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Company realizes over 100% increase in Q1 sales bookings, exceeding all of last year
Toronto, ON and New York, NY (PRWEB) October 25, 2012
OnX Enterprise Solutions, a leading global enterprise data center IT Solutions Provider, today announced growing client adoption of its Cloud and Managed Services solutions including over $10M in sales bookings from client deployments in Q1, surpassing all of last year (OnX fiscal year commences May, Q1 ending July). Commencing with the launch of OnX's OnTask cloud offering and the company's $20 million data center investment announced earlier in the year, growing demand in the marketplace for multi-tenant cloud and dedicated private cloud solutions has led to a significant increase in bookings and revenue for the company.
OnX's cloud hosting services, branded as OnTask, are delivered through an Infrastructure-as-a-Service model which allows for flexibility and optimal data management for clients looking for an outsourced solution. OnTask leverages a Tier III data center that is both PCI DSS and SSAE 16 certified, ensuring superior security and availability with service level guarantees. OnX has seen increased demand in hosting business applications such as SharePoint, SAP, Cloud Email, Business Intelligence and ecommerce in the cloud. Organizations are looking for a scalable and secure enterprise-class cloud to quickly and cost effectively launch new and existing applications.
Specifically, OnX and SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, collaborate on delivering Business Intelligence applications for enterprise organizations. Together OnX and SAS provision a seamless, one-stop-shop for clients looking to harness the power of critical analytics of their business and at the same time leverage a hosted model that delivers security, performance and guaranteed availability.
"This fiscal year, we've witnessed tremendous interest from clients wanting to deploy cloud and dedicated solutions throughout their organizations, specifically in software, finance, mining and retail operations," said Paul Khawaja, EVP Canada and COO Cloud and Managed Services. "Delivering SAS in a hosted model allows enterprise organizations to access the power of a service provider that has the security and availability Service Level Agreements that can deliver on the promise of improved time to market for mission-critical applications".
About OnX
OnX Enterprise Solutions is a global enterprise data center solutions provider with a suite of end-to-end solutions including the industry's leading Federated Cloud solution offerings. The company designs, builds and manages complete data center environments comprised of multi-vendor offerings in four core areas – Cloud & Managed Hosting, Technology Solutions & Professional Services, Digital Application Services, and Hardware & Software Solutions. Over the past 28 years, OnX has helped clients achieve exceptional business results that accelerate their growth and value. With global headquarters in Toronto, Canada and US based headquarters in New York, NY, OnX has a team of more than 600 IT professionals, revenues of more than $750 million, and clients and offices throughout North America and Europe. OnX is a privately held company and majority owned by Marlin Equity Partners. For more information, visit: http://www.OnX.com or call 1-866-906-4669.
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NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Whether or not she ends up holding the trophy at the end, Serena Williams has no competition at the U.S. Open this year.
She is the top personality, the woman to watch in a sport that has struggled of late to find, and hold onto, a compelling star.
Part of it is because of the basic numbers — Williams has 13 Grand Slam titles compared to the grand total of zero from the other seven women left in the field.
Part of it is the image — a mercurial and physically intimidating presence on the court, who can nonetheless charm people when she's off of it.
"There are certain people who are pretty special," said Tracy Austin, who was one of those people back in her day, "and sometimes we don't appreciate it 'til they're gone."
Williams' run at the title is scheduled to resume Wednesday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, where she'll play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a 20-year-old Russian matching her deepest run in a major.
Play on Tuesday was washed out when a slow-moving rainstorm moved over the Big Apple and forced tournament officials to push several matches involving top players — Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Caroline Wozniacki — onto outside courts when play resumes.
Williams, though, will be on center stage, as usual, and figures to be for the rest of the week. A favorite coming into the tournament, her odds have only grown shorter — 4-11 at some sports books in Europe — as the other "big names" in her sport have lost (Maria Sharapova), withdrawn (Serena's sister, Venus) or failed to show up (Kim Clijsters).
"Of course there's a chance. That's why you play in sports," Austin said when asked if anyone else could even dream of beating Williams this week. "But it's a smaller chance. I've said in the past that I thought a certain player was a favorite, maybe Serena was the favorite or Justine (Henin) was a favorite. But I can't remember a time in a while when there was as big a gap between Serena, the favorite, and the rest.
"For her to lose the U.S. Open, she's going to have to have a really bad day and someone else is going to have to have a day where they're just really in the zone."
The candidates include Wozniacki, who has been to only one Grand Slam final, and No. 2 Vera Zvonareva, who has been to two Grand Slam finals and won a total of eight games, five of them against Williams at Wimbledon last year. Also last year, Zvonareva fell 6-2, 6-1 to Clijsters, the two-time defending champion who would have likely been Williams' best competition here had she not pulled out before the tournament with an injury.
It was two years ago, when Clijsters played Williams in the semifinals, that Williams got mad at a line judge who called a foot fault against her on a second serve when she was two points away from losing the match. The tirade that followed earned her a point penalty that ended her stay at Flushing Meadows.
She missed last year as she dealt with an injury that came when she stepped on broken glass in a restaurant in Germany last summer. This could be the first time she's been at full health since that moment, which came only weeks after she won Wimbledon.
After her latest victory, a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ana Ivanovic, Ivanovic conceded it's intimidating going against such a presence. This from a player who was ranked No. 1 only three years ago.
"I really try not to look so much across the net," Ivanovic said. "I just tried to focus on my game and tried to do everything that I can."
Which will be Pavlyuchenkova's strategy, too.
"I don't want to go out there and enjoy just being on the center court playing against Serena," she said. "I would like to do well, try to fight, and with my effort I try to beat her. But of course I respect her a lot, as well. She's just great."
If Williams wins three more matches, it wouldn't be the first time she's won a major after essentially working her way into playing shape following a long break. She won the 2007 Australian Open after a year in which she played only four tournaments and was criticized for looking out of shape.
"Yes, Kim Clijsters came back and won the U.S. Open in her third tournament back," Austin said of Clijsters' win in 2009. "That's unusual. But Serena has done this multiple times, where she's been off for a long, long time and came back and won the tournament because she's just a better athlete than everybody else and she has better mental toughness than everybody else. I don't think there are other players, other sports, where this happens."
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According to PG&E's environmental impact report prepared for state agencies, on the proposed hi-intensity seismic testing project, hundreds of marine mammals — including whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals and sea lions — will be injured or killed. The report's conclusion of "significant and unavoidable impacts" strongly contradicts the conclusion of the project's other environmental document, the environmental assessment, that was submitted to federal agencies.
