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International Justice in the News
The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life brings you a monthly selection of news about the people involved in the work of international courts and tribunals, significant developments in international justice, and articles and publications of interest. We hope that this brief selection will help you keep abreast of the field and lead you to sites where you can inform yourself further.
August 2010
People in the News
The United Nations Security Council has extended the Terms of Office for judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The tribunal in Arusha said that the Security Council agreed to extend the mandates of all permanent and nine ad litem judges until 31 December 2011 or completion of their assignments. The Terms of Office of the two permanent judges who are members of the Appeals Chamber were extended until 31 December 2012 or until completion of the cases to which they are assigned. Read the ICTR press release here.
Maître François Roux, the foreign co-lawyer for Mr. Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch), currently standing trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), has been asked by his client to withdraw from the case. Duch indicates that he has lost confidence in Maître Roux but will retain his other co-lawyer, Mr. Kar Savuth, a Cambodian national. Read the ECCC press release here. Maître Roux will continue his work at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, where he is Head of Defence.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan for genocide committed in Darfur. An earlier arrest warrant for al-Bashir was issued in March 2009 by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The warrant is for al-Bashir's alleged role as an indirect perpetrator or indirect co-perpetrator of genocide in Darfur through killing, causing bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring physical destruction. See the ICC press release.
ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, as reported in Reuters Africa, has encouraged heads of state to refuse to meet with al-Bashir in order that he feel the effects of the arrest warrants. Read a more personal appeal for international cooperation in Moreno's op-ed from The Guardian.
British supermodel Naomi Campbell will give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor about a "blood diamond" he allegedly gave her. The prosecution of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) alleges the gem was among those Taylor had obtained from Sierra Leone rebels and took to South Africa "to sell... or exchange them for weapons." It believes Campbell's evidence will be direct evidence of Taylor's possession of rough diamonds, a claim he has denied. When the SCSL ordered the model to appear, the Court warned she could face up to seven years in jail if she failed to turn up. Read more in a Google News article.
Developments in International Justice
The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life has concluded its seventh Brandeis Institute for International Judges (BIIJ). Organized around the theme "Toward an International Rule of Law," BIIJ 2010 hosted 16 judges from 13 international courts and tribunals. Guest speakers included Ms. Patricia O'Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and Anthony Kennedy, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. For a summary of BIIJ 2010 and a list of participants, click here. A full report of the proceedings will be published in the coming months.
In a long-awaited advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in February 2008 did not violate international law. The ICJ was asked by the General Assembly to give its non-binding opinion on the legality of the independence declaration by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) of Kosovo. The judges concluded, in a vote of 10 votes to 4, that the declaration breaches neither international law, nor a 1999 Security Council resolution, nor the constitutional framework adopted by the Secretary-General's Special Representative on behalf of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Read a UN press release and access the opinion.
Same-sex couples in Argentina can now enjoy equal marriage rights, including the ability to adopt children and inherit property. This majority Roman Catholic country follows a few others around the world where same-sex marriage is legal, among them Belgium, Spain, and The Netherlands. In the rest of Latin America, only Mexico City has legalized gay marriage, although same-sex civil unions are legal in Uruguay and some states in Brazil and Mexico. Read more from the LA Times.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Britain to hold off on extraditing four terrorism suspects to the United States, saying it must show that life terms without parole in maximum-security prisons would not violate Europe's human rights charter. The suspects include three Britons and Mustafa Kamal Mustafa — the Egyptian-born radical cleric also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri.
The ECHR has given Britain until 2 September to respond to questions about the punishment they will face. If convicted of charges filed between 2004 and 2006, they could get lifelong jail terms without parole in maximum-security conditions, including concrete furniture, timed showers, tiny cell windows, and no communication with the outside world. The ruling yesterday opens a new front, this one over the US practice of putting criminals convicted of brutal crimes in spartan, maximum-security prisons for the rest of their lives. Read more from The Boston Globe and download the ECHR decision here. Read a 2009 article from The New Yorker about long-term solitary confinement and whether it constitutes torture.
The British Supreme Court has ruled that British soldiers are not protected by European human rights law while in combat abroad. This decision reverses lower court rulings that the Defense Ministry said would hamper the British war effort in Afghanistan. The 6 to 3 decision came in a case brought by the mother of a 32-year-old reservist from Scotland, Jason Smith, who died of heat stroke while deployed in the Iraqi desert city of Al Amarah in August 2003. The attempted use of human rights law to constrain battlefield actions by NATO allies is being closely watched by the Pentagon, partly for the potential effect on the 46-nation military alliance in Afghanistan. Read more from The New York Times.
The world's first pirate court has opened in the Kenyan port town of Mombasa. Set up with the help of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the European Union, Australia and Canada, the high-security courtroom will hear cases of maritime piracy and other serious criminal offenses. Lawyers for pirate suspects have argued, unsuccessfully, that Kenya does not have the jurisdiction to try their clients. Read more from the BBC.
Demonstrations led by a Sri Lankan government minister to protest a United Nations expert panel show the government's open hostility to investigations of alleged war crimes in the Tamil Tiger conflict that ended last year. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's creation of and support for the three-person Panel of Experts on justice mechanisms – despite persistent Sri Lankan government opposition – shows important new resolve to promote accountability for war crimes. Read more from Human Rights Watch.
The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has issued its first judgment. The Trial Chamber found Kaing Geuk Eav (alias Duch) guilty of the international offenses of crimes against humanity and war crimes (violations of the Geneva Conventions), sentencing him to serve an additional 19 years imprisonment. His full sentence was 35 years, with 5 years subtracted to compensate for the violation of his rights through a previous illegal imprisonment, and another 10 years subtracted for time already served. Read the ECCC press release here, which provides links to both the full judgment and the dissenting opinion.
Articles and Publications of Interest
Read "Crimes Against Humanity" by Professor Margaret M. DeGuzman of the James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University. This piece will be soon appear as a chapter in the forthcoming Handbook on International Criminal Law, edited by William Schabas and Nadia Bernaz.
The concept of crimes against humanity emerged in reaction to massive government-orchestrated crimes including, in particular, the holocaust. Unlike the other prototypically international crimes – war crimes and genocide – the proscription against crimes against humanity has not been enshrined in an international convention. Instead, the law of crimes against humanity has developed piecemeal, largely through the legal instruments and jurisprudence of the various courts and tribunals adjudicating these crimes. This chapter describes the evolution of the definition of crimes against humanity and argues that the ad hoc development of these crimes has produced enduring normative debates and doctrinal ambiguities.
David Mead, Senior Lecturer in Law at the Norwich Law School, University of East Anglia, has recently published The New Law of Peaceful Protest: Rights and Regulation in the Human Rights Act Era.
The book sets out to explain in detail the domestic legal framework that surrounds the right of peaceful protest, considered fundamental to any democratic system of government. It provides the first extensive analysis of the Strasbourg jurisprudence under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, offering a critical look at recent cases such as Öllinger, Vajnai, Bukta, Oya Ataman, Patyi and Ziliberberg, as well as the older cases that form its bedrock.
For more information on the book, click here.
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How do you sum up four years in six words?
Before leaving Camp Claremont for good, members of the Class of 2012 were asked to leave behind a 'six-word memoir.' The project was organized by Senior Class President Mary Doyle '12. In an email to the class, Doyle told students, "You have six words: define yourself, give a life summary, tell a joke, reflect on CMC, capture a revealing moment, whatever." Over 175 seniors responded.
