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Pablo The Movie
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Finally, a proper documentary about one of the last living legends of title design, Mr. Pablo Ferro. Ferro was part of the generation of title designers who emerged in the 1950s and 1960s (including Maurice Binder, Robert Brownjohn, Saul Bass, and others) who incorporated the visual language of graphic design and popular culture into film. With their individual and innovative approaches, these designers set the standard for contemporary title design.
A first teaser of Pablo – The Movie appeared on the web more than five years ago, promising an original blend of live action, motion graphics and animation. Pablo finally premiered earlier this year at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. We took the opportunity to talk to director Richard Goldgewicht about his film (now touring festivals worldwide) and about his subject, Pablo Ferro.
Read on to find out why you must see this film.
Voiced by Jeff Bridges and featuring interviews with Andy Garcia, Angelica Huston, Jon Voight, Jonathan Demme, Norman Jewison, and Stan Lee among many others, Pablo follows the turbulent life and carreer of the Cuban-born designer Pablo Ferro, whose life and persona are just as compelling as his body of work.
Although some of the live action scenes are not shot under the very best of circumstances, this apparent lack of production value is really not an issue for this documentary, as this is counterbalanced by the accomplished motion graphics and the charming animated scenes that bring to life key scenes from Pablo Ferro's personal life. From his arrival in New York City from Cuba in 1935 as a 12-year-old boy with no shoes on (as the legend goes), to Ferro –with long hair, braids and flared jeans– embracing the bohemian lifestyle of the counterculture scene of New York in the 1960s, up to the present day.
Pablo - The Movie (stills). Motion design by Luis Freddy Morales, Marcela Perdomo, Juan Camilo Fonnegra
Director Richard Goldgewicht went to great lengths to track down and interview over 40 people –friends, family and collegues– who speak openly and frankly about both professional and personal high and lows in Ferro's life. These 'testimonies' include the chilling eyewitness accounts by some of Ferro's close friends who recount how a stranger made an attempt at his life and shot Ferro in the neck at the front door of his New York appartment, which nearly killed him. "That was a bad time. And of course that didn't help Pablo in the industry," recalls one of his friends. Although Goldgewicht wisely did not overly dramatize this remarkable event in his film and treats it as just one of the many stories that made Ferro into the man he is today, the experience seemed to mark a turning point in Ferro's life.
Quite moving are some of the recently filmed scenes, such as the one where Ferro's family is trying to figure out how to afford a sauna which would help relieve him from the pain in his joints. Or the scene with Ferro in his living room surrounded by boxes... "This is Pablo losing his home," observes narrator Jeff Bridges, whose emphatic voice over the film could not do without.
Pablo - The Movie (stills). Character animation by Nurbanu Asena
"Pablo Ferro remains an enigma" confirms Goldgewicht. Ferro himself doesn't talk much about his past or his private life. From the scenes and the brief interview snippets with Ferro, who is now in his seventies, emerges the image of a frail man, an absent-minded dreamer who seems most comfortable when he communicates with the world by making (moving) images. But you do feel like you get to know a little through the 40+ interviews with his Ferro's family, close friends and collegues from the movie industry. They all speak about him with sincere love and genuine respect. But considering the dramatic impact the shooting had on Ferro's life and carreer, it makes you wonder if he ever really recovered from it.
Pablo is a documentary that every visitor of Watch The Titles should see. And although Goldgewicht couldn't possibly cover all aspects of Ferro's body work in 90 minutes (where is that overdue definitive Pablo Ferro monograph, publishers?), it is to date the most accomplished portrayal of Pablo Ferro's life and carreer. I did not yet mention the wealth of archival footage contained in the documentary. Super-8 and 16mm films of Ferro's earlier and much lesser known works highlight Ferro's creative accomplishments not only as a title designer, but as an animator, a comics artist, a graphic designer, a director and, not in the least, as an editor.
We all know Pablo Ferro for his trademark style, the handwritten opening titles, which have been copied and imitated the world over (including by Goldgewicht for his film). But Ferro was also a radical editor, who introduced experimental screen editing techniques, such as the split-screen and multi-screen images, into mainstream movies. In his animated tv ads, he experimented with fast editing, and combined animated characters with moving typography, using big letters and big words that moved across the screen. These were all new ideas, but they had a major impact on advertising at the time. Ferro's groundbreaking movie trailers for Dr. Strangelove and A Clockwork Orange, among others, pushed the limit of what film a film trailer could be, serving rapid-fire sequences to mainstream cinema audiences. All these archival gems –many from Ferro's personal collection– emphasize the designer's remarkable achievements in cinema, which can not be understated.
Pablo – The Movie is touring film festivals worldwide in 2012 and 2013. There are plans for a U.S. release of the film in 2013. Visit Pablothemovie.com for more info.
We will focus on Pablo Ferro's body of work in a series of upcoming posts on Watch the Titles.
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Article: Remco Vlaanderen, © Submarine Channel 17 October 2012.
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About Richard Goldgewicht
Richard Goldgewicht
Born in 1975, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, director Richard Goldgewicht has been living in Los Angeles for over a decade. After having directed the award winning short films Blue Rondo and Tel Aviv, he's been developing his career as a feature film director. In 2006, Richard took on an ambitious feature film with the partly animated biographical film Pablo about the life and times of legendary title designer and counter cultural artist Pablo Ferro.
Goldgewicht is currently working on two feature documentaries – Lost Town, a personal father-and-son story about the search of identity and the shadows of WWII, and Gameplay, on how video games and technology have transformed contemporary society.
Full credits
Director (interview)
Geert van de Wetering
Remco Vlaanderen
Producer (interview)
Submarine Channel
Pablo documentary directed by
Richard Goldgewicht
Pablo motion design
Luis Freddy Morales, Marcela Perdomo, Juan Camilo Fonnegra
Pablo character animation
Nurbanu Asena
Pablo film clips
Used by kind permission, courtesy of Shoreline Entertainment, Gold Streetfilms and Richard Goldgewicht
Thanks to
Ketelhuis, Amsterdam for allowing us to film the interview inside their lovely cinema and cafe.
Pablo The Movie
Richard Goldgewicht


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David Marcus needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 97 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
We think ground travel is cool. We have a cutting-edge website that makes planning train and bus travel much easier. Your logo should evoke the excitement of travel, especially by train or bus, with a modern web 2.0 look.
Travelers use Routefriend to plan trips that use ground transportation. Routefriend includes trains, buses, ferries and taxis in addition to flights. The audience is largely student/independent travelers considering taking a bus or train in their search for the best deal. Routefriend has global coverage.
- Logo is consistent with site vibe: "Ground travel is easy, fun and speedy."
- Incorporates the word "routefriend" with a friendly font
- Orange and red color scheme is preferred
- Modern look, rounded edges
- Looks good on a white background
- The logo should be able to be animated. (While the travel search is executing, the logo will animate.)
- Nothing that would evoke old-fashioned or slow...e.g., don't put in a steam engine.
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It's the basic question when investing in a stock: is it on the way up or down?
The street has developed numerous ways of attempting to predict what will happen, estimating various attributes tied to stock performance in order to determine what the future holds for a company's valuation.
After dissecting the data, analysts following a particular stock produce a price target of where they believe the stock is headed. With data from Thomson Reuters, CNBC.com grouped stocks in the S&P 500 with average consensus estimates farthest below their stock prices.
In the S&P 500, the average short interest (as a % of float) stands at 4.11 percent, while the range for companies in the list is between 0.84 percent and 49 percent. All the prices are the latest available, data from Capital IQ and Thomson Reuters as of market close on Sept, 27 2012.
So, which stocks are analysts expecting to have the biggest drops? Click ahead to find out!
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A New Spin on the Xfce Window Manager
Getting Started
April 13, 2008
Xfce isn't for everyone, but for servers or minimal desktop systems, it's just what the doctor ordered. Rather lightweight in Window Manager terms--weighing in at around 63MB--Xfce arrives with a full complement of applications from Abiword, gnumeric, and pidgin to CD/DVD burning software (Brasero), Thunar File Manager, and a host of administrative applications. For this article, I am reviewing the Xfce Fedora Spin based on Fedora 8 and Xfce4.
A Spin is a hip, new term for a Live CD image. All Fedora 8 Spins are available on the Fedora Spins Project Tracker page as torrent downloads. If you don't have a bit torrent client, you can pick up the software for any OS at The BitTorrent Website.
Formerly known as XForms Common Environment, Xfce as an acronym doesn't stand for anything these days, since XForms are no longer part of its programming, but the name has stuck. Its look and feel is slightly reminiscent of the CDE (Common Desktop Environment) interface that once was the ubiquitous X Window interface for all commercial Unices. Currently at version 4.4.x, Xfce aims to be a small, fast, and efficient Window Manager. It delivers on all those fronts and it is pleasant to look at--as you can see in Figure 1.
Installing Xfce is a simple process if you have yum or apt-get in your distribution. The following command will download and install Xfce 4 and all dependencies for you.
# apt-get install xfce4
# yum install xfce4
You can also download the source code and compile it yourself or grab a graphical installer to assist you. To do so, go to the Xfce.org Download page. A few distribution-specific binaries are available on this page as well.


