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Name: Lyta (Light-a)
Identity: Cynthia Guzman
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Group Affiliation: Quo-re Tam
Base of Operations: Wright Park Homeless Shelter (under overpass) or Quo-re Tam settlement in Quo-re
Power Level: 10
Power Points Total: 150
Str: 4
Agl: 6
Fgt: 6
Awa: 5
Sta: 6
Dex: 3
Int: -2
Pre: -2
Dodge: 6
Parry: 6
Fortitude: 10
Toughness: 14
Will: 5
Warped Ax +10 close Damage 10
Gravitic Blast +7 Close Damage 8
Gravity Snare +8 Ranged Dex save Cumulative
Senses: Danger sense (hearing), Direction sense, Distance sense (3 pp total)
Warped Axe (21 total)
-Damage 6 ranks (6 pp)
-Accurate 1 ranks for + 2 (1 pp)
-Penetrating 4 ranks (4 pp)
-Gravity Snare 8 ranks (24 pp)
- Flaw: Tiring (-8)
-Gravitic Blast 8 ranks (16 pp)
- Flaw: Tiring (-8)
- Easily Removable (-14 pp)
Gravitic Boots (14 pp)
- speed 3 ranks (3 pp)
- Leaping 4 ranks (4 pp)
- Environment: Gravity manipulation double or halve (+- 5 circumstance bonus to acrobatics and athletics) (4 ranks)
- immunity: Gravitic (2 pp)
--Sustained immunity
-Removable (-3 pp)
Warped Hide (7 pp total)
-Protection 8 ranks
- removable (-1)
Warped Bracer (16 pp total)
-Movement: Dimensional 1 rank (2 pp)
--Can only move between this world and Quo-re
---Quo-re is chaotic and has wild gravity shifts. Animal life is hostile.
--Increased mass rank 5 (5 pp)
-Movement: Permeate 3 ranks (6 pp)
-Teleport: 3 ranks (6 pp)
--increased mass 4 ranks (4 pp)
--change direction (1 pp)
-Easily Removable (-8 pp)
All-Out Attack
Improved critical (Warped Ax) 4 ranks
Move-by Action
Power Attack
Extraordinary Effort
Favored Environment (Quo-re)
Enochlophobia (Fear of crowds)
Simple speech only
No documentation (job, citizenship, etc...)
Parents dead?
Raised by tribe
Skills (total, ability, ranks, other)
Acrobatics (12,6,6,0)
Athletics (14,4,10,0)
Close-Combat (Ax) (10,6,2,2)
Close-Combat (Unarmed) (8,6,2,0)
Deception (-2,-2,0,0)
Expertise (none) (x,-2,0,0)
Insight (9,5,4,0)
Intimidation (2,-2,4,0)
Investigation (x,-2,0,0)
Perception (13,5,8,0)
Persuasion (-2,-2,0,0)
Ranged Combat (Gravitic) (7,3,4,0)
Sleight of hand (x,3,0,0)
Stealth (12, 6, 6,0)
Technology (x,-2,0,0)
Treatment (4,-2,6,0)
Vehicles (x,3,0,0)
This was my third character. The first two were based upon other characters I had read about, so I decided that number three should explore the flexibility and creativity of the system. So I created Lyta.
Lyta was five when her parents took he to the opening of an experimental device meant to warp space-time in order to allow instantaneous travel. An explosion results in the entire facility being evacuated. However Cynthia was fascinated by the pretty lights of the machine. Her parents rush in to rescue her as another explosion sends Cynthia off the platform. Unable to hold on, she falls through the portal and disappears. Meanwhile the facility explodes and her parents are never seen again.
Cynthia finds herself in Quo-re. A chaotic world where gravity eddies cause the land to experience rapid changes in gravitational strength with some areas having .1 g and others 5g. Some of the Fauna have also adapted to not just live in these eddies, but to control them. After managing to survive on her own for two days, she runs across hunters from the nomadic tribe Quo-re Tam (people of Quo-re). They take her in, raise her to be one of them.
When she finally comes of age, she picks her tribal name of Lyta Wold Tam. She is given the weapons of the Quo-re Tam, made from the animals that populate the region. Each weapon is gifted with the abilities of the animal its made from. In addition, Lyta makes a bracer from some scrap leather and technology that came in with her. The energies of the leather mixed with the technology and allowed her to accidentally travel back to her world. Realizing the importance of this, she uses her bracer to help her fighting and hunting style. She used it to seemingly teleport behind prey and hit it when it wasn't looking. She could also drag creatures, resources, and stolen goods from her now alien homeworld. However, she is terrified of people, having never been in a place with more than 100 at a time for as long as she can remember.
Her purpose was to be an extremely mobile bruiser. Fast enough to keep up with most people and tough enough to resist most damage. What she has in attack, she lacks in practical life skills. Being completely incapable of basic tasks in the modern world, and terrified of the large groups people congregate in, she is unable to do anything but scavenge and later, fight. With her extended critical and very powerful attacks, she would be able to hold her own in a fight. I kept up with a theme of gravitational manipulation and dimensional travel for all of her abilities.
Quo-re is a large, open land. Some areas have hyper gravity while others have little to no gravity at all. As such, Quo-re isn't so much a planet as a collection of large landmasses that float in proximity to one another. The weather is chaotic as the gravity fluxes cause storms to form rapidly and churn wildly. Sometimes a storm might form a stable cloud that simply shoots off lightning at any landmass that get close enough. The land is reminicent of Jungle and Temperate forest depending on the landmass the tribe is on. Most of the native fauna and flora have some level of gravity manipulation ability thanks to evolutionary pressures. The Tam are nomadic and hearty. They have multiple loosely related tribes with numbers varying from 100 - 300 per tribe. Lyta belongs to the Wold Tam tribe which is somewhat smaller. Each tribe makes use of the flora and fauna to make weapons and gear for dealing with the gravitational fluctuations. The area where Lyta first appears is particularly chaotic. The accident has made the area shear into small boulders due to shear stresses of the gravitational flux.
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Cops are asking for help identifying a three-borough bank robber who they say has struck seven times this year, hitting branches from lower Manhattan to The Bronx and Queens for about $20,000.
The thief began his spree at 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at a Chase Bank on Barclay Street, police said.
On Feb. 22, he hit banks on Delancey Street and in Midtown, according to cops.
Six days later, he robbed a bank in Fordham, The Bronx, police added.
On March 8, he robbed a Chase Bank on Fifth Avenue, but struck out at a Citibank up the block, cops said.
Two days later, he made off with cash from the Flushing Bank on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, police added.
No injuries were reported.
He is about 25 years old, 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds.
A woman stole more than $40,000 worth of equipment at a series of rental companies — and told cops she pawned the ill-gotten goods because her mother is behind on the mortgage, authorities said Wednesday.
Between Jan. 26 and April 14, Kelly Grimes, 44, of Brooklyn, rented gear from Root, CSI, DCTV and Scheimpflug Digital and failed to return it, according to four Criminal court Complaints filed against her.
Grimes rented from $3,000 to $20,000 worth of equipment from each shop, making off with cameras, lenses, batteries, memory cards, cables, and a card reader, the records state.
She used a stolen credit card for her largest haul, the court papers state.
When questioned, she allegedly told police, "My friend found the wallet [with the credit card] on the bus. I did it because my mother is $4,000 behind on the mortgage."
She also said she pawned items at a store on Long Island, according to the court documents.
Grimes is charged with identity theft, criminal possession of stolen property and four counts of grand larceny.
A Tribeca Film Festival employee fears for his life after a disgruntled former co-worker threatened to kill him, sources said Wednesday.
The 45-year-old victim was on his way to work at around 8:30 a.m. Friday, when the hostile ex-colleague ran his bike into him at Eighth Avenue and West 24th Street, the sources added.
The menacing co-worker, known only as "Ali," had been fired after grabbing the victim's rear-end at work earlier this year, the sources said.
A deranged naked man ran onto the subway tracks in the Financial District on Wednesday and started a rubbish fire, cops said.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, leaped onto the tracks near Fulton and Williams streets and ducked into a small room inside the tunnel at around 10:15 a.m., police added.
Once inside, he set garbage on fire, forcing the MTA to shut off power in both directions, cops said.
Service was disrupted and rerouted on the No. 2 and 3 lines, until the firebug was captured at around 11 a.m. The fire was minor and no injuries were reported, officials said.