While both documents estimate that tens of thousands of marine mammals will experience "take by harassment," when it comes to estimating animals to be injured or killed, the EIR and EA completely differ: the EA claims there will be no injuries, deaths, longterm or significant impacts to marine mammal populations; in great contrast, the EIR concludes that the project will result in noise-related injury or mortality of up to 889 individual marine mammals, and that the project's impacts to marine mammals will be significant and unavoidable. (The EIR is available on www.slc.ca.gov ; see Chapter 4, and Appendix H.)
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Design for life: Environments beyond the home
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country's elderly population will grow by more than double to 80 million between now and the year 2050. That means roughly one out of five adults in the United States will be over the age of 65. One of the biggest challenges in the next 30 years will be how to meet the demand for quality living environments for the burgeoning population of older adults. This will require modifications to much of the existing housing stock, as well as the need to make changes in new construction today that will accommodate older residents' needs in the future. But aging in place is not just about the home. The aging of the population will affect every interior environment-private, commercial, and public-especially in our healthcare arena.
Because of evolving healthcare models, shortened recovery times and hospital stays have increased the need for outpatient and in-home care and for accommodations for live-in caretakers and caregivers. In the past, this has meant providing an additional bedroom or sleeping area for a temporary caregiver. However, going forward, that solution may not be enough.
Studies show boomers want to age in place-not in the hospital-and they are putting necessary technologies into their homes now that are going to help them do so. Thousands of products already in development will make older Americans' activities simpler and safer, helping them to stay involved in their communities while maintaining their lifestyle.
Elder-friendly homes will likely incorporate robotics and mechanical helpers that move around the home like our remote vacuum cleaners do today. They'll operate in combination with home automation-the wired sensory framework of the home itself. A house will "know" whether its occupants are at home or out, for example.
Instead of patients checking out of the hospital, caregivers and nurses will begin to check in at the home seniors reside in-just like the old fashioned doctor's call to the house. And when the doctor or nurse isn't visiting, health-monitoring technologies will keep tabs on the patient's medication regimen and well-being. Think of it: As one sleeps, a sensor-laden bed pad will check for irregularities in a patient's vital signs. An accompanying electronics box stores monthly data and brings abnormalities to the attention of the patient and the doctor digitally. In the morning, a patient's smartphone-like pill dispenser will remind them to take medicine and at the appropriate time alert the doctor to renew prescriptions. Refrigerators will even let homeowners know that the milk is going to expire in three days and offer breakfast suggestions to maintain healthy cholesterol. Luckily, interior designers can help with the specification and integration of all of these new gadgets.
Community spaces will need to adapt, too. Machines at the gym will recommend workouts based on physical needs and limitations. In the supermarket, shelves will rotate so patrons don't have to reach dangerously high or bend uncomfortably low. Much of this will be made possible by a personalized radio frequency identification chip that stores basic driving, financial, and health information on an identification card. We will see other sectors responding in similar ways. Here are a few examples.
In the hospitality industry: Restaurants, hotels, and motels will need to be accessible and employ necessary technologies. While overall demographic characteristics of the aging population are impressive, the variability among subgroups within the older age cohorts are the most important factors in predicting hospitality needs, design features, and opportunities. In particular, demographic variability among the elderly with regard to health status, income, and family structure is critical to various future hospitality interior design scenarios.
Additionally, the aging population will progressively be better educated and more experienced consumers of hospitality services and products. Most are comfortable scheduling their travel plans online and booking hotels without a travel agent. Since many have the time and means to travel well, they also look for luxury amenities while on holiday. It is suggested that the psychological construct of "personal control" will be increasingly important to developers and designers as a criterion in judging the acceptability of hospitality industry products intended for this more sophisticated, aging clientele of the future.
In the workplace: Offices, retail stores, and other work spaces will need to provide adequate lighting, seating, technology, task areas, and quiet places for older workers. Anticipate career stages and the concept of retirement to be in transition as rising life expectancies will place life roles into a new context. Eventually, more employers will see the advantages to hiring older workers, as have the 50 companies and organizations recognized by AARP. Older workers are mature, reliable, adaptable, experienced, loyal, and have a desire to work.
Redesigning work and the workplace to accommodate the older worker is crucial. Ergonomics and its scientific approach to identifying the mismatches between the job demands and worker capabilities is an effective way to address the concerns of the aging workforce. Workplace modifications, task redesigns, and adjustable lighting will all be necessary in the future. The stakes are high, for employers as well as employees. Ultimately, such improvements could be the only way of securing the supply of labor. The culture and values of the older workers are significant assets for the companies that choose to attract and retain them. These values include commitment and loyalty to the employer, fewer sick days, reduced injuries, and enhanced length of service.
In the retail environment: Stores will need to be accessible and accommodate individuals with multiple needs. The "silver shoppers" of a graying population offer an enormous opportunity for marketers, retailers, designers, and consumer researchers alike. The status and economic situation of today's mature market explains the concrete, functional, and social needs and wants of this consumer group in a retail environment. Since retailers in the current economy have to deliver value to the consumer, they truly have to focus on consumers' desires in the marketplace.
Implementing design for aging features in the layout of retail stores would enable older consumers to function optimally and comfortably in these environments. Creating a successful adaptive retail store environment requires the application of design features that formulate answers to consumers' needs. Research shows that for older consumers, it is important to create efficient and user-friendly shopping environments with special attention to the concrete physical and spatial aspects of the shop.
Committing to multihousing/multiuse: There is a growing demand for livable communities and urban complexes with easy access to healthcare, entertainment, shopping, and the like is required. Unless America makes a commitment to livable communities, baby boomers and other persons of a range of ages and with a variety of abilities will find it difficult to age successfully and remain engaged with their communities. The shortage of affordable and well-designed housing, mobility options, and opportunities for community engagement make it difficult for persons to maintain independence and a high quality of life. On the other hand, those communities that design for livability empower their residents to remain independent and engaged, and offer a better quality of life.
Residents of homes that are well-designed for their needs, as well as residents who live in communities with a range of well-designed features and services, are much more likely to be socially involved and active in their communities. But there are frequently barriers to developing new housing options or enjoying the full use of existing housing. Solving those problems will require the involvement of individuals, families, interior designers, contractors, the private sector, and government.
Community engagement, which encompasses community attachment, neighboring and informal help, organizational memberships, volunteering, charitable giving, and involvement in community affairs-including local political participation-is a key feature of the livable community. The advantage of this view is that it recognizes that successful aging is more than simply a matter of health or disability. Rather, it goes further to recognize outcomes for people; successful aging comprises what people actually do and their satisfaction with life. From this perspective, active community engagement is a critical component of successful aging.
