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Leadership/Activity Procedures & Forms
Practicum Requirements
In order to graduate, every KPE student must gain a minimum of 96 hours of community related leadership/activity experiences. These shall be obtained by participating in between 2-4 different applied experiences related to their studies in Kinesiology with no less than 16 hours for any one experience. These experiences shall be leadership oriented, have an applied educational component and involve participation in some form of volunteer or paid activity in the community. These activities shall involve the student in some form of leadership, administrative, instructing, or service capacity related to the wide scope of kinesiology, physical activity, recreation or applied health.
All leadership/activity experiences must be approved prior to their commencement by the departments Undergraduate Advisor (forms should be handed into Tricia Lutz in the main office or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com . Appropriate verification of participation must be submitted by the student in order to complete this requirement.
ALL Kinesiology and Physical Education Students intending to graduate must submit completed Leadership Activity Forms. Contact Tricia Lutz firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
Please note: Students cannot use CSL hours and/or KP421 volunteer hours towards their leadership hours.
Leadership Activity Requirements document - click here
You are required to complete two forms for each experience: a Proposal Form and a Completion Form.
A FORM 1 - Proposal/Approval Form and a FORM 2 - Experience Completion Form for each Leadership/Activity Experience must be submitted as well as an official signed letter from your placement supervisor (peer to peer not admissable). Form 2 and official letter should be submitted as soon as activity has been completed.
NOTE: The proposed activity must be APPROVED PRIOR to the commencement of the activity.
These forms can be downloaded below.
Both forms are WORD interactive and students are to type their Leadership Activity forms on screen and save before printing off and submitting them to the KPE office.
Forms may be submitted in person to the KPE office BA501 for approval from the Undergrad Academic Advisor. Forms may also be submitted via email attachment or faxed to 519-747-4594.
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For more indepth guidance, you may contact the KPE Undergraduate Academic Advisor:
Dr. Stephen Wenn via e-mail email@example.com
To check on the status of a submitted form or accumulated leadership hours, please contact: Tricia Lutz via e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
Work Education Placement Agreement Forms (WEPA)
Students who volunteer in their placement as part of their practicum experience need to have their volunteer placement supervisor complete the attached forms below unless the placement is on campus.
These forms MUST be handed in to the KPE Office PRIOR TO the commencement of any volunteer posting associated with KPE Leadership Activity requirements.
Unpaid Work Placement Procedure
The Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), pays the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for the cost of benefits provided to Student Trainees enrolled in an approved program at Laurier and participating in a compulsory unpaid work placements with employers who have WSIB coverage. If a student sustains a workplace injury, in a facility that is eligible for WSIB coverage, the student will receive WSIB coverage through the MTCU's firm number. Accident costs are not the responsibility of the Placement Employer.
MTCU also covers the cost of private insurance with ACE-INA for Student Trainees enrolled in an approved program at Laurier and participating in a compulsory unpaid work placements with employers which are not required to have compulsory WSIB coverage under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. If a student sustains a workplace injury, in a facility that is not eligible for WSIB coverage, the student will receive private insurance coverage provided by MTCU. Accident costs are not the responsibility of the Placement Employer.
The Government of Ontario provides such coverage to encourage the participation of employers in providing unpaid work placements for Student Trainees required as part of Ontario's publicly assisted postsecondary education and training programs.
Prior to the commencement of an unpaid work placement, students must complete a Student Declaration of Understanding, and submit it to their Laurier placement coordinator.
Also prior to the commencement of an unpaid work placement, placement employers must provide the student trainee with health and safety orientation training and must read and sign the Letter to Placement Employers.
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Ava's Tea Party 2010
As some of you know, last August we started the tradition of Ava's Tea Party. An idea borne out of wishing and missing and a beauty-full way to honor the birthday of our Super-Princess each year. It was all we'd hoped for, and so much more.. a small gathering in our garden with close friends and family but also an invitation extended to all of you to share in time spent cherishing those you love. We were so touched by the effort many of you went to – all the beautiful tea parties held in Ava's honor – but more importantly, it meant so much to imagine people stopping their usual day to day and just sharing a cuddle and a moment to really appreciate one another.
Our hope is to see Ava's Tea Party become something huge and wonderful and celebrated World over every year. We have so many ideas that we want to see happen but we do need help along the way. Belle and Boo's illustration of Ava's Tea Party was the first step in letting our dream take flight.. And then, just a few weeks ago, I received an email from Siobhan and Vanessa at Details Details..full of wonderful ideas and a beautiful proposal to grow Ava's Tea Party a little more this year. Oh how my heart sang reading those words and today, as they launch The Beauty Full Collection, a range of products specifically designed for this very occasion, my heart soars. Such an incredible amount of work has gone into this project and much of what you'll see has been so generously donated by wonderful well known designers. Additionally, the majority of the proceeds from these sales will then be donated by Details Details to Paradise Kids. To everyone involved in this project, for the talent donated and time spent, we are so very grateful. Thank you. We'd love it if you could take a moment to see what's been so lovingly created and to perhaps give some thought to hosting your own tea party around August 22nd this year. Simple or grande, for two or twenty. Store-bought or home made and anywhere you wish.
In preparation for Ava's Tea Party this year, we've also launched a dedicated website and Facebook page, which we'd love you to join and spread the word. I've begun adding photos from 2009 Tea Parties to the galleries at both, of course if anyone does not wish to have theirs included please just let me know. If you do take photos this year, please upload them in the 2010 album there – it means so much for us to see them! If you'd like to go in the draw for an Ava's Tea Party A4 print, please join the FB page and invite others to do the same..and of course leave a comment here to let me know you've done so! Thankyou!!
I'll take this opportunity to extend an open invitation to anyone who believes their product or skills would compliment Ava's Tea Party..to those who sell handmade wares, to suppliers of pretty things, to anyone really who is passionate about being involved in something special..please send us a note! If you have your own ideas about how you could contribute to Ava's Tea Party, we would love to hear them. (While some elements of Ava's Tea Party includes fund-raising and donation, this is not expected from those who participate). It doesn't need to be for this year but we would certainly love the chance to plan for 2011 with anyone interested!
