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What Are Shadow People?
Posted 26 April 2017 - 08:34 PM
I am fortunate, I haven't had this experience, however, I was in the kitchen and I thought someone had walked behind me. When I looked over one shoulder I got a glimpse of something on the other side of me, only it was like a white shadow, I wonder if they are similar?
Posted 26 April 2017 - 11:08 PM
In my opinion ---> They are very bad and can kill you over time (through mental / physical issues) if you let them into your life.
Are some good? .........I seriously doubt it.
Posted 27 April 2017 - 01:48 AM
Posted 27 April 2017 - 08:53 AM
Here is so interesting things about shadow beings:
Characteristics of Shadow People Hauntings:
They react when there observed. (When you notice them they're gone)
They do not obey physical laws.
They may walk through walls, ceilings, windows etc.
Unnaturally fast/Extremely fast.
Vanish/Fade away quickly.
They have a sinister aura about them.
They seem evil in nature.
They are mischievous, similar to a poltergeist.
Most of the times you see them when you just wake up from sleeping.
Shadow people usually follow a distinct pathway. Shadow people usually follow the same pathway every time.
They will watch you when you are working or sleeping, when the lights are dim or dark.
They sometimes watch over you while you are doing an investigation, but they will stay out of the view of the cameras.
Shadow People do not like to have their picture taken. They will disappear when you notice them.
If there are animals present they will react negatively. Example: Cats will hiss, dogs will bark etc.
If a shadow person is seen in a particular area, animals will keep away from that area. Some people think that shadow people leave a residue behind.
Most people who believe they have seen a shadow person have felt fear, terror, panic etc.
Shadow people like to peak around doorways, windows, walls, trees, bushes etc.
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Posted 27 April 2017 - 07:37 PM
here are a few times I've seen the shadow ghost I generally refer to as HIM or HE. The first time I had a problem with a shadow ghost was, when my Brother moved out of the house. I inherited his 'Disney Haunted House' album. I played it for the first time in my bedroom, which I shared with my sister.
I had a friend over and asked if she wanted to listen to the album with me. I turned it on and shut the curtains to make it darker in the room. She suggested we get on the bed and pull a sheet over our heads, so it would be even darker. I figured why not. Not much time later, about the second track of the album, my friend noticed there was an imprint of a hand on the sheet and asked me if I saw it too. I thought it was her trying to spook me, but when I looked over at her, I could see her right arm was laying on the pillow above her head, holding the corner of the sheet. I also noted, that her other hand was lying at her side. The imprint on the sheet was just a hand, no arm attached or shadow of a person on the sheet. It scared us half to death! On the count of three we threw back the sheet and there was no one there.
The next time we played the album was down in the cellar. One of my friends said, they saw a shadow of a man near the stairs leading into the house. I went over to her, because where I was standing my view of the stairs was blocked, by a 10-by-10-foot cement foundation block. It acts as a base for the fireplace. When I got to her, I looked and saw the shadow of a man in full turn-out of rain slicker, waders and hat. It was like the kind of getup that a commercial fishermen would wear. He was standing on what would be the third step of the stairs. There is a window to the left side of the stairs about 10 feet away.
There was nothing there to cast a shadow. The only rain gear down there was 12 feet away to the left of the window. It was impossible for it to cast that shadow. We freaked and ran from the cellar up the outside steps. My mother came outside and asked what was wrong. I told her and she insisted I show her, needless to say, I was none to happy about that. We went down to the cellar, so I could show her. It was gone, which freaked me out even more. She gave me a weird look and said that it was all right and that she believed me.
I still have the Haunted House album, but I never played it again.
When I no longer shared a bedroom with me Sister, I always thought that there was someone hiding in my room. It would be watching me from the corner, next to the bureau. Also at times, the sensation of being watched, came from the closet. I would walk into the room and my eyes would immediately go to the closet door, at the same time, I would get a creepy feeling.
I also had a run in with the bathroom door. It was late in the evening and I was watching television in the dark. All that was on was the Television and the night light in the bathroom. I was seated in a chair, to the left of the television. The bathroom was across the room and about ten feet away. The night light cast a glow that softly lit the bathroom door. As I was watching the television, I noticed from the corner of my eye a shadow silhouetted against the bathroom door. It was just 6 inches shorter than the height of the door. I quickly did a double take, literally, and when I looked straight on it disappeared.
I also keep seeing, out of the corner of my eye, shadows flitting about. I wear glasses and when the light hits them just right, they act like rear view mirrors. I'll keep seeing "shadows" moving quickly around behind me, as I am sitting in the parlor chair, working on some bead work or cross-stitch.
One time I was on the computer, I happened to look over my shoulder, not knowing why I was doing it, into the living room, I saw something out of the corner of my eye and turned to get a better look. I saw in the reflection on the television, a dark shape peek it's head around from behind my Mother's rocking chair. It kept peeking around and ducking back behind it. As I looked at the reflection, I then saw some movement near the shadowbox windows. There also seemed to accompany it a musty smell, that was not here prior to seeing the shadow and movement. It then became awfully quiet; too quiet. All I could hear was the ticking of the wall and carriage clocks. I could not even here the birds. I usually could hear them outside... strange. As I got up to scope out the place, I noticed that the shadow and the smell had vanished. I checked around and could not find anything amiss... no creepy feelings, smells, etc.