There are many ways to promote livability. For instance, homes that are affordable enable individuals to remain in the communities to which they have long-term attachments. At the same time, good home design, founded on ease of use and accessibility, enhances quality of life by enabling individuals to enjoy the full use of their residence as they age. Community features and services play their own prominent role. In addition to these home and community features, transportation and mobility options have a profound impact on the lifestyles of older Americans. Of course, most people in the United States drive to get where they want to go. For those individuals who do not drive, whether by choice or necessity, options like walking or public transportation can contribute to personal independence and quality of life.
One of the most important aspects of a livable community is the high level of engagement of its residents, ranging from participation in social activities and relationships, to volunteering, to civic participation in community planning and the political process. We highlight community engagement as a distinct characteristic of the livable community because it furthers our understanding of successful aging outcomes for people. Independence for older persons does not mean that they live in isolation but, rather, that they are able to function and remain active in their setting of choice and to continue to enjoy their desired level of support from and interaction with other people. In this context, homes, neighborhoods, and mobility options all play a key role in how residents invest themselves in the community around them. The community can promote and benefit from a high level of participation of its residents.
Transportation that connects individuals to the goods, services, and social opportunities of the community contributes to successful aging. It connects the home with community activities and social opportunities. People who do not have transportation options to meet their individual needs cannot easily contribute to their communities as volunteers or advocates, and they are less satisfied with their communities and their lives. A livable community provides a transportation system with a range of services operated to support the involvement of all its residents.
Interior designers are uniquely qualified to create supportive, livable environments for older persons that are functional, healthy, and safe-especially in the healthcare and medical home arenas. Just as the baby boomers have affected every aspect of daily life for the last half century, as they enter their golden years, their needs and desire to redefine "the second half of life" can be expected to make design for aging more important in the coming decades. And that holds true not only for designers and their designs, but also for the manufacturers of the products they specify for a variety of healthcare environments. HCD
Kerrie Kelly, ASID, is an interior designer, educator, and author of
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The makers of hit television show "Glee" and GQ magazine came under fire from a parents group Wednesday after three cast members posed in a racy new photo spread for the publication's November issue.
Appearing alongside their fully-clothed male costar Cory Monteith, "Glee" actresses Lea Michele and Dianna Agron are shown scantily clad in the pictures, wearing only bras and panties or short skirts and midriff-baring tops.
Despite the fact that the actresses are both 24-years-old and Monteith is 28, the Parents Television Council (PTC) said the spread "borders on pedophilia."
"It is disturbing that GQ, which is explicitly written for adult men, is sexualizing the actresses who play high school-aged characters on 'Glee' in this way. It borders on pedophilia," PTC president Tim Winter said in a statement issued Wednesday.
Winter argued the "near-pornographic" photos, which also feature what he calls a "full-frontal crotch shot," were overly sexualized and suggested the FOX show was moving in a direction that "isn't good for families."
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An incredibly brave Long Island woman who suffered the worst blow that can befall any mother is ready to take a new chance on life.
Jackie Hance, whose three little girls were killed by her drunken sister-in-law driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway, is pregnant.
In her first-ever public words since the horrific two-car crash that took eight lives, Hance, 40, disclosed, "Our baby is due in the fall."
In an emotion-filled article for The Ladies' Home Journal, she said a terrifying dream of being kept from her daughters "in heaven" led her and her husband, Warren, to try to give them a sibling on Earth.
"I want to be excited, but I know how random life can be, and how unfair," the Floral Park mom wrote. "However much we try to protect our children, the worst can happen."
The worst happened on July 26, 2009, when the unthinkable happened — an accident that took the lives of her daughters, Emma, 8, Alyson, 7, and Katie, 5, who were being driven home by their aunt Diane Schuler from an upstate camping trip. Schuler's two young kids were also in the car.
"When something this terrible happens, your brain simply can't process it — or at least mine couldn't," Hance wrote.
"For weeks after the accident, I'd wake up thinking it was that Sunday again and that the girls were heading home. And every day, my husband or one of my friends would have to tell me the awful news all over again."
Still, she said, "many people suggested that Warren and I consider having another child."
"They said having a baby was what the girls would want and it would give us a future. At the time, it wasn't something I could really take in. Anyway, when Katie was born, I'd had my tubes tied.
"But . . . I slowly began to investigate in-vitro fertilization. We had just paid for three funerals and a beautiful burial plot, so I didn't know how we could afford the expensive procedure."
Adding to their financial worries: Relatives of two of the three men who were killed in the other vehicle sued Warren because Schuler had been driving his minivan.
But Jackie Hance said "a friend of a friend" who worked for a Manhattan fertility doctor "heard about my situation."
The doctor contacted her and offered to do the in-vitro procedure, which involved two rounds of drug injections and egg retrieval.
"The eggs were fertilized and the resulting embryos frozen, although I didn't really plan to use them," Hance wrote.
"I wasn't in a place where I could seriously think about having another child. I'd taken my friends' advice and followed through on the doctor's generous offer as if in a trance."
Several months ago, she and her husband returned to the doctor.
"I'd had a dream that I was standing in heaven and I could see Emma, Alyson and Katie through these big gates. God would not let me inside the gates," Hance wrote.
"He said that I had been given a gift from a doctor and I had to use this gift before I could be with my babies. So, almost in a daze, I told the doctor I wanted to try to get pregnant, never expecting it to work. I got pregnant the very first time.
"Every day, all I want is to be reunited with my girls again in heaven. But Emma, Alyson, and Katie have other plans for me right now," she wrote.
In the article, she also recalled details of the worst day of her life.
"Emma . . . called us from the car and said, 'Something is wrong with Aunt Diane,' " Hance wrote. "I heard other children crying in the background and then the phone cut out.
"Warren called back immediately and when he spoke to his sister, she didn't sound right. He told her not to drive — to pull over right away. We thought she was having a stroke. He got Emma on the phone to describe exactly where they were. I stayed home and called 911; Warren raced off to try to find them. But by then, it was too late."
Schuler had pulled off a Westchester road and gotten onto the Taconic going the wrong way.
Soon afterward, her red minivan slammed into an oncoming Chevy Trailblazer carrying three Yonkers men.
Everyone in both vehicles was killed — except for Schuler's 5-year-old son, Bryan.
Days later, after the Hance girls were buried next to Schuler and her daughter, Erin, 2, authorities revealed that Schuler's blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash was twice the legal limit, and she had also apparently smoked marijuana.
Meanwhile, Hance is still haunted by reminders of her happy past.
