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Time Reversal Acoustics
In a volatile time of worldwide spread of stealth technology the risk to the homeland port security from underwater threats increases significantly. Explosives can be brought to domestic harbors by undetected scuba divers or attached to the vessel hulls of ships entering a harbor. Although underwater detection technologies exist, hostile diver identification and deterrent remains a challenge. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it became imperative to deploy effective systems to monitor both the surface and underwater potential threats. While detection of scuba divers can be conducted with the help of active and passive sonars, the major underwater defense still constitutes the use of explosive charges that can kill divers and all marine life around.
Application of lethal weapons is acceptable in the case of determined attack that can not be stopped otherwise. Less harmful, non-lethal methods of diver deterrent are based on application of the intensive sound. Air-guns become a part of integrated anti-swimmer port protection program. Typically, intensive underwater sound systems introduced for diver deterrent generate low frequency underwater sound that interferes with breathing, induces vestibular disorientation, panic, uncontrolled ascent to surface and subsequent decompression sickness. It has been shown that strong sound with acoustic pressure above 170 - 180 dB re 1Pa causes lung and liver damage.. Yet, the major deficiency of all deployed interdiction systems is that the sound is radiated in all directions and can negatively affect marine life as well stun friendly divers. To avoid collateral damage to marine life, the focusing of acoustic energy in a tight focal zone around the target becomes most critical. Today's power of signal processing and thorough knowledge of underwater acoustical physics provide an excellent viable platform and technology to construct an intelligent, safe and effective underwater sound focusing system.
This paper discusses possible application of the Time Reversal Acoustic (TRA) principles to enable precision targeting of a hostile diver with intense focused sound and minimal impact to the marine life. The acoustic noise radiated by a diver is used to focus the acoustic energy back to the diver. The diver acts as an active self-disclosing acoustic beacon.
Time Reversal Acoustics is one of the hottest topics in acoustics. The significance of TRA is in its ability to efficiently focus an acoustic signal regardless of the position of the initial source and regardless of the heterogeneity of the propagation medium. The TRA systems have a range of multi-discipline applications, including destruction of tumors and kidney stones in medicine, detection of defects in construction, and long-distance communication in the ocean. Impressive results were shown for kidney stone destruction, land mine detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation. Recently, the experiments in shallow sea demonstrated superior ability of the TRA system to focus the underwater sound across distances of up to 30 km
We explored the feasibility of deterring the diver away from critical port infrastructure by an application of the TRA principles. The major advantage of proposed approach is that the TRA system for non-lethal swimmer neutralization focuses all radiated, refracted, reflected and scattered underwater sound back to a hostile swimmer. The TRA focusing technique further takes an unprecedented advantage of spatial heterogeneities and multiple reflections present in shallow harbors that decrease the efficiency of other active insonation methods. The use of passive recordings of sound radiated by a diver enables low cost and high efficiency integrated detection and deterrent approach. Substantial research by the Stevens Institute of Technology pawed the way to TRA deterrent by demonstrating confident reception of the acoustic noise generated by scuba diver regulators at distances up to 700 m.
The concept of the TRA system for non-lethal swimmer neutralization is presented in Figure 1. The recorded diver sound is time reversed, amplified and focused back to the diver location in real-time. In this process the diver acts as an acoustic beacon allowing precise spatial focusing of underwater sound back to a moving diver. The suggested interdiction TRA system consists of several receiver- emitter units that pick up diver sound and radiate it back.
We developed a model to establish the feasibility of TRA focusing system and estimate an effective zone of the diver deterrence in a shallow sea model. Short sound bursts were numerically traced trough a generalized sea model with inclined seafloor that acted as a waveguide, where emitters were located at the shallow region. Two-dimensional maps of sound pressure level (SPL) were calculated at various distances, 50 m to 200 m from emitters to diver. Figure 2 shows the SPL in the vicinity of a diver for the TRA system with 20 underwater emitters, with acoustic power of 100W each, randomly distributed within approximately two meters from each other. Good focusing of sound waves in a direction of propagation (x) and in water depth (z) was achieved, while focusing in transverse direction (y) was less pronounced. Comparative calculations also demonstrated that noise burst of higher frequency focused better, while the lower frequency produced larger focal zone with comparable peak temporal averaged intensity of underwater sound.
Model calculations demonstrate that focused underwater SPL can reach 190 dB re 1Pa, which can be practical for non-lethal diver deterrent. According to the publication of the Applied Research Laboratories of the University of Texas at Austin, this is sufficient to disorient and divert any bareheaded swimmer due to vestibular effects (dizziness) and overall loudness. Another important implication is that the size of water column where high intensity sound is focused is confined within a relatively narrow volume of several cubic meters, while underwater sound intensities outside that region are substantially less and it will not be harmful for marine life. The focused underwater sound intensity decays with distance, as it is shown in
Based on our modeling the application TRA focusing to deter and neutralize hostile divers is feasible. Major advantages of non-lethal TRA interdiction approach constitute the precise focusing ability in arbitrary heterogeneous environment, the ability to use passive detection for aiming the impact, reduced harm to marine life, low cost and relatively small deployment size. The objective of further research will be a construction of real TRA non-lethal interdiction acoustic focusing system and verification of its efficacy in marine environment.


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Fight Friends With These Life-Sized 'Rock 'em Sock'em Robots'
Remember 'Rock 'em Sock'em Robots' from when you were a kid? The red and blue robots with the heads that spring up when hit? Wow, you're old.
Now imagine those robots as life-sized robo bumper cars two people drive around in and fight each other with and you'll get the gist of 'Bionic Bopper Cars.' These fuel powered robots will last up to five hours so you and a friend can beat each other up all day.
They will probably be the closest humans get to the movie 'Real Steel' for a while and they're fairly affordable at $17,000 for the pair. Or just buy one for $8,500 and beat the bolts off people. Especially those dudes that taunted you after kicking your butt at 'Rock'em Sock'em Robots.'
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WOODSTOCK - The McHenry County Board granted Chairwoman Tina Hill one of her two requests regarding the embattled Mental Health Board.
Members voted Tuesday evening, 16-8, to appoint Cathy Ferguson, selected by Hill outside the committee process, to fill a vacancy on the Mental Health Board. But Hill, citing negative publicity, pulled from the agenda her request for a vote to replace a member of the committee in charge of filling it.
Hill wanted to remove board veteran Sandra Fay Salgado, R-McHenry, from the Public Health and Human Services Committee, alleging that her job as human resources director for an agency that receives Mental Health Board funding constituted a conflict of interest.
But Hill's choice to replace Salgado – Robert Martens Sr. – had raised questions because he is the retired head of a collapsed social service agency that was closely aligned with the Mental Health Board, which spent almost $1.8 million in an unsuccessful bid to save it.
"No one was feeling particularly comfortable with the switch of Sandy Salgado and Bob Martens right now," Hill said before the meeting. "Timing is everything, and the perception was that this was tied to [the] Cathy Ferguson [appointment], and that couldn't be further from the truth."
Critics have alleged in recent years that the Mental Health Board has become a bureaucracy that spends too much of its property-tax revenue on administration and overhead that it should instead disburse to agencies working with the mentally ill and disabled, as it was created by voter referendum to do.
One of those critics has been County Board member Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, who since her January appointment as public health committee chairwoman has embarked on a campaign to put new faces on the nine-member, unpaid Mental Health Board. The committee recommended three new members, ousting the Mental Health Board president in the process, and all three nominees sailed through the County Board with only a handful of opposing votes.
But when the committee, on a 4-3 vote, nominated former McHenry County College trustee Scott Summers to fill this latest vacancy, the County Board crushed the idea on a 6-18 vote. Immediately after that May 7 vote, Hill announced that she would exercise her right under County Board rules to select a nominee of her own.
Kurtz and a majority of her committee decided to submit another nominee and voted at a special May 14 meeting to nominate banker Jeff Thorsen, who like Ferguson is a Crystal Lake City Council member and one of the six candidates left from the pool that included Summers. But Hill said she would not put the nominee on the agenda, and two days later nominated Ferguson.
Ferguson, who has a master's degree in counseling, has worked for almost 35 years as a family therapist at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. Most of those who voted against her made it clear that they did not oppose her, but the process by which she was brought forward.
"I have no problem with Cathy Ferguson," Kurtz said. "She's a really lovely lady. But the process is the process."