Thank you again to all who've contributed thus far and to every single one of you who has helped us realize our dreams for Ava's Tea Party :) As always, seeing Ava's memory included in beautiful ways means so very much to our whole family but this project has a very special place in our hearts..We do hope you will join us.
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this is all just. so. beautiful.
so glad i have ava's tea party print, hanging front and center on my wall to inspire ideas for a fitting celebration, of your most gorgeous superprincess. xx
awww Sheye thats just absolutely perfect and so inspiring! I shall get the tea cups out, bring the kettle to boil, eat a cup cake or two and sit and think about holding and hugging my boys xxxx much love to you all xxx
Ohhhhh thats beautiful so pink i love it!! *0*
Beautiful Sheye! Look forward to celebrating Ava's special day with so many who love both her and you. Much much love and many hugs from me to you xoxoxoxoxo
Oh Sheye! These are divine. I am already in the planning stages and these amazing designers have given me so much inspiration:) My, how you have changed the world darling Ava xxx
Aww how exciting, what a lovely idea. So many pretty things!
I have just become a fan on the facebook page and sent invites to all my friends.
I can't wait to honour your super-princess on such a magical day :)
Love & hugs xoxo
so very beauty full, sweet sheye! i look forward to celebrating, as we did last year. my heart is with you and i will forever be in awe of the beauty you and your super princess have brought to so many all over the world. hugs…
Of course I will join the page and tell all my friends…more importantly, I will stop to remember your girl.
Oh what an elegant way to honour your beauty-full girl! I spoke about the tea party on my FB page (to spread the word), and we will definitely be having a tea party in our house xxx
Oh honey, it looks wonderful.
I'm in, of course
That is just divine.
I am so very touched by yours story.
What a beauty full way to celebrate Avas life.
I have invited everyone I know on Facebook.
Gladly joined the FB page.. my family and I will be celebrating with you and the world this August for the Super-princess's bday. Love to you and your family. xoxo.
oh sheye… it is such a lovely idea! we loved having a little tea party in avas honour last year and im looking forward to putting more thought into it this year and inviting some special friends. i suggested the FB page to 60 girlfriends with children cause id love for more people to know about ava and be touched by your words and beautiful images. hugs to you, rowe xxx
wouldn't miss it for the world!!
i joined and will think of you an your family on your day…this story has really touched me. it takes a beautiful person to turn a personal tragedy into something beautiful.
I thought I felt a tea party coming on ( :
Oh. my. goodness! So Beauty-full! What a fabulous party for Ava's birthday. What a wonderful tradition you have begun. :o)
How wonderful — so lovely!! I loved the photos from last year everyone sent in. I'm having our baby girl in August and think having a tea party to celebrate her arrival and remembering Super-princess Ava would be appropriate. Your shared experiences, stories, blog, and photography class have meant so much to me and has been an inspiration in my life in so many ways. Thank you Sheye. It's easy to see where Ava got her Super-princess powers. ;)
Sheye I love all the new invitations, just beautiful, mandy x
How beauty-full! It makes my heart swell with emotion!! What a super party for a super princess! What a lovely mum you are!
With my daughter Amaya's birthday being August 21st I can't help but think of another little girl a world away that should be celebrating too. We will celebrate for two as we do every year!! Now if only I could get my tomboy daughter to want a pink princess tea party for her theme!!! Facebook page joined.
Sheye, this is fabulous! I was just checking last week to make sure we had this year's tea party on the calendar. We're not sure yet where we'll be on that special day — either the U.S. or Canada — but wherever we are, there will be tea and pinkness! XO
gorgeous sheye!
I love the kit!
We are going to throw a tea party in your Ava's honor.
She has greatly impacted our lives!
I love this! My family did this last year and we plan on doing it again this year!!
we did this last year and are doing it again in 2010… i've let everyone know about your FB page too… we're so grateful to ava and your family for reminding us that life is precious and we need to stop and remember this x
So fabulous! I {LOVE} it and all those details are truly incredible!!! You are an amazing person so full of beauty yourself and cared about by so many around the world. Thanks for sharing Ava with us – my girl will be excited for a tea party in Ava's honor! =)
This is absolutely gorgeous and we will be having a little tea party that morning with our 3 girls and boy. That day is also the day my gorgeous little boy turns 2 so cuddles will be abundant in this house. Thank you so much for sharing your little Super Princess Ava with us all and we will enjoy drinking our cuppa, eating little pink cupcakes and sharing lots of cuddles and giggles on this day. xox
P.S – FB page joined and others invited as well – Thanks.
I discovered your blog back in March when Tara posted about you. I learned about your sweet Ava. I went back and read all your posts. Our first child, a little girl, was just 3 months old at the time and your words moved me. I've wanted to reach out to you so badly these past months. But what could I say? The words don't exist. But with this post I have something I can say. It is no coincidence that my daughter Scarlett's first birthday party on September 4th is a tea party. I'm going all out with handmade invites and sweet details. People have told me she won't remember it and shake their head at my over planning. That's when I think of Ava. If I'm lucky, I get 18 of these parties. I plan to cherish every one and make each one magical and beauty full. Wishing love and light to your family.