Some are silly; some are poignant. But without further ado, here are the six-word memoirs for CMC's Class of 2012:
Bright lights, big city, bigger hair. – Erica Bellman
One day, these squirrels will kill. – Heidi Carlson
Crescit Civitas Post Six-Oh-One Noctu. – Will Brown
Qualified in small-talk at cocktail parties! – Dani Spencer
Don't say no to scary things. – Daniel Izcovich
Really? German history? Do something practical. – Michelle Kahn
Don't work. Be hated. Love someone. – Dave Meyer
Still haven't visited Baghdad. Mogadishu next. – Chase Gray
Please ring this up as beer. – Drew Oetting
Another dance floor, another mozzarella stick. – Ed LaCava
APAM missed out on this HAPA! – Michela Isono
Keck Science: home away from home. – Michele Barnhill
Don't think twice, it's all right. – Eric Bean
Still down for Green Card marriage. – C. Diggory Rycroft
Long way down the holiday road. – Eric Johnson
We lived, and we kinda learned. – Caitlin Feeney
Gym. Tan. Lax. Eat. Pray. Love. – Aravind Swaminathan
Learned a lot. Not from class. – Cameron Conley
Still have not learned to drive. – Carlos Rivas
Why am I a science major? – Eric King
Laughs loudest. Gives the biggest hugs. – Michelle Brody
Work hard, play hard, smile often. – Seth Winterroth
Slept so little. Dreamt so much. – Shahrzad Nikoo
Small town raised. Had to leave. – April Weathers
Just agree with me, it's faster. – Sonia Aggarwal
Nerdy birdy gets a bit wordy. – Paige Costello
Everything you never imagined. Then some. – Sope Adegoke
I am going classy this year. – Aria Krumwiede
Keep learning — specialization is for insects. – Elena Davert
Submitted thesis five minutes before deadline – Aaron Haas
Can't wait for the next adventure. – Abby Trimble
Bright Sun, Blue Skies, Green Beach! – Stephanie Ramos
Retired from tap dancing — only temporarily. – Mary B. Doyle
A mad man with a box – Supallav Baksi-Lahiri
Life philosophy: treat yo'self. That's it. – Susie Lee
Discovered cure to cancer. Just kidding. – Sam Ullman
I will miss Collins Bistro. Dank-City. – Kevin MacPherson
Pearls and Smiles…my golden life. – Aisling Scott
"Just for a ride, Connie sweetheart." – Katarina Broeksmit
The best four year party ever. – Alex Curtis
My happiest place on earth: CMC. – Sara Reed
Here I am – or am I? – Sara Stern
I want to ride my bicycle. – Jordan Rosenberg
Read it, roll it, hole it. – Lauren Buchanan
CMC motto: What doesn't deserve celebrating? – Brant Kersten
Don't really care… yes I do. – Zeben Kopchak
Study break! Is In n' Out still open? – Brianna Losoya
I can't! Wait… I already did?! – Lauren Yeske
Bro at times, no at times. – Jonah Chodosh
What if we played outside instead? – Leah Bross
Let's do work in the sun. – Sarah Fenn
No, I don't believe I did. – Patrick Paterson
You only live once: do it! – Yaneli Ruiz
May the force be with you. – Brian Hoffstein
Never weary of one more ridge. – Patrick Rooney
There's always time for impromptu adventures. – Yekaterina Vaydylevich
Swam a lot, but laughed more. – Katie Bilotti
I have everything I've ever wanted. – Paul Jeffrey
Friends get me through, coffee too. – Maren Hotvedt
I'm more radical than you think. – Jake Petzold
Smart enough to know no better. – Joshua Bowling
Don't care. Hands in the air. – Jamie Kim
People think I'm weird…they're right. – Jason Rehhaut
"All I learn is always wrong" – Whitney Dawson
Followed my heart. Found the good. – Marissa Gaulton
Ah, there's no place like om. – Julia Starr
When enthusiasm boils over, embrace it. – Mark Munro
Brah, I stay one haole boy. – Peter Meyer
Heroes get remembered, legends never die! – Cameron Cain
Strangely enough, you'll probably see me. – Prashant Fonseka
Out to lunch. Be back later. – Rachel Brody
Shut up and grab a beer. – Eddie Mills
Six words is hardly enough to – John-Clark Levin
You can't miss what you forget. – John Bedecarré
Wait, is it time for snack? – Elica Sharifnia
Five-years-old, in both heart and height. – Julia Nishioka
Many many many many raspberry mochas. – Meagan Biwer
Live like you're always in NQ. – Kathleen West
I'm at scripps pool, come join! – Megan MacColl
Vancouver's rain… Whistler's fresh-tracks! Carpe Diem. – Avery Holland
Why? Do it for the story! – Ben Salzman
Why? Do it for the story! – Ryan Gillis
It was too short, but great. – Ivan Gutierrez
I'm worth more than six words. – Tina Bergess
Some of us have track tomorrow. – Tom Boerigter
Make time to enjoy the present. – Tova Markowitz
Let's laugh until we can't anymore. – Catye Cantrall
No job? Escape to grad school! – Blake Bennett
running, country music, lattes, science, life. – Megan Smith
Note to self: life goes on. – Alex Saslaw
Maybe I should've gone to Pitzer? – Julian Martinez
Non mihi non tibi sed nobis – Justin Spitzer
"Six words? Challenge accepted." – Matt Morton
Drunk Fairy. Administering Advil to all. – Kacie Curd
Smiling my way through every day. – Alex Wheatley
Thank you to all my friends! – Matt Varghese
Found my true calling. Wasn't economics. – Chantal Hoang
all the best lessons, never intentional. – Alexa Teevens
Small but mighty…Give me grapes! – Ali Abramovitz
Fell off a chair and persevered. – Megha Maniar
Always late but worth the wait. – Katie Punsly
lead tomorrow. bad-life-choices today. they're fun. – Meya Annamalai
Honi soit qui mal y pense – Jeffrey Kang
Double-Screens, NY Prep Problems, Honorary Cougar – Erica Libby
I eat. I pray. I love. – Cecilia Ledesma
I can't count to six. – ChangKe Bao
I need more than six words! – Erin Franks
Gotta go to the farmer's market! – Franccesca Kazerooni
Life is short, boogie down dancing. – Ellen Pickrell
Activism, academia and poverty for life. – Chelsee Cox
Sorry I can't. I have lab. – Grace Beck
Passionately attaching new dreams to deadlines. – Jason Soll
Three-Two? Two Sports? One Biscuit! – Matthew Laredo
I didn't expect so many squirrels. – Jay Tymkovich
Wohlford, I'll always f*cking own you. – Greg Zahner
Brighten your corner of the world. – Jessica Torres
"I have sand in my eyes." – Hank Handtmann
Dear Friends, Love you! Hugs, Hannah – Hannah Gordon
Taking what the water gave me. – Ching Tung
Did a bit o'learnin', Go Ducks!- Max Chambers
Retired athlete, but still welcomes carbs.- Jen Ringoen
postgrad hopes: health, happiness, never stopping. – Jennifer Baute
Need to be more concise with – Jeremy B. Merrill
Good places, better people, never settle! – Jeremy Cheung
Leezy grinds hard. Laker for life. – Michael Lee
"Now Leaving Camp Claremont." God, help! – Jessica Mao
Have you heard about my documentary?? – Chris Temple
Not an athlete? Please leave now. – Rachel Bunting
You can run, you can't hide. – Jillian Raftery
OMG! If my life was normal!! – Saumya Lohia
No quarter asked. No quarter given. – Rio Fischer
Do it for the kids! – Heath Hyatt
Hiccuping artist masquerading as a scientist. – Rebecca Salzman
Act as if you'll never fail. – Rishabh Parekh
Entered IR major; leaving French/Gov. – Heather Siegel
Cool, cool. Let's rock it poppet! – Maira Mercado
Wouldn't be here without my family. – Ronald Hirokawa
the dude abides….the dude abides. – Christian Paullin
Hey look guys! It's Jackie Chan! – Katie Redman
Life's beginning: HURRY, HURRY, HURRY. – Christina Khavarian
Stags Baseball: biggest characters on campus. – David Ulrich
large extra-hot mexican hot chocolate to-go. – Courtney Woods
Print this on Eggshell in Romalian-type. – Rosabella Magat
You can never read too much. – Mika Kasuga
Back to the Motherland. Once Again. – Kelsey O'Neal
Studying, a little science, and love. – Monica Neuman
Phillips Hall. 4 AM. Small Lounge. – Harvey Liu
It's not home without the mountains. – Ryan Shaffer
No excuses. Play like a champion. – Joey Anderson
Maine Bred, California Groomed, Bi-Coastal Swag. – Nicholas Wright
Relying on luck's worked so far…- Elliot Godzich
Indian Heart. Californian soul. Global thinking.- Inayat Chaudhry
Life is tragically short; be happy! – Jacob Kass
Never underestimate the power of laughter. – Emily Hudson
It's only alcoholism after we graduate! – Amanda Castillo
1st Annual Tricycle Race cancelled!! RAIN!!!!! – Emma Jones
Curiosity has yet to kill me. – Andrew Yandell
Life rules: bangs first, safety second. – Emily Nordhoff
No, I'm the other black one. – Anastasia Jones
My life you are passing through. – Emma McConville
I promise: Not from the South. – Nick Thompson
Baby, we were born to run. – Kevin Potterton
Instead of just reading about adventures…- Angel Quicksey
Why limit happy to an hour? – Kristina Norrgard
Life's unpredictable, but good. Enjoy it. – Kwendy Lau
I'll drink to that. And that. – Lacey Mclean
Can I have, like, six ranch? – Lauren Ballard
MY NAME IS SAE BIN PARK – Sae Bin Park
Could only think of five. #kravisprize – Noah Proser
People are just people, I guess. – Olivia Uranga
Started out hustlin' / ended up ballin'. – Sam Mitchell
My hair did all the work. – Crystal Adams
Mary, I'm writing thesis right now. – Tracy Kao
But when's the next day party? – Dana Staley
CMC backwards is still CMC. Amen! – Sasi Desai
Congratulations, Class of 2012!

