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Talking "Advent Rising" with Bill Jemas, Rob Worley and Donald Mustard
Earlier today 360ep, the company headed up by former Marvel Comics Chief Operating Officer Bill Jemas, held a press conference to discuss their first comic book offering, "Advent Rising: Rock the Planet," based on the popular video game from Majesco. The six-issue comic series debuts this October and serves as a prequel, starting ten years prior to the events in the video game, and introduces readers to the "Advent" trilogy while introducing readers to the game's hero, Gideon Wyeth.
The "Advent Rising" creative team consists of Bill Jemas & Rob Worley ("Young Ancient One") on story, layouts by Arthur Dela Cruz ("Kissing Chaos"), penciler Cliff Richards ("Rogue," "Birds of Prey"), inker Dennis Crisostomo ("Emma Frost") and colorist Chris DeLara ("Serenity").
The press conference today was attended by 360ep's Director of Development and Editor Teresa Focarile, 360ep CEO Bill Jemas, "Advent Rising" creator and developer Donald Mustard and writer Rob Worley.
Bill Jemas: I just want to say this has been a fun project so far. When we started 360 we had two goals in mind. One was merchandise licensing, part of what my partner Russ Brown and I did at Marvel, and the other was to do new, fun things in comics which is what we're doing here. Just taking a video game and not just adapting it for a comic book, but having a writing and artistic team get in there and help build a living, breathing universe, we thought that was a wonderful challenge and the industry could certainly use more fans and there are plenty of teen fans in the video game business. So this was an exciting opportunity. Along the way I ran into Donald Mustard through Majesco and he gave us a rundown and long-term vision for "Advent Rising." Without any further ado I'd like to turn it over to Donald.
Donald Mustard: At it's core I am a story teller and we are very interested in telling great stories. One of the things we wanted to do for the video game industry was to approach creating a video game that would allow us to tell a compelling story that centered on compelling characters. When we sat down and began to lay out the universe for "Advent," we came up with much, much more story than we could ever tell in a video game. We planned from day one to build this story as a franchise– to have the video game, but also to have the companion books, movies and comic books. In my opinion the comic book is really where the story starts. The story in the comic starts over 10 years before the events of the game. If things go as planned, we've got a lot of story to tell before we'll ever get to where the game starts. I think that's such a cool thing that we can use all these different mediums to tell this big, rich story. It's just been incredible to collaborate on something like this and to be able to see the direction of our initial vision being fleshed out by so many talented people.
I think this comic is awesome and the reason why it's worth doing is because we all sat down with Bill and decided we'd try to make the best comic book ever made! I'm big on audacious statements, but that's what we're trying to do. We want to tell a great story about these great characters that are really going to go through some incredible stuff. It's going to be a fun read.
Jemas: Way, way back when I was with the NBA my favorite ball players were Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and they both shared this attitude where they sort of walked into every basketball game fully expecting to win. So, I don't think it's a bad idea to approach every game or project that you're on and shoot for greatness. I think that's part of what makes it all fun.
Rob Worley: I'm, of course, very excited to be working on "Advent" with Bill, Teresa and Donald. If you've not played the game it's a huge, epic scope game about man's first contact with an alien race and the devastation of humanity that comes in the wake of that. The comic book is a much more intimate look at these characters and, like Donald said, we rewind the story ten years and start to look at Gideon, Ethan and Olivia in their teenaged, formative years. The analogy I keep making is that if the game is "Superman," then the comic is "Smallville." For me it's been this embarrassment of wealth in storytelling has been conferred on me and I get to play in this rich universe that's already been set-up. There's just tons of stories and great themes about humanity in the game and we're trying to bring that out on a smaller scale in the comic as well.
I'm excited! It's been great working with Bill and Teresa, we started at Marvel and it's been great to continue with them on this.
There have been a number of comics published based on video games. "Street Fighter," "Metal Gear Solid" and others. What really sets "Advent Rising" apart from the rest?
Mustard: I think the key, in my mind, is that we need to stop thinking of "Advent" as a video game. "Advent" is a very narrative driven experience and the story is a big, compelling one. Take "Street Fighter," obviously there's not a huge amount of storytelling going on in a "Street Fighter" video game. It seems like something where they said, "OK, we've got this big, successful game franchise, let's try to expand to other markets and make more money." With "Advent," from day one, we conceived it initially as a comic book itself. Back when I was getting out of High School we were laying the foundation for "Advent." I drew the first several hours of what would ultimately become the game as a comic book. That's how we were going through the visual process of creating this stuff. With "Advent" you get something that has always been designed as a big, epic story with a very defined beginning, middle and end that stretches through a whole lot of different mediums of storytelling. I think with the comic you're actually seeing the broadest vision of the story that you'll ever be able to experience in the sense that it starts where we want the story to start and it'll go and go until it ends. That's something we're trying to capitalize on and it's something we always intended. My hope is that very soon, hopefully only a few years from now, people will ask if that's the video game based on the comic or the comic based on the book, etc… I want people to be confused where its origins are because it's just a good story.
Bill, why have you decided to come back to creating comics after being away from Marvel for so long? And why this particular property? Can you comment on any other properties you're going to be coming out with in the next few months?
Jemas: I really came back to comics to do this particular book and I think that answer will make more sense the more people read the book or play the game. You'll begin to understand why this particular thing is so compelling. It's a big story and an important story on virtually every level. The way "Advent Rising" works in the comic books with a couple of brothers who are new kids on a planet getting used to the kind of situation that every teenager goes through when they're the new kid in the school. Then, it very easily makes the transition to a much, much larger story that deals with nation versus nation and race versus race. It was just a nice, fun opportunity to get involved in storytelling that wasn't so much good guys versus bad guys, but good guys with one set of plans versus other good guys with another set of plans.
Coming back to comics, I don't think I ever intended to leave comics forever, I just wanted to get the right project to come back on and that is this.
Our next project down the line we're also working on with Rob Worley and, if we're lucky, we'll get Donald to help us make the game. You'll hear more about that the next conference call.
What about promotion outside the direct market for this comic? Obviously, there's a rich market of video gamers just waiting to be tapped.