Sheye-I have spread the word on FB, and invited all I can:) Thankyou for letting us share this specail occession for you Super Princess:) I know I am a little behind schedule,but I am in the process of making another album for your family, and was thinking of a special one to mark Ava's tea party too. Hope that is okay. You are such an inspiration , love to your gorgeous family xoxox
Hi Sheye – I have just found you and your beautiful family via the other wonderful girls out their that are spreading the word about Ava's tea party. I felt I had to say Hi and send you my love. I have been going back over your posts from previous years to read a little more – I too had a beautiful little girl in 2003 who is with your Ava in heaven – our circumstances were entirely different but the loss of any child is so devastating and life changing. It turns out that we will be celebrating here at our house on the weekend of Ava's birthday as it will be my second born daughters birthday that weekend. After the loss of our Laura I have made a point of celebrating as many occasions as I can with my girls and taking as many photos as I can – by reading your words here today it has not only made me cry but made me smile to realize that I am making wonderful memories so that I can never say "I wish I had" – I will no longer worry about those who think I put too much effort into my girls birthday parties – something I have always know but something you have re-reminded me of today. Sending much love your way and may Ava's special day be filled with happy memories. Leanne xx
I was so happy when i saw this because my family have been begging me to organize another tea party soo when i saw this i was so happy.. I have a new motive for bringing my whole family together for our annual tea party.
Such a lovely idea x
love everything x (off To check out FB page – I'm sure it's just a beauty-full)
Amazingly beautiful little soul still making the world a prettier place.
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Kara and I cannot wait to have our tea party with her friends. She speaks about Ava so much Sheye ~ your girl is missed beyond words.
Joined the FB page – my daughter and I can't wait! I think of Ava's story often, and give my little girl extra hugs, kisses, love and patience as a result. Ava truly has made a beautiful mark on this world. Thanks for inviting us all to Ava's tea party!
I have been really moved by your story which was shown to me by a friend. I have joined your fb page and also passed it on to all I know. My heart aches at what you have gone through and as a mum to two girls (7 & 9 yrs)it is my worst mightmare. You have shown such strength to be doing what you do. My girls and I will be having a tea party on the 22 Aug in Ava's memory, complete with Lamington cup cakes in pink papers and something pink to drink. We will think of her and look up to the sky and wish her peace and smile. I have my own reason's too…..to cherish what I am still so lucky to have. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou xxx
with sadness and joy = that bittersweet pill – annie and i will celebrate darling ava. xo
blown away by your strength & taking your worst nightmare and making something good come of it…
it is an honor to have found "you & ava"…very inspiring, makes me stop & be grateful for my 3 healthy kids. for this, i thank you.
my daughter is 7, & we have never had a beauty FULL tea party…we will now because of you & your super princess…
thank you…
It is so heart warming to see this lovely idea taking shape and gathering strength and energy…and that all comes from love. Very super special.
Perfect for the SuperPrincess…..I'm in :)
Today marks 9 years since I wept and pinky-promised to love my little Teagan for the very last time. My heart knows that you understand how that feels and you too are finding ways to remember and to even bring beauty out of the empty hole left in your hearts.
I hope to have a tea party wity my kids (and likely a new baby by then too!) on Ava's birthday this year. I wish you all the best as the memories flood back to you especially so leading up to this day. The wishing her back will never end, but neither will the ways she continues to touch lives through her beauty and charm.
Much love to all your family as this grows into something as super as your Super Princess Ava… xoxo.
I am going to plan the most wonderful tea party for the girls that I know.
I invited all of my friends to the facebook page! I hope they will join!
Sheye, this is simply wonderful.
Gorgeous – and just right. I'll have a tea party with my little girl this year, hold her and remember your Ava.
I joined the FB page. We'll have a tea party for Ava this year too. Last year we did balloons and cupcakes.
Sheye, joined your facebook page and shared it with all my friends, what a gorgeous princess Ava was and what a lovely way to keep her memory alive… looking forward to a beautyfull pink party for my little girl this year and now also an August tea party with Ava in our thoughts xx <3<3 Sending lots of love your way! :)
Sheye and family, you are inspirational. I happened across Ava's story on babysgotsyle yesterday and it has moved me. I told my two girls, Mieli and Layla this afternoon about Your super princess, Ava, and showed them how to use the horn in the car. We sat in the garage beeping away! Thank you for sharing your story. I am looking forward to Ava's tea party with my girls and son, Luca, next weekend. Joined your fb site too. Lots of love xo
HI Sheye,
We cellebrated our Tea Party a little early this year, the girls wore their special dresses & I let them wear my jewellery which they thought was fab. Mason wore a tuxedo vest. It was so beautiful & when I asked Madalyn if she enjoyed it she said "It would have been better if Ava was here too" I told her I felt the same way. Thank you, Thank you Sheye for bringing that day of beauty into our lives that may not have happened otherwise.
I have invited all my friends with children to join your page so that they too can be inspired. xxx Melissa


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The Incredible Hulk
The reboot of The Incredible Hulk franchise on the big screen means someone -- this time Sega -- is looking to cash in on the hype in videogame form. Since The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction developer Radical Entertainment has its hands full with Prototype, Sega has enlisted Austin, Texas-based Edge of Reality (Cipher Complex, Pitfall: The Lost Expedition, Shark Tale, Over the Hedge) to bring the green behemoth to next-gen consoles for the first time. Hulk fans have been blessed with some pretty decent games from Radical in the past, and from what we've experienced with Edge of Reality's first effort, we wish Radical could have developed this game as well.
The Incredible Hulk will have one storyline that follows the events of the movie with the majority of the game taking place in New York, but the game will also include three separate storylines interwoven throughout the experience. Almost all of the characters in the movie are in the game, and Edge of Reality has lined up Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt and Tim Roth to provide voice talent and likenesses for authenticity. The other storylines will be based around comic book lore and elements in the Hulk universe, so expect to take on such long-time Hulk staples as BiBeast, the U-Foes and more.
With Radical's two previous Hulk games providing a pretty solid framework of what a Hulk game should be, Edge of Reality has taken many ideas from those titles and attempted to expand on them. The gameplay is mainly mission-based to move the storylines along, and icons appear on your mini-map to indicate where you can begin new missions with color-coded icons for each of the game's four storylines. Even though things are split up, the game's final nemesis is still the Abomination, just like in the upcoming film.