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GOP: W.H. fuzzy math on GSA
Congressional Republicans investigating the General Services Administration's conference spending released new numbers Thursday that contradict earlier claims from the Obama administration about the meeting's lavish price tag.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee disclosed Thursday that the cost of GSA's 2004 conference in Portland, Ore., was actually $401,024. The Obama administration had previously said the cost in 2004 for the conference was $93,000.
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That means spending for the biannual GSA conference — which has drawn widespread outrage and cost several top officials at the federal agency their jobs — actually dipped 19 percent between 2004 and 2006, according to the committee's data, which was prepared for it by the GSA. Going by the White House numbers, it would have been a 248 percent increase between those years — illustrating the skyrocketing costs for the GSA conference under President George W. Bush's tenure.
A senior administration official on Thursday didn't dispute the numbers released by the committee, chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and said the $93,000 figure was based on the best available figures at the time. The official also noted that from 2006 to 2008, the GSA conference's cost more than doubled.
The cost of the 2006 conference in Oklahoma City was $323,855 and the 2008 conference in New Orleans came with a $655,025 price tag, according to both Issa's committee and the White House.
But it was the 2010 GSA junket in Las Vegas that drew media attention and public anger when a report from the agency's inspector general revealed that the Western Regions Conference cost taxpayers an excess of $800,000 — spending that was "excessive and wasteful," according to the report.
The abundant spending over the GSA 2010 conference — at which a mind reader, a clown and commemorative coins were expensed on the public dime — ignited taxpayer fury and set off no fewer than four congressional hearings to dig into the unfolding scandal.
Issa will hold the first of the hearings on Monday, when Congress returns from a two-week recess. A House Transportation subcommittee that oversees the GSA will hold its hearing on Tuesday, and Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer of California and Dick Durbin of Illinois are also preparing hearings.
Former GSA Administrator Martha Johnson, who resigned over the controversy, is among the top agency officials scheduled to testify Monday.


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Wollongong lawyer Katie Foreman died an "excruciating" death in a blaze that was lit in her bedroom at the behest of her calculating boyfriend.
But exactly why Ms Foreman was killed remains puzzling, the sentencing judge says.
The 31-year-old solicitor died in a blaze that engulfed her home in Corrimal in Wollongong's north on October 27, 2011.
She had tried to flee but was overcome by smoke and heat.
In sentencing the trio for her murder on Monday, Justice Ian Harrison said "it is difficult to contemplate a more frightening and excruciating way" to die.
"She died alone with no possible chance of escape."
Ms Foreman's one-time friend Wendy Anne Evans pleaded guilty in June 2013 to her role in the murder.
The solicitor's sometime boyfriend Bradley Max Rawlinson and a third accused, Michelle Sharon Proud, were found guilty in April.
During this trial, the Supreme Court heard Evans' friendship with Ms Foreman turned sour after the 31-year-old solicitor had been intimate with her former lover and convicted criminal Scott Field.
But it took the "cold and calculating" Rawlinson to push Evans' dislike to the next level, Justice Harrison said.
From August 2011 Rawlinson sparked an affair with the insecure Evans and began feeding her lies and saying they could never be together while Ms Foreman was alive.
Evans in turn recruited Proud to assist in the murder scheme.
While text messages and evidence reveal how the solicitor was killed, Justice Harrison said he remained at "a complete loss to understand" why.
Whatever "so-called issues" Rawlinson had with Ms Foreman, they were "hardly the stuff of revenge or retribution," he said.
"Scurrilous gossip and meaningless banter can never justify the taking of any person's life," Justice Harrison said.
None of the allegations levelled by Evans at Ms Foreman was ever substantiated, the court heard.
And Rawlinson's drive to kill Ms Foreman appeared to be based on "cold indifference to her right to live her own way, on her own terms".
He gave Rawlinson, who has shown no remorse, the heaviest sentence, setting a minimum of 27 years and a maximum of 36 years.
Despite the fact Evans went to Ms Foreman's home to light the fire, Justice Harrison said she was less morally culpable, owing to Rawlinson's manipulation, and he sentenced her to a minimum of 18 years and a maximum of 24.
Meanwhile Proud, who Justice Harrison found played a "passive role" in the murder, was sentenced to at least 14 years.
Ms Foreman's family was in court as the sentences were handed down.


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This is a fantastic Easter cupcake project to do with kids because it is simple and fun. All the kids I know love to bake and decorate, the trick is finding projects that match their attention span, and this one fits the bill. All of the ingredients and decorations can be store bought, and you could even use store bought muffins if you didn't have time to bake up a batch of cupcakes.
I made these cupcakes with my neighbor, Grace, and she took them to school to share with her class. The idea for these Bunny Cupcakes comes from the book, Cupcakes Year Round by Sara Neumeier. I love this book! It came out even before the cupcake craze and has so many amazing recipes and tips. I make the Hot Buttered Rum Cupcakes every year for Christmas and this book also has my favorite Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe.
To make the Bunny Cupcakes you will need the following:
~ 24 Cupcakes
~Two Containers (about 4 cups) Store Bought Creamy Vanilla Frosting
~ 24 Bunny Peeps
~ Narrow Ribbon (about 5 feet – 3″ per bunny)
If you want to go the extra step of making your cupcakes and frosting homemade, I suggest carrot cake and cream cheese frosting. It seems like the perfect fit for Bunny Cupcakes.
Step 1 - Make your cupcakes and let them cool completely.
Step 2 – Add drops of green food coloring to your frosting to get the desired shade.
Step 3 – Use an offset spatula to frost the each cupcake.
Step 4 – Tie a 3″ length of ribbon around the bunnies' necks to form a bow tie. If the ribbon is a bit long, just trim it. Grace added her own touch by giving some of the bunnies bandanas instead of bow ties.
Step 5 – Use the spatula to put a small dollop of green frosting on the bottom of your bunny and place the bunny in the center of the cupcake.
Voila! Now you have delicious and delightful Easter Treats to share!
Be creative and feel free to make variations on this project. I decided to make some similar cupcakes using the classic yellow chick Peeps and grass. I used grass tip 233 to pipe grass onto a cupcake. Note: Buttercream is best for this. You can use store bought frosting to do this but you will need to put the prepared (filled with tip and icing) into the refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour so that the icing will set up enough to get good results with the grass tip.
I use lavender sugar pearls to dot the grass and place a big yellow chick Peep on the top of the mounded grass. Then I piped additional grass around the chick. To avoid the white exposed marshmallow spots that you will see when you cut the Peeps apart, cut two little ovals off of another Peep and stick these on to cover the white spots and serve as wings.
Another variation uses colored coconut as the grass. For this, put some flaked coconut in a bowl and add a few drops of food coloring. Stir the coconut and food coloring until the coconut is the desired shade.
Now frost your cupcakes using an offset spatula. Now the fun part…turn the frosted cupcake upside down and dip it into the bowl of coconut so that it is completely covered. Now you have a grass covered cupcake and all you need to do is add a topper. Peeps come in so many different colors and shapes, you can chose any color combination you want.
Use the offset spatula to add a dollop of frosting the the bottom of your Peep and place the Peep in the center of the cupcake. Using your fingers grab a small amount of the coconut to cover any exposed frosting around the Peep.