Jemas: In the long haul we expect to do a significant amount of business in book stores. This book is being written and developed so that it works simultaneously in comic book, graphic novel and Manga sizes. We expect to do a large promotion in the book store chains. But, for now, as a start up company we're spending a significant amount of money to get the direct market to sample and try the book. Our experience has always been that comic book fans embrace ultimately what the mass market embraces as well.
Mustard: There are other things that I'm pursuing to really push the franchise. Orson Scott Card has been fairly involved in the process of creating the core story with me and he's just signed a deal with Tor to write the "Advent Rising" novel. And we're close on a couple of other big media things that we can't talk about yet, but my goal is to get the story out to as many people as I can in whatever form they're comfortable with. And I'm not saying this just because of this call, but I'm personally most excited about the comic book form. The visual storytelling you get in a comic book is so compelling, so I think that's where we'll get the broadest and deepest story. A lot of things are being done to make the franchise big and to make it accessible to everybody.
Bill, you already hinted at the possibility of other comics to come from 360ep that aren't based on licensed comics. Are licensed comics a focus of 360ep, or do you guys plan on developing original content as well?
Jemas: It's funny how the wording works and we struggled with wording quite a bit at Marvel. I don't personally draw the line between licensed, sort of company owned and creator owned. I think Marvel and DC are a good example– as far as the creative teams that work on "Spider-Man," they don't own any more of Spider-Man than me and Rob do of "Advent Rising." That's not the way the financial deals work out. So, the line I always draw is does the creative team love their work? If they weren't getting paid, would they be doing this for free? So, to some extent, that's where I draw the line. Not just to quibble with the definition, but I never want to work on a comic where the creative team doesn't love what they're doing. "Advent Rising" is one where everybody working on it on the creative side is just having a blast doing it. It really reminds me of cranking up "The Ultimates" with Mark and Bryan and company. It was just a wonderful feeling.
To answer your question literally, we are going to do quite a few original books that are 360ep owned or owned by 360ep and the creative teams and they'll be coming down the pike over the next six to eight months. Rob and Arthur Dela Cruz are a very good creative combination and we really are having a blast working with Cliff Richards. I think Arthur has this wonderful storytelling and page layout ability and Cliff makes everything look beautiful. So, we'll have the same creative teams on projects that we all like doing. I really think of Majesco as much as a sponsor as I do as an owner. I think ownership of the creative gets spread out to the people who are doing the creative and I think that's how people feel who are working on "Advent Rising." They feel they have a participatory piece of the project.
Worley: Oh yeah, I really feel like I've been able to put my mark on "Advent" while still working with the input from everybody else. Yeah, there's ownership and then there's taking ownership of something and I feel like I've taken some sort of emotional ownership of "Advent" and the other properties we're working on.
Jemas: And to give Donald sort of a pat on the back, he did set-up a universe that's very easy to operate in creatively, given the universe and patterns that Donald set-up.
Talk about the story development process. Bill and Rob, how are you guys working together on this and how much input is Donald bringing to this?
Worley: At this point we're trying to work sort of old school Stan & Jack style. The way that works is I submit a proposal for basically the plot of an issue of the book and break it down page-by-page what's going to happen. That goes through some review with Teresa, Bill and Donald. When we get all that set-up, it goes to Arthur Dela Cruz who renders it and pencils layouts. Then, like Bill said, we bring in Cliff Richards to make the layouts look beautiful, which he's done a masterful job of, then it comes back to me to write the dialogue. It's this very circular and collaborative process between all of us. It's a lot of fun and different from how I've worked on other things where I've written full scripts, then when I get the art back that's the end of the collaboration. This is much more everybody's involved and working as a team.
Jemas: In terms of Donald and me, a lot of the work we did was in the Universe and character development phase. It was summer when we first met a year ago, so this has been going on for the better part of a year now.
Mustard: Yeah, we sat down and laid out the general character arcs and general plot points for the majority of the trilogy. There are certain events that happen over the course of the story that were already laid out, but, like Bill said, the universe is opening up because it's character centric. The characters have a lot they're going to go through over the years and we have a pretty good idea where that's going, but it's still so open and allows for a whole lot of creative freedom. That's the best way to do it anyway. When you allow for a lot of collaboration you'll get your best work.
In light of Majesco's recently announced financial troubles, does that affect the publishing schedule of this comic in any way?
Jemas: The quick answer to that is no.
Bill, you said you were also helping out Majesco with the licensing of "Advent Rising" as well as "BloodRayne" to other properties. Can you give us an update on those plans?
Jemas: That's been fun. What we did was we took some beautiful covers, for instance a nice piece of art of our main female character Olivia drawn by Greg Horn, and a handful of other beautiful comic art pieces and we're using those as a style guide. Teresa does a lot of that work and we're having pretty good success selling licenses. We don't have anything signed, so we can't announce, but we'll have those announcements over the next couple of weeks. It's working out well. It's sort of the Marvel pattern. An unintentional secret of Marvel is that the beautiful artwork that was done for the first "Spider-Man" movie wasn't done out in Hollywood. It was done by the "Ultimate Spider-Man" team including Bryan Hitch, Mark Bagley and Jung Choi. We find that comic book artists have a real knack for doing things that look good in other media. It's that same approach that we're taking to the electronic game merchandising.
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May 2017
- Our paper, The use of sun elevation angle for stereogrammetric boreal forest height in open canopies, has been published in Remote Sensing of Environment.
- Along with a string of excellent talks from Day 3 of SonicActs 2017, my presentation, "By Any Lens Necessary: A Satellite Image Account of Conflict," is now available under Presentations.
April 2017
- I'm presenting a short talk on ethics of drone warfare at the 2017 Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) Conference: The Drone Revolution in Spatial Analysis later this month. Video here.
- My presentation for the 2017 NASA Land Cover-Land Use Change webinar series on terrain correction techniques for improved monitoring of forest cover dynamics in Nepal is now available.
March 2017
- Video of my talk, "Conflict Ecology: Large Volume Geospatial Accounts of Violent Conflict," as part of the OSU Research Computing Seminar series is now available under Presentations.
- Our paper on multi-sensor time series disturbance analysis in Colombia has been published in Remote Sensing.
February 2017
- We've been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation's Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) for our project, "Expanding access to data-intensive remote sensing algorithms through collaboration with the SES research community." In short --> we want to decentralize and democratize technical RS analytical and time series algorithms to the masses.