But the majority solidly stood behind Ferguson, including four members of the public health committee.
"Ms. Ferguson was articulate, impassioned, and her over 30 years in the mental health field makes her an exceptional candidate, and I think she would be an asset," Anna May Miller, R-Cary, said.
How they voted
The McHenry County Board voted Tuesday evening, 16-8, to appoint Chairwoman Tina Hill's nominee Cathy Ferguson to fill a vacancy on the Mental Health Board.
Voting yes were Sue Draffkorn, R-Wonder Lake, Joe Gottemoller, R-Crystal Lake, John Jung, R-Woodstock, Ken Koehler, R-Crystal Lake, James Heisler, R-Crystal Lake, Robert Martens Sr., R-Spring Grove, Mary McCann, R-Woodstock, Mary McClellan, R-Holiday Hills, Anna May Miller, R-Cary, Robert Nowak, R-Cary, Nick Provenzano, R-McHenry, Sandra Fay Salgado, R-McHenry, Carolyn Schofield, R-Crystal Lake, Paula Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills, Michele Aavang, R-Woodstock, and Hill, R-Woodstock.
Voting no were Yvonne Barnes, R-Cary, Nick Chirikos, D-Algonquin, Diane Evertsen, R-Harvard, John Hammerand, R-Wonder Lake, Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, Ersel Schuster, R-Woodstock, Michael Skala, R-Huntley, and Michael Walkup, R-Crystal Lake.


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Tourism opportunities abound in New Zealand – you can travel south to see the mountains, lakes, forests and lush pastures of the planet's greenest country. Enjoy some of the world's finest wines from vineyards of unsurpassed beauty. Visit Queenstown, which has the breath-taking alpine scenery you saw in the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings movies. See the blue Pacific waters where world-famous Kiwi sailors honed their skills.
The challenge will be which of many gloriously scenic places to choose, all within one or two hour flights from Dunedin.
New Zealand is readily accessible with multiple airlines flying regularly.
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Shankly announces his retirement on 12th of July 1974
On RETIREMENT - "It's the most stupid word I've ever heard in all my life. It should be stricken from the record. You retire when they put the coffin lid down with your name on top.
Until then nobody can retire."
Nobody could suspect what was going to happen when Liverpool FC called a press conference on 12th of July 1974. You could hear a pin drop when Liverpool's chairman, John Smith, made his opening address: "It is with great regret that I as chairman of Liverpool Football Club have to inform you that Mr Shankly has intimated that he wishes to retire from active participation in league football. And the board has with extreme reluctance accepted his decision. I would like to at this stage to place on record the board's great appreciation of Shankly's magnificent achievements over the period of his managership."
After signing his last contract for Liverpool in July 1971, Shankly agreed a three-year contract with Liverpool, with the option of extending it to five years. So three years later when John Smith asked him to take the option of the two years, Shankly said no and chose to retire. Smith said of Shankly in February 1974 that he "would be happy if he would stay with us for life." Shankly's response was "Staggered. It may be another year, or two, or three. But, one day I'll decide that that's enough and leave straight away. My career as a manager must have an abrupt end."
Bill Shankly loved football so much, that his decision sent shock waves round the world. What those closest to him had realised all along though, were that the constant strains and stresses of managing one of the top clubs in the country had taken its toll of him. Liverpool had been a very ordinary second division team when he had taken on the job in 1959 of bringing them up to the level expected of a big city club.
Off the field too, Shanks had masterminded a rebuilding of Melwood into a quality training facility, and seen Anfield undergo tremendous change and improvement. Furthermore, Shanks had ensured, by his careful grooming of the very capable backroom staff, that managership of the club was to be passed into good hands. All of this had required hard work and an almost constant attention to the affairs of the club, on and off the field. Approaching the age of 61, it's easy to see how he thought 'enough is enough' and as he said: "All the arguements had been won."
"After the FA Cup Final I went into the dressing room and I felt tired from all the years. I said to a bloke who was looking after the dressing room, 'Get me a cup of tea and a couple of pies, for Christ's sake.' When I sat down with my tea and pies, my mind was made up. If we had lost the final I would have carried on, but I thought, 'Well, we've won the Cup now and maybe it's a good time to go.' I knew I was going to finish.
Kevin Keegan sensed my feelings then. He said so later. I didn't go running around celebrating with the team. I didn't get carried around. I let the players have the arena. I was satisfied and I was tired. A series of things went into my decision. I had been in the game for more than forty years, as a player and as a manager, and it had been hard work. I had been around a long time and I thought I would like a rest, spend more time with my family and maybe get a bit more fun out of life. Whilst you love football, it is a hard relentless task which goes on and on like a river. There is no time for stopping and resting. So I had to say I was retiring. That's the only word for it, though I believe you retire when you are in your coffin and the lid is nailed down and your name is on it."
Bill was anxious to spend more time with his wife, Ness, and his grandchildren too. Shankly reponded to claims that Ness had convinced him to retire:
"Nobody made me pack in. It was worked out between myself and Ness. Deep down I had thought about it the previous season. Ness had said, 'How long is this going to go on?' I had said, 'I can't tell you.' That wasn't even Nessie's business. It was mine and mine alone. When I talked to her about it later, she said, 'Are you sure you want to do that?' She didn't want me to do anything that I didn't want to do and this didn't help me. I suppose I wanted her to say, 'Now is the time.'"
Maybe Ness wanted to shoulden the burden for Bill, as it were, but she said at the time outright: "Bill has resigned for my sake. He knew that the tension and strain of being married to Liverpool's manager was getting me down. I was highly strung and full of tension. The day the team was playing, whether Bill was home or away, were terrible. He gave so much of himself and you had to feel for him and with him. This was something I asked him. I wanted him to think about retirement and he did."
People also wonder if Shankly could have been allowed to take a leave of absence if Liverpool were that desperate to keep him. Bill didn't consider this a realistic option:
"All things being equal, and having been in the game a long time, I might have been better saying, 'Look, I'm going to have three or four months off, then I'll start all over again.' But I didn't. I thought that would have been unfair to the club. That would just have been using them."
Nobody knew Bill better at Liverpool, than his trusted side-kick Bob Paisley, who speculated on Bill's reasons to retire and at the same time revealed that Ness wanted Bill to return to Liverpool's managerial chair:
"You see he was a real loner. He didn't knock about with anyone. I'd go round and see Nessie to try and find out what was up, and she'd beg me to persuade him to change his mind. She was frightened of him lying round the house with nothing to do. I did my best, but he'd made his mind up. If I was pushed to give an opinion about why he went, I'd say maybe he was frightened of having another lean spell. He'd just won the cup and I think he'd made up his mind to go out at the top like a class boxer. He was a boxer at heart."
With the club on a roll, Bill felt at least comfortable with leaving Liverpool in their present state:
"Making the decision final was like being on a jury and having to say. 'Right, we'll hang him.' It took a time for me to come out and say, I'll go now,' but I felt the club was in a good position financially, had trophies in the cupboard and had a good team. If you leave a club when it's on the slide, people will point at you. On the other hand, they might say. 'He left when they were at the top, maybe he's frightened they're going to slide.' That was definitely wrong because I said I was willing to give the club all the co-operation I could. If they had been struggling, I wouldn't have gone."
"I got in first to the referee and said: 'I'll have tails.' Lucky for me the referee said ok. Liverpool tails, Cologne heads. Up it went and Christ didn't it stick in a divot. I said to the referee: 'Ref, you're going to have to retoss the coin.' And he went: 'You're right, Mr. Yeats.' I thought the German captain was going to hit him. He was going berserk because it was falling over on the heads. He picked it up, up it went again, came down tails. We were coming off and who is standing there but Bill Shankly. I was first off the pitch and he went: 'Well done, big man. I am proud of you. What did you pick?' I said: 'I picked tails, boss.' I was waiting for the adulation but he just went: 'I would have picked tails myself' and just walked away.
It happened twice. I guessed right, the second time I guessed wrong [in the 1st round vs. Atletico Bilbao 1968]. When I told him I had chosen tails, he said 'Christ, you should have said heads!' It's the kind of man he was. 'I don't know why you picked that!'"
RON YEATS - Liverpool faced Cologne in the European Cup quarter final. After a third draw, a coin-toss was to decide their fate.


