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kew88 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Cai Shi Consulting, Leading with Ability & Insight
I have always worked in corporations and after my last lay off decided it is time to branch out on my own.
I am passionate about people - seeing them connect to the larger strategic goals of the organization while achieving their personal goals in the workplace.
I wanted a name that had a vision behind it of what I want to accomplish with this business. From a website of Chinese pin yin phrases I found the phrase "cai shi" which means ability & insight. So, my consulting practice now has a name "Cai Shi Consulting – leading with ability & insight". I am not of Asian decent but the meaning behind this phrase resonates with me and I hope will resonate with potential clients.
My target audience is small/medium sized businesses or non-profits who may not have dedicated Human Resources support.
My consulting practice will provide services to assist companies in developing their leaders and supervisors to better manage the people who report to them.
My logo should meet these requirements.
The name should read as follows:
Cai Shi Consulting
Leading with Ability & Insight
You can play with the second line - it is like the company message - it needs to be there as it helps explain the name of the company.
As I mentioned I am not of Asian decent so I do not want the logo to have an Asian look to it. I don't want to mislead potential clients to think that is my background.
Since my practice centers on leadership development I would like the logo to have a visonary feel to it - something that portrays the concepts of ability and insight - you know, like future focused.
Here are some guidelines:
1. No cartoons.
2. Not too elegant or fancy - I am pretty laid back so fancy and elegant don't work for me.
3. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. I want something that stands out but isn't elegant or fancy.
4. Please stay with a printed font - not script.
Here is an example of a logo that I like (but am not locked into this approach):
Here is an example of what I don't like - see the design for Aditi Consulting:
Please feel free to experiment with colors but avoid orange, red, purple and yellow. My favourite colour is blue.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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Guest post by Wendy Bernfeld, Managing Director, Rights Stuff It's no surprise for producers and distributors, that revenues from traditional sources such as TV and DVD have generally been declining, along with minimum guarantees for international sales. Despite earlier disappointments, we have seen that the digital marketplace (web, mobile, IPTV/vod, etc) has now become a source of real revenue, although requiring careful attention to suitable platforms, 'windowing' and deal structuring.
Rights Stuff has spent the last decade dedicated particulary new media platforms , or traditional platforms expanding into new media dealings, as well as filmmakers/distributors/ content owners, helping them in content acquisition/licensing and maximising revenue streams. There are a wealth of opportunities arising from non-traditional/digital platform buyers and funding sources, outside the comfort zone of your usual buyers database . Even beyond known IPTV, web and mobile platforms; there are also gaming/consumer electronics platforms, kiosks, memory card makers and handset manufacturers in the video space. Even as recently as this summer, New tablet devices, OTT (Over-the-top) boxes and web enabled connected TV's further blur the distinctions and assumptions affecting deal-making and audiences. Opportunities are multiplied when you take the international arena into account, and good target markets for new media deals are often overlooked.
For example, VOD is no longer just 'one thing' to hold back or give away; it can span up to a dozen different forms,(Transactional (TVOD),Suscription (SVOD,) free, ad-supported ( AVOD), sell-thru (EST/DTO, etc), and span different platforms (IPTV, web, mobile, handhelds etc) each affecting rights and license potential. Each can now represent a small but cumulative revenue stream in the generally non exclusive new media licensing scheme.
Even if a producer is blocked in his local country due to prior production or broadcaster funding /presales, the opportunities are often wider outside their own local region. Overall, whether electing to focus time maximizing exploitation across all possible avenues, or just focussing on a few key big brand deals, it is already worth the hell!
However, keep in mind that in most European countries, there are still extremely limited, legal alternatives for video viewing, (for example I-tunes video is still NOT available in most of Europe) and pirated free viewing is the real competition.
One of our European clients, indiemoviesonline.com, tackled this challenge by offering high end independent feature films, streamed online, free to consumer, but on a targeted premium rate ad-supported (AVOD) basis. With clever SEO (search engine optimization) and other tech tools, they managed to redirect significant traffic away from these pirate sites. In one case, they achieved 10,000 views in one weekend for an otherwise lesser known film.
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VALKYRIE Rig - Free standing - 3 Cell with Triangle Chin Bars, Wall Ball Targets and Shrimp Trawlers - Black
- Versatile Training System
- Customizable Cell Connectors
- 3,000kg Weight Rating
- OptiGrip PolyResin Coating
- Computer Cut for Smooth, Safe Edges
- UV Treated and Rust Resistant
- Super Strong Steel
- Range of Rig Attachments
$ 9,349
Introducing the Valkyrie Rig
Valkyrie Steel
- Thickness - 4mm (8 Gauge)
- Upright Size - 75mm x 75mm
Pick up a Valkyrie upright and you'll know exactly what we mean when we say these are heavy. Stronger than structural steel, you could literally build your house out of them and have better cyclonic ratings than most structures in Australia.