Well, during Christmas 2009, the porch was rearranged to make room for the Christmas tree. Now if you are facing the porch from the parlor, the tree would be on your right hand side and the couch, that I used to sleep on, is on the left side of the room. Well they moved everything around. They took out a high-back chair and a large, round, two-tiered table, that is being used as a plant stand. They moved two plant stands to the left side of the room and moved another two-tiered table, this one square, to the parlor side of the room away from the windows. Off and on over the years, I have felt weird vibes at night emanating from the porch.
One night as I was coming out of the bathroom, heading back to my room, the feeling of being watched seemed to intensify. I glanced up and saw the shadow of a person on the the porch. I know it was not my shadow, because my shadow was in front of me and you could see that it was darkening the shadowbox window. The shadow on the porch was to my left and was behind the shadowbox window. I looked at it for a few moments, not quite registering what I was seeing, then turned quickly and went into my room. I closed the door behind me fast. All through Christmas it was like that; sometimes it was just the 'feeling' or I would get the 'feeling' and see the Shadow.
There're a lot more instances, but I'll stop now.
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Posted 27 April 2017 - 11:02 PM
Jim@GhostStudy, on 27 April 2017 - 08:53 AM, said:
Here is so interesting things about shadow beings:
Characteristics of Shadow People Hauntings:
Jim, I've had an encounter with a shadow ghost.
It was about 4 months after Mom's Memorial Service.
I called it the Dark Thing because I didn't know what else to call it.
Thank you for all the info.
Posted 28 April 2017 - 01:36 AM
Wow, I am glad I haven't had any real negative experiences like you guys thanks for sharing.
Posted 28 April 2017 - 01:55 AM
VlawdeGStudy, on 27 April 2017 - 05:09 PM, said:
Yes, they are patient observers... but from my research, they are doing more than simply observing.
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:05 AM
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:09 AM
I had a similar experience many years ago too!
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:29 AM
MrsFrootloops, on 28 April 2017 - 02:05 AM, said:
There are various sizes and shapes, Frootfloops... but yes, most are usually the size range you mentioned.
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:31 AM
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Jim@GhostStudy, on 28 April 2017 - 02:29 AM, said:
And it's always fun to explain to people that these things are darker than dark, and although they are "Shadow" people, you can't see through them. And trying to get them to understand that these things are not shadows on the wall, but independent masses of what ever. That is always fun.
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:38 AM
MrsFrootloops, on 28 April 2017 - 02:31 AM, said:
And I think you also mentioned that they are usually blacker than black. .......And that's true too!
One with a hat would be especially scary!
I would really love to see a sketch of the one you described as hanging on the ceiling by your bedroom door in the hallway!
Are you up to that?
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:47 AM
Now as for the white masses, I have never had any problem with them, when I see them, they are usually short, like about 3-4 feet, and they like to be right by my head when I wake up. But usually I don't get scared, I am just like "Oh, hi." and they go away, and I go back to sleep.
Posted 28 April 2017 - 02:50 AM
I think the imprint of the hand on the sheet would be like the scariest thing that could happen to two girls hiding under a sheet!
Throw that album away .......yikes!
I liked what you mentioned about seeing them in reflections too! I am a firm believer in that happening. Eye glasses, mirrors and TV screens (to name a few) can be an excellent tool in seeing shadow ghosts that are lurking/hiding just out of sight.


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Some photographers have reached a controversial status because of the sensitivity of their subject matter. Artists like Sally Mann have gone through intense media scrutiny for the nudity in their photographs, but after the initial uproar, most critics agree that their work bears immense artistic value. One contemporary photographer however has gained famed not just for his photographs, but also because of the way he makes them. That photographer is Terry Richardson. (WARNING: This post contains NUDITY).
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Sally Mann: The Beauty of Family
Posted by Jay at 7:06 PM
Every so often, a photographer will find himself embroiled in scandal because of the sensitivity of his chosen subject. Photographers like W. Eugene Smith and Lewis Hine experience some criticism for their photographs many decades ago, but these days it seems the most innocent subjects can be the most controversial. When portrait photographer Sally Mann began documenting the beauty of her own family, she found herself in the middle of a heated debate on what exactly passes for natural and indecent in the medium. (WARNING: This post contains NUDITY).
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Dali Atomicus by Philippe Halsman and Salvador Dali
Posted by Jay at 12:04 PM
If you thought Li Wei's unphotoshopped photographs of levitating men looks impressive, you probably haven't seen the most epic of all jump shots: Dali Atomicus by Philippe Halsman and Salvador Dali.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Li Wei: Unphotoshopped Photoshops of Flying Men
Posted by Jay at 10:52 AM
In this age of awesome Photoshop manipulations, it can be easy to look at unrealistic photo images and chalk them up to simple photo editing. The majority of photographers have no qualms using photo editing software to enhance their photographs, but a few others do it the old way and resort to more back-breaking methods to achieve their vision. Artist and photographer Li Wei has become famous for his seemingly unphotoshopped Photoshops showing men flying and cars floating through the air.