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Pathfinder Advanced Class Guide: A chat with designer Jason Bulmahn
This is part four of a four-part series on Paizo's upcoming "Advanced Class Guide" (ACG). We reviewed seven of the 10 classes the book introduces. Click here for the reviews Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
After the playtest, I spoke to Paizo Publishing's Lead Designer Jason Bulmahn for his words on how this project got started and what Pathfinder fans can expect when the full book hits store shelves in time for the first day of Indianapolis' Gen Con on Aug. 14.
According to Bulmahn, the concept for the hybrid classes in ACG stemmed from Ultimate Magic's Magus. The Magus is a unique blend of a Fighter and Wizard that has potent abilities that allow characters to cast spells while they attack. Before the class was even created, fans were intrigued by the concept of mixing a Fighter and Wizard. Needless to say, the class was well received.
But the Fighter/Wizard combo is just one of many hybrid concepts players have been trying to accomplish for years. Whether in person or online, gamers have long debated the best avenues to take for creating hybrid characters, be it through multiclassing, feats and/or other options the game provides.
Many of those endeavors however, end up missing the mark of the hybrid concept. The Magus closed the gap. With the ACG, the developers at Paizo hope to accomplish the same thing with new hybrids.


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Paolo 13 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 444 diseños de 86 diseñadores freelance.
Paolo Cosmetics
Makeup Academy is launching their own line - Paolo Cosmetics - that will sell lipstick, gloss, blush, eyeliner, etc. The logo will need to be sized correctly to fit neatly on the cosmetics pieces. The packaging will be titanium, silver, and black.
** The Logo design must work in such a way that it can be used as "Paolo Cosmetics" (for advertisements), and just "Paolo" alone to be used in combination with the respective product (ie Paolo Lipstick, Paolo Eyeshadow, Paolo Blush, etc.)
Need designs asap as decision is to be made asap for printing on packaging. Logo will also be used for advertisements, website, etc. so must look good for all uses. More work ahead for top 3 finalists.
Target Audience is all females who wish to apply makeup. Particularly, ages 17-50. We are a school so our first customers will be our students as they spread the brand to the public and so on. I need to attract Makeup Artists, Salons, and Cosmetic Stores. I want to stay sexy but classy.
I am looking for a clean, elegant and modern logo that reads the brand name (Paolo Cosmetics or just Paolo). I am NOT looking for any abstract logos of butterflys, eyes, lipstick, eyeliners, etc.
Feel free to be creative with a nice design or graphic compliment to the text.
Other brands (MAC, Loreal, Lancome, Revlon) are all text-based. I want to stay away from anything tacky, and overused but also want to keep it sleek and simple. The winner will be the one who makes Paolo a one word statement.
Desired Style
I do not think a script font will work because Paolo is too short and people will confuse the a and the o's.
"Cosmetics" should be all lowercase under Paolo in a modern font, with perhaps a bar or something separating the words, I am open to different ideas.
"Paolo" can be tried in both capitals and lowercase, but again i think all capitals may throw you off.
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Text should be one or two colors. Some of our products will use black text on titanium packaging, some will use bronze text on titanium and black packaging, all on a clear label. logo background should be white.
IF LOGOS CAN ALSO BE SHOWN ON MAKEUP JARS, LIPSTICK CASES, ETC. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET FULL IMPRESSION OF FINAL PRODUCT. This is not my packaging company but the site contains sample product cases - http://www.nb-jy.com/en_products_logo.asp?ID=552
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Bear Gap Outfitters is a full service hospitality management and Boat Rental company located in the beautiful North Georgia mountains!
We offer a variety of boat rentals on Lake Rabun and Lake Seed. Whether your planning a day trip or multi-Day vacation we have Pontoons, Canoes, Kayaks, and the popular Paddleboards available to rent.
We also provide free delivery to all VRBO homes on the lake.
Please Give us a call for further details and reservations.
Warehouse Location / 207 S. Alexander street Toccoa, GA.
Policies: A major credit card is required for all reservations. Drivers must be at least 21 years old with a valid drivers license to operate watercraft. All boats are equipped with life jackets and safety equipment.
Cancellations: If you cancel less than 24 hours before the rental for reason other than inclement weather, you are responsible for the full rental.


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Your data is the foundation for disaster recovery, whether the disaster in question is a single missing file or the disruption of your entire production site. That's why missed, incomplete, or unusable backups are a tremendous liability for your company.
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Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal Surname Index
The Ohio Genealogical Society started the Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal in 1997. Since then, OCWGJ has become an indispensible resource for researching Ohio Civil War soldiers and their families.
This is a surname index to OCWGJ. It includes every surname which has appeared in the annual index in Issue 4, whether it is a surname in a list or the surname of a person who is a major subject in an article.
This database may be searched in the following ways:
- Fuzzy -- will search for that string of characters. Searching for Johns will yield Johns, Johnson, Johnston, etc.
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Cisco and the World IPv6 Internet Launch
Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers discusses the IPV6 launch and its impact on the Internet.
What is IPv6?
Internet Protocol (IP) defines how computers communicate over a network. IPv4 contains just over 4 billion unique IP addresses, which were completely allocated to specific geographic regions on February 3, 2011. As the Internet transitions, organizations must adopt IPv6 to support future business continuity, growth, and global expansion.
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Legal and Juridical Aspects of Satanism
Lucia Musti
Deputy District Attorney, Tribunal of Bologna, Italy
Even a minimal legal analysis of the phenomenon of sects relative to Italy requires reflection on a few principles established by the Constitution of the Italian Republic, the so-called Fundamental Charter, and found in articles 17, 18 and 19.
Basically, by Italian law citizens have a right to assemble "peaceably and without arms", they have the right to associate freely, without authorization, for purposes that are not forbidden to individuals by Italian law. They have a right to profess their own religion, in any form, alone or with others, to publicize it and to worship in private or in public, as long as these rites are not immoral.
With this premise, it follows that sects as such do not concern the Court system; a contrariis, the intervention of the Court is necessary when a sect, whether satanic or not, commits, through its founders, priests or adherents, acts that are punishable by law, i.e., crimes. When such a situation occurs, the investigative and repressive machinery of the State is inevitably set in motion, through the combined action of the Criminal Investigation Department (Polizia Giudiziaria) and the Court. This intervention is justified by a basic principle of our code, meant to guarantee the right of equality among all citizens, according to which the public prosecutor is obliged to take penal action, obviously, if it appears that a crime has possibly been committed.
The illegal aspect of sects includes for the most part, several types of crime that, by summa divisio, we can divide into patrimonial crimes, sexual crimes and, more generally, crimes pertaining to the sphere of personal liberty, and crimes against respect for the dead.
Sects engage in fraud and subterfuge
The least common denominator in the above-mentioned categories is the correspondence between the actual behaviour that occurs and the normative provision or legislative paradigm envisaged by our system of fundamental penal law. The positive assessment by the public prosecutor that this correspondence exists requires that the investigative and repressive procedures referred to above be initiated.
Satanic sects carry out their illegal activity of a so-called economic nature by the perpetration of fraud, that is, by actions consisting of deceit and/or subterfuge on the part of an agent who leads the offended person into error, inducing him to dispose of his estate in a way that brings unjust profit to the swindler.
The crime of fraud is a psychological consequence of the offer, made by the sect, of magical practices for achieving a great variety of objectives in the areas of love, the family, work, etc.
Very frequently the fraud is followed by more serious crimes, such as extortion accompanied by violence and threats, forcing the victim to do or obtain something that realizes an unjust profit for the agent, with corresponding damage to the offended person.
This type of crime occurs whenever the victim, upon discovering that he has been tricked, refuses to pay the agreed sum for the magic promised but not received. In these circumstances, the dangerous nature of the sect is revealed by the violent demand for a sum of money, causing in the subject a true and proper situation of metus towards the Satanists.
In this regard, it must be emphasized that those who belong to a satanic sect are people of great weakness. Often the subjects are young in age, including minors, who are still maturing and, for the most part, are "orphans with a family", that is, lacking adequate family support. Even when they are of age, their personalities are underdeveloped and above all, they lack even a minimum of appropriate values.
Fear of sects hinders criminal investigations
This intrinsic, overall weakness of those who come into contact with a sect implies, as the other side of the coin, greater criminal potential for the sect itself, which, as a consequence, has the advantage in carrying out its dangerous illegal activity.