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Massive Pet Food Recall After Animal Deaths
60 millions cans and pouches of pet food were recalled this weekend after being linked to 10 animal deaths by kidney failure.
Menu Foods announced the recall on "cuts and gravy" style pet food sold under numerous brands, including store brands for Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Safeway, as well as name-brands like Nestl
Purina PetCare and Science Diet.
A complete list of affected products and serial numbers is on Menu Foods website.
Symptoms of kidney failure include lethargy and jaundice. Immediate hospitalization is advised if your pet shows these symptoms and you've fed them a can of the recalled product.
What makes this really sad is owners often feed cuts and gravy style canned food to their pets as a special treat. One reader wrote in saying she gave some to her dog for its birthday, only to discover later the cans were part of the recalled batch.
Menu Foods floundered over the weekend in keeping pace with concerned consumer inquiries. The list of recalled product was initially only available as an excel sheet. A "contact us" section, now removed, led to a "404 not found" error. Menu Foods toll-free recall line, (866) 895-2708, continues to emit a constant busy signal. — BEN POPKEN
Pet Food Is Recalled After Link to Animal Deaths [NYT]
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La Petite Maison, Cucuron (Eric Sapet, Provence)Posted by Mike Tommasi on 15 March 2009 in Restaurant Reviews
My last visit dates back to October 2007, at the time I had sent my friend Eric Sapet to the Istrian Truffle Festival in Croatia, and on his return he had prepared a meal inspired by white truffles in his then new Petite Maison. I have since tried several times to book a table, mission impossible! No wonder, when a restaurant serves such "passionate" cuisine at affordable prices, success is guaranteed.
This Saturday, I was lucky to find a table for 4. We headed for the Luberon with our friends Michael and Marie Rose, about 1.5 hours' drive, to the village of Cucuron, one of the most beautiful in Provence, with its clock tower, its walls and the immense pond on the main square surrounded by old plane trees. La Petite Maison de Cucuron (Place de l'Etang, Cucuron, 04 90 68 21 99) is right next to the pond. It is Saturday noon and Eric is conducting a cooking class on the ground floor, we happen to arrive during the preparation of a soufflé pancake.
The restaurant is small, the kitchen is only 4m2 … It is well known that to make good wine you need to keep yields low in the vineyard, but in restaurants yields can be very high, this minuscule kitchen is sufficient to treat 40 guests to a cuisine as generous, honest, tasty, creative and cheerful as its author, the dishes are always perfectly cooked and well presented, the service, thanks to Patrick and Camille, is friendly and competent.


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This Day in Sports History — August 21
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on August 21:
1864 — The Travers Stakes, a race for 3-year-old horses, was run for the first time at the Saratoga Race Course in New York. (More info.)
1914 — Golfer Walter Hagen, 22, won the US Open at Midlothian Country Club in Blue Island, Illinois. (More info.)
1926 — Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox no-hit the Boston Red Sox, 6-0, in just 67 minutes at Fenway Park in Boston. (More info.)
1947 — The Maynard (PA) Midgets won the first National Little League Tournament, which would later be dubbed the Little League World Series, beating Lock Haven, PA., 16-7, in Williamsport, PA. (More info.)
1967 — Owner Charlie Finley of the Athletics released Ken Harrelson, who became Major League Baseball's first true free agent. (More info.)
1982 — Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first relief pitcher in history to record 300 saves when he pitched the final two innings of a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners at the Kingdome. (More info.)
2004 — US swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth medal of the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. (More info.)


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Filling the Product Gaps
In the first several years of my PCPer employment, I typically handled most of the AMD CPU refreshes. These were rather standard affairs that involved small jumps in clockspeed and performance. These happened every 6 to 8 months, with the bigger architectural shifts happening some years apart. We are finally seeing a new refresh of the AMD APU parts after the initial release of Kaveri to the world at the beginning of this year. This update is different. Unlike previous years, there are no faster parts than the already available A10-7850K.
This refresh deals with fleshing out the rest of the Kaveri lineup with products that address different TDPs, markets, and prices. The A10-7850K is still the king when it comes to performance on the FM2+ socket (as long as users do not pay attention to the faster CPU performance of the A10-6800K). The initial launch in January also featured another part that never became available until now; the A8-7600 was supposed to be available some months ago, but is only making it to market now. The 7600 part was unique in that it had a configurable TDP that went from 65 watts down to 45 watts. The 7850K on the other hand was configurable from 95 watts down to 65 watts.
So what are we seeing today? AMD is releasing three parts to address the lower power markets that AMD hopes to expand their reach into. The A8-7600 was again detailed back in January, but never released until recently. The other two parts are brand new. The A10-7800 is a 65 watt TDP part with a cTDP that goes down to 45 watts. The other new chip is the A6-7600K which is unlocked, has a configurable TDP, and looks to compete directly with Intel's recently released 20 year Anniversary Pentium G3258.


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L.I.F.E. Gives Back
The Leukemia Ironman Fundraiser for Eric (L.I.F.E.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to cancer survivorship by providing assistance to cancer patients in need, scholarship programs, and donating to cancer research laboratories. We will help draw awareness and contribute towards finding more effective treatments, and one day, a cure.
L.I.F.E. has been helping other patients and organizations in this way since our foundation began shortly after Erick's diagnosis in 2003. To see a full list of those we've helped, click on the L.I.F.E. Gives Back link here or in the menu above.
L.I.F.E. Blood and Marrow Drive - Saturday November 26th
We figure there is no better way to say "Thanks!" than by giving! Next blood drive will be the Saturday following Thanksgiving, November 26th! While family is in town and good spirits are in the air, we'd like to invite you all to come donate blood the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Please visit https://donor.bcw.edu/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/148413 to make an appointment or contact Lindsey McLean at 920-629-7936, as she is happy to make an appointment for you.
Hope to see you all there!
The McLean Family
Date: November 26, 2016
Time: 8:00-1:00
Location: Two Rivers Community House
L.I.F.E. Blood and Marrow Drive - Saturday May 14
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Date: May 14, 2016
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Location: Two Rivers Community House


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If on-site power is your sole source of power and you follow the NEC Art. 250, then grounding is straight forward. But, if it serves an alternate source, then grounding becomes much more complex.
Be careful when grounding on-site power systems: Simply conforming to minimum NEC requirements won't necessarily assure the required degree of reliability. You must consider several factors, including protecting against power disruption within the building or facility and providing adequate ground-fault protection.
Basically, you must use techniques for both equipment and system grounding that provide optimum safety while assuring maximum continuity of power to essential loads. This includes proper grounding and ground-fault sensing when the transfer switch is in the emergency position as well as the normal position. In most applications requiring ground-fault sensing, area protection, multiple transfer switches, or multiple engine gensets, you should consider the on-site power as a separately derived system. In such cases, you ground the neutral of the engine genset at its location.
Grounding particulars. You should permanently bond together engine generator frames, automatic transfer switch enclosures, conduits, and other exposed components of an emergency power system to the grounded conductor of the service equipment providing normal power and/or the grounded conductor of the genset. Connect these grounded conductors to grounding electrodes by means of grounding electrode conductors.
The NEC permits the grounding electrode to be a metal underground water pipe. However, don't use buried portions of a water pipe system less than 10 ft in length or one that includes plastic or cement materials. For small emergency power systems where the ground currents are of relatively low magnitude, designers prefer existing buried water pipe systems as electrodes because they're economical. Nevertheless, before relying on any existing electrodes, measure their resistance to earth.
Larger emergency power systems in industrial and commercial buildings often use the grounded metal frame of the building and concrete-encased metal below ground level as a grounding electrode. The concrete encasement of steel, along with contributing to low-grounding resistance, provides some corrosion protection compared to the earth's contact. Consider the ampacity of the equipment-grounding path and verify it can handle the higher available ground-fault current.
Another alternative is to use "made" electrodes such as driven ground rods, buried cables, and plates. The type you select depends on the soil and available depth. Although the NEC permits up to 25 ohms resistance to ground for "made" electrodes, keep grounding electrode resistance for gensets in industrial/commercial installations below 5 ohms. Where you have the building steel bonded to the ground grid as well as most pipe lines, it's not unusual to get an impedance as low as 0.1 to 0.2 ohms. Although Code requires only one electrode, sometimes you need more than one.
Meeting NEC requirements for transfer switching. You can use three approaches in meeting current NEC requirements. For a 3-phase, 4-wire grounded system, you should:
• Use a 3-pole transfer switch when considering the genset as a non-separately derived source;
• Use a 4-pole transfer switch when considering the genset as a separately derived source; and
• Use a 3-pole transfer switch with overlapping neutral contacts when considering the genset as a separately derived source.
However, just meeting the minimal Code requirements doesn't necessarily provide the reliability you need for a good emergency power system. Consider the following design practices and their results.
Designers often locate a genset remotely from the grounded utility service entrance. Thus, the ground potentials of the two locations may not be the same. Designers should locate the automatic transfer switch as close to the load as possible for maximum protection against power failure. The result? The distance of cable between incoming service and the transfer switch and then to the genset may be substantial.
Consider what would happen if a cable failed, with the engine generator not grounded to its own grounding electrode. The load automatically transfers to an ungrounded emergency power system. This can jeopardize emergency service continuity and lead to additional failures. You may be unable to detect concurrent failure of equipment or cable failure after transfer to emergency.
Some local codes require ground-fault protection while the engine generator is in operation. This may present a sensing problem if you don't provide proper isolation of neutrals or connect the neutral conductor of the generator to a grounding electrode at the generator site.
When the transfer switch is in the emergency position, other problems may occur if you haven't properly grounded the genset. For example, a ground-fault condition can cause nuisance tripping of a normal source ground-fault circuit breaker, even though load current is not flowing through the breaker.
The normal and emergency neutral conductors are simultaneously vulnerable to the same ground-fault current. Thus, a single fault could jeopardize power to critical loads, even with utility and emergency powers available. This may violate codes requiring independent wiring and separate emergency feeders.
Three-pole transfer switching. Using 3-pole transfer switches is the least expensive approach and requires less space. Yet, ground-fault currents may trip the normal source breaker when the transfer switch connects the load to the genset. Using a 3-pole transfer switch doesn't provide area protection within the facility. Finally, with the neutral conductor connected to the incoming normal service, it's difficult to provide ground-fault sensing on the emergency side to meet Sec. 700-7(d).
Four-pole transfer switching. A better solution is to use a 4-pole transfer switch, which provides isolation of service and generator neutral conductors. This eliminates improper ground-fault sensing and nuisance tripping caused by multiple neutral-to-ground connections. Here, the generator complies with the NEC definition of a separately derived system. With the neutrals thus isolated, you can add ground-fault protection with conventional sensors to the generator output.
Overlapping neutral contacts. Another method for isolating the normal and emergency source neutrals is for a 3-pole automatic transfer switch to include overlapping neutral transfer contacts. This provides isolation between neutrals. At the same time, it minimizes abnormal switching voltages. By this means, the only time the neutrals of the normal and emergency power sources connect together is during transfer and retransfer. With a solenoid-operated conventional double-throw transfer switch, this duration can be less than the operating time of the ground-fault sensor, which is usually anywhere from six to 24 cycles (100 milliseconds to 400 milliseconds).
Multiple transfer switches. Designers often use multiple transfer switches close to the loads, rather than one transfer switch for the entire load. In such cases, consider the possibility of equipment failure between the service equipment and transfer switches, which can cause an emergency system to become ungrounded. This is important if a solidly interconnected neutral conductor is grounded only at the service equipment. With this, there's a possibility of tripping the ground-fault circuits when no ground fault exists.
Multiple gensets. With multiple gensets connected in parallel, serving as a common source of power, you should connect each generator neutral to a common neutral bus within the paralleling switchgear; which, in turn, is grounded. Locate the associated switchgear containing the neutral bus in the vicinity of the gensets. One system-grounding conductor between the neutral bus and ground simplifies the addition of ground-fault sensing equipment.
You can argue by using individual grounding resistors, circulation of harmonic currents between paralleled generators isn't a problem. If you suppress third harmonics, circulating currents aren't a problem.
Upgrading transfer switching equipment. Upgrading older transfer switch equipment to present requirements can be a challenge. It hasn't been too apparent in the past that 3-pole transfer switches may not always provide complete isolation and proper ground-fault sensing. With more end users wanting to update their emergency power systems, you can't treat the concern for safety and product liability too lightly. Regardless whether or not you need ground-fault sensing, proper switching of the neutral conductor is a good practice because of the system isolation, improved grounding, and the extra safety it can provide.
Castenschoild is President of LCR Consulting Engeers, P.A., Green Village, N.J. Gordon Johnson is Technical Advisor for Electrical Generating Systems Association, Boca Raton, Fla. Both are Fellows of the IEEE.


