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Titwe 18 of de United States Code
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Titwe 18 of de United States Code is de main criminaw code of de federaw government of de United States.[1] It deaws wif federaw crimes and criminaw procedure.
- 1 Part I—Crimes
- 2 Part II—Criminaw Procedure
- 3 Part III—Prisons and Prisoners
- 4 Part IV—Correction of Youdfuw Offenders
- 5 Part V—Immunity of Witnesses
- 6 See awso
- 7 References
- 8 Externaw winks
Part I—Crimes[edit]
Chapters 1–10[edit]
Chapter 1: Generaw Provisions[edit]
- Section 1 is repeawed.
- Section 2 defines principaws.
- Section 3 defines and provides punishment for "accessory after de fact."
- Section 4 defines and provides punishment for "misprision of fewony."
- Section 5 defines "United States".
- Section 6 defines "department" and "agency".
- Section 7 defines "speciaw maritime and territoriaw jurisdiction of de United States".
- Section 8 defines "obwigation or oder security of de United States".
- Section 9 defines "vessew of de United States".
- Section 10 defines "interstate commerce" and "foreign commerce".
- Section 11 defines "foreign government."
- Section 12 defines "United States Postaw Service".
- Section 13 deaws wif waws of states adopted for areas widin federaw jurisdiction, uh-hah-hah-hah.
- Section 14 is repeawed.
- Section 15 defines "obwigation or oder security of foreign government"
- Section 16 defines "Crime of viowence".
- Section 17 deaws wif de insanity defense, defining it as "an affirmative defense to a prosecution under any Federaw statute dat, at de time of de commission of de acts constituting de offense, de defendant, as a resuwt of a severe mentaw disease or defect, was unabwe to appreciate de nature and qwawity or de wrongfuwness of his acts", dat "mentaw disease or defect does not oderwise constitute a defense", and dat "de defendant has de burden of proving de defense of insanity by cwear and convincing evidence".
- Section 18 defines "organization".
- Section 19 defines "petty offense".
- Section 20 defines "financiaw institution".
- Section 21 defines "stowen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes".
- Section 23.1 defines "court of de United States".
- Section 24 provides "definitions rewating to Federaw heawf care offense".
- Section 25 deaws wif de "use of minors in crimes of viowence".
Chapter 2: Aircraft and Motor Vehicwes[edit]
- Section 31 is definitions.
- Section 32 is "crime of destruction of aircraft or aircraft faciwities".
- Section 33 is "destruction of motor vehicwes or motor vehicwe faciwities".
- Section 34 is "penawty when deaf resuwts".
- Section 35 is "imparting or conveying fawse information".
- Section 36 deaws wif drive-by shooting.
- Section 37 is "viowence at internationaw airports".
- Section 38 deaws wif "fraud invowving aircraft or space vehicwe parts in interstate or foreign commerce".
- Section 39.1 prohibits unaudorized traffic signaw preemption transmitters, whiwe an additionaw Section 39.1 reqwires commerciaw vehicwes to stop for inspections.
Chapter 3: Animaws, Birds, Fish, and Pwants[edit]
- Section 41 prohibits hunting, fishing, trapping, or disturbance or injury to birds, fish, or wiwdwife in any protected areas of de United States, and provides a penawty of a fine under dis titwe or imprisonment up to six monds, or bof.
- Section 42 is titwed "importation or shipment of injurious mammaws, birds, fish (incwuding mowwusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiwes; permits, specimens for museums; reguwations". It prohibits de import of harmfuw or invasive species, incwuding Herpestes auropunctatus, bats of de genus Pteropus, de zebra mussew, and de brown tree snake, and audorizes de Secretary of de Interior to bar oder harmfuw species. The section awso provides exemptions.
- Section 43 is titwed "animaw enterprise terrorism" and prohibits intentionaw disruption or harm to "animaw enterprises" drough interstate or foreign commerce, and provides various penawties.
- Section 44 and Section 45 are repeawed.
- Section 46 bars de transportation of de invasive pwants awwigator weed, water cawtrop, and Eichhornia crassipes, and provides for a penawty of a fine under dis titwe, or imprisonment up to six monds, or bof.
- Section 47 prohibits de use of an aircraft or motor vehicwe to hunt any "wiwd unbranded horse, mare, cowt, or burro running at warge on any of de pubwic wand or ranges" and prohibits de powwution of any watering howe on any of de pubwic wand or ranges for de purpose of hunting any of de named animaws, and provides for a penawty of a fine under dis titwe, or imprisonment up to six monds, or bof, for each offense.
- Section 48 prohibits de possession of any depiction of animaw cruewty wif de intention of pwacing dat depiction in interstate or foreign commerce for commerciaw gain, and provides a penawty of a fine under dis titwe, or imprisonment up to five years, or bof, and excepts any depiction dat has "serious rewigious, powiticaw, scientific, educationaw, journawistic, historicaw, or artistic vawue".
Chapter 5: Arson[edit]
- This chapter deaws wif arson. It has onwy one section, uh-hah-hah-hah.
- Section 81, which defines "arson," "attempted arson," or "conspiracy to commit arson," and provides a penawty of imprisonment for up to 25 years, de greater of de fine under dis titwe or de cost of repairing or repwacing any property dat is damaged or destroyed, or bof. It awso provides dat if de buiwding is a dwewwing or if de wife of any person is pwaced in jeopardy, de penawty shaww be a fine under dis titwe, imprisonment for "any term of years or for wife", or bof.
Chapter 7: Assauwt[edit]
- This chapter deaws wif assauwt.
- Section 111 prohibits "assauwting, resisting, or impeding" officers, empwoyees and Law Enforcement Expworers of de United States whiwe engaged in or on account of de performance of officiaw duties, and de assauwt or intimidation of "any person who formerwy served" as an officers or empwoyees of de United States "on account of de performance of officiaw duties during such person's term of service". The section provides for a penawty for simpwe assauwt of a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or bof, and a penawty in aww oder cases of a fine, imprisonment for up to eight years, or bof. An enhanced penawty of a fine or imprisonment for up to 20 years is provided for if a "deadwy or dangerous weapon" is used or if bodiwy injury is infwicted.
- Section 112 is "protection of foreign officiaws, officiaw guests, and internationawwy protected persons". It prohibits assauwting or causing harm to a "foreign officiaw, officiaw guest, or internationawwy protected person" or "any oder viowent attack upon de person or wiberty of such person", and provides a penawty of a fine, imprisonment of up to dree years, or bof, and an enhanced penawty of a fine or imprisonment of up to 10 years, or bof, if a deadwy or dangerous weapon" is used or if bodiwy injury is infwicted.
- Section 112 awso prohibits "[i]ntimidating, coercing, dreatening, or harassing a foreign officiaw or an officiaw guest, or obstructing a foreign officiaw in de performance of his duties", or an attempt to do so, and additionawwy prohibits two or more peopwe congregating widin 100 feet of any buiwding being used "for dipwomatic, consuwar, or residentiaw purposes" by foreign officiaws or internationaw organization, "wif intent to viowate any oder provision of dis section", and provides for a fine, imprisonment up to six monds, or bof. The section awso provides dat "Noding contained in dis section shaww be construed or appwied so as to abridge de exercise of rights" guaranteed under de First Amendment to de United States Constitution.