The weaknesses of its members, as noted above, which makes them easy prey to Satanists, has an important negative consequence for further investigation. Since we are dealing with persons tied to a sect by a very strong bond (at times even an oath of blood), co-operation with the Court, and, in general, with investigative bodies is reduced to a minimum, which impedes the course of the investigation and the collecting of evidence to be used against Satanists. To have been the victim of a crime, obviously, is not enough to persuade such weak individuals to file the necessary complaints with the investigative authorities. Thus, with regard to the investigation of Satanism, we face a true and proper omertà (silence), similar to what is found in Mafia-related crimes, with absolutely negative consequences for conducting the investigation.
The intimidating power of the membership bond, and of the condition of subjection and its resulting silence, for committing crimes, a phrase taken from art. 416 bis of the Penal Code (Mafia-related association), also seems to apply to Satanism, when one considers the particular condition of the members, who are tools in the hands of the Satanists, as mentioned above.
Other types of crime traceable to a sect have to do with personal sexual freedom, in the sense that during the rite it is necessary to perform certain sexual acts with consequent ejaculation in order to establish a relationship with Satan. The victims of such actions are usually women, very often made incapable of understanding and willing by taking adulterated drinks or stupefacients, or they are minors, even of a tender age. These latter have a particular significance in satanic rituals, in that the painful mistreatment of a child, who by definition is pure and close to God, means causing suffering to God himself and, thus, giving pleasure to Satan.
Obviously in these cases, whenever there are sufficient grounds for proceeding, the intervention of the Criminal Investigation Department and the Court begins immediately, since we are dealing here with serious felonies.
Another type of crime that can be committed by Satanists is included in Book II of the Italian Penal Code as "crime against respect for the dead" (delitto contro la pieta dei Defunti). In particular, we refer to article 407 (desecration of a grave), 408 (disrespect for graves); 409 (disrespect for a corpse); 411 (destruction, elimination or removal of a corpse). The use of corpses is essential to satanic ritual. Therefore, these cases also involve the repressive and punitive intervention of the Court.
Although in Italy no alarming manifestations have occurred, such as the mass suicide of members, nevertheless the phenomenon of sects involves a serious danger because of the deleterious effects they cause to their adherents and for the crimes which naturally result from the activities of the sects themselves.
In view of this situation, the author thinks that the weightiest task is not that of the Court and the Criminal Investigation Department, whose role is limited to investigation and repression, but is rather that of the family and of society, which must in some way provide support for young people and, in general, for those in difficulty, in order to avoid the useless and damaging recourse to satanic sects.
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Went 11-4 last week, Missing on Oakland, New Orleans, Baltimore and just like the rest of the world, New England. This week, I'm picking in time for the Thursday game!
NY Giants at Carolina (Without Hakeem Nicks the Giants lose this one. Whoever doesn't get covered by Corey Webster puts up big numbers.)
St. Louis at Chicago (Good Jay Cutler shows up this week.)
Tampa Bay at Dallas (The Bucs win but Greg Schiano causes a controversy when he hits Jason Garrett in the knee with a tire iron during the handshake, because the Bucs never quit, even when time has run out.)
Jacksonville at Indianapolis (The Jaguar disaster tour continues with another loss. Two words: Guy Whimper. Should be the Jaguar's mascot.)
Buffalo at Cleveland (C.J. Spiller breaks the single game rushing record with 500 yards. Cleveland decides to cancel the rest of the season.)
NY Jets at Miami (Jets pummel Tannehill and win, despite the linebackers totaling 23 missed tackles on Reggie Bush.)
Kansas City at New Orleans (New Orleans finally runs into someone they can beat. This basically works for any team that is playing a team coached by Romeo Crennell.)
Cincinnati at Washington (RGIII wins in a shootout, is anointed as the second coming of Christ as he torches a terrible defense.)
San Francisco at Minnesota (The most dominating defense in football dominates again. The talent SF has on defense at each position is frightening.)
Detroit at Tennessee (Jim Schwartz gets a win against the team he used to coach for. Jake Locker completes 5% of his passes, slightly above his average.)
Atlanta at Chargers (The Chargers revert to their Norv Turner ways.)
Philadelphia at Arizona (Kolb gets Kolberred* and Arizona's underrated D is not enough to win it.) *See what I did there?
Pittsburgh at Oakland (Oakland is actually worse than Cleveland. You heard it first, here, on the Foosball Wizard.)
Houston at Denver (Denver is tough at home, but Houston is really good. They're still underrated.)
New England at Baltimore (Can Baltimore do it without Suggs? I think they can since Hernandez is out.)
Green Bay at Seattle (Green Bay pulls off the difficult trick of beating Seattle in Seattle.)


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IEA Proposes Ways to Decarbonize Power & Cut Energy Intensity in IndustryThursday, October 1st, 2009
From the International Energy Agency (IEA):
IEA proposes approaches to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the key sectors, industry and power
"In the global fight against climate change, the industry and power sectors both play a key role," said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) today in Paris. "Industry is one of the […]
A Global Initiative on Efficient LightingSaturday, September 26th, 2009
From the Global Environment Facility (GEF):
Lighting Up the Climate Change Challenge
A new global initiative to accelerate the uptake of low energy light bulbs and efficient lighting systems was launched today by the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The close to $20 million initiative, the Global Market Transformation for Efficient Lighting […]
An Ambitious Energy Efficiency Law for UruguayTuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Yesterday Uruguay promulgated an ambitious Law on the Efficient Use of Energy ("UEE Law") that may be the broadest energy efficiency law yet in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The law is largely the same as the bill proposed in 2008 by the President and drafted with help from a project funded by the […]
More IDB Support for Mexico's Climate Change AgendaThursday, September 17th, 2009
From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB supports second stage of Mexico's climate change agenda
Reforms linked to new loan will help mitigate the impacts and reduce vulnerability to climate change in energy, transportation, agriculture, tourism and water resources
Mexico will implement an ambitious climate change program that includes mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening climate-related institutions, as […]
World Bank: "Climate Smart" World Possible / Banco Mundial: es posible lograr un mundo con enfoque climático inteligente / Banco Mundial: Um Mundo "Climaticamente Inteligente" É PossívelWednesday, September 16th, 2009
From the World Bank:
'Climate Smart' World Within Reach, says World Bank
Developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries, says a new World Bank report released today. High-income countries also need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints […]
The Time is Ripe for Energy Efficiency Focus in LAC / Es la hora en LAC para potenciar la eficiencia energéticaTuesday, September 15th, 2009
From the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC):
The Region is Before a Historical Opportunity to Heighten Energy Efficiency
Experts discussed the situation and future of energy use in Latin America and the Caribbean during an inter-governmental meeting at the Commission headquarters.
Latin America and the Caribbean are before a historical opportunity to strengthen […]
Brazil Needs to Retool its Energy Efficiency Efforts in IndustryFriday, August 28th, 2009
The focus of action of Brazilian government initiatives regarding energy efficiency in industry needs to be adjusted, and if done properly, could result in annual savings as high as R$6.8 billion per year.
This is one of the conclusions of the report Energy Efficiency in Industry: What Has Been Done in Brazil, Opportunities to Reduce Costs […]
A Green IT Law for Brazil?Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Yesterday the Environment Committee and Consumer Protection (CMA) of the Brazilian Senate discussed a draft committee opinion on a green IT bill just introduced last May. The committee rapporteur for Senate bill (PLS) 173/2009 recommended its approval. The CMA decided to hold a hearing on the bill before deciding on the draft opinion, with invitations […]
Green IT Rating System Expanded to Brazil and MexicoMonday, August 10th, 2009
From EPEAT:
The Green Electronics Council Announces Major Expansion of EPEAT
International Green IT purchasing system enables electronics manufacturers to register computers and monitors in 40 countries
The Green Electronics Council today announced the availability of an international EPEAT purchasing registry, a major development that enables the world's leading electronics manufacturers to list 'green' computers and monitors in […]
Greenpeace's Recipe for an Energy Revolution in ChileSunday, August 2nd, 2009
Greenpeace Chile recently presented to the government the Chilean version of its Energy [R]evolution scenario. To refresh memories, in the past GP [in cooperation with the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC)] released a report, Global Energy [R]evolution, to show, through scenarios (both global and regional), that a global energy revolution is technically and economically feasible […]« Previous Entries


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Hey ho~. I know I seldom post anything now, but I just wanted to give a heads up on my impression of the witch's garden eroge.