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Bova mountain, is located in Daocheng to Aden Road, 4513 meters above sea level, out of Daocheng, running about 35 km, across the sea boundless grassland, cattle and sheep flocks salad Alpine meadow, to Bova mountain, the Bova Tibetan word for" hero, brave mountain", according to legend, whenever the salad people subjected to external disturbance when will retreat in the mountains.
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Sichuan Province, the "River"or "Shu", the provincial capital of Chengdu, located in southwest China, the Yangtze River, in longitude 97 ° 21 '~ 108 ° 31', latitude 26 ° 03 '~ 34 ° 19' between. To benefits, benefit, Azusa, Kui four named, the province of the total area of 48.5 square kilometers. Brief plateau phase the west, east of the Three Gorges Xianfeng overlap, north of Qinling Bashan barriers surround the south Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the formation of a famous Sichuan Basin. Sichuan Province, vast land and has a long history since ancient times to enjoy the "Land of Abundance"reputation.


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1. "Don't like us? Blame our parents."
From childhood through today, the distinct combination of cultural touchstones they've experienced has set them apart: They watched the Cosby Show, wore slap bracelets, wondered whether O.J. was guilty, worried about Y2K and waited for their Internet to dial-up so they could instant-message their friends.
They saw the World Trade Center towers crumble, and they struggled to find or keep a job in a tough economy. All before the age of 30 or so. Generation Y was born in the 1980s and '90s—roughly those now between the ages of 18 and 34 (though experts disagree on the precise time frame). These so-called millennials are mostly the children of baby boomers, and at more than 82 million strong, they now outnumber the members of the boomer generation, according to the National Conference on Citizenship.
But the millennials have grown into adulthood with some personality problems that the boomers lacked, according to psychologists who measure such things, including high rates of narcissism, materialism, unrealistically inflated expectations and a startling lack of independence. American college students scored 30% higher on the 40-item Narcissistic Personality Index in 2006 than they did in 1979, for instance, according to a study led by psychologist Jean Twenge of San Diego State University.
And many experts lay the blame for some of these problems at the feet of the parents, specifically those who bought into the then-popular "everybody gets a trophy" school of child-raising—showering their kids with positive affirmations and telling them they could be anything they wanted to be, says Twenge, also the author of "Generation Me".
The consequences of such ego-boosting can be seen in the discrepancy between millennials' opinions of their abilities and their actual achievements: In 2009, 53% more American college students rated themselves "above average" in writing skills than did so in 1966; and 13% more did so for math, according to an analysis of the University of California Los Angeles' annual survey. Meanwhile, SAT scores decreased 4% over the same period. Furthermore, some psychologists believe millennials' overconfidence in their own abilities can translate into unrealistic expectations for their careers and their bank accounts. Another University of California study even found that students with enhanced beliefs about their academic prowess were less likely to graduate college.
Still, some millennial defenders argue that the generation is misunderstood, and that what comes off as aspirational and narcissistic is really just a reflection of millennials' desire to make a big impact on and improve the world. "There are always going to be some who are lazy and entitled, but they are people who give back to society," says Dan Schawbel, a millennial who founded a research firm focused on his own generation, and the author of "Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success."


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Countries may face sanctions if they fail to implement new rules aimed at safeguarding the global banking system from another financial crisis, a senior Mexican finance official said.
New rules forcing banks to roughly triple the size of capital buffers they hold are set to be phased in over six years starting in January, after each country has finalized its own version.
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But the United States and Europe, home to most of the world's largest banks, are still at the drafting stage, prompting speculation that the Basel III timetable may be postponed.
Juan Manuel Valle, head of banking supervision at the Mexican Treasury, said no country had suggested a delay but any that failed to meet the deadline would face pressure from their peers.
"For the ones that don't have regulations in place in January, the question will be, what kind of punishment will they face?" he told Reuters on the sidelines of Group of 20 meetings, adding that details would only be worked out after countries become "non-compliant."
Mexico is hosting meetings of G20 finance ministers and central bankers on November 4-5, when policymakers will consider what else needs to be done to ensure that the world's biggest banks do not come calling for fresh taxpayer bailouts.
G20 countries in 2010 agreed on Basel III rules to make sure banks had enough of their own resources to shield against future crises. But the rules have come under withering criticism from U.S. and British regulators who have joined banks in calling for a massive re-think.
Thomas Hoenig, a director at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, which regulates some banks, and Bank of England director of financial stability Andrew Haldane have both slammed the rules for being overly complex.
Banks have said that tougher capital standards will force them to put the brakes on lending, which is already sluggish under the weight of slumping global economic growth, and may further delay recovery.
Under the rules, all banks will have to hold a capital buffer of at least 7 percent. But G20 leaders have already agreed that the world's top banks - including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank - should face more intensive scrutiny and hold higher levels of core capital.
Valle said European banks were clearly worse off than their U.S. counterparts. Banks in France and Germany, the two biggest euro zone countries, have ratios of top quality capital to risk-weighted assets of less than 12 percent while others have much lower ratios, according to the International Monetary Fund. The ratio in the U.S. stands at 13.4 percent.
"We can concede that (American banks) aren't ready on an administrative level, but if they (the rules) are ready tomorrow, the banks can comply the day after tomorrow. That is not the case in Europe," he said.
Valle said he would think twice about being overly tough on timing if he were in charge.
"If you ask me, I think we exaggerated with what we did (on the Basel timetable) and we should think again about whether we want to support our financial institutions more to finance growth and accelerate the exit from the crisis ... and lengthen the period of adjustment towards the new levels."
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Got a Mulberry Tree today, $50 from Home Depot August 2011.
I sort of fell in love with the idea when I first saw it.
Cant beleive I paid $50 for it!!! Where did i get that sort of money from. Im definatly not that rich now for some reason. Its definatly still doing well though. Its growing fast but its also lop sided and sort of keeps wanting to fall over and I have to tie the boughs back into a straight position.
Doing pretty well.
I actually got to eat quite a bit of fruit off of this tree. I was surprised to find out that I had competition from the birds who also like the berries. They vary from bitter to perfectly cool once ripe. I could eat quite a few at one time. I had a blueberry before but that didnt count as it was on the tree when I brought it, and I had a Jalipino pepper thing but that didnt really count as its not a permanent plant and there was only one. But from now on ever April i'll get Mulberrys to eat, probably more than I need.
The stem is thickening up. Looks kind of sad in the winter but it hasnt lost all its leaves which might mean its still growing slowly as opposed to completely dormant. I have cut back heavily on the Honeysuckle so hopefully it wont have its airspace so compromised and also wont have so much vine climbing all over it for 2013.
This is just getting covered in climing weed.
After what I imagine was a warm winter the Mulberry Tree is really doing well. Its essentially covered in new buds that are literally spruoting leaves overnight. Its totally alive with growth which is a relief as I thought it was struggling in that spot when I first put it there. Obviously the leaves fall off in winter. Two new photos but I dont really know how to use the macro on my new camera so no close ups, but if you look closely you should be able to see the new growth. very exciting really, and just about the only item showing massive resurgence in the garden at all right now.
Some of the leaves appear to have faded and its hard to spot growth but its still there.