- I'm presenting at the OSU Research Computing Seminar on March 10th: Conflict Ecology: Large Volume Geospatial Accounts of Violent Conflict
January 2017
- I'm speaking at SonicActs in Amsterdam in late February on research that graduate students in my Geography 599 - Experimental Satellite Image Analysis course and I carried out in 2016 -- mapping the enviro-climatic conditions and spatial typology of 922 refugee camps spanning 60 countries.
- I will be presenting at SatSummit in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. My talk will focus on mapping urban damage in Aleppo over the last 5 years.
- Presenting work on cloud-based large-scale satellite image processing to the Oregon State Univ. Spatial Data Management Group on Jan 19th.
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Austrian bishop refuses to allow anti-migrant fence on church property
A Roman Catholic bishop in Austria has refused to allow a planned anti-migrant border fence to be built on church property, arguing it is against Christian teaching.
"A fence would be contrary to the spirit of the Gospel and Pope Francis' clear message to Europe," Ägidius Zsifkokvics, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Eisenstadt, said.
The Austrian government is building a fence along its southern border with Hungary to prevent migrants from entering the country illegally.
A stretch of the proposed fence crosses land owned by the church, and the diocese has refused permission for its construction.
The decision means the authorities will be forced to leave a gap in the fence.
The planned barrier is inappropriate for a diocese which "lived for decades in the shadow of the Iron Curtain," the bishop said in a letter explaining his decision to the authorities.
Local churches had "spared no effort in recent months opening the door to people in flight, providing a roof over their heads, dignity and warmth."
Austria has imposed tough new policies limiting the number of asylum-seekers it will accept, arguing it is already overwhelmed by an influx of 90,000 last year.
But the bishop called for Europe to confront the causes of the refugee crisis instead of closing its borders.
"I grew up with the Iron Curtain and I know what it meant for us all when it finally fell," he said. "I have said repeatedly new fences will not solve the refugee problem.
"We need to need to tackle today's problems at root, and that means stopping organised human trafficking, stopping European arms sales, stopping war and the deliberate destabilisation of the Middle East, and stopping the exploitation of African raw materials and agriculture by European firms."
The bishop's stance comes after Pope Francis visited refugee camps in Greece and took two families to the Vatican on his own plane.
It will not be the first time the Austrian authorities have been forced to leave a gap in the border fence.
Last year a group of local winemakers refused permission for a section of fence to be built across their vineyards on the border with Slovenia.


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Could Foster be transformed by bike lanes?
Probably not to the same level we're seeing in closer-in neighborhoods, but there could—and should—be a transformative effect. To what degree remains to be seen.
As described in a recent article posted on BikePortland.org, redevelopment and improved design features are being spurred by the presence of new bike lanes in the Lloyd Center, specifically along Multnomah Street. This is most certainly a case of apples and oranges, but we can still look at the impact as relevant to how Foster Road may benefit from improved streetscape designs and bike treatments.
To be sure, there are other factors at play in the Lloyd Center. For one, there is direct access to the MAX and a new streetcar line. There's also a variety of destinations that draw in people from outside the neighborhood (i.e. the mall, Moda Center, and places of employment). The Lloyd Center is also much closer to downtown.
In the case of Foster, improved pedestrian conditions and the addition of bike lanes will primarily cater to Foster-area residents. At least for now, that is. At the very least, locals will be more inclined to use Foster as a bike route and, added with an uptick in pedestrian-use, provide more human-scale traffic for local businesses. And perhaps that's when we see the redevelopment of vacant and/or dilapidated buildings/lots.
Looking down the road, Foster has also been identified for consideration in future streetcar expansion, and we already have current, reasonable access to the MAX in Lents. That only adds to the equation. As does the soon-to-be constructed N/S 50's Bikeway.
But to what extent can we we actually expect change? Will bike lanes transform the way we use Foster? Will it change the way people perceive the commercial district? With more pedestrians and bikers, will businesses benefit—and will more locate here? Are these even the changes you'd like to see?


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Generally following the baseline and the most distinctive features of a song. Leave plenty of recovery time, especially after spinners, and use sliders to avoid monotonous 1/1 spam. Following the vocals or melody is a possibility. Consistent spacing is required to teach beginners the correlation between timing and distance. Overall, you want to achieve the highest possible readability while keeping the balance between too boring and too complex beat patterns.
Difficulty setup should include a low slider velocity, generous drain rate, low to medium hit accuracy, and a bigger circle size compared to the higher difficulties. Approach rate should be set to match the BPM and slider velocity of the map and allow enough time to plan the next move without cluttering the screen with too many hit objects.
And try to avoid these:
- stacked notes
- overlapping notes
- Kick slider
Easy difficulties are easy to make once you get the hang of it. First off, start with the following recommended difficulty settings:
- HP Drain: 4 or less
- Circle Size: 2 or 3
- Approach Rate: 4 or less
- Overall Difficulty: 4 or less
- Slider velocity (found in the Timing tab): According to the BPM, can be from 0.8x on faster song or even 1.6x on slower songs.
You'll want to use Distance Snapping to allow equal distances over time. So, adjust the distance snap multiplier so that hit circles only one beat apart don't overlap each other. For a circle size of 4, a distance snap of 0.5 should work. New players often find hit circles that overlap each other like that hard to read. Most of the time, just having them next to each other without overlapping is good enough.
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|Beats that are farther apart, better for newer players.
|Beats closer together, better for more advanced players.
Set the Beat Snap Divisor to 1/1, then select the circle and hit play and start placing circles in time to the music.
Now, your main rhythm here should be every other beat. Start with the downbeat and start off by placing a hit circle every other beat. However, you'll find that this is boring and puts you to sleep. This is why we go back and edit things to spruce things up a bit so that players don't totally die of boredom. You're going to want to do three things:
Being on the beat
Assume that a "." (period) is a beat without a hit circle, and an "O" ("o", not a zero) is a beat with a hit circle (Easy difficulties should be mapped to the beat for the most part, with a few exceptions). Here's a simple pattern you can try:
That pattern is often used at a higher speed, but slowing it down like this is intuitive and works great for an Easy. There are other patterns you can use, too. For example:
That pattern works well too. If you want to be lazy, you can use the first pattern during the verse and the second pattern during the chorus. But, you don't want it to be too obvious that you're being lazy, so you can try to use even patterns with red ticks like: (on 1/2) O..O..O
Remember you can map them by alternating sliders/circles: O.O.O.O can be mapped as O=O.O=O (with = representing sliders) or O=O=O.O (with "repeating sliders")
Slider usage
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2-beat-long sliders and measure-long sliders are intuitive here. 1-beat-long sliders often don't work well here simply because your slider velocity is so low that 1-beat-long sliders look like stubs, not sliders. A general rule of thumb is if your slider start and end circles are overlapping each other, your slider is too short and/or your slider velocity is too low.