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Hmm, let's see here… What have I had going on?
Well, a couple posts ago, I talked about being burnt-out and needing some 'me-time'. I ended up quitting my 'job'. The conditions had changed dramatically. I went from holding up my end without killing myself, to there not being enough work that I was actually capable of doing (Because the senior staff joined the junior staff in taking all the easy and low-level support tickets) and me spending so much time trying and failing to meet my performance expectations that I was literally doing NOTHING ELSE with my time. So I just determined that it wasn't worth it anymore. I basically took two weeks and just completely put it out of my head, and guess what? I GOT THINGS DONE! Not only that, but I got SO MUCH stuff done, that the benefits outweighed what I was getting from the job.
Anyway, still waiting on a couple replacement SRAM chips so I can fix the 1-slot NEO-GEO board I spoke of in a previous post. I was at least able to get my 4-slot board to boot; it used to just show a bunch of random garbage on the monitor… After looking it over like ten times, I finally noticed a missing capacitor. Replaced it, it worked…but there's something wrong with the graphics still…
I also managed to rewire my standard JAMMA wiring harness with all the modular connectors that an MVS harness has, and make all the additional harnesses that hook up to it, so now I can swap my test rig (a.k.a. the UNCABINET) between single slot MVS boards (And any standard JAMMA arcade boards) and my multislot boards, by only swapping 6 connectors (1P and 2P controls, Video, Speakers, Power, Test/Service) instead of the 50+ connections I'd have to swap to completely switch harnesses. (Now both use the MVS harness' control-panel harness through a pair of 15-pin connectors.)
I moved all my arcade stuff into a corner of the livingroom and took this picture before cleaning up and moving this bookcase into the corner. The state of my collection hasn't changed much.
Yesterday, I was watching a free 2-hour web seminar on cartoon illustration and concept sketching… So of course, I couldn't find my tablet stylus. (I actually managed to find it, after an hour, by bitching on IRC about it in the right channel….it was in front of the monitor)Permalink
So, some of you have heard me talking about the comic I've been writing. A story set in the cyberpunk universe of the Cyberpunk2020 pen and paper RPG. There's actually a couple. There's what has become the main focus, 'Gaijin Samurai'. And then there's the original story I was writing, which is more of a 'movie' to GS's 'long-running series'. This story is 'Fool's Errand', and it was the backstory for the main characters that developed into Gaijin Samurai.
So, my standard intro…
The story takes place in a near future of armed warfare between multinational corporations and all sorts of other nastiness in a world gone sideways with more technology than it knows what to do with.
This is an excerpt from my script for a scene near the beginning of the story, just after events are set in motion, but before anyone knows what the hell is going on.
This particular scene I started writing around the end of 2007, though I finished it and polished it today. Parts of Fool's Errand and Gaijin Samurai date to as far back as 2001.
Added a quick glossary.
Updated again with a reference pic for the aerodyne!Permalink
We all know about my recent arcade kick. Well, I focused my attention on SNK's NEO-GEO hardware. I've been collecting and collecting, and I have quite a bit of gear now. And great things are going to start happening soon.
There's quite a bit of stuff, so I'm going to split this. More after the jump!Permalink
Yes, well. It turns out that writing what basically amounts to interactive anime porn is really embarrassing for anyone with so much as a single moral fiber left in their being. Apparently I qualify. I also might have alienated a few people who know me…
Of course, it may just be the fault of western culture in-general. *sigh* I blame the misfortune of my birth.
So yeah, I decided that, instead of trying to make Owaranai no Natsu just yet, I was going to make a short story. I had sort of had this idea for an ero doujinshi in my head, but it wasn't fleshed-out…so to speak…
More on that later, as I'm not sure I'm ready to reveal it…so to speak…Permalink
Well, I haven't attempted to make any further progress on the game prototype yet, as I've been concentrating mostly on the lack of art. I experimented with doing 3D characters and rendering them to 2D, and that's still a possibility, but for the moment, I'm trying to level up my drawing skills as that would actually serve to accomplish more goals.
I did make quite some progress on the 3d modeling though.
First celshaded render of v0001 body.
More progress. / Another angle.
This is where I left off. / Celshaded version.
After running into problems time and time again modeling the arms and legs, and wrestling with the fact that my model was not stylized enough for my needs, I ripped some models from Illusion's celshaded 3D eroge, Schoolmate, and decided to look at how they were put together. I started a new model using those proportions as a guide.
But then I got sidetracked with drawing. As most of you know, I went ahead and dropped a king's ransom on an Intuos3 Special Edition 9x12 tablet… I would have liked to have gotten a Cintiq, but I like my organs more.
Anyway, I cleaned up my desk a little to make room…which also allowed me to finally put my other 19″ LCD back into service. I no longer have a workspace, I now have a…PWNSPACE!
Wacom's Intuos3 Grip Pen is quickly becoming one of my favorite writing implements, just behind my Rotring 600 series mechanical pencil. Hopefully I'll have something to post before the weekend is over. I find I am steadily improving, if only from 'shit' to 'crap' so far.Permalink
Well, I've been doing a lot of stuff… Of course, most of you can't tell because I seem to be asleep or just waking up most of the time. I've gotten into a sort of a cycle… Get up. Have something to eat. Get down to work. Work until I start getting really tired, go lie down and play Disgaea on my PSP until I can't keep my eyes open, sleep. Rinse and repeat.
The problem is, this cycle doesn't have an exact period or duration… Anyway, enough about that…
As some of you may know, I've written a story called 'Owaranai no Natsu', but having no drawing ability, I was unable to make a manga like I'd wanted to. Time and time again I've hit upon the idea of modeling characters in 3D and going from there… I'm very good with Lightwave Modeler, but cannot model organics for the life of me…
Putting all that aside, I started looking at other aspects of this whole thing… Like how to tell the story. I came up with the idea of doing a Visual Novel. After searching around a bit, I found Ren'Py (A portmanteau of Ren'Ai and Python) a Visual Novel / Ren'Ai / Eroge engine built on the Python programming language.
From the website, it looked difficult to write for. After downloading it and trying for myself, it made a lot of sense and was very easy to get a handle on. (As evidenced by the fact that I of all people can write for it.) I made a little test program to learn basic functionality. (The character artwork is a downloadable from the Blade Engine website.)
But again came the question of art… Just what was I going to do?
I've updated the test program. I'm going to try and keep this post current with new releases. Though I will probably move this to a dedicated post after a couple more revisions.
Version History
v0.0005 - First public release.
v0.0006 - Added character portraits, progressive text display, and Click-to-Continue indicator. :DPermalink
So, a recent alliance between the GPMoD and a secret society that stands against evil in all its forms (Especially stupidity) Has spawned the idea of doing a 2D fighting game with characters based on our online personas and our respective communities' in-jokes. I'll have more to say about this project at a later date.
I really need to catch up on my anime… I haven't finished Minami-ke or Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei, and now Minami-ke Okawari! and Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei are airing… Gundam 00 still sucks. Code Geass doesn't return until April. The only thing I'm staying current on is Kaiji. I've been watching Triad's subs with my father. He really liked Akagi… Kaiji doesn't seem to appeal to him as much, but he still likes it.
Also, Evangelion 1.0 is the greatest thing to ever happen to the franchise, and perhaps anime in-general…but I'll talk more about that in another post. (I swear to fucking GOD, I want to go to Japan just to SEE it in the theater!) It doesn't come out on DVD and Blu-ray until late April… I have plans to make that my first hi-def purchase… And then I will write a fansub script for it. One that is in no way based on the original US translations… A completely new reinterpretation of the dialogue based on intense study of the background and mythos of Shin Seiki Evangelion, (This from someone who named their computers ZEROGOKI, SHOGOKI, and NIGOKI, on workgroup EVANGELION, hooked up with Blue, Purple, and Red ethernet cables…) and conforming to an ideal of 'accurate translation at any cost'. People don't know what the fuck is going on? Tough shit, you obviously don't know something that you're SUPPOSED to know. Read a fucking book.
I am serious about this. I am sick of all these half-assed translations on OFFICIAL DVDS, and ADVs crap releases. I am going to do this, and deliver them the goddamn script with the warning that if they alienate the intended demographic for EVA 1.0 with a shit sub, there is little doubt they will lose 90% of all sales of the movie to hi-def rips of it on bittorrent. They need to learn once and for all.
So, back in September I talked about the Baka'cade project, and the controller I had made. I still haven't gotten it into a real housing yet, and that sort of irks me… But I'll get it sorted out eventually.