この大空に、翼をひろげて Review
Hahaha! Actually I totally forgot about the blog and went on with my life XD. Well Add poked me about writing an article and I…. was lazy but here I am again doing what I always do. Imma go study in Digipen in a few weeks but who cares right? EVERYONE COMES HERE FOR REVIEWS RIGHT? SO LET'S GET THE SHOW ON THE ROADDDDDDDD!
Some Rubbish Information
Company = PULLTOP
Scenario = 紺野アスタ (Natsu no ame)、七烏未奏 (Fosett, however it's spelled)、奥田港
Genre = Slice of school life romance
What's so special = A good storyline, Yoru, Cute characters, Yoru, a rather different take on a club AND MY YORUUUU
翠の海 Review
Now let's see if I can still write reviews shall we…
Some Rubbish Information
Company = Cabbit
Scenario = 御厨みくり (No idea who he is but hey he's good)
Genre = Tragic slice of life romance
What's so special = The surprisingly well written story, the well placed elements of surprise and the overall tragic theme
Time Issues
As all of you are probably very well aware, I now have absolutely no time for playing visual novels. Much less write about them.
And here I thought I would get an easier job over time. >_>;
Anyway, here's to saying that I'm super busy and that I actually didn't check out the blog at all until someone mentioned on twitter I should clean some stuff up from my blog.
You could just add me on twitter so I will reply you if you have any questions. As for the time being for the next 8 months, I'll be improving my relationships with trees and mudpools.
Light novel blog
In case you guys were wondering why the heck was I missing for so long, I was busy with army life and trying to get into the university I want (and failing to do it).
Anyway, since I don't get to touch eroges much now, I started reading light novels. So I would do reviews for them too! Welcome to noveldump.wordpress.com
失われた未来を求めて Review
Ahhh an eroge after all this time. Long time since I did this. Let's get started.
Some Rubbish Infomation
Company = Trumple
Scenario = オオタリョウ (No idea)、サイトウケンジ (Some recent ones like shukufuku no campenella)、沢柾機 (Random stuff I never played before)
Artist = 深崎暮人(Suiheisen obviously \o/)、黒谷忍 (A mystery)
Genre = Slice of life romance in school with a slight touch of sci fi
What's so special = The art, step-by-step unfolding of the emotional story, the art, Nagisa's existance, did I mention the art?
Another short update
It's been quite a damned long while I must say, to write on this blog again. I've been hella busy in the army and life has been downright crazy. Not to mention I'm now in a sergeant course so >_<;. God knows why I got in but I did so now I'm slugging it out. One and a half years more in service.
Anyway, back to the point. I'm going to get back to writing the blog, however slowly I may take. I realised a lot of good eroges has been produced during the time I was out running around in the jungles. A good time to return I guess. You can expect to see some reviews up in a few weeks as I only get weekends off and that usually becomes one day because of extremely weird reasons.


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Light switch added to gene tool opens new view of cell development
University of Oregon scientists collaborating with an Oregon company that synthesizes antisense Morpholinos for genetic research have developed a UV light-activated on-off switch for the vital gene-blocking molecule. Based on initial testing in zebra-fish embryos, the enhanced molecule promises to deliver new insights for developmental biologists and brain researchers.
The seven-member team describes the advancement in an open-access paper published in the May issue of the journal Development. UO neuroscientist Philip Washbourne, a professor of biology, says the paper is a "proof-of-concept" on an idea he began discussing with scientists at Gene Tools LLC in Philomath, Ore., about four years ago. Gene Tools was founded in the 1980s by James Summerton, who first invented Morpholino oligos. The company holds the exclusive license to distribute these molecules to researchers around the world.
Morpholinos are short-chain, artificially produced oligomers that bind to RNA in cells and block protein synthesis. For a decade, biologists have used them in zebra fish, mice and African clawed toads to study development, but they remained in the active, or on, position. Gene Tools created and introduced a light-sensitive linker, allowing researchers to control the molecule -- even leaving one on in one cell and off in an adjacent cell -- with a pinpoint UV laser beam.
Researchers in Washbourne's lab -- led by neuroscience research associate Alexandra Tallafuss -- were challenged to give the new molecules a test run. They applied them to their work in zebra fish. "Now we can turn them on and off," Washbourne said. "You can insert them and then manipulate them to learn just when a gene is important, and we learned two things right away."
Researchers have known that if a gene known as "no tail" is blocked in development, zebra fish fail to grow tails. They now know that the no-tail gene does not need to produce protein for tail formation until about 10 hours, or very late, into an embryo's development.
Secondly, the researchers looked at the gene sox10, which is vital in the formation of neural crest cells, which give rise to dorsal root ganglion cells -- neurons that migrate out of the spinal cord -- and pigment cells. "Again, we found that sox10 is not needed as early in development as theorized," Washbourne said.
"These light-sensitive molecules significantly expand the power and precision of molecular genetic studies in zebrafish," said Robert Riddle, a program director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). "Researchers from many fields will be able to use these tools to explore the function of different genes in embryonic regions, specific cell types and at precise times in an animal's lifespan."
The NINDS and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, both at the National Institutes of Health, supported the research through grants to Washbourne and Eisen.
"This successful collaboration between our scientists and this Oregon-based company shows that commercial innovation can come quickly by jointly addressing common needs," said Kimberly Andrews Espy, vice president for research and innovation at the UO. "This is a remarkable example of turning a concept into a working tool that likely will benefit many researchers around the world."
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Table of Contents
Nutrition Resource for the Public
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
The American Dietetic Association Foundation (ADAF)
What is a Registered Dietitian?
What is a Dietetic Technician, Registered?
The Commission on Dietetic Registration
ADA Location Headquarters 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Phone: 800/877-1600
Washington office 1120 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 480 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: 800/877-0877
ADA Website
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917 during WWI by a visionary group of women, led by Lenna F. Cooper and ADA's first president, Lulu C. Graves. It was intended to aid the government in food conservation and enhance the public's health and nutrition. With approximately 67,000 members, in 52 states including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, it has an annual budget of 26 million. The ADA has grown to become the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
The ADA and its members are committed to helping the public benefit from a healthy lifestyle. To do this, the ADA focuses on five critical health areas facing all Americans: Obesity and overweight, with special emphasis on children, healthy aging, having a safe, sustainable and nutritious food supply, nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, integrative medicine, including supplements and alternative medicine.
The ADA's Mission is 'Leading the future of dietetics.' They envision the members of the ADA as the most valued source of food and nutrition services.
ADA Members
Most of ADA's members are registered dietitians with a small percentage coming from dietetic technicians, registered. Other members include clinical and community dietetics professionals, consultants, food service managers, educators, researchers, dietetic technicians and students. ADA members are able to join focused Dietetic Practice groups within the American Dietetic Association. These groups represent a wide range of practice areas and interests including publichealth; sports nutrition; medical nutrition therapy; diet counseling, cholesterol reduction, diabetes, heart and kidney disease; vegetarianism; food service management in business, hospitals, restaurants, long-term care facilities and education systems; education of other health-care professionals, entrepreneurism and scientific research.
Professionals choose to belong to ADA to receive the membership benefits. ADA provides, but not limited to, continuing education opportunities, access to the ADA Evidence Analysis Library, subscription to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and access to information and resources. Membership dues are paid annually and range from $45-206.
Nutrition Resource for the Public
The ADA promotes nutrition information for consumers and the media through various media. They support a website filled with content from news releases and consumer tips to Nutrition Fact Sheets, consumer FAQs and the Good Nutrition Reading List. Consumers seeking the services of a registered dietitian can locate one through their website.
Another way they promote healthy eating to the public was developed in 1973. Each March the National Nutrition Month (r) campaign begins. During this month, the ADA offers food and nutrition information through numerous programs and services.