You can also use sliders to help represent many parts of the music with one easy to play object. You can implement semi-complex rhythms as well such as ending on an offbeat (or red tick) or introducing triplet rhythms.
Avoid using sliders that only use 1/2 of a beat in the timeline. The rhythm these are conveying are often easily covered by extending a previous slider. 1/2 repeat sliders are just plain confusing to new players since they won't know when the slider will stop repeating.
Being visually appealing
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Since the map is considered to be easy, it is recommended to make the map visually appealing to look at because patterns will definitely be noticed and appreciated on an Easy. This can be achieved through smooth looking curves and strong structured patterns.
There are more advanced things you can do with an Easy, so experiment and figure out what works best for you.
Spinners should be used sparingly in Easy difficulties - generally ends of mapped parts before a break and the entire song. When using a spinner, make sure the length is fairly long. 2-4 measures is a good guide.
The reasoning is because most new players are going to react slowly to a spinner, so there's a delay in starting them. Then they will also spin wildly, usually drawing along the perimeter of the screen. Once the spinner is complete, they will be most probably disoriented and wondering where their cursor is. This is the reason why if you have a spinner in the middle of a mapped phrase, you should allow for as much time as possible for recovery. A good rule of thumb is 3-4 beats after a spinner, but this can vary depending on BPM. Mappers are also encouraged to place notes/sliders within the center of the play field once a spinner has ended.
Spinners are often used in Easy difficulties in a similar position as to where Streams would be placed on harder difficulty maps.
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I was asked to do a session for another incredible HS Senior up in White, Georgia at Old Car City. I had never heard of this place until this request, but once I looked it up my answer was an immediate YES! This place is not for everybody, because quite honestly it is a junk yard that has roughly 4200 old cars and buses with the newest probably being from the late 70's... But I'm drawn to textures and items that have a certain petina and you can't find it much better than here. Plus, the place is simply eclectic with crazy signs and messages nearly everywhere you look.
So we spent nearly three hours roaming around and then once the session was over, I spent another 90 minutes venturing about by myself just making images for my own pleasure... Please note that to visit this place they charge $15 per person and if you want to take pictures, its $25. Well worth it in my estimation and I look forward to going back soon... Below are a few quick samples of the amazing Peyton a well as few of my personal images. Enjoy! BTW, Santa reservations opening in three days...
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The MS in Travel and Tourism consists of 10 three-credit courses. Students take one course at a time over a five-week period, equating to three courses each semester. This structure enables full-time working professionals to enroll full-time and complete the program in as few as 13-months.
The program can be done part-time and at a pace that is suitable to a student's work or personal schedule. Students have a maximum of four years to complete the program.
STHM's world-class travel and tourism faculty designed the master's program to consist of eight travel and tourism courses tailored for professional success.
These courses combined with a course in Statistics from the Fox School of Business Online MBA and an Applied Project or Internship, create a degree that is unique and unprecedented in the academic marketplace.
The Applied Project or Internship will be facilitated by STHM's Center for Student and Professional Development. Students will have the opportunity to develop an applied project with their current organization to offer a solution or strategic recommendation. The center will aid those not working in the industry to locate an internship.
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Tim Tams? Check. No-bake? Check. Delicious? You bet!
(To make a 20 x 20cm pan's worth – for me this is 16 pieces but this may vary depending on how big or small you cut your slices!)
275 grams Tim Tams
1 cup shredded coconut
3 tablespoons cocoa
150g dark chocolate melts
100g unsalted butter
300g condensed milk
200g white chocolate melts
100g Tim Tams – roughly chopped
1) Roughly chop all of your Tim Tams (you can chop the ones that you will use for the topping now as well and just set them aside)
2) In a bowl place 275g chopped Tim Tams, the coconut and the cocoa and mix well. (Reminder, as I said above, make sure to set aside the extra 100g of chopped Tim Tams for the topping)
3) In a pan over a low heat melt together the dark chocolate melts, the butter and the condensed milk. Make sure to stir continuously and remove from heat the moment all ingredients are combined.
To see the step-by-step instructions in pictures, check out the gallery below:
4) Pour this mixture over the 275g chopped Tim Tams/cocoa/coconut and mix well. Transfer immediately to a baking paper lined dish and flatten the top with a spatula.
5) Melt the white chocolate in the microwave in 20 second bursts (stirring in between) and then pour evenly over the slice.
6) Top the white chocolate with 100g chopped Tim Tams and place in the fridge.
7) Allow an hour or so for the slice to set before cutting it into pieces.
8) Curl up in front of the TV and eat as many pieces as you like!
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SOURCE: SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.
February 09, 2016 16:14 ET
COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwired - Feb 9, 2016) - SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. ("SCI") (OTCQX: SCIA), a global supplier and manufacturer of advanced materials for physical vapor deposition thin film applications that works closely with end users and OEMs to develop innovative, customized solutions, today reported its financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2015.
Dan Rooney, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The pace of bookings for the first month of 2016 was sharply higher than the monthly average for the fourth quarter 2015. As previously reported, we received an order for $460,000 of Thin Film Solar (TFS) products last month in addition to orders from current and new customers for TFS and photonics products. The growth strategy we initiated a few years ago, which includes increased manufacturing capacity and marketing support for Thin Film Solar applications, positions us well for the anticipated growth in the global TFS market. Our priorities for 2016 also include further development of innovative product solutions for the display market, which is a new market for SCI with strong growth based on industry forecasts."
Mr. Rooney continued, "The fourth quarter and full-year 2015 results benefited from favorable product mix that contributed to higher gross profit margins for both periods. This factor combined with ongoing cost controls throughout 2015 enabled us to achieve comparatively better annual results despite a 13% decrease in annual revenue, which was attributable to reduced price and volume of a low margin commodity material. We further strengthened our balance sheet during the past 12 months, reduced total debt outstanding by 32% and increased working capital by 14%. Cash was $1 million at year-end which is a similar amount to a year ago."
