helping the RubberDucks to an 11-2 victory over the Harrisburg Senators at Canal Park.
Abraham was playing just his second game of the season with the RubberDucks after joining the roster on Saturday from Triple-A Columbus. After a two-hit performance the night before, Abraham finished with five hits in the series. This marks his third straight season with Akron.
Abraham belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth during a five-run rally that broke the game open in Akron's favor. He also doubled in a run during Akron's three-run first inning.
Following suit and enjoying a great day at the plate, shortstop Erik Gonzalez recorded his first Double-A hit in the first inning. He went 3-for-4 on the afternoon, crossing the plate three times.
Gonzalez produced his second hit of the game in the fifth, followed by his first stolen base. A single in the seventh earned Gonzalez his first Akron RBI. Abraham's second double of the afternoon followed, sending two more RubberDucks across the plate and creating a 6-2 lead in the seventh.
A lead-off double by Ollie Linton in the first off Harrisburg starter Brett Brach (1-3) got the RubberDucks on base early in the game. Linton went 1-for-4 on the afternoon, following his 3-for-3 appearance and two-run homer Saturday evening.
Akron starter Joe Colon (8-4) earned his third consecutive and team-high eighth win for the RubberDucks (47-35). Colon allowed two hits, one earned run and walked five batters.
The RubberDucks will travel to Erie, Pa. on Monday to take on the SeaWolves, who are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern League. The four-game series will kick off at 7:05 p.m. at Jerry Uht Park. Will Roberts (7-8) will start for Akron and Nick Avila (0-3) will take the mound for Erie. The game will be broadcast on WARF 1350 AM.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. Silica Holdings (SLCA) plummeted on Friday after announcing weaker-than-expected preliminary results for the fourth quarter ended December. By late afternoon, shares had taken off 8.1% to $29.43.
The mineral producer said it anticipates quarterly revenue of $149.5 million and net earnings of 31 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had anticipated revenue of $151.2 million on 39 cents a share in net income.
"Our fourth-quarter results were negatively impacted by the severe winter storms in mid- and late December," explained CEO Byran Shinn in a statement. "The weather reduced well completion activity and drove higher costs across our supply chain. We also encountered meaningful one-time costs, including a bad debt expense related to a customer bankruptcy."
For full year 2014, adjusted EBITDA is expected between $180 million and $200 million, a result of expected growth in its oil and gas business. Consensus was for full-year 2014 EBITDA of $212.8 million.
Fourth-quarter and full-year results are due for release Feb. 25.
TheStreet Ratings team rates U S SILICA HOLDINGS INC as a Hold with a ratings score of C. The team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate U S SILICA HOLDINGS INC (SLCA) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed -- some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow and generally higher debt management risk."


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The prospect of up to 2,000 jobs being created by a new business and hotel complex near Spalding is on course after a meeting last night.
South Holland District Council's planning committee voted 11-1 in favour of an initial application for a Lincs Gateway Business Park to be built on land near the B1173 Cowbit Road, A1175 and A16 between Spalding, Cowbit and Weston Hills.
A number of people living in the area attended the meeting to oppose the plans on grounds such as light and noise disturbance, the need for a "buffer zone" between houses and the site, the poor state of roads in the area and the site's impact on Spalding town centre.
But Coun Howard Johnson, who moved for the plans to be supported, said: "The site itself has been unused for an awful long time and in terms of these plans as we have now, compared to what the site was before, there's a lot going for it."
Ashley King Developers, who is behind the plans, will face a number of conditions in taking the project forward, including the installation of CCTV cameras for security and monitoring of the site's use and adequate screening measures to protect people living nearby.
A report prepared for the meeting said the development should be supported as it has "the potential to provide a significant number of jobs and provide a high quality business park which is not currently available in Spalding."
For the full story, read Tuesday's Lincolnshire Free Press.


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A new category of AT boots devoted to pure downhill performance in the side-country
Williston, VT (February 22, 2011) — Garmont (www.garmontusa.com), the pioneering boot design team that started the freeride AT revolution has done it again.
Blending a radically superior internal chassis for pure downhill performance known as the PowerFrame with an unparalleled package of fit, features, and touring function, it's clear that Garmont has gone far beyond merely setting a new standard. They've established an entirely new class of boots, blending superior alpine performance with full uphill capability.
