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Assistant/Associate Professor of Metropolitan Food Systems
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University's commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu
The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks an outstanding expert in metropolitan food systems focused on food safety to fill a full-time 9-month (academic year) tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level with a 45% extension appointment. The successful candidate will contribute to the FSHN Department's core areas of food security and safety and integrated food, nutrition, and health. The selected candidate is expected to develop an integrated program that addresses food safety issues unique to metropolitan and urban regions. Expertise in food safety as related to sustainable food processing, food product development, entrepreneurship, storage, transportation, or waste mitigation is desired.
People perceive the 4 billion tons of annual food waste as a substantial social problem requiring remediation to improve global food security. Food safety will be the central focus of this position; this will fit in well with the newly approved College of ACES Metropolitan Food and Environmental Systems major and also the College of ACES cluster focused on Food and Agricultural Systems for Global Health. This position will contribute to the food safety and security core in FSHN and support emerging collaborations in Metropolitan Food Systems. Possible graduate courses to teach include Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (FSHN 595), or Issues in Food Safety (FSHN 575), and new undergraduate courses in food waste, metropolitan food and nutrition systems, and/or food/nutrition policy will be developed. This position is anticipated to have an extension appointment of ~45% and will fill some of the much needed expertise in the field related to food safety. This position will contribute to domestic and international food security and safety efforts.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will establish and maintain an externally funded and independent research program focused on metropolitan food systems. Emphasis will be on food safety in metropolitan regions and urban localities as related to an integrated food system for sustainability. Through collaborations with other faculty, key discoveries will be translated into systems optimization, policy change, and food entrepreneurship. The successful candidate will teach food science courses relevant to their expertise at the undergraduate and graduate levels and participate in online instruction at the graduate level. This position will involve research, teaching, and service obligations, including interaction with the University of Illinois Extension.
SYNERGY WITH CAMPUS EXCELLENCE THEMES AND STRENGTHS: This position is synergistic with the campus priority area of Food Security & Safety within the Energy & Environment theme. Within FSHN, this position fits the emphasis areas of Food Safety & Security and Food Materials Science & Engineering. This position is aligned with several campus initiatives such as the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, the newly emerging Siebel Center for Design, and the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. The successful candidate also will be well positioned to collaborate with scientists across campus including in the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have an earned doctorate in the food and nutrition sciences or related discipline. Evidence of professional promise and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Cross-training and postdoctoral training in food safety, microbiology, plant or crop science, vertical farming, food entrepreneurship, and/or urban planning/design; experience in extension; ability to secure extramural funding; a strong publication record; ability to mentor students; experience in college-level teaching; and engagement in professional associations are desired.
SALARY: Competitive salary with benefits and start-up package are commensurate with qualifications.
PROPOSED START DATE AND LOCATION: August 16, 2019; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Interested applicants must submit a cover letter that details suitability for (such as how their research interests will translate to metropolitan food systems) and interest in the position, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for five references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by January 31, 2019. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. Individuals from underrepresented populations are especially welcome to apply. To apply, please create your candidate profile and upload all required materials at https://go.aces.illinois.edu/MetropolitanFoodSystems. Only applicants with complete profiles will be considered. Questions regarding the search process may be directed to Ms. Audra Martin, Office Manager (firstname.lastname@example.com) and the position to Dr. Elvira deMejia, Professor and Search Committee Chair (firstname.lastname@example.com).
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
Final approval is given by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.


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Do everything as normal user, don't use root user or sudo!
Do not build in a directory that has spaces in its full path
write all command line commands for build system commands in a terminal window opened in the
<buildsystem root> directory, e.g.
~/source/ if you wrote the git clone command in your home folder (default terminal location)
Sources in development branch change frequently. It is recommended that you work with the latest sources.
git pull
Installing in context of
./scripts/feeds script means "making package available in
make menuconfig" rather than really installing or compiling package.
Also, after you have been developing for a while, and your copy of the repository is getting behind, running "feeds update -a" will pull the latest updates for the feeds.
./scripts/feeds update -a
make menuconfig:
./scripts/feeds install <PACKAGENAME>
./scripts/feeds install -a
*Add a line to feeds.conf.default. "src-link my_packages ~/$buildroot/my_packages"
example: src-link my_packages /home/$username/src/openwrt/my_packages
replace $username with your home directory.
*Create the dir:
mkdir -p $buildroot/my_packages/$section/$category/$package_name
replace $packagename with the name of your package
mkdir -p my_packages/net/network/rpcbind
The section and category can be found in the Makefile. Also, "openwrt" is my $buildroot directory.
*Download the Makefile from github, download the source package from sources.openwrt.org and place them in the $package_name directory.
*Now run:
./scripts/feeds update -a ; ./scripts/feeds/ install $packagename
*If you are doing this to resolve a dependency you can run "install" one more time and you should notice the dependency has been resolved.
Typical actions:
make menuconfig and set target;
make defconfig to set default config for build system and device;
make kernel_menuconfig (optional);
make menuconfig and modify set of package;
make download (download all dependency source files before final make, enables multi-core compilation);
scripts/diffconfig.sh >mydiffconfig (save your changes in the text file
The build system configuration interface handles the selection of the target platform, packages to be compiled, packages to be included in the firmware file, some kernel options, etc.
Start the build system configuration interface by writing the following command:
make menuconfig
This will update the dependencies of your existing configuration automatically, and you can now proceed to build your updated images.
You will see a list of options. This list is really the top of a tree. You can select a list item, and descend into its tree.
To search for the package or feature in the tree, you can type the "/" key, and search for a string. This will give you its locations within the tree.
For most packages and features, you have three options:
n which are represented as follows:
y sets the
<*> built-in label
m sets the
<M> package label
n sets the
< > excluded label
When you save your configuration, the file
<buildroot dir>/.config will be created according to your configuration.
When you open
menuconfig you will need to set the build settings in this order (also shown in this order in
menuconfig's interface):
Select your device's Target system first, then select the right Subtarget, then you can find your device in the Target profile's list of supported platforms.
make menuconfig another way to configure is using a configuration diff file. This file includes only the changes compared to the default configuration. A benefit is that this file can be version-controlled in your downstream project. It's also less affected by upstream updates, because it only contains the changes.
This file is created using the
./scripts/diffconfig.sh script.
./scripts/diffconfig.sh > diffconfig # write the changes to diffconfig
Note: Since r2752 LEDE firmware make process automatically creates the configuration diff file
config.seed file to the target image directory.