I've had a small surplus of money that's been burning a hole in my paypal account, and I've been itching for something to do with it… I finally settled on taking the next step with the arcade project.
I revisited GroovyGameGear.com and picked up the parts needed for the 2P controls. As well as some T-Molding and other items. Only came to $43 shipped. One of the 'other items' was some custom made leaf switch units that are drop-in replacements for the standard microswitch package that is used in most arcade buttons. Leaf switches have a couple advantages such as less activation travel and reset travel, less resistance, no click, smooth operation, faster response times, etc. These things sound really cool, and they're custom made by Ithaca Digital Visual Technologies (The name of the company behind GroovyGameGear), so I just had to try them out! I bought three of them, to replace the 'punch' row of my controller setup. (Since I use Ibuki, my most critical moves depend on the punch buttons!) If they're all they're cracked up to be, they're definitely replacing everything except the player start buttons. (Wonder if I can use them on the joysticks…)Permalink
So a couple weeks ago, I got the urge to play some good ol' fighting games. Not just on my PS2 or something, mind you… Real arcade fighters. So I broke out MAME and got my hands on some ROMs… It was fun, but something was missing… I was playing them with a Dual-Shock2, which wasn't really suited to the task.
I saw an arcade controller on Play-Asia a while back, and it got me thinking…
I mean, I know people have built their own upright cabinets to play MAME, and there's plenty of commercial solutions out there… How much would it cost to build something like that? It turns out, not much. But I'm getting ahead of myself.Permalink
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Miracle cure or menace? E-cigarette faces ban as safety debate rages over unregulated quit-smoking device
Advocates believe e-cigarettes provide a stepping-stone to quitting, but opponents say their health impact is unknown. Now New York is considering a state-wide ban…
Hundreds of thousands of smokers who try to quit the habit fail every year despite trying exercise, nicotine patches and good old-fashioned will-power.
Now electronic cigarettes are being touted as the latest 'stop smoking' device. These battery-powered sticks are filled with a nicotine or non-nicotine solution that is heated and inhaled as a vapour.
Most are refillable devices with solutions offered in different nicotine concentrations and in hundreds of different flavours.
Advocates say they provide a stepping-stone to quitting and give the sensation of smoking without taking in the carcinogens and 1,000 chemicals found in tobacco.
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, who studied the device said the device had great potential in reducing the harm of smoking.
Writing in the Journal of Public Health Policy, they said: 'We conclude that electronic cigarettes show tremendous promise in the fight against tobacco-related morbidity and mortality.'
However, an argument is brewing in the U.S about whether they represent a new miracle cure or menace to public safety.
Some health officials say e-cigarettes are just another addictive habit, one that can hook kids early and legally on smoking.
Last year, Dr Edward Langston, of the American Medical Association said: 'Very little data exists on the safety of e-cigarettes, and the FDA has warned that they are potentially addicting and contain harmful toxins.'
He added: 'The fact that they come in fruit and candy flavors gives them the potential to entice new nicotine users, especially teens.'
Meanwhile New York lawmakers are considering introducing the first state ban on the device.
Democrat Linda Rosenthal, or the New York Assembly, said: 'I got interested in this because I saw all these ads for e-cigarettes, so I did some research.
'I found what is in the e-cigarettes is a mystery.'
The former smoker wants to ban e-cigarettes in New York until they are more thoroughly investigated and regulated.
It has prompted indignation from former smokers who say they have been helped by the device.
Elaine Keller, vice president of the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association, said: 'I would still be smoking if not for this product.'
Ms Keller said she has been tobacco-free since March 2009 after 45 years of smoking.
She added: 'I can't point to anything to say it's 100 percent safe,' she said.
'The thing is, it only needs to be safer. The only standard is that it's safer than smoking.'
E-cigarettes have prompted debate nationwide since they became widely available in the United States in 2006.
But as either a tobacco cigarette substitute or a much more extensively tested and restricted drug-delivery device, the future of e-cigarettes will likely be decided by the Food and Drug Administration.
However, this has not proven a simple task. The FDA tried to class e-cigarettes as drug-delivery devices as these require research and trials that tobacco products do not need.
However, a federal judge overturned this decision because e-cigarettes heat nicotine extracted from tobacco.
It is likely the argument will run for some time yet as powerful lobbies are involved.
If treated as a tobacco product, e-cigarettes would avoid the research and trials required of competitors in the pharmaceutical industry, including anti-smoking patches and inhalers.
However, as a medical device, e-cigarettes could draw opposition from that powerful lobby as a fresh and less expensive competitor.
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Impire is a mission based strategy MMO developed by Cyanide Studios and published by Paradox Interactive. The story behind Impire is both funny and interesting. It has a fantasy theme. While most fantasy games require players to be heroes and save the world, things are completely different in Impire. You will play the part of a demon and help him spread his darkness over the world of Ardania. Báal-Abaddon, the demon in question, was captured and reduced to the size and power of a harmless imp. His jailor is Oscar van Fairweather, a most common wizard. Báal-Abaddon manages to outsmart Oscar van Fairweather and escapes. From this point on, he needs Impire players to help with his evil plans.
There are no other sides to pick in Impire except the dark side. All players experience Impire as Báal-Abaddon. Players' armies are made up of all sorts of demons and hellish creatures. They can also cast evil spells with nasty effects. The enemies are the guys you normally play in other fantasy RPG games. You must battle and stop brave heroes. The final Impire goal is to build a dungeon from where no one can escape. This is the part where Impire gameplay gets flexible. Although there's only one playable character (Báal-Abaddon), the Impire strategy to carry out his plans differs from player to player. There are many armors, equipment and weapons to choose from. Each player is free to use whichever upgrades he or she prefers. There are many ways to build Impire dungeons. You can come up with dungeon rooms with different functionalities and customize them with traps and other dangers. Dungeons are meant to trap the annoying heroes that keep interfering with your plans. You can take care of your opponents once and for all by capturing their souls. These trapped souls can even help you with dungeon construction.
Each completed Impire mission awards XP for you and your units. The more missions you complete, the more powerful your army will be. Units can wear equipment too. Dungeon building is a very resource demanding job. Ardania's surface has lots of resource rich locations. Players attack and raid these areas to gather the valuable resources. There are also various Impire cards to collect. Players can build decks using these cards. Decks are another feature that makes Impire a versatile gaming experience. Impire is an online RPG that can be played with or against other players. You can team up with buddies in co-op missions. PvP challenges are on the Impire to do list.
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The Jim Thorpe Train Station is home to the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway and offers trips into Lehigh Gorge State Park between May and December, as well as the Easter Train, PA Dutch Treat train, Bike Train, Autumn Leaf Train and the Santa Claus Specials. Trips to High Bridge and the Greater Pittston Area Charity Train Ride are also part of the schedule.Continue Reading
The Lehigh Gorge State Park trips operate on most weekends, holidays and occasionally during the week. The Easter Train comes complete with the Easter Bunny who interacts with passengers. Aboard the PA Dutch Treat Train, passengers sample locally made meats and cheeses while chugging along the Lehigh Gorge. The Bike Train, unlike most of the others, only operates in good weather. This is a one-way or round-trip ticket, depending on whether the passenger wants to bicycle the 25 miles back to the Jim Thorpe Station.
The Autumn Leaf Train takes passengers into the heart of the hardwood forest for a close up look at all those gold, red and orange leaves. Instead of driving through the countryside, passengers just relax and take pictures along the way. In October, the Hometown High Bridge Special takes passengers on a two-hour trip to the 1,000-foot long High Bridge Trestle. This is another chance to see the changing leaves as the train navigates the 160-foot tall structure.
In September, the Greater Pittston Area Charity Train ride runs from Duryea to Jim Thorpe, with the proceeds going to the local YMCA, library and health clinic. Beginning at the end of November, the Santa Claus Special is in business. Most of the trips are from Jim Thorpe, but other stations involved include Pottsville and Tamaqua. The cars are decked in Christmas decorations and Santa Claus goes along for the ride.Learn more about Geography


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"I'm going to irritate a lot of people today," began Dee Edington, keynote speaker on health management as a serious business strategy, at the Benefits Canada 2012 Benefits & Pension Summit. Drawing on his experience as director of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center, Edington had a lot to say about what doesn't work—interventions focused on behavioural change, for one.
"These are tactical approaches and should be way down the list of priorities. If people don't know why they're being asked to make these changes, the programs won't work." Despite all manner of lifestyle modification initiatives launched over the past few generations, he said, "there's no evidence that we have less diabetes or more physical activity than in the 1950s."
What does work? In Edington's view, workplace health needs to follow the lead of workplace safety and quality initiatives, which have become enmeshed in corporate culture to the point that nobody questions their necessity. And rather than concentrating resources on people in poor health, he said corporations should focus on their healthiest employees and reward them accordingly. In other words, "help the workplace stay healthy, rather than waiting for defects and then treating [them]."