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Irving Penn: 20th Century Portrait Master
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While W. Eugene Smith was busy capturing the unflinching honesty of people, another photographer was busy photographing the compelling beauty in people. Irving Penn moved seamlessly from portraiture to fashion and back again, producing some of the most striking portraits of his time and proving that he was undoubtedly the 20th century's master of portraiture.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
W. Eugene Smith: Unflinchingly Honest Photojournalism
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Photojournalists can sometimes receive flack for taking visceral photos on assignment. Where is the line between decent, objective reporting and shockingly explicit imagery? Photojournalist W. Eugene Smith didn't seem to care much when he published his unflinchingly honest photojournalism in the pages of America's most popular magazines.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Omayra Sanchez: The Eyes Photographed by Frank Fournier
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This haunting image shows 13 year old Omayra Sánchez neck-deep in flood water and debris caused by 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Armero, Colombia. Her pasty-white shriveled hands and bloodshot eyes are the result of nearly 60 hours of exposure, having been trapped in the same position since the lahar and melted ice-cap water reached her town. She died a few hours after this image was taken.
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Tim Hetherington: The Face of War
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When photography first developed into something portable, documenting the front lines became a reality and war photography became a reality. Nowadays, the world has become saturated with images of armed conflict, so much so that it's not uncommon to find people desensitized by the images. Still, war images have their place in photography, with the likes of Tim Hetherington showing the world the true face of war.
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A colourful and bustling metropolis, the city offers a rich tapestry of cultural and wildlife attractions. As the second capital city of Maharashtra, Nagpur is also an administrative centre, and visitors who fly to Nagpur will find it to be well-organised with plenty to offer.
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Eco-tourism plays a huge role in attracting travellers to Nagpur, especially to its Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and Pench National Park, home to the rarest of species.
Tourist attractions
Nagpur is an important gateway to several of India's nature reserves and wildlife parks, including the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and the Pench National Park. These compounds are home to some of the country's rarest animals, such as tigers, Indian bison, leopards, deer, sloth bears, and civets. Once popular with big game hunters, the city has repositioned itself to attract conservation tourists and those interested in discovering the natural wonders of India.
Nagpur is also close to the temples of Ramtek and the ashrams of Sevagram, which are stunning examples of ornate Indian architecture. A few kilometres from Nagpur is Khindsi Lake, which is a hotspot for water-sports and family picnics. The dense forest surrounding the lake is perfect for hiking.
Other attractions to explore include the Dragon Palace in Kamptee, a Buddhist temple that attracts around one million visitors every year. The Masjid Gharib Nawaz is a famous marble mosque located in Mominpura. If you want to experience nature, visit the Japanese Rose Garden, which is an ideal place for a stroll while admiring its well-manicured grounds. In the heart of the city you'll also find the Zero Mile Stone – the geographical centre of India, where a monument stands of four horses and a sandstone pillar.
Leisure activities
If you're travelling to Nagpur with family, don't miss Nagpur's water-parks. The RamDham is particularly popular, with well-kept grounds. And water-lovers should head to the Haldiram Water Park or the family-oriented Krazy Castle Aqua Park.
To learn about Nagpur's conservation efforts, visit the Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and the Khekranala Reservoir, which is also an ideal location for a relaxing picnic. If you want to see some regional art, the LeArtigiano Art Gallery is the place for you. The gallery houses an outstanding collection of contemporary works.
Mount Road, near Sadar, is a food-lover's paradise. Here you'll find everything from local delicacies to Oriental, Punjabi and Southern Indian specialities.
For street food, roadside carts are plentiful and offer a huge selection of delicious on-the-go food, including pani puri (puffed wheat ball stuffed with potato), chaat (savoury snacks) and Pav bhaji (spicy curry).
If you travel to Nagpur during summer, don't forget to sample the region's oranges. Nagpur claims to grow the sweetest, juiciest oranges in the whole of India. Try orange burfi, a milk-based sweet with orange flavouring.
The main shopping areas in the city are Itwari, Sitabuldi, Sadar and Dharampeth. Here you'll find plenty of shops, boutiques and pavement hawkers – so be prepared to haggle for a bargain. The Sunday Footpath Market at Sitabuldi is ideal for general shopping.
Nagpur is also famous for cotton clothes and handicrafts. Head for Sitabuldi and Itwari, for the best handicrafts.
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Cooking from The Gloriously Gluten-Free Cookbook by Vanessa Maltin has rekindled my love for tofu. It's something that rarely prepare at home since the results are typically a mixed bag but, the recipes that I've tried so far from The Gloriously Gluten-Free Cookbook have been nothing short of tofu perfection.
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HE: We continue our interviews with the mysterious Horseman known as Famine. Good morning, Famine. How was your trip to Earth?
FAMINE: You assume I left, ha, that's… that's funny. I haven't gotten away from Earth in what seems like eons. Just when I think I might get away, some jack-hole gets me involved in another bunch of crap that I can't delegate out and I can't pass on higher up the chain. Story of my fucking life… uh, death… existence.
HE: What confounds you most about mortals?