The fun of Hulk titles is more or less how much destruction you can cause and we're happy to report that almost everything in this version of Manhattan can be leveled. The weaponizing of vehicles has been replicated from Radical's titles, and the Hulk can tear through a car with ease and demolish enemies and environmental objects with his vehicular boxing gloves. The more you lay waste to the city, the more stars you'll rack up -- ? la Grand Theft Auto -- and the military will do their darnedest to spoil the party. Soldiers are easily dispatched, however, and if a tank rolls up, just peel off the turret and smack away at the remaining portion like with a baseball bat.
As you progress through the game, Hulk will unlock new attacks as well as upgrades for current attacks. As Hulk does more damage, and gets angrier and angrier, this fills a Rage Meter which powers Hulk's super-moves such as Ground Pounds and Thunder Claps. Unleashing these special attacks will allow for even more wreckage. For example, when upgraded, a simple Thunder Clap can emit enough force to topple buildings in one epic motion.
Even though Hulk can make enormous leaps, scale buildings, and launch from rooftop to rooftop, New York is a pretty big place. To get from mission point to mission point, Hulk can hop on the subway. The development team refers to the use of the subway as Hulk Portals, but we think it's rather silly that the Hulk needs public transportation.
In our hands-on time with the game, controlling Hulk was great, but it felt like environmental elements, enemy tanks and other vehicles didn't have any weight to them.
Toppling buildings is entertaining, but they fell so easily it was as if they were made of balsa wood. Instead of running up buildings as he did in Ultimate Destruction, the Hulk now digs his paws into the side of a building and climbs, or flings himself up to scale buildings faster. We sometimes had a hard time latching onto buildings as we dashed up the sides, which brought the Hulk thundering to the ground and made us more and more frustrated.
Hulk's character model looked fantastic, his body almost bursting at the seams with muscle-tastic proportions. The representation of New York is decent, though rather generic, and building textures and vehicle types are often repetitive. Honestly, how many taco delivery vehicles can one city have? Apparently, a lot.
If you want a break from the mission-based action, Edge of Reality will also incorporate over 20 Hulk themed mini-games ranging from darts to a Crazy Taxi-style romp. However, there is no multiplayer element to these games. The team also plans for a healthy dose of unlockables for comic fans, but the forms in which these will be found is still unknown. We're hoping for a Lou Ferrigno model, a She-Hulk, or a number of skins from Hulk's iterations in the comics.
While what makes Hulk games fun is the ability to ravage through cities as the Incredible Hulk, this game seems to have a been-there-done-that-already feel to it. Even though Edge of Reality borrowed many concepts from Radical's titles such as weaponizing vehicles and objects, it threw out vehicle surfing and didn't really seem to add much that's new. Trashing everything in sight is still fun, but we're wondering exactly how long the fun will last. We'll reserve judgment until we play through the final game to see if The Incredible Hulk is more inspiring than our first quick taste.
This preview was based on a hands-on demo of the game at the Sega offices.


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More portrait practice.
I don't think I ever posted these properly on my tumblr…
Here are some Avatar propaganda posters I made a while back!
An awesome person bought one of my shirts and wore it to disneyland! It's the one with magikarp on it :).
I love seeing my shirts in the wild, I'm glad you liked it!
Thane Krios
"Amonkira, Lord of Hunters, grant that my hands be steady, my aim be true, and my feet swift."
Thane was a great character, he's my first venture into the ME2 squad members!
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Except, his question did NOT get misinterpreted. What was translated for the Answers Thread was exactly what he asked, there was no screw-up on Blizzard's (or whoever they may have hired to translate) part. They very much did answer the question they received. It was Madmartygan who was not clear on what his question was in the first place.
The first link that you provide say nothing about Righteous Defense. In fact, actually says "Can you make it so that (all) taunts doesn't miss, just like you did for interrupt abilities?"
Either he made that statement about Righteous Defense afterwards to defend himself and his credibility, since people were obviously reprimanding him for it, or /tinfoilhat! Blizzard went back and changed the question in the LA forums to fit the answer in the Answers thread!


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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Clayton Kershaw tossed a masterpiece on Opening Day, but the San Francisco Giants have a fine young southpaw of their own.
Madison Bumgarner surrendered just two hits over eight dominant shutout innings in the Giants' 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle test of a three-game set.
Bumgarner (1-0), who retired 18 Dodgers in a row at one point, struck out six for San Francisco, which tallied 10 hits but grounded into four double plays.
Kershaw fanned seven in his four-hit shutout on Monday.
Joaquin Arias tallied two hits, an RBI and a run scored, while Sergio Romo picked up his first save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth.
South Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1) made his highly-anticipated major league debut for the Dodgers and gave up three runs -- one earned -- on 10 hits over 6 1/3 frames. He fanned five and walked none.
"I think he's going to give up his fair share of hits," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "He pitched well, you're going to give up some hits now and then. It's not a concern."
The 25-year-old Ryu, who agreed to a six-year, $36 million deal with the Dodgers after they bid $25.7 million to win the rights to negotiate with him during the offseason, became the first player to go straight from the Korean League to the major leagues.
Doubles by Andre Ethier and Mark Ellis served as Los Angeles' only hits of the contest.
The Giants struck first in the fourth and added two more runs in the seventh.
Buster Posey and Hunter Pence had consecutive one-out singles to put runners on the corners before Arias grounded an RBI single back up the box and just past a diving Ellis at second base to plate Posey.
Arias reached on a Justin Sellers throwing error at shortstop to start the seventh. Andres Torres lined a base hit to right and Brandon Crawford moved the runners over with a groundout to first base.
Ronald Belisario replaced Ryu on the mound to face Bumgarner, who slapped a high chopper to Sellers, whose throwing error to the plate allowed Arias and Torres to come across and make it 3-0.
Bumgarner came in with a 4.07 ERA in April, his highest in any month ... The
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Does evolution by your means always incorporates growing complexity in the sense that at some moment there must be some starting point, where the evolution or cutoff moment starts.
