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Planning Your Wireless Home Network
Wireless (or Wi-Fi) home networks are common now, due to their ease of setup, convenience, and low cost. Planning and building a wireless home network can be as simple as buying a wireless access point (WAP) — also known as an access point (AP), wireless router, or base station — and connecting it to your Internet router or modem. It may be simple but, of course, it's rarely as easy as it is simple.
You should begin by asking yourself, "What exactly do I want to do on my wireless network?" Some possible answers might be:
Surf the Internet, send and receive e-mails, blog, and chat online.
Connect securely to a remote office network via a virtual private network (VPN).
Connect multiple PCs and other wireless devices (such as printers, home security systems, home theaters, and gaming systems).
Conduct live meetings or webinars.
Play network games with others online.
Stream live music or video (including radio stations, TV, and movies).
Make Internet phone calls (using Voice over IP, or VoIP).
Send live video over the Internet. (Participate in video calls and videoconferences.)
A wireless access point is typically used to connect your wireless devices (such as laptop PCs and gaming consoles) to wired devices (such as a server or Internet router) using an Ethernet switch. A wireless router is a wireless access point that has a built-in router (to provide access to other networks, such as the Internet) and usually a 4-port Ethernet switch as well.
Wireless network speed considerations
The more things you plan to do from the preceding list, the more speed you'll need. As you work your way down the list, your speed requirements generally tend to increase. For example, making a voice or video phone call over the Internet requires significantly more speed (and bandwidth) than connecting multiple PCs or sending a few e-mails.
The speed of your wireless network is important, but the speed of your Internet connection is usually more of a limiting factor when doing things on the Internet.
Following are typical speeds for residential Internet access:
DSL: 768 kilobits per second (Kbps) to 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps); high-end connections of up to 7 Mbps are also available.
Cable: 4 to 6 Mbps; high-end connections of up to 20 Mbps are also available.
As you connect more devices to your wireless network, less speed is available to each device, and network performance decreases overall. So while 54 Mbps may be all you need for one or two computers connected to your network, it's very easy to see how a network with three or four computers, a wireless printer, and a Nintendo Wii or Microsoft Xbox 360 (or both), can quickly outgrow an 802.11g wireless network.
802.11n is the newest wireless standard, with speeds of up to 300 Mbps (although up to 600 Mbps is the official standard). In addition to higher speeds, 802.11n can cover greater distances than the other 802.11 standards, it's backward compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g equipment, and it can operate at the 2.4 or 5 GHz frequency range.
Why does the frequency matter? Many cordless telephones and home appliances (such as microwave ovens) operate at the 2.4 GHz frequency range and can therefore interfere with wireless networks operating at 2.4 GHz. This interference can decrease the overall quality and performance of your wireless network.
Wireless network coverage
Another important planning consideration for your wireless network is coverage. Proper placement of your access point is crucial to maximizing the area your wireless network will cover. Oftentimes, it's just a matter of plugging in a single access point wherever it's convenient, but there are exceptions:
If you have a very large home, you may not be able to cover your entire house with a single access point. You may decide you don't necessarily need coverage throughout your house, in which case you just need to find the best location for your access point to provide coverage in the rooms you need.
Otherwise, you'll need to install more than one access point — which requires some additional configuration, such as assigning a different IP addresses to the wireless devices that connect to each access point to ensure two devices don't get the same IP address.
Certain construction materials may interfere with your wireless signal, decreasing the signal strength and overall coverage. For example, thick concrete walls in your basement or apartment building may reduce coverage.
Although you can use a professional utility to help you determine the optimum placement for your access point and map your network coverage, generally it's easier (and cheaper) to experiment with a few different locations throughout your home before deciding on a permanent location.
Some general guidelines for placing your wireless access point in the optimum location include placing it:
Near the center of the area where you will be operating the majority of your wireless network PCs and equipment
In an elevated location, for example on a high shelf
Away from large metal or heavy concrete surfaces
Away from potential sources of interference such as kitchen appliances and cordless phones
It's important to remember that maximum coverage is not always desirable. At greater distances from the access point, wireless signals are generally weaker and network speed decreases.


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Avs have decided on a top pick
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As discussed in a story here, the Avs have decided who they want as their top pick in Friday's first round of the NHL draft – depending who the Oilers take at No. 1 that is – and most everyone seems to believe that will be Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
So who is No. 1 on the Avs' list? Well, I'm still trying to find out for sure. But I've had more than one high-level hockey person tell me that it'll be Jonathan Huberdeau, whom I profiled a couple days ago in a story here. I am only repeating what they're telling me, and not "reporting" that's who it will be.
And, YES, I have also heard from another high-level person that he thinks it's Landeskog. So, it's high drama!
I think there are a couple things that could change things – No. 1 being if Edmonton decides to go with someone other than RNH and No. 2 being if the Avs get a trade offer for the No. 2 pick that is too good to pass up.
Avalanche chief scout Rick Pracey held a conference call this morning with some schmuck reporters, and here is some of what he said about the top picks available:
On Nugent-Hopkins: "He's a very talented offensive player. His skill set is probably his defining trait. He can make plays, he can score. He's a creative player in terms of vision. He's a player, going forward, who probably has transferrable offense at the NHL level."
On Huberdeau: "He had a very, very strong season from start to finish. He seemed to gain a ton of momentum along the year. His team was very successful (won the Memorial Cup, Saint John of QMJHL) and he came to the forefront as a scorer on a consistent level. He also has size. He's a good two-way player, he's diligent away from the puck and he's a player, in terms of projection, he's on the upside where things are going to get better and better. It sort of started for him in the playoffs a year ago, and it continued on into this regular season and he had another great playoff run. He's a very interesting prospect."
On Gabriel Landeskog: "He's a player who plays the game the way you'd expect all your players to play (great sentence). He plays with character, he competes, he has a skill set, he goes to the dirty areas of the rink. We think the couple of areas that are his calling card are compete and battle level. He's a physical player in terms of confrontation. He initiates the contact, but he's also a player who plays the full length of the ice. He's diligent. There's lots to like here in terms of his overall package. He plays the game at a high intensity level. Going forward, his character is something that is attractive not only to us but the whole industry."
On Adam Larsson: "He's another player of great interest of ours. He's a defenseman who moves well and has experience playing at a higher league, in the Swedish Elite League the past two seasons. He can make plays, he is intelllgent with and without the puck. He has a competitive nature to him and he's a player we've seen not only internationally, but our scouting staff went into the Swedish Elite League and so we've seen him amongst his peers and we're very impressed. In terms of the qualities of an NHL defenseman, we think he possesses them. He's another name that's at the top of the board."
Pracey didn't get around to talking about Sean Couturier, but he's expected to be in the top 5 maybe too.
So, can we decipher any clues from Pracey's words? From the words on the page above, and from listening to him, it seemed like he perked up the most when talking about Huberdeau and Landeskog. He didn't seem as excited, really, when talking about Nugent-Hopkins, but maybe that's because he and everybody else already thinks he's going No. 1 to the Oilers and, well, who cares about the guy then?