These changes can form the basis of a config file (
<buildroot dir>/.config). By running
make defconfig these changes will be expanded into a full config.
cp diffconfig .config # write changes to .config make defconfig # expand to full config
These changes can also be added to the bottom of the config file (
<buildroot dir>/.config), by running
make defconfig these changes will override the existing configuration.
cat diffconfig >> .config # append changes to bottom of .config make defconfig # apply changes
The build system integrates quilt for easy patch management:
In case you want to include some custom configuration files, the correct place to put them is:
<buildroot dir>/files/
For example, let's say that you want an image with a custom
/etc/config/firewall or a custom
etc/sysctl.conf, then create this files as:
<buildroot dir>/files/etc/config/firewall
<buildroot dir>/files/etc/sysctl.conf
E.g. if your <buildroot dir> is
~/source and you want some files to be copied into firmware image's
/etc/config directory, the correct place to put them is
~/source/files/etc/config .
make defconfig
will produce a default configuration of the target device and build system, including a check of dependencies and prerequisites for the build environment.
Defconfig will also remove outdated items from .config. E.g. references to non-existing packages or config options.
It also checks the dependencies and will add possibly missing necessary dependencies. This can be used to "expand" a short .config recipe (like diffconfig output, possible even pruned further) to a full .config that the make process accepts.
Note that
make kernel_menuconfig modifies the Kernel configuration templates of the build tree and clearing the build_dir will not revert them:
While you won't typically need to do this, you can do it:
make kernel_menuconfig CONFIG_TARGET=subtarget
CONFIG_TARGET allows you to select which config you want to edit. possible options: target, subtarget, env.
The changes can be reviewed with
git diff target/linux/
and reverted with
git checkout target/linux/
The 'Build system settings' include some efficient options for changing package locations which makes it easy to handle a local package set:
In the case of the first option, you simply enter a full URL to the HTTP or FTP server on which the package sources are hosted. Download folder would in the same way be the path to a local folder on the build system (or network). If you have a web/ftp-server hosting the tarballs, the build system will try this one before trying to download from the location(s) mentioned in the Makefiles . Similar if a local 'download folder', residing on the build system, has been specified.
The 'Kernel modules' option is required if you need specific (non-standard) drivers and so forth – this would typically be things like modules for USB or particular network interface drivers etc.
Before running final make it is best to issue make download command first, this step will pre-fetch all source code for all dependencies, this enables you compile with more cpu cores (for example, make -j10, for 4 core, 8 thread cpu works great).
If you try compiling OpenWrt on multiple cores and don't download all source files for all dependency packages it is very likely that your build will fail.
make download
Everything is now ready for building the image(s), which is done with one single command:
make download will pre-download all source code for all dependencies, this will enable multi core compilation to succeed, without it is is very likely to fail.
make -jX will speed up compilation by using up to X cores or hardware threads to speed up compilation,
make -j9 fully uses 8 cores or hardware threads.
Example of pre-downloading and building the image(s) on a 4 core CPU:
make -j5 download world
If you intend to use your system while building, you can have the build process use only idle I/O and CPU capacity like this (4 core, 8 thread CPU):
make download ionice -c 3 nice -n19 make -j9
When developing or packaging software, it is convenient to be able to build only the package in question (e.g. with package
make package/cups/compile V=s
For a rebuild:
make package/cups/{clean,compile,install} V=s
It doesn't matter what feed the package is located in, this same syntax works for any installed package.
If for some reason the build fails, the easiest way to spot the error is to do:
make V=s 2>&1 | tee build.log | grep -i '[^_-"a-z]error[^_-.a-z]'
The above saves a full verbose copy of the build output (with stdout piped to stderr) in
~/source/build.log and shows errors on the screen (along with a few spurious instances of 'error').
Another example:
ionice -c 3 nice -n 20 make -j 2 V=s CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y 2>&1 | tee build.log
The above saves a full verbose copy of the build output (with stdout piped to stderr) in build.log while building using only background resources on a dual core CPU.
Yet another way to focus on the problem without having to wade through tons of output from Make as described above is to check the corresponding log in 'logs' folder. i.e.: if the build fails at "make[3] -C package/kernel/mac80211 compile", then you can go to <buildroot>/logs/package/kernel/mac80211 and view the compile.txt found there.
Depending on your CPU, the process will take a while, or while longer. If you want an acoustic notification, you could use
echo -e '\a':
make V=s ; echo -e '\a'
If you are building everything (not just the packages to make a flashable image), you will probably want to keep building all packages even if some have compile errors and won't be built.
IGNORE_ERRORS=1 make <make options>
After a successful build, the freshly built image(s) can be found below the newly created
<buildroot_dir>/bin directory. The compiled files are additionally classified by the target platform and subtarget, so e.g. a
generic firmware built for an
ar71xx device will be located in
<buildroot_dir>/bin/targets/ar71xx/generic directory (and the package files are below
E.g. if your <buildroot_dir> is
~/source, the binaries are in
~/source/bin/targets/ar71xx/generic and
You might need to clean your build environment every now and then. The following
make-targets are useful for that job:
make clean
deletes contents of the directories
/bin and
make clean does not remove the toolchain, and it also avoids cleaning architectures/targets other than the one you have selected in your
It is a good practice to do
make clean before a build to ensure that no outdated artefacts have been left from the previous builds. That may not be necessary always, but as a general rule it helps to ensure quality builds.
make dirclean
deletes contents of the directories
/bin and
/build_dir and additionally
/staging_dir and
/toolchain (=the cross-compile tools),
/tmp (e.g data about packages) and
/logs. 'Dirclean' is your basic "Full clean" operation.
make distclean
nukes everything you have compiled or configured and also deletes all downloaded feeds contents and package sources.
CAUTION: In addition to all else, this will erase your build configuration (
<buildroot_dir>/.config). Use only if you need a "factory reset" of the build system!
There are numerous other functionalities in the build system, but the above should have covered some of the fundamentals.
In more time, you may not want to clean so many objects, then you can use some of the commands below to do it.
Clean linux objects.
make target/linux/clean
Clean package base-files objects.
make package/base-files/clean
Clean luci.
make package/luci/clean
SED should not be set. If it is, run `unset SED` before compiling. (See Ticket 10612.)
"make V=sc" or enable logging.
First check if the URL path in the make file contains a trailing slash, then try with it removed (helped several times). Otherwise try to download the source code manually and put it into "dl" directory.