Relatively new to ADA are their position statements which are regularly produced by the association and it's members. These position statements encompass the multifaceted issues related to nutrition. And are the official opinions of the ADA on issues that affect the nutritional and health status of the public. These statements are based on the latest scientific research available and have a process where they are reviewed and updated.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
The ADA publishes the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The Journal is peer-reviewed and written by and for dietetics professionals. The journal brings professional knowledge across the range of research and practice issues such as: nutritional science, medical nutrition therapy, public health nutrition, food science and biotechnology, foodservice systems, leadership and management, and dietetics education to nutrition and dietetics professionals throughout the world. It is the most popular peer-reviewed periodical in the dietetics field.
Government and Public Policy
To help fulfill their mission, the ADA began an advocacy network based in Washington, D.C. This government affairs office negotiates with state and federal legislators and agencies on public policy issues that affect the public and the scope of dietetics. Through their efforts the ADA has influenced Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy; child nutrition; obesity; the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other health and nutrition concerns.
The American Dietetic Association Foundation (ADAF)
The ADAF was established in 1966 as a 501(C)(3) public charity and is the philanthropic arm of the American Dietetic Association. They provide money for research, education and public awareness programs. The Foundation's primary focus is for funding of scholarships for nutrition and dietetic students, supporting food and nutrition research and to be a leader in promoting and achieving healthy weight for children, and helping to reduce the growing prevalence of childhood obesity. To do this, their mission is to fund the future of the dietetics profession through research and education. They are the largest grantor of scholarships in the nutrition and dietetic fields by awarding graduate, undergraduate and continuing education scholarships.
A 13-member board of directors that includes the President-Elect, Financial Officer and CEO of the American Dietetic Association as well as up to five public members governs the ADA Foundation. They have an operating budget over $7 million in endowed support for their causes and operations. Both individuals and industry have donated these funds. Approximately $1.4 million of the operating budget goes to support fundraising and grant making activities.
The ADA is involved in the process for accredited education programs for RD's and DTR's. They also are affiliated with the Commission on Dietetic Registration who oversees the registration of dietitians and diet technicians.
The development of a accreditation process was incorporated into the ADA to serve the publics best interest by creating and enforcing eligibility requirements and accreditation standards that ensure the quality and continued improvement of nutrition and dietetics education programs. The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) wasformed and is ADA's accrediting agency for education programs that prepare dietetic students for careers as nutrition professionals. Recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, CADE is a reliable authority on the quality of nutrition and dietetics education programs. All dietetic programs meeting their standards are accredited through CADE.
What is a Registered Dietitian?
A registered dietitian (RD) is a professional who has met academic training in the areas offood and nutrition. The requirements needed are:
- Bachelor's degree with course work approved by ADA's Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education. Coursework typically includes food and nutrition sciences, foodservice systems management, business, economics, computer science, sociology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology and chemistry.
- Completion of an accredited, supervised, experiential practice program at a health-care facility, community agency or foodservice corporation.
- Pass a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Complete continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.
Some RDs hold additional certifications in specialized areas of practice, such as pediatric or renal nutrition and diabetes education.
What is a Dietetic Technician, Registered?
Dietetic technicians, registered, (DTRs) must complete a two-year associate's degree in an approved dietetic technician program, have supervised practice experience and pass a nationwide examination administered by the ADA to earn the DTR credential and must complete continuing education courses throughout their careers.
The Commission on Dietetic Registration
The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is the overseer of the Registered Dietitian (RD); Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR); Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR); and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP); Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition (CSG). Since the credentialing process began, over 78,000 dietitians and dietetic technicians worldwide have taken the CDR exams.
The Commission's RD/DTR certification programs are fully accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCAA), the accrediting arm of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) based in Washington, D.C. This accreditation reflects achievement of the highest standards of professional credentialing for nutrition professionals.
The CDR consists of eleven members consisting of seven RDs, one RD Specialist, and one DTR who serve a five-year term. In addition, the CDR appoints a newly credentialed RD for a one-year term. A public representative, appointed by CDR members, has full rights and privileges for a five-year term. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected by the Commission for a one-year term June 1 - May 31.
Commission on Dietetic Registration 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995 Phone: 312-899-0040 Ext. 5500 Fax: 312-899-4772 Website: www.cdrnet.org
Megan C.M. Porter, RD, LD


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Alaska Map PrintAK1009
Your favorite state map in a print by the founder of Fish Kiss, Anne Klein. Each illustration is printed on high quality watercolor paper and ships with a backer board inside a clear plastic sleeve.
Print Sizes:
9"x12" - Works for a 8"x10" opening
12"x18" - Works for a 12"x16" opening
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LATEST DCC Proceedings The 34st TAPR and ARRL Digital Communications Conference 2015 conference proceedings, held in Chicago, IL is available in print form. ... Read more
Spread Spectrum Update This 214 page book provides an extremely broad treatment of the subject of spread spectrum systems as applied to amateur radio. While little technical and social literature exists on this subject, the publication provides a convenient compilation of a fair amount of the significant work. It should appeal to a wide-ranging audience with an interest in the subject. ... Read more


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Hello again everyone. Many of you know me while some of you may be wondering whom I am. I am WorldDestroyers friend, and have had him constantly monitor the forum to see where everything was while we together worked on this RPG that you are about to read. I know my last one flopped hard, but now I can definitely keep up on it because of my new iPhone. For those who know me you know how I try my best to make the RPGs fun.
Actually I also noticed Esiphas started his own, so sign up for that also.
Have fun reading, if there is any questions please on me an I would be happy to answer.
HateSpawns back, and his co-gm is WorldDestroyer.
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The Tale of Eleven Suns
The current year is 3041, after a great many wars and death the world has finally been able to become one and unite as a people. Though the world is still split into different subdivisions, each one holding their own exalt or ruler. Each area has a symbol of peace, the piece of the legendary amulet, said to grant someone unimaginable power and strength to seal away a terrible evil, but at the cost of their own life. Through the ages the pieces of the amulet have been renewed and passed down from Exalt to Exalt. However, several problems have risen in less than a few weeks time, one of the Exalts (out of the eleven) was assassinated by an organization rising to power called The Order.
The world sees them as terrorists, and they are trying to take new world power. Now one of the eleven pieces of the amulet are unreachable by anyone, and peace is slowly beginning to be broken and their army of unknown are slowly marching to take over.. Many people have questioned the trust of their neighboring Exalts, thus many have closed off borders and under high security. The Order, has already told the world their motive, to unleash the demon spawn known as Mire.
You will start in the city of Ouya, and will be apart of the Exalts higher up military people known in a small elite group known as Marshal. Your captain is Roy, prince of the current Exalt, and the brother of the prince who is known as Eli, both fair and kind in their responses, and would help anyone they needed to at the cost of their own life.
The Order is rising, Mire is said to be released, and the only people who could possibly stop this would be the Marshal and anyone else who might be able to help them along the way.
Your Exalt is King Deckard, and Queen Sully. Sully is the beacon of kindness, and hope. People look at her and hope is the only thing that fills everyone's heart. She wears her part of the amulet around her neck, to show the people their is still peace and she shows it. The king rules with a just hand, dealing fairness out along side with his queen.
The Eleven Countries are:
1) Ouya 2) Ven 3) Tilm 4) Secor 5) Tain 6) Meri 7) Pace 8) Zal (Currently ran by The Order) 9) Onge 10) Oni 11) Unled
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Character Sheet (Blank):
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Age -
Class (Cleric, Warrior, Mage, Archer, longer list posted at bottom of RP) -
Appearance (Image or Description) -
Character Background -
Sword (Everyone must have one sword that they wield, this is how you will be identified can be a staff or other item as well but this will also be a primary weapon in battle. Image or description is fine. ) -
Awakening (A move that will take you down to 1 HP, but take out a large number of enemies should the need arise. This can be magic or with a normal attack. But think of this as an overpowered thing that can only be used every once in awhile.) -
Origin (If you want to be from somewhere else you can be, but you will all be in Ouya and part of the Marshall.) -
The game will run by EXP (given by me and my CO-GM) and health points, so if you try to take on too many enemies at once it could lead to your character's demise however the more you take out the higher level you can become. Dont worry, you can always make another if one of them falls.
Other Classes to pick (just for ideas):
Cleric (At lvl 10 can upgrade to Dark Sage (with a horse) or Sage (w/out but wider array of magic.))