- Section 113 provides punishments for assauwt widin de speciaw maritime and territoriaw jurisdiction of de United States: for assauwt wif intent to commit murder, imprisonment for not more dan 20 years; for assauwt wif intent to commit any fewony except murder or a fewony under chapter 109A, by a fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan ten years, or bof; for assauwt wif a dangerous weapon, wif intent to do bodiwy harm, and widout just cause or excuse, by a fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan ten years, or bof; for assauwt by striking, beating, or wounding, by a fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan six monds, or bof; simpwe assauwt, by a fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan six monds, or bof, or if de victim of de assauwt is an individuaw who has not attained de age of 16 years, by fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan 1 year, or bof; assauwt resuwting in serious bodiwy injury, by a fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan ten years, or bof; assauwt resuwting in substantiaw bodiwy injury to an individuaw who has not attained de age of 16 years, by fine under dis titwe or imprisonment for not more dan 5 years, or bof.
- Section 113 awso defines "substantiaw bodiwy injury" as bodiwy injury which invowves a temporary but substantiaw disfigurement, or a temporary but substantiaw woss or impairment of de function of any bodiwy member, organ, or mentaw facuwty, and defines "serious bodiwy injury" as de meaning given dat term in section 1365 of dis titwe.
- Section 114, makes it a crime widin de speciaw maritime and territoriaw jurisdiction of de United States to, wif intent to torture (as defined in section 2340), and provides dat whoever shaww "maim, disfigure, cuts, bites, or swits de nose, ear, or wip, or cuts out or disabwes de tongue, or puts out or destroys an eye, or cuts off or disabwes a wimb or any member of anoder person; or whoever, widin de speciaw maritime and territoriaw jurisdiction of de United States, and wif wike intent, drows or pours upon anoder person, any scawding water, corrosive acid, or caustic substance shaww be fined under dis titwe or imprisoned not more dan 20 years, or bof."
- Section 115: Infwuencing, impeding, or retawiating against a Federaw officiaw by dreatening or injuring a famiwy member
- Section 116: Femawe genitaw mutiwation to minors
- Section 117: Domestic assauwt by an habituaw offender
Chapter 9: Bankruptcy[edit]
Chapter 10: Biowogicaw weapons[edit]
Chapters 11–123[edit]
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- Chapter 11: Bribery, Graft, and Confwicts of Interest
- Chapter 11A: Chiwd Support
- Chapter 11B: Chemicaw Weapons
- Chapter 12: Civiw Disorders
- Chapter 13: Civiw Rights
- Chapter 15: Cwaims and Services in Matters Affecting Government
- Chapter 17: Coins and Currency
- Chapter 17A: Common Carrier under de Infwuence of Awcohow or Drugs
- Chapter 18: Congressionaw, Cabinet, and Supreme Court Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assauwt
- Chapter 19: Conspiracy
- Chapter 21: Contempts
- Chapter 23: Contracts
- Chapter 25: Counterfeiting and Forgery
- Chapter 26: Criminaw Street Gangs
- Chapter 27: Customs
- Chapter 29: Ewections and Powiticaw Activities
- Chapter 31: Embezzwement and Theft
- Chapter 33: Embwems, Insignia, and Names
- Section 700 deaws wif fwag desecration.
- Section 701 prohibits de unaudorized manufacture, sawe, or possession of officiaw badges, identification cards or oder insignia.
- Section 702 prohibits de unaudorized wear of de uniforms of de armed forces and Pubwic Heawf Service, or of imitations.
- Section 703 wikewise prohibits de unaudorized wear of uniforms of foreign friendwy nations wif "intent to deceive or miswead".
- Section 704 prohibits de unaudorized wear, manufacture, or sawe of awards and decorations of de United States miwitary, wif speciaw provisions increasing de penawty if de award is de Medaw of Honor,
- Chapter 35: Escape and Rescue
- Chapter 37: Espionage and Censorship
- Chapter 39: Expwosives and Oder Dangerous Articwes
- Chapter 40: Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Expwosive Materiaws
- Chapter 41: Extortion and Threats (incwuding dreats against de President of de United States)
- Chapter 42: Extortionate Credit Transactions
- Chapter 43: Fawse Personation
- Chapter 44: Firearms
- Chapter 45: Foreign Rewations Threats
- Chapter 46: Forfeiture (§§ 981–987)
- Chapter 47: Fraud and Fawse Statements
- Chapter 49: Fugitives From Justice
- Chapter 51: Homicide
- Chapter 53: Indians
- Chapter 55: Kidnapping
- Chapter 57: Labor
- Chapter 59: Liqwor Traffic
- Chapter 60: Iwwegaw Grocery Dewivery
- Chapter 61: Lotteries
- Chapter 63: Maiw Fraud
- Section 1341 targets frauds and swindwes.
- Section 1342 appwies to fictitious name or address.
- Section 1343 appwies to fraud by wire, radio, or tewevision, uh-hah-hah-hah.
- Section 1344 appwies to bank fraud.
- Section 1345 provides for injunctions against fraud.
- Section 1346 is a singwe sentence: "For de purposes of dis chapter, de term "scheme or artifice to defraud" incwudes a scheme or artifice to deprive anoder of de intangibwe right of honest services.
- Section 1347 targets heawf care fraud.
- Section 1348 targets securities fraud.
- Section 1349 is a singwe sentence: "Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under dis chapter shaww be subject to de same penawties as dose prescribed for de offense, de commission of which was de object of de attempt or conspiracy."
- Section 1350 was introduced by de Sarbanes-Oxwey Act and appwies to faiwure of corporate officers to certify financiaw reports.
