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I have had Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) since March 2002. Both of my sons also got ME/CFS at ages 6 and 10. Our younger son fully recovered after 10 years of mild illness. Our older son still has ME/CFS and also has Lyme disease plus two other tick infections. This blog is about how our family lives with chronic illness, with a focus on improving our conditions and enjoying our lives in spite of these challenges.
Friday, August 04, 2006
You've Got To Have Friends
Yesterday, I ran into an old friend that I hadn't seen in four years. I say "old" because I haven't heard from her since a few months after I first became ill with CFIDS. It was strange and uncomfortable seeing her again, and it brought back all sorts of conflicted feelings.
She and I became friends in 1999 when our oldest sons were in kindergarten together. I had just left my 15-year consulting career and was trying to adjust to my new life as a stay-at-home mom. She was an old hat at this routine, and we quickly became friends. In some ways, I felt like I was back in high school. I was the new kid, and she was the out-going, popular one surrounded by an admiring group of friends. My younger son and her daughter started preschool together the following year, and we became even closer, spending hours talking together at one of our homes while the kids played.
Then, in March 2002, I suddenly became sick. We continued to talk on the phone through those first few months, as I wondered what was wrong with me. She invited me to a party that spring, but at the last minute, I had to cancel because I was too sick to leave the house. I never heard from her again.
I was stunned and very hurt. I couldn't understand why a friend would desert me at a time when I most desperately needed support.
In fact, the same thing happened with another friend, an old work colleague. Although we lived in different states, we exchanged e-mail messages several times a day, sharing stories of our kids and sometimes even telling each other things that we'd told no one else. She hung in there with me for quite awhile, but once I was diagnosed and knew that my life now included chronic illness for good, she sort of drifted away. At one point, I tried to renew our relationship. We talked openly about what had happened, and she admitted that she felt uncomfortable with my illness and didn't know what to say to me. I tried to be supportive of her feelings and reassure her I was still the same person. We kept in touch for awhile, but she eventually drifted away again.
Over time, I've come to understand that some people just don't feel comfortable dealing with chronic illness. I know that some of my family feels similarly and would probably also drift away, if they could. I still don't really get it because I like to deal with life in a straightforward and open way, but I at least know that it's them, not me. This has been one of the most painful aspects of living with CFIDS.
I met another friend in 1999. Another mom with a son in my son's kindergarten class. Like me, she was just transitioning from being a working mom to working from home with her kids. We found we had a lot in common, and our kids became very close, too.
Her response to my illness has been quite different. I'm sure she was similarly mystified and uncomfortable, unsure of what to say. But she didn't run away. She talked to me on the phone when I was too sick to go anywhere. She left me a care package during one bad week - some flowers picked from her yard, a book, and a note. No one else has ever done anything for me like that, and I was deeply touched. She even asked me one day, "I'd like to know more about your illness. Is there any information I could read about it so I can understand it better?" That meant so much to me, with so many other people around me wanting to just pretend nothing was different.
She's been by my side during that dark first year, through my diagnosis and adjustment to a new life, and she's now my closest friend. She's come to accept CFIDS as a part of my life, as I've had to myself. She doesn't get upset when I have to cancel plans because I'm having a bad day. We can talk for hours. She shares her own problems with me, so I feel it's a two-way relationship, instead of feeling guilty for being the needy one. She accepts me as I am.
One friend like this is worth more than all the fair-weather friends in the world.
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Thanks for the comment on my blog! I am fortunate to have a few friends who have really stuck with me. Anyone else - I'm better off without them. I hope you feel better tomorrow. - Jennie
So, I finally get around to reading your blog. I am so glad I did, you have a great one. I can't even imagine what it must be like to be dealing with CFS and raising children, not to mention raising a kid who also has CFS. You are what I would call a "super mum".
I know the fair weathered friends syndrome, very well. And while its hard to understand at first, the disappearing friend thing becomes a blessing. Friends should be there for you through good and bad. Not when its convenient for them. I personally review my address book every new years day, and if i my "friends" havent made any kind of effort, they are kicked out of my tribe. Of course, I need to make that effort as well.
Your good friend sounds to be exactly that. Thats excellent! One great friend is heaps better than a houseful of mediocre ones.
You can count me to be among your new friends....lets stay in touch...i will be lurking on your blog, as often as i can.


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Every year, Minster FM celebrates the achievements of North Yorkshire's most inspirational people in our Local Hero Awards.
On Friday 15th February, we hosted our glittering ceremony at York Racecourse featuring a live performance from Tunde (Light House Family) and The Entertainment Company. Here are all the photos from this event courtesy of Rob Scott - Discerning Images Photography.
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India's Poor Hurt More by Corruption
The poorest of the poor living in India's slums are the most affected by corruption as they are often forced to pay bribes to get even the most basic of public services in the world's largest democracy, says a recent study.
Corruption in India has become a major issue of debate in recent years, partly over scandals related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games and over the allocation of telecom spectrum in 2008.
This dented India's image globally and angered its citizens, who last year rallied in support of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, staging mass protests across the country.
While India's middle classes have been especially vocal in fighting corruption, working class citizens may have been worst affected by it, reveals a study conducted by the Centre for Media Studies, a New Delhi-based think tank.
Their research – the India Corruption Study – looked at how corruption affects slum residents as they try to avail of basic public services, like drinking water, electricity and law enforcement.
The report is based on interviews with 2533 people in nine Indian cities, focusing on seven essential public services.
The study, based on data collected in the year that ended March 31, 2012 found that three out of every four slum dwellers claimed they were asked to pay a bribe to receive at least one of the following three public services: distribution of food rations or free kerosene; healthcare; and municipal services like public sanitation and waste removal in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Most residents were of the opinion that corruption has increased over the past year, saying it is worse among police.
The research found that people living in slums on average avail of at least three public services. The number of those who felt corruption among police has jumped 61% from 2008, when the last survey took place. Of the people surveyed, 21% believed paying a bribe was necessary to get water supply; and 19% and 13% of them believed this was necessary to secure electricity connections and healthcare, respectively.
A spokesman for India's home ministry was not immediately available for comment.
For Alok Srivastava, the project head of India Corruption Study, people in slums often have "no option" but to pay a bribe, since they may otherwise be denied public services.
"The magnitude of the problem is very high," he told India Real Time.
About 35% of slum dwellers say they have been denied services at least once as they could not pay a bribe, the study found.
Since the average income of many of the these households is often as little as 2000 rupees ($37) per month for a family of five people, Mr. Srivastava says that in many cases they have to borrow money, accumulating debt.
About 8-10% of the country's more than 1.2 billion population are estimated to live in slums, according to census figures.
The findings of this report, released last week, are consistent with a study published by Berlin-based anti-corruption group Transparency International a few days earlier. Both found suggest that people in India feel that corruption is rampant.
In Transparency International's latest corruption perception index, India came way down, ranking 94th out 176 countries. This is only a tad better than last year, when India ranked 95th.