"When I was raising three kids, my house was always filled with noise and excitement," she wrote. "I sometimes thought all I wanted was a moment of silence. Now the silence tortures me.
"I visited many priests and asked why all my girls were taken. 'They needed to be together,' I was told over and over again. That just made me angrier," she wrote. "For my whole life, I always went to church. But after this tragedy I stopped going. How could I believe that God had been listening to my prayers?"
Hance noted that "Warren and I still celebrate the girls' birthdays, just as we always did. Family, friends, presents, cake — the only things missing are Emma, Alyson, and Katie. We write messages to the guest of honor on balloons and release them into the air, hoping they get to her in heaven."
She added, "People always ask how I feel about Diane.
"How does a person go from being like a sister to me — adored by my girls and cherished by my husband — to being the one who ruined our lives?
"Since Diane's not here, I can't take out my anger, my confusion, or my heartache on her. There's no one left to hate. And anyway, we both loved her very much."


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The masteries shown here are not yet updated for the current season, the guide author needs to set up the new masteries. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
Double Strike - Master Yi strikes twice every 7th attack.
Passive that every 7th can take out great amount of oponent HP pool without any problem. Scales with your accual damage (also with enhanced by Wuju Style skill).
Timing it will be a nice thing now. Remember that when counter hits 6, this means your next atack will deal 2x damage. It means you can Alphastrike and double damage oponent. Good for harrasment.
Extremaly usefull in early game when every % of hp matters, as well as in late game when you diliver 1k crits (double 1k crit? shiny?).
Alpha Strike - Master Yi leaps across the battlefield with blinding speed, dealing magic damage to multiple units in his path with a chance to deal bonus magic damage to minions.
Master Yi leaps across the battlefield striking up to 4 enemies, dealing 100/150/200/250/300 (+1) magic damage to each enemy with a 20/30/40/50/60% chance to deal 400 bonus magic damage to minions.
Cooldown - 18 seconds
Cost - 90/105/120/135/150 Mana
Range - 600
In my playstyle, this is my initiate skill, as well as escape mechanism (but this is very mob dependant escape mechanism)
Basicly you "rush" through 4 targets (mobs) and land a final blow on the targeted champion/mob spawning near him. You cant hit same person multiple times. You cant jump back to char that was already "touched", so catching 2 heroes alone wont mean you hit both of em 2 times, the spell will break after 2 jumps. This skill ignores your melee damage, damage is magical and gets lowered by magic resistance.
Wuju Style - Master Yi becomes skilled in the art of Wuju, passively increasing the power of his physical attacks. Activating Wuju Style doubles the passive bonus damage for a short time, but the passive bonus is temporarily removed after the effect wears off.
Passive: Increases physical damage by 15/20/25/30/35.
Active: Master Yi can activate this ability to double its effectiveness for 10 seconds, but this removes the passive bonus until Wuju Style becomes available again.
Cooldown - 30 seconds
Cost - 40/40/40/40/40 Mana
Range - 20
Your second passive skill. Passivly increases your swing melee damage. On Use you get up to +70 damage. Cannot be boosted by anything. Great skill early game. With a little bit luck on Double Strike, you can take low hp heroes in 3-4 shots.
Meditate - Master Yi rejuvinates his body by focus of mind, restoring health and increasing his armor and magic resistance for a short time.
Master Yi channels, restoring 150/300/500/750/1100 (+1.65) health over 5 seconds. While channeling, Master Yi gains 30 armor and 30 magic resistance.
Cooldown - 45 seconds
Cost - 80/100/120/140/160 Mana
Range - 20
Very underestimated skill. In late game it can be whole diference between going back to base or stay in lane and push another tower.
It might be good idea to take a single point in in in early game if you are getting too much harras damage.
Not much usefull in late game since you will regain more hp and faster and more efficient by just farming mobs with lifesteal.
Highlander - Master Yi moves with unparalleled agility, temporarily increasing Master Yi's movement and attack speeds as well as making him immune to all slowing effects. Additionally, killing a Champion refreshes all of Master Yi's cooldowns.
Increases Master Yi's movement speed by 40% and Attack Speed by 40/60/80%, and he becomes immune to all slowing effects for 6/9/12 seconds. Additionally, killing a champion refreshes all of Master Yi's cooldowns.
Cooldown - 75 seconds
Cost - 120/120/120 Mana
Range - 1
Your Ulti and MOST IMPORTANT skill. This is what makes you a lethal killing ********* machine. Most of the way of usage is to chace fleeing enemies, but it can be either as offensive as defensive ability. It allows you to catch absolutly everything in no time. It allows you to safely flee without any fear of getting slowed (don't you love the red info "Cannot be slowed" apearing above your fleeing ***?)
Another great thing... after you chase down and rip your oponent apart while this skill is active... you can do it again on another champion... coz it refreses all your cooldows with no exeption of the ulti itself... so have fun with those double/tripple/multi/ultra-kills.
the active use of wujustile in combination with ghost and highlander it will make you a perfect persuer and if you use alphastrike on the way you'll always catch your prey
early game
dont go to far from your turret since you have little hp and try to harras enemies with alphastrike farm gold until you can quickly take down some enemies after that last hit champions and get your ultimate then go and kill some champions
mid game
try pushing a little and kill champions when you get the chance and help out your team
late game
now you should be able to take a fight till about 2 or 3 to 1 so kill a few champions get the last items and go make the final push
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ShopBot Announces "Digital Fab Tools for Schools"
$2500 Vouchers For Teachers toward Purchase of Powerful Desktop CNC Tool for use with Autodesk 123D Design Software
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DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ShopBot Tools, a leader in digital design and fabrication tools, has launched "Digital Fab Tools for Schools" at their education website, www.100kSchools.org. This promotion supports the wider availability of digital fabrication technology in schools, in collaboration with Autodesk, Inc. (www.autodesk.com). Using digital fabrication helps teachers incorporate hands-on "making" to teach STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and other subjects.
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The Live The Dream Tour Red Carpet
Billboard Top 10 Recording Artist Nikkole sizzles on the red carpet in Vintage Cavalli!
Billboard Top 10 Recording Artist Nikkole sizzles on the red carpet in Vintage Cavalli!
The Live The Dream Tour Foundation Gala was a huge success! Many great artists sharing their stories and their talents while making a contribution in the area of education and youth empowerment. It's such a great feeling to give back.
Nikkole Live Performing Zero – click the link!
Nikkole has been nominated for the prestigious Native American Music Award in the Best Pop Recording Category! Be sure to cast your vote today! The Awards Ceremony is being held at the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino in Salamanca, New York on September 17, 2016.