"Garmont's designers have once again redefined what's possible in the world of freeride AT," said Garmont president Gord Bailey. "They nailed it in 2005 with the category changing Adrenalin and they have done it again with the new freeride collection for winter 2011″The dealers coming back from the on-snow demo events have confirmed the unique power and performance of this new collection. There is clearly an unquenched demand in the market for a full performance alpine boot with AT capability. Garmont is pleased to be the first brand to answer that call."
Engineered by industry legend Paul Parker and Garmont's prominent development team, Garmont's PowerFrame Freeride collection is led by the men's Delirium ($799, 130 AT flex), women's Asylum ($799, 120 AT flex). These boots serve up race-boot downhill performance, with exceptional ability to drive the biggest skis on the biggest terrain.
Both boots balance powerful performance technology with full touring capability, granting access to the most challenging lines. They are equally desirable for experienced alpine skiers seeking more comfort and versatility in their everyday freeriding.
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- Anatomically-correct, comfortable, high-Performance fit: The last pairs a natural forefoot width for comfort with a snug, secure mid-foot and heel fit for solid edge control.
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- Garmont's EZFit Liner is the first true hybrid liner on the market, combining the out-of-the-box comfort and performance of a traditional liner with the made-to-measure customization of a 100%-thermoformable liner.
- Quick-Change sole sets are compatible with all 3 binding norms (TECH, ISO Alpine, ISO Touring), and can be changed in a flash. They are snapped securely into place and fixed with only three pozi-drive bolts per boot.
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Survey Recovers Artifacts From Scotland's Battle of Killiecrankie
Thursday, March 03, 2016
PITLOCHRY, SCOTLAND—A copper alloy pendant, a harness boss, two buckles, part of the support for a sword belt, horseshoes, buttons, and musket munitions were recovered by archaeologists from GUARD Archaeology, who conducted a survey at the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie ahead of road construction in the region. On July 27, 1689, Jacobites led by John Graham of Claverhouse, also known as "Bonnie Dundee," faced King William's troops under the command of General Hugh Mackay of Scourie. Grenades are thought to have been used for the first time in the United Kingdom during this battle. And even though the Jacobites won the day, one-third of them died, including their leader. "Thanks to the survey work, experts are shedding more light on the Battle of Killiecrankie which took place over three hundred years ago, bringing "Bonnie Dundee's" Jacobite victory to life. They are able to offer more information on the battle including the possible route soldiers took during the battle, potential cavalry positions, where the key skirmishes and close quarters fighting took place, and the likely retreating route taken by the fleeing Government forces," Transport Minister Derek Mackay told students at Pitlochry High School, reported in a press release. To read more about historical archaeology in Scotland, go to "Living on the Edge."
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By Mrs. Loran Jordan
In the year 1870 three young men left Fulton, Ill., in a prairie schooner and started west to seek their fortunes. After a long tedious journey they reached York county, Nebraska. It looked good to them and they settled there.
One whose name was Ben Willis settled three miles east of what was later the town of Thayer. He chose rather hilly land, thinking it afforded greater protection from the cold winds that swept through the valley of Lincoln creek from the westward. He constructed a dug-out and here he lived for several years. The country was very sparsely settled and neighbors were far away. The "coyotes howled and the buffalo roamed." I remember a buffalo robe we used and prized highly, in later years, that my father had made from a buffalo he shot, and I can still remember the unearthly youls of the coyotes that made me clling to my mother for protection.
A short time after Ben took out papers on his land he secured a job carrying the mail from Seward, on the Burlington, to Grand Island. He made this route twice a week, using a buckboard and ponies, and prided himself on getting the mail through on schedule. He drove across country without a road of any kind, guided by a lone tree here, or a sod house there, through snow and rain, no matter what kind of weather, for he was a strong and stalwart man.
In 1876 he built a frame house (the first in that section), returned to Fulton, Ill., and married Miss Elizabeth Bulkley. To this union were born two daughters, myself and my sister Jane, now Mrs. E. B. Delk of Kansas City, Mo.
A few years later father bought 160 acres across the road from our homestead. It was railroad land and Lincoln creek cut through it where wild ducks and quail abounded, and as father was a good shot we had many delicious meals of wild game. Here, too, we picked many bushels of wild plums and grapes. Today these delicacies are gone and I think the people living in that vicinity would be glad to have a few of them.