FAMINE: Toy dogs. Fucking 'Toy' dog breeds. The women and gay guys carrying these things around are the same ones freaking out and jumping up on chairs when they see rats and mice. What the hell, man? And cocaine. Why the hell would anyone want to do ANYTHING faster and with more sweating?
HE: Where is your favorite place to reap?
FAMINE: Depends, easiest or most fun? Easiest: L.A. Just ask a broad if she's expecting or if she just had a baby, *BAM*, job is done for you! Not only will she stop eating, she'll puke up Thanksgiving dinner from three years ago! Most fun? Suburbs of Atlanta. Have you ever watched a 350 pound guy looking at a plate of ribs or chicken and waffles and suddenly realize he isn't hungry? Funny as shit! They get mad. Rumplestiltskin mad. I could do that all day!
HE: If you were mortal, what job would you want to have?
FAMINE: Sales associate at Abercrombie. Every time some skinny bitch walked out of the dressing room I could say, "Uhm, Honey, you want me to get you the next size up?" I think I could be pretty happy with that.
HE: Has a mortal ever escaped you?
FAMINE: Victoria Beckham. But the game ain't over yet.
HE: What's the most negative aspect of wearing a meat suit?
FAMINE: Grooming. I mean, the showering, the cleaning, the de-stinking. Really a lot of work.
HE: Is it hard working for God?
FAMINE: A boss is a boss is a boss, you know? They give you bottom lines and you're just supposed to run with them. My budget barely not-feeds the westernized world! Don't get me started on trying to juggle maternity leave rotations for those slutty Succubi!
HE: Is Lucifer as bad as they say?
FAMINE: No. We get each other. He's got a job to do, he's got to get it done on time and under budget just like the rest of us.
HE: What do you have to say about the Mayans?
FAMINE: Fucking nutty. I mean, I like a good party, but, to quote a well known space cowboy, "Eating people alive? Where's that get fun?"
HE: Your dream date is?
FAMINE: Tina Majorino. Freaking adorable, I love her. She'd finally notice me, in the bushes, with the camera and be all like, "Hey! Are you the one sending me those letters? You wanna hit the Olive Garden with me?". And I'd be like, "Olive Garden? Really?". And there would be this split second of us looking at each other and we'd both screech out "UNLIMITED BREAD STICKS, SUCKER!" It would be awesome, you know? Magic…
HE: Beatles or Elvis?
FAMINE: Uhg. Uhm, Elvis, if I had to choose. If I got to pick, Cheap Trick. I'll take Elvis because Zander kicked ass on Don't Be Cruel. Why always Beatles or Elvis? Beatles or Stones? What about The Clash or Abba? Iron Maiden or Prince?
HE: Favorite sports team?
FAMINE: The Eagles.
HE: Where do you see yourself in five years?
FAMINE: Probably doing the same fucking job, but with a three and a half percent increase in pay, those cheap mother-fuckers…
HE: What would mortals be most surprised to learn about you?
FAMINE: Hmm. Not sure… Oh! Okay, I got one! No one ever believes me, but I had nothing to do with Karen Carpenter. Seriously, that was all just fucked up psyche and shit. Hell, do you have any idea what I went through over that? Jesus loved her. I swear, that's the reason I haven't even been considered for a promotion! Hell! I was sending her fruitcakes and candy grams just to save my own ass! And I do I ever get the credit for Mama Cass?
That concludes our interview with the Horsemen known as Famine. Tune in tomorrow when we sit down with Creeping Death himself, Pestilence, followed by War on Thursday and a special mystery guest on Friday. We round out the weekend with back to back interviews with the Big Man himself, God on Saturday and a one on one exclusive with Jesus on Sunday. Stay tuned!


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It was December of 2000, at the close of the year, that the Ars staffers last gathered in our virtual headquarters, Olympus Mons, to survey and weigh the year in tech for the annual Ars Awards. Outside under the daystar, snow covered the ground, and the stock market was well into a precipitous, multi-year decline that would usher in an economic winter. Still, we were optimistic as we looked back on that year's highlights—the best soundcard, the best PDA, the best computer case. In retrospect, this list looks incredibly unambitious, but then again, the universe of technology was smaller then, simpler.
December of 2008 bears many similarities to that winter of eight years ago, but everything is bigger and more complex—the computer, the network, the industry, the market, even Ars Technica. Nowadays, the web stack encroaches ever further into the domain of venerable operating system, and the massive datacenter replaces the simple file server. To suit this new and larger world, we've revived our annual awards tradition and given it a reboot in the form of The 2008 Ovatio Awards, by Ars Technica.
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I'm talking about your speech, not your jeans--but the solution may be essentially the same. You've got to rein it in if you want a good fit. Here are 5 ways to put some limits on your loquaciousness:
- Work with a text. For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. Just be sure to honor the text (that is, don't stray from it) and time it before you deliver it.
- Plan a message. A good message focuses on three key points--a nimble outline that you can use to organize your remarks briefly or at length. Go here to see all my posts on developing a message.
- Limit your slides. There are lots of models to follow here. Seth Godin suggests 200 slides in 40 minutes, or 12 seconds per slide. Business Insider tells startups seeking financing to keep their pitch decks to six killer slides. Caveat: Limiting your slides does not mean you can add a five-minute video, 4,000 bullet points or a very small type version of the U.S. Constitution.