If we picture observers or arbitrary complexity, then the evolution I envision has to include mechanism for increasing, as well as decreasing complexity. I picture this process closely related to generation of mass.
In the gaming analogies, this can be assocaited to how one player, by beeing more clever and sometimes also having luck, can conquer control over it's environment and "grow" in it's quest for self-preservation.
It's this mechanis, where two sytems try to conquer each othre that is responsible for the attractive force of gravit in my view. Their constant communication makes the information distance between them shrink, and thus the distance in between them shrinks.
But evolution process isn't just the complexity. When the complexity has reached a steady state for a given observer, there is still an ongoing evolution which can be interpreted as a redisposition and remapping of available resources.
So, no it does not always increase complexity, as in an monotonous increasing function. That would make no sense. The point is that complexity growth or decreasing are very SLOW processes as compared to the redisposition processes. this is why on a short time scale, these "gravitational like" effects can be accounted for my constants.
Edit: In my picture the PART of evolution having to do with scaling complexity, is the thing that I associated closests to "gravity". The part of evolution that is superimposed ontop on, or taking place within the constant complexity domain, are what I associate to the other forces (non-gravitational ones). Still I'm quite convinced that even the understanding of the forces, in particular their unification, requires an analysis of also the complexity scaling processes. Most certainly, someting closely related to, or even exactly equivalent to Quantum mechanics as we know it, is the result when complexity is frozen. But this is clearly a special case, and interesting insight await if we understand the general case.


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PORTLAND — The Oregon Department of Agriculture is pressing ahead with its plan to allow canola production in the Willamette Valley, but the agency now proposes sharply limiting the amount that can be grown.
Clean-energy advocates and some farmers are eager to expand production of canola, but it has been banned from the Willamette Valley for years. The yellow-flowering plant produces seeds that can be pressed for oil to use in renewable fuels, but they also bring new pests and can cross-pollinate with sensitive plants that produce organic vegetable seeds.
The Agriculture Department sparked controversy last year when it cut in half the region where farmers are prohibited from growing canola — a plan that was ultimately halted by an appeals court.
The latest plan, outlined in proposed administrative rules filed Friday, would allow canola plants on up to 2,500 acres in the Willamette Valley if the fields are at least three miles from vegetable seed fields. Canola fields must be 25 acres or larger, under the theory that a smattering of small fields would be tougher to manage than large ones.
The earlier plan would not have capped the number of acres.
But the change doesn't appease Frank Morton, a specialty seed farmer near Philomath who said the introduction of canola is harmful in any amount. He said he's concerned the cap will ultimately increase to far more than 2,500 acres.
"I don't understand the compelling reason for risking a very special industry, the specialty seed industry, for what looks at best like marginal benefits from growing canola in the Willamette Valley," Morton said.
To minimize conflicts between canola and vegetable seeds, the rule would allow the Willamette Valley Specialty Seed Association to determine which fields are eligible for canola production. That gives too much power to the seed farmers who have made clear they don't want canola, said Tomas Endicott, vice president of Willamette Valley Biomass Processors Inc., which wants to crush canola seeds into oil at its plant near Salem.
"In theory, as a concept, I think the new rule is a good one," Endicott said. "But we need for it to be functional."
The Willamette Valley's wet winters and cool, dry summers make it one of the best places in the world to produce seeds for vegetables known as brassicas, including broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. The lucrative seeds are shipped to farmers around the world, and this region produces nearly all of the world's seeds for European cabbage, Brussels sprouts, rutabaga and turnips, according to a 2010 study by Oregon State University.
Canola is also a brassica.
Seed farmers describe the expansion of canola as a Pandora's Box that, once opened, will destroy their industry. Wind can carry pollen for miles, and seed farmers worry that genetically modified canola plants will pollinate with organic brassicas, producing seeds with no value.
They also worry about cabbage maggots and white mold, a fungus that can destroy root vegetable crops.
Canola proponents argue that with the right controls, the plant can co-exist without harming other brassicas. Some wheat and grass seed farmers are eager to use canola as a rotational crop to interrupt disease and pest cycles. They used to burn their fields at the end of the season, but recent pollution controls have limited that option.
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Postgame update: Mauer to return SundayPosted on September 8th, 2007 – 7:49 PM
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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire made it official following today's 8-7 loss, saying Joe Mauer would return to the lineup and catch Johan Santana for Sunday's series finale. Mauer has not started since Aug. 25 because of a strained left hamstring.
Jose Morales, who went 3-for-3 today in his major league debut, has a sprained left ankle and will probably miss 2-3 weeks, Gardenhire said.
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Westfield Academy...if you could call it that. More like a facility that puts you behind walls. Not meant for the weak supernaturals. Meant for the supernaturals that have powers that are incredible. That need to be controlled before they hurt anyone else. They have sessions with anyone who would possibly help with controlling their power.
The country is being taken over by a power thirsty, evil scientist and his drones. These drones have fire power and skills that the armed forces cannot even match. That's when Westfield Academy is contacted. The supernaturals are needed to fight these drones and take down the scientist. All they're lives, these kids have been forced to swallow their powers and keep them down and controlled. And they're being asked to let them loose. Oh gosh.
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Mar is that sweet girl who is always willing to help. You wouldn't think she has a temper, most people don't know about her power. Most people wonder why she's even there. Mar has been there most of her life and controlling her power has become a habit. She wears a moniter on her wrist that keeps track of her pulse and beeps when it gets too high. Mar prides herself on meditating and keeping a level head because well....you won't like her when she's angry.
Derek P. Walters || 17 || Flame control || IDK || played by: DWAH ||
Derek has issues controlling his power. He can conjure up and control fire. He is relatively new to the faculty. He has problems with spontaneously bursting into flames. The person he works with every day has created flame proof clothing for him to wear. Derek's temper matches his power. He's snappy and angry a lot, mostly because no one will get close to him. They're afraid of being burned! He often consults Mar about anger management but the sessions they have usually have little affect on him.