- Chapter 65: Mawicious Mischief
- Chapter 67: Miwitary and Navy
- Chapter 68: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 69: Nationawity and Citizenship
- Chapter 71: Obscenity
- Chapter 73: Obstruction of Justice
- Chapter 74: Partiaw-Birf Abortions
- Chapter 75: Passports and Visas
- Chapter 77: Peonage, Swavery, and Trafficking in Persons
- Chapter 79: Perjury
- Chapter 81: Piracy and Privateering
- Chapter 83: Postaw Service
- Chapter 84: Presidentiaw and Presidentiaw Staff Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assauwt
- Chapter 85: Prison-Made Goods
- Chapter 87: Prisons
- Chapter 88: Privacy
- Chapter 89: Professions and Occupations
- Chapter 90: Protection of Trade Secrets
- Chapter 90a: Protection of Unborn Chiwdren
- Chapter 91: Pubwic Lands
- Chapter 93: Pubwic Officers and Empwoyees
- Chapter 95: Racketeering
- Chapter 96: Racketeer Infwuenced and Corrupt Organizations
- Chapter 97: Raiwroads
- Chapter 99: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 101: Records and Reports
- Chapter 102: Riots
- Chapter 103: Robbery and Burgwary
- Chapter 105: Sabotage
- Chapter 107: Seamen and Stowaways
- Chapter 109: Searches and seizures
- Chapter 109a: Sexuaw Abuse
- Chapter 110: Sexuaw Expwoitation and Oder Abuse of Chiwdren
- Chapter 110a: Domestic Viowence and Stawking
- Chapter 111: Seamen Shipping
- Chapter 113: Stowen Property
- Chapter 113a: Tewemarketing Fraud
- Chapter 113b: Terrorism
- Chapter 113c: Torture
- Chapter 114: Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes
- Chapter 115: Treason, Sedition, and Subversive Activities
- Chapter 117: Transportation for Iwwegaw Sexuaw Activity and Rewated Crimes
- Chapter 118: War Crimes
- Chapter 119: Wire and Ewectronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oraw Communications
- Chapter 121: Stored Wire and Ewectronic Communications and Transactionaw Records Access
- Chapter 123: Prohibition on Rewease and Use of Certain Personaw Information from State Motor Vehicwe Records
Part II—Criminaw Procedure[edit]
- Chapter 201: Generaw Provisions
- Chapter 203: Arrest and Commitment
- Chapter 204: Rewards for Information Concerning Terrorist Acts and Espionage
- Chapter 205: Searches and Seizures
- Chapter 206: Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices
- Chapter 207: Rewease and Detention Pending Judiciaw Proceedings
- Chapter 208: Speedy Triaw
- Chapter 209: Extradition
- Chapter 211: Jurisdiction and Venue
- Chapter 212: Miwitary Extraterritoriaw Jurisdiction
- Chapter 212a: Extraterritoriaw Jurisdiction over Certain Trafficking In Persons Offenses
- Chapter 213: Limitations
- Chapter 215: Grand Jury
- Chapter 216: Speciaw Grand Jury
- Chapter 217: Indictment and Information
- Chapter 219: Triaw by United States Magistrate Judges
- Chapter 221: Arraignment, Pweas and Triaw
- Chapter 223: Witnesses and Evidence
- Chapter 224: Protection of Witnesses
- Chapter 225: Verdict
- Chapter 227: Sentences
- Chapter 228: Deaf Sentence
- Chapter 228a: Post-Conviction DNA Testing
- Chapter 229: Postsentence Administration
- Chapter 231: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 232: Miscewwaneous Sentencing Provisions
- Chapter 232a: Speciaw Forfeiture of Cowwateraw Profits of Crime
- Chapter 233: Contempts
- Chapter 237: Crime Victims Rights
Part III—Prisons and Prisoners[edit]
- Chapter 301: Generaw Provisions
- Chapter 303: Bureau of Prisons
- Chapter 305: Commitment and Transfer
- Chapter 306: Transfer To or From Foreign Countries
- Chapter 307: Empwoyment
- Chapter 309: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 311: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 313: Offenders wif Mentaw Disease or Defect
- Chapter 314: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 315: Discharge and Rewease Payments
- Chapter 317: Institutions for Women
- Chapter 319: Nationaw Institute of Corrections
Part IV—Correction of Youdfuw Offenders[edit]
- Chapter 401: Generaw provisions
- Chapter 402: [Repeawed]
- Chapter 403: Juveniwe dewinqwency
Part V—Immunity of Witnesses[edit]
- Chapter 601: Immunity of Witnesses
This statute covers a specific way to satisfy de Fiff Amendment (right to siwence as a form of protection against sewf-incrimination) to de Constitution, but stiww force witnesses to testify. Basicawwy, if a witness—wheder in a federaw court such as a United States District Court or in testimony before a Congressionaw subcommittee—refuses to answer qwestions and pweads de 5f, de presiding officer can use de provisions of Titwe 18 Chapter 601 to forcibwy compew de witness to answer de qwestions. Since dis wouwd viowate de 5f amendment rights of de witness, de statute reqwires dat de presiding officer must mandatoriwy preserve dose rights, by guaranteeing de witness immunity from prosecution for anyding dey might trudfuwwy say under such compuwsion, uh-hah-hah-hah. (The witness is being compewwed to answer de qwestions trudfuwwy—if dey wie, dey can be tried in court for perjury, but as wong as dey teww de truf, dey are immune from being personawwy prosecuted for anyding dey might say—which is de reverse of de usuaw situation, where anyding you say can and wiww be used against you in a court of waw.)
Actuawwy giving a particuwar witness guaranteed immunity as a means to compewwing deir testimony is somewhat invowved; de detaiws of how it is done vary depending on de particuwar branch of government hearing de testimony. If de witness is testifying before an agency (incwudes Army/Navy/AirForce/VA/DOD/HomeSec/StateDept, FCC/FTC, DOT/NTSB, DOE/NRC/COP/DeptOfTheInterior, SEC/CFTC/FedBoard/FDIC, NLRB/LaborDept/CommerceDept/AgDept, DOJ/Treasury, and many oders), de presiding officer for de agency needs approvaw from de federaw Attorney Generaw before dey can grant a witness immunity and compew testimony. In court cases, de federaw district attorney (for de particuwar federaw district court which has jurisdiction in de case) needs approvaw from eider de federaw attorney generaw directwy or from a specific set of de federaw attorney generaw's underwings. In de case of testimony before congress, de body hearing de testimony must vote on wheder or not to give immunity as a means to compew testimony, before getting a federaw district court to issue to compuwsion order; for a subcommittee, two-dirds of de fuww membership must vote affirmative, whereas for testimony before an entire house of congress a simpwe majority of members present voting affirmative is acceptabwe. Awdough congress must notify de federaw attorney generaw 10 days in advance of submitting deir reqwest for compuwsion to de federaw district court, de AG cannot veto de order (but dey can at deir option instruct de federaw district court to deway issuing de compuwsion order for a period up to 20 days totaw).
See awso[edit]
- ^ "United States Code". Office of de Law Revision Counsew. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
Externaw winks[edit]
- U.S. Code Titwe 18, via United States Government Printing Office
- U.S. Code Titwe 18, via Corneww University
- text of Titwe 18 Chapter 601 Immunity for witnesses, via findwaw.com
- http://witnesses.uswegaw.com/immunity, on de reasoning behind immunity guarantees
- How to incriminate yoursewf on de stand widout getting in troubwe, Jan 2008, by Harwan Protass, on Swate.com; retrieved 2011-11-02.


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Sunday November 8th,
This was the last trip in a series of five fall birding classes I led for the Hitchcock Center for the Environment. (Amherst) The last trip was to an area with a series of Reservoirs, Lakes, and Ponds known as the Berkshire Lakes. (Berkshire county, Mass)
The weather started out clear, but a bit chilly- low 30 degrees, but would soon rise to an unprecedented 62 degrees by 1:00PM. Our first stop was to the Moran Refuge located just off Rte 9 in Windsor. This refuge is probably one of the best locations in the state, if not the best location for Northern Shrike. We pulled up to the first parking lot and join the Hampshire Bird club, who already had the Shrike in there scopes. After a few minutes the bird club departed and we hung around to make sure everyone got a decent, but distant view of this visitor from the north.
After about twenty minutes a Northern Harrier (Imm) appeared and gave everyone terrific views of this graceful raptor. The early morning sun against the brownish/orange color of the underparts made the bird glow. From the parking lot, we tried a side road for the off chance of stumbling upon an Evening Grosbeak or Crossbills….be no luck. Back to Rte 9 west- towards Pittsfield.
The lakes are known for there variety of waterfowl in the fall, our Stops included Cheshire Reservoir, Lake Pontoosuc and Onota in Pittsfield. In addition to the lakes mentioned, we would visit Richmond Pond and Mud Pond, but our schedule wouldn't allow it this trip.
Without going into a play by play of each stop at each lake, the waterfowl numbers and variety were on the thin side. Basically it was just too nice of a day! The highlight at Cheshire Reservoir was a beautiful Snow Bunting that had work his way down from the arctic and afforded everyone killer looks. Below are the waterfowl numbers of the different locations…..
Location: Eugene Moran Wildlife Management Area--IBA
Ring-necked Pheasant 1 –On way home-Rte 9, Northern Harrier (1 Imm.) Northern Shrike( 1 Adult), Black-capped Chickadee10,Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, American Robin 10, Northern Cardinal1, and two American Goldfinch.