Legislation aimed at tackling corruption in the public sector is pending parliamentary approval. Indian lawmakers are expected to review a bill to set up an anticorruption ombudsman, or Lokpal, during the current session of Parliament.
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George Clooney's no friend, but at least Facebook is finally making money for someone other than its 25-year-old gazzilionaire founder.
The social networking company passed the 300-million registered user mark and is now "cash-flow positive," according to Mark Zuckerberg, who founded the company while he was in college. Advertising Age reported the development, noting that it comes even as Facebook struggles to craft the right model for advertising. Most of the revenue comes in from low-cost display ads.
Zuckerberg said in his blog that one reason his company is finally making money is that he keeps headcount low, claiming there is just one engineer for every million users.
The latest news from around North Texas.
While Facebook has added 50 million users in the last two months alone, it isn't even close to reeling in George Clooney.
"I would rather have a prostate exam on live television by a guy with very cold hands than have a Facebook page," the Hollywood hunk recently quipped to reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Directed by Umberto LenziGenres - Horror | Sub-Genres - Jungle Film, Sadistic Horror | Run Time - 86 min. | Countries - Italy | MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Primarily a showcase for the gory special-effects artistry of Gianetto de Rossi, this revolting horror film stars Giovanni Lombardo Radice (also known as "John Morghen") as a drug-dealer who comes to the Amazon jungle from New York looking for a cache of stolen emeralds. He joins some American college students and soon introduces them to his special lifestyle, raping a native girl, then beating a young Indio senseless before gouging out his eyeball with a knife. Naturally, the local cannibals don't take too well to this treatment, so they cut off Radice's penis with a machete, gouge out his eye, then scalp him and eat his brain. Deciding that his companions are also to blame, the natives hang a young woman by impaling her breasts on meat hooks while her sorrowful companion sings "Red River Valley." Eventually, one woman gets back to New York, where she reads a dissertation on cannibalism to earn her PhD. Cult filmmaker Umberto Lenzi really outdid himself with this bloody spectacle, which maintains a consistent air of cruelty with a non-stop procession of beatings, rapes, real-life animal slaughter, larva-chewing, genital-chopping, cannibalism and the infamous meathook scene. Definitely for acquired tastes only, this nauseatingly effective shocker features a brief appearance by adult-film star Richard Bolla as a New York policeman.
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Boss health
Skills: Swing, rampage*, straight fist, leech bomb, regeneration*
Times died on 1st playthrough: 1
Following up today's post will be another boss profile. After my attempt at fool's idol the only 1st world boss left to killed was the one in world 5...and thus the filthy leechmonger. I swear this guy has one of the blandest and lamest boss designs in all of video game history! Its a good thing though, at least this guy isnt too weak and puts up a decent fight. Leechmonger is the boss of 5-1, valley of defilement archstone.
Even for a huge accumulated mass of swarming leeches, the leechmonger, suprisingly, has quite a vareity of attacks. Even if he is nothing but leeches it would be wise to take heed when figthing him.
Swing- Leechmonger swings his arms in a rotatable direction. Does moderate damage but since it has 2 arms it will connect twice. Unblockable.
Rampage*- The leechmonger gets really mad and starts pounding around the field like a child throwing a tantrum. This attack is unblockable which makes it a pretty deadly one. Does moderate- heavy damage.
Straight fist- The boss does this rarely, he straight pounds his fist into the player, knocking them down and doing some damage. He does this more oftenly when you are running down the platforms and are near his melee range, he also does this rarely when meleeing him straight up. Does moderate-heavy damage.
Leech bomb- The leechmonger will launch several leech bombs that explode and do moderate damage. Though this is blockable after the bomb connects, the player will still be clung unto with leeches. While still being affected by the leeches the players will have reduced speed and will take minor damage over time.
Regeneration*- This attack makes the boss one annoying hell of an asshole. The boss will form a ball of leeches around him and gradually restore HP. The HP restored can go up to about 25% of his total amount. Though you can stop the healing by hitting the the ball when he heals, its very hard and by the time you destroy it he will already have regened a decent amount of health.
The leechmonger puts up quite a fight if you are expecting him to be some sort of wuss like the adjudicator then you will be killed mercilessly. I thought him to be a simple dick and died once in the process. Only during my 2nd fight I did it seriously.
1st off if you want to be super cheap, just walk in the fight with a bow, stand at the ledge, and shoot that pile of leeches. He cant touch you this way, and the fight will be a breeze. For those of you who want to do this the manly and honourable way, walk your way down and take the beast head on. You also might want to bring some turnipines to speed up the process, since the boss heals himself from time to time, the battle can get VERY VERY long and annoying.
While walking down the leechmonger will either land you a striaght fist, or launch some leech bombs, both of which are deadly skills. You will want to drop your way down after you are close enough to avoid those. But note that those 2 skills will still be used if you are striahgt up meleeing him. His swings are the commonly used attacks. Depending on the direction he swings, just follow the arms and roll accordingly, its not that hard. Note that all of the boss's melee attacks are unblockable, so dont bother blocking, just dodge. The boss will also use rampage from time to time, in between his swings. Rampage is just him randomly pounding around the field, so theres no way to tell you how to dodge this...I guess the trick is just to stay away from him.
Striaght fist will still be used on the ground, so be wary. At any time of the match he will just throw his fist at you, and you might be too startled to dodge. Also, after a rampage attack be sure to move back into leechmonger's melee range, if you are too far away, he will use launch leech bombs, and you dont want to get hit by those since you will be slowed and will recieve bit by bit damage.
All I have to say is that the boss aint so hard...if not for his regenaration. When you see the boss healing, POUND HIM, dont let him heal, its straight annoying. Now you know how a boss feels when you heal yourself. If you can figure out his attacks( which in my opinion, arent too deadly), you can down this big bucket of leeches, since he has not potential 1 hit KO moves, this fight is already in your favour!


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Today I have a Stamper's Dream card to share with you. I have also combined it with CPS Sketch #226 this week, as I normally do. :) I also created it for The Shabby Tea Room #70 {Red/Pink/Neutral & flowers} and the colors for CR84FN#33 {red, pink, neutral}. The inspiration photos are posted below the instructions if you would like to check them out!
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (vintage cream)
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Developing Personal Leadership
It's time to do some soul searching. What kind of leader do you want to be, and how can you make that happen? Are you leading by example? Is your leadership style the best it can be? Are you getting the best results for yourself, your team and your organization? In order to develop your most effective personal leadership style, you should consider each of those questions and focus on establishing a style that will enable you to achieve all of your goals.
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• Understand leadership and management, and the related drivers for success. • Describe leadership experiences and values. • "Innerview," or look within, to open the lines of communication and build trust. • Create a personal vision as a leader and manager.
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Leaders who demonstrate certain principles create an environment where employees are motivated, not forced, to bring their best to work. Certain principles strengthen teamwork and trust, leading to a more cohesive, creative and constructive workforce. You'll gain the skills to motivate teams, and what can be more valuable than that?
You will maximise your own performance, become a stronger leader, and add more value to the organisation. Become a champion leader who strategically aligns organisational objectives with individual development goals so that both roads lead to breakthrough performance.