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||Sky is not very social ,but has a good personality. Shes not afraid to speak her mind when necessary. She discovered her powers at a young age with her pets, she learned she could make them do any thing she wanted. Lately she's been trying to control people but its harder and she gets nose bleeds and migraines when she tries.||
Danny || 18 || control over wind || Doesn't have one yet || played by: Where the Wild Things are♥ ||
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Sky watched as the tree froze a bit " wow " she mumbled softly. reaching he hand out she ran her finders over the glossy surface of the frozen tree. She looked over at Levy " Hey try blocking the feeling think of something else maybe in this case something warmer ?" she tried to suggest.
Danny , frowned slightly " Then we will all have each others back, don't worry we won't let each other get hurt " he put his arm around her shoulder " We will protect each other, got it so don't worry " He smiled at her reassuring her that everything would be fine
Levy thought of a furnace something hot "ah" he cringed as shared of ice jabbed into the tree then his hand since he wasn't far from the tree he did feel the feeling go away though as he jerked his hand away from the tree and plucked ice shards out of his now bleeding palm "I don't feel the feeling anymore is my hair still blue" he asked her as he tilted his head at the now half frozen tree and then at her.
Sky bit her lip and looked at him " Levy your hand its bleeding " she said softly.Gazing up at his hair she shook her head no his hair was back to normal. Turning around she took a tissue from her bag before taking his hand dabbing at the blood " sorry if that hurts "
Levy smiled at her "its alright Sky really its my fault I stood to close to the tree but then again I have not tried to think of something hot to get it down under control I might have made it mad that I won though" he said with a wide smile as he looked into her really pretty green eyes she also had beautiful red hair "Ya it don't hurt Sky and Ya I still need to pull a few out" he said as he crossed arms with her to get to his hand and pulled out three more shards "all done" he said "It'll stop" he told her as he let her wipe it away the blood anyway "wana try your power?" he asked her his wasn't to practice but it worked out that way.
Sky smiled back her cheeks heating up a bit under his gaze. " If you don't mind me trying to get inside your head ? " said said with a slight giggle. She took a deep breath trying to clear her mind, her eyes opened showing her pupils had dilated a bit. A look of concentration came over her face as she felt herself start to break through one of his barriers. The dripping feeling of blood feel from her nose again, and a slight pain formed behind her eyes making her pull back. Her eyes went back to normal as well. " So close ...." she said reaching up to her head as her nose still dripped .
Levy could feel her then he couldn't feel much of anything just tingling in his head as he really didn't think to much of anything then he felt pain in his head like a headache slightly as she pulled back from him "I think you are close maybe think about breaking the second wall after you have slipped pass the first wall for a while I almost wasn't sure I was going to stay in control I felt numb" he explained as he handed her the clean tissues from his hand cleaning.
Sky nodded wiping her nose. " I could feel it too i felt close then I did with Danny this morning, still not good enough" she muttered leaning more back into the tree closing her eyes the pounding in her head growing slightly from talking. "maybe next time "
Levy nodded as he sat on the ground and leaned back into the tree and closed his eyes "when ever you are ready to try again just let me know" he said softly without opening his eyes and he rested his head on the frozen tree it didn't faze him in the least.
Sky opened her eyes a bit. " maybe later when my migraine goes away " she said leaning her head slightly towards Levy. " Levy, tell me a bit about your self " she stated softly hoping that maybe they could talk and get to know each other
Levy froze at first and thought of what he could tell her that won't scare her away "well my father is gone and my mother married a step jerk who is also..uh dead now to and I use to protect my mother until I was dragged her and haven't heard or seen from her since" he said quietly as he brought his knees to his chest his gaze lost in the space it looked glazed he was stuck in the past right now "I have no siblings" he added as he shook his head and told her the basics but not giving to much away.
Sky reached over and touched his shoulder "I'm sorry ..." was the only thing she really could say.Biting her lip she looked over at him the lost look in his eyes reminder her of the look she some times got. " things will get better Levy "
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Lady A has scored its third consecutive number one album with Golden!
The new record is at the top of the Billboard 200 chart this week with sales of 167,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan. The lead track, "Downtown," is also a number one hit and their fastest charting song to date. The follow-up, "Goodbye Town," is off to a great start this week.
GOLDEN is No. One this week. THANK YOU. So glad you're loving the new music. Couldn't have done this without y'all.
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Oscar After-Party Style
When the Oscars end, the night is still young, and Hollywood's finest have plenty of celebrating left in them. For the after-parties, they slip into more fabulous gowns, and leave us a whole new set of fashions to admire.
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Blood Type Diet
The making of this web site is to provide information on the Blood Type Diet. It is presented in simple English with a hope that the viewer could easily understand the practice of this diet. Generally, Blood Type Diet could separate into four categories, i.e., Blood Type Diet O, A, B and AB. Blood Type Diet believed that every blood group needs different foods for health optimization and the right foods could assist in weight loss.
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The O positive blood type diet is the similar to the O negative blood type diet. Even though there are a few more things to be avoided as compared to other blood types, the beneficial side of the O positive dieter is the dieter can enjoy non-vegetarian foods. Nevertheless, this dieter is in weak position to hypothyroidism and thinning blood. The O positive blood type foods include all meats, fruits and vegetables. However, the intake of carbohydrates must be limited.
Blood Type O diet food list has been tabulated in the table below. It consists of food allowed, food to avoid, and food for assisting in weight loss for Blood Type O.
Of the many foods which would help to lose weight are sea kelp, seafood (cod, halibut, salmon, sardines and the like), red meat (beef, lamb, heart, mutton, veal and the like). Vegetables such as kale, spinach and broccoli would be helping in losing weight. However, intake of beverages such as coffee, distilled liquor, sodas and black tea must be avoided.