A wagon trail ran through this land and deep furrows could be seen for as many years as we lived there. As a small child I remember wagon trains, drawn by oxen, and some also drawn by horses, wending their way westward over this trail. They forded Lincoln Creek as there were no bridges. I also remember of looking across the prairie about a mile north and seeing an encampment of Indians. They remained there a day or two then followed the old trail, going westward, and did not bother us.
After father stopped carrying the mail, the neighborhood post office was lodged in our house for a few years and was known as Palo. Soon a school house was erected one and one-half miles east, and a church two miles southeast were also called Palo. Here we attended Sunday school and church services and mother taught the Bible class.
This church still stands, or did a couple of years ago when I drove to see it. It is but a shell now, but in the churchyard are buried many early settlers, among them my grandfather.
When I was quite small some people moved on the farm just north of us. Father said the man had a "shifty eye" and looked none too honest. While they were poor they seemed to be trying to get along. One late afternoon the sheriff drove a pair of high stepping ponies into our yard, and father went out to greet him and asked him what brought him out to our place. Said the sheriff, "I've come to arrest your neighbor just north of you. He has stolen a valuable horse." (Horse stealing was considered a great crime those days). Father, being a quick thinker and always wanting to help the "underdog", said, "It's getting late, you better put your team in the barn, come in and have supper with us, stay all night and in the morning you can get your man." This sounded good to the sheriff who was none too anxious to deal with a desperado at night, so he decided to stay. As the sheriff was unharnessing his team, father came into the house and sent an uncle, who was visiting us, over to the neighbor's to tell them the sheriff was coming. In the morning the sheriff got up early and went after his man, but he was gone. However he left the horse and the sheriff took it to the owner. Some years after, and when twitting him about not getting his man, father told the sheriff all about it.
When Gresham was founded on a new branch of the North Western, we moved there and father erected an elevator and engaged in the grain business for several years. He was a life-long republican, as was York county at that time. After a few years he was elected a member of the board of supervisors and made chairman of the bridge committee. This work required considerable time going over the county condemning some bridges and building new ones. Not the strong cement kind we now have but just something to get the much despised (in high places) horse and buggy across.
Later father and mother moved to Thayer county, near Hebron, where father engaged in farming, and in January, 1926, my parents celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. In 1927 father passed away, mother living a year and a half longer.
As I look back on this old homestead and my early childhood, it seems like a pleasant dream, for I remember no hardships at all. My father must have encountered many in his endeavor to wrest a living from that virgin soil. There must have been hail, wind, rain, grasshoppers, drought and snows, and sometime even too much rain, but as far as the records go, no dust storms, or worse yet, no dictator to tell him what to plant and how to do it. He often said those early days were the happiest of his life.
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Avon High School will have a new principal next year.
Chad Coffman, who led the high school for the past decade, tendered his resignation Wednesday. He has accepted a post with the Parma Schools, where he'll serve as the principal of Parma High School.
Coffman "served the school faithfully for many years," Superintendent Jim Reitenbach said.
Reitenbach said Coffman's resignation was not a surprise.
He's "been very honest with me from the beginning," Reitenbach said. "He got offered a decent job as a principal in Parma. He's done a lot of great work for Avon High School."
The Parma Schools Board of Education met Tuesday with Coffman to confirm his new position at Parma High, one of three high schools in that district.
Reitenbach said he is not sure exactly when the district will fill Coffman's position.
"There are a few people from within the Avon school district that will apply for the position," Reitenbach said. "We have enough time before school starts to really do an extensive search for the right person."
Coffman, a 1985 graduate of Midview High School, attended Kent State University for his undergraduate degree.
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CORVALLIS - Protect that majestic old oak in your back yard. It is not only home to your hammock, it holds an entire ecosystem of life in its limbs.
First, consider how long the tree has stood. An Oregon white oak that is two feet in diameter may be 200 years old; a three-foot diameter tree is closer to three hundred years old. In that time, a complex community has developed amid the heavy spreading limbs.
Many people don't realize that much of that natural community, including the galls and lichens that decorate old oaks, are not life-threatening to the tree, according to Deborah Clark, biologist at Oregon State University.