According to Edington, about 60% of employees are at low risk of major diseases. "What do corporations do for these low-risk people?" he asked. "In most cases, it's zero. But these people are your champions. Typically, champions are rewarded in business. Why not reward them for health and wellness? These energetic people can lead a change in corporate culture." For example, he continued, "we might give the nonsmokers a cash bonus and let the smokers figure things out on their own."
In a nutshell, Edington's vision is, "Integrate health into the corporate culture so it's expected and assumed."
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Jennifer Allan, vice-president of HR programs and corporate communications with The Economical Insurance Group (Economical)—a Canadian property and casualty insurance company—described how the company reintroduced wellness programming in 2008, after a hiatus.
The program aimed to build awareness of individual health; enhance employee engagement; reward employees for a broader range of wellness behaviours; enhance organizational health; develop a wellness program designed to evolve over time; and reduce group benefits costs and absenteeism within three to five years.
The first offering was individual screening sessions, where registered nurses took six health metrics (e.g., blood glucose, cholesterol and body fat levels), Allan explained. "Our employees got to see how close or how far they were from ideal ranges. In some cases, the feedback was life-changing." And "the aggregate data gave us a snapshot of our organization's health and made it possible to set goals."
The program also includes wellness assessments through Economical's benefits carrier, as well as team-based wellness challenges supported by online portals. Just over three years into the initiative, "we're at the point where we're seeing some impact on cost," Allan affirmed.
For his part, Aldo Cundari, CEO of Cundari Group (a Toronto- and Montreal-based advertising company), described how he created a health-conscious corporate culture by putting staff, rather than management, in charge of wellness.
Cundari allocated a health budget to the Brand Squad—a group of employee volunteers tasked with building and promoting the Cundari culture internally.
One of the squad's novel ideas was a bicycle clinic in the spring and fall, giving employees and clients a convenient opportunity to get their bikes serviced.
"It was a way to extend the health culture beyond the office," Cundari explained.
The Brand Squad also launched soccer and hockey teams, a first for the organization. "I think one of the reasons my company is such a happy place is that I've let my staff choose what they want to do, rather than tell them what to do."


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I refused to worry about something I could not change, and I still refuse. Look, I'm like any other woman. All this evolved b.s. that I'm telling you is my mantra. It's not something I practice naturally. I had to surrender to not worrying about the way I looked, how much I weighed, because that's just part of the journey of having a baby. I am not a woman whose self-worth comes from her dress size.
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Jesus Christ – the Great "I AM"
God called Moses and wanted to send him to see Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, with the message: "Let My people go!" Moses did not know what the name of God was.
Exd 3:13-14, "Then Moses said to God: Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them: The God of your fathers has sent me to you. Now they may say to me: What is His name? What shall I say to them? And God said to Moses: I AM WHO I AM. And He said:Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you."
God is the greatest Mystery. God is the Greatest. God is One. Man cannot know God by any means, God has to reveal Himself. God reveals Him in Jesus Christ. To know Jesus Christ is to know God.
Jesus Christ is Who God Is.
Christianity is neither superstition nor science. Superstition is based on false and unfounded beliefs and fears. Science is limited by human and empirical and tentative knowledge at a time and place. Christianity is the revealed religion. Only God makes revelation of the ultimate truth and wisdom. Revelation cannot be achieved by human discovery or wisdom. Christianity is the revelation of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was God who became Man to reveal God and spiritual things to human beings.
1. The Church of Jesus Christ is the pillar of truth.
2. The Roman Catholic Church is historically false, full of heresies and wrong doctrines and superstitions.
3. Science cannot provide ultimate truth and wisdom because science at best is human tentative knowledge at a given time and place.
4. Human philosophies cannot provide ultimate truth and wisdom because they are limited human thoughts confined to limited intelligence.
5. All religions except Christianity are man-made.
6. Christianity – the revealed religion – explains and exalts the Supreme Being, Wisdom and Truth.
7. Neither science nor religion can save mankind.
8. Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life – outside of Christ there is no salvation.
9. The wisdom of the living is to know the Most High rules the universe and over the realm of mankind.
10. It is of infinite truth and wisdom that human beings must submit themselves humbly to the Will of God.
In the Gospel of John alone, Jesus Christ declares His "I AM" as follows:
1. I AM the Bread of life.
Jhn 6:35, "Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst." See also Jhn 6:48.
Note: The Bread of life means the body of Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross for our sins. Those who come to Christ have the Bread of life and will not hunger, and those who believe in Christ will never thirst because they have the water of life. The eternal life does not hunger or thirst. Bread is the main food for the Jews just as rice is the main food for the Chinese. Just as food is vital to our body, so is Jesus the Bread of life for our spiritual life. He who has Jesus Christ has life, and he who does not have Jesus Christ does not have life, the real life, the eternal life.
2. I AM the Light of the world.
Jhn 8:12, "Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."
Note: God is Light; there is no darkness in Him. Jesus Christ is the Light of the world who leads people to God and those who believe have the Light of life. The light of science and knowledge cannot lead man to the Light of life. Religion cannot save you. To know Jesus Christ is to know God and will have the Light of life.
3. I AM from above.
Jhn 8:23, "And He was saying to them, You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world."
Note: This is the contrast between the Son of God and mankind. Christ is from above, we are from below. Above means heaven, below means the earth. Men are of this world; Christ is not of this world. Christians are also not of this world. The world to come is the Kingdom of heaven. Warmongers, supremacists, militarists, capitalists, imperialists, terrorists, monopolists, hegemonists, etc. are of this world and they will have perish and vanish.
4. I AM the Door.
Jhn 10:9, "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture."
Note: Figuratively and spiritually speaking, Jesus Christ is the Door; just as through a door you enter a house. Through Jesus Christ you enter the Kingdom of God and are saved. Believers also enjoy Christian liberty and God provides their needs.
5. I AM the Good Shepherd.
Jhn 10:11, "I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."
Note: The Savior is the Good Shepherd, the Christians are His sheep. Jesus Christ laid down His life means He died on the cross for our sins. The Good Shepherd knows His sheep and they follow Him. If you do not follow Jesus Christ, it means you are not His sheep.
6. I AM the Son of God.
Jhn 10:36, "Do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, I am the Son of God?"
Note: Jesus Christ is the Son of God means the Father sanctified and sent Him into the word; born of a virgin, filled with the Holy Spirit, died on the cross and rose from the death by the power of God. Christ ascended to heaven and now sits at the right hand of God. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and Christians are children of God.
7. I AM the Resurrection and the Life.
Jhn 11:25, "Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies."
Note: Jesus Christ not only rose from death, He is the Resurrection. Jesus Christ not only gives life, He is the Life, the Lord of life; and He has life in Himself. Those who believe in Christ even if they die, someday they will rise and live forever. Because my Redeemer lives, so I will live forever.
8. I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Jhn 14:6, "Jesus said to him, I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."
Note: Jesus Christ is the Way, the only Way to God, the Way of salvation. There is no other way. This is the Truth that Christ proclaims to the world. Christ is the Life; he who believes in Him will have eternal life. Truth is exclusive; the Way, the Truth, and the Life are exclusive of all others. There is only one Way, one Truth, and one Life who is Jesus Christ.
9. I AM the Vine.
Jhn 15:5, "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."
Note: The relationship between Christ and Christians is like the vine and the branches. The branches cannot live without the vine, so believers do not have life without Jesus Christ. Those who abide in Christ, Christ lives in them and they bear much fruit. Apart from the Vine, the branches wither and die. Apart from Christ, Christians can do nothing. A full Christian life is to live for Christ and have Christ lives in you.
10. I AM the King of the Jews.
Jhn 19:21, "So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews; but that He said, I am the King of the Jews."
Note: Sadly, the Jews did not know the Messiah had come. They have not accepted their King as a nation. The day is coming, not only Jesus Christ is the King of the Jews, He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Rev 17:14, "These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
The "I AM WHO I AM" of the Old Testament is the "I AM" of the New Testament. Jesus Christ is Jehovah of the Old Testament. Jehovah of the Old Testament and Jesus Christ of the New Testament are One and the Same.
Jesus Christ was, Jesus Christ is, and Jesus Christ is to come. My Redeemer lives forever and so I will live.
Do you want to accept Jesus Christ as your Redeemer, your Savior? No matter who you are and where you are, you can come to Him now. For today is the day of salvation, now is the accepted time.