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Transform your old T-shirts with stencils and textile paint
March 8, 2009 at 12:52 am 2 comments
This post is a bit less technical than the usual, it doesn't even got anything to do with computers or microcontrollers at all! That's right, we're going analog! Our goal is to convert a plain boring T-shirt into an entirely home-crafted design shirt. I did this together with my girlfriend Delphine who's a whole lot more skilled in this sort of things than I am.
1. Creating a stencil
The book "Stencil 101" by Ed Roth is a must have when starting out with stencil art. It contains 25 reusable ready made stencils. You can also buy ready-made stencils online (e.g. on www.etsy.com).
But to gain some real street credibility, you should be making your stencils yourself! The trick is to find some high-contrast photograph of cool stuff, open it in Photoshop and play with the "treshold" value. I made a climber and a Dirty Harry using the pictures below. Make sure there are no isolated white parts in your creation (the white should be in one piece as the black is what you'll cut out)!
Once the stencil image is created, you can print it. Now we'll have to cut it out in some plastic-like material. We used transparant sheets (like used with an overhead projector), because you can see the printed image very good while cutting.
Print the stencil and cover it with the transparant sheet. Now you'll have to cut it out using a knife.
2. Put some paint on that T-shirt!
Now we can finally apply our paint to the T-shirt. There are two kinds of textile paint, opaque (gives a more bright color) and non-opaque (more waterpaint-like, blends with the original color of your shirt).
You can apply several layers of paint. When done, carefully remove the plastic stencil..
With all the tension building up, and you being solely focussed on your T-shirt, this will probably be the time where your dog will start complaining. Promise him you'll make him a cool shirt too and keep focussing, because we're almost done!
3. Heat up that iron!
To make sure the paint doesn't go off after washing it in the machine, you'll have to fixate it. We ironed the shirt for a couple of minutes, with a cardboard between the front and back of the shirt to protect the back, and a towel on the painted part to protect the iron.
4. Look flashy!
That's it for this post. If you made some cool stencils/shirts let me know in a comment!
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May 3, 2009 at 6pm to May 15, 2010 at 7pm – Bethesda Row I'd like to get together with local tennis enthusiasts, play some tennis and perhaps develop an fun group to hang out with as well. Organized by Natalie | Type: tennis, get, together
May 8, 2009 at 8am to August 3, 2009 at 10am – Broad Ripple Park Open Tennis - Free - Monday, Wednesday and Friday Morning in Broad Ripple What: Open "pick-up" Tennis Days: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning Friday, May 8th, 2009 Time: Approximately 8… Organized by Eric Buetens | Type: double, -, pick-up, tennis
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March 29, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the last U.S. combat troops leaving Vietnam.
While the fall of Saigon two years later, with its indelible images of frantic helicopter evacuations, is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, March 29 in many ways marks an anniversary that holds greater meaning for many who fought, protested or otherwise lived it.
In this March 29, 1973, photo, Camp Alpha, Uncle Sam's out-processing center, was chaos in Saigon. Lines of bored soldiers snaked through customs and briefing rooms.
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Surrounded by luggage of other departing GIs, a U.S. Air Force airman reads a paperback novel as he waits to begin processing at Camp Alpha on Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airbase in Saigon, March 27, 1973.
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Adm. John S. McCain Jr., left, and his son, Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCain III, meet for the first time after the younger McCain's release from a Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp in Jacksonville, Florida, March 31, 1973.
An American GI takes a nap atop his luggage March 27, 1973, as he and other troops wait to begin out-processing at Camp Alpha in Saigon as withdrawal of U.S. troops resume after a 10-day dispute over prisoners of war.
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Jan Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, points out where grass is growing out over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington Sept. 9, 2009.
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Vietnamese businessman Tony Lam poses for a photo at his Dong Phuong Tofu factory in Little Saigon in Westminster, Calif., March 28, 2013.
Lam was 36 on the day the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam. He was a young husband and father, but most importantly, he was a businessman and U.S. contractor furnishing dehydrated rice to South Vietnamese troops. In 1992, Lam made history by becoming the first Vietnamese-American elected to public office in the U.S., and he went on to serve on the Westminster City Council for 10 years.
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The American flag is furled at a ceremony marking official deactivation of the Military Assistance Command-Vietnam in Saigon after more than 11 years in South Vietnam March 29, 1973.
The last 55 troops to leave Vietnam debark their Air Force C-141 at Travis Air Force Base March 30, 1973.
A foreign visitor looks at the remains of an American fighter jet in the grounds of the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi March 29, 2013.
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Gen. Alexander M. Haig, center, is greeted by acting Ambassador Charles Whitehouse, left, and another embassy official following Haig's arrival in Saigon, April 10, 1973, the last stop in his whirlwind tour of Indochina. The trip was made at the behest of President Richard Nixon.
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Vietnam war veteran Ho Van Minh talks about his experience as a North Vietnamese soldier during the war at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi March 28, 2013.
The 77-year-old lost his right leg to a land mine while advancing on Saigon, just a month before that city fell.
A Viet Cong observer of the Four Party Joint Military Commission counts U.S. troops as they prepare to board jet aircraft at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport March 28, 1973.
One of the last remaining river patrol boats used by the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War is lifted from the Naval Support Base display at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, S.C., March 26, 2013. The boat is going to a boatyard for a month for $30,000 in repairs.
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Camp Alpha, Uncle Sam's out-processing center, was chaos in Saigon. Lines of bored soldiers snaked through customs and briefing rooms March 29, 1973.
In a curious ending to a bizarre conflict, American troops board jets under the watchful eyes of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong observers in Saigon March 29, 1973.
President Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu listen to national anthems during arrival ceremonies for Thieu at the Western White House in San Clemente, Calif., April 2, 1973.
Vietnam war veteran Ho Van Minh talks about his experience as a North Vietnamese soldier during the war at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi March 28, 2013.
Daniel Ellsberg, co-defendant in the Pentagon Papers trial, talks with reporters April 12, 1973, after he testified in Los Angeles. Next to him is his wife, Patricia. Ellsberg, who vividly described his journey to disillusionment in Vietnam, would climax that story by telling jurors how he risked his government career to copy the Pentagon Papers, hoping to end the war.
A bird sits in a cage overlooking the engine of an American B-52 bomber in a lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 29, 2013. The plane was shot down during the Vietnam War, and the engine fell into the lake.
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese members of the joint military commission, foreground, shoot photos of U.S. troops as they board an Air Force plane for the flight home from Saigon's Tan Son Nhut Air Base March 27, 1973.
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Cathy Phan is a 3D Systems Process Engineer with 17 years' experience in SLA printing.
Can you tell me a little about SLA?
Stereolithography is the first rapid prototyping process, and is still the most used of all machine types on the market. I love it because it has the best accuracy, the fastest build time and the most reliable finished parts.
Do you have any tips and tricks to working with SLA?