He certainly had a lot of good things to say about Larsson too. Word on the street, though, is that Larsson is leaning toward staying in Sweden to play next season, and maybe for two more. If he's truly the best player available at the No. 2 pick, then I don't think it would matter to the Avs if he won't play right away in the NHL, because Pracey also talked a lot about how the science of drafting is projecting how they'll be for the long term, and the hazards of making picks based on short-term needs. These guys are still only teenagers, let's not forget.
So, while it would seem that Huberdeau and Landeskog are the guys at the forefront of the Avs' list – with, again, Huberdeau the guy I'm hearing most often as the one they'd pick – the fact is only a select few people know for sure right now who that is, and, no, I can't sit here and say I'm one of them – as I haven't been asked to sit in on their draft room discussions as of yet.
If I read between the lines, though, it just seemed to me that Pracey talked a bit more enthusiastically about Huberdeau's long-term upside than Landeskog and his better overall, top-to-bottom skill set. Then again, there is absolutely nothing in Pracey's comments that would lead you to think they wouldn't want Landeskog too.
Teams sometimes like to throw other teams off their scent by leaking names of who they'll pick, only to go another route. The Avs could be doing that here. Basically, we have to sit and wait for the selection Friday night before we really know, most likely. I'll be in St. Paul covering the draft, so keep your computer set to right here for instant updates and quotes from that top pick.
So who should they take, Avs enthusiasts? Please list your choice for their top pick here.

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Third planet in system of same name located near edge of known galaxy.
Entire system faces severe communications and navigation difficulties due to it's proximity to a spacial region known as the Colossus Nebula (source of an as of yet unknown form of cosmic radiation).
Latverion system has been generally left alone for most of it's history in part because of the hazards presented by the Colossus Nebula, but also due to it's extreme distance from the "civilized" galaxy.
Prime industries: advanced alloys and explosives
Latverion captured by Separatist forces. Entire population enslaved and forced to manufacture Battledroids and munitions for the Separatist war effort. Planet sustains heavy damage during liberation when Republic capital ships saturation bomb the surface from orbit. Separatist forces are defeated but over one quarter of the civilian population is killed in the bombings.
Republic Naval Captain Tarkin [see entry: "GRAND MOFF TARKIN"] given commendation by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine for his heroic efforts to free the latverions from the iron grip of the Separatists.
The Republic promises to help the people of Latverion rebuild their world, but is waylaid due to the escalating conflict known as the "Clone Wars" [see entry: "CLONE WARS"].
Populace of Latverion left on their own to rebuild their shattered society...
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declares himself Emperor [see entries: "EMPEROR PALPATINE"; "EMPEROR PALPATINE (CLONE)"] and the Galactic Empire [see entry: "GALACTIC EMPIRE"] is born.
Jedi purge begins [see entry: "JEDI PURGE"]
Latverion is more or less ignored by the galaxy at large due to it's extreme distance and navigational hazards.
Latverions continue to rebuild their world.
Latverion ore processing and munitions factories go back on-line. Life, while hard, returns to some semblance of normalcy.
Prime source of income for Latverion comes from manufacturing armor plate for the Empire's All Terrain Armored Transports [see entry: "AT-AT"].
The fledgeling Alliance To Restore The Republic [see entry: "REBEL ALLIANCE"] reaches out to Latverion for aid in their battle against the Galactic Empire. Latverion leader Sla-Va Vohn Dhume informs the Alliance representative that he wants nothing to do with their movement and does not need to incur the wrath of the Empire. The Alliance representative leaves Latverion but her visit is reported to Emperor Palpatine by an Imperial spy in Vohn Dhume's court. The Galactic Empire uses the Rebels' visit as an excuse to seize the planet's ore processing and munitions plants as "war essentials". During the Empire's raid to capture the planet's resources, Imperial forces decimate nearly half of the population. Vohn Dhume's son, and heir, Vik-Tor Vohn Dhume is gravely injured in a TIE Bomber raid on the royal palace. Latverion's population is again enslaved and forced to manufacture war materials for their cruel masters. Sla-Va Vohn Dhume is publicly executed as an enemy of the empire. Vik-Tor Von Dhume missing and believed dead.
In the ensuing years, Latverion is used as a test bed for new Imperial projects. it is rumored that the advanced armor for the Darktrooper [see entry: "DARKTROOPER PROJECT"] was developed on Latverion.
Emperor Palpatine dies on board the second Deathstar [see entry: "DEATHSTAR II"] during the battle of Endor [see entry: "BATTLE OF ENDOR"].
Imperial forces on Latverion stop transmitting reports to Coruscant. An investigatory force is sent to Latverion but is never heard from again. Embattled Interim Emperor Sate Pestage [see entry: "SATE PESTAGE"] declares Latverion insignificant and far too remote to ever pose a threat to the Imperial Remnant [see entry: "IMPERIAL REMNANT"]. This is the last reference to Latverion in any records for several years.
New Republic exploratory vessel "Fantastic" [see entries: "FANTASTIC"; "FOUR FROM THE FANTASTIC"] lost in region while investigating Colossus Nebula. All four crew members believed dead.
Reports from systems neighboring Latverion report raids by armored troopers with devestating weapons. Communications from these systems cease almost immediately after the attacks begin. New Republic forces responding report total destruction and no survivors in any of the affected systems. Pirate clans are believed to be the source of these raids. Attacks to neighboring systems continue but no pirate ships are ever found in the region.
Commercial freighter "Greymalkin" destroyed in Latverion region by unknown attackers. Distress call garbled due to proximity to Colossus Nebula.
Only one segment was able to be deciphered:
"(STATIC).....We're taking heavy(STATIC)......He's unstoppable........(STATIC)......Doom is coming.....(STATIC)......Noooooo(TRANSMISSION ENDS)"
Vik-Tor Vohn Dhume was the son of Latverion's ruler, Sla-Va Vohn Dhume. Vik-Tor Vohn Dhume, 16 at the time, was gravely wounded and disfigured during a TIE Bomber raid on the Latverion Royal Palace when the Empire siezed his homeworld. Near death, Vik-Tor was secreted out of the rubble of the Royal Palace by his bodyguard, Commander Kree-Stov. During the years in which the Empire enslaved his people, Vik-Tor was recouperating from his wounds and planning his revenge. Revenge not just on the Empire for their crimes against his world, but against the Rebel Alliance for bringing the wrath of the Empire down on his people.
Had Latverion not been ignored for most of it's history, Vik-Tor may even have been discovered and trained by the jedi Order as he has an incredibly strong connection to the Force. Even as a child, he could make others bow to his will and often had insight into the true motives of the visitors to his father's court. But untrained as he was, Vik-Tor was unable to deal with the anger and hatred that now brewed in his heart since his wounding and the subjugation of his people and fell into darkness. Wearing his family's ancestrial mask, Vik-Tor used his Force abilities and natural charisma to gather a throng of followers and began to plan for the future...