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Mr. Malone is the former President of Milliken & Company, one of the largest privately owned textile companies in the U.S., where he enjoyed a 22 year career and was known for his customer driven, quality focused leadership in the textile and chemical industries. Milliken & Company received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award under Mr. Malone's leadership. Mr. Malone holds a Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) where he was rewarded with National Merit, Ethyl Corporation, and Procter & Gamble fellowships and memberships in Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi honorary scholastic fraternities.
Mr. Malone is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation Ireland. He is a trustee of the Institute of Textile Technology in Charlottesville, Virginia, and a former trustee of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation and is a member of a number of textile associations, chemical institutes and professional societies. He has served on the Board of Textile Hall Corporation, where he now serves as Director Emeritus of the J. E. Sirrine Foundation. He founded and served as Interim Chairman and Advisor of the Six Sigma Safety/Quality Initiative Pursuit of Excellence in LaGrange/Troup County (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)


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Currently, 15%-20% of organizations have some mobile projects underway. We expect this number to rise to 65% by 2005. During 2003/04, we believe pressure from business users will drive IT organizations to migrate these applications to wireless connectivity - with a concomitant increase in cost and complexity. Initially, applications will focus on high-transaction-value business-to-employee (B2E) activities, migrating to business-to-business (B2B) in 2003 and to business-to-consumer (B2C) in 2004, as the cost of deployment lessens.
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Technical constraints to mobile application development include slow networks, lack of coverage, immature devices, and a confusing and largely undifferentiated market for mobile application servers. Software tools and mobile application servers from top-tier Web application vendors will likely catch up to niche vendor offerings in 2002/03, providing simpler and more seamless integration of mobile devices to existing applications, and at lower overall cost. By 2005/06, we expect enterprise application vendors (e.g., SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle) to have fully mature mobile options, which will limit the market for small mobile middleware vendors. Through 2003/04, given the technology risk and rapid rate of technological change, IT organizations will need to look for rapid ROI from mobile investments (i.e., over 12-18 months).
IT groups should segment mobile application investments into five key categories:
After segmenting wireless projects (including proposed projects) into the above categories, IT organizations must adjust the overall portfolio to fit the business strategy. For example, a struggling company in a poor economy may choose to severely limit or eliminate all but core and non-discretionary projects. On the other hand, a company in a fast-growing industry must have some growth/investment and venture projects, regardless of economic conditions, if it is to meet future growth targets.
Business Impact: Organizations must adapt project portfolios to business strategy and fund discretionary, investment/growth, and venture projects based on growth expectation.
Bottom Line: Most Global 2000 companies should focus on core and non-discretionary mobile projects with rapid payback (over 12-18 months). Venture and growth/investment projects (if any) should be viewed and managed as part of a strategic effort to target company growth.
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Students and Alumni
Career assistance doesn't end at graduation for Franklin College alumni. There are a variety of resources on this website and in the Office of Career Services that alumni and students alike will find useful.
We also love when alumni can give back to Career Services by lending their time and resources to help shape the next generation of young professionals.
These are some of the areas where alumni can help:
- Participate in mock interview programs or panel discussions about various career options
- Sponsor a winter or summer Franklin College intern at your place of business
- Provide job opportunities for recent graduates
- Hold on-campus interviews where appropriate
- Host students in your city/area who might be visiting to investigate employment opportunities and/or residential living options
- Possibly serve on an alumni career services advisory board
Please contact Kirk Bixler at firstname.lastname@example.com if you would be interested in any of these opportunities.


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by Ramon Casha - vice president, Malta Humanist Association
Throughout history, there have been a number of occasions when we discovered or invented something that completely changed us. In this article I've restricted myself to the last 500 years or so. There were many other earlier examples but in recent times they've come faster than ever before. Here's a stroll through some of the big ones.
563 years ago (1450) - Printing press
Although the Chinese printer Bi Sheng created a movable type press using iron and clay around the year 1041, Johannes Gutenberg created the first proper printing press that could churn out pages at the rate of around 3600 per day. Until a short time before, most writings had to be manually copied, which was laborious, expensive and therefore books were not something that the ordinary person would have. The printing press made knowledge accessible to the masses.
403 years ago (1610) - Eppur si muove!
On this day we realised we're not that special after all. Copernicus had already postulated that the earth orbited the sun, but on this day, Galileo Galilei turned his new telescope to Jupiter and saw three dots, which he observed over many days and realised that they were orbiting around Jupiter – they were its moons. For the very first time ever, it was shown that not everything orbits the earth. We were not the centre of the universe as everyone had assumed until then. If we were not at the centre, then it probably wasn't created for us after all. This was a major shift in thinking. We would later discover that the earth isn't even a particularly big planet, all the stars are themselves suns, and our sun is not a particularly big or important one – except to us. The Catholic Church did not take kindly to his teachings however and he spent the rest of his life under house arrest, but eventually the church came to accept that he'd been right all along, and after that embarrassment it was rather more careful not to contradict science, which is probably why the church teaches evolution and other areas of science in its schools.
326 years ago (1687) - Gravity hits Newton with an apple
Ok the bit about the apple probably never happened, but Isaac Newton published his work about gravity in his Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. It was perhaps the first time that a serious attempt was made to understand and explain the "mysteries of the cosmos" through physics and mathematics, and he showed that the universe could be explained in this way. No miracles or deities were needed, it was all a matter of natural processes and forces.
293 years ago (1720) - Steam power
What do you do when you want to lift and drop a heavy hammer thousands of times? Well a water wheel will do the trick, but what if you're not near a river? You could use some beast of burden, same if you want to transport people from one place to another – a horse-drawn tram or carriage. The steam engine brought a powerful alternative. Heat up water and it boils. Try to hold back that steam and it will push – and that means it performs work. The invention of pistons and other mechanical devices allowed for the creation of an engine that could provide a continuous motion – initially this powered a pump to remove water from mines, but later inventions allowed it to move in a rotating manner, which could power all sorts of machinery, and later the steam locomotive that allowed this powerful new force to transport very heavy loads of passengers or cargo over long distances. The steam engine provided a very flexible and powerful source of work. And it's still going strong today – our modern nuclear power stations are steam engines – the nuclear reactions boil water that turns steam turbines, which generate electricity.
229 years ago (1783) - Flight
On this day, man first left the ground. After lots of trials, the brothers Joseph-Michael and Jacques-Ètienne Montgolfier - paper manufacturers - demonstrated their balloon flight before a stunned crowd in Paris. It was the first time that man had flown. Until then, everything higher than the highest tree, mountain or building was out of reach and something of a mystery. We were stuck to the surface and had a 2-dimensional world view. Many still looked upon the story of the Tower of Babel and thought man shouldn't try to go up in the sky. It would not be until 1903 before the first airplane was created, and initially the range of airplanes was very limited. Balloons remained the only way to travel through the air for long distances for a long time after. The clouds no longer hid mysterious things - we could rise above them, fly through them.
217 years ago (1796) - Vaccination
On this day, Edward Jenner proved that infecting a person with the mild disease cowpox made them immune to smallpox. He did not come up with the technique himself though. It probably originated in India or China, making its way to Europe from Turkey thanks to the wife of the then English ambassador to Istanbul almost a century earlier. Since then, many diseases which used to take an annual toll of lives have become rare, as vaccines were developed against such killers as measles, mumps, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and others.
176 years ago (1837) - Telegraph
The first telegraph message was instantly transmitted between Euston and Camden in London. This relied on many other inventions during the previous years, including the voltaic pile, the galvanometer, the electromagnet, the relay etc. Prior to this, a message could only be transmitted instantaneously if there was direct line of sight, via semaphores or other methods of signalling. Messages transmitted over long distances, such as across a continent, would take ages via letters. In the United States, Samuel Morse invented his binary code that allowed all the letters to be represented over a single set of cables. The large distances of the USA made the use of an efficient, fast method of communications even more important. Before long, telegraph offices were open in most major cities for members of the public to send short messages instantaneously to people a long distance away, and even get a response within hours.
174 years ago (1839) - Photography
The first practical photo was taken on this day. Prior to this, some photos were taken but they required exposures of entire days – unpractical for most uses. The techniques developed by Thomas Wedgwood, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and others were improved upon by Louis Daguerre, who invented a "developing" process that reduced the exposure time to mere minutes. Other improvements came, eventually creating the colour photography we're familiar with today. Before photography, the recording of images was a matter of painting or sketching – which meant that you're relying on the ability of the artist to notice and record every detail accurately. The camera was a documentary recording device – it showed you what was really there, whether you had initially noticed it or not. When looking at a portrait painting one can always wonder whether the artist tried to make the subject look more regal, or slimmer, or taller, or more handsome/beautiful. With a photo what you see is what you get. The recording of sound came much later – in 1877, in the form of a phonograph cylinder.