Well, we optimize our systems with the best hardware, software, laser technology and material portfolio to give you a good starting point. Then, each time we release a product, we always have our experts and senior team optimize it for the best build styles. We also release a new CIB (Customer Information Bulletin) full of information and tips, including how to match build styles to applications, how to build with supports, and how to post process. We likewise study and test our materials to give the best solutions we can. With all that being said, the best thing our customers can do is to use our default testing build styles. We really work hard to make it high performance without high energy.
What do you see as the supreme advantage of 3D printing?
It's super reliable, infinitely repeatable, and a huge time saver. You're basically taking a blueprint of your idea and turning it into a real thing in a matter of hours. And since you build up layer-by-layer, nothing is too complex; you can have internal parts, movable parts, assemblies, you name it. It's awesome.
Do you have a favorite application for SLA?
There are so many great applications for this technology that it's hard to choose one as more favorable than another. Tracing my experience in the industry, I guess I first fell in love with it with its rapid prototyping applications, getting parts to engineers for testing in just a few hours. After that, I remember being blown away by the application with Align. And from there? Jewelry, hearing aids, toys, medical… like I said: It's hard to pick a favorite!
What areas in 3D printing do you want to explore further?
I would say medical modeling. I love the idea of having "spare" body parts printed for future use.
What's your mission?
I look for every opportunity to play with new geometries, new designs and new challenges in SLA. I love working with the files, machines and materials to optimizing printing for challenging parts. I'm on the team that tests and enhances new systems to provide feedback and troubleshooting before we release to our customers so we can turn over a system that's "plug and play." If you ever get the chance to stop by our Rock Hill Headquarters, I have a whole collection of prints to share.


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The Walking Dead: Episode 5: No Time Left
The Walking Dead trailer shows off Episode 5 player stats
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The season finale of Telltale's critically lauded and highly successful The Walking Dead arrives this week, and this trailer demonstrates the same tightly woven drama that has us all hooked on the incredibly poignant adaptation.
The Walking Dead: Episode 5 teaser shot and Episode 4 stats video released
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When there is peace in the kingdom, and nothing has happened in a month, any good King would itch for war. And even if not a full scale war, then at least for a skirmish; and if there is no skirmish, then at least it's time to go hunting.
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Series: Glass Fleet is an epic story about civil war throughout a universe torn by endless conflict. Today's review of Glass Fleet V6 (La Legende Du Vent De L'Univers or Garasu No Kantai; depending on your focus) is an attempt to finish up reviewing the six volume series with as few major spoilers as possible. If you've read the previous reviews of the show, you will know that there was a lot going on, some of it well intentioned too, but much of the show was merely a rehash of concepts better handled elsewhere. I found a lot of flaws with the first volumes but wanted to continue to see if the series got any better with time, this one yielding mixed results too but showing glimpses of improvements too so here's some background before covering the latest four episodes of the show. The basic premise of the war is that various factions of royalty are trying to shape the destiny of the galaxy in their image. The old order was corrupt and feeble, with the one replacing it soon found to be equally as bad. Vetti Sforza, the self proclaimed Holy Emperor, made it clear that he wanted the absolute destruction of the old order as he sought to replace it with his own vision. To this end, his space fleet decimated the Allied Nobility forces in short order, using any means necessary and giving no quarter as his righteous will was followed. He demanded absolute loyalty and as a result, he replaced the reigning order with his own, building his empire on the bloodshed of the masses.
This proved only to replace one despotic group with a maniacal leader who knew no limits to run the galaxy, soon prompting a small rebellion by a group calling itself The People's Army. Under manned and completely outgunned, this group is led by the sister of their former leader who assumes his name to keep everyone in line. Michel Volban is the blond haired fanatic determined to beat Vetti's forces, rising up to crush his oppressive rule and restore some semblance of peace that won't simply mean more luxury for a chosen few at the expense of the rest of the citizenry. Her plight seems hopeless as she is under attack, the battle interrupted by yet another major player known as Captain Cleo Corbeille; the leader of a small group of pirates but also the possessor of truly royal blood from the original ruling caste that was vanquished generations ago by the now defeated Allied Nobility forces. Sound confusing yet?
Essentially, the main thrust of the series in the first volume appeared to be that war only results in death, tragedy, and a new nameplate on the door as the major players are slowly assembled. The writing is on the wall for Cleo and Michel to hook up and defeat Vetti; likely using every cliché and stereotype known to anime in order to get from point A to point B. The exact outcome is uncertain at this writing but the opening volume shows some promise as it lays the foundation for what is to come in the future. Michel's forces are on the run (as in another rebellion you may have heard about written by George Lucas) and are saved by a disinterested pirate who ends up giving them safe passage after some discussion about rewards with some minor attempts at levity along the way. As yet another noble captain who does right by his crew and cares little about the rest of humanity and their petty wars, Cleo is the latest version of the Harlock dynamic in some ways, sporting an advanced ship (hence the titular term Glass Fleet) that is almost indestructible by regular gunfire and can effective destroy even the largest of enemy ships by ramming them (not to mention it's superior maneuverability and speed). By comparison, Vetti's ship is also unique but either can fight their way out of tight jams from conventional ships that populate most of the galaxy.
The feeling I got from the first five episodes was that there are not only the major players but also regional warlords that have taken full advantage of the ensuing chaos of the conflict, jockeying for power and position by playing the various sides against each other as needed. The church led forces might be dominant in any area they are stationed in but as vast as they may be, they can't be everywhere at once so unless one of these characters is outright for an opponent, the political maneuvering takes place on both sides of the matter since resources are not limitless any place. The episodes that time were 1) Like A Shooting Star, 2) Like the Wind, 3) Like Destiny, 4) Like Scars, and 5) Like a Mask. The series starts off with large CGI battles and moves down to the smaller scale fighting, showing exactly how ruthless Vetti is with those around him, how spirited Michel can be in the face of adversity, and how the rest of the players start to fit into their roles. The CGI did not fit in seamlessly but if you've seen other recent shows by Gonzo, one of my favorite Japanese production companies for quality efforts, you'll already have a good understanding for what the show looks like and how the personalities intertwine.
The second set of episodes (which took forever to get to me, presumably due to a galactic conflict in Southern California) was 6) Like A Clown, 7) Like A Rebuke, 8) Like The Truth, 9) Like Constant Change, and 10) Like A Demon. The volume provided ample opportunity to display more of the battles fans are going to appreciate but also took a lot of side trips into the personalities involved in the galactic conflict. As a result, there was a different "feel" for the show this time and depending on what you're looking for, you will either be disappointed or happy. Cleo's crew makes it clear that they are involved for the financial benefits more than anything else, a sign of strength in what they bring to the conflict with their advanced ship. This offends the People's Army leaders but the masses still practically worship them for saving their leader Michel. Cleo's approach to battle is pragmatic in that nothing is sacred to him as he fights against overwhelming odds, the technology he possesses not invincible but clearly giving him the edge needed to routinely succeed. This is countered by the sheer volume of the enemy fleet and the relative incompetence of his new allies (which do more damage than they are worth) so it becomes increasingly important to push the edge Cleo provides with larger alliances.