Total revenue
Total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2015, decreased 11% to $1,627,408 from $1,819,310 for the same period a year ago. Sales of photonics products were negatively impacted versus the fourth quarter 2014 by the reduced: price and volume of a low margin commodity material.
For the year 2015, total revenue decreased 13% to $8,048,635 from $9,225,103 the prior year. Revenue from TFS product sales increased nearly $1 million due to increased customer demand. Order backlog was $1.9 million at December 31, 2015 compared to $2.1 million at the end of third quarter 2015.
Gross profit
Gross profit margin was substantially higher for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 compared to the same periods a year ago. The Company's growth strategy emphasizes the sale and development of new products, which have a higher gross profit margin based on their innovative, niche market applications.
The fourth quarter 2015 gross profit margin increased to 24.7% of net sales from 15.4% the prior year, while gross profit margin for the year 2015 was 26.1% versus 20.0% for 2014. The fourth quarter 2015 gross profit margin benefited from photonic revenue and product mix, while the full-year 2015 gross margin benefited from increased volume of TFS products and overall product mix.
Gross profit was $401,861 for the three months ended December 31, 2015, which represents a sequential quarter and year-over-year increase. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, gross profit increased 13% to $2,098,534 from $1,849,118 a year ago.
Operating expense
Operating expense (including selling and administrative expense, marketing and sales expense and research and development expense) was $544,764 for the fourth quarter 2015 compared to $495,198 for the same period in 2014.
Operating expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, was $2,190,435 compared versus $1,999,931 for the same period a year ago.
The increase in fourth quarter and full-year 2015 operating expenses compared to the same periods of the prior year were principally due to increased research and development expense related to development of innovative applications for the display industry and non-cash compensation expense.
Loss Applicable to Common Shares
The loss applicable to common shares was $161,499, or $0.04 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to a loss of $236,936, or $0.06 per share, the prior year. For the year 2015, the loss was $173,449, or $0.04 per share, compared to a loss of $244,076, or $0.06 per share, for 2014. Higher gross profit benefited results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, compared to the same periods a year ago.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the fourth quarter 2015 was negative $31,965 compared to negative EBITDA of $93,330 for the same period in 2014. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes non-cash stock based compensation, was $22,567 for the fourth quarter 2015 versus negative adjusted EBITDA of $49,044 a year ago.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, EBITDA was similar to the prior year, while adjusted EBITDA increased 7% compared to 2014.
Cash and Total Debt Outstanding
Cash provided by operating activities was $502,584 for the year 2015 compared to $791,994 the prior year. Cash was $997,170 at December 31, 2015, versus $1,011,956 a year ago.
Total debt outstanding was $949,697 at December 31, 2015, a 32% reduction compared to year-end 2014.
About SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.
SCI Engineered Materials is a global supplier and manufacturer of advanced materials for PVD thin film applications that works closely with end users and OEMs to develop innovative, customized solutions. Additional information is available at www.sciengineeredmaterials.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Those statements include, but are not limited to, all statements regarding intent, beliefs, expectations, projections, customer guidance, forecasts, and plans of the Company and its management, and specifically include statements concerning a 2016 priority to develop innovative product solutions for the display market. These forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. One or more of these factors have affected, and could in the future affect, the Company's projections. Therefore, there can be no assurances that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other persons, that the objectives and plans of the company will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on information presently available to the management of the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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Ganesha Utsav also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the birthday of Lord Ganesha.It is a Hindu festival of Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati.The festival is celebrated by the Hindus all over the world, as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.As per the Hindu calendar the festival comes in the month of "Bhaadrapad",ie between August and September.The festival is celebrated for 11 days, till Anant Chaturdashi. Ganesh Utsav is Large Celebration in Maharashtra and Huge Celebration in Mumbai.Lalbagcha Raja also Huge Celebration.Ganesh Utsav is celebrated in almost each and every household of Maharashtra, with great faith and belief, for around ten days.
About Lalbagcha Raja 2017
Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai is one of the most popular Ganpati Pandals in Mumbai during Ganeshotsav. Lalbaugcha Raja is one of the oldest sarvajanik (public) Ganesh festivals of Mumbai established in 1934 located at GD Ambedkar Road, Lalbaug ,central Mumbai.Lalbagcha Raja known as "The Emperor of Lalbaug" is name of the popular Ganesh Idol of "Lalbagcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal ".The Mandal, formerly known as "Sarvajanik Ganeshitav Mandal, Lalbag" was founded in the year 1934, at its existing place. With the consistent efforts & support of the then local Councillor-Late Shri. Kuwarji Jethabhai Shah, Dr. V. B. Korgaonkar and the local residents, the landlord Rajabai Tayyabali agreed to give a plot for construction of a market.
Lalbaugcha Raja is Mumbai's famous Ganesha idol and large number of crowd turns out for darshan (Worship) during the 10-day long Ganesh Mahotsav. It is expected that around six lakh people will visit the Lalbaugcha Raja idol each day.According to the sources, a devotee will have to wait 10 hrs to reach the idol. The queue is expected to eight-km long from the pandal.
During "Quit India" movement by Mahatma Gandhi, in 1942, the members of the Mandal viz. Kuwarji Jethabhai Shah, Dr. V.B. Korgaonkar, Hatle etc. were arrested by the British due to the involvement of the Mandal in the freedom struggle. During these years, the Ganesh idol was shown in the get-ups of different freedom fighters. In 1946, it was depicted as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In 1947, to celebrate Independence, the Ganesh idol was in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's get-up riding a bullock-cart. In 1948, after assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the Ganesh idol was his look-alike.
The Madal has prepared a massive float for Lalbaugcha Raja's immersion ceremony. The massive float will help the immersion of Lalbaugcha Raja in deep sea. On the other hand, thick security arrangements have been made in the wake of possible terror threat. The Mumbai Police has deployed around 1600 policemen while the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal has its own 6000 guards.