- Limit your time--severely. This week saw an online event with 60 speakers using just 60 seconds each, something to try if you really want to test yourself! See what you can do by cutting your remarks in half, then in half again. Your audience will be grateful.
- Hand over the controls to automate the pace. Ignite! competitions allow five minutes and 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. This takes practice, but there's a reason these approaches are popular with audiences: They keep the pace moving forward, and proscribe the slides and the talking. You don't need to announce this tactic to your audience, as long as you keep to it.
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"The human soul is considered by Plato to be an immaterial agent, superior in nature to the body and somewhat hindered by the body in the performance of the higher, psychic functions of human life. The tripartite division of the soul becomes an essential teaching of Platonic psychology from the Republic onward. The rational part is highest and is pictured as the ruler of the psychological organism in the well-regulated man.
"Next in importance is the "spirited" element of the soul, which is the source of action and the seat of the virtue of courage. The lowest part is the concupiscent or acquisitive element, which may be brought under control by the virtue of temperance The latter two are often combined and called irrational in contrast to the highest part.
"Sensation is an active function of the soul, by which the soul "feels" the objects of sense through the instrumentality of the body. Particularly in the young, sensation is a necessary prelude to the knowledge of Ideas, but the mature and developed soul must learn to rise above sense perception and must strive for a more direct intuition of intelligible essences.
"That the soul exists before the body (related to the Pythagorean and, possibly, Orphic doctrine of transmigration) and knows the world of Ideas immediately in this anterior condition, is the foundation of the Platonic theory of reminiscence (Meno, Phaedo, Republic, Phaedrus). Thus the soul is born with true knowledge in it, but the soul, due to the encrustation of bodily cares and interests, cannot easily recall the truths innately, and we might say now, subconsciously present in it.
"Sometimes sense perceptions aid the soul in the process of reminiscence, and again, as in the famous demonstration of the Pythagorean theorem by the slave boy of the Meno, the questions and suggestions of a teacher provide the necessary stimuli for recollection. The personal immortality of the soul is very clearly taught by Plato in the tale of Er (Repub. X) and, with various attempts at logical demonstration, in the Phaedo. Empirical and physiological psychology is not stressed in Platonism, but there is an approach to it in the descriptions of sense organs and their media in the Timaeus 42 ff."
— Vernon J. Bourke, "Platonism," in Dictionary of Philosophy, ed. by Dagobert D. Runes


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The idea of "taking a line for a walk" comes from one of Birtwistle's favourite artists, Paul Klee. A preoccupation with Klee and his theories was an inspiration for one of the definitive Birtwistle pieces of the late 1970s, Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum. Using Klee's idea of the difference between "dividual" and "individual" phenomena – the difference between, say, the endlessly divisible nature of water, as opposed to the singularity, the indivisibility, of a bottle of water – Birtwistle conjured a series of different musical materials. The question was then how to repeat these blocks of material, and how to transform them. On their own, each block is like a little machine of processes and patterns, but nothing ever repeats in quite the way you expect. That's because Birtwistle used a series of random numbers to help generate how the blocks would recur, how long they would last, and even what notes they would use.
And here's the paradox. "I didn't make any decisions in writing Carmen," Birtwistle says, since so much of the structure was generated through random procedures, "and yet it sounds like me – and no one else could have written it."


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Cats And Cats And Cats, from various towns in the south of England, are one of a good few bands that DiS readers of a regular nature will have some knowledge of, but perhaps never actually heard. Reasons are easily understandable: the name's something of an obstacle, immediately echoing the kind of artsy pretentiousness associated with post-rock bands past and present; the band's lack of a readily available release, too, will have doubters leaping to conclusions: not good enough for a 'proper' deal, not worth the paper their myriad ideas are scribbled on, et cetera.
Of course, such preconceptions are both spot-on and rather wide of the mark, contradiction the name of the game here: the moniker is rather OTT, but say it enough times and it becomes fun. "Cats and cats and cats and cats and cats and cats…" really isn't so different from, say, XL signings Ratatat: "Ratatatatatatataaaaaaat!" Compositionally, perhaps obviously, differences couldn't be more evident: Catsx3 (let's keep to that to save my already thinning fingertip skin) are progressive souls, keen on advancement beyond their youthful years. Now part of the Big Scary Monsters roster – read our label profile here - the five-piece are able to cross audiences and muddle perceptions. Danceable yet complex, full of intricacies yet boisterously brash, Catsx3 are onto a winning formula for sure, and one that's showcased on their new split LP with This Town Needs Guns (review).
Catsx3 – alongside TTNG, House Of Brothers and Let Airplanes Circle Overhead – play this Saturday's DiScover Club (September 22), held as always at London's Notting Hill Arts Club in conjunction with Rough Trade Shops, and open from 4pm-8pm. Full details of the free-entry event can be found here)
Oh, and the band…
Ben: vocals, guitar
Doug: drums
Tom: bass, vocals
Adam: synths, guitar
Eve: violin
John: occasional trumpet
Come on - the name! What's up with it…?