Needless to say, the powerful groups out there have agendas of their own and want to pick the winner of the conflict; looking out for #1 rather than what is "right". Most of them are nobles that are nearly as treacherous as the people Michel is fighting and the strings they attach to their offers of support rail against the beliefs that set the war in motion. As some minor interests sign on, Michel courts B.B., a ruthless ruler of a larger territory that actually was a lover of Vetti; the woman commanding one of the larger fleets in known territories. Needless to say, Vetti is also trying to regain her favor since her merchant class is also vast (and able to support supply lines needed for victory). Also, whichever side she joins will inevitably become the one that many other smaller nobles will side with, making her a crucial element that could even prevent the war with her influence. The bargaining has both sides vying for her at the same time though, the delicate nature of the matter cut through thanks to Cleo's straight forward approach. Vetti's lust for power to unite the galaxy is also given a personal side as his motivations become clearer, his romantic side pushed aside by his greed with some surprisingly adult themes (rape in a TV PG setting?!?), and this ultimately prepares the setting for war on a grand scale in following volumes.
The third volume of the series included only four episodes this time, down from the previous five in previous volumes, including: 11) Like A Hungry Wolf, 12) Like The Setting Sun, 13) Like A Labyrinth, and 14) Like Daybreak. The war between the two groups shows that each side has some significant strengths but also significant weaknesses, so the plotting & scheming by both sides takes center stage. Those wanting to gain personal benefit betray their ideals and Cleo finds that he is prevented from finishing off Vetti just when it could have done the most good. An effort to spare countless lives is made but at the cost of giving up the lives of their leadership, the betrayal resulting in a darker chapter of the series as more details regarding Vetti's plans to summon forth another ancient ship on par with the one captained by Cleo. Their meeting results in tragedy as Cleo's original idea to end hostilities are tossed aside, Michel's secret finally learned by the evil Vetti. Loyalty comes into play after the infighting nearly incapacitates the People's Army and the scale of the entire series (after a very lame recap episode that made as little sense as the previous two volumes) zooms in drastically to the personalities in flux, particularly Cleo and Eimer as the two fight for their lives in a hostile jail cell.
The fourth volume of the series also included four episodes, including 15) Like Daybreak, 16) Like Majesty, 17) Like An Epoch, and 18) Like An Embrace. Vetti has all but crushed the rebellion, Cleo's short lived escape from his captors results in a surprise from his past, and Michel's secret resulting in even more moral ambiguity of Vetti's sexual deviance. The show seemed to flounder thematically as it tried to regain the spirit of the previous volumes (especially the first two volumes where the revolution was getting underway). So in a number of ways, the entire volume amounted to about as exciting as a recap episode for old hands with just enough revelations to keep me watching but not fitting into the whole series to date as well as it could have (I left with the feeling that the pacing was worse than before, the show appearing to be made for a half season then stretched out to a full season after it was partially scripted). As part of the larger whole it may work better but now that all the elements are back in play for the rest of the series, I fully expect that the remaining two volumes will have to quickly ramp things up to close out in any meaningful manner.
The fifth volume of the series opened up with the gang on the run from prison, trying to affect their escape with a few new characters assuming larger roles. The episodes were 19) Like a Lion, 20) Like a Royal Road, 21) Like a House of Cards, and 22) Like Adoration. A series of desperate gambits ensues using some of the prisoner's to assist with Cleo's escape from the planet, a mounting number of sacrifices made to insure his survival as the lynchpin of the prophecy regarding the entire galaxy under the threat of the natural calamity heading their way. The admiral shows he still has a few tricks up his sleeve as he commands their beaten up bucket of bolts to victory too, proving superior tactics can succeed over fancy equipment as he maneuvers a number of the enemy to their just earned fate. His surprise manner of fighting also takes Cleo and crew aback a bit as well, no quarter asked for or taken as they seek to fight Vetti on his flagship on their own terms.
In the meantime, Michel has made it to safety and is back about Cleo's futuristic cruiser, attempting to stem the tide and revive her rebellion from absolute chaos under devastatingly oppressive odds tossed her way. With a host of previous characters shown in a different light, Vetti takes the back stage this time as Cleo finds out yet another secret about his past, one that has him on edge as the volume ends to prepare for the final volume in the series; suggesting a surprise alliance that no one would have guessed in previous chapters of the story but one needed in order to make the universe a safer place for all. I watched the first volumes of the show last time to remind myself exactly what had gone on previously and I had to wonder if there were gaps in the original airing in Japan given as much what was said as what was not. So, in Glass Fleet V6, the four episodes had the arduous task of wrapping up a lot of threads, dealing with a bunch of characters, and essentially trying to do the impossible. The episodes were 23) Like Scarlet, 24) Like Bloodshed, 25) Like A Blood Edict, and 26) Like An Ovation. The People's Army has continued to regain some of it's former strength, all sorts of factions lending support to fend off the power mad Vetti's quest for controlling the entire galaxy before it is ripped apart by the space phenomenon looming heavy in the background (that threatens to swallow everything known).
The Prophecy that pushes Cleo and Vetti together is unraveled as an ages old scheme to create peace based on their unique heritage; the two men flip sides of the same coin. The questions are answered as Cleo seeks a peaceful solution and Vetti decides that the one right path is the one that puts him in the ultimate position of power, forcing a desperate sacrifice that Michel refuses to accept. With the largest battle of the series taking place, all sorts of smaller conflicts claim many of the key players, technological solutions propped up against strategic counters, old guard versus new, and even a power play by the religious factions attempting to save their own hides and consolidate power as well. The ending was not particularly satisfying for me but some of what took place was among the best action of the entire series. The adversity of events impacting the show made it watchable but there seemed to be no rhyme or reason for how things were playing out but it definitely seemed to me that the creative staff were attempting to distance the show from the multitude of similar shows; dancing between genres more than I wanted but enough to merit a rating of Rent It before picking up a copy unless you find one cheap.
Picture: Glass Fleet was presented in the usual 1.78:1 ratio anamorphic widescreen color as the show aired in Japan during 2006 (per the IMDB) as directed by Minoru Ohara. This was not the best looking show I've seen from the companies involved, almost appearing as if painted cels were used in the space sequences thanks to the CGI effects, but the details on the ships, the use of a semi-fluid animation style on the characters, and some pretty cool battle sequences were enough to distract my attention away from all but the worst of the issues involved. I saw no aliasing, and the amount of compression artifacts were on the low end (as expected) except on the rare occasion. The use of darker settings on some of the ships contrasted nicely with the brightly lit Holy Empire ship bridges was a nice touch too; forgoing a standardized look to embrace the differences that could really project some of the other aspects of the script without a word spoken.