The man, whose name was not released, was taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation, with charges pending.
A brazen thief vandalized an unmarked police car parked around the corner from the the NYPD's Manhattan South Task Force headquarters in Hell's Kitchen, sources said Wednesday.
The thief took both side-view mirrors from the car, parked on 10th Avenue between West 42nd and West 43rd streets, sometime between 7 p.m. May 1 and noon May 2.
The Bronx
Cops are on the hunt for a woman who allegedly disfigured a rival in Morris Heights.
Taneisha House, 26, slashed the victim across the face with a razor blade at Grant Avenue and East 167th Street at around 7 a.m. March 29, police said Wednesday.
The victim, who is also 26, suffered a bloody gash from her right cheek down to her mouth, according to cops.
She was treated at Lincoln Hospital and later released.
The attacker and victim know each other, but it was unclear what sparked the violence, police said.


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The power of a quilt...
I have thinking lately about the power that something as simple as a quilt holds.
I was folding one of the many quilts that I have in my living room. This particular quilt was one that I had made for my mom as a birthday gift a few years ago. Some of you know that my mother passed away earlier this spring. On my last visit to see her, just a few days before she passed away, as she was lying in her bed at the nursing home, she was covered by this quilt. My mother was very weak at the time and could hardly speak and was only partially aware of what was going on around her. I said to her "I see they have your quilt here that I made you". She didn't speak but, her eyes lit up just a bit and she just smiled and shook her head yes. It was obvious that it meant a lot to her to have it there. It isn't a big quilt, it wasn't a difficult quilt to make. It just a simple gift made with love.
My dear friend Amanda has mentioned how she was given a quilt as a child when her mother passed away and what a special memory that is for her.
I have an Amanda-made quilt that was given as a birthday gift a few years ago. Every time I look at it I remember our friendship and many of the good times we had in the past together.
A few years ago I made a quilt for a fundraiser. One lady donated to the fundraiser even after the quilt had been given away already. After conversing with her a bit and realizing that her daughter deals with many of the same issues my niece does because they both share the same genetic disorder, I was moved to finish a different quilt for her daughter. I mailed if off to her as a surprise. She was very touched.
I have a quilt in my living room that I made for myself. The colors remind me of a trip that my husband and I took to Cancun a few years ago.
Quilts can remind us of days past. Quilts can bring comfort to the sick, dying and brokenhearted. They remind us that someone cares about us and is thinking about us. They are both utilitarian and works of art. The art of quilting brings generations together.
So, to all my quilting friends... be encouraged. Sometimes we tend to belittle our own work. We say, "what, my quilt? You should see the ones that so and so makes... they are so much better". Know that your work is powerful and that those who receive them are most likely more touched than you know, even if all your stitches and corners are not perfect.
3 comments:
- Gramma Roxanne said...
Thank-you Linda for the encouragement ~~I am not an expert quilter by any mean. Really I have done a few quilts but it would probably freak "real" quilters out. Living where I do I have to teach myself and pick up little hints here and there from friends and family (when I see them)! am working on a quilt now for one of our little grand-daughters. I know the grandchildren love the quilts even if they are not very professional! God's blessings upon you Roxanne
- October 4, 2010 at 8:02:00 AM CDT
- amandajean said...
this is such a great post, linda. so true.
- October 4, 2010 at 7:39:00 PM CDT
- randi said...
this is a lovely post. the quilt i am making right now is giving me fits, but i want to give it to my mom for a gift. this reminds me that the love that goes into it is so much more important the the perfect corners, seams and stitches!
- October 7, 2010 at 6:49:00 AM CDT
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The lovely and sweet Terri Jane is such an awesome girl! I am always thrilled to see her pretty face and amazing big boobs. Also I am very thankful that she is so willing to get naked, nothing better than seeing her undress for the camera.
Terri Jane loves to expose her beautiful big boobs!


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Greater Alexander - Debut Full Length Album: Positive Love
Final Update!: Less than 24 hours left to pledge!
Here's a final day video signing off this kickstarter with a French twist. The song 'Chances' is an ode to my childhood. My mother would play french music and sing in french to me while growing up in Athens, Greece. The song lyrics float on French balladry. It reflects the passing of time by way of chance. You either get a chance, or you lose a chance. With that said:
There are still a couple of chances to get the $75 dollar pledge. This gets you a live video of an original song by me, dedicated to you. If interested, 11:11 PM is the deadline to pledge. There is still a chance to share this video with friends as well. :)
Update!!!: About 3 Days left to pledge: Every dollar helps in reaching the goal. Here's another track to raise your interest in supporting. Thank you to Everyone who has helped so far!
I'm looking to you for help to cover the costs of my debut record, "Positive Love". With your help, this album will take off in dream-like proportions. Become a part of something special.
Over the last 10 years I have honed in on my skills as a singer-songwriter/producer and I am ready to share these accomplishments with you. Having gone through numerous jobs in the past, I have deepened my fundamental observation of life. We all have hardships that we are going through and I'm trying to help shed light towards a positive outlook on life. Ever since letting people into my craft, I have had an overwhelming amount of response that has helped me open up within the last year. People have created music videos, drawn artwork, taken stunning photographs, written articles, and even painted exclusive art on a piggy bank for me to enhance my street performance. I'm thankful for all I have received and I am inviting you to help create the Positive Love debut record movement with me.
Take a closer listen to the title track off my debut record:
Here's a live video for the debut single 'Any Way Out Of It' off my record:
I was recently invited by GBS Detroit to perform at the Motors and Music Experience at the Pontiac Silverdome. Other major artists at the festival included Mayer Hawthorne and the Stone Temple Pilots. Here's a live performance from the GBS live EP that will come with your $15 pledge.
If you are interested in pledging to have me cover a song and put in on YouTube, here's an example:
Here's the Greater Alexander Art masterpiece pledge for those interested in getting a closer look:
Here's a break-down of what your pledges will help pay for:
- Paying to have the record mixed and mastered professionally
- Paying to have the record replicated and pressed for a Digital CD
- Paying the musicians who played on the album
- Paying to get the record published and copyrighted
- Paying to have the record pressed on Vinyl
- Paying for the record artwork packaging layout designed professionally
- Paying the videographers for some extra live video content
- Paying to have the record distributed to online stores
- Paying Kickstarter and Amazon their fees for using their platform
AND some extra headspace for a bunch of other little costs like final shipping and expenses that tend to pop up!
This is an all or nothing project. I am humbled by all of your support. Help create positive love by sharing this kickstarter project with your family and friends.
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Kickstarter intro photo taken at The Heidelberg Project by Erin Marie Miller Photography
Extra huge thank you for video production by Ian Sigmon and Chris Rosik of Pluto.
Risks and challenges
I believe that the positive energy of the universe will hold out its hand and guide this project to fruition. In any case, I'm still a new artist that is building his following one person at a time. I'm willing to take out a credit card loan to cover the costs of everything even if this project does not reach its goal. I believe in the positive potential and success of this record.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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RC into child and Abbott abuse
Larry Pickering
Four-time Walkley Award winning political commentator and Churchill Fellow, has returned to the fray over concern that the integrity of news dissemination is continually being threatened by a partisan media.
When your political opponent looks at his watch when you're speaking and you are a dumb red-head who can't match him verbally, there is always a Royal Commission into child abuse to target his hallowed institution of Catholicism. It's only a few hundred million bucks but it strikes a dagger in his heart, and it's payback in spades.
But make sure you get Mark Dreyfus to draw up some canny terms of reference so that Labor's Islamic base is unaffected. Don't worry about aged Islamic bearded blokes wedding 9 year-olds or betrothed infants copping a good thighing. Hey that's a small price to pay for Abbott's mate Pell going to hell.
How do you say paedophilia in Arabic?
And don't mention FGM and the criminal legislation that is available as a remedy but ignored in favour of cultural differences. Or the thousands of butchered, septicemia-stricken little girls Victorian hospitals are trying to mend.
The thousands of abused Australians who Gillard exclusively targeted as victims will finally feel vindicated and paedophilia will take a hammering, but this RC was not about punishment it was about people finally being able to tell their stories and be believed.
The time and cost is of debatable value when there will be no prosecutions other than Australia's number one Catholic.
If we marry women we'll need divorce
So, will the Pope now allow frustrated priests to marry? Maybe on a trial basis, but that will not solve the problem as paedophilia is alive and well across all prospective deviates whether they be priests or atheists, married, single, homosexual, heterosexual, or just licentious misfits hiding behind their keyboards.