Hey everyone, come out and see me LIVE on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in LA. Grab your TIX now for the Live The Dream Tour Gala Fundraiser and "Red Carpet Event". Can't wait to see you!
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Nikkole was nominated in 2 categories (Best Pop Song and Best Music Video) with her Billboard Top Ten Hit "Zero" in the Hollywood Music and Media Awards.
Nikkole wins 2 prestigious IMEA Awards – 'Pop Artist of the Year' and 'Pop Song of the Year': "Zero"!
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More great news! Nikkole has just received a nomination from Hollywood Music in Media Awards for "Zero"!
IMEA Awards nominates Nikkole – Pop Entertainer of the Year, Pop Artist of the Year, Pop Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year for her #7 Billboard hit "Zero".


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Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Returned and Services League of Australia
The Returned and Services League of Australia's mission is to ensure that programs are in place for the well-being, care, compensation and commemoration of serving and ex-service Defence Force members and their dependants; and promote Government and community awareness of the need for a secure, stable and progressive Australia. Read more about the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) provides free and confidential, nation-wide counselling and support for war and service-related mental health conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance and anger. VVCS also provides relationship and family counselling to address issues that can arise due to the unique nature of the military lifestyle. VVCS counsellors have an understanding of military culture and can work with clients to find effective solutions for improved mental health and wellbeing.
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These links are provided as a service to Veterans. The Department of Defence accepts no liability for the content on the sites, nor do they necessarily represent departmental policy or opinion.
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How Trapcode LUX Rocks (your lighting setup)!!!Creating a complex lighting setup that can be controlled using one parameter
Lighting in After Effects has become almost an essential part of any composition, and with the ability to now add volumetric lighting to our lights using Trapcode's LUX, we can essentially create almost completely realistic lighting setups. For this article I will take a look at how to create a complex lighting setup that can be controlled using one parameter.
To begin with, I'll need to create a lighting "grid," much like you would see in a studio. First, I'm going to create the "floor" so that our lights will shine at something. I'm going to do that by simply creating a new solid in After Effects, promoting it to 3D, and positioning it accordingly. I'm going to make the solid white, and I'm also going to make it three times bigger than my composition, so I will have a lot of room to play with.
Now, I'm going to create five spot lights, all of different colors, and I'm going to place three of them toward the back of my composition, and one on either side. Don't worry about LUX right now, let's just worry about getting the lights into a position we are happy with. Let's add a new light (LAYER>NEW>LIGHT), and make sure it's a spotlight. As you can see from the image below, the light has been positioned right in front of us, pointing away.
Let's reposition this light so that it is higher up, and pointing down toward our "floor." This can be done by changing our "3D View" at the bottom of our "Composition" window, and then moving our light and its point of interest into a position we are happy with.
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I'm pretty happy with how my single light looks. I've adjusted the "Cone Angle" of the light to make it a more defined spot on the floor. Now, I'm going to duplicate my light twice, and move those lights into position so I have three lights in a row, pointing at the floor.
Now, using the same technique, we're going to add our final two lights, one on each side of our composition. It will probably be easiest to do this step in the "Top" view.
As you can see, the two lights actually sit outside our composition window, so to fix that I'm just going to select all my lights, and adjust their "Z position" to slide them back a little, so they are all in the frame.
Finally (for the purposes of this article), we are going to make each light a different color. That can be done by simply selecting each light, and then navigating your way to LAYER>LIGHT SETTINGS.
Now we are ready to add LUX. To do that, create a new solid layer (LAYER>NEW>SOLID), and then apply LUX to it (EFFECTS>TRAPCODE>LUX) . Once you apply the effect, the result is shown immediately, and it looks awesome!
Now, I'm going to apply a keyframe for each light's point of interest. I'm doing this because I want to have quick access to that parameter for the next step of our tutorial.
Once you have applied the keyframe to each light, press the "U" key to isolate the point of interest parameter. You can now remove the keyframes, as we don't need them anymore. Now, let's create a new "Null Object" (LAYER>NEW>NULL OBJECT), and then promote it to 3D by checking the "3D Layer" box in your timeline. Now that we are able to manipulate the null object in 3D space, we are going to move it to the same co-ordinates as our light's point of interest, which is <360,549.9,804.3>. Now, we are going to add an expression to each light so that the point of interest of each light will be attached to the position of the null object. To do that, hold the "Option" key on the Mac ("Alt" key on Windows), and click on the "Set Keyframe" stopwatch beside "Point of Interest".
Immediately you will notice that the point of interest parameters have changed to red, and some new tools have opened up below them. What we want to do is to take the pick whip (the circular icon below the "Y" value), and drag it up to the null object's position wordmark. Once you do that, you will notice that the information that was inserted into your timeline has changed.
Basically, what the expression is telling you is that the point of interest of the light is now directly affected by the null object's position. We're going to do the same for each light. You can use the pick whip method, or simply copy the expression from the timeline, and "Option" + click your other light's parameters, and then paste it into the expression window in the timeline. Both will work the same, but the latter will speed up your workflow. Your timeline should now look like this.
You can now hide all of your light's parameters by selecting them and pressing the "U" key again. You might be thinking "Cool, but how is this creating a lighting rig?" Well, select your null object, press the "P" key to open up the position parameter, and then drag the "X" value left and right and watch what your lights do. They all move together, following the null object. You can now pretty much move the null object anywhere in 3D space, and all the lights will move together, creating a really awesome looking lighting setup that requires very little work to manipulate.
With a little bit of work, Trapcode's LUX and After Effects lights and 3D space can create an awesome looking lighting setup, and a little creativity can give you a lighting rig that you can use over and over again!
For more information on Trapcode's LUX, you can download the demo at www.redgiantsoftware.com .
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You Can't Detect What You Can't See: Illuminating the Entire Kill Chain
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I touched on this at the end of that article in discussing how your productivity is impacted by your mood, attitude, and your inner confidence. Well, these are created by external influences and conditions. And it got me to thinking: Whats the perfect combination of these outside factors that helps each developer succeed beyond expectations?
Knowing that many developers still live for Seinfeld reruns, let me try to make an analogy using Jerry and friends. There was an episode called The Blood where George Constanza (who by the way would have made a great IT manager) talks about finding nirvana if he could just eat a sandwich while having sex.
Actually, his holy grail becomes experiencing "The Trifecta," which is when he has sex while watching TV and eating a pastrami sandwich.
Pay attention wannabe stand-ups that is true comedy!
Finding your zone is where youre like a Jedi knight coding with your eyes closed. And finding that zone requires experiencing your Trifecta.