153 years ago (1859) - Evolution
On this day, Charles Darwin published his book "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life", in which he gave a coherent explanation for the many varieties of life on earth – plant and animal – and how they were all interconnected, even humans. By this time, most religious people had come to terms with the earth not being the centre of the universe, or that the universe followed physical laws, but life remained that one no-go area for science. Scientists were expected to steer clear of it, to leave this as the domain of God. The Bible had a story about the universe, and life, being created in a particular order over six days. Anyone saying otherwise would be very directly and clearly contradicting the Bible, and not merely someone's interpretation of it. Although there were always people who rejected evolution, the evidence kept mounting, and other discoveries confirmed it. Gregor Mendel's discovery of genetics, the dinosaur skeletons being unearthed, all came together into a clear picture of how all species came to be.
133 years ago (1879) - Electric light
Imagine a world in which almost everything stops at sunset. The only way to get light after the sun goes down is through some form of fire – candles, oil lamps, gas lights and so on. Not only did these not produce a great deal of light, but they had to be individually lit and extinguished, and constituted a fire hazard. People were employed to light street lamps one by one. Then came the light bulb, and things changed fast. Flick a switch and an entire chandelier lights up. All of a sudden rooms could look as brightly lit at night as they did during the day. This greatly expanded what one can do in a day. It created cities that never sleep. Even the amount of time spent sleeping was reduced.
112 years ago (1901) - Radio killed the telegraph star
Guglielmo Marconi made the first successful transatlantic radio transmission. The telegraph had until then been limited by the sea – news from across the Atlantic still had to travel the old fashioned way, and ships were entirely cut off as soon as they were out of sight. The use of radio waves led to the wireless telegraph. Now you could communicate with ships, as well as with other continents. The initial use of radio was for communicating in this way, but in the early 1920s, people started building or buying radio receivers, which could not transmit but could listen to radio transmissions, and the first commercial radio stations started broadcasting music in 1921.
100 years ago (1913) - Refrigerators
Cold beer at last! It's hard to pin a single date on the invention of the refrigerator, since the principles of refrigeration were already known and there were patents filed much earlier, and 1834 saw the first actual machine being built. This was followed by many innovations and designs mostly intended to cater for the meat and brewing industries. The year 1913 saw the first domestic refrigerator. The long-term storage of food at home changed things dramatically. You no longer had to buy food every single day – food which often had already been exposed to quite a bit of heat before reaching you. You could keep food for ages in these units – though at first they cost twice as much as a car. Refrigeration also had a major impact on the availability and effectiveness of medicines.
87 years ago (1926) - Television
Although many previous experiments led to the television, Scotsman John Logie Baird first created a practical set that could transmit moving images and demonstrated it to an audience. In 1927 he transmitted an image over 700km, as well as demonstrating the first colour TV, the first infra-red night vision transmissions and the first stereoscopic TV, as well as the first video disk, named the Phonovision. In 1928 he made the first transatlantic transmission, and In 1929 he co-established France's first commercial TV station. The BBC was born in 1936. The television has had a major impact on our lives from its earliest days.
55 years ago (1957) - Space Race
The Space Age began on this day. The Soviet Union sent Sputnik-1 into space, gathering atmospheric data. It performed around 1440 orbits over a 2 month period. It was a surprise launch that caused the US to go into a panic, since the espionage potential of spacecraft was pretty clear. Since then however there have been countless uses for satellites, both for earth observation (weather, etc), space, communications, and of course espionage.
52 years ago (1961) - We left the earth
Yuri Gagarin, in his Vostok spacecraft, became the first human to leave the earth, taking 108 minutes and completing one orbit. Nobody really knew if he'd survive, although animals had been sent up before.
44 years ago (1969) - Moonwalk
For the first time ever, a human walked on the surface of another celestial body. The moon was clearly not suitable for human habitation but this opened up the possibility of one day establishing a colony on some other planet.
40 years ago (1973) - Mobile phones
Although there were a number of wireless portable communication systems from walkie-talkies to car radio telephones, a researcher at Motorola created the first portable telephone and, on this day, made the first mobile call to his competitor to tease him about it. Admittedly their idea of "portable" was rather different back then – it weighed 1kg – but size, weight, and very importantly, price dropped quickly. At first mobile phones were the domain of the rich businessman, but falling prices made them available to everyone. In a very short time they started surpassing land lines. Even kids would have a mobile phone – parents liked the idea that they could contact their children and vice versa at all times and places. As electronics got smaller and cheaper, they learned new tricks – from the calculators of early models we got today's smartphones, which are better described as pocket computers than phones. The fact that most phones nowadays come equipped with pretty good cameras created a new type of "citizen journalism", where even completely unexpected events are recorded.
36 years ago (1977) - Personal computers
The Commodore PET was the first personal computer which you did not have to build yourself – very similar in many ways to modern computers – and it was soon followed by the Apple II. Previous computers were either expensive business machines or kits that you had to assemble yourself, so you required electronics skills. The wide availability of computers encouraged the creation of software that allowed people to do many things previously reserved only to professionals. Desktop Publishing allowed people to create professional-looking magazines. Sequencer software allowed up-and-coming composers to create music on their Apples and Ataris. Spreadsheets allowed fast calculations using long columns of figures. Word processing allowed people to type things, and then correct what they'd typed without writing everything from scratch.
21 years ago (1991) - The Web
There were a number of projects created before Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist working at CERN, put together the standards for the web, then wrote the first web server and the first web browser, and published them all for free on the internet. Keep in mind that the internet is the "plumbing" on top of which we get actual useful stuff like email, ftp, irc and so on. The creation of Berners-Lee spread like wildfire. It was flexible enough to allow all kinds of uses. People could publish their own websites, containing their views and materials, without needing anyone's permission. You didn't need a publisher, or an editor's approval. This created an unprecedented level of individual empowerment.


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Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) refers to a set of techniques used for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy by addressing fertility problems. Even though the characteristics of each infertility treatment vary, all of them have something in common: the manipulation of egg and sperm cells (gametes).
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Main fertility methods
The most common fertility treatments are:
- Artificial insemination (AI)
- In vitro fertilization (IVF), whether it is conventional IVF or ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection)
To these basic fertility treatments, we should add other methods that altogether bring closer the possibility of achieving parenthood/motherhood to patients who cannot have a baby naturally.
We are talking about egg and embryo vitrification, sperm cryopreservation, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), egg and/or sperm donation, embryo donation and adoption, embryo culture and surrogacy.
Artificial insemination (AI)
Artificial insemination is not only a simple infertility treatment which involves little risks, but a quick, painless and simple technique. A semen sample is placed inside the female's uterus by passing a cannula through the cervical canal when the woman is ovulating.
For artificial insemination to be successful, the patient should meet the following requirements:
- Tubal patency, that is, functioning Fallopian tubes.
- Sperm quality: The general recommendation is to have a sperm concentration of above 3-5 million spermatozoa with progressive motility per milliliter.
- Maternal age: AI is unadvisable for women at 36 or older, as egg quality is lower at this point.
- Normal ovarian function: Having normal reserve levels and regular menstrual cycles is essential.
Two options are available when it comes to undergoing AI: artificial insemination by husband (AIH) and artificial insemination by donor (AID). In both cases, semen samples are previously washed via sperm capacitation, which helps select only the sperms with the highest quality. Also, mild ovarian stimulation is required so that ovulation can be monitored, thereby increasing the chances for pregnancy.
Should you need more information about this method, please visit this post: Definition of artificial insemination (AI).
In vitro fertilization (IVF)
In vitro fertilization or IVF involves a series of complex steps, including procedures that are undertaken in the laboratory or the operating room. Moreover, it is associated with certain risks and side effects.
It is used to deal with infertility in those cases where AI is expected to be or has been unsuccessful.
The first step is to collect the eggs and the sperms for fertilization to take place at the laboratory. Secondly, the new embryos are transferred to the patient's womb, waiting for them to be able to attach. It can be done using the egg cells produced by the woman or, conversely, from an egg donor.
Broadly speaking, the following is a step-by-step summary of the IVF process:
- Ovulation induction: Drugs to induce ovulation are administered to the patient in order to trigger egg production and monitor the menstrual cycle.
- Ovum pick-up: With this surgical intervention, the eggs that have developed are removed from the patient's ovary.
- Sperm capacitation: In this phase, the semen sample is collected for being analyzed and washed, so that it is ready to fertilize the egg. This process is known as sperm capacitation.
- Egg insemination: This step can be defined as fertilization itself, that is to say, here takes place the sperm-egg binding.
- Embryo culture: Once fertilization has occurred, embryo development is monitored.
- Embryo transfer: Best quality embryos are selected to be inserted into the woman's uterus, waiting for them to implant into the endometrium. The endometrium should have been previously prepared through hormone therapy.