When word of the death of Emperor Palpatine spread to Latverion, Vik-Tor knew it was time to come out of hiding. He and his followers began a planet-wide revolt, turning their ore processing tools and advanced munitions against their cruel Imperial masters. Once his world was free, Vik-Tor, now calling himself "Doom" (for the doom he was about to bring to the rest of the galaxy), began formulating his next move.
Doom had his best engineers and metalurgists create a suit of armor for him out of an experimental "energy deflection/absorption" alloy that was being designed for the Empire's "Quantum Armor" project. This armor is nearly impervious to blaster fire, Doom even had his family ceremonial mask coated with the experimental alloy. The armor also contains communications, life support, and a built in repulsorlift unit.
Doom outfitted his second in command, General Kree-Stov and all of his troops (his loyal "Doomtroopers") with armor plate and shields made from this same alloy and his factories began construction of specially designed Battledroids (which he calls "Doombots"), starfighters, and capital ships for his coming campaign against those who had wronged his world.
ROTS Clone Commander (green variant) arms, waist, legs; ROTS Obi Wan Kenobi (craptacular Saber-Slashin' version) torso and lower robe "skirt"; Saga/OTC General Lando Calrissian holster (modded) and pistol, ROTS crispy fried Anakin robe (modded), ARAH Darklon head; ARAH Battle Armor Cobra Commander pistol (non-Accessory Pack, modded).
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On the fateful night when the Empire subjugated his world, then Commander Kree-Stov was fulfilling his duties as bodyguard to the young Prince Vik-Tor. When a wing of TIE Bombers began their attack on the Latverion Royal Palace, Vik-Tor was gravely wounded by one of the Proton Torpedo volleys. Commander Kree-Stov, seriously wounded himself (he lost his right arm below the elbow), dragged the unconcious and bleeding Prince Vik-Tor into the underground tunnels beneath the Royal Palace and into hiding.
Commander Kree-Stov spent the next few years tending to the horribly scarred Vik-Tor and assembling an underground resistance against their Imperial occupiers. A doctor in the resistance replaced Kree-Stov's lost arm with an appendage from one of the many older model, outdated, ore processing droids from the factories on the surface.
When Vik-Tor was finally healed enough to move on his own again, Kree-Stov began training the boy in military tactics and several forms of armed and unarmed combat, preparing him for the day when he would lead his people against their cruel masters.
After Vik-Tor, now calling himself "Doom", led the revolt that liberated his world, Kree-Stov was rewarded with the rank of General in the newly formed Latverion Imperium military forces.
Clad in his blast resistant armor, Kree-Stov holds the honored position or confidant and military advisor to Doom.
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The backbone of the Latverion Imperium's military forces are the Doomtroopers. Assembled from members of every social class and walk of life, the Doomtroopers' goal is revenge against the galaxy at large for the hardships their world has had to endure.
Clad in blast-resistant armor and carrying devestating weapons, the Doomtroopers, led by General Kree-Stov, cut a swath of destruction across space in the name of Latverion and their ruler, Doom.
The standard Doomtrooper Infantry Soldier carries an over-under combination blaster rifle/micro-grenade launcher as their primary firearm. This already devestating offensive weapon also had an under-mounted vibro blade for close quarters combat.
Doomtrooper Infantrymen also carry a shield made from the same blast-resistant alloy that their armor is made of. The majority of Doomtroopers carry the newer, lighter round shields, but it is not uncommon to see the occasional Doomtrooper Infantryman carrying the older, heavier triangular shields.
whole figure: "Army Of Darkness" Knight (modded)
round shield: "Army Of Darkness" Deadite Centurion (modded)
triangular shield: "Sleeping Beauty" Prince Charming (modded)
rifle: "Halo2" Brute mini-figure Bruteshot (modded)
I made 6 of these guys but only had 5 of the "Army Of Darkness" shields and really didn't feel like buying more of these rather shoddily made figures so I used another medievel shield that I had on hand and just BS'd a backstory excuse
Now that I have completed this project, I can honestly say that I will never purchase another Palisades action figure unless they SERIOUSLY improve the quality of them. The figures themselves are made from a stiff vinyl with less give than either a Star Wars or G.I.Joe figure, which in and of itself is not bad, but the joints are another matter entirely! The joints are made from an incredibly brittle clear plastic that snaps fairly often when just moving the joint! The elbows and knees are most prone to breakage and several of the figures above actually have their elbows and knees Krazy Glued in the position they are in due to the joint breaking irrepairably
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Clad in their blast-resistant armor, the Doomtrooper Squad Leaders lead the men under their command to victory in the name of Latverion and Doom!
The typical firearm carried by Doomtrooper Squad Leaders is an over-under combo heavy blaster rifle/proton grenade launcher with a telescopic sight.
whole body: "Army Of Darkness" Knight (modded)
blaster rifle: "Spawn (movie)" Jessica Priest rifle (modded with "Corps!" M-4 handle)
A typical Doomtrooper Battle Squad:
I constructed 2 such squads for this project!
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Carrying stripped down heavy repeating blaster rifles, the Doomtrooper Heavy Gunners lay down a devestating field of fire as they conquer world after world!
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heavy repeating blaster rifle: "G.I.Joe" Incinerator flamethrower (modded)
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The most brutal of all Doomtroopers are those that carry the Plasma Guns. Plasma Gunners carry weapons that harken back to the fateful night when they turned their mining and ore processing tools against their cruel Imperial masters.
The Plasma Guns fire continuous streams of plasma that can burn through armor plate. Doomtrooper Plasma Gunners have been known to wade through a settlement cutting through everything and everyone in their path of destruction!
whole figure: "Army Of Darkness" Knight (modded)
plasma guns: weapons from a "G.I.Joe" Darklon's Evader (modded with trimmings from a "Revenge Of The Sith" Clone Pilot's staff accessory)
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I started a project back in November 2004 to combine the characters and concepts of the old "G.I.Joe" line with those of the Star Wars Universe.
In this continuity, Cobra is an underworld criminal organization whose power base rivals that of Black Sun.
Cobra (Cobra Commander):
The man known only as "Cobra" rules his organization with an iron fist. Cobra began his rise to power during the early days of the Galactic Civil War but only saw a real opportunity to prosper in the chaotic years following the death of Emperor Palpatine. Cobra has his hands in all elements of the underworld and has amassed a personal army that is feared across the Outer Rim.
Mistress DeCobray (The Baroness):
Impossibly rich and impossibly bored, V'nesa DeCobray fell in love with the criminal warlord known only as "Cobra". Mistress DeCobray enjoys the excitement and power that her position in the Brotherhood commands, but is beginning to think she is just a possession in Cobra's eyes. She has recently begun to notice the attention given to her by the Brotherhood's weapons supplier, a mysterious, metal-masked man known as "Destro"...