Sound: The audio was another case where the original 2.0 Dolby Digital Japanese shined nicely with easy to read optional English language subtitles. There was a corresponding English language dub in that version too; both of them sounding very nice in terms of the music, sound effects, and voice acting (for most characters at least). The lack of use in the rear speakers with the DD was enhanced by the addition of a 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround as a dub track; the clarity of all aspects of the production improved but the depth fixed the most as the ships passed each other or battles waged (I know from Aliens that space has no sound but for dramatic impact, sound is important; lets leave the laws of physics back in the lab, okay?). In any case, the principle voice actors in both languages did a decent job establishing their roles so I had no problems bouncing between the vocal offerings here, the slight nuances proving to make it more fun than distracting.
Extras: The only extra worth mentioning here was a moderate length interview with the Japanese Director, it having originally been broadcast awhile back in Japan. There were spoilers for those new to the show but it helped explain some stuff too, making me think I might appreciate the subtlties of the series more having watched it. There were also textless songs (clean opening and closing) and some trailers, with a recent edition of the company catalog included too.
Final Thoughts: Glass Fleet V6 was another show that took an almost retro look at medieval warfare and upgraded it for a modernistic type of show. The feudal society that the universe here was patterned on was decidedly like our own from hundreds of years ago, the human mindset in such societies captured well enough to follow for those who have no knowledge of them as well as historical buffs, minor quirks used for plot and theme aside. I can't say that this will be an automatic winner in my book but I did find it a bit more exciting as the fleets engaged and the battles waged on, the technical qualities of the series proving to be up for the challenge. In short, Glass Fleet V6 is the kind of anime for those of you that liked the blasts from the past where heroes pitted against black hearted knaves would determine the fate of the universe. Unlike many other shows to date, this one is still playing it's respective cards close to the vest in terms of what to expect so I am not sure if it will work as well as other collaborative efforts by Gonzo and FUNimation but this is definitely the kind of show that only they do well with any degree of consistency. The major characters were all tied up neatly for the most part and there were some surprises to be had, but I can't honestly state that the volume redeemed the rest of the series for me so your mileage may vary.
If you enjoy anime, take a look at some of the recommendations by DVD Talk's twisted cast of reviewers in their Best Of Anime 2003, Best Of Anime 2004, Best of Anime 2005, and Best of Anime 2006 articles or their regular column Anime Talk.


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Living life to the hilt has agreed with Ione Schubert. She'll be 100 years old July 4, and is still going strong. She's inherited good genes. Her mother lived beyond 100 and a brother made it to within a few months of his "centennial" year.
Living life to the hilt has agreed with Ione Schubert.
She'll be 100 years old July 4, and is still going strong. She's inherited good genes. Her mother lived beyond 100 and a brother made it to within a few months of his "centennial" year.
The staff at Lena Living Center where Schubert lives calls her a "social butterfly." She enjoys visiting with other residents, and Shane, the maintenance man, is a favorite of hers. She says he keeps track of her by where she parks her walker.
She likes to talk, especially about old times. She's sparkling company with her sharing of her childhood antics on a farm south of Woodbine, through the years farming with her husband, and her work at a manufacturing plant in Stockton. The farm where she grew up is now Woodbine Bend Golf Course.
Schubert is bright and perky. She's blessed with a sharp mind and working faculties. Perhaps her greatest asset, aside from her attentive daughter, Mary Ellen Lincoln of Freeport, is her droll sense of humor.
"I learned to smoke when I started to school," she said. "The boys rolled pencil shavings up in tablet paper."
Once, when her brother Bob was supposed to be watching her, he placed her on the handlebars of his bicycle at the top of the second floor stairway, got on himself and rode down the steps and out the front door.
Ione said the bike caught on the threshold and both she and Bob went flying in opposite directions.
When her mother heard the racket she asked if they were dead, her father answered, "No, but I hope they learned a lesson."
Schubert didn't go into the details of their injuries, but both were privileged to long lives with all their limbs.
A Favorite Story
One of Lincoln's favorite stories about Schubert is of her mother getting out of school to help with butchering pigs. She remembers her mother saying that butchering often meant doing an extra pig "to help the neighbor who wasn't able to make ends meet."
Schubert said her job in the butchering process was to clean out the intestines for use as casings for sausage.
"They didn't feed the pigs – slop them – the night before," she said. After butchering, the kids would often carry fresh liver sandwiches made with homemade bread. She said a boy in the school brought coconut-topped marshmallow cookies from his father's grocery store and would always want to trade them for her liver sandwiches.
Sometimes kids would fight over their lunches, she said. In the wintertime when they left them in the cloakroom, the food would often be frozen and they'd have to thaw them over the stove that heated the schoolroom.
"There was only one stove," she said.
She went to the Woodbine school through eighth grade then to Elizabeth High School, which she attended until she had to leave six weeks into her senior year to help family. But she went on to earn her GED at the age of 80. She had entertained the idea of taking the nursing course, but thought it might be a bit much.
Minister's Priorities
Ione married Glen Schubert on Sept. 22, 1937, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Things didn't go as planned that day, however. When they arrived at the appointed time, the minister was missing. He was canning peaches with his wife and the wedding would have to wait. So the couple had the wedding dinner first, with the ceremony taking place after the peaches were in their jars.
Ione took a job at Atwood Vacuum and Machine Factory in Stockton to "straighten Mary Ellen's teeth and put her through high school and nurse's training."
Ione is proud of the necklace the company gave her for her years of service. She remembers pumping pedals at the factory and having to hustle to make rate. She and Glen farmed south of Stockton where Mary Ellen grew up.
"My daughter took over the household and is a better cook than I am," Ione said. But Lincoln claims her mom was "a very good cook, made the best fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy I have ever had." As hard as she's tried, Lincoln said she could never duplicate them. She is proud of all her mother's accomplishments, the 85 afghans she's crocheted, "so many for so many people."
Lincoln said one year she posted a note at work for anyone wishing some of her mother's peanut brittle, "the thinnest, tastiest ever." Within days she had 80 orders for it and her mother wound up making more than 100 batches that year.
"Mother," Lincoln adds to her mother's list of accomplishments, "always had a huge garden and would can and freeze meat, vegetables and fruits. It was nothing for her to can 80 quarts of tomato juice a year, plus beans, corn, beets, pickles, cherries, peaches, applesauce and strawberries. She did all this while helping Dad on the farm and working in the steel factory. She raised chickens and ducks and would butcher them and sell them ... and she always had beautiful flowers. I remember she would plant zinnias along with the onions so that when the onions were pulled there wouldn't be an empty row, but rather a beautiful row of flowers!"
Lincoln said her mother volunteered many hours at Freeport Memorial Hospital and crocheted many lap robes for the skilled care unit and made little hats for the newborns.
When Ione and Glen quit farming, Glen went to work for the village of Warren. Glen died in 1971, and in 1980, Ione moved to Freeport to make her home in the upstairs of her daughter and son-in-law's duplex. She was happy there with her two granddaughters close by, Lincoln said. In 1998, she moved to Meadow Ridge Apartments where she remained until 2007 when she moved to Lena Living Center.
Great Birthday 'Bashes'
Ione's July 4th birthdays were special as great picnics were held on the holiday.
"They'd clean and mow the timber and start the ice cream freezer," she said, remembering the holiday always being cold and them having the cook stove roaring with a wood fire and their feet in the oven trying to keep warm while they ate the homemade treat.