Lalbagcha Raja Live Darshan and First Look 2017During Ganesh Chatuthi , Lalbaugcha Raja will be available live online on youtube. There will be live streaming of Aartis and other prayers Located at Lalbaug in Mumbai, the Ganesh murti erected here during Ganesh Chaturthi festival is popularly known as Lalbaugcha Raja. It is visited by millions of people during the 12-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival.Many Tv Channels and News show Live Darshan of Lalbagcha Raja.here is Some website and news channel list about Lalbagcha Raja Live Darshan.
Official Website: http://www.lalbaugcharaja.co.in
Loksatta : Click Here
Indian Express: Click Here
India Today: Click Here
Zee News: Click Here
Lalbagcha Raja Whatsapp Status Sms-Facebook Sms-Text Sms2017Wishing you happiness as big as Lalbagcha Raja's appetite
life is long as his trunk
trouble as small as his mouse
and moments as sweet as his laddus
Sending you wishes on Ganesh Chaturthi!
Lalbagcha Raja ki jyoti se noor miltahai
Sabke dilon ko surur milta hai,
Jobhi jaata hai ganesha ke dwaar,
Kuch na kuch zarror milta hai
Jai Shri Ganesha Lalbag cha Raja
Hoping this Lalbagcha Raja Ganesh Festival
Will be the start of year that
Brings happiness for you.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!
Gajanana Shri Ganaraya aadi vandu tujha
Moraya Ganpati Bappa Morya!
Mangal Murti Morya Jay Lalbagcha Raja
Mangal murti morya Jay Lalbagcha Raja
Ganapati bappa moray
Happy Ganesh Chaturthy!
Lalbagcha Raja
Celebrate Festival of Lalbagcha Raja
Spread msg of honesty n love thru dis world on dis day
wen Ganesha ascended on dis earth 2 kill evil.
Lalbagcha Raja Greetings 2017
Lalbagcha Raja Pictures2017
Lalbagcha Raja Scraps 2017
How to Reach Lalbaugcha Raja MumbaiLalbaug is a central located area in Mumbai and hence it can be reached by road or rail from many nearby locations depending on your location.You can reach Lalbaugcha Raja from Lower Parel Station on Western Line and Curry Road Station on Central Line.Once may also take a route from Chinchpokali or Byculla Station on the Central Line or Cotton Green Station on Harbour Railway.People who are not familiar about Mumbai can also reach here from Dadar.
Location Map of Lalbagcha Raja Mumbai
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June 2018 Calendar
The June calendar provides a summary of major events organized by Charity Humanitarian Centre "Abkhazeti" (CHCA). We would welcome your opinion and feedback. Please, email to firstname.lastname@example.com
"The achievements of the organization serve as the foundation for our team to strive to bring more positive changes to more beneficiaries in the future and contribute to social justice, equality and a stabile development process for our country" - Nukri Milorava.
Our Mission
Our Programs
Children and Youth Protection and Development
Supporting children and youth development through the promotion of formal,
Community Development and Advocacy
To strengthen social capacities and infrastructure of conflict affected population with a view of improving
Livelihoods and Economic Development
Supporting economic empowerment and development among the conflict-affected and extremely vulnerable
Peace and Confidence Building
Protection monitoring of persons living within the occupied territories of Georgia, IDPs and conflict-affected
Latest News
Study Tour in Berlin
"Sweet Future" - Social enterprise's opening ceremony in Gori
20 June - International Refugee/IDPs Day
International Children's Day - Telavi
adolescents started work in the social enterprise funded by the EU
The former inmates and probationers receive material assets in Telavi to launch the economic activities
Small Group Home's greenhouse in Baisubani
Giving the material assets to launch the economic activities - Anaklia / Zugdidi
Network "Pro-Integration"- 26-27 April 2018 / Anaklia
Memorandum of Cooperation
Anaklia Development Consortium - Media / NGOs
Info Tour - Anaklia Deep Sea Port
Media Competition 2018 - 26 April, Anaklia
Supporting Women's Economic Empowerment
"Identification and Prioritization of Problems"
Forum-theater week - Telavi / Saguramo / Gori
"Zrda Activity in Georgia" - Information Meeting in Anaklia
CHCA continues to support the people in conflict with the law
Julieta Meparishvili - Sewing Salon
Within the framework of the project "Zrda" she received an interest-free loan of 2000 GEL
Lasha Akhalaia - Cafe "El Barco" / Zugdidi
He opened a new cafe together with his friends in August 2017 in Zugdidi.
Silva Chalauri – Khurvaleti IDP Settlement
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's leftist Prime Minister Victor Ponta will likely win a Nov. 16 presidential election run-off vote by a wide margin, an opinion poll showed, a victory that would consolidate his Social Democrats' hold on power.
A former prosecutor and amateur rally driver, Ponta won 40.4 percent of the vote in the first round on Nov. 2, 10 points ahead of his nearest rival, Klaus Iohannis, an ethnic German mayor.
Conducted by pollster CSCI, the survey showed Ponta will get 55 percent of votes against Iohannis' 45 percent, daily Evenimentul Zilei said on Friday. The poll surveyed 925 people on Nov. 2 and has a margin of error of 3.3 percent.
Earlier this week, senior Social Democrat and deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea said two private surveys commissioned by the ruling party showed Ponta winning 53-54 percent of votes.
A Ponta presidency could bring more stability to the European Union's second-poorest state, but it has also raised concerns about the independence of the judiciary and prosecutors. As president, Ponta might also cut loose from an IMF aid deal that has shored up the country's credibility with investors since 2009.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie)


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His Way / 2016
Brantley E. Turner is brand that advocates for those who want to be comfortable paving their own way. Brantley E. Turner is also a songwriter who has a deep love and appreciation for all musical genres. His up and coming single is an ambitious EP that is intended to bless this troubled world with a soothing message of inspiration. Brantley E. Turner is a vlogger who delivers an encouraging, yet comedic vibe while also staying true to his values and beliefs. Brantley E. Turner is a true comedian at heart who strives to bring laughter to his audience via his off-the wall and often unexpected comments. He is a firm believer in laughter being therapeutic to the soul. Brantley E. Turner is a deaf black man which makes him an advocate for those who have experienced similar adversities as he did while growing up as child. Brantley E. Turner is an aspiring author who does not mind sharing his testimony about how God has been a tremendous blessing to him. When asked why he is so full of laughter, Turner's response is always "I found my way to be one of a kind and I want to be an example to others who look to be one of their own kind"
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Pseudopaludicola canga Giaretta and Kokubum, 2003
Pseudopaludicola canga Giaretta and Kokubum, 2003, Zootaxa, 383: 2. Holotype: ZUEC 6088, by original designation. Type locality: "Serra dos Carajás (approx. 6° S; 50° W; 700 m; . . . , municipality of Marabá, State of Pará (PA), Brazil".