It's taken from a quasi Russian play about triple-headed cats who fight bulldozers in the 3rd World War. We all saw it in a dank Moscow theatre in 1994 and were so moved by its portrayal of the feline struggle against the machines that we went home and wrote 100 songs based around the subject. A record label is yet to touch them.
How'd the band get together initially? Old bands breaking up? Inspirations around the time of the band's formation? What bands are influencing you, truth be told now…
The band was formed when Surrey heroes Clone Of Mel were destroyed in a fit of education. So the non-mathematicians decided to start, well, a mathy band, with the help of two new members from the Kent Youth Orchestra. Our influences differ greatly between band members. For instance, our drummer is a proper goth. Collectively, stuff like At The Drive-In, Neutral Milk Hotel and Youthmovies influences our sound.
The This Town Needs Guns split is picking up positive press – do you feel you've done ground work enough to now be making a step up to wider appeal/acclaim?
In a way, yeah. I mean, we're having to turn down gig offers every day and we're selling a lot more CDs, so I guess in that sense the ground work of touring a lot and ignoring our university commitments is paying off already. In truth we're happy to play to ten people each night and we'll keep doing what we're doing until we get bored/killed.
What other releases are currently available? There's a five-tracker, Sweet Drunk Everyone, yes? If you were to recommend your own releases to would-be buyers, how'd you sell 'em? Chronologically, or is one release a decent "beginners' guide to…"?
Our last EP, Sweet Drunk Everyone is probably the best one to start with. It's our most diverse and complete CD as we're still yet to record a proper album. Then again, if you bought them chronologically hopefully you'd hear the progression between each CD.
Touring - you're on one. How is it going? Fun shows/good crowds? Are there towns where you always have fun? And, of course, any that ALWAYS suck. A bit…
The tour's been wicked so far. We're currently in Leicester using all of Tired Irie's facilities and playing Puzzle Fighter 2 on the PlayStation. There's always good and bad shows, but it's nice when places like Welwyn Garden City turn out to be absolutely amazing and you get to do an encore(!?).
Certain members are quite young - I don't know how old exactly, but I.D. must occasionally be requested? Ever experienced any problems playing shows because of this?
Adam and Eve are the youngest (20 and 21), and they get asked for I.D. EVERYWHERE. It's so ridiculous when we're onstage soundchecking and then have to go out to the van to get I.D. for tap water! This actually happened yesterday. So we smashed the joint up and hit the barwoman in the jaw.
You're now part of the BSM stable - what attracted you to the label?
We've been fans of BSM for ages. Jeniferever's Iris (review) is one the best EPs I've ever heard, so as soon as Kev (Douch, BSM head-honcho) mentioned he'd like to work with us we were flattered to be involved with a label who had already put out such great stuff.
Future plans, for the rest of 2007 and beyond? Album proper, soon?
Well, we've just recorded a Radio 1 session for Huw Stephens which is going to be aired on October 4, so we're major excited about that. Album proper... in about a year! We've just started writing it, but it's going to take bloody ages. We've decided to make up a set of Dogme style rules to govern the writing of the album and restrict us to certain song lengths, key signatures, instruments, languages et cetera. We'll finalise the list sometime soon and probably even ask for other people to think of some rules. I guess that means it'll be a concept album, but not a proper eggy one.
Catsx3's split LP with This Town Needs Guns is out now on BSM. Information and songs available on MySpace. Forthcoming shows:
19 Newcastle Head Of Steam
20 Hull Adelphi
21 Norwich Queen Charlotte
22 London Notting Hill Arts Club (DiScover Club)
30 Reading Oakford Social Club
13 Huddersfield 1:22 Bar
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The Home Office is once again under attack for the standard of the evidence it uses to support its policies, this time over plans to harvest much more communications data.
When the government published a summary of responses to its consultation on the Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP) a week ago, it included a series of tales of gangsters busted, children rescued from abuse and lives saved by communications data.
One of the five examples has attracted the wrath of the SNP, which has accused the government of twisting facts in an attempt to justify its plans to compel communications providers to intercept, store and process all details of who contacts whom, when, where and how.
For mobile phones, that includes cell site data, which can sometimes be used to calculate the rough position of a user.
Here's the case study in full:
A walker who had become disorientated and lost in very poor visibility on the Isle Of Lewis, telephoned the Stornoway coastguards using his mobile phone. The caller reported that he was unsure of his position on the Moor but had managed to find shelter for himself and his dog. A rescue helicopter and four coastguard rescue teams were sent to the scene.
The use of telephone communications data was essential to finding this man, without which, coastguards would not have been able to approximate his location, and save his life.
The walker was 23-year-old local Malcolm Murray, who set out for a stroll with his dog Buttons on a Friday afternoon this February.
The hapless pair bacame lost in a thick fog that fell on the Isle of Lewis' frozen Barvas Moor. He at first rang his father, a retired emergency planner, who attempted in vain to find him by driving along the nearby Pentland Road sounding his horn.
The Murrays then contacted rescuers, who set off across the Moor in four teams of five men. Meanwhile a helicopter crew peered through the darkness and mist using an infra-red camera, but Murray and Buttons' heat signature was hidden by rocks and undergrowth.