Location: Cheshire Lake
Canada goose 12, American Black Duck 4, Mallard 35, Ring-necked Duck 1, Bufflehead 11, Common Goldeneye 4, Belted Kingfisher 1, Brown Creeper 1, Snow Bunting 1
Pontoosuc Lake
Canada Goose 14, Mallard12, Bufflehead 9, Hooded Merganser 9, Common Merganser 110, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Red-necked Grebe 1,
Location: Onota Lake - Canada Goose 105, Wood Duck 1, American Black Duck 8, American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1, Mallard 26, Common Merganser 12
Good Birding,


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Sunday, February 17, 2008
You May Have Heard Of Me... My Name Is Blake
There could be no mistake.
The sender was none other than Neil Blissett, the topic unambiguously "B7 Sequel Project", and the message:
Hi Everyone
Just to let you all know I have just uiploaded a Sequel Project update, episode 609: Retribution written by Ewen. It's a good read. Series 7 is coming.
He let the message linger on the screen, the email file changing from bold text to normal as the computer realized the email had been read and no longer needed to be emphasized. A thought emerges from the shock:
That link at the bottom of the blog actually works...
Then another:
Guess I better finish Nexus.
Then another:
Should I tell him about Deciet?
Then finally:
Wait a minute, he's put up the crappy first draft, not the perfect version up on this very blog.
And so he sat, wondering what to do. So he went shopping, for supplies were low and animals hungry. But he'd be back....
This episode fit well with what I had in mind but couldn't quite work out how to do. It's given me a few ideas and the second episode of series 7 will now be slightly different to what I intended before I read this.
Overall a good character driven episode that manages to bring in all the crew and even allows a cameo appearance by Avon. The relationship between Blake and the others reaches breaking point with even Soolin considering abandoning him, only for circumstances to bring them back together. The emotional appeal by Avon means that Blake can now count more on the crew, a situation that will continue until the end of series 6.
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- Jared "No Nickname" Hansen said...
I notice that the episode is written by 'Ewen'... have you become like 'Madonna'?
Anyway, I suppose I should retractt 10% of my mocking, mildly-derisive allusions toward Neil. Especially as I still haven't finished my ep.
- February 17, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- Youth of Australia said...
Well, since he's spelling "Ewen" correctly and using the proper version I sent, I kinda called it quits.
How is your ep going? "Grey Areas", isn't that the title?
- February 17, 2008 at 9:31 PM
- Jared "No Nickname" Hansen said...
Yeah, that's the one. Haven't done that much since we last talked about it - lots of bits scattered through the episode. I've probably got about half an ep.
The idea of the episode was to have one that focused on the Federation, as I noticed that the actual series had quite a lot of them (generally written by Boucher) but the Sequel Project, for whatever reason, didn't seem to have any.
- February 17, 2008 at 9:36 PM
- Youth of Australia said...
A kind of "Blake lite" ep, huh?
Well, it sounds great.
Still working out whether or not I should tell Niel "Final Maneuvers is SHIT, this is better!"...
- February 17, 2008 at 9:43 PM
- Jared "No Nickname" Hansen said...
Still working out whether or not I should tell Niel "Final Maneuvers is SHIT, this is better!"...
Possibly a little more diplomatic than that?
- February 17, 2008 at 9:48 PM
- Youth of Australia said...
- February 17, 2008 at 9:50 PM


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Staying home and being sick for 10 days is not my idea of fun… especially when one of my "roommates" goes on a tear.
This one's name is I.C. and this is how it went for awhile today, while driving to work!
I.C.: "Here it is already January 13, 2011 and you have not shot a single photo since January 3rd…"
ME: "Right – and what day did I get sick and spend the night hugging the loo?"
IC: "Well, yeah – THAT was 10 days ago! You've been able to write a post a day since 1-09. Why haven't you taken any pics? You haven't been to work, you just sit and write or read or sip tea or take care of the dog or make soup, or talk on the phone or go to the bathroom or work on the computer or sleep. You are neglecting your camera!"
ME: "You forgot to mention snow plowing… 6 hours of snow plowing… plus the shoveling. Ms. Observant! You also forgot, coughing sneezing, watery eyes and nose blowing… You also forgot chills, fever, and tired."
I.C. "You are so lazy! Get over it!"
Perhaps it is time for this Inner Critic to take a hike in the woods – and find the blueberries or something, maybe go shovel snow? Why is it that when we get sick or laid low, this Inner Critic decides to become a really healthy and noisy one?
Aha! Not enough to do! So… Here is my letter to I.C.
Dear Inner Critic of the Week,
Thank you for letting me know your opinions. I am really grateful for your wanting to contribute to my life. Sometimes your suggestions are helpful and I know you just want to be helpful in the best way you know how. For now, though, it may be time for you to take a break. A nice nap, perhaps?
Would you like to go someplace warm and play on the beach, take a vacation? I'll help you pack.
Maybe you would like a new job? You could do the dishes, take out the trash, groom the dog, vacuum and dust, do the laundry, pay the bills, plow the snow. Perhaps if you took over some of the things I do, then perhaps I would have more time to do the things you think I should do.
Thank you for sharing and I appreciate your concerns. I am choosing to listen to a different voice today. With much love and little ado, so long!
I find it interesting that no matter what I choose to do, you love tell to me all the other things I should be doing. When I am shooting photographs, you tell me I should be cleaning the bathroom.
I do have a very urgent request! Please retire to the bathroom and clean something there, and while you're at it take your shoulds with you. Better yet, dress warm and go out in the woods and redecorate the outhouse. You can should all you want out there and feed the red squirrels while you're at it. They will appreciate your attention.
Thank you for paying such close attention to me. I am sure you'll do a fine job on the outhouse. Have fun! I'll see you in the Spring! Don't forget your longjohns! Bye! Bye!
Thank you for sharing and I appreciate your concerns. I am choosing to listen to a different voice today. With much love and little ado, so long!
If none of those options suit you, please just go to the nearby beach. It's quite lovely there with all of the ice… careful where you step!
Happy Trails!
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Paris Hilton Dumps Elliot, Thinks Punishment is Cruel and Unusual
May 6, 2007 / Posted by: Michael K
InTouch Weekly is reporting that Paris Hilton and Elliot Mintz have called it quits after she blamed his ass on the reason she drove on a suspended license. Paris was sentenced to 45-days in the slammer for driving on a suspended license, violating her probation. Elliot testified for her, but the hot judge called the testimony "worthless."
What is Elliot going to do now? He was practically living in her coochie. He's probably thanking the heavens.
Paris also doesn't think the sentence was fair. She told cameras outside of her house, "I told the truth yesterday. I feel that I was treated unfairly. It's both cruel and unwarranted." Dumb hobag meant "cruel and unusual." The crappy thing is Paris may not even serve the full 45 days due to overcrowding. Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced to 90-days at the same jail and was let go after 2 hours due to overcrowding. Ugh, I hope they let other prisoners go so this wonk ho can serve the full sentence.
Kathy Hilton also added her two cents, because she has nothing better to do. "This is pathetic and disgusting, a waste of taxpayer money with this nonsense. It's a joke." No, this is a perfect way to spend taxpayer money. I'm not even a resident of California and about to send a check to the State thanking them for giving it to this dumb slut. I just hope they keep here in there for the full 45-days.