Known from (1) Serra dos Carajás, (2) Municipality of Brasil Novo, (see comment), and (3) Conceição do Araguaia, Pará; also from (4)) Palmas e Mateiros, Tocantins, Brazil.
In the Pseudopaludicola pusilla group according to the original publication. Cardozo and Suárez, 2012, Zootaxa, 3515: 75-82, rejected membership in the Pseudopaludicola pusilla group on the basis of morphology, although in their tree, it was part of a paraphyletic series, including Pseudopaludicola canga and Pseudopaludicola mysticalis leading to the Pseudopaludicola pusilla group. Oliveira, Hernández-Ruz, Carvalho, and Sanches, 2013, Herpetol. Rev., 44: 104, provided a second locality for this species in Pará, Brazil. Carvalho, Teixeira, Borges-Martins, and Giaretta, 2015, North-west. J. Zool., 11: 262–273, suggested that on the basis of morphology and acoustic characteristics that this species is not diagnosable from Pseudopaludicola parnaiba but provided the record for Palmas e Mateiros, Tocantins, Brazil, and doubted the record from the Municipality of Brasil Novo, although it would seem (DRF) that the evidence for assignment to either Pseudopaludicola parnaiba or Pseudopaludicola canga is ambiguous at best. Andrade, Ferreira, Takazone, Libório, and Weber, 2018, S. Am. J. Herpetol., 13: 64–72, reported on larval morphology.
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Kurdistan`s independence: a new state in the Middle East?
People in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan are voting in an independence referendum, amid rising tensions and international opposition on September 25, 2017. This referendum can produce a new state on the world map, in the most turbulent region of the planet. Heydar Mirza, expert in foreign policy and security studies, comments on the situation.
Interviewer: Elmira Hasanova
Hasanova: Do you think it is the best time for the already ripe independence of Kurdistan?
Mirza: The question is incorrect. The best time for whom? For Kurds? For Iraq and Turkey? For the whole Middle East? In my opinion, when it comes to the Kurds themselves, desire for independence cherished by certain tribal elites is understandable. But I really doubt if there is anything as the Kurdish nation. Unified Kurdish nation is a socio-political construct development of which began in the second half of the 20th century for political reasons. Kurds who speak Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki or Pehlewani may speak and understand more than one of these languages, but in fact differences between these dialects make them different languages in fact. Kurds are also different in confessional terms. Besides that, scattered around the whole of the Middle East they belong to different political cultures. Kurds exist, and it is undeniable. But it is hard to talk about Kurds as a nation.
What type of positive and negative aspects can the independence of Kurdistan bring to the region?
Again, it depends to whom. Independent Kurdistan in the North of Iraq means deconstruction of Iraq as a state. One of the first effects will be further growth of Iranian influence in the rest of Iraq, dominated by the Shiites. On the other hand, common Kurdish threat will inevitably bring closer Ankara and Tehran, and this can already be partially observed. We shouldn't forget that according to the Ankara Agreement of 1926, Turkey can claim buffer zones in the north of Iraq to secure own territories, in case threat to Iraq's territorial integrity materializes. In certain sense, independent Kurdistan in the north of Iraq is in Turkey's interests, - this new state, if it becomes reality, will depend on Turkey in number of aspects, first of all in infrastructural terms. But bearing in mind the context and the aggressive rhetoric, the project of independent Kurdistan is rather destructive for the whole of the Middle East, than positive. Those who support the project definitely support destabilization of the region.
Kurdistan will be surrounded by four hostile countries, three of which also contains the Kurdish population with irredentist ambitions. How will the policy of Kurdistan and its neighboring countries be designed?
At the moment, we are talking about the right of nations for self-determination, and this is in case we accept that Kurds are a unified nation – I have touched upon this in the beginning. But if independent Kurdistan is established in the north of Iraq, any further attempts to expend its territory to the areas of the neighboring states where Kurds live will carry the character of irredentism. This is quite a different thing. Bearing in mind level of neighboring hostility – even Turkey and Iran are enough – as well as the general context in the region, I think the project of independent Kurdistan is not viable, unless some sort of agreement with Turkey and Iran is reached. Of course, in any scenario Iraq is in worst condition, because if such an agreement between Turkey, Iran, and the new Kurdistan is made, it will be made at cost of Iraq.
Will Kurdistan be able to establish itself as an independent entity in a long and efficient manner?
If independent Kurdistan becomes a reality in the North of Iraq, then its survival will first of all depend on communications with the external world, i.e. his neighbors. Bearing in mind current context it is hard to predict these perspectives.
What could this independence mean in the context of the ISIS and anti-ISIS struggle?
The ISIS and "struggle with ISIS" as you call it, in my opinion, are not the primary issues in the Middle East geopolitics. It is a secondary matter, carrying instrumental character. The two issues are of course interlinked, but I wouldn't necessarily argue that new independent Kurdistan means end of the ISIS.


text: The Royal Navy's share of the defence cuts is to lose a survey ship and a minesweeper, we should just assume the threat of mines hitting expensive ships or them running aground has been reduced somewhat. Survey ship HMS Roebuck will be retired next year (4 years early) and HMS Walney, a Sandown class mine hunter will also go. It could be worse. In the current environment the saddest fact of UK defence is that "it could be worse" is the best we can hope for.


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Wang and Yang win mixed 3m synchro for China's ninth diving world title
Wang Han and Yang Hao spun to China's ninth diving title of the FINA World Championships, comfortably winning the mixed 3m synchro, one of three new events in the programme, from Canada and Italy, for whom Tania Cagnotto claimed her third medal in Kazan.
Canada's Jennifer Abel, who let a medal slip from her grasp in the final round of the women's 3m final the previous evening to usher in Cagnotto for bronze, enjoyed a spectacular change of fortune for the better to leap from sixth to silver with her last effort in the mixed synchro.
Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac performed a brilliant pair of forward 2-1/2 somersaults and 2 twists, earning the competition's top score of 80.58 points, to soar from sixth of 13 pairs in round four to clinch the silver in final round five. Abel, who had plummeted from third to sixth in the individual 3m, ended up with a second Kazan silver medal to go with the one she gained with Pamela Ware in the women's 3m synchro.
But nobody could deny China's superiority, not even Cagnotto, who had stopped the Chinese gold rush in Kazan by winning the 1m springboard crown, the first of three titles to escape China, with just one final to come. The Italian pair led through the first two rounds but then yielded pride of place to the Chinese, who eventually won by 22.89 points. Wang and Yao accumulated 339.90 points from their five dives, with Abel and Imbeau-Dulac second on 317.01 and Cagnotto and Italian team-mate Maicol Verzotto third on 315.30, edging out fourth-placed Australians Maddison Keeney and Grant Nel by 5.28 points.
For Wang, it was her first world championship gold, having collected two silvers (1m in 2011 and 3m in 2013) and two bronzes (1m in 2009 and 2013) in past editions, while Yao, at 17 seven years younger than Wang, was double Youth Olympic champion in 2014 on the 3m and 10m boards.
Cagnotto concluded her excellent Kazan experience with a medal treble - 1m gold, 3m bronze and mixed 3m synchro bronze. The 30-year-old Italian, who has said these will be her last Worlds, now has 10 medals from six editions of the championships – one gold, three silvers and six bronzes.
WANG Han and YANG Hao (CHN) - gold medal
Gold medallist Wang Han (CHN): "We started to team up since early in the year and we trained more often during the training camp for the World Championships. Our event was held in the last day that made us a little bit rusty, but it all depended on our mind-set. We really did not expect to win the event as every athlete wants to win the gold medal. But the most important is to do our best. In fact, we did not perform our best, but in a good training form (laugh)."
Gold medallist Yang Hao (CHN): " I am happy with the gold medal. It was my first Worlds and I was a little bit nervous. However, we performed our normal form and it allowed us to win the title."
Silver medallist Jennifer Abel: "We were really happy about our last dive 5154B (with 80.58 points). The reason we did this dive was because we knew we could do it very well. So we choose this one in particular for our last dive. We did it very well today."
Silver medallist Francois Imbeau-Dulac (CAN): "The competition was very tough for sure, all were really good teams. The first two dives, we did not do our best. We had small mistakes in the second dive 301B. Usually we would have around 100 points after two dives, but it was part of the competition. We knew we were good at the last three dives and we knew that we could get a medal."
Bronze medallist Tania Cagnotto (ITA): "I am really satisfied with this World Championships. I couldn't have asked more. Today I finished the Worlds with another medal, it's great! We only started to team up this year but we have been training with the same team for almost 13 years, because we are living in the same city. We know each other very well."
Bronze medallist Maicol Verzotto (ITA): "Actually I am happy with today's performance. We were consistent in today's competition, nothing great but everything relatively good."
Tania Cagnotto and Maicol Verzotto (ITA) - silver medal
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Cox Media Group National Content Desk
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. —
Members of a Florida high school football team surprised their No. 1 fan with a Christmas gift.
Andrew Hayne is a special needs student at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel. The 18-year-old has been friends with Bulls quarterback Chris Faddoul since middle school, BayNews9 reported. Faddoul would let Hayne wear his No. 14 jersey on Fridays before Wesley Chapel games, and after the Bulls' completed a 7-3 season, Faddoul wanted to do something special for his friend.
The quarterback got his teammates to sign a Wiregrass Ranch helmet, and he gave it to Hayne just before the Christmas break.
"He never had the chance to go out on the actual field and put on a actual helmet or pads or anything," Faddoul told BayNews9.
The helmet had the inscription "To our No. 1 fan," and even included the name "Fadoodle," which is what Hayne calls the senior quarterback, who threw for 892 yards and nine touchdowns during the 2016 season.
Hayne responded with a hug for Faddoul, who said "We love you, buddy, Merry Christmas." Hayne then tried on the helmet and immediately went into a three-point stance.
"Feels good, I feel tough," Hayne says in the video.
Andrew receives a great Christmas present
This is wonderful. Wiregrass Ranch student Chris Faddoul and the Bulls football team gave their number one fan, Andrew, the Christmas present of a lifetime. They gave him an autographed football helmet from the team. Merry Christmas!Posted by Pasco County Schools on Friday, December 23, 2016


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Miami-Dade Metro Police Department Command Staff
Chief of Police
Hector "Skip" Pacheco
Deputy Chief of Investigations
Laurence Kirkland
Deputy Chief of Patrol
Maxwell DuBois
Patrol Command, Central District
Commander, Central District Patrol
Captain Mitchell Hamilton
Desk Sergeant (AM)
Sergeant Mike Nadler
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The best and the brightest are recruited to HCIU. This goes both for the investigative staff and their commanders. Command staff are chosen for both their prowess in leading an investigative team, as well as their ability to hopefully help bridge the gap between Heightened civilians and officers, and the gene-normative community.
Commander, Heightened Crime Investigation Unit
Captain Harold Suarez
Watch Commander, Echo Watch
Lieutenant Boudreaux
Watch Commander, Gamma Watch
Watch Commander, Sierra Watch
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Forensic Anamorphology Department
Although the field of anamorphics, the study of Heightened individuals and the cause of their abilities, is still in its infancy, there are major leaps and bounds being made every day. Our Forensic Anamorphology Department is well-trained and constantly honing their technique in accordance with the latest information available. HCIU officer will be working closely in tandem with this department to not only solve crimes, but provide information that may be valuable to other investigators around the world.
Head Forensic Anamorphologist
Doctor Frederick Gilmore, PhD
Forensic Anamorphology Department
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Criminal Forensics Staff
In addition to the resources of the Forensic Anamorphology Department, the entirety of the Criminal Forensics department is at your disposal. This department handles the more mundane evidence processing, analysis, and lab-work. They have served the rest of the MDPD for a number of years, and are happy to help the department's new addition. You will have designated liaisons in each area for the time being who will help coordinate lab efforts to build your cases.
Head of Criminal Forensics and Chief Senior Forensics Officer
Captain Franklin White
Forensic Medical Examiner
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Criminal Forensics Department HCIU Liaisons
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