For example, more than 100 kinds of lichens occur on Oregon white oaks. Some of those lichens capture nitrogen from the air and enrich the soil when they fall. Usnea, one of the long dangling lichens, supplies nest material and nutrients to foraging animals. It also contains a bright chartreuse acid that can be used to dye cloth.
The moss that grows on your tree is important, too. OSU Extension nematologist Kathy Merrifield has identified 30 kinds of mosses and related liverworts growing on large Oregon white oaks. Many of these mosses grow nowhere else but on old isolated oaks and contain their own specialized community of invertebrates. Rainwater splashed from branches and dripped through moss and lichen carries additional nutrients throughout the oak tree ecosystem.
Both mosses and lichens have the ability to dry up in the summer, then quickly rehydrate with the first flush of rain. To see this in action, add some water to a bit of dry twisted moss, and with a hand lens you can watch the leaves and capsules untwist and open before your eyes.
"It is a better show than Walt Disney," Merrifield said.
Oregon white oaks are host to a dozen different kinds of galls, some are tiny and others are the size of baseballs. The most common is the spotted gall, formed when a tiny, non-stinging wasp lays her eggs on an oak leaf. In response, the leaf develops a protective shell around the developing larva.
According to one study, only 4 percent of the larvae survive to adulthood; most are attacked by other insects in a complex food web that supports many insect-eating songbirds. Even parasitic mistletoe has its place in the oak tree's ecosystem. Its berries are especially sought after by bluebirds.
In fact, Oregon white oaks provide food and shelter for nearly 200 vertebrate species. Acorns provide a high-energy food source to many animals, especially important just prior to the harsh winter months when other foods are scarce. However, acorn production is highly variable year to year. Older, open-crowned trees generally produce more acorns than smaller trees grown in dense stands.
Some animals have developed ways to store their acorn harvest. For example, acorn woodpeckers drill holes into the oak's thick bark or into dead limbs where they stash acorns in large graneries. Acorns are an important food for western gray squirrels, valley and mountain quail, turkeys, deer and bears.
From microscopic to massive, life teems in and around the Oregon white oak. Yet these majestic old trees are not being replaced. Poor regeneration and slow growth of oaks cannot keep pace with rapid development within the Willamette Valley. Homeowners are urged to protect the remaining centuries-old oaks, and consider the life within their limbs.
For more information on the care of legacy oaks, contact your local OSU Extension Service office.


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Every game deserves another turn. Such a great idea... find games out of print from the 70's, 80's and 90's and restore them with modern gameplay and graphic improvements. The startup company, Restoration Games approached JTD with a challenge, create an ID that reflects this story and brand succinctly and concisely.
They say a good logo should work well small, in black and white, and shouldn't rely heavily on textures and illustration...
Well this isn't your typical logo, it's a 'kick-you-in-the-face-and-crack-open-the-gates-of-valhalla' logo!
Package toss art created for general products throughout retail stores within the park. Made to work across a wide range of package sizes.
The Naked Stills recorded this album in the Cochecho region here in New England. They mentioned to me they were heavily influenced by the area as well as the old wood and iron from the recording studio.
As you scroll down you'll see some images of the process and my creative direction.
"So visually, the image I have sketched imitates some of the Penacook / Abenaki warrior dress (New England area native americans from the NH/Cochecho areas)... rather than feathered head-dresses they had shaved hair except for a wild tufted mane of hair that was often colored.
This would be an inked drawing with heavy stylized lines.
Strong textures fill the angular patterns created by the linework (maybe wood and possibly iron work textures to reflect some of the recording studio influence).
These textures and angular patterns and elements would carry over to the other panels."
Brand development and Packaging line for Heroscape, a strategy game with a unique buildable gameboard made up of interlocking hex pieces.
I also developed the unique shaped game cards. These game cards carried the theme of the hex and could fit within a 7-hex gamepiece.
At the bottom is a concept for booster packaging which used a large buildable gamepeice as the package.
Redbox was in dire need of a brand refresh. It's visual communication was all over the place. Multiple typefaces and cluttered imagery were drowning out the brand voice.
This phase one of the brand guidelines was dedicated to clearing through the clutter to deliver a clear and concise definition of the brand with visual and copy guidelines to help the company move forward with clarity.