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Something Different, Yet The Same
Greetings Martians when you are writing a blog for show that's already finished, finding new things to post are sometimes hard. Both series have completed in the UK, the DVD box sets are out, the soundtrack cd and as I have mentioned in an earlier post, very little other merchandise. So what do I have for you today, you may be asking. Well Martians today I have a special treat, for those of you in the UK.
Below I have an Australian Commercial for LifeOnMars on ABC TV (Channel 2), where it currently screens on Sunday nights at 8.30pm. The commercial is for Season One Episode Two, which screens tonight in Australia. Whilst most of you may have seen the episodes, or indeed the entire series this will be a change for several reasons. The way it is edited is completely unlike the UK advertisements, its also cropped to 14:9 (not full widescreen) and includes Australian voice overs. Hopefully I will be able to offer more of these, as the episodes air in Australia. For the time being enjoy this one.
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This blog post gives some interesting personal insights into the experiences of being a parent who is doing a PhD. The author wished to remain anonymous, however feel free to add your comments on the bottom of the page. Can you relate to any of her experiences?
I am first year PhD student at the University of Manchester. I am also the mother of a 12 month old little girl who has started to crawl and stand up. As a PhD student/partner/mother/friend/daughter/(insert whatever else applies), managing time, and thoughts, during the day, can be quite overwhelming and very tiring. Yet little, everyday things like a close group of fellow PhD students, a supportive partner or a nice cup of coffee, make the process friendlier and less overwhelming. It is these apparently small things which make completing my PhD a seemingly possible task. One day at a time – even though I continuously think I should be reading and writing instead of doing anything else at all. I publish this entry to share my thought processes during the day.
I should be writing.
I have to buy milk.
Am I really answering my research question?
I forgot to give her the vitamins.
Is my research question any good?
I must remember to give her the vitamins.
I write it down. Right next to 'return interlibrary loan.'
And then I coordinate with my partner so he picks her up at the nursery and I can go to the conference and definitely stay for the drinks. I am tired and maybe I should just skip the conference. Or maybe just skip the drinks. I really want to go. Especially to the drinks. But I also just want to get into bed early tonight.
Parenting is not easy while being a student. But then again, what is easy? Things seem easier when you get up in the morning and see your daughter smiling; or when you see her stand up on her own. Things seem easier when, for once, you see her taking her vitamins with a smile and not after hours of crying. Yoghurt does miracles. Things seem easier when you print out your work and think some parts of it are not that bad. It is more difficult to sit at your desk and get the work done. Or to not forget to give her the vitamins. At the end of the day, when you went to the conference, and stayed for more than enough drinks, your partner gave her the vitamins, you bought milk and you made it to bed – later than you wanted, but you made it!- then things seem less difficult.
I should be writing.
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I love you, a lot.
Oh man you guys what a week! Lots of learnin'. We've been building up the Familia Suarez's confidence in us again through service, so I got the chance to become a master tamale-folder, which I picked up on super fast and the Familia Suarez LITERALLY couldn't get over it. What they don't understand is that as a missionary I have the Gift of Being Able to do Random Mexican Tasks, and also I'm 99% positive that my new name of Hermana LeSuarez gave me some kind of Eagle Power. Also, a bird pooped on my head but then it rained so all was well. (Sorry mom I couldn't think of a word that's less crude than "pooped"...) Also, the Church is true.
We spent a good portion of the week "sweeping out" the area book, going all over looking for old investigators and being adventurous and saying "buenas tardes" to more stray dogs. It's nearing the end of the cambio, which is crazy, and as I've been explaining I'm going through a bit of a frustrating time in the area...but that's okay because I have TWO WEEKS MORE.
I hope I get to spend another cambio here, but if not, that's okay. Just going to have to accept it, even though I do love it here. I REACH MY YEAR MARK REEEEEAL SOON IS THAT CRAY OR IS THAT LOCO. I want to try to explain how I feel reaching a year but...I just can't. Haha, trying to sum it up would be impossible, I believe. But hey, here's what I know:
Heavenly Father exists, He is the Father of our Spirits, and we can't see Him but we can feel Him.
Heavenly Father loves us a lot and wants us to come back to live with Him. He gave us the chance to be LIKE Him. We are here because He gave us that chance. He hasn't left us alone. He's given us the Holy Ghost. He's given us prayer. He's given us prophets and apostles. He's given us His authority. He's given us His written word. He's given us families. He's given us the chance to be part of His kingdom here on Earth. He's given us the perfect example, His Son Jesus Christ. He's given us a Savior. If we want to accept the Atoning sacrifice we have to do some basic things to show our faith and ultimately be saved - have faith in Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized by someone holding the Priesthood, receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and continue enduring to the end. We CAN LIVE IN ETERNAL HAPPINESS WITH ETERNAL FAMILIES IF WE JUST PERSEVERE FOR THIS SHORT TIME PERIOD WE HAVE HERE.
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This year children's author Michelle Knudsen is coming out with The Dragon of Trelian.
This work of children's high fantasy represents a departure from Knudsen's previous works.
In the past she has written mainly picturebooks for younger readers, featuring topics from religious holidays, to frogs, to bugs and (my personal favorite) mold. Knudsen has even adapted a version of Raymond Briggs's classic The Snowman for Step into Reading with text (instead of the story being solely told in panels of illustrations). She has crossed genres from fantasy, to realistic fiction, to information books.
To date, her most successful book has been Library Lion. Published in 2006, this light picturebook documents the experience of a lion when he wanders into a library. Since he's not a rulebreaker, the lion is allowed to wander the library, enjoy story hour and help out around the building.
The kind and helpful lion is very child-like. It checks out all aspects of the library (including the out-dated card catalog) and throws a tantrum when story hour comes to an end. He even has traits of Lassie the dog when an emergency arises (No, nobody fall down a well).
The illustrator, Kevin Hawkes, lends very classic looking drawings (with some multicultural representation) to the mix.
My one over all complaint (despite the fact that it contributes to the old school feel of the book) is the treatment of the librarians. They have that stereotypical frumpy, past-their-prime, nerdy vibes to them. Tres un-chic.
With a Chris Van Allsburg Jumanji feel, this book could prompt students to reexamine the ordinary space of a library, and create illustrations of various creatures in the building and play with a lot of fun "What if..." scenarios. Since Library Lion does address some of the common rules in libraries across the country, a teacher could share this story before a class's first trip to the public library or even a school's media center. For students who have already spent a great deal of time in libraries, a teacher or parent could urge them to compare their school or hometown library to the one depicted in the book.
In general, this book lends itself to discussion of rules and what to do in emergencies.
Among my favorite quotes were "One day, a lion came to the library."
"But there's a lion!" said Mr. McBee. "In the library!"
"Is he breaking any rules?" asked Miss Merriweather. She was very particular about rule breaking.
"Well, no," said Mr. McBee. "Not really."
"Then leave him be."
"If he promises to be quiet, can [the lion] come back for story hour tomorrow?"
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Marc Lathuillière first experienced this swing in perception in 2004, after extended stays in Asia, mostly in Thailand and South Korea. Coming back home, he realized how deeply French identity is anchored in the past, and the tremendous efforts French People devote to the preservation of its heritage. Through his « asianized » eyes, France now seemed estranged: he started to observe it with both wonder and worry. and
To express these mixed feelings, he asked the French he met all over the country to wear a mask, always the same one, and then he took a portrait of them. An interactive game that froze them, shedding a new and doubtful light on their daily surroundings – architecture, sceneries, furniture – , questioning the stereotypes on which we build our identities.