To-Max and Xa-Mot (Tomax and Xamot):
While attempting to clone one of the Corporate Sector's most brilliant financial minds, Doctor Mindbender miscalculated and the developing embryo split in two resulting in To-Max and Xa-Mot. To-Max and Xa-Mot seem to share one mind, with one twin finishing the sentences of the other. While this can be unsettling to the rank and file, Cobra keeps both of them close by at all times to monitor his financial holdings. To-Max and Xa-Mot are able to communicate with each other telepathically even over great distances. Xa-Mot bears a scar on his left cheek from an assassins blade intended for Cobra.
Crimson Guardians (Grimson Guardsmen):
Only the most trusted of the Brotherhood Of The Serpent's troopers ever attain the renk of "Crimson Guardian". All of the Crimson Guardians in service rose through the Viper ranks and had to risk their personal safety defending Cobra before they were even concidered for the honor of serving as Cobra's personal bodyguards. Crimson Guardians are the most feared of the Brotherhood's troopers.
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There are many rumors surrounding the masked weapons supplier known only as "Destro":
Some claim that he is on an ancient lineage and can trace his ancestry back to Empress Teta herself.
Others claim that he is a member of a race of immortals as tales of a masked man selling weapons to both sides of a conflict stretch back to before the Great Sith War.
Some say he is the same man cloned time and again apon his death.
It is believed that he has personally killed over one thousand men with his vibrosword.
Still others claim that there are a succession of men who have donned the mask and mantle of Destro throughout the millennia.
Some claim that he is horribly scarred and wears the mask to hide his deformities from the galaxy at large.
Others claim that he is of an ancient race that is so hauntingly beautiful that to glance apon him is to instantly fall into so deep a love that you would take your own life out of dispair if he did not return your look.
There are even those that claim he is an anciend war droid that gained sentience and coats itself in synth-flesh to try to pass as a living organism.
The list goes on and on.
But disregarding all of the rumors, there is only one known fact about Destro: If you have the credits, he has the weapons. If you need anything from a standard sidearm to a high performance starfighter, you call Destro.
Destro runs one of the biggest weapons design/manufacturing/supply companies in the Galaxy, M.A.R.S. (Munitions Armament and Robotics Systems) and has supplied weapons to just about every army within that galaxy.
Accompanied at all times by members of his personal Army, the Durasteel Grenadiers, Destro travels from one war-torn system to another meeting the destructive demands of warlords and gangsters alike without letting any petty morals get in the way of making his fortune. Even without the presence of his Durasteel Grenadiers, I doubt anyone would want to start trouble with a man who carries mini proton torpedoes on his person.
Destro has ties to the the man known as "Cobra" and his "Brotherhood Of The Serpent". Destro's engineers and scientists have supplied the brotherhood with cutting edge technology since it's creation.
head: "Avengers Animated Series" Vision on a VvV Wave 7 Duke neck
body: POTJ Jedi Armor Qui Gon Jinn (modded)
cape: POTF2 Emperor's Royal Guard (modded)
sword: ARAH Destro v2
blaster: custom
wrist missiles: BBI mortar shells
I struggled long and hard over how to paint this figure. I was planning on going with the more well known silver helmeted look, but it just seemed wrong to have him leading his Grenadies if he was not in tradional IG colors.
Coming soon....Troopers galore!
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Galactic Intelligence: Joint Operations Elite
Reply #8 on:
November 12, 2005, 11:27 PM »
Here's the flipside of my "Brotherhood Of The Serpent", "Galactic Intelligence: Joint Operations Elite" (also known as GI:JOE
). GI:JOE is a top secret division of the New Republic Intelligence that answers directly to General Madine (at lest until his death in "Darksaber" when he's replaced by General A'bernathi).
Code Names are the same in both Universes
Stalker- Field Leader:
A former gang member and professional Smashball player who was booted out of the league for excessive roughness, Stalker seems born for combat. Joined the Rebel Alliance after his family was killed during the subjugation of his homeworld by the Empire. Served in combat across the galaxy. Stalker was a squad leader in the raid that enabled General Madine to defect from the Galactic Empire. Hand picked by General Madine to lead GI:JOE for his natural ability to inspire loyalty in his troops as well as his valor in combat.
Snake Eyes- Commando:
The Rebel soldier that would become known as Snake Eyes was severely wounded during General Madine's defection from the Galactic Empire. The Rebel soldier suffered a point blank blaster burn to the face and neck but refused medical treatment until Madine was safely aboard the Rebel extraction ship. His face was horribly burned and his vocal chords were destroyed. Due to his valiant sacrifice, his wounds were too extreme to be repaired by either the best medical droids in the Rebellion or even long-term immersion in Bacta Tanks.
Mercer- Infiltration/Imperial Operations Expert :
A former Imperial Stormtrooper who was involved in one too many atrocities before his concience caught up with him. Killed his superior officer instead of killing the pregnant Rebel officer he was ordered to shoot in the head when the Empire had finished torturing her for information. Hunted by the Empire, he served as a mercenary and pirate before joining the New Republic Intelligence Corps. Not fully trusted or liked by his fellow teammates but gets the job done no matter what hardships he has to endure. Constantly plagued by nightmares of his past deeds. Will do everything possible to hurt the Empire.
Recondo- jungle/forest warfare:
At 74, he is relatively young for a Wookie (barely an adult) but Recondo has seen more action than most of the members of GI:JOE. Joined the Rebel Alliance after escaping from Imperial slavery nearly thirty years ago. Took part in battles across the entire known galaxy before being selected by General Madine for service in GI:JOE. Sent solo on an ultra top secret mission to Endor that located and mapped the location of the Empire's shield generator and landing platform prior to the Rebel assault on the second Death Star. Hooked up with and led the second Rebel commando team on the assault against the Imperial landing platform.
Sub Zero- Arctic Warfare Specialist:
A fierce Shistavanen warrior, Sub Zero is completely at home in desolate frozen wastlands. Joined the Rebal Alliance and served in confrontations across the galaxy after learning of his littermate Lak Sivrak's death at the Battle Of Endor. Able to operate on his own for long periods of time due to the enhanced survival abilities of his species.
This is a continuing project and I am currently working on completing the full 18 man unit, about 6 of them are built and awaiting painting, and the rest are being designed. I'll post images when they're all done
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Re: Galactic Intelligence: Joint Operations Elite
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November 12, 2005, 11:29 PM »
Parts/Paint Recipies in case anyone wants to make their own
Saga/OTC General Lando head, pistol, holster and hands, Clone Wars Saesee Tiin body, Saga Endor rebel Soldier helmet and rifle, Chap Mei grenades, bayonette trimmed off of a PTE M-4.
base coat is "dark olive drab" acrylic, "o.d. green" enamel drybrushed on for weathering, brown trim is "chocolate brown" acrylic with "military brown" enamel drybrushed on.