Oh well, I guess Gillard will be high-fiving herself in the bathroom mirror about now,
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I need to score.
It's a release.
Makes me feel free.
Nah, this is nothing.
Everyone does it, the new jam.
A little bit of this, mixed with that.
Makes my body warm and fuzzy.
Yeah, I like it like that.
I don't know why you complain.
This is my medicine.
You take yours, this is mine.
I chose to chase the dragon's tail.
It's not bad.
I know all about the 27 club, Janis, Jimi and Kurt.
I have it all under control.
Hey, who are you to judge?
Antidepressants. Alcohol. Smoking some weed.
What about those lines of blow?
I saw my dad. I saw his friends. I found the baggies.
We did it at school.
It is was no big deal, just some syrup,we wanted to get high.
Sometimes maybe we went too far.
Her? Yeah, she is just some chick I met.
Crashed on her floor when I was down and out.
You weren't there.
Don't you remember? I know you never did care.
Who are you to judge?
I know you did the same.
Entertainment business, fashion models, agents and fuck me some more.
Hey, who are you kidding?
It's in our blood.
We have all been racing to score.
I don't want any flack.
I know that I won't amount to much, just can't get out of my own way.
Besides, I don't want to give it up.
I don't care.
Take my car.
Take my job.
Take it all.
Kick me out.
Yeah, I love her.
My heaven. Oh, yeah she is.
Momma, just stop.
I hear you, but what you have to say, is for a little boy that ain't no more.
I won't be bossed around or told what to do.
Love me or don't.
I forgot how to care.
Please leave me alone.
I need to focus.
I need to score.
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Reportedly, this is the second time the 80s hair band Warrant star, Jani Lane, has been arrested on drunk driving charges. Interestingly, both cases involved Lane hitting a parked car and it is said that the same officer made both attests. Lane was first arrested in June of 2009 and was sentenced to 3-years probation, alcohol-education and community service. Lane is said to have missed two court appearances in the first case before complying. The singer was released at 3 a.m. following his latest arrest this weekend.
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Ramadan Fasting Challenge by Ties Center
TIES Center will be holding a Ramadan fasting challenge where Non-Muslims can participate and fast for one day to experience the spirit of Ramadan.
The event will be held at its premises on 10 June, from 6am to 9pm.
Upon registration, guests will get valuable tips and incentives to fast. Participants will get a chance to share their experiences as they wait to break the fast with a sumptuous buffet dinner. Participants who complete the challenge will be awarded with a certificate of achievement.
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"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."
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Today is the last day of previews for April's Craft's Meow Stamp Release! Tomorrow will be the big day - the day you can see the full sets, and better yet, buy them! We will also have a fun blog hop, where you will be able to win the entire release! In the mean time, to see a little more of the stamps in action, be sure to check out the rest of the team's awesome projects. Also, if you want a chance to win one of these sets, be sure to leave a comment on the Craft's Meow Store blog by 9:00pm PST each night of the preview.
The Craft's Meow Giddy Up Stamp Set
Graphic 45 patterned Papers
Spellbinders Die
Clearsnap Ink
May Arts Ribbon
I used the sketch from Chupa's Sketchbook Saturday - she always has lovely sketches!
Can't wait to have you hop along with us tomorrow!
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- Poster presentation
- Open Access
Sodium gating capacitance and the optimization of the squid giant axon for metabolic energy usage
- Patrick Crotty1Email author and
- William B Levy1
© Crotty and Levy; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2007
- Published: 6 July 2007
- Density Phase Space
- Channel Density
- Axon Diameter
- Capacitance Minimum
- Squid Giant Axon
In previous work [1, 2], we observed that the ionic fluxes during an action potential (AP) in the squid giant axon can be divided into three functionally separate components. Of these, the component responsible for the depolarizing phase of the AP, and hence its velocity, attains a minimum as a function of the ion channel densities and the axon diameter very near the experimental values of these parameters when the AP velocity is constrained to be at a single value. Since the ion channel fluxes are proportional to the metabolic energy consumption via the ATPase Na+/K+ exchanger, this suggests that evolution, subject to an external constraint on AP velocity, has optimized ion channel densities and axon diameters for the energy associated with the velocity. The energy minimum is close to, although not identical with, a similar minimum in the total membrane capacitance. The total capacitance consists of the intrinsic membrane capacitance (about 0.88 μF/cm2) and a term proportional to the active Na+ channel density (about 1 nF/mS of Na+), the so-called sodium "gating capacitance," which arises from movements of charged segments of the Na+ protein during conformal changes. In the present work, we investigate and resolve the discrepancy in the locations of the energy and membrane capacitance minima.
The Hodgkin-Huxley squid giant axon model was simulated using NEURON and NMODL. The axon diameter and the ion channel densities were taken as two independent parameters, with the channel densities (consisting of voltage-gated Na+, voltage-gated K+, and nonspecific leak channels) varied by a common factor and parameterized by the maximum sodium conductance. Note that this also necessitated varying the sodium gating capacitance by this factor. Constraining the velocity to be at a single value, we determined how the shape and height of the action potential varied along the resulting isovelocity curve.
The discrepancy between the locations of the energy and capacitance minima is resolved by considering the amount of charge placed on the membrane capacitor at the peak of the action potential. The AP peak-height rises with the ion channel densities, and therefore, the ion flux per unit membrane surface area across the membrane and the associated metabolic energy also increase. When this increase is taken into account, the location of the net charge minimum is at the same channel densities as the depolarizing energy minimum. This also illustrates that energy, rather than capacitance, is what evolution has minimized.
Authors' Affiliations
- Crotty P, Sangrey T, Levy WB: Metabolic energy cost of action potential velocity. J Neurophysiol. 2006, 96: 1237-1246. 10.1152/jn.01204.2005.PubMedView ArticleGoogle Scholar
- Levy WB, Sangrey T, Friesen WO, Crotty P: Reply to Jurisic and Bezanilla's letter to the editor. J Neurophys. 2006, 96: 960-10.1152/jn.00410.2006.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
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My friend gave me this new recipe for (perfect, as he said) madeleines. So here they are from the first trial and they do look good. They came out really soft, not dry at all and the honey in the recipe is the most interesting. It gives a special taste and the nice gold color to the crusted sides. I'm thinking of making other experiences with different kinds of honey. When I find a perfect recipe (for my taste), I'd post it.
I'm always asking myself if I should post recipes of what I make on this blog. Because I started this blog mainly because I wanted to share my food and travel pictures. But I guess if I just post pictures of the things I made without the recipe, it can be frustrating for those who would want to actually taste what they see on my pictures. Therefore, from now on, I'd post recipes along if I'm confident enough about it.


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Technological partnership between the two companies was announced today at the V SENASIC, in Brasilia.
Arquivos Parceria - OGASEC
The two companies are Brazilian and seek with this union, strengthen national technology.
Integration of the solutions of the two manufacturers add new layer of security in enterprise environments.
Union between companies aims to offer best Digital Security projects and more complete to customers.
Good news for the more than 800 participants RoadShow Aker 2012: BRToken and Aker just launched a promotion dedicated exclusively to them. The two companies closed earlier this year a business partnership, which was reinforced during the event with the participation of Paulo Roberto dos Santos, Channel Manager BRToken in the lectures.
Innovative solutions for strong authentication with electronic signature transactions and tip 100% Brazilian technology. This is the business of BRToken, the first company to manufacture tokens in Brazil.
Investing in innovative solutions is the basic premise of Aker, a manufacturer of information security solutions. This stance has earned the company the title of Midwest champion in the category Medium Enterprises in the FINEP Innovation Award 2010.


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Pale as death is used to describe sickly people who are not in their 'pink of health'. I always thought that it was pretty gruesome way to tell someone they are unhealthy and may be nearing 'death'.
For one, I never thought that phrase can be used elsewhere, well, until now.
Over the weekend I went to dive in Redang Island. Redang for me for me used to be synonym with the Gipsy Divers and that was where the love started. The love for Redang wonderful and diverse underwater realm. And so when the Gipsies left for greener pastures I was left with no place to hang out in the idyllic island.
And so, it has been one and a half year since I was in Redang. I returned this weekend to rekindle my love for the place. I stayed at the village in the local 'homestay' and dived with Berjaya Resort Dive Centre. I did a total of 5 dives; one on the first day and four on the 2nd (however, the last can be considered as almost a non-dive as it is at the depth of 3-5m only).