Sometimes it may be inconvenient to keep to such restrictions on eating for the blood type where it may have inclusion and exclusion all these foods abovementioned. Therefore, the advisable idea to do is keeping the consumption of the necessary foods higher than those which have been recommended to be avoided.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A body found early Friday morning in West Louisville has now been identified by the Coroner's office as 24 year old Kristine Pierson.
Police were dispatched to the 800 block of North 33rd Street and Rudd Avenue around 1:45.
According to Alicia Smiley, Metro Police Public Information Officer, a passerby found Pierson's body near the flood wall by the river.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said her body sustained trauma which is the reason the case is being treated as a homicide. As of Friday night, police were still treating the case as a homicide investigation but the coroner's office tells WAVE 3 they are treating the case as a death investigation. That office says it's results were inconclusive and that's why it's a death investigation.
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Shah Rukh Khan meets a "rappist"
I missed the first episode of 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain' – the Indian version of an American reality TV gameshow – but millions in the country tuned in on April 25 to watch actor Shah Rukh Khan and a bunch of kids torture contestants with questions lifted from school textbooks.
At work the next day, a colleague kept distracting me by bursting into giggles every few seconds till I couldn't take it any more.
"Shah Rukh Khan (giggle)… There was this (giggle) dude from Indore on the show who sang (giggle) Hindi songs in English and some rap in between"
"Shah Rukh introduced him (giggle) as the first rappist (giggle) on the show"
"Rappist (giggle)"
"As in he wanted to say rapper"
"But said rappist (giggle)"
"He did not"
"Yes, he did (giggle)"
"Come on, Shah Rukh obviously knows the difference between rapper and rapist – and there's no such word as rappist"
"He seriously didn't know (giggle)"
"He must have winked or something"
"No, he didn't. He didn't dwell on it, didn't explain it, just moved on to the first question"
"Just a mistake. He must have realised it the moment he said it"
"No, he genuinely didn't know. Imagine Shah Rukh not knowing (giggle)"
The mystery remains unresolved. Does the Bollywood actor actually refer to Snoop Dogg and Eminem as 'rappists'? Or was the wordplay a mistimed joke that fell flat.
News reports did not mention the gaffe.
Can those of you who watched the episode (and I am sure many of you did) throw some light on this important issue – my colleague is in danger of being institutionalized in a "giggle factory" and I am going to be nagged till I admit Shah Rukh Khan thinks rapists are rappers.
Hmm… didn't you have enough matter for this post? your other posts have more substance than an obviously exaggerated account of a giggling colleague.. writer's block huh??
Never ever SRK would think rapists are rappers, he has passed this stage way too long.
I saw this episode.. It was really funny when he said 'rappist'. I was taken aback because SRK speaks very well and I've never really seen him to make such a mistake!
It was just a mistake. He's a human ppl duh! ..I am pretty sure he knew the difference …sometimes ppl can get carried awa while talking
SRK is the King and he is liked by all.


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Ullam Ketkummae...Mazhai Mazhai...
Lyrics & Chords
Film:Ullam Ketkummae, Music: Harris Jeyaraj, Sigers: Unnikrishnan & Harini…
….Krishnanji…This time i am trying Unnikrishnan's Song…This is a solo version… with a bad Karaoke Track…
….Hope you like it…
Adithi said
Lovely rendition! PB, are you trained in classical music? You sounded very confident and sang those brigas effortlessly. Lovely softness in the voice too just where required. Enjoyed this very much!
Kumar Srinivasan said
Very good singing PB. Enjoyed it.
Tara Balakrishnan said
Nice singing! I have tried the same song. Have a better karaoke. Do listen and Let me know if u need that…
Dhiraj Barla said
Very well sung man, enjoyed it. Thank god for a change you sang a solo version, I think NVK sir would love to listen to this :-)…. keep it up man.
Shailender said
Though I couldn't understand a word of it, your voice was so soothing………nice singing……
Krishnan N v ( nvk ) said
Oh I am sorry for the delay in commenting. I had heard it immediately after you uploaded, but forgot to write the comments.
Good rendition. Great voice control and sangatis. Somehow your confident singing makes the song sound excellent.
Yes Dhiraj….I really was glad to hear this song
Thanks PB…
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nice rendition panchabaanan.gud feel.All d best n go
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One important piece of the projection is talent level. This part of the projection has a number of sub-categories:
recruiting; talent lost to draft; returning starters; and other meaningful statistics such as returning yards, tackles, etc.
(that last data is not yet available; I have used returning starter information to inform estimates of what those numbers
may be, though when actual data is posted the projections will move to some degree as a consequence).
Let's start with recruiting. Below is a table of the scout recruiting rankings for LSU and Texas for 2003 through 2012:
As you can see, for the past three recruiting classes Texas has enjoyed a much greater level of incoming talent than LSU, who hasn't had a truly
great recruiting class since 2009 (and by the time players have been in the system that long, it's fairly unlikely they'll make an impact if they haven't already
shown promise; it's really the more recent classes that usually provide "new blood" to a program). So in terms of incoming talent,
Texas has a clear advantage over LSU, especially with the most recent class. If there are players who are going to burst on the scene and excel
off the bat, they're more likely to come from Texas than LSU.
Moreover, it's obvious from looking at this table that Texas's recruiting classes are trending upwards rather strongly, which is generally a solid sign
of impending improvement. Meanwhile, LSU's classes are going in the wrong direction (2010-2012 is on average much worse than the previous three years, and looks like
a worse rolling average than any 3-year period since the 2005 class counted). That too is a clear sign, but not an encouraging one.
Just as important as incoming talent is outgoing talent. And again, here Texas shows a big edge.