Try to update the main source and all the feeds (Warning! May result in other problems). Check for a related bug in the bugtracker (depends from the feed the package comes from). Otherwise report the problem there, by mentioning the package, the target data (CPU, image, etc.) and the code revisions (main & package).
make menuconfig and enable compilation for your package. It should be labeled with
<*> or
<M> to work correctly.
When you execute
make to build a flashable image for your device, both a sysupgrade and a factory image should be generated for every board that is linked to the device profile that you have selected via
make config or
make menuconfig.
If running
make does not yield images for one (or even all) of the boards linked to the device profile that you have selected, than you probably have selected/enabled too many options or packages, and the image was too big to be flashed onto your device.


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Former hockey coach awaits sentence in decades-old sex assault on boy
Feb 03 2012
A sentencing hearing began Thursday for Richard Lorne Hall, a former Oak Bay Minor Hockey Association coach, charged last year with a historical indecent assault upon a 12-year-old boy.
Hall, 52, pleaded guilty in August to the offence, which began in 1979 and ended three years later. After listening to submissions from Crown prosecutor Christine Lowe and defence counsel Barclay Johnson, Western Communities provincial court Judge Anthony Palmer reserved his decision. A date for the decision will be set next Thursday.
In 1999, Hall was convicted of four counts of sexual assault on four boys between 1983 and 1987. He was sentenced to five years in prison. But in 2000, the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to two years to be served in the community, plus three years' probation.
Last year, a fifth victim came forward after seeing a newspaper article about a civil suit launched by one of Hall's victims against the provincial government. West Shore RCMP officers showed the victim a photo line-up. He identified Hall.
"That's him. He'll haunt me for the rest of my life," the man said.
Lowe told the court the abuse began in the summer of 1979 when the boy was 12 and Hall was 20. Hall gave the child money to play games at an arcade on Douglas Street, he took the boy swimming and complimented him on how fit and mature he was.
On one outing, Hall told the boy he would show him "what men do." It was the beginning of escalating sexual assaults against the boy which continued until 1982, said Lowe.
In a victim impact statement, the man, now in his mid-40s, said he still feels ashamed and disgusted with himself. He was a typical kid, until he met Hall. Then he became estranged from his family and friends.
"I can't forgive myself for not running away or telling anyone," he wrote.
Lowe, who described the assaults as egregious and prolonged, asked Palmer to impose a conditional sentence of two years less a day.
"The offence was extremely serious. The child was young. There was an escalation of the nature of the assaults and the effect on the victim was devastating," said Lowe. Johnson asked Palmer to impose a suspended sentence with a 12-month probation period.
It is admitted that Hall is a homosexual pedophile, but Hall has been able to control his level of risk since his release from jail in 1989, Johnson said.
"This offence occurred many years ago. Approximately 30 years have passed since the last date referred to in the indictment," said Johnson.
Twenty-two years ago, Hall participated in the sexual offender program at Stave Lake Institution and he has not committed any offence since, Johnson said.
Psychological reports show that Hall is at low-risk of reoffending, Johnson said. Hall is a victim himself, since he was sexually abused by an uncle at the age of 14, the lawyer said.
At the age of 32, Hall married and had three children. He supported his family until his arrest in February 1997. At that point, the relationship ended and his children ended up in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Johnson said.
Hall continues to suffer from crimes committed 30 years ago, Johnson told the court. He has lost most of his friends and his job. In 2011, he had been working as a valued employee for the Cool Aid Housing Society for nine years. When his past criminal convictions surfaced in the media, he was dismissed.


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Why 2FA is Important
It is strongly recommended that all users set up 2FA as soon as possible to protect their accounts. A username and password is easily hacked which could result in the loss of your funds.
However by enabling 2FA a hacker would need access to your password AND your phone or device in order to log in to the exchange.
We also recommend that you also lock your device using a fingerprint, facial lock, or passcode to add even more security.
2FA Quick Description
Once 2FA is enabled on your account, at login you will first be prompted to provide your password (factor 1) and your 2FA code (factor 2) when signing in to your account. The 2FA codes are associated with something unique such as a specific device (mobile phone) or a phone number.
TOTP Quick Description
Nauticus has elected to use a 'Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP); as it offers increased security over the alternative "SMS" method. With TOTP an algorithm will generate codes for you based on the current time and a "shared secret key" (more on this below).
Setup 2FA
To enable 2FA first head to Google Play or the Apple Store and download either Google Authenticator, or Authy, which offers additional features.
Google Authenticator
Next, login to Nauticus Exchange
IMPORTANT: 2FA works by syncing up a randomly generated code using the time and date down to the second. This means your device should be set to 'network provided time' or else it won't work. Alternatively, you can go to the main menu of Google Authenticator, tap more: Settings. Tap 'Time Correction for Codes" and then tap 'Sync now'.
To Use:
- Open up Google Authenticator
- Press the + symbol
- Tap 'Scan a barcode'
- Point camera at the QR Code
- Hold until device says 'secret saved'
Make sure you save the long string of numbers on the screen and keep it somewhere safe (NOT ON YOUR DEVICE). It will help you to recover your account if you lose your device.
Type in the Nauticus code from the app to complete setup. Note that if you are too slow, the code will change and you'll need to enter the new code before it is replaced.
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FDP Forum / Amp Mods, Repairs, and Projects / Preferred soldering temperature
Dec 27th, 2017 12:57 PM Edit Profile
Hi, just got a Weller wes51 soldering station for some amp work and would like to know a good all around temperature to dial in?
What are your preferences?
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Dec 27th, 2017 01:43 PM Edit Profile
I run my Hakko at 600-650f for most stuff. I'm using 60/40 rosin core solder.
For heavier stuff like cap cans and soldering to the chassis, more heat won't do the trick if the stick you have is slow to recover. It's best to have something that can sink a bunch of heat into the work very fast.
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Dec 27th, 2017 07:37 PM Edit Profile
I run my Hakko about the same... maybe 700 for pots.
A wide chisel tip really helps for amp work.
Te 52
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Dec 27th, 2017 09:48 PM Edit Profile
When I worked in the electronics biz, the techs always ran their WESD51s around 725-750F, and I do the same. Get on, get off, fast. For pots, I change to a wide tip and max the Weller out to 850F.
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Dec 28th, 2017 12:42 AM Edit Profile
Here's a pretty good rundown on equipment and technique (link below).
Two important points about soldering sticks:
1. Never use a file or sandpaper on a new tip, because you will remove the copper tip's thin iron plating. Once that happens, the copper will corrode rather quickly and the tip will be ruined.