We went to Holysand, Stinger Reef, ,Pulau Lima and Carmello's Cave (near Berjaya). The underwater life is as usual wonderful; more nudibranches and critters were seen during the dives. However, the state of the corals was depressing. And that brings us to the mortality issue.
Our first dive we visited Holysand, a sandy dive site without any corals. There was a newly sunk wreck and that was heavenly.
Only the second day I realise that there are obvious 'changes' in underwater Redang. Everytime, as I descent into the water I was greeted with patches of whites - ivory white corals i.e. DEAD CORALS. Some although still alive are showing signs of dying; pale and lifeless.
This table coral peripheries are white and 'bleached'. Is it dying?
Even the anemone were sickly looking. The bright red anemone was pale pink when compared to the bright colour of the tomato anemone fish. This is true for the other species, I have always loved taking photos of the anemone and its fishes and so I would know the difference.
I do not know what may be the cause but there are many possiblities that come into mind.
Can it be due to the global warming? During our dives the water temperature was 30-31 degrees higher 1-2 degrees when compared to 28-29 degrees 2 years back.
Or can it be due to the numerous resorts and development in the island? I can see some part of the island being cleared for 'development'; and this is despite the development BAN that was highlighted a year ago in the local news. For one,I saw a new 'posh' resort on Long Beach that can accommodate more than 300 people. And in the kampung there are so many 'homestays' that are sprouting to meet the local demands.
Or is it because the place is now so accessible that the number of people visiting and of course the amount of sewerage and rubbish have increased exponentially that the underwater ecosystem cannot adapt? Previously Redang is only accesible via jetty in Merang and visitors have to make prior bookings at resorts or home stays before they were allowed passage to the island. However, this changed in 2006 when the Syahbandar Jetty in Kuala Trengganu opened ferry services to the island during non monsoon season.
Whatever the reason I can only speculate but something need to be done. The recent government outburst on banning 'al-cheapo' visitors definitely is a joke. The huge and expensive resorts i.e Berjaya, Laguna and the new Sari Pacifica can at one time host about 1500 guests; still a huge quantity of people. And EXPENSIVE guests does not mean QUALITY guests; during one of my dives a diver staying in the Berjaya Resort (where a room would cost RM 900 per room per night according to their front desk) was seen ascending uncontrollably into the water destroying several corals in her path. It was such a tragedy!
Note: The dives for me were great and I had lovely photos of the 'living' underwater world. That will be put up in my next post.


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LODI - Lodi Unified Trustee Bonnie Cassel announced Tuesday night that she has reversed course on what she previously called a "social justice issue" for poor students of the north Stockton community.
LODI - Lodi Unified Trustee Bonnie Cassel announced Tuesday night that she has reversed course on what she previously called a "social justice issue" for poor students of the north Stockton community.
Lodi Unified has been looking for a way to relieve overcrowding at McAuliffe Middle School. A proposal on Nov. 5 to begin sending students from the socioeconomically disadvantaged Sutherland and Parklane elementary schools to the historically struggling Delta Sierra Middle School, instead of McAuliffe, more widely perceived as successful, ignited a debate over whether or not all schools are created equal.
The community perceives Delta Sierra, despite efforts to reinvigorate its academic setting, as a poor school and McAuliffe as more affluent.
Trustees denied the proposal on Nov. 5 with a 4-3 vote. Cassel's reverse means the proposal will be brought back Dec. 10 with enough support to pass.
"I have done a complete 180" since voting to deny the proposal two weeks ago, she said.
Cassel said she visited Delta Sierra Middle School and has read data that indicates Delta Sierra students have tested higher than other district middle school students in geometry and algebra.
She also noted that Delta Sierra has met or exceeded goals in increasing test scores for black students and other minorities in recent years.
She no longer considers it a social injustice for the poor families of Sutherland and Parklane to go there.
"Delta Sierra teachers are specially equipped to work with this population of kids that we have at Sutherland," she said, complimenting the school in other areas as well. "They would do great at Delta Sierra."
Trustee George Neely, who also voted against the change two weeks ago, said statistics can be deceiving. He said the bulk of Delta Sierra students are in remedial math. The geometry and algebra classes are smaller at Delta Sierra than they are at McAuliffe.
Parents didn't buy it, either.
"If it's so great there, why isn't everybody jumping to go there?" parent Frances Hilliard asked. "They changed their minds without even seeing any other options. Something's not right. It's too political."
McAuliffe Middle School is undoubtedly crowded.
Students marched through the two-story campus hallways Tuesday afternoon, single-file as they moved, some with their backs to the wall as their classmates buzzed by.
The north Stockton middle school is filled with nearly 1,000 students, well exceeding its capacity of 800, district officials said.
"You can just see in spots where it bottlenecks and it gets pretty crowded," Vice Principal Don Howard said.
Cassel's change of heart - which shocked Sutherland parents who have been vocal against a middle school switch - came at a Tuesday night meeting where trustees expected to hear more options to relieve overcrowding at McAuliffe.
Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Dawn Vetica received some criticism for "not thinking out of the box" but just reintroducing a boundary change or increasing resources at McAuliffe.
Sutherland teacher David Hurley said he would propose making his school a K-8. Teacher Mary Hood said her school, Podesta Ranch Elementary, could also be converted to K-8.
Parents say they will be heard on Dec. 10.
"I'll be here with my pickets," said Lashawnda Carey. "I'm sick of what our community has to keep going through."
Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lodiblog.


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Center for Nonlinear AnalysisCNA Home People Seminars Publications Workshops and Conferences CNA Working Groups CNA Comments Form Summer Schools Summer Undergraduate Institute PIRE Cooperation Graduate Topics Courses SIAM Chapter Seminar Positions Contact
CNA Seminar/Colloquium/Joint Pitt-CNA Colloquium
Juan Manfredi
University of Pittsburgh
Title: Mean value properties: old and new
Abstract: A classical result states that harmonic functions are characterized by the mean value property over balls or over spheres. In this lecture we explore analogues of this result for p-harmonic functions, solution of the p-Laplace equation, where the exponent p is finite, p >1. We characterize p-harmonic functions by using asymptotic mean value properties, extending several classical results from the linear case p=2 to other p's. I will mention results jointly obtained with Fausto Ferrari (Bologna), Bernd Kawohl (Cologne), Qing Liu (Pittsburgh), Adam Oberman (Montreal), Mikko Parviainen (Helsinki), Julio Rossi (Alicante), and Alexander Sviridov (Nashville).
Recording: http://mm.math.cmu.edu/recordings/cna/CNA-JuanManfredi-Apr-16-2013.avi
Recording: http://mm.math.cmu.edu/recordings/cna/CNA-JuanManfredi-Apr-16-2013.mp4
Pdf File: CMUApril2013Finalpdf.pdf
Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Wean Hall 7218
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Hello Morning Everyone ! Hope you all in a good mood today, cause i am now -finally- presenting our brand new product " Ready Stock Pillow Couple - Akhi & Ukhti " Which is take a long time for me to finish this and some ready stock product in a middle of final exam, and thank Allah that my mom always helping me with sewing things. Love you, Mom !! :**
A lot of people asking me how to buy The Couple Pillow that i made a couple weeks ago, but that was a gift to my friend so i can't sell it. So i decided to make another couple pillow, which is not so different with the couple pillow that i made for my friends wedding. I added some embroidery word that says "Salam Ya Akhi" and "Salam Ya Ukhti". Akhi is a nickname for female muslim to male muslim, and Ukhti is a nickname for male muslim to female muslim. And it's perfectly cute for a wedding gift, isn't it? :)
I am very sorry, this beautiful little creature is not available anymore.
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National Press Club Announces Keynote Speakers for Presidential Inauguration Gala Jan. 30
Jan 11, 2010, 06:02 ET
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club has announced that U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota (D) and Amanda Bennett of Bloomberg News will be the featured speakers for the Press Club's 103rd presidential black-tie inaugural gala in Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 30. Incoming NPC president Alan Bjerga, 36, of Bloomberg News begins his one-year term on Jan. 15 at the annual membership meeting, succeeeding USA Today's Donna Leinwand.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO)
In 2006, Sen. Klobuchar became the first woman elected to represent the State of Minnesota in the U. S. Senate, after serving as chief prosecutor of Minnesota's largest county. The Washington Post described Klobuchar as "a rising star," "a leading proponent of efforts to combat climate change," and "the funniest new member of Congress." The Star Tribune praised her work as "a fast-moving legislator with potential to become a party leader."