A spokesman for the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCGA) confirmed today that cell site data was also of limited use because Murray was only in range of one mast, making triangulation of his position impossible.
"It was a vast area," the spokesman said.
Murray kept in contact with rescuers by ringing their base. He listened for the sound of the helicoptor before signalling his position with the phone flash, which was picked up by the infra-red camera.
While knowing which cell he was in was useful, "the rescue was audio and it was visual," the MCGA spokesman said. "The mobile phone was most useful for keeping in contact."
He said he was unable to explain why it had been described as "essential" by the Home Office.
The SNP has noted the contemporary account of events on Bavan Moor rather calls into question the Home Office's claim Murray would have died without communications data.
"This is the Home Office looking for 'intelligence' to justify its plans just as the government did in Iraq," said local MP Angus MacNeil.
Asked to comment on the accusation it had exaggerated the role of cell site data in the resuce, the Home Office said: "The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has confirmed that communications data was used to aid the search and rescue of the lost walker."
Home Office watchers won't be surprised by this latest controversy, minor as it is. The Home Office's reputation for evidence-based policy making is poor, as amply, er, evidenced, by the recent David Nutt affair.
That controversy followed soon after the Jill Dando Institute complained its data had been prematurely used to support the government's plans for continued DNA retention in the wake of defeat at the European Court of Human Rights.
Arguments over the spin applied to the Malcolm Murray case study ignore what is most misleading: its very inclusion in IMP publicity. Mobile phone companies already capture cell site data and share it with emergency services as required. Indeed, that's exactly what happened for Murray, although by circumstance it played only a minor role in his rescue.
But with IMP, officials seek a massive expansion of data capture from the internet for long-term storage and data mining, which would be no use to rescuers on the Isle of Lewis. ®


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Some of you reading this are probably very excited and some of you a probably very confused – so let's make sure we're on the same page. Chow Mein, (also sometimes spelled Chao Mein, and often pronounced by some native Spanish speakers as "Chow Ming"), is best known as a noodle dish from China. Many people don't realize that just as we have our Americanized versions of Chow Mein in the United States, there are well-loved versions of the dish all around the world, including in Central America.
Guatemala in particular has a great love of Chow Mein. This do-it-yourself box of "Chao Mein" (pictured below) is a brand commonly found in Latino Markets here in the U.S., and it's made in Guatemala.
Chow Mein is also a favorite in neighboring El Salvador, and ever since I've known Carlos, he has loved Chow Mein, and Chinese food in general.
On our first date we spent the entire day together. For lunch we ate at a hamburger place but for dinner, (yes two meals together in one day!) Carlos wanted to go out for Chinese food. As we were waiting to be served at the Chinese restaurant, two waiters were standing nearby having a conversation in Chinese. Carlos jutted his chin in their direction, "Entiendes lo que dicen?" [Do you know what they're saying?] he asked me.
"No, no hablo Chino," I responded perplexed.
"Yo sí," he said, smiling, and then he proceeded to invent a translation of the waiters' conversation.
I wasn't convinced, but as you know, we soon married anyway. Years later Suegra moved in. When Suegra lived with us and we would go out to eat, we often ended up at Chinese buffets because it was the one cuisine she wouldn't complain about. I never ate so much Chinese food in my life until I married a Salvadoran!
So, with that being said, here is my version of Salvadoran Chow Mein, which is basically the same as Guatemalan Chow Mein, although families each have their own unique way of making it.
Chow Mein (Central American style!)
1 package of "Chao Mein" noodles, or any brand Chow Mein Stir Fry Noodles
1 cup raw mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chayote (also known as güisquil), julienned
1 cup carrot, julienned
1 cup celery, julienned
1/2 cup green onion, (sliced lengthwise and then cut in 1 inch pieces)
5 chicken thighs, cooked and shredded (see notes below)
oil for frying (sesame oil and/or canola oil)
1/3 cup soy sauce (low sodium soy sauce can be used)
Notes Before We Get Started:
• It's not necessary to buy the box of "Chao Mein" noodles pictured above. The box contains the noodles, a little packet of soy sauce (not nearly enough for my recipe), and 2 seasoning packets which I discarded because they contain MSG which I avoid. You can buy any Chow Mein Stir Fry Noodles. You may need to buy 2 packets of Chow Mein noodles depending on the size of the packages. You'll want about 12 ounces to feed a hungry family of six people.
• This recipe is very flexible, feel free to try different vegetables and to increase the vegetables to make it healthier. You can also replace the dark meat chicken with chicken breast meat, steak or shrimp. I used green onions because that's what I had on hand, but any type of onion you like can be used.
• If using chicken, you can cook it however you like. I cook it like this: Boil the chicken thighs in water with a little annatto (also known as "achiote"), a little salt, a little pepper, 1/2 an onion and a tablespoon of minced fresh garlic. After the chicken has cooked through, remove to cool. Once cool, discard the skin and bones. Shred the meat by hand and set aside. (The leftover broth can be used in another recipe.)
• For those who aren't familiar, chayote ("güisquil" to Central Americans), is a type of squash, usually light green in color and about the size of a fist with one puckered side. The flavor is very mild and pleasant. To use chayote in this recipe, wash it and then julienne it, (i.e. cut it approximately into the size and shape of matchsticks or shoestring-style french fries.) You do not need to peel it but there is a small white seed in the middle you should discard.