2. Many people use a wet sponge or wet paper towel to clean the tip between solder applications. This works, but it also sinks a lot of the heat out of the tip. It's better to use a brass sponge, because it cleans the tip without removing heat. This way the tip stays hot and it's ready to go. Solder won't stick to the brass wool, so it lasts for years. You can buy a brass wool tip-cleaning container for about $10, or you can go to your grocery store and get a brass scrubbing pad in the kitchen supplies aisle for a few bucks. Stuff a wad of it into a shot glass and you're off to the races: poke the tip of the stick into the brass once or twice and it's clean. Shake out the brass wool once in a while to keep it clean.
Nicoma Park, OK.
"Let the music do the talking"
Dec 28th, 2017 02:17 AM Edit Profile
I worked in the electronics industry for many years, including micro-soldering.
I usually ran the tip at 800 degrees. Fast & quick.
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Dec 28th, 2017 12:35 PM Edit Profile
If you are de-soldering with braid, you need to crank the heat up.
The temperature you use depends on how you solder (styles differ) and what you are soldering. The trick is to get in and out fast with the stick. If you leave it in place, you risk 'cooking' a component and damaging it.
I recently saw a vid where the techs weren't using hot air for re-work. They used a little halogen bulb and its heat radiation. It worked really well!
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Amp Tech Emeritus
Dec 29th, 2017 11:50 AM Edit Profile
Also depends on the type of work being done (analog PTP tube type stuff, versus analog solid state thru hole, versus digital SMT, etc), plus the type of solder being used as well.
There is a world of knowledge to be learned and absorbed about soldering. I owe a lot to attending NASA Soldering School back in 1966 while working for Honeywell Aerospace...I thought I knew how to solder before I went there. :-)
Bobby Roadrunner
Jan 2nd, 2018 06:04 AM Edit Profile
I run my station at 720.I use the Brass Wool to clean. I like the Dayton 4% Silver Solder.
Jan 2nd, 2018 02:59 PM Edit Profile
Thank's, will give those a try!
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Paris, France
It's just a guitar, not rocket science.
Jan 30th, 2018 09:10 AM Edit Profile
Has anyone used tip tinner?
Te 52
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Jan 30th, 2018 09:39 AM Edit Profile
"...Has anyone used tip tinner?..."
All the time. Plunge tip into bronze wool, wipe on wet sponge, dip in tip tinner; ready for action.
The stuff smells *horrible* when the hot iron hits it, however.
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I've heard that .NET is not very secure. Should I be concerned?
I've heard that .NET is not very secure. Should I be concerned?
I'm tempted to stick my neck out for Microsoft and proclaim that .NET is totally secure. But you and I (and Microsoft) know that this is unrealistic. Despite Larry Ellison's claims that Oracle is 100%, without a doubt secure, no software is completely immune to some form of attack. A great book that provides an overview of the various and sundry forms that malicious attacks can take is "Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World" by Bruce Schneier.
So, first of all, it depends on what you mean by "secure". Do the security mechanisms inside .NET allow developers to write applications that ensure the authenticity of code that it comes from a trusted source? Absolutely. Are there authorization and authentication mechanisms baked into .NET? Sure are. Does it force developers to lazily ignore these mechanisms and write un-secure applications? You bet. Microsoft is going to begin a campaign in 2002 that will be targeted at teaching developers how to take advantage of the new security features in .NET. On January 16th, Bill Gates sent a letter to each of Microsoft's 47,000 employees outlining a new company wide strategy called "Trustworthy Computing". To quote the memo: "If we don't do this, people simply won't be willing -- or able -- to take advantage of all the other great work we do. Trustworthy Computing is the highest priority for all the work we are doing..." So it sounds like Microsoft got the Security Religion. Stay tuned ...
By the way, it is interesting to note that a report of a virus called W32/Donut popped up January 9th. Plenty of Microsoft-bashed Microsoft, including industry pundits and "experts". Then, it was discovered that this is not a virus that is a result of .NET, but rather is an existing flaw in Windows security that happens to infect .NET files. Tony Goodhew, product manager for the .NET Framework said the following on January 10th: "This is not a .NET virus. It's a Windows virus that infects .NET files ...It's not running in the .NET Framework as managed code. It's not finding some hole in the security model and exploiting it."
Should you be concerned? When it comes to security, I think all developers and organizations should have a high degree of concern about security. Should you be OVERLY concerned to the point where you don't benefit from all that .NET offers? Absolutely not. Just educate yourself on how to implement the security features that best apply to your organization.
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Elemental Power Dice - The Wildcard
In the last blog post, we discussed the core mechanic of the three basic dice pools- Body, Soul, and Mind. However, some of you may have noticed another number below those pools. These are the Elemental Power Dice, and they are easily the most flexible tool in the arsenal of any Alchemist in their struggle for dominance of the Afterlife.
The most basic use of Elemental Power Dice is to enhance attacks or defenses. Whenever your homunculus participates in a direct fight, you have the opportunity to use your elemental power dice to enhance the roll, adding to your maximum damage or defense for that attack.
Want to add some zazz to that attack? Elemental Power Dice have you covered!
Similarly, you can spend Elemental Power Dice to move your homunculus just a bit farther. In a later blog post, we'll discuss the various phases of a player's turn, but for now, suffice to say that when moving your homunculus, you will be able to see both the unit's normal move range, and the additional range allowed by spending elemental dice. The more dice you have to spend, the larger the maximum of this range, so well timed spending of these dice can allow your homunculus to outmaneuver your opponents and set up powerful strategies.
Elemental Power Dice can also be used when deploying cards onto the battlefield. If you lack the normal dice required, but still wish to play a given card this turn, you have the option of taking the remaining cost from your elemental power dice instead. This way, in your most desperate hour, you can play the card that might turn the tide of the entire conflict!
But wait, there's more! Some cards have special abilities that can only be activated by spending a certain amount of Elemental Power Dice, and these can be extremely potent. Take, for example, the Paladin – normally, if he deals 4 damage in a single attack, he also Stuns the foe, preventing it from moving or attacking next turn. However, if you spend 2 Elemental Power Dice, you can simply activate the Stun Ability, even if he does as little as 1 damage!
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With such varied and powerful uses for Elemental Power Dice, you might think that there has to be some sort of trade-off – you would be right. Whereas the other three pools become active or inactive, and offensive or defensive, Elemental Power Dice do not change in type. Furthermore, once spent, these dice are gone, so you must take care to spend them wisely!