Role: Creative direction, brand and design lead
In-park signage from concept to final design for the Year of a Million Dreams promotion.
As you scroll down you'll see some earlier concepts as well. Many were digging the pinwheel concept, but unfortunatley it gave way to a more cost effective solution.
Screenprinted gigposter commissioned by the band, Mastodon. All hand drawn and screenprinted by Jason.
25"x19" screenprint. 3 colors (or 2 screens), Toad Green and a split of swamp green and algae yellow) on 100lb French Madero Beach. Edition of 50. Signed and numbered. SOLD OUT.
Retail promotional event design solutions for Hasbro's Simon Flash electronic games.
JTD designed a comprehensive design solution ranging from on-shelf dioramas that walk through the different types of gameplay, unique point of purchase displays, wayfinding solutions, and even shirts with "Simon Says Follow Me" on the back.
A few highlights from some rounds of concepts for retail tags and branding for a line of Blueflame bags.
These tags highlight the unique shaped straps and strategically designed pockets within the bag line.
Concept designs to final design for Nerf disk shooter, Vortex.
I had the pleasure of working on the branding and contents for this exciting new and innovative game from Rob Daviau and Hasbro. This is a game where decisions the players make in one game will affect every game thereafter. Here is a little more explanation from the game designer, supah genius, Rob Daviau:
There are no do overs in life. Some decisions just make you who you are.
This led us to wondering why games always have to reset. Why are they a medium that always goes back to start? Movies and books are static forms of entertainment meant to be viewed but not altered. Games, by nature, demand that the user create the experience. We wanted to push that boundary to have lasting effects. Now you really create the experience. This game is not art to be hung on a wall but a leather jacket to be worn around until it has its own unique story.
It is one thing to play a card in a game to gain an advantage. It is entirely different to play a card and then rip it up, banning it from the game forever (I know that none of you will actually rip it up). Or to mark a territory that will change its destiny from here on out. It's a different decision process. How important is that card now? Will it be more important in a future game? Will you have it then? Is this the time? Is it worth it?
You can take a closer look at the instruction booklet here. Which by the way, I also designed.
Oh and those awesome concept and cover spot illustrations were done by concept artgods, Massive Black.
My copy is in the mail and I can't wait to crack this one open. Order yours here.
This is the official 2 color screenprinted gigposter for the November/December 2012 tour for the amazing Trampled by Turtles. 19"x25" 100lb French Paper.
Limited edition of 170. SOLD OUT.
Logo developed for a Universal Studios' theme park. Collaboration with George Adams and Jim Bockstall.
Hasbro felt their classic Pop-O-Matic game, Trouble, was in need of a refresh as sales were slipping. They asked for a solution that had a slight nudge towards nostalgia, but with some 'pop'.
I set out to not only give it some pop but also some much needed spunk, as it was thought the game was becoming stale to consumers.
What you see here is a celebration of all things TROUBLE. From band-aids to broken hearts. Here's to all the Trouble makers!
While this was met with enthusiasm initially, Hasbro eventually decided to go in a different direction, but I still feel this was worth sharing.
Promotional merchandise designs for the Fantasy cruise ship's 2012 inaugural sailing.
Parcheesi brand refresh. Design and art direction. Illustration: Laura Coyle
ID Concept for a school for troubled and disabled youth. The school is well known for effectively diagnosing learning disabilities that have gone overlooked within the public school systems. This new found diagnosis is then transformed into the key to success for each individual child. The "C" in the target alludes to the founders name. The founder was too humble to use her name or allude to her name in the mark.
We ended up with the concept below that uses the acronym, (NEARI) New England Adolescent Research Institute. NEARI is dedicated to elevating the quality of learning and life-navigation skills to adolescents. Thus the elevating of the "a" and the nod towards the Northeast in the compass.
Official poster for The Detroit Cobras show in Montreal, QC on 7/14/12. Known for taking obscure vintage songs and churning them into something distinctively their own. As with many of my posters the typography is all comepletely custom made. In this case the type was specifically created to mimic retro car emblem designs.
Three color screenprint... silver metallic ink, cherry car red, and midnight run black. Limited edition of 65. 25"x19" on 100lb French paper.


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What Is WB Editor?