• You can use sesame oil or canola oil for frying. I like to use equal amounts of both. The sesame oil gives it a nice flavor which helps make up for the fact that I discard the "condiment/flavoring" packets.
1. Prepare all vegetables while the chicken cooks. Put the vegetables in a large bowl together and set aside.
2. Prepare chicken (see notes above), and then set aside.
3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Put the noodles into the water and cook about 5 minutes until al dente, being careful not to overcook them.
4. Remove the noodles to a colander to drain. Set aside.
5. In a large skillet over high heat add a few tablespoons of oil. Use either canola oil or sesame oil, or use equal amounts of both, (which is what I do.)
6. When the oil is very hot, add the vegetables, and stir them continuously for one to two minutes.
7. Add the chicken and continue stirring for another minute.
8. Add the noodles and continue stirring for another minute.
9. Add 1/3 cup soy sauce, stir and remove from heat.
10. Serve and enjoy!


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I'm sure most everybody knows ways to trick or fool a fingerprint scanner, but how many people know an exact proven procedure that works most of the time. The procedure here is based on a study by Dr. Matsumoto on 'gummy' fingers.
- Materials Needed:
- Graphite Powder or Superglue
- Digital Camera or Scanner
- Transparency Film (acetate)
- Ferric Chloride
- Gelatin
- Silly Putty
- Photosensitive Coated Copper Clad Board
[list=1]Procedure:[*]Use the graphite powder to make the print become visible OR use fumes from the superglue to get the same effect.[*]Scan the fingerprint image into your computer OR take a good quality digital picture of the print.[*]Use Photoshop or other graphics editor to inverse colors and increase contrast so fingerprint is clear and bold.[*]Print inverted fingerprint image onto the acetate (transparency). We need light to shine through it where the fingerprint should be.[*]Enter a dark area, place the transparency over the copper clad board, and expose to UV light for brief amount of time. This will eat away at the thin top layer where the fingerprint mold should be.[*]Soak the board in the ferric chloride. The solution eats away where the photosensitive layer is missing.[*]The fingerprint mold will emerge in the board, proceed to pour gelatin over the board.[*]Voila! Fake fingerprint [/list=1]
The created print can be used to fool most fingerprint scanners, and if sprayed with a little bit of WD-40, it will leave behind a fingerprint as your real finger would on surfaces. Don't do anything illegal now! This is merely a BRIEF procedure of how this method can be achieved, if you are considering doing this and need help, or are stuck... I'm happy to answer any questions. Also, if you're looking for ways around other biometric systems, ask away.


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The following policy was recommended by the Academic Senate in its meeting of February 13, 1986,
and received the concurrence of the President on February 27, 1986.
Each full-time academic and academic-related employee is expected to have on file a copy of a Professional Resume, which has been brought up to date within the past three years. Copies of the Professional Resume will be maintained on file in the offices of the department and the school (or equivalent units), as well as the official personnel file located in the Office of the Vice President for Faculty and Staff Relations.
There are many instances in which the availability of the up-to-date information contained in the Professional Resume would be professionally advantageous to an employee. There are other instances in which a Resume is necessary to meet eligibility requirements. For example, information on the Professional Resume would be necessary when academic and academic-related employees are asked to prepare a special vita tailored for a particular purpose, such as for applications for sabbatical leaves, applications of research grants and for assigned time, periodic reviews, information for accreditation teams, reviews for special awards and honors, for news releases, and to answer inquiries from external agencies regarding special interests of employees for research and consultancy services.
While there is no standard format for the Professional Resume, there are certain data that should be included in any statement of professional qualifications ad experience. Some types of information about each employee are historical in nature and do not change, such as academic preparation, past teaching, and administrative experiences. Other kinds of information are both historical in nature and are ever-changing such as publications, grants, honors, service to the University community, and the like.


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Advice on how to make a good presentation
Write spectacular and compelling headlines
It's a common rule, that when someone tells you to "surprise them" it's the least that comes to your mind. The same goes for headlines as well, but that doesn't mean you cannot write efficient headlines. Here's a few tips on what to pay attention to.
- Use keywords: just like in google search.
- You can even use a free online keyword tool to see what short word combinations rock
- Be brief and simple, limit the number of words in a headline to a maximum of 3-4 words
- A good headline should be in the right place. Concentrate on the headlines of the key topics do not try to write something compelling on every single page.
- Use catchy images where you feel they complement your presentation's content.


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Worst guy. Cops in Florida say a 27-year-old man stole his date's rental car while they were at the movies. During the movie, the man, Michael Pratt, told the woman he needed to get something in the car, a 2012 Ford Focus. He left, and never came back.
When he didn't return she called him. According to reports, he laughed at her, then admitted he'd stolen the car. Four days later, the dickweed called and told her he'd left the car in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Cops found it and arrested him.
Apparently the guy, who's now being held in Pasco County Jail, had served time in the past for failing to return rental property. Leopard, stripes and all that.
(Photo: AP/Pasco County, FLA., Sheriff's Office)


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