In five years, from Provence to Normandy, and from Bordeaux to Metz, more than four hundred people have already let him take their "de-faced" portrait.
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Conan O'Brien is one of the funnies comedians a network can ever have. He has done well with his Late Night with Conan O'Brien show. He finally gets his chance to shine with the Tonight Show replacing Jay Leno. Jay Leno moves into the evenings. Jimmy Fallon replaces Conan's time slot in the late night telecasts on NBC. Then came the really bad news.
Jay Leno's current evening show is getting low ratings in terms of TV viewership. NBC decides to give Jay Leno's evening show the big ax. What happens now, where will Jay Leno go?
As it stands Jay Leno will take over the Tonight Show, where Conan O'Brien is. Jimmy Fallon will be unaffected. Jay and Conan have taken this situation in a joking manner, but in the end Conan has to face the axe and move out of NBC with a $45 million dollar bailout!
I say NBC has been unfair to Conan O'Brien during this whole ordeal. Honestly, it should have been Jay Leno to get the axe and move on to the other networks, not Conan. This is a bad example of revamping your television lineup, I understand a show not doing well, but does someone else deserve their television hosting jobs to be taken away because another one is suffering. This is the most absurd thing I've ever heard of. Wow.
As for NBC, they are making a big mistake. If I were the executive producers of the Tonight Show, I'd keep Conan O'Brien in the show and have Jay Leno go somewhere else. No need to ruin another person's job because of someone else's misery.
That's all I'm going to say!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Conan O'Brien gets the boot by NBC
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Burnley have signed Leeds United striker Chris Wood.
Sky Sports says Wood has cost the Premier League side £15million and he could make his debut in their local derby against Blackburn on Wednesday in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
The New Zealand striker rose to prominence by finishing as the Sky Bet Championship's leading scorer with 27 goals last season and will now get his chance to shine in the top-flight under Sean Dyche.
"My ambition has been to play in the Premier League for years," Wood, who has signed a four-year deal, told Clarets Player HD.
"I've had tastes of being in there but I've never had the chance to give it a proper bash.
"Coming here I feel I've got a proper opportunity to do that. I've never started a Premier League game and this what I want to do.
"This is a club that wants to stay in the Premier League for years to come and it's going that way.
"The squad has done fantastically over the last couple of years to put themselves in the position they are now.
"There have been some great additions this summer, which I'm sure has given everyone an added boost, to move forward and cement us as a Premier League team and looking on further up the league.
"The manager has given me a lot of confidence and backed me to bring me here, which is what you want.
"I've still got a lot of good years ahead of me. I've got lots of ambitions to achieve in the future. I've got goals and dreams that I want to achieve and it starts here."


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Brantt Myhres says he hopes he can be part of the Vipers' success story after watching Rob Wilson's side cover themselves in glory last term.
The former NHL star is rubbing his hands together at the prospect of winning another trophy with the Newcastle-based side.
Wilson's Vipers won the Elite League play-offs last term - their first ever major trophy - after finishing second to Belfast Giants in the League but then seeing off the Irish side and Sheffield Steelers.
Now with NHL star Myhres on board they are equipped for what they hope will be another successful campaign.
And after watching footage of the play-off triumph, Myhres told the Chronicle: "The ultimate trophy in ice hockey is the Stanley Cup, but what the Vipers did last year was an amazing achievement.
"I have seen the celebrations at the event and they were pretty impressive.
"There were a lot of fans there and it looked really exciting, I hope to be part of something like that here again.
"I was fortunate enough to play for eight NHL teams from the age of 20 and it was a really good experience.
"But I am looking forward to turning the page on NHL hockey for now and concentrating fully on my career with the Vipers.
"And that means hopefully winning trophies - you don't just stop at just one."
Myhres made his Vipers debut last week in the two exhibition games with Coventry, scoring on his Tyneside bow against Blaze in a 3-2 win, but then tasting defeat in the return leg on Sunday.
Now he will step into the Arena again to take on Hull Stingrays in the Challenge Cup before taking on last year's beaten play-off finalists Sheffield Steelers.
Myhres enjoyed his first taste of the Tyneside crowd against Blaze and said: "The fans here have been great so far, and the noisier they are the better.
"I am used to playing in front of 20,000 people, but even in a smaller Arena, if crowds are loud it makes things so much better."
Myhres, 32, has been exploring Newcastle after a glittering career Stateside in the NHL.
The feisty left winger starred for Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning during his journeyman career and admitted he is still getting to grips with Geordie life.
The Vipers' ace added: "The accent is hard for me to understand but overall everybody has been so nice.
"I want to explore the whole city and see the whole area.
"The history here is amazing - my father is interested in the whole history of England so I will be emailing him to let him know."
Vipers host Hull Stingrays at the Arena on Saturday evening (6.30pm) in the Challenge Cup before their Elite League campaign opens with the visit of Sheffield Steelers to Tyneside on Sunday (5.30pm).


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History was cancelled so, unusually, I am at home in the middle of a Tuesday between English and Drama.
I have coffee, and when I commented on how we had digestive biscuits but they weren't chocolate digestives, my Mum had the genius idea of spreading nutella on them.
Not sure if I have ever been happier at 11.02 on a Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Lot of Happiness
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I am starting this blog to keep track of my attempts to stick closely to a fitness plan for the next 90 days, starting tomorrow.
Some basic information about me: I am female, currently 36 years old, and a vegan. My primary physical activity is roller derby, but I also ride my bike to work a few days a week (the days I don't have derby practice) and am planning to get back to lifting weights regularly during this time.
Here is my basic plan for the week.
Ride bike to work*
Lift weights**
Roller derby practice (2 hrs)
Ride bike to work
Roller derby practice (1.5 hrs)
Ride bike to work
Lift weights
Roller derby practice (2 hrs)
Roller derby practice (3 hrs)
*My ride to work is 7 mi/11 km each way, so a total of 14 mi/22 km each day I cycle in. It takes about 45 min each way, which is a pretty slow average pace, but it's in the city and I stop and wait at red lights, so that makes it slower than a normal bike ride. I do try to push myself when I am moving.
**I have two different weight routines I'll alternate between. Day one is front squat (I'd love to do regular back squat but have no rack), stiff-legged deadlift, barbell bench press, barbell overhead, barbell bent-over row, lat pulldowns. Day two is deadlift, dumbbell bench press, dumbbell military press, one-arm dumbbell row, and lat pulldown. For now I will do a single set of each exercise, aiming for 12 reps and increasing the weight each time I am able to do 12 reps.
It is unlikely that I will attend every single derby practice, but I will try to attend as many as I can.
I also have the problem that if I don't go to work on a Mon/Wed/Fri, then I miss out on the bike ride.
I am also planning to try to clean up my diet. I am going to start most days with a smoothie (water, Vega powder, spinach, pear, apple, banana, and sometimes oats if I want a bit more bulk to it). I will eat more salads (at least a few a week) with a protein source like tofu or beans. And my lunches should be somewhat healthful dishes based on legumes, veg, and whole grain.
I am going to blog every single day about my exercise and food, even if I haven't done so well at it.
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For two weeks the children engaged in different reading activities. They read books, engaged in reading and writing poems, attended story telling sessions and even some arts and crafts classes. The sum of the activities reaffirmed and helped the children see that reading could be lots of fun.