WB Editor 3 is the third major release of WB Editor, the desktop blogging tool. This release is intended to improve blogging experiences. With the built in a tabbed browser interface, browsing and blogging are integrated. Commenting, managing categories, tagging and changing the blog theme can be accomplished without leaving the program.
The new editing interface is no more word processor style WYSIWYG, but is a brand new TRUE WYSIWYG style. This is a screenshot showing how dose TRUE WYSIWYG editing looks like when editing blog posts on blogger.com.
When registering a blog site in WB Editor 3.0, it creates an editing template.
New posts and draft posts will use this editing template to have a TRUE WYSIWYG view.WB Editor 3 can upload images or files to FTP server and
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In order to use the FTP upload function, while setting up the blog site properties, the FTP related information are required.
If you changed the blog theme/skin, please click "Refresh Editing Template" in WB Editor 3 to update the editing template accordingly.
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WB Editor 2 is the second generation of the desktop blogging tool. The re-engineered user interface brings more blogging fun. And the extensible plugin support brings more power to your blogging life style.
WB Editor is a desktop blogging tool that provides WYSIWYG blog editing interface, remote blog management, trackback ping, category management, file upload, local blog storage, RSS aggregator integration and more other features.


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IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5
Job Role Description / Target Audience
This intermediate level certification is intended for system administrators who perform the installation, configuration and day-to-day administration tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of an IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 environment. This includes tasks associated with:
- Understanding the Architecture/Planning and Preparing the Environment
- Installing and Configuring
- Managing and Maintaining the Environment
- Managing Security
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This administrator is generally self-sufficient and is able to perform most of the tasks involved in the role with limited assistance from peers, product documentation and vendor support services.
To attain the IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5, candidates must possess the skills outlined under Recommended Prerequisite Skills below and pass1 test. To gain additional knowledge and skills, and prepare for the tests based on the job role and test objectives, take the link to the test below, and refer to the Test Preparation tab.
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Knowledge and skills one needs to possess before beginning to prepare for this job role certification:
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Well, what happens now is: nothing. We'll have another few months of fannying around and then maybe – just maybe – get a conclusion. It all seems like a waste of time (not to mention money).
All the while, ELSPA has its hands tied. It is unable to jump to Rockstar's defence as it will be seen as advocating the violence within Manhunt 2. And given the franchise's controversial history, if ELSPA – and by association the entire industry – were to back any violent game, it could very easily prompt the kind of tabloid headlines that we all thought were a thing of the past.
As our cover story points out, games will make more money than music at retail this year. And multi-billion dollar deals like the Activision/Vivendi merger prove that our industry is big business. Yet – despite being a proper, grown-up industry – we're still getting involved in messy, protracted arguments about violence in games.


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|Sigourney Weaver; Sigourney Weaver; Sigourney Weaver; David Rabe
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James Lipton; Sigourney Weaver; Mike Kostel; John Servidio; Jeff Wurtz; Angelo Badalamenti; Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.); Bravo Cable Network.; Betelgeuse Productions.; In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
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|Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
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Episode no. 611.
"Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd."--Credits at end of video.
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|Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.
|Host: James Lipton.
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|Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 28, 2000. First broadcast on Oct. 29, 2000.
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|Inside the Actors Studio.
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|a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.
James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor Sigourney Weaver. Weaver discusses her upbringing in New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Inglis, a former actress and pioneering television executive Sylvester "Pat" L. Weaver; her education at private schools and at Stanford University, where she became involved in "guerilla theater"; her studies at Yale School of Drama; moving to back to New York City, where she performed in theatrical workshop productions and struggled to get her career off the ground; landing her leading role in the 1979 hit motion picture Alien; returning to work in the theater following that success in the 1984 Broadway success Hurlyburly by David Rabe, directed by Mike Nichols. Weaver examines her roles in such motion pictures as The year of living dangerously (1982), Ghost busters (1984), Une femme ou deux (1985), playing opposite Gérard Depardieu, Gorillas in the mist (1988), Working girl (1988), the Alien sequels Alien 3 (1992) and Alien: resurrection (1997), and Death and the maiden (1994), directed by Roman Polanski. Weaver elaborates on her preparation and approach to the latter role; being drawn to eccentric female characters; and her theory of acting. A brief question and answer session with Weaver and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.
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Ohio State University.
History of the Ohio state university.