Snake Eyes:
Clone Wars Deluxe Durge head with POTF2 Hoth Luke neck, Saga Endor Rebel Soldier torso and arms, Clone Wars Obi Wan waist and legs, big pack on back of bandolier was trimmed off of a Chap Mei M.P., web belt is made up of various Chap Mei and BBI pouches and a Saga/OTC General Lando holster and pistol, knife sheath on boot is cut from a Chap Mei Dino Power Ninja Fighter's harness, the knife is a Corps! knife that the handle has been shortened on, the blaster is part of a G.I.Joe rifle that came with a character named Bullhorn.
base coat on entire figure is "void black" acrylic with "euro-1 gray" enamel drybrushed on for weathering, grey trim is "euro-1 gray" enamel with "gunship gray" enamel drybrushed on, gloves were not painted to break up all of the black and gray.
Commtech/Saga/OTC Han Solo (Cantina Encounter/Flight To Alderaan), lower arms and chest plate from the Saga/Clone Wars Deluxe Clonetrooper, Ep.I softgoods Obi wan head with braid from Clone Ways Anakin for the poneytail, Saga Death Star Accessory Set Stormtrooper belt (modded to better fit POTF2 Stormtrooper blaster), unknown manufacturer knife.
Not much, just some black weathering on the armor and "military brown" enamel for the hair.
ROTS Sneak Preview Wookie Warrior, Chap Mei backpack, Operation:Aliens Pulse Rifle, Chap Mei curved machetes, Chap Mei grenades, bits of various manufacturer's straps and belts.
5 shades of brown (can't recall all of the shades' names) drybrushed over a "void black" acrylic base coat, "gunship gray" acrylic drybrushed ot all joints to approximate a realistic looking pelt, "dark olive drab green" acrylic base coat for the rifle and backpack with "o.d.green" enamel drybrushed on for weathering, "void black" acrylic for trim.
Sub Zero:
POTF2 Lak Sivrak head, , upper arms, hands, waist, upper legs, and feet, POTF2 Hoth Rebel Trooper torso w/ POTJ Cold Weather Adventure Obi Wan collar and pack, POTJ Cold Weather Adventure Obi Wan "skirt", POTF2 Snowtrooper shins, POTJ Cold Weather Adventure Obi Wan lower arms, Chap Mei snowshoes, Saga Teempto Pagalies goggles, modded G.I.Joe red Spot rifle.
base coat is "camoflague gray" enamel with "titanium white" drybrushed on, trim is "medium gray" enamel with "camoflague gray" enamel dry brushed on, belt is 3 tone brown to simulate leather, "silver" metallic enamel used for snowshoes and trim.
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"Halo/Halo2"-inspired Star Wars Customs
Reply #10 on:
November 12, 2005, 11:30 PM »
Here is the hero of the "Halo" series of video games, the Master Chief.
Parts: heavily modded Saga Clone Pilot body, OTC Cloud Car Pilot head, Episode I STAP Battle Droid backpack, custom weapons, Chap Mei grenades, helmet from J+R Productions.
My Spartan Sniper based on my player profile in the "Halo" series of video games.
Parts: heavily modded POTJ Sneak Preview Clonetrooper, Episode I STAP Battle Droid backpack, OTC Cloud Car Pilot head, custom weapons, J+R helmet.
Here are the characters from the popular internet shorts "Halo: Red Vs. Blue".
Red Spartan:
Parts: heavily modded POTJ Sneak Preview Clone Trooper torso and arms, OTC Cloud Car Pilot head, heavily modded Saga Clone Pilot legs, Episode I STAP Battle Droid backpack, J+R helmet.
Blue Spartan:
Parts: heavily modded Saga Clone Pilot torso/arms/waist, heavily modded POTJ Sneak Preview Clone Trooper legs, OTC Cloud Car Pilot, Episode I Battle Droid backpack, custom weapons, J+R helmet.
I use these guys as the crew for my Warthog MK III
Red Vs. Blue:
Here is a gallery of custom Star Wars-scale weapons from the Halo series of video games.
First up is my personal weapon of choice, the S2 AM Sniper Rifle:
Parts: Assembled from bits and pieces of almost a dozen different G.I.Joe and Star Wars weapons.
Next up is the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher:
Parts: Middle part of a Wave 7 Bazooka's bazooka, a spear from the "X-Men villian "Ahab", trimmings from several different G.I.Joe weapons.
Finally we have a medly of small arms. The ones on the left are M6C Pistols, and the larger ones on the right are M7/Caseless Sub Machine Guns:
Pistols: heavily modded Chap Mei Wild Force pistols and trimmings from a Saga Djas Puhr pistol.
SMGs: heavily modded Episode I Naboo Soldier rifles and pieces from "The Corps" sniper rifles.
This is a custom Halo-inspired vehicle completely kitbashed from parts of different lines.
The hull is an old G.I. Joe Extreme jeep, the windshield is also G.I. Joe Extreme, the wheels are Xyber-9, the front bumper and interior are Chap Mei, the rest is totally scratchbuilt.
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Starman (Comic) Life-Sized Props
Reply #11 on:
November 12, 2005, 11:42 PM »
I am a
fan of DC Comics' "Starman" character and decided to go as him for Halloween a few years back. I made his signature Gravity Rod and leather jacket for my costume but fell in love with them and decided to keep them permanently on display!
The Gravity Rod is made from several Rubies Ep.I Darth Maul lightsabers, a Luke Skywalker ROTJ lightsaber remote that stopped working, a plastic wine glass, the fuselage of a Cobra Pogo, the blade from a cheap-[censored] Grim Reaper schythe, and the head of an actual 3.75" rocket for the finial at the bottom.
The jacket is an actual leather jacket that i hand painted the symbol on. I searched high and low before finding a jacket that was amost exactly like the one from the comics. It was especially tough as the artist altered the look of the jacket itself (the symbol remained unaltered though- thankfully
) several times from issue to issue until finally settling on a permanent design. The front of the jacket has the "official" OCPD badge that DC released on the front left lapel.
Also visible in the pic (by the hanger) is a pair of custom painted welder's goggles (sadly, not the same design as the one in the comics as they are of an antique design and not easily found today
Somewhere I have pics of me in the full Starman get-up, when/if I find it on the hard drive.
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November 13, 2005, 04:48 AM »
I remember seeing these at FFURG. They're so nice it's a shame Hasbro doesn't incorporate this kind of quality in their GI JOE line. If they did, I'd have to start collecting GI JOE again.
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Re: Galactic Intelligence: Joint Operations Elite
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November 13, 2005, 04:51 AM »
I don't think I can keep up with all of these customs! So nice to see so much great work added here.
What a great cross between Star Wars and GI JOE. It's almost surprising that Hasbro hasn't done something like this, but with their recent crossover with Transformers, this could happen. If so, I only hope they make something similar in quality to your work.
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Re: "Halo/Halo2"-inspired Star Wars Customs
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I understand using the Sneak Preview Clone body for these. But if you have access to them, maybe using newer sculpts of Clones would be even better. That's not a knock on these figures though, just an idea for some already beautiful customs. Excellent paint schemes and perfect weathering.
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We are using CWS 184.108.40.206 and no further updates are necessary. I'm running two BizHubs (6500 and a 5501) and the 5501 works perfectly, but the 6500 has the Paper Catalog greyed out - I'm stumped how to get it back. Any suggestions?