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Pandora's Toybox is an indie team, developer of fantastic games for the Android platform.
pandora's toybox
Hello everybody. Today Pandora's Toybox is officially born. After months of the hard work of every team member, the moment is finally arrived. Maybe you've already heard about us, or maybe not. Anyway, here we are.
-The name
We chose the team name together. The name Pandora's Toybox is a reference to a greek mithology object, the Pandora's box, the legendary container of all the world's evil, but at the same time the container of hope.Revisited today in the name and in the form, the toybox contains infinite gaming possibilities. Indeed the choice of the name isn't random: for us to open the box means to open our mind, take out interesting concepts from it and develop these concepts without the concern of staying necessarily on the same game genre, but letting the inspiration and the wish to experiment carry us from time to time.You'll never know what could come out from this box. To open it it's only up to you.Our motto is "You'll never know what's coming next!"
-What we do
We develop indie games for smartphones (only android systems for now) Our collaboration started thanks to our common passion for videogames, those we like to play: because first of all we are videogame player, and we think you can't do games if you're not a passion driven player.
Federico Pecori, Alias Pech - Graphic Designer
Since he was a child, he was fascinated by the dynamics behind the videogame industry,so he has eagerly approached the world of game development. He started using Rpg maker and has subscribed to various related forums and enjoys creating plots and scenerios for his games.He also like to meet others who share his passion for games.Confident, he tried to create everything that came to his mind, but soon he realized that he lacked the skill to make something that could satisfy himself with.So he decided to learn to use of various graphic softwares, like Photoshop and Illustrator.
Francesco Bosso - Graphic Designer, Developer, Game Designer
Born in Naples, he spent most of his teenage years playing videogames, his greatest passion.His passion has pushed him to learn several programming languages and graphic design software.He is currently studying computer science at Federico II University, where one day he hopes to graduate and become a full-time computer programmer.
Andrea Gaiardoni, Alias Abadon - Graphic Designer
Always fascinated by anime and manga, he gets into the world of videogames.Then he starts studying graphic design, when suddenly discovers RpgMaker, a software with whom he creates rpg games concepts. Thanks to his works, he draws the attention of the most important italian communities of game developing.He's well-known especially for the developing of Chora, a game created with Rpgmaker VX Ace (and still under production).He's specialized in various graphic design software, like Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop and others.In addiction to being an acclaimed game designer, he works as a senior graphic designer in a graphic design studio in Verona.
Andrea Mastroianni - Graphic Designer
Since his childhood Andrea showed great imagination, that he tried in every way to express.He dedicates himself to music, freehand drawing and graphic design. After he discovered the internet, he dove into the world of online role playing.He occasionally works as graphic designer for amateur games and for several online communities.Through years the passion for graphic design pushed him to attend a graphic design oriented course of study that led him to specialize in this field of knowledge. He currently works as a freelance graphic artist.
Michele Bontorno - Developer
He has dreamed of making games since he was a child. Nothing has changed, he's still a child with the same dream.Curious beyond imagination, he tries to deepen his knowledge of various subjects: computer programming, creative writing, photography, psychology and acting. Those are only a few of his favourites.He feels he can't stand his country anymore, and because of this would like to travel around the world, but then he sits in front of his computer, starts with programming games and forgets about it.
Piero Dotti - Developer
Amused by videogames since he was little, he decided to understand how to use "those nice things" on his father's computer.Soon he discovered Rpg maker, which introduced him into the world of computer engineering.The idea of creating his own games, excites him.He is passionate about creative writing, art and music, but realizes he shines in the computer programming field.Knowing this, he seriously starts to deepen his skills in computer programming, trying to learn the various programming languages, and directing his academic studies towards the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering
Fabiola Allegrone - Drawer
Specialized in comic art, she obtained the qualification of professional comic artist at the international school of comics of Brescia. She's naturally talented for the comic genre. Self-taught cartoon animator, she's got this passion since she can remember. Her biggest dream is to realize an amateur animated series.She loves pixel art and she's really good at it. For her, creating a game should be a perfect union between the need of telling a story and the wish of entertaining people.In hers experience as an artist at the service of game making, she worked as character designer and animator.
Davide "C." Cangemi - Comic artist, Graphic designer
Davide is 28 and lives nearby the city of Palermo, Italy.A comics, cartoons and videogames lover, he chose to follow an art-oriented path of study after the primary school.He always loved comics. During his lessons at school he kept drawing characters on his excercise books irritating his teachers. After secondary school, he went to university, but quit after few years to dedicate himself to photography, cartoon animaton and graphic design.He made the right choice when he attended a three year comic artists school, which prepared himfor his actual job: Video game creation.Davide C. creates in-game graphics and concept art. With other teams he also worked on game concepts, text writing and, occasionally, soundtrack composition.
Quesadilla - Composer
Born in Canada, he started his music studies at a young age. He loves to create music for video games and has worked on many productions stemming from rpgmakervx engines.
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Using kitchencraftcabinetrypro.com To Handle A Kitchen Remodel in Mayfield, California
There are quite a few people who are concerned about the cost of a kitchen remodel in Mayfield, California, and you must ensure that you have found a contractor in CA who knows how to help you. the contractors you hire must show you before and after pictures of what they will do, and they will help you create a design that will work in your home.
You may make any sort of kitchen you like in your home, and you have a few things to consider once you begin your work. Look over each of these options before you move forward with the companies near me who will help you:
You may ask these companies how they plan to put together your designs, and they will show you designs that will match kitchens large and small. They will offer you an estimate that is easy to follow, and it will change every time you make additions to the project you wish to do in your home in Mayfield, California. You have many choices when you are working on your kitchen, and you will find it quite simple to ensure that you have the sort of kitchen you want. You may receive a checklist that will walk you through the process of remodeling your kitchen, and you will notice that it has everything that must be done in your kitchen in CA.
You may look into a planner that will give you tips about the remodel, and you may check the plans once you have chosen the contractors near me in Mayfield, California to use. Someone who has written up your kitchen remodel plan will give you may different options when you are planning, and they will adjust your prices accordingly when you let them know you wish to make a change.
You have free reign to change anything you want in your plan, and you will find that it is quite easy to adjust your plans until you are paying the price you want. The price you wish to pay must be low enough to meet your budget, and you will have many chances to change the cost of a kitchen remodel. The cost is fluid because you have many alternatives and. substitutions to make, and you may ask the contractor in Mayfield, California how they will do such a thing.
You are changing things such as the floor plan of the room, and you may make tiny changes to save money. You will find that saving money is quite easy because you used the proper materials, and the contractor will let you know what the cheapest option is for each part of the job. You are in the beginning phases of planning, and you will save money that may be reinvested in other parts of the house in Mayfield, California. You may afford better materials for the room, or you may purchase something special for the room when you have save in other areas.
You will continue the process of changing your kitchen by ensuring that you have found all the items you need for the room. You will finalize the room design, and you will have the opportunity to purchase something that will fit into he room perfectly. You must continue reading to ensure that you have a plan for the room, and you may ask your contractor in Mayfield, California when they are taking you shopping for the things you need to put in the room. They will guide this process, and they will show you how simple it is to select the proper materials.
Planning Color And Style
Planning color and style in the room will begin with the basic colors you plan to use. The layout and floor plans of the room will work around what you have chosen, and you may sit down with the contractor learn what they would do with the scheme you have chosen. They will show you pics of things they have done in the past, and you may choose a few styles you like. You will go on a shopping trip that will help you select all the things you need for the room, and you will see many of the things you are considering in-person. You will go to stores near me in Mayfield, California that will help you shop, and you may find financing that you need to purchase every item.
The shopping trip you take will be much easier to manage simply because you are going to a showroom the company is comfortable with. They will help you look over trends in the kitchen industry in CA, and they will show you how every kitchen design in Mayfield, California looks in a room such as yours. Each of these items is a consideration when you are in the showroom:
The company near me that helps you with design ideas will ensure that you have seen all the things you need while you are planning a kitchen remodel in Mayfield, California, and you must think carefully about how you would apply each of these things to your home in CA. Someone who is unsure of the way they will remodel the kitchen may need expert advice, and you may combine the store's advice with that of your contractor in CA.
Design ideas for the room will be quite important when you are making changes to the room as you likely have a vision for the room. You must honor that vision as much as possible, and you will find that the vision comes to life when you are giving it time to grow on you. You may find the exact things you need when you are in the store, and they will help you place an order on the spot if that is what you want.
You may look over all the options you have carefully before you make a decision, and the room will begin to come together in a tangible way. Anything that you see that cannot be bought on the spot may be checked online, and you will begin adding touches to the room that make it special. You may ensure that you have looked over the many design features you may put in the room, and you will have a final plan that the contractor has sketched for you. They will go by this sketch when they are working on the room, and they will allow you to follow along as they do work in your home in Mayfield, California. You will choose a number of new items for the room, and the company will begin to schedule your work based on the items you have purchased.
Choosing Specific Items
Choosing specific items for the room will ensure that you have the exact design you want, and you will find many different things you may place in the room. These many options are liste below, and you must select what you want specifically in your kitchen in Mayfield, California:
The design packages you use for the room will help you select specific items for the space, and you will find that designing the room requires quite a bit of thought. You may ask the builder if they have a timeline for the room once you have gone through the steps of choosing everything for the room, and they will help you understand how long the project will take. All quotes they give you will make it quite simple for you to plan how you will pay for the job, and you will notice that the program they use will render the room in seconds so that you may see how they plan to complete the work. You will see the precise manner in which the room is to be completed, and you will find that the company has a plan to finish each part of the room in their own time.
The plan for your work is written up by the contractor in Mayfield, California, and they will use proper prices for 2017. They will ensure that you have been given every assurance that the project will be completed on-time, an they will show you how they plan to do the job. They will work quite hard to get out of your home after the project is completed, and they will write down the process they plan to use.
You must ask the company how they plan to install items that all arrive at your home at different times, and they will show you a schedule of subcontractors who will come into the house when they must complete their work. The workers may range from someone who installs your tile to someone who will help you install your appliances. These people will show up to your home on a schedule, and they will do the work as quickly as possible. You may ask the contractor in Mayfield, California how often these people must appear at your home, and you may follow along when they give you the plan for the work.
The process for completing work in your home in Mayfield, California is only the beginning of what you must be concerned with. There are quite a few things that you will check over when you are looking for a better way to remodel your kitchen, and you must find a company who will help you with all the paperwork that is associated with the kitchen in CA. The company in California that handles all your paperwork will avoid mistakes that often happen in remodeling jobs, and they will save you quite a lot of money when the work is done properly.