Archer (Upgrades at lvl 10 to sniper. Further range with bows and higher damage output)
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Why I Love Butch Women, and Other Endangered Species
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There is something about being in close proximity to a butch woman that makes me go a little fluttery inside – kind of melty and shy, and occasionally, bold. Perhaps this is accentuated by the fact that butches are rare and precious in my particular corner of the universe, but when and wherever they cross my path, something within me sits up and takes notice – because I share the other side of the secret. I know the special magic that happens when female yin meets female yang, and the opposite polarity locks us together like magnets caught up in each other's sway.
I live in Southern California, where chic lipstick lesbians and glamorously androgynous sirens rule the Sapphic roost. It is not quite as fancy as the celluloid fantasy presented on The L Word, but the 'type' of gay women that I meet definitely trends more towards feminine women seeking the same. Believe me, I appreciate that dynamic. I've been there, and still, on occasion, find it lovely country to learn and love and grow in, but for me – it's not quite home.
I am a femme lesbian who desires butch lesbians. To be perfectly candid, I am still figuring out the finer points of just what that means to me. But I derive from this identity, from this dynamic, a sense of satisfaction, of completion so sweet that I can hardly begin to articulate it. And yet, from time to time, I hear this complex, richly diverse way of relating boiled down to something like, "If that's what you like, why not just date a dude?" Even more unsettling, in my experience, is the fact that this sentiment is expressed by other lesbians as often as it is by straight folks.
I don't pretend to understand my preference for women on the masculine side of the gender spectrum anymore than I understand why I am attracted to women in the first place. It just is. Why not just date a dude? The short answer is easy: because I'm a dyke, and because butch women are just that – women. But that explanation leaves rather a lot of important things out.
So how about the long answer?
I love the way a butch looks in a suit or a good pair of men's jeans, but it's how she carries herself
Comments [47]
Your article....
Wow...thanks! It's so nice to hear this! I'm from Perth, West Australia. It seems me and my bois are in the wrong country!!
Lovely writing...
I have a special place in my heart for the bois, butches, and studs too. It really is a unique kind of energy that just doesn't have a match anywhere. Thanks for showing your appreciation to a group that is all too often misunderstood and disrespected.
The perfect description
I'm very new to these feelings! I have my first crush on a woman, a total butch and everything about her drives me crazy. Now I see that all the things I'm finding so hot about her are loved by others, too!
Your blog on loving Butches!
Absolutely love this piece! You are a very natural and great writer! It's amazing how Femmes seem to have that "voice" that I can hear so clearly in their written words (in this case YOUR words!) and that resonates so loudly in my heart! I personally just love the B-F "dance" and all of it's intricacies and intimacies! I only wish I could be more bold and attract a good, old school Femme into my life once again! Feel like I am having a sort of "dry spell" here the last couple of years...maybe this is the way the universe needed me to be for now, and something greater is coming in the future - dang! I sure hope so. In the meantime it is great thoughts like your blog here that feed my need for Femme interaction with my Butch soul! Much respect. I look forward to more of your thoughts! :) ~Mainely Butch
Butch, stud, etc. Appreciation
Please know that there are MANY femmes out here (and I am definitely one of them!!) who appreciate butches and studs. I'm a non-traditional femme who absolutely loves the bois!
I'm from the opposite end of the butch-femme spectrum and what I adore about that is all that long-burning fuse in between us burning up the night and warming my days!
Please don't ever think that you don't have your fans and admirers - some of us (like me;-)) are even still single! LOL.
Come to Chicago where the reception is as warm as the femmes!
Nice article! Much appreciated!
KS Stevens
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the love shown in this great article. And thanks, too, have to go out to Butch Drifter and Master Amazon who managed to read my mind and put together a great response. Chivalry isn't dead, femmes-it lives on in your female bodied warriors.
Julia - thank you for your appreciation!
I stumbled on this site last night and read your Love Song to butch women. My God it was beautiful, I got chills! I didn't realize there were women who held any special thoughts about butch women, are they endangered too? I've received comments, over the years, some very sweet and some that cut to the core but never heard it expressed quite like you have. I'm also grateful for the butch women who expressed such deep thoughts about their own experiences and feelings. It's not easy to do, sometimes, when you're butch. It's easier to do in an anonymous way - like this - because of the reaction when "someone tough says something tender".
Years ago I guess I stopped being involved with Lesbians because it was difficult to understand their minds (or their friends) about butch appearances and behavior. Why try to understand something you realize you can't change? I've had relationships with exclusively Lesbian, and with straight women who said I'm a one time thing. At about 34 years old I learned to take a 2 to 5 year break between relationships to recover from the exhaustion of giving so intensely and the sadness for one or both of us when it ends. If I'm all over the map forgive me I'm still stunned that what you wrote felt so personal.
I'm on a break Julia so if you, or your friends in the secret society of women who love butch women are near the Northwest coast of Florida and want someone to share dinner with please send me an email. I would love to hear more about the women who love butch women, I can behave, and from what I can tell I'm easy enough to look at (I'm southern and butch but I hold no illusions about living in Billy Ray country). Take care and happy holidays to all.
Southern Butch lookin' for a little peace 'n tranquility
Drifter, so glad you found
Drifter, so glad you found this. Check for local butch-femme meet-ups in your area on MeetUp.com, butchfemme.com, butchfemmeplanet.com. There are more resources than you think! And more of us butch-loving ladies than you think. Also, check out the ButchVoices and ButchNation orgs for butch community-building and finding butch buddies. My partner and I went to one of the ButchVoices cons in LA last year and we were so blown away by being around all those butches, aggresives, studs, and bulldaggers and hearing from so many different folks about their experiences. There's a whole grassroots movement getting underway...
A butch thank you...
...I know so few queers who appreciate a butch dandy. Even in a metropolitan area the size of Chicago.
The butch/femme dynamic is endlessly fascinating, stimulating and challenging to me.
So, your essay is very much appreciated.
check out the "Fag Dyke" and
check out the "Fag Dyke" and "Dandy Dyke" in The Lez Look Book: http://thebolditalic.com/Kristin/stories/1026-the-lez-look-book
Just read this again
and ditto. Love butch women. : )
yes!! i love it! geez i was
yes!! i love it! geez i was worried ,seems like us 'boi's' get no love anymore these days lol
well, welcome, lostboi81—and,
well, welcome, lostboi81—and, have no fear, bois get PLENTY of love on this site
definitely come here if
definitely come here if you're feeling lonely! there's plenty of conversation to be had!
Great site..great article
First time on this site and I must say this article was a pleasure to read. "Applaud" from the new butchie on this site
Free Your Mind...the rest of you will follow.
Welcome to Vp!
Welcome to Vp!
Thank you Conlite
Thank you Conlite
Free Your Mind...the rest of you will follow.
Welcome, ImmaBMe!
Welcome, ImmaBMe!
Thank you Marcie
Thank you Marcie
Free Your Mind...the rest of you will follow.
you're very welcome -- i look
you're very welcome -- i look forward to being in touch!
So, comment away!
I will do that
I will do that
Free Your Mind...the rest of you will follow.
omg Julia...
Hey, thank you for saving me the trouble of pulling together an article i've thought about for a long time...you just about said it all. So elegantly, eloquently, precisely IT. Beautiful.
I could not disagree with you
I could not disagree with you Julia
Great post Julia props from soon to be in Texas...and yes I myself am the "endangered species" so be gentle
Only you that is in me can hear what I am saying.
Wow, I've missed reading your work!
That truly is a love song, beautifully written and so true. I couldn't agree with you more.
Come visit my blog
thanks for your opinion Ms.Julia :)
I am from Asia and most of my male friend asked me What is the different of being a Butch from being a man on which they believe they have a complete tool to satisfied woman. So I just humbly advised them that butch knew how to satisfied their woman in many ways, not only on Orgasm but also in emotional well being .From my childhood I am a butch [7 y/o], though there some boys whose trying to asked me but I always showing them my real personality until I got a puppy love girlfriend , during my High School days when I started to woo girls then hide my personality from my family and went to college until I become certified Butch and cameout to my mom . During my college days I discover the mystery of being a real Butch , how to please woman until I read this book to find more about the differences of men and women [ but technically there is no Butch stuff in our society but now with our present society my country has an open views and Gays are accepted Maybe they right Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus . Since I read the book about the study of woman behavior same as in Men's behavior so It was a long time ago that this book bothered me or tricking my mind where the BUTCH come from? Then just to ease my mind, I tried not to be deceptive so I study my past relationship , where my past arise and where my present relationship exist , and through my journey of having past and present relationship I conclude , the magic touch of certified Butch are their exotic style of handling their woman maybe the Butch are made for Earth, on which accidentally god created this exotic species in order to fill up woman desires on which there's a lot of woman out there who are not yet complete though they already had an experience with some real dude or the Butch is the antidote for women when they got hurt from their comsummated love ?[ just kidding, Im not generalized that all women turned to Butch affection but some ] .