Ms. Bennett in 2006 was named Executive Editor in charge at Bloomberg News, where she is now in charge of projects and investigations. She made history as the first female Executive Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she worked for three years. Prior to that, Bennett served as Editor at the Lexington Herald-Leader. She is also a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
NPC President-elect Bjerga, who covers agricultural policy for Bloomberg News in Washington, D.C., has identified journalism training and support of free speech worldwide as central to his upcoming term. Bjerga is currently the vice president of the National Press Club and has also served as the Club's treasurer and as a member of its Board of Governors. Bjerga this year received awards from the Overseas Press Club, the New York Press Club, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and the North American Agricultural Journalists for his work in Ethiopia on famine and U.S. food aid.
A Minnesota native, he holds a bachelor's degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and earned a master's from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Previously, Bjerga worked in the Knight Ridder Washington bureau, where he won the NAAJ's top writing award in 2005. Bjerga began his career with the Saint Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press and also reported for the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader and Wichita (Kan.) Eagle.
Entertainment for the evening gala will be provided by Honky Tonk Confidential, the band led by Bob Schieffer, host of CBS' "Face the Nation.'' A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m., and remarks.
The public is invited to attend, and reservations are required. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased by calling 202-662-7501 or by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. The Press Club is located on the 13th floor at 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
The National Press Club, founded in 1908, has an estimated 3,500 members in Washington and worldwide. Widely known for its Speakers Luncheon Series televised by C-SPAN and broadcasted on XM Radio, the NPC also is Washington's most frequently used venue for news conferences. The NPC conducts an aggressive program of professional education for journalists, funds journalism scholarships, and operates the nation's only non-academic research library for journalists.
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You guys. I'm still buzzing from the amazing deal we got on a pair of these lamps! Who gets this excited about lamps? This girl. I love lamp. I love bargain shopping. And these two worlds collided in home décor harmony yesterday. More than once I exclaimed to Shawn, "I'm so pumped about these lamps!"
Admittedly, I'm more excited about the near $200 we saved on the pair of lamps we bought. And everyone can get excited about saving money, right?! Shake your head yes. Shawn and I first saw these lamps at Ashley Furniture when we were shopping for living room furniture for our new pad a couple weeks ago. They were sitting with the living room set we recently purchased, but with a price tag of $140 each, we passed on that grass. We ended up at Kroger Marketplace that same day and saw the same lamps for $70 each. Half off is a hell of deal, no? Yes, it is. But we passed on the lamps again.
Yesterday, we again found ourselves at Kroger Marketplace immediately after we dropped some more dough at Ashley Furniture on a few bedroom pieces {seriously, they have some great furniture there!}. And my bargain-loving heart nearly jumped out of my chest and hugged this lamp when we saw it was on sale for $42! Oh, do good things come to those who wait {and those who appreciate a great deal}, or what? I'm still giddy about this deal.
But enough about lamps. How was your weekend? Find any good deals you couldn't pass up?
Here are a few more highlights from my weekend {a couple appeared on Instagram. Follow me: @hritter18}:
1. Valentine's Day gift from Shawn. | 2. One of my senior cheerleaders at Senior Night. | 3. My sweet niece, Ava, prepping for her Valentine's Day photo shoot.
4. Senior Night with my cheerleaders. | 5. Today begins training for my third half marathon. I'm following Hal Higdon's Novice 1 Half Marathon Training program. | 6. Sunday Funday.
Just a reminder: I'm hosting the "I'm the Kinda Girl Who..." link up on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Check out my I'm the kinda girl who post for inspiration.


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For the families who temporarily reside at Mary's Place in Seattle, having a warm and comfortable place to stay fulfills their basic needs. They stay in a place that not only does that but also gives them the inspiration to continue improving their lives.
Mary's Place, a nonprofit established in 1999 in response to the urgent need to provide resources and services to the city's homeless population, operates six shelters that provide families with meals, hygiene facilities, showers, laundry, medical care and support groups. The shelters offer a lifeline for a growing number of families. Last year, Seattle and King County officials declared states of emergency – usually proclaimed after natural disasters – to seek state and federal assistance to combat the region's homeless crisis.
Through a generous donation this spring, Mary's Place was given the opportunity to expand its services and help additional families by converting an old downtown Seattle hotel into temporary housing. However, the old hotel rooms were in need of updates and repairs in order to properly accommodate families.
That's when employee volunteers stepped in from Lowe's stores and ATGStores.com, a Washington-based Lowe's company that specializes in home improvement and home furnishing products. Over two days, 125 volunteers repainted 72 hotel rooms, with each receiving new floor lamps, vases, bookshelves and shower curtain liners.
"Coming home each night to a beautiful place certainly lifts your spirits, and what a gift to our families," said Marty Hartman, executive director at Mary's Place. "That organizations like Lowe's and ATG cared enough to give their time and resources show how much they care about the community."
Volunteers also repainted the kids club at the downtown Seattle facility and added a new chalkboard wall and new furniture. They installed doors and frames in the kitchen area, along with a range, refrigerator and a new air conditioning unit.
"It feels like a home when they don't have one of their own."—Marty Hartman, executive director, Mary's Place
The guest rooms provide shelter for nearly 200 family members, and many were awed by the transformation, Hartman said.
"Our families were so happy and surprised to see the changes," she said. "They love the lamps to read by in their rooms, and the kids love the Seahawks bean bag chairs. It feels like a home when they don't have one of their own."


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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, September 6, 2007- John Grabowski, director of moral theology/ethics of Catholic University's School of Theology and Religious Studies will talk about spirituality for families in the 21st century, during the first annual family ministry conference by the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
The family ministry conference, also known as the Cornerstone Conference will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist High School, West Islip. Bishop William Murphy, bishop, Diocese of Rockville Centre, will celebrate Mass at 9:00 a.m.
Mr. Grabowski has published widely in the areas of moral theology, marriage, sexuality and bioethics. His book, "Sex and Virtue: An introduction to Sexual Ethics" was published by the Catholic University of America Press in 2003. He also wrote the forward to the 1997 English edition of Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body."
Other sessions will delve into family ministry including:
- Addiction And Its Effects On The Family
- Single Parents And Stress
- Life After Divorce: Coping With Family Occasions
- Spirituality Of Marriage
- Praying With The Sick
- Getting Through The Teenage Years
- Adoption
- Cultivating Prayer Life Within Children And Youth
For registration information contact Kathleen Logan at 516-678-5800 ext. 236.
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About The Diocese of Rockville Centre
Celebrating its Golden Jubilee, the Diocese of Rockville Centre (www.drvc.org) was formed in 1957 and covers 1,198 square miles in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The diocese serves approximately 1.4 million Catholics (total population in both counties is approximately 2.8 million). There are 134 parishes in 115 towns. Last year over 18,000 baptisms, 18,000 confirmations, 19,000 first communions and 4,000 marriages took place in the diocese. There are approximately 22,000 students in Catholic elementary schools; 13,000 in secondary schools and 3,300 in higher institutions. There are 69 Catholic elementary and high schools and one Catholic college in the diocese. There are also 120,189 total students in religious education. Catholic Health Services of Long Island consists of five hospitals, three nursing homes, a community-based home for those with special needs and a hospice. Last year, Catholic Charities assisted more than 59,000 individuals who are poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged on Long Island.
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I think the spring rain topcoat is so IN in this early day of spring, I pair it with my black pencil skirt and my fav H&M boots and I am sure u have seen then in my previous post.
I really like this kind of necklace, shiny and big, do u?
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fluffy t shirt/bik bok
small bag/calioppe u can find similar here and here
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Supplier: Omniflex
19 October, 2007
The alarm annunciator, such as the Omni16C famliy from Omniflex, performs an important and complementary role to SCADA, DCS and Emergency shutdown systems providing integrity and consistency to operational procedures. They provide a crucial and uncomplicated means of managing the operators' attention in times of need.
The operators in the main control room pace the panels with anticipation, monitoring the readings for any changes and immediately springing into action when a discrepancy is found. Fact or fiction?
Truth be told, while the licensed operators do walk the panels and do catch deviations displayed on instruments, screens of mimics and in process variables, the primary system relied upon to warn operators of critical malfunctions and problems is still the annunciator system.