We are using CWS 220.127.116.11 and no further updates are necessary. I'm running two BizHubs (6500 and a 5501) and the 5501 works perfectly, but the 6500 has the Paper Catalog greyed out - I'm stumped how to get it back. Any suggestions?
Do you mean the Paper Catalog icon in (CWS) Command WorkStation's Job Center is grayed out?
For the C6500, did it ever work?
If so, at what point did it cease being selectable?
Can you think of a change that occurred at that time that may have caused this?
What Fiery model / version is connected to C6500?
Is CWS being used on Mac, or Windows?
If you go to a second client with CWS installed do you see same issue with Paper Catalo being grayed out?
Thanks for the reply!
The greyed out part is when I select the properties of anything in the queue, and go to Media. The Paper Catalog drop down list is greyed out - although the Punched Paper, Paper Size, Type, Color, Input Tray and Paper Weight is not and I can select those.
Conversely, when I am in the Job Center tab - I can select the Paper Catalog there and everything shows up correctly - it seems I just cannot apply the catalog to any specific job. Very frustrating! I have yet to see anything called "Map to paper catalog" like it mentions in the manual.
I can't specify when exactly the change occurred, but the 6500 used to have full control of the paper catalog, and for some inexplicable reason, it disappeared (greyed out). I've just had enough and I thought I'd investigate further.
We are using Windows. Client CWS stations all show the same problem. We're using fiery system 9, CWS 22.214.171.124.
I hope this helps!
Specs are...Product: Fiery PRO80 65-55C-KM PS Color Server 3.0, Version: 3.0, Software: 9
Plus a screenshot is included.
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No one knows??
Seriously, I need to get this fixed! Anyone? Please?
Have you contacted your KM dealer regarding this?
If you have, but they are unable to resolve, they can escalate on your behalf to KM Tech Support.
Your dealer can also insure that your IC-303/305 is fully patched
So you do not know how to fix it?
Only reason I'm avoiding the tech call is the time required.
Any more ideas? Has anyone else had this issue, called support, and remembered what their solution was?
I can't say I have heard of this issue. Your description seems detailed enough.
You say you have v3.0 Pro80 System 9 connected to C6500, but what Fiery controller model/version is connected to C5501?
I think you need to pull the trigger as far as enlisting your dealer's assistance.
That Fiery's v3.0 system code was superseded by v3.0a back in July 2010.
v3.0a is the version that KM and EFI have supported since then.
I would have the dealer upgrade your Fiery to v3.0a and then run System Updates on it to install all patches that have been released for it since v3.0a release. The v3.0a comes with a newer User Software DVD which includes updated drivers and Fiery utilities
Thanks for the info, Scott! I'll do that and report back here with results when I get them.


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have posted this idea for an Ageratos setting in my brainstorm thread. Do you think it has that "Ageratos feel"? I haven't decided which bordering nation of Mysia's I will use. So far it is called "hostile nation". Can I work on this idea or is it not of the correct substance? Please forgive the fact that it is just fragments of sentences, it is a brainstorm after all and not the finished product It is a city state on the Mysian and a hostile nation's border. The Patriarchs of the City (Priests of the major Temples) need great political acumen to keep the great powers from annexing the city state. It is built on terraces on the western slope of a hill, overlooking an inland sea. Features: -The ziggurat of an arch-Priest of great power and influence (perhaps slightly cliche, but I like them soooooo much) -a great number of mysians and "other nation's citizens" bickering in the street, often ending in swordplay and duels. -a famous garden built on several levels of terraces, leaf filled branches often hanging into the streets on the lower terrace. -the "drowned legion" where hundreds of stone statues are partially submerged in a pool within the terrace gardens. They are bowing down, seemingly worshipping, their heads barely above the waterline. -"Harlot street" where the smoky wisps of narcotic substances linger, merging with the intense perfume of the Harlots and the smell of sweating men. A place of rowdy tavernas, colourful merchandise and exotic looking harlots and belly dancers in veils and jewelry. (Oooh no! Cleavage again! How dare I!?)
Anyway... if it is overlooking an inland sea, I would suggest that it lies on the border of Mysia and Carmania (who are definitely enemies), probably in the north (because Carmania narrows in the north between Mysia and the Sea of Esh-Eir, which is an inland sea {a very large one} lying between Ageratos and the Virtek Principalities to the east. In addition, the west of Mysia is fairly dry (even arid in places) all the way to the Western Wilderness and the Great Swamp. Again- I like it a lot. You have the thumbs up from me!
Okay I am working on the idea. I do have an awful lot of work to do, schoolwise, so the build could be slow. This place could be a cool starting area for PCs! It is between two important nations, near the awesome Sea of Esh-Eir, a political hotbed -full of intrigue, possibly an important trade centre, a major port of Esh-Eir, etc... Concerning the Atmosphere: Between the Terrace Garden, the statue pool, the ziggurats and temples and exotic locations like "Harlot Street", this should be a fairly cool city with a vibrant atmosphere. It could easily be expanded. Here are some suggestions: -The spirit shrine (or even several shrines): This is an open walled shrine (only a roof and four marble pillars) where an altar has been erected. On this altar are hundreds of candles, small bronze and terracotta idols, sacred glyphs written on holy scrolls, small bowls filled with coins, and other offerings to the spirits. The locals might believe that offerings at this altar keeps the evil spirits at bay or offer prayers to their protective spirits. (There might even be angry spirits that are sated by the offerings... Good for those moments when a PC is too sticky fingered for his own good -The crematorium: A mortuary close to the temple of <death god>(if you have one). Here the (rogue?) Priests of the Death God may perform messy surgery on select corpses, perhaps to seal the internal organ wounds, so that the soul won't return to possess the corpse of an individual who died in great distress. Maybe they are searching for potion ingredients or even the location of the soul, to interrogate or ask questions? Possibly there are mystical glyphs on the roof floor of the crematorium. This might be where the priests send the souls of the dead to the afterlife in an incense filled ritual complete with temple dancers and chanting acolytes (then the body is carted away, ready to be cast into the ovens). -Sewer Canal (hmmm... this nearly got deleted. Dunno if I like it much): Perhaps the sewer runs in a narrow, deep canal, instead of below ground, at the lowermost terrace? This could be where the sewer from the upper terraces (which are built in the terrace underground stonework) finally cascades into the canal which runs through the lowermost terrace (divided into the poor and the dock district. The canal runs through the poor district, of course The canal was built before the lowest terrace was used for more than the then small dock and the canal was far away from that place. The city grew and the poor got cheap land around the sewer canal. Since they are poor, no one cares enough to put it below ground. A place of crime, disease and poverty. Concerning politics: -The Council of Priests is the perfect environment for political intrigue. I guess Mysia and Carmania would definitely have their agents within the council. There could even be three factions; the Mysianists, the Carmanian Faction and the independents. Possibilities for alot of cloak and dagger stuff. The ruling lord should probably come from the independents (As they are able to play the other two factions against each other). Could result in political manouevers to replace the ruling lord with another of the X faction (Enter the PCs). -Envoys would probably be commonplace, haughtily approaching the ruling lord with the latest demands of Carmania or Mysia. Would be perfect opportunities for employment for the PCs (Ruling lord: "I have this problem, and your kind of answers is just the answer I am looking for. Now you just have to...") -Noble Terrace: A neighbourhood just below the uppermost terrace (where the City Council and the Arch-Priest's Ziggurat resides). This is where most council members and priests resides. "Babylonian" homes filled with extravagant carpets, expensive urns, terracotta idols and bronze utilities would serve as the perfect backdrop for some illegit missions to "Poison the Mysian agent's food" and the like.