- Embryo cryopreservation: High quality embryos that haven't been transferred can be frozen (cryopreservation) to be used in further fertility treatments.
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Difference between ICSI and IVF
As stated earlier, there exist two types of IVF: conventional IVF and ICSI. The difference between them both is the way in which the egg is fused with the sperms. The remaining steps, however, work exactly the same.
- Conventional IVF: The egg and the spermatozoa are put together in the same culture medium. Just one sperm will be able to penetrate the egg coat and get inside the egg.
- ICSI: It stands for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. In this case, it is the embryologist who manually introduces the sperm into the oocyte with an injection needle.
As can be seen, choosing between IVF with or without ICSI depends on the cause of infertility, and the criteria followed by each fertility clinic.
If you require any further information, do not miss this post: In vitro fertilization (IVF).
What is third-party reproduction?
Most fertility problems can be addressed through infertility treatments using the gametes of the couple. Nonetheless, in many other cases, it is poor-gamete quality what causes sterility in both males and females.
In these cases, egg cell donation and/or sperm cell donation can help patients solve their fertility problems and have a baby. The presence of inherited diseases in the female, the male or both is another reason leaving no alternative but to turn to third-party assisted reproduction.
Donor conception has allowed the creation and integration of new family types in our society. Now, single women and gay couples can become parents thanks to techniques such as AI or IVF with donor eggs and/or sperm.
FAQs from users
What are the pros and cons of assisted reproductive technology (ART)?
Obviously, the main advantage of ART is that it gives you the chance to have a baby. On the other hand, the most common disadvantage is associated with fertility drugs, due to the side effects it can cause: headache, bloating, nausea, vaginal bleeding/spotting…
However, fertility drugs are commonly the first choice because of their relative convenience, especially for IVF.
Secondly, reproductive surgery, required to correct anatomical abnormalities or clear blockages in the man or the woman, are usually too invasive, which increases their risk, recovery time and cost. On the other hand, they help increase the chances of getting pregnant.
Perhaps the main disadvantage of all infertility treatments is related to the financing options, since they are always covered by insurance everywhere. Also, in the case of IVF, the likelihood of having twins is higher if multiple embryo transfers are chosen.
When is it time to see a fertility specialist?
A couple is considered infertile/sterile if they have been trying to conceive for over 12 months with no luck or in cases of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).
In general, it is at that point when you are recommended to see a fertility doctor and undergo all the necessary tests to detect what is causing infertility/sterility. Once done, the specialist will be able to determine what would be the best infertility treatment for you.
When the woman is over 37, this period of time trying to conceive is reduced to 6 months. Third-party assisted reproduction is usually advisable for women aged 40 to 50 or over.
How long after fertility treatment can you adopt?
Traditional adoption is an option for individuals or couples suffering from unexplained infertility after several repeated fertility treatment cycles.
Many couples ask themselves at what point do they stop pursuing infertility treatments and start considering adoption, but there is no specific period of time, as it depends on the particularities of each case.
However, it should be taken into account that surrogacy may be another option for these patients. Choosing one or another is a very personal decision, and both are long processes from start to finish.
What are the long-term side effects of fertility treatments?
To date, the long-term side effects of IVF treatment have not been studied to a large extent. However, they can be classified into two main types: effects on women and effects on babies.
There has been considerable discussion on whether IVF medications (especially Clomid) are liked to cancer, including ovarian cancer and breast cancer.
According to the HFEA, the potential short-term side effects of fertility treatment are: drug reaction, multiple births, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), ectopic pregnancy and birth defects.
What types of fertility treatments for males exist?
On the one hand, when a man is diagnosed with some kind of fertility issue after a semen analysis, the doctor may prescribe vitamin supplements or a special diet to be followed before turning to infertility treatments.
While trying to boost sperm quality through natural remedies, avoiding the consumption of saturated fats is of utmost importance. In case there exist one or various seminal alterations (low sperm count, low sperm motility…), multivitamin supplements is recommended.
In case it is caused by an infection (presence of leukocytes in the semen sample), antibiotics may be prescribed as well. If it does not work or is a case of non-obstructive azoospermia, maybe you should consider IVF/ICSI.
To learn more about this topic, do not miss this post: Foods to boost sperm quality.
Can fertility treatments be done at home?
No, fertility treatments are carried out at a fertility clinic or medical facility. In the case of AI, it can be done at the gynecologist's office, due to the simplicity of the technique. Conversely, special equipment is required for all of the IVF steps involved to be carried out properly.
There is, however, an alternative to artificial insemination which is known as at-home artificial insemination. It is mainly a do-it-yourself version of AI in which the woman can get herself inseminated with donor or partner sperm by just buying an insemination kit at the pharmacy.
It should be taken into account that its chances of success are exactly the same as those you would achieve through natural conception. Besides, it involves a series of health risks, as the equipment has not been previously sterilized and therefore the risk of introducing germs into the vaginal tract is higher.


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Apollo 10 set the record for the fastest manned vehicle during the return trip from the moon on 26 May, 1969 ( they did not land, only rehearsed some of the descent techniques). The spacecraft reached a speed of 39,897 km/h (24,791 mph).
Our perception of significant real-world events (such as the lunar monolith discovery) are often times false flag operations carried out by small groups of people, by metaphorically projecting their image of the truth onto the movie screens of our minds in order to control and manipulate the population at large.
The shattering of the wine glass is a dream sequence of Frank's death. The yellow color of the wine matches Frank's space suit. Though Dave does not have as direct of a hand in Frank's death as he does with the shattering of the glass, the AE-35 false diagnosis by HAL is analogous to the wine glass being placed in its precarious position on the table. The discrepancy with the AE-35 unit is intended to discredit Dave and Frank, so that they learn to trust HAL over their own mental faculties, and to attribute the discrepancy to "human error". This is what expresses itself as the wine glass placement in Dave's renaissance dream, in order to falsely materialize human error in shattered crystal.
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That's odd. I remember seeing Hale-Bopp. Right where "they" said it was going to be.
Originally posted by Phage
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That's odd. I remember seeing Hale-Bopp. Right where "they" said it was going to be.
Most comets have expected orbits, or that is predictable paths from where ever they come from to their journey around the sun. Many have expected arrivals and departures, documented well ahead of their returns. Some, however are not so easy to predict. As pointed out in other sections of this page, Hale Bopp has many peculiar aspects. One has been the orbit and trajectory.
Ephemeris' are numerical estimates of heavenly position, based upon a number of observations. The person who has probably calculated the most ephemerdes for Hale Bopp is Mr. Don Yeomans of JPL. To the date of this writing, Mr. Yeomans has calculated 55 ephemerdes! The obvious question is why so many? Can't they repeat the process that has been done so many times before, and come up with one, or maybe only two ephemerdes, for the entire journey of the comet? But to have 55, what's going on?
This comment was made in reference to the recent comet Hyakutake. Two striking points made by this comment; first, this was a long roundabout way to say that Hyakutake had a "jet" that pushed it around. Kind of like a lateral rocket jet that helps change direction in outer space. Second point, is that they imaged the nuclear size with radar. Brian Marsden made the following comment on January 23, 1996, pertaining to the belief that an observation of a comet in 1993 was actually Hale Bopp: "...The alternative of invoking the effects of nongravitational forces on the comet seems very unlikely at the comet's great heliocentric distance. As noted on IAUC 6287, the comet's last perihelion passage occurred some 4200 years ago, while its return after 1997 will be some 3400 years hence [that has now been modified to a little over 2000 years!). If the influence of nongravitational forces as the comet approaches perihelion in 1997 remains negligible, the currently available ephemeris should have a maximum error no larger than 2 arc minutes."
Sorry Brian, There have been more ephemerides calculated after your comments than before! Nineteen before the end of 1995 and that makes about 29 since. First, He is saying that Hale Bopp should not have had a "jet" that far out where, theoretically it is beyond the greater influence of the sun (ie, the dirty snowball effect theory). But unlike Yeomans, Marsden does not come right out and say these "nongravitational effects are "jets". He calls them "forces", which I believe may be more accurate. Primarily the effect of gravimetrics and EM fields. It is my belief that these comets both have EM fields that interact with the sun and planets to shape and form their orbits. And in the case of Hale Bopp as opposed to Hyakutake, we have the concern of a field that is considerably larger.
Originally posted by Phage
Apollo 10 did not "slingshot" around the Moon. It orbited the Moon for 2 and half days before firing its rocket to leave lunar orbit and return to Earth.
But sure. An asteroid which was on a precisely calculated trajectory, moving at a precisely calculated size, approaching the Moon at a precisely calculated distance, might do that. But this asteroid is not doing that.
Finally, may we all give a guarded welcome to the


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