Based on my past love experience or present relationship I observed women , either they're straight ,femme , lesbian and bi , most of women who shared their story ... why they become attracted to Butch , they have some similar response ... Some girls said being with Butch they really find it so cute to be with. So, like what your mentioning with your blog about Butch , I would say being Butch when were still young we are really HOT and our motto is to make our girlfriend happy and satisfied . I could categorized myself as a hard Butch and I can express my feeling with women directly the way the real man deliver but ,sometime being a Butch , we are very attracted with married woman , I don't know some married woman though they straight , they very open to share their feeling toward us , though having a discreet relationship with married woman is not appropriate but sometime it is really exciting .Like what you said about your impression about Butch " we are endangered species [oooops] , My honest opinion everybody has their own preference or some kind of attraction towards lesbian, men and femme but among those creation that I just mentioned the Butch is the most endangered species that some woman cannot resist .
BuggleM the dmd
thanks for your opinion Ms.Julia :)
just kidding, Im not generalized that all women turned to Butch affection but some ] .
Based on my past love experience or present relationship I observed women , either they're straight ,femme , lesbian and bi , most of women who shared their story ... why they become attracted to Butch , they have some similar response ... Some girls said being with Butch they really find it so cute to be with. So, like what your mentioning with your blog about Butch , I would say being Butch when were still young we are really HOT and our motto is to make our girlfriend happy and satisfied . I could categorized myself as a hard Butch and I can express my feeling with women directly the way the real man deliver but ,sometime being a Butch , we are very attracted with married woman , I don't know some married woman though they straight , they very open to share their feeling toward us , though having a discreet relationship with married woman is not appropriate but sometime it is really exciting .Like what you said about your impression about Butch " we are endangered species [oooops] , My honest opinion everybody has their own preference or some kind of attraction towards lesbian, men and femme but among those creation that I just mentioned the Butch is the most endangered species that some woman cannot resist .
BuggleM the dmd
well i know im young. but i know what iam im bi and right now i want a butch girlfriend so bad its not even funnie and its like i cant find one or they have a girlfriend like i think thats the only way i will fill fufilled cuz i have a boyfriend but i still dont fill like im complete and thats the way i wanna feel. thats why i signed up to this website so i could talk to people who understand me and wont judge me for who iam i thought this website could help me find that sexy gangster mexican dike that im craving for i want a women who gonna be there for me. cuz at school there is no dikes well theres one and once again shes taken and she hates me so what does that tell you i feel like im hopeless like im never going to find the girl im looking for im a femme so i thought buch woman would talk to me but its not as easy as it looks so somebody h elp me thanks
love tristen
Butch Dykes who are PROUD to be Female are indeed endangered
Thanks for your beautiful commentary supporting us Female and Dyke centered Butches! We ARE NOT men, and so many don't get this. So many of us have resisted being boxed into stereotypical feminine roles, or attempts to feminize us, while asserting OUR OWN powerful Selves in a world that doesn't want us to exist, and either attempts to erase our defiance and our powerful stance, or attempts to erase us and attempt to make us pass or 'become' some form of male. It is women like you who praise us exactly for WHO WE ARE, as powerful STRONG women in and of ourselves, our Wild raw Selves who carry the strength of determination, sexual aggressiveness, confidence(on our better days) solidity and Amazon natures and take up our space fully as men do...while honoring and giving our sexual, emotional and spiritual energy so deeply to other womyn.
It is one reason I quit watching the "L Word" because I didnt' see myself, or my relationship reflected there. There was no space for a STRONG Butch character who could be a powerful sexual being, without reference to men or their desires or who could inhabit fully a Female body without attempts to transition or 'pass' as male. The androgynous skinny Shane just didn't do it for me, nor did the other characters who sometimes shamed Butch women in the series. Sorry, Femme on Femme just doesn't do it for me. Butch/Femme and Butch on Butch are my proclivities. I LOVE the handsomeness and strength of other Butch women, but I also like the sensuality and yes, strength and power of strong sexy femmes too...both are sexy to me, in different ways, as long as they are PROUD of their femaleness, and of their Lesbianism, love for women.
Thanks for honoring us, and NO WE ARE NOT DUDES! Butches CARE about our woman's orgasm, and want to please and satisfy her. Sure, I want my own orgasm too, and to be satisfied, but not at her expense. I LOVE to see a woman in the throes of pleasure. Many men on the other hand are far more selfish, once they orgasm, it's over for them, and if the woman gets off, well, that's alright, but his orgasm is primary, enforced by millenia of patriarchy. A Butch on the other hand wants to please and satisfy her woman, that is part of the definition of a true blue Butch, and because we're both women, we can orgasm ALL NIGHT LONG! We're multi-orgasmic Beings, and both FULLY FEMALE.....not the same for a dude.
But I'm here to share about Dyke Sexuality, having been a Capital B Butch that is true Blue Butch for almost 30 years, ever since I came out in 1981, and a hardcore tomboy since age 7.....grow up to be a Butch Dyke!
-In Dyke Sisterhood,
Couldn't have said it better
Couldn't have said it better myself! Great post! ~Mainely Butch
I thought I was a dinosaur
~S~ Thank you for this. It reminds me that masculine woman is still as masculine as masculine man.
That all those pleasures I take at having a swagger and making a beautiful person blush just a little...is still Butch magic...~smiles~
This was a timely find for me. I needed it.
Hi! you got a laugh out of
Hi! you got a laugh out of me...I too feel a bit pre-historic sometimes! But it's refreshing to know the B-F life is still alive and well, and continuing! Just takes some passing of the torches and being good role models for those youngsters! Great comment btw! I could definitely relate! :) ~Mainely Butch
I'm so hearing you Julia
I personally vacillate somewhere between soft butch and old maid. My wife really "enjoys" when I do housework, especially if it's of the "honey do" variety. Every relationship has that event or action guaranteed to shut the lights and get the kids put to be early. In my house it includes the use of a power drill.
Very elelgantly written, by the way.
There's a thin line...still...
I love this article
I am very new in my bi-sexual life and i alwasy wonder why a butch gets me so hot. And i must say this blog has t down, the confidents, the swagger and the butchness. it just sexy. and thank u for bringing up that not because u like a butch u should b with a man. its not the same. A BUTCH IS MUCH BETTER..
I meant when there is a guy
I meant when there is a guy present i said us sowi
Hehe im butch wna play? Just
Hehe im butch wna play? Just joking. Some ppl hate us here in South Africa some use corrective rape. Ppl forget that God is judge n nower in the bible is says women cant wear jeans and suits besides everyone wore robes (dresses) back then. What i hate is when ppl mock butch women i blame it on lesbian porn ppl are led to believe that we all are the same. If u can be with a guy u not lesbian but bi so why do ppl call it lesbian porn when there us a guy present? Sorry Julia for using your post for this mwa
one of the great blogs that
one of the great blogs that survived the demise of ourchart. thanks for re-posting it here!
Very interesting read, I
Very interesting read, I think their would be a lot of mixed opinions on this. Love the theme that you are using, what is it?
I love the name Anika ...
I love the name Anika ... there's quite a few 'Anika's' here in New Zealand
Butch/femme almost always
Butch/femme almost always brings up conflicting opinions in the queer community. What's your opinion about it?
Also, what theme? I'm not sure what you mean.
Your Article
I just want to thank you for your article. I see & experience too much negativity towards the "butch" woman. Sometmes I feel un/underappreciated by the gay community. I feel like everyone wants a "pretty femme" girl. I am very masculine on the outside, but so fragile and "girly" on the inside. I possess the assertive/strong attributes of the "masculine" butch and feel like some women are intimidated by it and won't approach me. Being butch can be very lonely. It warms my soul to have read your words and it gives me hope that one day someone will appreciate me the way you've expressed yourself. Thank you thank you THANK YOU
Loved this article!
Thankyou from the bottom of my femme little heart!
Well written,Bravo!


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