So lets break down what goes into achieving The Trifecta for writing the best software.
First, get the picture out of your mind where you are having sex, eating a pastrami sandwich, watching Star Trek and writing code. Thats a Quadrecta and its just too much multitasking for a normal human to achieve. (Unless of course you are the rare female coder, but then wed have to replace eating the pastrami sandwich with getting a manicure.)
Besides, coding is more like sex than eating a pastrami sandwich or watching TV. That is, unless its a Langars pastrami sandwich.
So to complete the Trifecta you need to be experiencing two other things while you code. To me, this is about piecing together the circumstances to create the perfect atmosphere, where writing software just naturally flows from your finger tips.
To achieve an ultra-productive zone that would make your toughest computer science professor bow at your feet in awe, it helps to understand what conditions result in producing your best code.
With that in mind, here are the top five conditions or circumstances, which in my humble opinion, enables developers to maximize their potential to write kick-ass code. Then Ill tell you what triple play combination is my personal Trifecta.
This by far is number one on my list. Without music, there is no code. In my case its all about hard rock. The driving music puts me into a groove where I can tap at the keyboard in rhythm.
Others have told me that they need jazz or classical music because any lyrics would be too distracting. I like music that Im familiar with, especially including lyrics I know by heart, so I can take little mental breaks and sing along. Granted, this can be distracting to coworkers, but most of them have ear buds in anyway.
I'm a night owl. For as long as I can remember, I did my best studying at night and that translated into writing code when the sun goes down. Many developers I know work in the dark even in the day time. Something about the still of the night, and if you are lucky, a full moon that brings out the best in developers.
However, many also do their best work during early morning hours, taking advantage of the quiet first hours in the office. And I must say afternoon coding is just not productive. Blame it on lunch hangovers or the anticipation of getting out of the office, but it just doesnt feel right especially when its a beautiful day outside.
There is one benefit that early morning coders and night owls have in common. The serenity of not being disturbed by production failures (unless you are the unlucky chap on-call), office gabbing and other distractions.
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Welcome to my tour stop for A Storm of Secrets by Shona Perrett! This is a new adult psychological thriller. The tour runs December 1-11 with reviews, interviews, guest posts and excerpts. Check out the tour page for the full schedule.
About the Book:Special Agent Rios wakes up in an abandoned aeroplane. He finds himself on an unfamiliar island in the Bermuda Triangle, suffering from what appears to be amnesia. He must search for clues about his identity, as well as decipher the secrets of the island itself.
But will the truth be too terrifying to live with? Strangers hell-bent on murder, stranded young pilots, and signs of organized weapons trade. These things only touch the surface. What lurks in the skies above is far more sinister.
There is a strange energy high above the clouds, stewing deep within the Bermuda waters. And it grows restless. A storm is coming. A storm like no other, seeking to invade their minds. With the help of his newly acquainted team of special ops pilots, Rios must find a way to stop the storm before it destroys them…from the inside out.
About the Author:Shona Perrett is a first time author, blogger and closet poet. Her novel A Storm of Secrets is due to release November 2015. Shona studied applied writing in her home town of Whangarei, and is now looking to branch out into creative business enterprising. Passionate about finding beauty in the dirt, she aims to write stories of redemption. Shona believes that narratives exist to teach us how to love one another. That every day, we all communicate through the medium of story, seeking out ways to connect with the world around us. She believes they are one of the most ancient forms of creative expression and vulnerability, and are therefore a fundamental part of what it means to be human. You can visit her at www.shonaperrett.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shona.perrett
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What Drives the Immigration Backlash (Beyond Immigration)
The rising backlash against illegal immigrants has deeper roots than the economic impact of immigration, says John B. Judis in the New Republic. It reflects a broader anxiety over the health of the U.S. and the impact of globalization.
In states like Iowa and South Carolina, voters' concerns do reflect a sudden and recent rise in the immigrant population. But strong anti-immigrant backlashes are also occurring in states where immigrants are scarce. In New Hampshire, for example, exit polls from the primary showed that 25% of Republican and independent voters considered immigration the most important issue the country faces. Yet the state ranks 42nd when it comes to the number of illegal immigrants living there, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, and only 2.2% of New Hampshire residents are Hispanic.
In such states, immigrants have become the scapegoats for the economic anxieties brought by globalization. Those who feel the strongest about immigration are generally workers from the lower-middle class without technical qualifications — those whose livelihoods are most at risk from outsourcing, says Mr. Judis. A poll last year found that the statement "immigrants take more from our country than they give" garnered the most support among men between the ages of 30 and 39 without a college degree.
Along with economic grievances, the movement against immigrants also reflects "a loss of confidence in the cohesion and resilience of the American nation," says Mr. Judis. Polls show a rising number of people think the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction and that sense of decline makes the backlash against immigrants even stronger, says Mr. Judis. The fear is that immigrants will undermine national unity just when it is needed most. Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo frequently cites those fears in his campaign for tougher immigration laws, saying immigration is "the issue of our culture itself, and whether we will survive." — Robin Moroney


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On paper the Toshiba Folio looked like one of the hottest Android tablets coming this year – dual-core Tegra 2 processor, Android 2.2, 10.1 inch capacitive display, etc. However, I got to spend about an hour with the device and a senior Toshiba executive behind close doors at IFA and what I found was a steaming pile of disappointment.
The Toshiba Folio was so bad I decided not to film any hands-on video because I couldn't think of anything nice to say about it while I sat in a small room with some Toshiba reps. It was obvious the software build loaded on the Folio was not final, but it was so buggy and craptacular that I'm surprised Toshiba was even showing off the device. It made them look bad and I think Toshiba would have been better off either not showing the device turned on or completely scrapping it from their IFA lineup.
You would think if your tablet contained the fastest mobile processor (Tegra 2), that you might want to load some games or benchmarks to show it off. Unfortunately, I did not see anything that demonstrated the power of Tegra 2 and I was unable to download or install any applications (because of software bugs). I still have high hopes for Tegra 2, but the Folio did absolutely nothing to get anyone excited about NVIDIA's platform.
Arguably the most entertaining part of my hands-on with the Folio was my conversation about the mobile industry with the Toshiba marketing exec (who will remain nameless hah). He ended up asking me way more questions than I had for him and I think I should have charged him a consulting fee. We mainly talked about their competitors' tablets, Google's preferential treatment towards certain manufacturers, and alternative app markets (as the Folio is not certified by Google). It was an eye-opening chat as he didn't seem very enthusiastic about his own company's tablet and ended the conversation by asking me, "So, we are screwed?".