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Ohio State University.
History of the Ohio state university.
Columbus, Ohio state University Press, 1920-
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|I. 1870-1910, by Alexis Cope, ed. by T.C. Mendenhall.-II. Continuation of the narrative from 1910 to 1925, by O.C. Hooper, ed. by T.C. Mendenhall.-III. Addresses and proceedings of the semicentennial celebration, October 13-16, 1920, ed. by T.C. Mendenhall, assisted by J.S. Myers.-IV. The university in the great war: pt. 1. Wartime on the campus, by W.H. Siebert, with a chapter by Carl Whittke. pt. 2. Our men in military and naval service, supervised and ed. by W.H. Siebert, except chapters II to IX, inclusive, by E.H. McNeal.-V. Addresses and proceedings of the inauguration of Howard Landis Bevis, October 24 and 25, 1940, ed. by William McPherson and H.K. Schellenger.-VI. Addresses and proceedings of the seventy-fifth anniversary, 1948-49.-VII. The Bevis administration, 1940-1956. pt. 1. The university in a world at war, 1940-1945.
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The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick
Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Irene Bedard
(Fox Searchlight)
US theatrical: 27 May 2011 (Limited release)
A dinosaur lies on its side, panting in a stream's shallows. It may be dying, it's certainly vulnerable. A second, slightly larger dinosaur appears in the near distance, makes its way to the first one's side and cocks it head, birdlike, to gaze on the damaged other. The second one pauses, then lifts its foot and places it, carefully, on the panting dinosaur's head. The second presses down as the first can barely resist. The second steps off and walks away. The first one pants some more.
This brief scene in The Tree of Life is one of many that imagine beginnings. Stars swirl, cells divide, a meteor slams earth, a father-to-be caresses his wife's round belly. Winner of this year's Palme d'Or at Cannes, Terrence Malick's movie offers up such moments not as if they're new, but rather, familiar and cyclical, creations as repetitions. The dinosaur that steps on another appears to have a thought, or at least an impulse. Its aggression is unnecessary and hard, an indication of some ugly, maybe sudden self-awareness. Then again, it's a dinosaur, which means its awareness is not at issue. Yours is what matters.
Yours is guided throughout The Tree of Life not only by what you see, but also by what you're told. "There are two ways through life," narrates Mrs. O'Brien (Jessica Chastain), "The way of nature and the way of grace. You have to choose which one you will follow." Her way—in Waco, Texas, mid-'50s—seems clear enough: she's pale and lovely, red-headed and lithe, she hugs her young sons, she bears up under sudden flashes of abuse by her seething husband, Mr. O'Brien (Brad Pitt). One of her three sons, Jack (Hunter McCracken) grows up to be played by Sean Penn, both his home and his office defined by clean lines and empty space. Another doesn't grow up at all, the 19-year-old victim of an unseen, vaguely referenced accident.
"The pain will pass in time," Mrs. O'Brien is advised, "Life goes on." But time in The Tree of Life is hardly linear and the pain is at once expansive and definitive. The loss shapes the family and the film, which is fragmented, allusive, and abstract, transitioning from death to life, from future to past. Mrs. O'Brien appears as a child and as a mother, her husband a lover and a bully. A product of the American '50s, he's inclined to philosophize ("People are getting greedy"), frighten and also adore his sons. Looking forward and back, the adult Jack talks on cell phones, rides on glass elevators and, as he puts it, feels "like I'm bumping into walls." He remembers—or you see—good and bad times with his father, fearful pauses at the dinner table, the boy's resistance leading to Mr. O'Brien's eruption. If dad doesn't make a calculation, as the dinosaur appears to do, his assault is just as unfathomable, both anticipated and startling.
As the boys struggle to appease and avoid their father, Mrs. O'Brien describes her experience. Like Badlands Holly, she observes the mayhem around her, here embodied by her husband and visited on her children. She appears as a child and a mother, her voiceover poetic and desperate. "Life of my life," she says, as the dinosaur steps away from its victim, and the screen cuts to planets, rings, and moons. "I search for you. My hope." Her questions reflect her son's dilemma. Resenting and mimicking his father's cruelty, he bullies R.L, then apologizes, runs from and then confronts his father. "Why should I be good if you aren't?" he asks. The answer, adult Jack sees, is his mother: "You spoke through her."