How then, do you get more elemental dice to use? We're glad you asked! First, a small amount of Elemental Power Dice are granted to each player at the beginning of every conflict. Second, a homunculus (and only a homunculus) can harvest Elemental Power Dice from Terrain tiles. If a Terrain tile matches the Elemental Alignment of the homunculus, it can harvest 2 additional Elemental Power Dice to add to its pool. If the Terrain type does not match the homunculus' Elemental Alignment, but also does not directly oppose the homunculus' Elemental Alignment, it can harvest just 1 additional die. Be careful, though – if the Terrain type directly conflicts with the homunculus' Elemental Alignment, you will have to spend 1 elemental die to avoid losing the ability to play cards and make attacks that turn! Once a terrain tile has been harvested, it cannot be harvested again by you for the remainder of the conflict.
Terrain cards are the secret to gathering more Elemental Power Dice, so every deck should have them!
As you can see, Elemental Power Dice can swing a battle one way or another if spent wisely. Combined with the basic dice pools, they form the vast majority of a homunculus' offensive and defensive options. With Elemental Power Dice, you can overwhelm your opponents and pull yourself out of the most desperate of situations. So make sure you use them carefully to give yourself the best advantage!
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Hinduism has historically been a major religious and cultural influence in Java. In recent years, it has also been enjoying something of a resurgence, particularly in the eastern part of the island.[1][2]
Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms[edit]
Both Java and Sumatra were subject to considerable cultural influence from the India during the first and second millennia of the Common Era. Both Hinduism and Buddhism, which share a common historical background and whose membership may even overlap at times, were widely propagated in the Maritime Southeast Asia.
Hinduism, and the Sanskrit language through which it was transmitted, became highly prestigious in Java. Many Hindu temples were built, including Prambanan near Yogyakarta, which has been designated a World Heritage Site; and Hindu kingdoms flourished, of which the most important was Majapahit.
In the sixth and seventh centuries many maritime kingdoms arose in Sumatra and Java which controlled the waters in the Straits of Malacca and flourished with the increasing sea trade between China and India and beyond. During this time, scholars from India and China visited these kingdoms to translate literary and religious texts.
Majapahit was based in Central Java, from where it ruled a large part of what is now western Indonesia. The remnants of the Majapahit kingdom shifted to Bali during the sixteenth century as Muslim kingdoms in the western part of the island gained influence.
Although Java was substantially converted to Islam during the 15th century and afterwards, substantial elements of Hindu (and pre-Hindu) customs and beliefs persist among ordinary Javanese. Particularly in central and eastern Java, Abangan or 'nominal' Muslims are predominant. 'Javanists', who uphold this folk tradition, coexist along with more orthodox Islamicizing elements.
Hinduism or Hindu-animist fusion have been preserved by a number of Javanese communities, many of which claim descent from Majapahit warriors and princes. The Osings of East Java are a community whose religion shows many similarities to that of Bali. Most Tenggerese are officially Hindu, but their religion includes many elements of Buddhism including the worship of Buddha along with Hindu trinity Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. The Badui have a religion of their own which incorporates Hindu traits.
Conversion to Hinduism[edit]
It is interesting to study conversion to Hinduism in two close and culturally similar regions, the Yogyakarta region, where only sporadic conversions to Hinduism had taken place, and the Klaten region, which has witnessed the highest percentage of Hindu converts in Java. It has been argued that this dissimilarity was related to the difference in the perception of Islam among the Javanese population in each region. Since the mass killings of 1965-1966 in Klaten had been far more awful than those in Yogyakarta, in Klaten the political landscape had been far more politicized than in Yogyakarta. Because the killers in Klaten were to a large extent identified with Islam, the people in this region did not convert to Islam, but preferred Hinduism (and Christianity). Also there is fear for those who are adherent of Javanism of the purge, in order to hide their practices they converted into Hinduism, though they may not entirely practice the religion. Many of the new "Hindus" in Gunung Lawu and Kediri are example of this.[3]
The existence of Hindu temples in an area sometimes encourages local people to reaffiliate with Hinduism, whether these are archaeological temple sites (candi) being reclaimed as places of Hindu worship, or recently built temples (pura). The great temple at Prambanan, for example, is also in the Klaten area. An important new Hindu temple in eastern Java is Pura Mandaragiri Sumeru Agung, located on the slope of Mt Semeru, Java's highest mountain. Mass conversions have also occurred in the region around Pura Agung Blambangan, another new temple, built on a site with minor archaeological remnants attributed to the kingdom of Blambangan, the last Hindu polity on Java, and Pura Loka Moksa Jayabaya (in the village of Menang near Kediri), where the Hindu king and prophet Jayabaya is said to have achieved spiritual liberation (moksa). Another site is the new Pura Pucak Raung in East Java, which is mentioned in Balinese literature as the place from where Maharishi Markandeya took Hinduism to Bali in the fifth century AD.
An example of resurgence around major archaeological remains of ancient Hindu temple sites was observed in Trowulan near Mojokerto,the capital of the legendary Hindu empire Majapahit. A local Hindu movement is struggling to gain control of a newly excavated temple building which they wish to see restored as a site of active Hindu worship. The temple is to be dedicated to Gajah Mada, the man attributed with transforming the small Hindu kingdom of Majapahit into an empire. Although there has been a more pronounced history of resistance to Islamization in East Java, Hindu communities are also expanding in Central Java near the ancient Hindu monuments of Prambanan.
The resurgence of Hinduism in Java is driven in part by the famous Javanese prophesies of Sabdapalon and Jayabaya.
Many recent converts to Hinduism had been members of the families of Sukarno's PNI, and now support Megawati Sukarnoputri. This return to the 'religion of Majapahit' (Hinduism) is a matter of cultural preservation of the traditionalist Javanese rather than an actual practice of Hinduism. There is fear by many Javanese "Hindus" of losing their Kejawen identity, with increasing Balinese attempt to standardize the Hinduism in Java.
See also[edit]
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230144427_Great_Expectations_Hindu_Revival_Movements_in_Java
- ^ Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Infobase publishing. p. 195. ISBN 9780816075645.