She has her own little haven of memories at the Lena center. Photos of her daughter and son-in-law, her two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren predominate on tables and a bulletin board. She brings out her childhood doll clad in a dainty silk dress and petticoat her mother had made. She points out its scuffed feet from her dragging it around as a child. She has the tiny but heavy flat iron her mother once used to iron her father's shirts, and a choice sugar bowl from her grandmother.
Ione has missed no opportunity in her life to reap its richness. Her family is honoring her with an open house on July 6. In addition to Ione's immediate family, a number of devoted nieces and nephews also will be on hand.
This remarkable centenarian and "social butterfly" should be right in her element with all those folks with whom to share memories.
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FOOD- THE DISH- Surfer's choice: Local B&B's conquer the web
When TripAdvisor.com, a respected lodging review website, announced its 2006 Traveler's Choice Awards earlier this year, Dish noticed something remarkable in the 10 Best Inns & B&Bs in the U.S. category: three out of the 10 were in Virginia, and two out of those three were in Charlottesville.
At first, Dish was skeptical. Aren't these review sites fundamentally unreliable, vulnerable as they are to bogus reviews and hotels seeking to "game the system" to make themselves look good?
"Actually, they're very good at monitoring their content," says the Inn at Sugar Hollow Farm's Hayden Cabell, who along with her husband, Dick, took the #8 spot on the 10-best list. "Comments don't get posted for two weeks while their experts screen them."
Indeed, according to TripAdvisor, which was founded in 2000, every review is read by someone trained in fraud protection, bogus reviews that slip through are thrown out, and hotels caught writing them are penalized. Only a small percentage of the more than 5 million reviews on the site are bogus, industry experts claim, and as TripAdvisor's reputation has grown, so has users' trust.
"In a short time, they have become very important in the industry," says Cabell. "We often ask our guests how they found us, and they often say Tripadvisor... and that's the only website mentioned in that regard."
"It is by far the best measure," says Foxfield Inn co-owner John Hulburt, who along with wife, Mary Pat, took the #3 spot on the list. "So many people who come to us use that tool."
According to Sugar Hollow's Dick Cabell, what has made TripAdvisor so successful is what makes hotels and B&B's successful.
"Hospitality begins with your advertising," says Cabell. "Be as truthful as you can, so when people arrive at your door they know what they're getting. We don't butter people up only to make them disappointed when they get here."
Cabell also says constant communication, long before guests arrive, is key, as well as supplying them with useful and accurate information. As both inn-owning couples acknowledge, being able to read actual guest experiences on sites like TripAdvisor has become essential to travelers. Indeed, according to the research firm ComScore, $69 billion was spent last year at online travel sites like TripAdviosor, Priceline.com, and Expedia.
Of course, Cabell admits, it doesn't hurt to be in Charlottesville. Originally from Indiana and Chicago, the Cabells had planned to buy a B&B in North Carolina 11 years ago because their two sons were going to school in Raleigh.
"But Charlottesville was a better spot than anything in North Carolina," says Cabell. "Being near Charlottesville, and having Monticello, UVA, and Ash Lawn is key. Our first year, we had people from all 50 states, and that's still true every year."
Cabell also cites another local phenomenon. "A large number of people come here to get married, " he says. "And not just alumni or people who once lived here, but a lot of people who have never been here before."
Along with the Piney Hill Bed & Breakfast in Luray, which took the #7 spot on the 10-best list, the Foxfield Inn and the Inn at Sugar Hollow Farm appear to be a couple of unique local treasures. And how are the B&B owners handling their star status?
"We were very shocked," says Hulburt. "And we're pleased that Sugar Hollow received recognition too. They're great people, and they're just down the road. We were selected best in Charlottesville for a number of years, which was nice, because there are so many great inns here, but this is something special."
"We were very pleased," says Hayden Cabell. "The award carries a lot of weight simply because TripAdvisor is so well known. You can't look for any online information on travel without finding it."
Through the grapevine...
Albemarle Hotel LLC has applied for a construction permit to build a new Guadalajara restaurant at the Old Town and Country Motel site on Pantops Mountain, and the TipTop Restaurant just up the road will be getting a $250,000 facelift, as the popular diner enlarges its kitchen, adds additional seating, and relocates its bathrooms. Also, Pizza Bella on 29 North– just before Airport Road– has been sold. According to a white banner over the door, a new Indian restaurant will be taking its place.
Foxfield Inn owners John and Mary Pat Hulburt were "shocked" when TripAdvisor.com ranked the inn #3 in the country. "It is by far the best measure," says Hulburt. "So many people who come to us use that tool."
Inn at Sugar Hollow Farm owners Dick and Hayden Cabell say being in Charlottesville has been key to their success. Eleven years ago, the two went looking for a B&B in NC, "but Charlottesville was a better spot than anything in North Carolina," says Dick Cabell.


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Titanfall was prototyped on Ratchet & Clank engine, Vita version suggested by Sony
Titanfall was first built using Insomniac's Luma Engine thanks to a friendly deal between Ted Price and Vince Zampella.
Ted Price headlines
Resistance, Ratchet & Clank developer turns 20, releases music video
Insomniac Games, the developer of Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Fuse and the upcoming Sunset Overdrive, is now 20 years old. To celebrate, here's a music video starring CEO Ted Price in a wig, playing guitar and singing as frontman of a grunge band. (Now with bonus rap section.)
Sunset Overdrive: not online-only, but uses Xbox One cloud, says Insomniac
Sunset Overdrive developer Insomniac Games is bringing its open-world shooter exclusively to Xbox One, as the console's cloud computing was attractive when considering the game's constant flow of updates. Studio CEO Ted Price has added that while the cloud will play a big role, the title can be played entirely offline if players choose.
Fuse: a tasty treat in an unappealing wrapper
Having launched in the US a few days ago, Fuse hits Europe today. Reviews aren't exactly stellar, but Brenna thinks it's worthwhile persisting.
Insomniac looking into creating "new Fuse experiences," says Price
Fuse was released in the US today and already Insomniac are looking into creating "new Fuse experiences."
Fuse: get ready to flank and spank
Fancy yourself pretty good at shooters, do you? Prepare to be schooled: Fuse is a game that rewards thinking as much as twitch reflexes; demands communication; and punishes those foolish enough to venture in unprepared.
Insomniac CEO open to Wii U development, explains why Fuse skipped Nintendo's console
Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price has clarified his stance on Wii U development, following comments made last week where he called Nintendo's rig 'current-gen', and said the studio had no plans to develop for it. He's now open to the idea and hasn't ruled out Ninteno entirely.
Ted Price IAmA covers: PC, Fuse, Resistance return, Wii U
Insomniac CEO Ted Price has said on Reddit the firm may develop titles for PC in the future, explains why the team decided to skip the system with Fuse, and states that the team is not working on any Wii U games.
Insomniac is all about the weapons, Price says
Insomniac CEO Ted Price has said that he believes his studio's unique flavour is personified in its weaponry in a newly-published interview.