What is an annunciator system?
An annunciator system comprises of a dedicated operator display connected to sensors in the plant. When the parameter being monitored moves outside of the acceptable range an audible alarm sounds and a dedicated panel flashes to quickly draw the operator's attention to the alarm. The operator then follows approved procedures to correct the abnormal condition and restore the plant to a normal status.
The purpose of the annunciator is to provide the plant operator with reliable early warning of a problem, which allows time to take action before a situation degrades to the point where the process can no longer be controlled. Avoiding unnecessary challenges and plant trips is good for the plant's bottom line, as well as for safety.
Computer Monitor based systems
In many cases the alarm function has been converged into computer monitor-based systems such as DCS, SCADA and ESD systems. All these systems suffer the same weaknesses:
- overload on the operator with too much to look at and handle in crisis conditions.
- the ability of the operator to inadvertently disguise or remove from display, alarms that must not be ignored.
- reliance on system software to ensure that safety critical alarms will always be displayed.
Critical alarms
The annunciator is most often used today for critical alarm display. Critical alarms displayed on annunciators are consistent and easy for operators to recognise and deal with. They are also arranged in prominent locations within a control room so that they provide the best possible warning to the plant operators and offer the best performance in terms of plant safety. Alarm annuniciators are also designed with the safety critical application in mind and provide an independent method of indicating alarms free of system software related quality issues.
Are annunciators still relevant?
In the computerised world of automation, the need for an effective interface between man and process remains quintessential to safe and efficient plant operation. The complexity of this interface has increased exponentially over the years as processes have become more sophisticated and the demands for quality, efficiency, safety and productivity have become more intense. Many technologies are exploited to achieve these ends. Computerised alarm lists have revolutionised abnormal event handling on the modern plant, but when the chips are down, a dedicated alarm display for critical alarms is an essential tool needed for timeous reaction to modern plant upsets. This reaction time is crucial to plant productivity where downtime is revenue lost and speed of response can even mean the difference between life and death.
The alarm annunciator performs an important and complementary role to SCADA, DCS and ESD systems providing integrity and consistency to operational procedures. It also provides a simple and uncomplicated means of managing the operators' attention in times of need.
Every year vast sums of money are lost through inadequate response by operators to abnormal plant situations. The prevention of such instances starts with an effective alarm system design philosophy and the selection of appropriate alarm systems.
Since the 1970s Omniflex has produced many generations of annunciator: progressing from relay logic, to solid state logic and finally to advanced microprocessor logic systems. Omniflex is a world leader in annunciator technology with many firsts to its credit, the latest of which is a TUV assessed annunciator for SIL applications.
In this modern age of complex automatic control, the requirement for verifiable safety standards has reconfirmed the alarm annunciator as a vital tool in the responsible management of the modern plant.


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By Dustin Rowles | Film | March 23, 2007 |
It's going to be hard to follow-up yesterday's round-up, in which Dan expressed general disdain for the current allotment of industry news, but I'm going to give it my best shot in today's "I Don't Give a Fuck" edition. Be warned, there will be gratuitous profanity.
We'll start with Russell Crowe, whom I haven't given a fuck about since The Insider eight years ago now (how I miss those carefree Mystery, Alaska days). Crowe apparently has grown as weary as we have become with watching himself onscreen, so he's now set to go behind the camera, where he will perform something called "method directing," in which he will draw upon his own emotions, memories, and experiences to bark orders and generally act like the prick that he is. The movie he'll be directing is titled Bra Boys and adapted from a documentary that I don't give a fuck about, which focuses on three Australian brothers who start an underground surfer movement in a suburb of Sydney. I'll assume that the "Bra," in the film's title is not meant to refer to the female clothing barrier with the impenetrable clasp but to the synonym for "bro," uttered by those don't give a fuck about proper enunciation. The project will be produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment, because they are the only two men left in the world who actually give a fuck about Crowe. More power to them.
And in casting news that I don't give a fuck about, Jet Li has signed on as the villain in The Mummy 3, which might have been otherwise give-a-fuck-worthy, if it weren't for the fact that it's the freakin' Mummy 3, which Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, xXx, Stealth) will direct with all the enthusiasm and eagerness of Nicole Ritchie at a pie-eating contest. Which is to say, he'll indolently film everything in sight and haphazardly vomit it back onto the screen.
In sequel news that no amount of convincing could possibly persuade me to give a fuck about, Disney is fast-tracking a sequel to Wild Hogs. Let me repeat that to those who are in an impenetrable state of denial: There will be a sequel to Wild Hogs. Indeed, for those who didn't get their fill of man-boobs the first time around, Tim Allen, John Travolta, and Martin Lawrence are set to experience yet another mid-life crisis. I understand that this time around, they will exchange their Harleys for trophy wives and combine homophobic humor with Viagra jokes for a best-of-both-worlds effect. In other words, they will mock one another's masculinity while chasing each other around with tiny, tiny erections. Somebody will stub his penis. Hopefully, in Tim Allen's eye.
I'd tell you about last weekend's box-office numbers, but frankly, I don't give a fuck. The one with all the chiseled, grizzly men and multiple phallic symbols kept its position at the top of the box office, raking in another $32 million. The one that nobody cares about with that female actress that no one really likes but insists on seeing her films anyhow put up around $18 million. The one with the ventriloquist dummy and the guy from NKOTB fizzled, pulling down $8 million, while the funny comedian who only appears in unfunny films continued his streak of unfunny flops, eking out a paltry $5.6 million.
There are a slew of new releases this weekend, none of which I can muster up the appropriate energy to give a fuck about. The widest release is TMNT, which has something to do with turtles, sewer systems, and a lack of respect for Renaissance art. Then there is The Last Mimzy, which is about … oh, who the hell knows? Mimzies, I suppose. There is also a movie with the guy who is brothers with that guy in NKOTB, which is called Shooter. I'm guessing that it's not a Whit Stillman comedy of manners about the urban haute bourgeoisie. Finally, in the one kind of interesting entry (oh, all right: I kind of give a fuck about this one), Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler will star in Reign Over Me, a post-9/11 drama about post-9/11 things of some sort.
Oh, and for the masochist in all of you, here is what must be the absolute worst trailer I've ever seen. If you manage to watch the entire two minutes and forty-eight seconds without nodding off, you're a stronger person than I. I've tried twice now, and I can't get past the minute-and-a-half mark. Honest to God, I think it was filmed with a 1987 camcorder and edited together with two VCRs.
Dustin Rowles is the publisher of Pajiba. He lives with his wife in Ithaca, New York. You may email him, or leave a comment below.
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Fans bite off more than they can chew during Shark Week extravaganza
Across the board, both in terms of game downloads, app content sales, and plush collectible sales, Shark Week on the Discovery Channel proved a massive catalyst again for Hungry Shark.
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Here is the It's Psychedelic Baby "Magazine" Interview with my friend - Michael Jensen. Get a load of this, these two guys - Klemmen and Kevin asked me to set up an interview with my friend, notoriously interview shy, Mike Jensen. I called Mike and said that it would be "OK" for him to talk to these guys. I then provided pictures (that they used) of Michael holding the Easter Everywhere master tapes. Michael went on to say a lot of nice things about me, and the Roky CD Club, in the interview.
So these guys publish their interview and they, without Michael's knowledge or consent, cut out every single reference to myself, the Texas Psych Group, and the Roky CD Club. They then used my picture and connections to help them set this whole thing up and they didn't even so much as say "thank you" or put my name in the Credits.
Not to worry, the Texas Psych Blog will be publishing the unexpurgated interview soon! So to see what Michael actually said you'll have to read that. BTW, the Texas Psych blog gets like... a million times as many hits as their little fake magazine. These guys are a couple of tools and manipulators and I would advise all to have as little to do with them as possible.
They interviewed me awhile back and, how shall I say it, these guys are not the two brightest people in the world. They edited my interview to shit AND put in a ton of spelling and grammar mistakes. Finally, it was just taken down by them because their little owner, Klemmen, is a coward on top of being a tool and stupid. Again, I ended up publishing it on my own blog.
See Mike's, edited to shit, interview here by clicking the image below:
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Look for the real interview soon.