The spelling bee was quite interesting, with three categories: children ages six to seven, eight to ten and eleven to twelve. Even the adults there had to think hard sometimes to figure out how some words are spelled. Where exactly is the "e" in discernible or does erroneous have two "r's" or one? It made me realize that in this age of Microsoft word spellcheck, I wonder how many of us would do well on a spelling bee. Thankfully, it was restricted to the children.
A lot of prizes were awarded to the children in the various categories, including top reader, most enthusiastic reader, most improved reader and best participating reader. Others won for best book report, outstanding poem, most creative poem, most inspiring poem and the best craft. At the end of the program though, there was something for every child, and, best of all, new knowledge acquired and the creativity awakened.


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Today we went to see the Nazca Lines, located in Nazca, Peru. This is one of the most popular tourist destinations due to the mystery behind their creation. There are 14 symbols depicted in the sand, which are thought to represent the Andean culture. We went in small groups on a six-seated plane and flew over the lines.
We also toured the ancient Andean aqueducts. These systems are used to get water and honor Pachamama (Mother Earth) through rituals. Below is a picture of the Peru 2012 study abroad group in an ancient aqueduct.
-Taylor Pewitt, Erika Walker and Tess Duncan


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We versed the best team from last year, and we won.
In the end we scored 3 goals, and they scored 0.
We are pretty good this year.
In the first half I was right-back, but every time there was a corner I had to go up a kick the corner kick.
I was captain this week, but someone said it was for the whole year, but I'm not sure.
Our family is going to the Gold Coast tomorrow. We are going to Wet'n'Wild (a theme park). We're staying over night, and going to Seaworld the next day (which will be fun, cause I've never been there. And we're staying over again and coming back home the next day.
It will be fun.
I'll post about it on Wednesday when I get back.
I post probably on Wensday


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Demo Day is back! Our new grads are about to start their careers as professional web developers; but first they want to show you what they've learned to build in just 10 weeks with Lighthouse Labs.
You can expect pizza, beer, a chance to rub shoulders with an incredible network of developers and entrepreneurs, and an inside look at the skill set of our new graduates!
NOTE: as we do have a capacity limit, please register on this Picatic to ensure your entry.
6:00 – 6:30pm
Doors open, networking, food, beer!
6:30 – 7:30pm
Introductions from our Head Instructor followed by project presentations from each group.
7:30 – 8:00pm
Your chance to talk with each group of students individually! They will set up booths in our space where you can interact with their project directly and ask them whatever questions you may have!
8:00 pm
Based on the voting, the winner of the People's Choice Award is announced! The night is wrapped up…. unless you want to join in on our unofficial after party.
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30 Day Music Challenge- Day 9
a song that you can dance to. Let me start by saying I CAN"T DANCE. It isn't that I don't have the desire to dance. I love to dance. My body in the other hand never got that message. I understand rythem. I understand the concept of dancing but I truly suck at it. I am the friend that you take to the club to keep people away cuz I will probably hit them while I dance.
If I was at the club and this song came on it would be over though. I can't keep myself off the floor. It just makes me want to move……..Okay that is a lie. I can't dance so there really isn't a song I like to dance to. So I leave you with this because I can't come up with anything.
Hey I have a sense of humor about it at least.


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Moody College > Moody College Research > Denius-Sams Gaming Academy > Class of 2015
Class of 2015
Learn more about our twenty superstar alumni of the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy's class of 2015.
Andrew Augustin
Andrew Augustin is an award-winning 2d illustrator, game designer, and founder of Notion Games LLC, an independent game development studio specializing in fun 2d indie games. He has created the characters for The Sims 3 Pets (EA 2011) and the creator of his own games such as Up Up Ubie, Super Ubie Land, Up Up Ubie Remix, Team Notion, and more! Andrew has been published in various magazines including Pure Nintendo, Nintendo Force, Black Enterprise, The Source, Advanced Photoshop magazine and has won "The Best Graphic Designer in Austin" award from the Austin Chronicle and his game, Super Ubie Land, was listed in "The Top 10 HTML5 games of 2013" list.
Robert Beecher
Robert Beecher is a game designer, producer, and writer with a strong interest in the topic of narrative design. With an eclectic educational and artistic past ranging from sound design to composition, film, animation, computer science, writing, and, of course, game design, Rob has developed a propensity for working with and organizing creative teams. Rob is especially interested in exploring the unique ways in which games can create narrative experiences without either relying heavily on the storytelling practices of other mediums or, well, not being very much fun.
Zach Bohn
Zach Bohn was a graduate from Champlain College's 2012 Electronic Game Development (EGD) program, and then went on to be a co-founder of the independent game studio, Birnam Wood Games with three other graduates. Specializing in mobile and tablet development, they offered a variety of services from consulting to development alongside building their own IP. He created and led the development on Birnam Wood Games newest title Pathogen, an award winning turn-based strategy game for mobile and tablet. In addition to working at Birnam Wood he returned to Champlain College to teach in the EGD program during the spring of 2014.
Dane Bullen
Dane Bullen is an independent game developer from Indianapolis, Indiana. Although programming is his specialty, Dane is also a songwriter, guitarist, artist, animator, writer, and designer. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a minor in Communication Studies from Carroll College in Helena, Montana. He has worked for Electronic Arts and Hooked Media Group as a Flash developer and contractor. Dane's most popular work is the Millie Megavolte series, made in Flash and playable online for free.
Jacob Burdecki
Jacob Burdecki hails from Ohio and is a 2014 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology's Game Design and Development track. Through his academic career Jacob has followed his interest in competitive multiplayer modes, developing and designing digital and analog multiplayer games. He finished off his undergraduate studies with a programming co-op at 1st Playable Productions where he worked as a gameplay programmer. While at 1st Playable, Jacob implemented and assisted with new essential design features on an undisclosed project for iOS and Android devices, including the Amazon Fire Phone.
Tyler Coleman
Tyler Coleman is the Owner and Creative Director of Retora Game Studios. Retora is an independent studio that focuses on developing deep games for niche audiences. Tyler has functioned as designer, programmer, producer, and business manager. He has worked on over a dozen titles, with 4 mobile releases in the past year. He has spoken at multiple events, including IGDA Phoenix, TEDxASU, and the IGDA Summit. His passions include Procedural Generation, Rapid Prototyping, Lua, Algorithmic Art, and Philosophy.
Richard Cook
Richard Cook is a documentary filmmaker and game designer who has been involved in several roles in both industries. Starting out as a 3D artist he has also touched on character and level design, 2D art, editing, music production, and much more. He hopes to one day be involved in the entertainment industries as a leader behind the scenes, while continuing his projects and realizing his artistic vision for games and movies.
Nick Esparza
Nick Esparza is a 3D animator who's lived and traveled all over the world. He graduated in 2011 from Chicago's DePaul University with a degree in Animation. Since then, he has worked on AAA mobile games at Disney Interactive, and the indie hit Octodad: Dadliest Catch. His experiences in the industry have inspired him to work toward improving the development process and making sure the game industry is a welcoming place for new people and new ideas.
Danny Homan
Danny Homan is a game designer, writer, and musician. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his M.F.A from Texas State University, where he studied with one of his favorite authors, Tim O'Brien. His fiction has appeared in various journals, including Failbetter, Word Riot, and Crab Creek Review, and he's been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Most recently, with his father he co-authored "The Interactive Theater of Video Games: The Gamer As Playwright, Director, and Actor" that appeared in Comparative Drama.