Jack is awed by his mother's capacity to "bear" her loss. The film pictures this capacity in images great and small. As striking and quaint as the celestial imagery may be, the splitting of nature and grace into dad and mom appears fundamentally banal. Ever mysterious in men's evocations, mothers might as well be planets or sunspots, explosive, distant, and alluring. Here the formulation is complicated, as Mrs. O'Brien is conflated in her husband's and her boys' estimations, partly otherworldly, partly unknowable, and partly mundane. If none of them sees clearly, each sees partly. She's not the prosaically exotic object of The New World, but she's strange and wondrous too. She's not real, and she's not herself. She's theirs.
Jack's complicated view—of his mother and father, of women because of them—is rendered in a specific instance, as he watches a neighbor through her window, berated by her husband, and so familiar, but also other. Appalled and titillated, he's moved to steal into her home and run off with one of her slips. Horrified by what he's done and how he feels, he can't be rid of the evidence soon enough, afraid to be found out and also beside himself with desire.
The film—so admirably ambitious and so frustratingly limited—returns repeatedly to this idea that children are made by parents (and in turn, that everyone is part of a universal always-already). "I want to know what you know," Jack whispers. "I want to see what you see." If this is faith, that you can see, Mr. O'Brien voices its opposite. "The world lives by trickery," he asserts, presuming another sort of order, so he can aspire to decipher it. It's the same impulse as the Christian's, refigured as the capitalist's. He wants to succeed (Jack will eventually become an architect, busy with work and distant from both his ex and his wife). Urging his sons to be men, to fight, Mr. O'Brien tells each to "Hit me," his face earnest, theirs uneasy. His version of manhood, like his wife's version of motherhood, is idealized and conceptual, and the boys are lost.
"Tell us a story from before we can remember," a son instructs. It's a pretty way to phrase the movie's structure and its hope, that stories, made up and maybe true, can help you to remember, to see, to know. If Mrs. O'Brien is able to "bear" her loss—her ongoing loss of self and peace, even beyond the loss of her son—because she has faith, Mr. O'Brien bears loss in other ways, unrecognized by Jack, but visible in his memory.
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London, Jan 16 (ANI): A Russian official has claimed that the yeti is an "extraterrestrial" being sent to Earth to watch over things.
Igor Idimeshev, 48, deputy head of Sheregesh's local council in Siberia, insisted that he has seen the creature - dismissed by most scientists as legend - several times, the Daily Mail reported.
Idimeshev's comments came as his district in the Shoria Mountain area of Keremovo, is setting up a resort dedicated to the Abominable Snowman following a succession of claimed sightings.
He told the Siberian Times that he has seen this creature several times, and when he saw the yeti's eyes, his only thought was that they are not from Earth - they are clearly of an extraterrestrial nature.
"To me, the yeti is an extraterrestrial creature. I believe that it is like a controller to look over things here on Earth," he said.
Idimeshev added that the creature - known as Big Men by locals - could "suddenly disappear and re-materialise."
"Another extraordinary thing is that yeti's hair is luminous at night, and also that the Yeti can walk on water," he said.
"Every man round here sees him when he hunts. It's all right to mention the fact of meeting - but we don't go into the details of it, like where exactly it was, what he did do, or your luck will be gone.
"The feeling is one of fear. It is a fear that you cannot explain rationally. You feel yourself very scared and tense at the same time," he said.
He said that one of the closest comparisons is the feeling of looking into a wolf's eyes.
"Like with a wolf, you can see a yeti's eyes from a distance of some 100-150 metres. They are quite hypnotizing," he said.
The planned Yeti Park in Sheregesh, including a hotel and a museum, is intended to bring in tourists keen to be the first to prove the existence of the yeti.
Last year Russian academic Professor Valentin Sapunov claimed a population of 200 yeti exist in the Kemerovo, Khakassia and Altai regions of Siberia. (ANI)


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This US Air Force photo surveillance satellite was launched from Vandenberg AFB aboard a Thor Agena D rocket. A capping shutter malfunction occurred during the last 5 passes of this KH-4A (Key Hole-4A) mission.
Launch Date: 1965-02-25
Launch Vehicle: Thor Augmented Delta-Agena D
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 1500.0 kg
Questions or comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office.