- ^ http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/archive/the-hidden-past-of-indonesias-gunung-lawu/


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The Winter Gardens - 0.11 miles
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Blackpool Tower - 0.25 miles
Blackpool Tower opened on 14th May 1894, with the aquarium existing as a stand a lone attraction from the late 1870's. The tower is 518ft 9inches tall, with the walk of faith at 380ft from street level. The Tower alone contains 2,493 tons of steel and 93 tons of cast iron. The building at the base contains 985 tons of steel and 259 tons of cast iron. The Tower has a viewing platform at 380ft above the promenade and is reached by a lift or if you are a maintanance worker by 536 steps! Not for the feint hearted is the 'Walk of Faith' glass floor, a two inch clear panel that looks straight down to the Promenade below. The 'Walk of Faith' glass floor panel was placed at the Tower top in 1998. The glass floor weighs half a tonne and is made up of two sheets of laminated glass. The 'Walk of Faith' can withstand the weight equivalent to five baby elephants. To reach the top viewing platform at approximately 450ft you can walk up 2 flights of stairs. The present Ballroom was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1899. The Ballroom floor measures 120ft by 102ft. It comprises 30,602 separate blocks of mahogany, oak and walnut. The first Wurlitzer organ was installed in the Ballroom in 1929. It was replaced in 1935 with one to Reginald Dixon's specification. The first organ went to the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens. During the day visit the Ballroom to hear one of the famous organs being played. The Tower Ballroom is the traditional home of the mighty Wurlitzer Organ which rises up through the stage and complemented by the 3 Deck Wersi - the world's most advanced Blackpool Tower Ballroom - The Wurlitzer Organorgan, it includes over 600 sounds in the software, is touch screen sensitive and can create the sound of a complete orchestra. The Tower Circus is positioned at the base of the tower, between its four legs. The circus first opened to the public on 14 May 1894 and has not missed a season since. The present interior was designed by Frank Matcham and was completed in 1900. The circus ring can be lowered into a pool of water and holds 42,000 gallons at a depth of up to 4 ft 6 inches, which allows for Grand Finales with Dancing Fountains. The Tower Circus is one of four left in the world that can do this. During more than a century of entertainment, the world's greatest circus stars have paraded across its ring. The clown Charlie Cairoli appeared at the tower for 39 years. Britain's best-known ringmaster Norman Barrett worked the ring for 25 years. Animals appeared in the circus until 1990. It was planned to close the famous circus at the end of the 1990 season and replace it with an animatronic attraction. Public opinion and the fact the animatronics were not ready meant that the circus continued. Today, the circus is produced and directed by Hungarian Laci Endresz. A live band (sometimes accompanied by Mooky the Clown) provides all the music for the show, often dynamically syncing with the performers' movements. The circus band play a variety of different songs, usually Latin for the acts. In the winter the circus stages a pantomime instead of the regular show. The oldest part of the building is the aquarium which was part of Dr Cockers' Menagarie and Aquarium in the 1870s.[1] It was kept open to earn revenue while the tower building went up around it. The aquarium was modelled on the limestone caverns in Derbyshire. It houses 57 different species of fresh water and salt water fish and the largest tank holds 32,000 litres of salt water.[28] The aquarium closed permanently at the end of the 2010 season and will be completely remodelled to make way for a new "Dungeons" attraction.[29] This is part of the investment by the Merlin Group, who took over the operation of the Tower at the end of the 2010 season on behalf of new owners Blackpool Council
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Blackpool Football Club - 0.85 miles
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Blackpool North Shore Golf Club - Blackpool - 1.69 miles
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Monday, December 12, 2011
My "There Should Be More Female Protagonists in Children's Movies" Rant
Please visit my new blog location to read all-new articles and reviews, including my recent post about why there should be more female leads in children's movies. GO HERE
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Ms.Comix Is Moving!
Ms.Comix is making the transition from Blogger to Wordpress. Very soon, I will only be updating the Wordpress blog, so be sure to sign up for Ms.Comix email notifications on the other site! Expect even more great content about women in comics, comic writing, and breaking into the comic industry.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Review and Rating of Athena Voltaire: Flight of the Falcon
Artist: Steve Bryant
Writer: Paul Daly
Color: Chad Fidler and Jason Millet with Kevin Volo
Publisher: Ape Entertainment
Athena Voltaire is Indian Jones meets Xena. This air racer-turned-actress-turned-businesswoman doesn't let her feelings get in the way of shooting bad guys and throwing sticks of dynamite while flying an airplane. Not surprisingly, the plot and side characters are a little hokey, but I'm writing this review to tell you that you should read this comic anyway. Athena lives up to her namesake's intelligence and fighting prowess. First and foremost, Athena's personality (and, at least for me, the fact that she's not wearing a leather suit) compels the reader, so much so, one's willing to forget about a couple Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-esque skeletons and a Nazi on the hunt for a secret tribal relic with untold powers (reminding one immediately of the latest Captain America movie). She is surrounded by a motley crew of side characters, including a female Nazi major (who, it seems, has a personal vendetta against Voltaire), two burley cutthroats, a holy man, and a slew of other equally diverse friends and enemies.
The artwork is vivid in full color that adheres to no particular scheme. Bright, bold sound effects in varying fonts give the comic a superhero quality, which adds to the panel after panel of action scenes. The panels are simple, allowing the reader to focus on the artwork within them. The writer uses two types of captions: third person captions to inform the reader of place and time and captions used to denote speech "spillover." This "spillover" occurs when dialog from a character continues into a panel in which he or she is not present. This caption technique is unique to comics and adds layers, through juxtaposition, to a scene. The creators of this comic also incorporate a scrapbook-style montage to tell Athena's background story without wasting a ton of space. This background information was relevant in that it provides the reader with insight into Athena's character, but since it does not directly move the plot, I'm glad it was not a space-sucking element.
Ultimately, Athena Voltaire is a very enjoyable read, especially if one is in need of a break from male dominated superhero comics but still desires some physics-defying action.
Rating: (see more information here about Ms.Comix' rating system)
% Panels Devoted to Women
Too many to count. Let's just say 98%
Women in Action
«««Women often participate in plot-moving action
The comics called Athena Voltaire after all.
Women as Leaders
«««Women often lead the other characters
Athena is in charge of them all.
Woman as Sex Objects
«««Women are depicted as sexy, but their allure does not define their purpose as prominent, plot-moving characters in the comic.
Yes, Athena is hot, but she does so much nonstop ass-kicking, it's no surprise she's in shape.
Men Deviating from Male Stereotypes
««Men sometimes deviate from male stereotypes of a logical mind, rationality, and lack of expression and empathy.
Most notably, the British archeologist at the beginning of the story has a hard time understanding how flippantly Athena shoots (and blows up) her enemies.
Something to ponder: How can modern writers tackle the challenge of setting a comic in a historical time period without marginalizing women (as so often occurred throughout most of history)?