Don't forget the Night Market, which is the daytime Mercantile Sector taken to incredible black market extremes. Also, a hidden (subterranean) Temple to the Thief God.
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Joseph Paul Franklin is seen in various booking photos provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections taken in (left to right) 2005, 2007 and 2012.
Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980 and the man who shot Larry Flynt and left him partly paralyzed, was executed Wednesday by the state of Missouri.
Franklin, 63, was put to death at a state prison a short time after the Supreme Court denied him a stay. His lawyers had contested the state's drug protocol for lethal injection and argued that he was not mentally competent. A lower judge had granted a stay on Tuesday.
Franklin was convicted in eight killings, and got the death penalty for a sniper attack outside a suburban St. Louis synagogue in 1977. He claimed responsibility for 20 killings in all.
Joseph Paul Franklin, 63, was executed in Missouri after the Supreme Court refused to intervene. The white supremacist targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country spree, claiming as many as 20 lives.
Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, was left paralyzed from the waist down after an attack in 1978. Franklin admitted to shooting both Flynt and Vernon Jordan, the civil rights leader and adviser to President Bill Clinton.
Franklin shot Flynt after Hustler published a photo shoot featuring a black man and a white woman. Flynt wrote earlier this year that he wanted "an hour in a room with him and a pair of wire-cutters and pliers, so I could inflict the same damage on him that he inflicted on me," but said he did not want to see Franklin killed.
Missouri and other states have had to change their drug formulas for executions and turn to lightly regulated compounding pharmacies to buy them. Major drugmakers in recent years have halted production of some execution drugs or ordered that they not be used in executions.
Like other states, Missouri long used a three-drug execution method. After drugmakers stopped selling those drugs to prisons and corrections departments, Missouri turned to a single drug for execution, propofol.
But Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the Department of Corrections to come up with a new drug after an outcry from the medical profession over planned use of the popular anesthetic in an execution. Most propofol is made in Europe, and the European Union had threatened to limit exports if it was used in executions.
The corrections department then turned to pentobarbital made through a compounding pharmacy. Few details have been made public about the compounding pharmacy, because state law provides privacy for parties associated with executions. Franklin was executed with pentobarbital.
The lower court judge who granted the stay, Nanette Laughrey of federal court in Jefferson City, wrote that Franklin "has been afforded no time to research the risk of pain associated with the department's new protocol, the quality of the pentobarbital provided, and the record of the source of the pentobarbital."
Opponents of the death penalty gathered late Tuesday outside the correctional center where Franklin was being held.
Margaret Phillips, chair of the St. Louis chapter of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, told the AP: "The delays are good in that it means that judges are seriously looking at these issues. However this ends up, they're taking this seriously enough to look at it."
The execution was the 35th in the United States this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, and the first in Missouri in almost three years.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.


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You've got my vote
Mapping the Social
I think it would be helpful to conduct a parallel survey that contrasts this data set with people who are not using 4square.
I would be skeptical that the behavior of people who use 4square is reflective of the overall neighborhoods in which they live. My guess is that 4square users represent a very particular kind of demographic. Interesting project & website regardless.
I would be skeptical that the behavior of people who use 4square is reflective of the overall neighborhoods in which they live. My guess is that 4square users represent a very particular kind of demographic. Interesting project & website regardless.
This may be a product of our ever quickening technological evolution, of computing, of the Internet, of nanotechnology, biotechnology and genetics, which may result in a sudden takeoff of artificial intelligence. Or a metaphysical global shift in human consciousness and awakening of spirituality. A crystalizing moment perhaps catalyzed by planetary alignment, galactic rhythms, the shift into a new astrological age and many factors too numerous to mention.
I'm interested in the commonality of these visions, and the broad ranging implications they may have. At first glance our technological growth, computing and thinking machines, may seem at odds with the growth and development of human consciousness & spirituality, but I believe them to be intrinsically linked and inseparable.
I believe in the power of sharing ideas, of thought, of words, written or spoken, and their ability to shape our perception & the world around us. I asked participants to consider our approach toward this singularity, this "new age of pure becoming", however they defined that, and reflect upon what that could mean. I asked them to help me actualize and manifest this singularity through the documentation and repetition of their desires and thoughts, through their written and spoken words.
To actualize and manifest ones desires as we approach this new age of pure becoming.
In my creation of the written document within the project I chose to highlight, and exclude portions of my collaborators texts. It is my hope that a viewer of this project would listen to the audio recordings as they read through the texts, pausing at times to listen only to the voices. The written document serves as a unified vision of their many perspectives around the subjects at hand. There are moments in which the participants in this project have very conflicting opinions, and diverge quite dramatically from my perhaps utopian vision of what the present, and the future could hold. It was my hope to gather a diverse range of perspectives on this idea of an approaching singularity, or new age, highlighting what was shared yet allowing for difference and complexity in the message.
It is my hope that this project is less of a static document that references something external to itself, but a living continuation of these concepts. I intend for it to not to act as a manual, a how-to, or a top-down instructional set of information outlining how one may live their life. But rather a living artifact of the ways in which this new moment, this new presence, is already all around us.
It is my hope that this project continue to catalyze the change that it itself outlines, inspiring a sense of flexibility within our consciousness, and help in part to make room in the world for a reawakening of humanity.
If you are interested in publishing this document, or would like to contribute to this ongoing project, please email me at sterlingcrispin(at)gmail(dot)com
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Reframing Tumblr: Hyper Geography
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"Jersey Shore's" Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is done with grenades and smushing with rhinos – reality TV's biggest ladies man is looking to settle down with one special lady!
"I would love to find 'Mrs. Situation,' love to!" the reality star told Access Hollywood Live's Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Friday.
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"It's really hard right now because, you know, it's hard to distinguish the girls, the good ones from the bad ones," he continued. "But, I guess both aren't bad."
As for his "perfect girl," the former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant has a list of qualities he's looking for.
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"I want a girl that is confident in herself and has her own things going on and is smart and intelligent and generous and sweet and, obviously, attractive as well," he explained. "Hopefully, she can cook. If she can't cook, it's cool, I'll cook, maybe she can clean."