Let's start with the 2012 NFL Draft. In the draft, Texas lost a 4th rounder, a 6th rounder and a 7th rounder,
their lowest draft losses by far since 2001. Here's how some other power programs who did in their lowest draft loss years: Miami in 2009 (solid improvement); USC in 2002 (huge improvement, though it's probably not a fair comparison
since their overall program talent took off afterwards); Ohio St in 2010 (won the Sugar Bowl); Alabama in 2008 (went from 7-6 to making the Sugar Bowl);
Georgia in 2008 (a decline from 2007, but better than 2006 and much better than 2009-2010); Penn St in 2005 (when they improved from 4-7 to
winning the Orange Bowl); Florida St in 2009 (a down year); Auburn in 2003 (a down year before taking off in 2004); Florida in 2005 (an improvement
before winning the national title the next year); and Michigan in 2009 (technically an improvement though still not good).
Overall, it's a strong sign of likely improvement, with a number of huge steps up taken.
LSU, meanwhile, lost: the #6 overall pick; the #14 overall pick;
a second rounder; a third rounder; and a fourth rounder. That's an unusually high total for them; not as bad as the 2007 draft,
but not that far off. Of course, they ended up winning the national championship in 2007, so it worked out for them that time,
but in general you don't want to lose that much talent to the draft, because it's hard to replace it all (especially with declining recruiting).
Returning starters tell a similar story. According to Phil Steele's numbers, LSU returns 7 starters on offense and 5 on defense with no returning quarterback,
a little below average (especially since the QB tends to be worth much more than most other positions). Texas, meanwhile, returns 10 starters on offense and 7 on defense,
including a returning quarterback. Starters don't tell the whole story, of course, but that's a meaningful difference. Five extra starting roster spots is a lot of space to fill,
especially when a number of those players were good enough to make it high in the NFL draft. One item to note, though, is that LSU returns both their punter and kicker, while Texas
returns neither. My early analysis indicates this isn't a huge deal, but it's still something, and is admittedly not reflected in the current projections (I need to investigate
more before determining whether it's worth adjusting for and how much of an adjustment to make).
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The great mezzo-soprano and 1991 Kennedy Center honoree Rise Stevens has died at age 99:
Her son, actor Nicolas Surovy, who was on "All My Children" for many years, made the announcement. In addition to her career as an actress, she also had management roles, leading the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions, the Metropolitan Opera National Company, and president of Mannes College.
From the New York Times:
A paragraph on the Metropolitan Opera website:
RIP, Ms. Stevens.
Rise Stevens, 1913-2013
Started by Helene , Mar 21 2013 02:56 PM
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 02:56 PM
Posted 21 March 2013 - 03:23 PM
Oh, dear, but what a great career!
Posted 21 March 2013 - 03:35 PM
Posted 22 March 2013 - 09:54 AM
Terribly sad. One of the last great singers who was still with us.
What a goddess.
What a goddess.
Posted 03 April 2013 - 08:43 AM
I was saddened to hear of her passing.
I was hoping she'd make it to her centernary.
I was hoping she'd make it to her centernary.
Posted 03 April 2013 - 08:49 AM
If anyone happens to be at the Met Opera in the coming weeks, they have displayed on the parterre level some of the costumes Stevens wore in various roles at the Met.
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Mobile social gaming technology provider, Scoreloop, explores a new avenue by allowing users to play other users across platforms. Their service allows a player on an Android device to challenge a player on an iPhone in an online battle (some demo games are available now with more on the way). Scoreloop has only been available for the iPhone but now can be integrated on Android, which includes the following features:
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Technically, it wasn't the first zombie feast. For that, you'd have to rewind to, say, '32 and White Zombie – unless you count the even earlier corpse-raising antics of Frankenstein. George A. Romero admits that Carnival Of Souls (1962) influenced him. But Night is the movie that single-handedly chewed a genre-defining path through the '70s, '80s and beyond. Not bad for a film made by a crew weaned solely on commercials – and for around $114,000, at that.
From the get-go, Night sets about the transition from classic to new horror, as Johnny (Russell Streiner) puts the willies up his sister, Barbra (Judith O'Dea), by impersonating Frankenstein's monster at a cemetery. Then a zombie kills Johnny, leaving Barbra to flee to a house where a black man, Ben (Duane Jones), protects her, as more zombies amass outside. Soon, we discover that something, possibly radiation from a returning satellite, has raised the dead and zombiefied them. But there's trouble in the basement, too, in the shape of more survivors who don't all agree with Ben's ideas on how to stay alive.
For sure, Night smarts as a monstrous horror piece. It's dense and claustrophobic, only revealing the outside world through TV and radio (easy to see where Signs got its ideas from) before a ferocious finale – and even then, as in the end of Se7en, the final shift from darkness to daylight doesn't improve the situation any. The shadowy lighting seems to shimmer with fear and implication and when a little girl stabs at her mother with a trowel, it plays like Psycho without the arch humour. There's no digging out of this one. These guys are in serious shit.
But it's those house-sharing tensions that provide the extra heft. Like another horror-cheapie that didn't do too badly, The Blair Witch Project, Night is at its most effective as an acute dissection of the tensions of co-operation. Ben reckons they should all risk their lives in case other people need help; Harry, the white guy in the basement, is all for laying low. On this Special Edition set, both feature commentaries (from Romero and cast) deny that Night was intended to be an allegory for race relations in '60s America. Black star Duane Jones, they argue, was just the best actor they auditioned. Fair enough, but the film assumes great resonance via Jones, right up to that notoriously caustic closer.
At any rate, it's a virulent portrait of an America in flux and decay, from the flag billowing near the graveyard at the start to its disturbing depiction of a lynch-mob mentality. But Night also transcends its period through sheer intensity. Sure, it was cheap. It's full of goofs, too, all pointed out by the cast and crew on the gleeful gab-tracks (watch for the numbers clearly marking where the boards have to be nailed back up). But it matches resonance with relentlessness, guts with gravity.
The big question is: does it need another DVD release? Although the transfer here looks and sounds smart and the commentaries are winning, probably not. But it's little wonder that these flesh-eaters won't lie down, even after the sun comes up.