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A Cure for a Tragedy
Everyone knew who he was, the Night's Guardian Jasper Hale, quiet and dangerous. No one knew who she was but Jasper wanted to know. In a world where vampires known are feared, the people rely on a protector but who will protect him?
This is an AU story using the Twilight characters and their likeness.
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"Happy Birthday!"
The masked crowd screamed it in unison, their voices high and joyful, some even wavering a little with the alcohol. They screamed an incoherent mix of cheers as the doors closed behind the young man. For most this was the first time seeing him in person, yet everyone knew who he was. He was the Night's Guardian, Jasper Hale. Prince Hale – ironic?
The men eyed him suspiciously and enviously while the women took him in greedily, hungrily. He was young, twenty- one, rich, and eligible. It didn't hurt that he was handsome either. Tall and lean, his muscles could even be seen through the tightly fitted black tuxedo. His eyes were bright green beneath his curly blond hair and glared through the crowd dangerously. He was a strong man, a wealthy man. What every woman wanted.
Too bad there were no women there he wanted. He stepped into the crowd, face emotionless, eyes bored, and his lips firmly pressed into silence. They all clapped his arrival, screamed their congratulations, slapped his back, and (the women) winked at him. He rolled his eyes at their false smiles, their fake congratulations- as if he had done something defying. Living twenty-one years, how stunning.
He made his way to the largest table where his father awaited him. His bright blue eyes were smiling in happiness. His blond hair slicked back as always. Next to him stood his mother, her long amber hair flowing around her in soft waves, and smiling with the same green eyes Jasper had. In her arms was his only sister, her bi colored eyes always made him smile, even today- a rare feat. Her left eye was swimming blue and her right eye a stunning green. A little bit of each of her parents was shinning through her eyes.
"Welcome son," his father, Carlisle, beamed in satisfaction of the man his son had become.
His voice was loud, booming for everyone to hear, but then it became a whisper, "Do you feel any different my son?"
"Yes," he scoffed. "I was feeling happy, but now I'm feeling something entirely different."
Esme, his mother, laughed her bell laughter and his seven-year-old sister giggled in unison in adoration of her mother's laughter. Jasper smirked for their amusement and took his seat at the table.
"I told you they would love the Masquerade theme," Esme took her seat next to her son.
"Where is your mask," he asked her, rolling his eyes as the crowd looked up to Carlisle for his speech.
His father began to speak, the same speech he had heard all his life. Today was an important day . . . a new guard would step up to protect . . . blah . . . blah. Jasper had it memorized, so he didn't feel guilty when he tuned it out and examined the crowd before him.
The women wore elegant ball gowns, some puffy, some body tight with long slits in the side for the men's eyes. Their masks were elegant, designer, none hand made. He recognized most of the handy work, Esme was best friends with ALL the designers after all and Esme was his mother, but there was one mask that stood out.
It was simple in the fact that it was not made from platinum, or gold, nor was it encrusted with expensive gems or diamonds. Yet the design and simplicity made it elegant, amazing in every way. It was made of glass, or crystal, he could not be sure, but either way it caught the light from the chandelier and glowed golden with it's golden rays. Its edges angled upward and tapered off, each time getting longer, curving into what looked like wings, until two long strands reached to the highest points. Below it four more curves made a heart's top curve before ending at the eyes tops. The nosepiece started gold and simply faded into purple to blue, and lead its way outward to her eyes.
They were bright . . . gold. Not blue or brown like most people, nor the rare green, but bright golden amber. Eyes unlike any he had seen, and he knew he was gawking at the golden eyes above the purple lips that smiled back at him, but he couldn't help himself.
"Enough from me, let us dance," his father finished, causing an eruption of not only music, but also cheers.
Jasper pushed his chair back, his mother gawking with a question, "Are you going to dance?"
"Perhaps," he mumbled making his way to the dance floor.
He made his way into the crowd, dodging the spinning couples and the shooting arms that begged him to dance with him. He ignored the flirtatious calls, the winking eyes. The only eyes he cared for were golden behind the crystal mask.
Then he felt two strong, small, gloved hands clinching his arm, sending a jolt of electricity through his arms. He turned in surprise at their strength, his right hand sliding into her smaller one, and his left around her waist as the hands guided him.
"A man should not wander the dance floor alone, its dangerous," a voice he could only describe as musical chimes, giggled.
He looked into the same, crystal mask, but the eyes were different this time. They were a fierce, intoxicating topaz blue, but they were the same eyes lined in silver eyeliner and a haze of purple eye shadow. "Yeah, you never know who might pounce."
She giggled at his reference, a sound perhaps even more beautiful that her voice alone and he glided alone happily in step with her. He decided that it must have been the light that made her eyes look amber before.
"Where is your mask," she asked, and he spun her, her black ball gown billowing around her like a black flower.
"It is my party, my mother would not allow me to hide behind a mask," he answered honestly as she curved her body back into place and they continued to dance.
"Well I am glad, I was very curious to see you in person," she smiled, flashing dazzling white teeth from behind her purple painted lips.
He couldn't talk for a moment, something that annoyed him to no end, being dazzled by a woman! "Everyone is, aren't they?"
They spun in place together and despite the many dance lessons forced on him, he felt inadequate as her dance partner. She seemed to float on air, and moved like water.
"I suppose, you are the Night's Guardian," she said the words and they sounded beautiful, mysterious in her chime like voice. Normally it was a title that annoyed him. Night's Guardian? Was that the best his ancestors could think of?
"What is your name," he finally asked, suddenly very curious to see her face. He was entirely unaware of the eyes that were watching their dance now.
The music ended and every pair separated, clapping for the ending song and awaiting the next one to begin. Away from him like this he realized how small she was. In fact she looked oddly pixie like. She was a little more than a head shorter, and extremely fragile looking. Her hair was even short in proportions, a raven black, and spiky in the back, but falling elegantly around her face in a small wave.
"Happy Birthday Prince Hale," she smiled, turning to walk away.
He stepped to follow her, but a new pair of arms reached out to stop him. He lost the small bobbing black head in the crowd. For the next two hours he watched for her from his seat at the table, despite the angry glares the women on the dance floor gave him for not dancing with them.
He had given up by the end of those two hours, and waited the opportune moment to escape. That moment came when the music stopped, and everyone averted their attention to the eastern wall that was made entirely of glass.
He left the table and made his way to the opposite side of the room, away from the glass wall, towards a set of stairs that spiraled a narrow tower. He sighed in relief as he found no one had crossed the rope to sit on the steps for some alone time and slowly walked up to the balcony, when something glinting in the dim light caught his attention. He bent over to pick up the crystal mask, and felt a jolt, the same jolt he had felt when the gloved hands had touched him, a jolt of excitement.
His steps were a little quicker as he continued to the private balcony.
He almost gasped at her beauty beneath the fiery lights of the beginning fireworks. Her flawless face was watching the sky with a small smile. Her face lit up in splashes of green, blue, purple, and red, with each burst of the fireworks. He was more mesmerized by her, than the lights in the sky.
Then she turned to him, her eyes alight with gold, and smiled at him.
He had never felt this way before. He had never felt so weak and vulnerable, nor alive.
He knew it couldn't be good.
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Hellooo everyone! Sorry I didn't notify you guys the week before but I went on vacation. Which is why I didn't do the WR for last week. It was kinda of a spur of the moment decision by my family and we just packed our bags and flew out the door. xD
NEW Lyrics
Block B-Burn Out
D-UNIT-I'm Missin' You
EvoL-We're A Bit Different
Super Junior-Spy
Super Junior-Outsider
Tasty (2Wins)-You Know Me
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Last Week's Poll : What do you think of the T-ARA bulleying controvesy and Hwayoung getting pulled out of the group?
The members would NEVER do that! Fans are just over speculating things. – 124 Vote(s)
Why the #$@! would they kick her out?! So since SHES being bullied, SHES the one that gets the boot? Nice. – 164Vote(s)
Poor Hwayoung T.T…why would they do that to her? I can't believe she's leaving… – 255 Vote(s)
I'm not a fan of her so I could care less. – 68 Vote(s)
I can't believe that the girls are bullies and a member is leaving…I'm no longer a QUEEN. – 112 Vote(s)
Core Contents is a load of Sh** – 279 Vote(s)
Both parts are guilty
The truth is…. we didnt event now what happen.
It was proved that the "bullying" wasn't real.
None of us will actually ever know what really happened.
I think they're just making a big thing out of it.
I love T-ara no matter what!
Core Content is a big load of SHIT and i just want to know the TRUTH
don't understand why such a thing would happen….
not sure what to think
T-ara's popularity is going down MAJORLY. they brought it upon themselves.
Fans blew things out of proportion/twisted things to make it look worse.
I don't know what to think…I love both T-ara and Hwayoung
They should just disband if they're going to keep this up.
Even through,they still ordinary people,act like us.
The CEO sprouting a bunch of lies and not letting the members speak.
I still trust t-ara.. :c
I don't know T-ARA
It's not really anyone's business; most of the news are rumors and gossip online
Nobody knows what REALLY happened, so no comment!
don't care
Fans are also over reacting a bit.
No one except the T-ARA members know what really went on…
All of the news stated are very confused and contraditory. Not taking sides yet.
they have their own reasons to do that.we as Queen have to believe them
i hate t-ara now
from now i hate t ara
full of drama. huft-_-
Members don't bully do it out of love and get carried away at times. She stay's.
I can't believe it!! They were all so cheerful and nice!! Is everything a fake??
Really can't say since their company/managment never explained anything.
we don't know what really happen….how to vote
so. i don,t care about she;s leaving t-ara
Next Week's Poll : SOOO many comebacks have been made already! But which artist are you dying for a return from? (NOTE: Only ones that HAVEN'T returned in 2012)
Funny of the Week : JYP himself made this tweet…along with the penut gallery!
Listening to : Clazziquai-She Is
Mood : Exhausted >o<'