Everyone and their mother had an Android tablet on display at IFA and I would place the Toshiba Folio at the bottom of my list ranking which I would like to purchase. Samsung, Archos, and Viewsonic all had quality offerings that I would recommend, but Toshiba has their work cut out for them. Just because your product has the fastest processor, that doesn't guarantee a win.
Going forward, I think we will see PC vendors continue to struggle with their initial Android efforts. There are a few new companies who get it (see Viewsonic), but for the most part the Android ecosystem is tough to completely understand and the handset makers should rule for the next couple years.
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Do animals have emotions? A lot of people believe not. But anyone who has loved a pet as a dear family member will argue the point. Some doctrines teach that animals aren't human so they don't have a soul. Some teach that animals don't go to heaven. It is easier to accept this belief because the alternative – knowing that such loving compassionate beings are aware and insightful are mistreated – is unbearable to the human mind.
Imagine a little boy dumped out on the street to survive for himself. Imagine he has not developed the skills necessary to care for himself. Yet he is left to the street to live or die until someone takes pity on him. This happens in your neighborhood all the time to many cats and dogs.
Imagine a girl just reaching puberty forced to have baby after baby until she is too tired to continue the cycle. Then she is discarded and replaced with a younger version of herself. This is condoned all the time in the pet industry. It is legal to treat pets this way.
When slavery was legal, it was a common belief that the slaves weren't human. This was a means of mentally dealing with the atrocities that were perpetuated to a great race of people. How horrible for the people and also those capable of condoning such acts. Both hold the memories in their energy fields. It is such a painful subject that one dare not speak of such things out of respect for such deep wounds in all involved. The only reason to mention it is to bring some enlightenment to the surface so that the thick skull of human consciousness can be penetrated. Humanity must be saved from its lack of humanity.
I have experienced both the emotions of pets and their continuation on the other side of this physical existence. It is indeed my truth that an animal's life is just as sacred as a human's. It is only the naive and/or arrogant human that believes they are superior and valued more in the greater scheme of life.
I once adopted a big white dog that had spent most of his life in a crate. The day before St Patrick's Day, I painted him green to take him to the parade the next day. All night he barked impatient barks at me as if to say, "come on let's go!" It wasn't my imagination. He was excited to go to the parade.
At the parade all the Irish dancers and the marching groups wanted to take their photo with him. I learned that day that dogs do smile and they do show pride. He was a celebrity that day and he knew it. The thought of such an intelligent being spending most of his life up until that point in a cage is still unbearable to think of. And yet it happens a million times over.
I remember being at my friend's house one day and having his huge malamute hanging around like a child at the card table. He was loved very much but guys will be guys and my friend started teasing his dear teen age Dog son.
"Do you know what he did?" my friend started telling me. "He ate a Brillo a pad."
My friend was laughing and the malamute started to pull at him and growl a bit. He was embarrassed. It was as obvious as if he had turned red. He showed the emotion of embarrassment. Being teased about eating the Brillo pad brought with it a certain level of shame. Hid dad agreed, saw the embarrassment too and stopped teasing him.
If Dogs can feel pride, excitement and embarrassment, surely they can feel loneliness sadness and shame as well. They can even sacrifice themselves for someone they love as our soldiers learn from their K-9 fighting units.
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We who love our pets and know that their loving qualities and capacities are sometimes superior to those of their human counterparts need to do all we can to protect them and uplift the awareness of what we are doing when we don't make considerations for their quality of life. Doing this uplifts humanity and is necessary for all of our evolutionary growth and acceptance as more divine beings.


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Mike Leuszler, party and event caricaturist and local entertainer will be participating in the following events and classes in the upcoming weeks. Contact information for each event is provided in the description, or you can email Mike at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also contact Mike to inquire about having him at your upcoming events, fairs, festivals, and fundraisers.
Saturday, September 10th, 11 am to 4 pm: (free admission)True North Arts Fest/Sheffield Family Pride Day at French Creek Nature Center, 4530 Colorado Avenue, Sheffield, OH. Fine Arts shopping and browsing, music, caricatures, family activities, food, fun. This is a well-attended, fun show that is in its fourth year. You will be delighted by the variety of artists and music. Find out more at the TNCA website: http://www.truenorthartsfest.com/index.html
Thursday, September 15, 6:30 to 7:30 pm: (Five dollar class fee) Creating Comics and Manga Class at Schoepfle Gardens Metropark, Just off State Route 113 on Market Street in Birmingham, Ohio (440)965-7237, Learn to create comics and manga by creating comics and managa. In addition to learning some of the methods and tools used, you will learn a little bit of the history, business, and inner workings of comics. Find out more by calling (440)965-7237 and register here:
Saturday, September 17, 12 to 5 pm, Shiloh Company Picnic, Wellington. Back again for a second year, I will be doing caricatures at this private event. If you know someone who works for Shiloh, let them know!
Thursday, September 22, Creating Comics and Manga Workshop, Lorain Arts Council Gallery, 737 Broadway, Lorain, OH. 6 to 8 pm (10 dollar class fee). Introduction to creating comic strips, manga and other sequential artwork. Learn to make comics by making comics. Learn
basic comic terms, concepts, history, business practices, and some of the tricks that creators use in creating comics and manga, and have an enormous amount of fun. http://www.lorainartscouncil.com/index.php
Saturday, September 24, 7 to 9 pm, Taste of Firelands Wine Tasting Fund Raiser at Matus Winery, Gore Orphanage Rd., just off Rt. 20 in Wakeman. Doing caricatures at the Firelands Endowment Fund Raiser. For 25 bucks, you can get a sampling of Matus' wine selection. Plus I'll be doing caricatures. Did I mention that? There will also be light refreshments and a 50-50 raffle. Proceeds go to Firelands Endowment Fund. Find out more here: http://www.firelandsschools.org/drupal/?q=endowment
Sunday, September 25, 11 am to 4 pm, Invest Elyria Art Show, Ely Square, Elyria. Painting, crafts, sculpturing, music, preforming art. If you have a question, just ask. I will be doing caricatures, and will probably have some blank notecards (with my art, of course) and other items for sale. Here's a Facebook Event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189773187756730 and here is the NEW Invest Elyria website: http://www.wix.com/investelyria/ie#!special-projects/vstc1=art-show
Thursday, September 29, 6 to 8 pm, Caricature Workshop, Lorain County Arts Council Gallery, 737 Broadway, Lorain, (10 dollar class fee). How to get turned into a cartoon and the fine art of caricature. Demonstration of techniques in both doing quick party event caricatures, along with regular caricature artwork. How to emphasize, distort, and do other things to create a comic work of art. Lots of fun for the up and coming cartoonist or doodler. Learn some potential uses for your newly learned abilities. http://www.lorainartscouncil.com/index.php
Thursday, October 6, 6 to 7 pm, Monster Drawing Class, Lorain County Arts Council Gallery, 737 Broadway, Lorain (10 dollar class fee). To draw using classic monsters from the movies. It's a drawing class that uses monsters as models! Learn some tricks to make your drawings more monstrous! Learn basic drawing techniques that you can apply to most sketching and drawing projects. http://www.lorainartscouncil.com/index.php
Mike Leuszler is a professional party and event caricaturist who has been working professionally entertaining many people with his inky trade for the last six years. You can find out more about him at MikeTheArtGuy.com, his official website.