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Female Comic Writers Represent!
Read this article about Sara Varon's graphic novel "Bake Sale." It's a comic about a cupcake who owns a bakery and plays in a band with his best friend Eggplant. For kids and adults alike. Buy it here. Female comic writers represent!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ms. CEO and the Value Perceiver Issue# 1: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
The first of Ms. CEO's adventures in the dog-eat-dog world of business.
Ms. CEO and the Value Perceiver
Issue #1: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
written by Angie Spoto
Page One
Splash page with large long panel on top and small panels below. Title scrolled atop the first long panel.
PANEL 1: Ms. CEO, wearing a black pantsuit, sits at her desk. She has enticing, dark brown curls and a pale complexion, but the seriousness in her eyes and posture betray no vain interest in her sex appeal. Behind her, through the expansive wall of windows, we see Chicago skyscrapers. Clearly, we're up high. A plaque on Ms. CEO's desk reads, "Jenna Moorehead, CEO of Moorehead Holdings Inc." The phone on the desk is ringing.
SOUND EFFECT: Brrring, bring
PANEL 2: Ms. CEO pushes a button on the phone.
MS. CEO: Yes?
SECRETARY (MALE): Ms. Moorehead, Sarah Spoto from merchandising is here to see you.
MS. CEO: Go ahead and let her in, David.
PANEL 3: David, a cute blond young man, well dressed, opens the door for Sarah Spoto, the Value Perceiver. In this panel we are viewing the scene from outside Ms. CEO's office, which we only catch a glimpse of through the door.
DAVID: Go right in, Ms. Spoto.
VALUE PERCEIVER: Thank you.
Page Two
PANEL 1: The VP closes the door behind her. She's dressed casually and more colorfully than Ms. CEO. She wears black Capri pants and a purple silk button down with a tan and black Ferragamo silk scarf. Her shoes are classic Ferragamo black bow flats. She is shorter than Ms. CEO, with short brown hair and an olive complexion. She is lively and on-task.
MS. CEO: Please tell me you're just here to report a decrease in employee productivity.
THE VP: I wish that were all. I've found ample evidence to suggest Ceiling's got spies planted in our midst.
PANEL 2: Close up on Ms. CEO. Her eyebrows are knitted together. She's standing powerfully and leaning into the desk with her fists balled up and planted on either side of her. Her hair looks just a little more unruly.
MS. CEO: I feared it'd come to this. We shouldn't fire them, should we? They're Moorehead employees after all, and it would be against company policy…
PANEL 3: Side view of the VP, standing with her arms crossed in front of Ms. CEO's desk, and Ms. CEO staring at each other.
THE VP: It's our duty to uphold company policy. But we can't let this slide.
MS. CEO: Yes. We need to figure out what Ceiling is up to, and stop him before it's too late. He's notorious for cutting corners, and when he finds out our secret business model, he's sure to take it for himself—
THE VP: and create a monster, a poorly run insincere company based on a stolen model. No! We've got to stop this.
PANEL 4: Close up on Ms. CEO.
MS. CEO: Looks like Jenna Moorehead and Sarah Spoto are taking work off early today.
PANEL 5: Close up on the VP. A strand of hair has fallen out of place and into her eyes.
THE VP: and Ms. CEO and the Value Perceiver are checking in early!
Page Three
Each of the following panels are cut in half by a jagged line, representing Ms. CEO on the left and the VP on the right.
PANEL 1L: Close up on profile of Ms. CEO.
PANEL 1R: Close up on profile of the VP.
PANEL 2L: Close up on what looks like money woven together.
PANEL 2R: Close up on one of the VP's shoes, which has grown razor-thin heel.
CAPTION 1: Show!
PANEL 3L: Close up on credit cards layered together in a rounded shape.
PANEL 3R: Close up on the Ferragamo scarf, which is now braided into a lasso.
CAPTION 1: Me!
PANEL 4L: Close up on part of Ms. CEO's arm, which is bent at her elbow, suggesting hand on hip, and half of her torso. She is now wearing a tighter-fitting pant suit. It looks to be made of spandex.
PANEL 4R: Close up on the same part of the VP. Her silk top is also now spandex, as are her black pants.
CAPTION: 1: The!
PANEL 5 (long panel at the bottom): Ms. CEO in full attire: spandex pant suit, money cape, credit card shield, a head band with a dollar sign in the middle. She stands beside the VP: spandex suit, scarf lasso, kick ass heels. They both stand in front of the glass windows.
MS. CEO: Money!
Page Four
PANEL 1: Ms. CEO is looking out at the street below. The VP stands beside her.
MS. CEO: Alright, Value Perceiver, what's our strategy?
THE VP: I know which employees are Ceiling spies. We follow one, and he'll lead us straight to Ceiling's secret headquarters.
PANEL 2: Bird's eye view of the street below.
PANEL 3: Zoom in to get a closer view of the street. We begin to make out the features of people and cars.
PANEL 4: Zoom in further onto a man walking down the sidewalk. He's got red hair and wears a white button down with a blue tie.
PANEL 5: Ms. CEO and the VP are hiding in an ally, their backs pressed against the brick wall. The red-haired man walks passed.
PANEL 6: The red-haired man walks into a movie theater. Ms. CEO and the VP look at each other.
MS. CEO: This might be it.
THE VP: Or else he just wanted to catch a movie at his lunch break.
PANEL 7: View inside the theater of Ms. CEO and the VP stepping inside. The lobby is dim. A cardboard cutout of James Bond holding a gun casts an eerie shadow across the floor.
MS. CEO: He walked through that door.
THE VP: Ceiling's got the upper ground. Let's see if we can gain some ground ourselves.
PANEL 8: The VP places two fingers to her temple. Her eyes are narrowed, and she is frowning.
Page Five
PANEL 1: This panel has squiggly edges. We see dull shapes of what looks like a man talking to another man behind a desk. The words are scrolled across the entire panel, so we cannot see much of the image behind.
DISEMBODIED VOICE 1: I've located the plans, Mr. Ceiling.
DISEMBODIED VOICE 2: Good, good. We shall enact them by tonight and announce our new business model to our stockholders by midnight.
PANEL 2: Close up on the VP, eyes wide.
PANEL 3: Ms. CEO is crouching behind the James Bond cutout with the VP. Ms. CEO has her arm around the VP's shoulders.
MS. CEO: What did you find?
THE VP: Ceiling's got our model!
PANEL 4: Ms. CEO is standing with her hands on her hips. The money sign on her headband glistens.