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UConn gets a lift from Daniels
Storrs - Sophomore DeAndre Daniels began Friday's game with nagging lower back pain and ended it receiving treatment in the training room.
In-between, Daniels looked as healthy as ever.
Daniels, an athletic wing player, carried UConn on his back in a 57-49 win over Harvard at Gampel Pavilion. He scored a career-high 23 points in a game that the Huskies never trailed, but also never felt comfortable until the final minutes.
"If I keep playing like this, I'd like if keeps nagging me," Daniels said with a smile. "Hopefully, it doesn't."
His contribution was vital on a night when the Huskies (7-2) struggled at times offensively and relied on their dogged defense to fuel their attack. They forced a season-high tying 18 turnovers, leading to 22 points.
UConn just have may found a much-needed third scoring option to complement guards Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright.
"DeAndre played an outstanding game," UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. "He just controlled the game. � And he showed the toughness that we want. The back spasm locked up during the first TV timeout and he kept continuing to play."
Boatright scored 16 points and while Napier had a quiet scoring night with six points but his fingerprints were all over the game, as he finished with season highs in assists (9), rebounds (7) and steals (4).
But Daniels served as the team's offensive energizer. He converted 9 of 12 field goals and added four rebounds in 33 minutes.
"It was a tough matchup for us," Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. "He seems to be a versatile player. We've also been seeing and hearing that they wanted to get more from him. He certainly looked like he delivered tonight."
Ollie had a recent conversation with Daniels about being more aggressive and confident. Daniels came into the game averaging 8.1 points.
Daniels followed Ollie's advice, reaching his previous career high of 15 by halftime.
"He just told me that I had to be confident in myself and be the person that I used to be," Daniels said. "At the start of the game, he was going to go to me early just to try to get me going. I was able to knock down shots."
Daniels sparked the Huskies to a 15-2 start, scoring eight points during the game-opening run. When his back acted up, he headed to the bench for some stretching exercises with team trainer James Doran.
"In the first half, it was killing me," Daniels said.
When he returned, Daniels remained a major offensive factor. His smooth baseline basket handed UConn a 27-24 lead at the break. The Crimson went on a 12-0 run to get back into the game.
In the second half, the Huskies were still searching to diversify their attack. At 35-32, only Daniels, Boatright and junior Enosch Wolf had cracked the scoring column.
This is when Napier and an active defense took over. Napier's bounce pass set up Daniels for a layup. Napier stole the ball and fed junior Niels Giffey for an alley-oop and UConn's first bench points with 9:54 left.
"I get happy when I get a steal and throw an alley-oop to Giff," Napier said.
During a decisive 13-2 run that increased the lead to 46-34, UConn forced five turnovers and Napier scored his first field goal - a 3-pointer with 7:40 remaining.
The Huskies maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way. It was far from a perfect game for UConn, which was outrebounded (27-20) for the eighth time this season. Wolf, who made his first career start replacing Tyler Olander at center, had four points and zero rebounds in 20 minutes.
But they keep managing to overcome their weaknesses.
"Great victory," Ollie said. "I will definitely take 7-2. � I'm very proud of them, but I'm not satisfied. We've got to continue to work."
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Oregon county pays employee $100,000 in Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives Matter dispute


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FX brings back the wonderful, darkly comic world of "Fargo"
FARGO — Pictured: Martin Freeman as Lester Nygaard — CR. Matthias Clamer/FXIt's time to squeeze one more must-see show into your DVR, dontcha know.
Tonight, FX premieres its new anthology series "Fargo," set in the same wolrd as (but featuring none of the same characters as) the popular 1996 film by Joel and Ethan Coen.… Read More »


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'Idol' Hopeful Phillip Phillips' Hometown Raises Money for Family to Fly to Hollywood
'American Idol' finalist Phillip Phillips has captured viewers' hearts and now his home town is uniting to help send his family to Hollywood to see the Season 11 hopeful perform.
According to TMZ, the 21-year-old's family can't afford to fly to California to be there with their talented star, so their community in Leesburg, Ga. is working to raise money for airfare. Sources say it will cost around $3,000 to fly the Phillips crew out west.
With southern hospitality in full effect, Leesburg-area residents are holding fundraisers every Wednesday in which "at least 15 merchants donate a percentage of their profits from that day" toward the travel fund. Leesburg Mayor Jim Quinn has even coined the name "Phillip Phillips' Wednesdays," and has given the 'Idol' singer's family a key to the town.
TMZ also reports that the charitable donations have not only been from local residents. Fans from all over the country are emptying their pockets and mailing in checks, including tourists and 'Idol' viewers from as far as Florida.
Phillips is a Top 10 finalist on the 11th season of FOX's hit singing competition series, wowing audiences with his John Mayer/Dave Matthews sensibilities. He will perform for America once again on Wednesday, March 21 at 8PM.