Fuse: Insomniac's Ted Price explains cover change
Fuse developer Insomniac Games opted to change the game's art-style and cover last year, and CEO Ted Price has explained why the game's new box art cuts everyone's heads off, while discussing some broader issues at hand.
Insomniac doesn't care about realism, says CEO
Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price would rather make a fun game than worry about authenticity.
Insomniac: efficiency is vital going into next-gen
Fuse developer Insomniac Games created a brand-new engine for its cover-based squad shooter. It's a move that will help the studio create assets more efficiently and quickly, something that CEO Ted Price has told us will be vital going into next-gen development.
Insomniac boss wants to "continue experimenting" with Ratchet & Clank
Insomniac Games has let the Resistance franchise go, but it's still keen as mustard on Ratchet & Clank.
Insomniac on Fuse: 'people want new IP all the time'
Insomniac Game's CEO Ted Price and Fuse dev Brian Allgeier have discussed why releasing a new IP like Fuse so late in the currency cycle makes sense, and have argued that gamers will still want current-gen titles even after PS4 and Xbox 720 have launched. Get their rationale below.
Fuse: Insomniac's Ted Price narrates 18 minute gameplay walkthrough
Fuse may have changed name from Overstrike, but it's still a squad based shooter with mad weaponry. Insomniac has released a video in which CEO Ted Price talks about Fuse's gameplay and group tactics. Check it out below.
Insomniac CEO "can't imagine" developing single-player only games "from here on out"
Insomniac's Ted Price has said he "can't imagine" the studio creating single-player only games "from here on out" due to the social and multiplayer shift the industry has taken.
Fuse no longer a stealth-based co-op shooter, other changes detailed by Insomniac
Fuse is no longer a co-op game centered on stealth situations, according to Insomniac's Ted Price, and this is just one of the changes made to the game originally known as Overstrike.
Fuse reveal trailer delayed, other info to release as planned
Fuse, the new Insomniac game previously known as Overstrike, has had its public reveal delayed by legal issues.
Insomniac has "theories" as to why Resistance wasn't Sony's Halo, says Price
Resistance was big, but never a big as Halo, and Insomniac CEO Ted Price has his theories as to why the shooter never became a juggernaut for Sony the way Halo did for Microsoft.
Ratchet & Clank interest "hasn't waned" for fans, says Insomniac
Ratchet & Clank interest "certainly hasn't waned" for fans of the series, according to Insomniac boss Ted Price. In fact, it's a series fans of the developer "are most passionate about."
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Resistance, Ratchet & Clank developer turns 20, releases music video
Sunset Overdrive: not online-only, but uses Xbox One cloud, says Insomniac
Insomniac looking into creating "new Fuse experiences," says Price
Insomniac CEO open to Wii U development, explains why Fuse skipped Nintendo's console
Insomniac boss wants to "continue experimenting" with Ratchet & Clank
Fuse: Insomniac's Ted Price narrates 18 minute gameplay walkthrough
Insomniac CEO "can't imagine" developing single-player only games "from here on out"
Fuse no longer a stealth-based co-op shooter, other changes detailed by Insomniac
Fuse reveal trailer delayed, other info to release as planned
Insomniac has "theories" as to why Resistance wasn't Sony's Halo, says Price
Ratchet & Clank interest "hasn't waned" for fans, says Insomniac
Insomniac: Starting a new IP "at the very beginning can be gut-wrenching"
Epic, Insomniac, and Blizzard hosting 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit session "Staying Around, Playing Around"
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Getting from here to there and back is never easy for the Crew.
The "here" is Columbus, and the fact that it's already difficult to get nonstop commercial flights to many MLS destinations is exacerbated by the travels for the CONCACAF Champions League.
"We get to see lots of different airports and try all the different restaurants," midfielder Adam Moffat said. "Columbus, not being the biggest city, there's not a lot of direct flights."
That's why the Crew arrived at the airport in Torreón, Mexico, at 7:30 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after completing a 1-0 loss to Santos Laguna just eight-and-a-half hours earlier.
The 9:30 a.m. flight (10:30 in Columbus) entailed 2,136 air miles, a one-hour, 57-minute layover in Houston and a total travel time of six hours and 16 minutes.
Of course, that's nothing new for the Crew.
"You're always going to take a connection flight from Columbus and you're always going to take a connection flight to Columbus," coach Robert Warzycha said. "You have to take connections everywhere. We are in Columbus, Ohio. If you live in Chicago, Dallas, DC, New York you have direct flights."
Midfielder Eddie Gaven said the trip to Mexico was similar to going to Los Angeles in terms of time and distance with one exception: "We got in around midnight the night before [a game]."
The Crew and most MLS teams are not planning to charter for the Champions League games, although some Mexican clubs in the tournament do. Also, the Seattle Sounders chartered a flight to Honduras for their Group C opener against Marathón last week.
With the travel and the congested scheduling, it's no surprise that MLS teams struggle in the Champions League compared to their counterparts below the Rio Grande.
"We haven't scheduled appropriately to deal with these competitions," Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said in an interview last September. "If we have expectations to win those types of competitions we have to make changes to the rosters, our scheduling and our means of transportation."
The league's new CBA – signed in March – provided a few of these changes to ease the burden of the CCL schedule, but Crew midfielder Duncan Oughton still has concerns.
"I think [the league] could do a little more for us," he said. "[For example], we had our two byes in the first month of the season when we really don't need it."
Of course, one way to make a grueling day of travel seem shorter is to get a good result from the match.
"The worst travel we had with the Crew was to Cruz Azul [last year]," midfielder Emmanuel Ekpo said. "We traveled that long distance [to Mexico City] to get spanked 5-0. That was crazy. It was a long trip."
The Crew return to MLS action on Saturday at home against FC Dallas before hosting Joe Public in CCL action on Sept. 14.


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Some insomnia sufferers who visit my website head straight for the posts on sleep restriction. So I decided to create a video trailer where I could talk about my own experience of sleep restriction: how off-putting the idea was at first, and the results I later achieved.
I posted the video on Facebook last week and got an interesting comment from a friend (who does not have insomnia himself). To him, the idea of restricting sleep time, and then increasing it bit by bit, did not sound counterintuitive at all. He compared it to the building of strength and dexterity that occurs with physical training, and the development of musical ability that occurs with daily practice on an instrument. The idea of improving sleep through the disciplined restriction of time in bed sounded perfectly reasonable to him.
There's logic in what he says. Yet to those of us with insomnia, sleep restriction can sound daunting and downright scary. We know what it's like to struggle with the daytime symptoms of insomnia: the fatigue, mood swings, and days when we can't put two and two together or remember names. Why choose to subject ourselves to a treatment that involves slogging through a period when our symptoms may get worse?
Yet my own experience—and the experience of other insomniacs I went through group therapy with—suggests the bad days are numbered. By the second week we were already noticing improvements in our sleep and daytime stamina. Some of us found relief even sooner. Watch the video and see if you're convinced.
As usual, I'd love to hear your comments.