MS. CEO: We'll show him how an efficient business is run!
PANEL 5: Mr. Glass Ceiling is sitting as his desk, smiling and with fingers steepled. He has a long face and closely cropped hair. He wears a suit with a red tie.
PANEL 6: View from inside Mr. Ceiling's office. The door is breaking open, splintering. We see Ms. CEO's shield breaking through the door.
PANEL 7: Mr. Ceiling is standing up behind his desk and holding a tube of papers that contain the plans. He looks taken aback. The red-haired man is standing off to the side. He especially looks startled and frightened.
Page Six
PANEL 1: Ms. CEO and the Value Perceiver are standing in front of Mr. Ceiling's desk. Ms. CEO is in her trademark hands on hips pose. The VP is swinging her lasso scarf above her head.
MS. CEO: Hand over the plans, Glass Ceiling, or things are gonna get messy!
PANEL 2: Mr. Ceiling has his arms crossed, and he's smiling.
CEILING: You could have been a polite young lady and called to make an appointment. No need to burst through the door.
PANEL 3: Close up on the VP, her eyes are narrowed angrily.
THE VP: Don't you dare disrespect us, Ceiling. You know very well what we're capable of.
PANEL 4: The red-haired man pulls out a gun and aims it at Ms. CEO.
PANEL 5: The VP's lasso wraps around the gun.
PANEL 6: The gun smashes into Ceiling's desk with such power that the desk folds in the middle, sending splinters everywhere. Mr. Ceiling shields his eyes with an arm.
THE VP (off panel): The plans, Ceiling. Now!
PANEL 7: Ceiling looks down at his broken desk and smiles. The red haired man now holds the plans.
CEILING 1: ha ha ha
CEILING 2: You ladies sure are a bunch of fun. Now what makes you think I'd hand over the plans to you two?
PANEL 8: Close up on Ms. CEO. Her headband is glistening.
MS. CEO: Because we're the only ones powerful enough to stand up to you. And those plans are ours!
Page Seven
PANEL 1: Close up on Ceiling, smirking. His eyes have darkened.
CEILING 1: I can't entrust you with these plans. You just simply don't have the innate strength…logic…intuition to enact them properly.
CEILING 2: You must see where I'm coming from.
PANEL 2: Ms. CEO and the VP are looking at each other, concerned. The VP's lasso hangs loosely at her side. Ms. CEO's shield is also hanging loosely.
THE VP: We don't…
MS. CEO: Maybe he's…
PANEL 3: Close up on Ms. CEO's face. Her eyebrows are knitted together. She's frowning.
MS. CEO: …right. We did see a decrease in productivity last quarter.
PANEL 4: Close up on Mr. Ceiling, his arms folded smugly across his chest.
CEILING: That's right. Just leave the men's work to the men.
PANEL 5: Close up again on Ms. CEO's face.
MS. CEO: Yes, the men's work…to the…
PANEL 6 (this panel has rounded edges, it's a memory panel): A young Ms. CEO smiles while is handed a diploma.
PANEL 7 (rounded): A slightly older Ms. CEO shakes hands with a man in a suit.
MAN: Congratulations, Ms. Moorehead, the company is proud to have you.
PANEL 8 (rounded): David the secretary opens the door to Ms. CEO's office and ushers her in.
DAVID: Welcome to your new office, chief!
Page Eight
PANEL 1: Ms. CEO's eyes widen and she scowls fiercely.
MS. CEO: No! I've worked too hard to get here!
PANEL 2: Ms. CEO throws her credit card shield at Ceiling. Her curls are wild and her cape flows out behind her. We see the VP in the background. She looks like she's nursing a headache.
PANEL 3: The shield slams into Ceiling's stomach and sends him into the wall behind.
PANEL 4: The VP grabs the plans in the tube from the red-haired man who is attempting to make a break for it.
PANEL 5: MS. CEO stands over Ceiling, who is lying in the rubble of his desk.
MS. CEO: I almost believed you, Ceiling, but your sticky words are no threat to a strong woman like myself.
PANEL 6: Ms. CEO looks over her shoulder at the VP, who is holding the plans.
MS. CEO: Got the plans, Value Perceiver?
THE VP: They're all ours now, Ms. CEO.
PANEL 7: Ms. CEO looks down at her watch.
MS. CEO: Good, we have just enough time to make the two o' clock meeting.
PANEL 8: Ms. CEO steps through the broken door and looks over her shoulder at Ceiling.
MS. CEO: I hope you learned your lesson, Ceiling. Never mess with Ms. CEO!
Page Nine
PANEL 1: Ms. CEO is back in her office. She is bent over paperwork. It's a normal day in the office. The phone on her desk in ringing.
SOUND EFFECT: Brrring, bring
PANEL 2: Ms. CEO pushes the button on the phone.
MS. CEO: Yes, David?
DAVID: Ms. Moorehead, Sarah Spoto is here to see you.
MS. CEO: Tell her to just walk right through that door.
PANEL 2: The VP walks through Ms. CEO's office door. She's looking grim.
PANEL 3: Pull out to view the entirety of Ms. CEO's office from a semi-bird's eye view.
MS. CEO: Please tell me this just another productivity issue.
THE VP: I'm sorry, I can't do that.
PANEL 4: Close up of the VP, frowning.
PANEL 5: Close up of the VP smiling, and revealing a bottle of champagne that was hidden behind her back.
THE VP: No problems at all to report!
PANEL 6: MS. CEO stands up at her desk and smiles widely.
MS. CEO: Thank goodness.
PANEL 7: Ms. CEO and the VP toast.
THE VP: To breaking the Glass Ceiling.
MS. CEO: To shattering the Glass Ceiling!
PANEL 8: Close up on the phone ringing.
SOUND EFFECT: Brrring, bring
PANEL 9: Ms. CEO's headband, which is partially sticking out of a desk drawer, glistens.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Comics Do it Better
Read my reivew of Becky Cloonan's short comic "Wolves" at The Lit Pub. The Lit Pub combines the convience of Amazon.com with the personality of a quirky small bookstore.
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I've just finished reading a news story on the BBC website called 'The story of a weird world I was warned never to tell' about the secrets and lies a woman was told growing up during her unusual childhood. I should point out it is real life, not fiction.
I'm trying my best not to spoil anything because it's an absolutely fascinating story and brilliant read. It's one of those stories that shows real life is stranger than fiction.
I'm still trying to process it all. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in her place.
Go read it. It's long but well worth your time.