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Who is iOffer? We're a Global Marketplace.
iOffer is an online marketplace where you can buy and sell practically anything. There are 100+ million items for sale with thousands of active buyers and sellers. iOffer was founded in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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The JCC Foundation works to support JCC in several ways: by helping to attract excellent students; by providing access to higher education by worthy and deserving students who demonstrate financial need; by encouraging students from our region to remain in the local workforce; and by promoting community involvement in the life of the college. The JCC Foundation's far-reaching goals are met only through the support of civic and business leaders, community partners, faculty and staff, alumni, and friends of the College. Service to others is implicit in the JCC Foundation's mission and goals.
If you have questions about how you can support JCC, or if you'd like to explore a method of giving not outlined here, please contact us. It will be our pleasure to help you match your gift to your personal values.
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Gifts to the JCC Foundation may take a variety of forms according to the needs and resources of our many donors. Gifts can be made in cash or through pledges, in real or personal property, in stocks or bonds, and through bequests or other planned gifts. There are a variety of ways in which you can support JCC and the JCC Foundation.
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I'm currently studying for exams and this has me stuck. A sample question from a past paper states:
Use the quadratic reciprocity theorem to determine whether $11$ is a quadratic residue $\mod p$ for primes of the form:
(i) $44k+5$
(ii)$44k+7$ etc...
Neither my books or my notes have any specific proofs related to this sort of mod p, so I would be very grateful if someone could go through the proof for the first value 44k+5. Step by step is vital.
My own progress
I do not know if its correct, but so far I have tried using what i think is the right formula: First, get ${1\over 2(p-1)} = 22k+2$ Second, list of numbers making up $44k+4$. This is the part confusing me. How the hell do I list numbers from 1 to $44k+4$ with $22k+2$ as the midway point? The book somewhat skips over this, assuming you just know how.
I have tried to make this question as clear as possible, but it is based on my own (very bad!) understanding of the question. Please feel free to ask for clarification if needed and I will supply it.


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Ingredients and Preparation
- Combine garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over halibut and let sit for a few minutes while grill heats up.
- Prepare grill. Cook fish on grill coated with cooking spray for about 5 minutes on each side, until fish is cooked through. Serve with lemon wedges.


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Three years ago, San Diego State men's soccer coach Lev Kirshner posed a question to his players.
They had just faced USD before a record crowd of 3,143 at Torero Stadium and now it was the Aztecs' turn to host the crosstown game. Did they want to play an afternoon game at home in front of a couple hundred fans the following season, or return to the caldron of Torero Stadium under the lights? They chose the latter.
But here's why Kirshner is smiling: He doesn't have to ask any more.
Said Kirshner: "It's a massive fixture, as they would say overseas."
Ramping up what already should be a crackling atmosphere are two things: USD is coming off a magical run to the Elite Eight of the
The main grandstand on the Sports Deck holds about 1,000. Temporary seating has been set up behind the goals and elsewhere for another 500 or so. Everyone else must stand.
Kirshner says they'll cut off entrance at 3,000, or roughly what USD drew the last two times they played at Torero Stadium while charging admission.
The Toreros lost six starters and two key reserves from a team that went on an eight-game win streak at midseason, including leading scorers Dan Delgado (nine goals) and Patrick Wallen (eight). USD coach Seamus McFadden is expected to start as many as four freshmen Friday.
"That's going to be interesting, to say the least," said McFadden, whose team is ranked 12th, 16th and 21st in the three major polls. "You just never know what you're going to get. It's a big moment and a big stage. You never know if they can dance until they get to the dance."
Kirshner has the opposite situation. He returns 11 players who started at least 10 games and 30 or 34 goals from a team that finished 7-9-3. He has 10 seniors among his top 13 players and, so far, no major injuries after a season filled with them.
"I've always made the comment that I'll take talent over experience every day," Kirshner said. "I've got both."
It makes for a fascinating matchup, the nationally-ranked program travelling to its senior-laden rivals hungry to play them in a marquee setting under the lights. Enjoy it, too. They didn't play last season and indications are they won't in 2014 due to scheduling conflicts; Kirshner and McFadden said they are hopeful for 2015.
"They're highly motivated to beat us," said McFadden, an SDSU alum in his 35th year at USD. "That just kind of tells you that we're the team to beat, you know? But it's good for them. I'm glad they got the lights. They've worked hard to get the lights. It'll be a fun night."
USD at SDSU
What: Season opener in men's soccer.
Site/time: SDSU Sports Deck/7 p.m. Friday.
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What does it take to elevate the common ant from picnic pest to household pet?
To thousands of children and many adults, the answer is a bit of soil and a see-through enclosure that, in these modern times, can be made from an extra CD case or bought tricked out with special projection lights.
Ant farms, the narrow glass or plastic containers filled with soil that mimic ant colonies, have been popular among generations of children, and marketers say they remain in-demand even in the age of computers and video games.
Uncle Milton Industries, a Los Angeles-based company that has been in business for six decades, has sold more than 20 million ant farms. Company founder Milton Levine and his brother-in-law invented the ant farm nearly 60 years ago, and the company continues to update its main product, such as with a version that includes a light that projects the ants' shadows on the ceiling.
"As the world gets more complex, some of these classic toys become more popular," said Ken Malouf, vice president of marketing and product management.
Thousands of people, not just children, enjoy insects as pets and are willing to spend the time and money on them, said Lila Higgins, manager of the Citizen Science and Live Animals exhibit at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum.
"We have 16,000 people come to our bug fair every year, and a lot of them buy or collect insects as pets. As long as we're buying from responsible traders and collecting responsibly, I think the benefit (of taking queen ants) can far outweigh the cost to our environment," Higgins said.
Ant farms can be an easy way to help nurture a child's interest in insects, since they can be homemade or purchased. Uncle Milton Industries' ant farms come with 12 to 20 harvester worker ants, which are chosen because "they are diggers, strong and robust," Malouf said.
Queen ants are not included, so the colony will last about three months, he said. A colony reproduces because of the queen, its sole fertile member.
Noah Shryack of Stanton, Texas, "has loved ants since he was 1 or 2, and he put them in his bucket and tried to bring them in the house," said his mom, Lana. She promised he could get an ant farm "when he was old enough," which was last Christmas, when he was 5.
"He loves it. He checks every morning to see what the ants have done overnight," said Shryack, who likes taking a look too. "I was almost as excited as him," she said.
Rachael Estanislao, an Atlanta blogger and mother of a 6-year-old boy, treats her son's ant farm as an educational toy.
"It's definitely like learning to have a pet. It's about learning to respect their environment and helping them live healthy," she said.
Those who want to build their ant farms can do so with a handful of CD cases and instructions that are readily available online. The trickiest part is filling the colony with harvester ants — the best type for keeping as pets — and catching a queen, since she has a lot of worker ants protecting her, Higgins said.
The best time to catch a queen, which is bigger than the worker ants, is after the mating flight, Higgins said. Once a colony is settled, it will become "quite a yearslong investment," Higgins said.
Online resources
Arizona State University: www.askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/ant_farm
Los Angeles County Natural History Museum: www.nhm.org
Uncle Milton Industries: www.unclemilton.com