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On Thursday, June 16 from 6pm to 9pm eastern, I will be doing caricatures at Granny Joe's Ice Creamatorium. 5598 Liberty Ave Vermilion, OH (440) 967-3663. Stroll about downtown Vermilion, listen to a variety of musicians and get some good ice cream.
Today is the 50th anniversary of JFK's inauguration and in honor of the event I did a quick sketch of the former US president.
This was done on a Wacom Tablet with Manga Studio 4 Debut. It's just a quickie warm-up sketch. I hope to do more of these more often and post them here, on my Deviant Art page, and my Facebook page.
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This is a small logo design for my new podcast, That Stupid Podcast. It's one of the first things I created with Manga Studio 4 Debut. You should check it out. There's 3 episodes at this point on the Talkshoe.com page, with more to come each wednesday at noon eastern.
Everyone who does content for the Internet seems to saying what a great year 2011 will be for them and that how they will kick 2010's ass in some vague way or other. Instead of saying how they're going to do, they're making vague statements, metaphors and pronouncements while paving more road to hell with good intentions.
Sure, that's normal human behavior at this time of year, but I'm going to go one better and give you an actual sneak peek at what's coming up this year for me, instead of just saying what a swell year it will be.
Comfort Zone the Comic: I did a crappy (really, it was) little webcomic that kind of went way off course last year. I let it go for awhile, but this year, starting in January, I'm going to resolve the "story" of the last comic and bring it into a better storytelling format. It will be twice a week, but instead of three panels twice a week, it will be more of a comic-sized page, or an old time Sunday Comics sized strip, when strips took up 90% of a page. I want to create a comic to show off my real art and storytelling chops.
I don't want to creatively masturbate three panels a day with week jokes.
Podcasts: Open Mike, Insert Foot is done. Finished. Out with a whimper. I have gotten everything out of that experience that I can get and it is time to move on to bigger and better things. Shows that are better prepared, less reliant on random callers and other people, and stuff that I'm more passionate about.
That Stupid Podcast premieres in January. The first episode sets up the concept and format, and from there, well, it gets stupid. People are getting dumber and I'll show you how, with a bit of observation and a pinch of comedy.
Before the Crisis is the working title for my comic book podcast. It will talk mostly about my life in comics, specifically focusing on the years before 1986, comics' best year (in my lifetime). It will have a strong focus on different types of cultures in comics, the DC multiverse as it was in that time, and many other topics that you don't hear on Major Spoilers or Word Balloon. I'm hoping to launch this in the Spring.
Mike the Art Guy: Art, Internet, Business. I'm going to call upon my associates to share with me their experiences in art, Internet, and business. This show will be for working artists and Internet content providers. In between may be episodes that are more journal in nature, where I share my adventures and observations. Still finalizing the format, so look for more announcements about the final launch date in February or March.
I will also be ramping up production on my original artwork, prints, cards, caricatures, and other commission work, or as it's known, my real job.
I'm not just pulling this stuff out of my butt, mind you. I've long ago planned everything out and documented it, so I can focus and keep on schedule with my various projects.
So with that all out in the open, and practically daring myself to fail, I want to take a moment to wish you all a productive and fun year, not just right now in January, but all year long.
Now get back to work.
Hey guys. Before I get down and dirty on my to-do list, I thought I'd let you know that I am always taking orders for caricatures and other drawing commission work.
NOW is the time to order such things for the winter holidays. Hanukka is December 1 – 9 this year, so if you're buying for your Jewish friends, now is the time.
It's really simple, just email me with what you want drawn, and then I will go to my price list and give you a quote for both the price and the timing. You can drop the payment in my Paypal account, or send me a check, and I will keep you informed as I am working on your piece.
You may need to provide photos. Fortunately, the Internet is good for sending such things. E-mail rocks.
Simple? Yes. Nice price? You bet. Hard to regift? Oh heck, yeah.
Keep in mind that I do houses, pets, and many other things.
Don't wait, get to the front of the line by ordering now!
Just a heads up, here… I am now posting older artwork on DeviantArt.com. My account name is Leuszler, of course. Today's post is a Star Wars-oriented piece commissioned by employees of the Lorain Public Library. It celebrates one of it's librarians being promoted to management by going over to the "dark side".
Here's the link, if'n you want to cut and paste it into your browser window: http://leuszler.deviantart.com/#/d2yndae
I am having a sale today and tomorrow at my Bonanzle booth on caricature commissions from your photos. Normally, I sell these commissions for 50 bucks, but today and tomorrow, you can get them for 15 dollars plus whatever extras you would like to add. Just read the sale description to find out more.
Holiday shopping season is coming up soon. Why not get a head start on it and save some money?
Hey, all. I just wanted to remind you that I do the occassional ebay listing for an original caricature commission drawing, from your photos, on America's Marketplace, ebay.
Here is the listing for this week: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190443900712#ht_1212wt_1137
The buy it now price is 25.00, which is half of what I normally ask for for this item. If you want to get ahead of the holiday crush, this is the place to go for a great gift that is very difficult to regift.


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Actors: Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region Free
discs: 54
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
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DVD Release Date:2014
Summary of Criminal Minds Seasons 1-9 DVD
The BAU continues their search for the deranged suspect responsible for ritualistic killings in Glendale as well as his suspiciously protective mother (Camryn Manheim) who isn't exactly eager to help. As they investigate, the discovery of an odd familial connection could finally lead them to make an arrest.
After several people are killed by a sniper in Dallas, the BAU - with the help of a seasoned Dallas agent (Eva LaRue) - tries to determine whether the impending anniversary of the Kennedy assassination is what is causing the unsub to kill or if there is another motive at play.
As the BAU meets their new section chief, Mateo Cruz (Esai Morales), who has a previous work relationship with JJ of which the team is unaware, they are sent to Baltimore to search for an unsub who performs lobotomies on his victims.
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