text: The Celebrate The Boy posts by Rae and Dana made me think of this little rag quilt made for my newest nephew back in December. I bought a set of boy fat quarters from the Children at Play line back before whether I knew whether Samantha was a boy or a girl. (I thought she was going to be a boy.) So, I was just waiting for another baby boy to make his appearance to use this darling fabric. I decided just to make a simple rag quilt with minky. I love using minky for baby quilts. It is so soft and seems to add that perfect soft touch that babies love. I didn't use any batting in between the layers, so it is a little more like a blanket than a quilt. Now to finish Samantha's baby quilt now to be her first birthday quilt! ;0)


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Juxtaposed to the busy CBD (Central Business District) is a big beautiful Chinese Garden that was created back in 1988 at Australia's Bicentenary.
I decided to take a walk down to The Chinese Garden of Friendship and check it out. $6 to get in and totally worth it. A beautiful garden with great sculptures, flowers, pavilions and trees. I want to say it was quiet and tranquil but being surrounded by a very busy district you can hear all the noise surrounding it.
Nonetheless, a great experience that I will recommend to everyone that comes to visit. Bring a camera and make time to sit and have tea in one of the Chinese pavilions.


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Walking the Old Ways : nature, the bardic & druidic arts, holism, Zen, the ecological imagination
from BARDO
The stars are in our belly; the Milky Way our umbilicus.
Is it a consolation that the stuff of which we're made
is star-stuff too?
– That wherever you go you can never fully disappear –
dispersal only: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen.
Tree, rain, coal, glow-worm, horse, gnat, rock.
Roselle Angwin
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
new lambs, and 350 poems
No-one's unmoved by new lambs. Seeing them, though, for me as a vegan is always touched with a poignancy – their destination being the table, and I find it really hard that we in England are so sentimental about new lambs, and so effectively and hypocritically dissociate them from the plastic-wrapped lumps of anonymous flesh on which we feast. I can't help feeling that far fewer people would eat meat if they had ever visited a slaughterhouse.
The way we humans relate to animals has long been a source of great distress to me; and the best we can usually manage is the Judeo-Christian stewardship model, which doesn't go far enough for me, anthropocentric as it is and founded in the view that other species are here to serve our needs. For me, we're all in this together, and 'do as you would be done by' is as relevant to our treatment of fellow species as of other humans.
'The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men.' (Alice Walker)
There is one huge book to be written about all this, and one of the reasons I don't write more here about my own deeply committed ecocentric approach to the world – one that considers other beings to have the same rights as humans – is because there is so very much to write about this – in effect an alternative history – or bible – of the Western world (in fact I have a vegan friend who is doing just this). (I am not saying it's only the West that is anthropocentric – clearly that's not true – but I can't reliably speak of a culture other than my own; and ours has a particular history, from the Greeks on and fertilised nicely by the Age of Reason, that perpetrates and perpetuates that belief.)
OK, rant over.
Back to reading through the box of around 350 poems I'm judging for a competition. This is an interesting process – poetry being as personal as it is it's hard to reject people's work, and yet I have to pick a winner. At this stage I'm primarily looking for ones that I can pretty certainly disqualify (because I have to).
As long as I make myself be ruthless, the 'no' pile isn't too hard. I do have to include in it poems that are OK but are not outstanding, as I have to start somewhere. Into it must go the ones that mostly consist of clichés, those that use rhyme in a rather stilted and contrived way (I'm happy to read rhyming poems, but the rhyme needs to be unostentatious and 'fit for purpose'), ones in which the grammar and spelling let the work down, ones that read as prose, ones that are overly sentimental, ones that don't go far enough, ones that might work for a C19th audience, or are slight and trite or doggerel, ones that 'tell not show', ones that are derivative. (Does that make me sound fierce?)
As in most competitions, probably, there's a huge range, and some poems that won't make it into the shortlist are still very moving. Some are startlingly original in their approach but don't quite open up from the personal to cast light on something more universal. Others are fine at face value but don't resonate in a deeper way than that. Oh – this is hard.
What I'm looking for, of course, is something that sets a poem apart from the merely 'acceptable', something that makes it really original, surprising, multilevelled, outstanding. I want a poem that will make me think, move me, give me a new angle, make me see things differently; one that will haunt me as I read the rest. It will probably also conjure up a sensory picture. It will for sure 'deliver' more than it would seem to at the beginning. I like, too, to be surprised by a title: one that offers a different or lateral or deeper view is always good to find.
Because it's also subjective, I personally am also drawn to poems that speak of the human relationship to the natural world; and while I don't mind – actually to some extent require – dark (the juxtaposition of dark and light can add substance, depth and dramatic tension to a poem), I do mind nasty.
I have a suspicion I have already met the possible winner; we'll see.
The 'maybe' pile grows almost as fast as the 'no'. The 'yes' pile is small, but I know from experience that by the time I finish a second or third reading of the 'maybe' and 'yes' piles there will be a long longlist that will be hard to whittle down.
I'll of course be considering all the things that work to create a good poem: originality of voice, subject, style, a marriage of form and content, cadence and musicality, the subtle use of 'poetic' devices – chiming words, alliteration, assonance, metaphor, imagery, scansion, diction, strong verbs and so on to scaffold the poem, an awareness of the need for the poem to appear fresh and spontaneous while also having clearly been worked, subject matter beyond the merely personal and emotional, etc. It's fairly obvious, fairly early on, too, which poets are readers, familiar with a range of poetry, which does matter, given that we don't work in a vacuum.
In the end, though, although I will have noticed subliminally or otherwise all the aspects above that create a strong poem, the winner will be the one to which my heart and mind in tandem instantly say YES.
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Nearly all your description of what makes a good poem could apply equally well to prose. I shall copy it and carry it with me! I particularly like what you say about opening up from the personal to cast light on the universal - which I think comes from not being too close to the subject matter - from having processed it and acquired a certain detachment. (Hope I'm not being pompous.)Something I'm struggling with at the moment with The Novel.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 February 2013 at 09:48
Catching up with your recent thoughts, feeling– as usual – inspired and connected by what you say. Your image of 'fat-bellied' clouds dislodged an idea for another cloudy image in a poem I've been wrestling with for some years, triggered by a visit to Harris. It may not work in the end – and bears no resemblance to yours, be assured! but fits the bill so far. Thank you, Roselle.ReplyDelete
I think I know what you mean about meaningfulness and failing fathers, remembering meeting my departed father held inside the bright green leaves of iris high up on Iona one morning.
I remember those egrets, too, in the creeks and estuaries of South Devon. Round here, the mud clings, the mizzle slowly thinning, our Avon spilling out again.
Hi Belinda - thanks a lot! And yes, you're right about some of what I say being transferable to prose, in that good writing in general does offer recognisable qualities. And yes I'm sure you're also right in mentioning acquiring distance on one's creative work. I think also - and this is relevant especially to the novel, of course, as you'll know - a sense of theme helps: what is your passion in relation to speaking of 'the human condition'? In other words, if a piece of writing is to be more than simply a processing (or even not!) of personal emotion, it has to shed some light on universal questions or preoccupations. Holding a theme in mind, the needs of this bigger picture, can help enhance both the quality of the work, and remind us that we're one small part in a whole, and we are more than our emotional reactions – or something! IMO ;-).ReplyDelete
Miriam - thank you. I love the image of an elision of green iris on the heights of Iona, and your father. How we meet the world, and ourselves and loved ones in it, over and over... And here too more rain. Am glad you are still also writing poetry alongside(?) the novel.
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KBIS started its involvement with British Eventing in the late nineties through a regional series. In 2006 the opportunity arose to take on the title sponsorship of the Junior Regional Novice (JRN) series, supporting Britain's up and coming young riders. Now referred to as the ON Under 18 series KBIS supported both the qualifiers and Championships for 10 years and for the last fours years did so whilst also supporting the Young Horse Series and Championships.
In 2016 we decided to move our sponsorship focus solely towards the Young Horse series and Championships, although we also continue to support BE's training and education programme with a particular focus on U18 training. We are also involved with a number of individual events, sponsoring fences at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse trials and holding the title sponsorship at the KBIS Wellington Horse Trials.
The KBIS British Eventing Young Horse Series and Championships
The young horse series offers qualifying classes at BE90 level for four-year-olds and BE100 level for five-year-olds, in total there are forty qualifying events across both series. One in every ten starters at each qualifying class will be eligible to compete at the prestigious Young Horse Championships held at Osberton International in October. The Championships also include a six-year-old CIC* Championship and a seven-year-old CIC** Championship, for which combinations have to qualify via the standard minimum eligibility requirements set out by British Eventing for that level of competition.