Megan Johns
Megan Johns tries to answer the question 'what is fun?' with every experience she creates. While working as a game designer, programmer, and artist, Megan strives to create a variety of emotions, always with the goal of entertaining. Not all experiences should be happy – sometimes challenging, exhausting, scary, and horrifying experiences are fun – but if you're not having fun are you really 'playing' a game? While studying at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, Megan had the freedom and resources to explore what makes good games fun, what keeps players engaged, and how a designer can share a moment with a player.
Neil Jones
Neil Jones is a 3D Artist from Detroit Michigan, with years of experience in game as well as app development. Neil received his degree in interactive media from The International Academy of Design and Technology. And since has developed projects with Chrysler, Vectorform Gamelabs, USC games, and CoherentRx, as well as being featured on many sites and magazines for his outstanding artwork. Neil's focus is bringing diversity to games and giving players new experiences through beauty and game machines.
Elora Krzanich
Elora Krzanich received a Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2013. During her studies, she focused heavily on programming with interests in gameplay and graphics. While working on a prototype for the Playstation 3 at RIT, she was able to manage her own internship with several other students working on the project. Elora hopes the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy will give her the tools to become a better technical leader and teach her the important aspects of the business of games.
Zachary S. G. Lubell
Zachary S. G. Lubell holds a Master of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development from The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University. He brings to the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy an interest in research to enhance the gamer experience. Raised on Mega Man 2, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars, the power and pleasure that gaming provides shaped his interest in entering the industry. Participation in the DSGA is a step closer to making this dream a reality for which he is grateful.
Ross Marabella
Ross Marabella is a recent graduate from the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program at the University of Utah. During his four years of schooling, he studied game design, project management, and film. From 2012 to 2013, he produced Avatar Trials, an Xbox Live Indie game that has exceeded 100,000 downloads. The next year, Ross oversaw the development of Origami Kami, a top-down puzzle game for the PS Vita. Ross is excited for Texas' good food, better live music, and his future Southern accent so he can sound like House of Card's Frank Underwood.
Meredith Ann McAleenan
Meredith Ann McAleenan is from Austin, Texas. She is a graduate from the Art Institute of Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design. She interned for Sony while attending school and presently works for Merge VR in San Antonio, Texas as a technical artist/environment artist. Meredith has an extensive background in art and has a true passion for creating visually captivating experiences for others to enjoy and experience. Her goal is to start her own company focusing on making educational virtual reality games for children to enjoy.
Matthew Nowacki
Matthew Nowacki was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He attended college at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, where he studied Computer Science and Japanese. In 2010, he entered the game industry as an Associate Designer at Junction Point Studios, working on Disney Epic Mickey 1 & 2 through 2013. After the studio's closure, he switched tracks from design to programming and joined Hellfire Games, an independent studio in Austin specializing in games and apps for PlayStation platforms.
Richelle Rueda
Richelle Rueda graduated from Texas A&M with a B.Sc. in biology. She worked in oncology research for three years. She has always been an avid gamer. During school terms she has worked as a freelance 2D artist. While her freelance work is primarily digital, she has had formal training in 2D and 3D traditional art at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada, receiving high honors upon completion of her studies. This past year she has been in the post-graduate game design program at Sheridan College. There she led a small development team through their capstone project from concept to completion in August 2014.
Graciela Ruiz
Graciela Ruiz graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media. She is drawn to game development because it fulfills her passion for art, technology and most of all; connecting with others. Growing up she was involved with film, photography, choir, theatre and dance. Her goal is to bring characters to life through animation and rigging. When she is not in front of a computer, Graciela enjoys snowboarding and hiking. She is excited to be joining the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy and can't wait for the year ahead.
Robert 'Bob' Stephens
Robert 'Bob' Stephens is a programmer and game designer who previously worked on Tephra: The Steampunk RPG. He was born and raised in Austin, Texas, but moved to San Marcos for college. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Texas State University before moving back to Austin. When he's not working on a game concept, he enjoys playing League of Legends with friends, watching Anime, and reading novels.
Hannah Walker
Hannah Walker was born the seventh of nine children to trekkies, it was only natural that Hannah would become obsessed with aliens. As a result, when she saw Independence Day at the age of eight she decided that if she wanted to save the world from aliens she would have to attend MIT. She attended MIT hoping to major in planet saving, but ended up settling for a B.S in computer science and engineering. Now Hannah gets her heroism fix by playing various games. She also spends time creating worlds with aliens and other fantastical creatures through writing, game design, and programming.


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Expressions Art Sale & Reception
April 3-27 | Public Viewing | Silent auction
The event begins April 3, 2018, and continues through Friday, April 27, 2018, during gallery hours -- Tuesday-Saturdays, 10 am. to 4 pm. During this time the public can view and purchase art and view and place bids on silent auction items.
The Expressions Art Sale & Reception is a benefit for the Sinnissippi Foundation. It features local art and a wide variety of silent auction items. The show takes place at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. 1st Street, Dixon.
Final night | Apr. 27 - Evening Reception
The event concludes with an evening reception Friday, April 27, 2018, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.


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The dry bulk market's recovery will be a long and arduous road with a few bumps on the way. We are currently amid such bumps as it turns out, as the latest consecutive drops of the dry bulk freight market, evidenced by the course of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), have shaken the confidence in said recovery. The BDI has marked 22 days of consecutive losses, having lost as much as 520 points from its peak of 1,338 points noted on the 29th of March 2017.
In its latest weekly report, Allied Shipbroking noted that "it is not so much the intensity of the drop as it is the number of days of decreases noted in the general index and the fact that this has taken place during a period of the year where we typically see a at least a slight firming of the market which is primarily driven by seasonal flows such as those from grain cargoes. There is also the fact that optimism had been overinflated by the sharp rise in the index during March".
According to Allied's Head of Market Research & Asset Valuations, Mr. George Lazaridis, "the reality that has hit is one that was always visible to some extent in the details. The truth of the matter is that we have only just started to see a re-balancing of sorts in the demand and supply and given that trade growth is still sluggish, the improvement seems to be driven more so by the slow fleet growth. As such, what makes sense is that the recovery will come in slow steps, with freight rates gradually improving over several years, rather than skyrocketing in a matter of months".
Lazaridis added that "what the main issue is, is that many fear that even the possibility of a slow-paced growth is faltering. Taking a comparative look of the BDI trend this year against what was being noted last year, it becomes clear that a significant improvement has been made even when looking at the level the index stands at today. We are currently at a level which is higher than anything we witnessed in the first 9 months of 2016 or the first 5 months of 2015. Of course, when taking into consideration that these were also the most difficult months noted in the history of the dry bulk market it's not exactly something to cheer about when you are saying that you are at a better state now. At the same time given that the summer months are typically subdued there is also fears that the current downward cycle could continue over the next 2-3 months, before finding some footing in the Autumn period.
Allied's analyst mentioned though, that "taking a view that the recent drop might be propelled to some degree by traders which are holding back volumes due to commodity prices, we may well see a fair flow of cargoes coming through during the summer months as well, something which if nothing else should help keep freight levels buoyant. In any case, it appears as though the focus should be that the market has outperformed both 2015 and 2016 to date and that could be taken as a good indication that we are still on a recovery path albeit a more gradual one", Lazaridis concluded.


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