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Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan is earning his reputation as the soccer world's Jerry Jones. After sacking manager Malky Mackay for airing "dirty linen" earlier this week, the Malaysian billionaire joined an angry crowd of Welshmen in booing his own team after a late Sunderland goal led to a 2-2 draw today.
Sunderland's in last place in the EPL, so we're not surprised Tan is upset at not holding on for the win. But have you ever seen a major sports team owner boo his own team in public? (Look closely after the goal for a bonus attempted Idiot On The Field snuffed out by Cardiff City Stadium security.) [NBC]
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- Jul 31:
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Barbara Abraham
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Yanneth Bermudez Camp
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Crocker Family
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Ellen DiGeronimo
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Frances Drake
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Mary Chapin Durling
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Jennifer Jones
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Doris Kirkpatrick
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Neddy Latimer
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Donata Martin
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Ginny White
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Mary Whitney
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Rev. Susan Shuchocki Brown
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Janet Cragin
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Joanne DiNardo
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Joana Dos Santos
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Louise Doyle
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Jennifer Flanagan
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Elaine Fluet
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Karen Koller
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Erika Lawler
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Kathleen McDermott
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Eleanor Norcross Artist leaves enduring legacy in Fitchburg museum
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Nurses at Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Tina Sbrega
- SALUTE TO WOMEN: Gina Wironen
GROTON -- Marion Stoddart looked into the water of the Nashua River and, to the extent she could see anything, gazed upon a body fouled by the byproducts of industry up the river in Fitchburg and Leominster.
It seemed to have a personality: moody and chameleonic, changing color day to day, depending on the dyes the paper mills were using upstream. Red one day, blue another. Maybe yellow.
And heck, it stunk so badly she probably could have found it blindfolded.
The Nashua River had become a dumping ground for what the mills perched along its banks didn't need. She moved to Groton from Nevada in 1962 with her husband, Hugh, and their three children. And by 1965, the Nashua was among the nation's 10 most polluted rivers.
It was dead.
And then Stoddart, now 85, sank her teeth into breathing new life into the river. And she has never stopped.
"You do not need to know in advance how you're going to do something," Stoddart said in November 2011 of her effort.
She went from a housewife and mother of three to a nationally recognized, celebrated example of what a citizen can do to restore clean water from mill waste. She's been celebrated from the United Nations to the National Geographic Society. There's a children's book about her. She's even the subject of a 30-minute documentary film by Suzanne Edwards of Pepperell, "Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1,000."
She sacrificed family time to carry the torch for clean water.
"It really was the hardest part for me," she said. "But I thought it was more important for thousands of people than just my family. I'm a driven person. I couldn't do anything else than I did."
In the film, she recalls asking herself a question: "Why am I here on this earth?"
She decided the challenge the river presented was for her to attack. "The best thing I can do is create the greatest challenge for myself. I've always been bound by guilt. That's always provided a lot of motivation in my life."
The Nashua River CleanUp committee was the activist group she formed to begin her drive. It grew into the still-vital Nashua River Watershed Association in 1969. They convinced pols to adopt the state's Clean Water Act in 1969, a seminal piece of legislation that led to federal reforms.
Such pollution, as choked off as the Nashua was, was seen as a "social problem," the price of doing business in manufacturing. She hounded people to see otherwise. She petitioned. Raised funds. She had the audacity to propose green spaces along rivers for public use.
Silly then, reality now.
On May 2, 2012, along the Nashua River's banks, U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas announced legislation to designate the Nashua River as a Wild & Scenic River, a classification that would preserve and protect the river, making it eligible to receive federal funding for further conservation efforts.
Marion Stoddart was by her side.


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I've been looking at building a replacement PC for the GF as a Christmas present. I was looking at the standard ATX mobos in a nice moded Lian-Li case, but someone turned me on to the newer SFF boxes.
Previously, there was a lot of limitation. the boards had few (if any) expansion slots, and you were pretty much forced to use whichever integrated hardware they put in the box.
The latest generation of equipment seems a lot better, providing "barebones" set-ups with AGP/PCI slots and room for multiple 3.5/5.25 optical/disk drives.
Does anyone have any experience with these boxes? Her primary use is photo/dv editing, but she's also a gamer on the side. I've pretty much narrowed my hunt down to a couple choices.
The Shuttle SB62G2 is a nice unit, and as a manufacturer has pretty much set the standard for SFF equipment. but it's Intel only, and well... I'm not much of an Intel fan. and ummm.. the shuttles come in pretty colors. Remember this is for a gf who like cheesy **** like that... heh
the Biostar iDEQ 200N is a nice box, with AMD support
Ideally, I'd love to get my hands on Abit's new SFF box called DigiDice, but I haven't heard anything about a release date. If anyone can shed light on this bad-boy I'd be grateful. That thing "looks" incredible, with lots of features not yet available on the other systems. But of course, I can't find any information on the release date.
My biggest concern with all of these is going to be compatiility with heat control and noise a close second.
Any input on your experiences with these SFF oxes is appreciated, thanks!


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Frederik Wellmann
The contempt for religious faith in scientific circles reveals, not open-mindedness, but prejudice. Deduction, induction, and retroduction are the only kinds of reasoning. Deduction as either necessary or probable. Determinism and free will. Over-specialization on the part of the average scientist has made him culturally ignorant - a queer mixture of enlightenment and of what is the equivalent of superstition. Laws of nature. Miracles and ultramiracles. Two of the alternative sections contain a discussion of existential graphs.
Deduction, necessary definitory (see also Necessity), etymology of probable definitory (see also Probability), Determinism (see also Necessitarianism), Free will, Graphs existential, Induction, Law(s) of nature, Miracles, Probability and Chance, necessary Reasoning, Religion, Religion and faith, Religion and science, Retroductions (see also Abduction), Science, Science and religion
pp. 1-18, with several alternative sections
1911-04-05, 1911-04-07
2 pp. of one of the alternative sections are dated 1911-04-05, 1911-04-07


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On June the 4th, RMK will launch their new range of eyeshadows (35 shades) divided up into 5 categories, Shiny (shimmery), Metallic (highly shimmery with glitter particles), Pearl (Iridescent texture) Brown and Dark (two I didn't get a chance to try).
There will also be 8 new cream (or jelly eyes) eyeshadows, 6 Jelly cheek blushers and 23 pearl and matte blushers. The blushers are no longer in square pans, but in rectangular ones with a brush.
I had a mooch on my local RMK counter and had a play with the new range:
The main things note are that:
1. The old eyeshadows are being discontinued – not right away but they will disappear so stock up on any favourites.
2. Whereas with the old shadows you had to buy a case for them these now COME with cases – this is why I presume there is a price hike – £16 per eyeshadow whereas I think it used to be about £11 plus a case at £3. The metal case is nicer I think, especially in the case of the blushers.
3. The new shadows have a hole at the bottom of the case so you can still remove them.
I did some swatches of the colours that stood out to me:
Left to Right:
Pearl: Dark Green, Metallic: Light Green, Shiny: Yellow Gold, Shiny: Blue, Metallic: Pink and horizonally, Metallic: Gold.
I haven't been set alight by RMK for a while but this got me very excited. The dark green shade is stunning, and the stand out was the Metallics. RMK already do metallics that are SUPER shiny, but the new ones have a creamier texture and less fall out. The light green one (swatch does it no justice) is simply divine – a light-gold-green – its completely gorgeous!
There were lots of natural colours too but plenty to play with. I also had a sneak peek at the blushers that looked quite natural but very pretty indeed.
Once I have more samples in hand I will report further!
Thanks to Yoshi on RMK who let me totally mess up her counter!*
*Actually I messed it up and scurried away


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