Former proteges of the Championship have included the prolific stallion and Badminton Champion, to name but a few of his achievements, Chili Morning and numerous four-star campaigners such as Redesigned, Cool Mountain and Ceylor LAN, who has claimed the 5YO, 6YO and 7YO titles at Osberton in past years.Osberton International, run by BEDE Events, is a fantastic venue and every year a team from KBIS stay up at the event. We provide hospitality at the KBIS water fence for owners, riders and spectators as well as a complimentary happy hour for riders every night!We are delighted to be involved with this series and in a position where we can support the talent of the sport's future.
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Students, teachers mourn Ventura educator killed while jogging
More coverage: Ventura vigil pays tribute to assistant principal
Students and teachers Monday consoled each other over the death of a Ventura educator hit and killed by a vehicle while jogging, shedding tears and sharing memories of Chris Prewitt.
The news was a shock to many at the De Anza Academy of Technology and Arts in west Ventura, where Prewitt was an assistant principal; at Foothill Technology and Nordhoff high schools, where he once was a teacher; and at Buena High School, where he used to be a water polo coach.
Prewitt, 38, was jogging near Ventura early Sunday when he was hit and killed by a vehicle driven by Shante Chappell, 23, of Oxnard, police said.
Chappell was driving south on Victoria Avenue south of Olivas Park Drive when she tried to merge into the right lane and made an unsafe turning movement, hitting Prewitt, according to the California Highway Patrol.
She was arrested and booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs, authorities said. Chappell was released on $50,000 bond Sunday night and is scheduled to appear in court Friday, according to court records. The crash is still under investigation.
The news greeted students and staff members returning from spring break. Following a vigil Monday at Buena, the Ventura Unified School District is planning a community memorial for Prewitt later this week.
"I don't know how they'll replace such a sweet, kind man," said Emmie Johnston, 12, who remembers Prewitt showing her to first period on her first day at De Anza.
Prewitt, a Ventura resident, was the kind of teacher and administrator who would have the wildest hairstyle during Crazy Hair Day and wear a hula skirt during Hawaiian Day. His efforts to get the Foothill Technology staff to don fake mustaches got them on a Buzzfeed list. Prewitt even got De Anza Principal Hector Guerrero, a self-described reserved administator, to dress up like the film character Nacho Libre.
Foothill Technology P.E. teacher Ken Reeves, who taught with Prewitt at Nordhoff in Ojai, called him a "kid magnet."
"He's the kind of person I want my kids to play for, a person I want my kids to be taught by," Reeves said.
When Prewitt left his teaching position at Foothill in 2012 to become an assistant principal at De Anza, Reeves said he was shocked but later realized it was fitting.
"There are people who go into administration and take education to the next level," Reeves said. "I see Chris as that kind of person."
At De Anza on Monday, students wrote messages and poetry for Prewitt and taped them on his door and on the side of the administration building. Some letters said, "We miss you." One letter said, "We wish you weren't gone." Students who graduated returned to De Anza afterschool to leave messages.
Principal Guerrero said hiring Prewitt was the best decision of his life.
"I want to be him. That's the leader I want to be," Guerrero said.
Teachers and administrators gathered after school at De Anza to share memories of Prewitt and comfort each other.
Science teacher Gary Sullivan remembered the day in 2012 when he went into cardiac arrest during class and Prewitt quickly arrived to perform CPR until the paramedics came.
"Chris kept Mr. Sullivan alive," Guerrero said. "He would not quit. He was on a mission."
Sullivan remembered being speechless, not knowing how to thank Prewitt.
"What do you say about a guy who brought you back from the dead?" Sullivan said.
Tears and hugs were seen around Foothill, where students remembered him as a health and geography teacher.
Ariane Fritz, 16, recalled the tough times she went through and suicidal thoughts she had as a freshman. It was Prewitt who helped her through it. "He's the kind of person you meet once in a lifetime," said Fritz.
She remembers Prewitt's big smile and blue eyes. "If you looked into them, it was like a hug. He was so genuine, I instantly knew I could trust him," Fritz said. "It's amazing to get that feeling, especially in high school, especially in a teacher."
In 2011 and 2012, Prewitt was among a group of teachers who traveled to Sierra Leone to train local educators. In 2011, the Foothill community raised enough money to build a school in a West African village.
Foothill teacher Cherie Eulau said Prewitt was "instantly beloved" in Sierra Leone. He brought a Hacky Sack with him and started many games with locals. He also taught children how to play baseball with a one-liter plastic bottle and a lime.
"He made an instant connection with people ... all kinds of people," Eulau said. "When he talked to you, you thought you were special."
Foothill journalism teacher Melissa Wantz called Prewitt a genuine family man. He is survived by his wife, Erin, and a young daughter.
"I've never met anybody who showed his love for his wife so openly and who adored his daughter with so much passion," Wantz said. "It breaks my heart to think they won't have that."
Prewitt, who was deaf, coached the girls water polo team for many years at Buena High School, where he also played as a student. He continued his water polo career at Ventura College and competed worldwide while on the U.S. men's water polo team in the Deaflympics. Prewitt's best friend, Chris Stehle, who is also deaf, had known Prewitt for more than 25 years and participated in the Deaflympics with him.
"Our families are very close," Stehle wrote in a text message Monday. "We'd camp, fish, travel, watch each other's kids, support one another and traveled the world when we were off playing water polo."
Stehle said Prewitt's family was very important to him. "He was always raving about the two beauties in his life (his wife and daughter)," he said. "This is what made Chris an awesome individual to everyone."
A candlelight vigil for Prewitt was planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the Buena High School pool, 5670 Telegraph Road in Ventura.


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The BBC is Right Chatty This Morning: "Doctor Who" News
By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Industry | February 12, 2013 |
By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Industry | February 12, 2013 |
The BBC has decided to release some statements this morning regarding some fan controversies that I hadn't heard of. So if you're as oblivious as me, you get a twofer: you get to learn what fans are allegedly demanding, and you get to learn what the BBC says about said demands. And it's not "we don't negotiate with terrorists" because I haven't taken hostages. Yet.
First up is the apparent fan demand for the "Doctor Who" 50th anniversary special to be broadcast in 3D. The BBC is graciously bowing to the public demand that I honestly do not think exists. I'm going to be hyperbolic here for a moment and declare that not a single viewer of "Doctor Who" wants it to be in 3D. Well, maybe 4%. Because you can get 4% of people on a poll to agree to anything. For instance this poll of Americans, which asks if the respondent has ever been to Hawaii. Four percent of people living in Hawaii say that they have not.
Since I'm not aware of anyone who wants to be given the choice of watching "Doctor Who" with funnier glasses on than usual or to watch it in the dark and grainy 2D that results from a 3D shoot, I can only imagine that there is a special species of "Doctor Who" watchers who live up the asses of BBC executives, which is apparently where said executives have wedged their noggins. Such ass-people may very well be happy with dark and grainy television since that defines their lives already. And there may very well be multitudes of such people, since it is apparent that the asses of network executives are bigger on the outside, given the sheer quantity of shit they can produce.
Whew. How about some good news?
Apparently there is another controversy surrounding the 50th anniversary special of "Doctor Who". A bunch of fans have gotten the vapors over cramming the anniversary special inside of the Christmas Special. "We want two specials!" The fans have screamed, presumably somewhere that I can't hear them. "And we're mad the 7th season was split in two." They continued. "And I want a pony!" One of them yelled. In response, the BBC released this statement:
"Thanks for your contact regarding Doctor Who broadcast on BBC One.
I understand that you are feel there are insufficient programmes planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the series.I also note that you are unhappy with the way in which series 7 has been split into two parts.
Whilst I appreciate your concerns, we haven't announced what we have planned to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who yet, but we would like to assure you that fans won't be disappointed.
Additionally, please note that the decision to schedule series 7 in two parts was a creative one and we're sorry you are unhappy about this.
Nevertheless, please be assured that I've registered your comments regarding this issue to our audience log. This is a daily report of audience feedback made available throughout the BBC, including to the producers of Doctor Who, as well as members of senior management.
The audience logs help to shape future decisions regarding BBC programming and output.
Thanks again for taking the time to contact us."
That was so Britishly polite that I can hardly read it for comprehension. The second half of the seventh season of "Doctor Who" arrives in March.


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