Our Mono Lifts, Chin Bar Attachment Plates, J Hooks, Spotting Arms and Dip Bars all use 10mm steel plate. They are over engineered for a no-compromise solution.
OptiGrip PolyResin Coating
Three years of research, development and trials resulted in our signature OptiGrip PolyResin coating. Far exceeding the specifications of the powder coatings you've seen on other rigs, it resembles a hammer tone finish with micro air pockets - it doesn't rip your hands during high repetition chin ups.
It holds chalk. It's extremely difficult to damage. It's UV resistant, so it can be used outdoors without being damaged by sunlight or corrosion.
Valkyrie Components
Valkyrie Uprights
Each Valkyrie Upright is a thick, super durable steel column. They are stronger than any other rig upright in production - not just in Australia, but around the world. Each 75mm upright is specifically designed with 4mm thick walls that hold three thousand kilograms when they are assembled into a cell. It's a weight rating that isn't contempt just leaving other rigs in the dust - it also outperforms market leaders in power cages, and even the structural steel used in cyclone-prone areas of North Queensland.
Each Valkyrie Upright has cleverly designed and positioned pin hole placements - allowing for multiple configurations without conflicting bolt layouts.
Chin bars can be positioned perpendicular to each other with only a slight offset, allowing for complete layout customisation. The bolt and pin holes are cut using CNC technology whilst other rigs are simply drilled. CNC Cut holes result in a near perfect cut, eliminating the sharp edges and burrs that can be seen on other rigs.
Uprights are available in multiple heights.
- 3500mm
- 3000mm
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Chin Up Bars
Cell Width - 1080mm
- Standard Grip - 34mm
- Fat Grip - 49mm
- Standard with Offset Attachment Plate - 34mm
- Dual Height - 34mm
Cell Connections
- Riangle Chin Bar - 1800mm x Dual 34mm
- Single Chin Bar - 1800mm x 34mm
- RHS - 75mm - Optional Length
- 1800mm Square Tube
- 1080mm Square Tube
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- 610mm Square Tube
- Dual Height - 34mm & 49mm
Dip Bar
The Valkyrie Dip Bar is engineered to provide the ultimate no-moving-parts dip experience. The OptiGrip PolyResin coating provides superior grip and chalk retain to ensure safety, with a tapered width to cater to different body sizes.
It only requires one pin, and it's zero tolerance design ensures supreme stability.
Spotting Arms
You'll never trust another spotting arm again. A pair of Valkyrie Spotting Arms will hold up to 1800kg at the point farthest from the rig.
We've heard people say that this simply isn't required - but when you factor in gravity's effect on a falling barbell, you wouldn't want to be underneath anything less.
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Using the same precison cut steel as all of our other Valkyrie components, the Elite J Hook brings robotic welding to the spotlight. Take one look at the weld and you'll instantly know why these hooks justify their presence in our lineup.
With a perfect knit from top to bottom, there's no compromise made to these hooks - and when you've got clients safety on the line, it's easy to understand why. You won't find cheap tac
Shrimp Trawler Arm
Perfect for hanging boxing bags or climbing ropes, the Shrimp Trawler arm lives up to its namesake.
Giving you 1080mm of clearance from the edge of the rig, these thick steel tubes provide ample room for whatever is attached to the end of them, so that a full circle of engagement can be employed without costing you station space.
Flying Pull Up Bar
When you need to climb, look no further. Giving you four positions, the Flying Pull Up Bar will build explosive back strength like nothing else.
Perfect for extending the ends of a conditioning based rig, this attachment is coated with our signature OptiGrip PolyResin for incredible grip and durability - without tearing up your hands.welds on Valkyrie components - period.
Accessory Components
- Utility Peg
- Boxing Bag Shackle
- Carabiner Shackle
- Speed Ball Attachment
Olympic Platforms
The Valkyrie Olympic Platform is the first major innovation in platform design in decades. Using a modular, angled plate design, it minimises trip hazard and looks amazing doing it. The frame design contains our premium rubber flooring, including ultra dense Armadillo AngularImpact™ tiles that mitigate plate impact and ensure the best performance from your bumpers.
The Valkyrie Olympic Platform is completed with custom cut Bamboo strips, built by hand to ensure premium craftsmanship and longevity.
- Frame - 3m x 2m
- Rubber Thickness - 50mm
- Bamboo Platform - 1000mm Width with Customizable Length
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We've built hundreds of rigs - and unsurprisingly, it's very rare that two will ever be identical. There's a myriad of different configurations you can build and customize - and there's nobody more experienced than our rig architects to help you do it. When you buy a rig through Aussie Strength, we'll walk you through the whole process, and build you a complimentary three dimensional render before the final construction to make sure everything is perfect.
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All-purpose threat Percy Harvin totaled 116 yards and two touchdowns, and a dominating defensive effort helped the upstart Vikings roll past the listless Titans 30-7.
Christian Ponder threw two touchdowns and rookie Blair Walsh kicked three field goals for the Vikings (4-1), who surpassed their win total from all of last season. Minnesota shut down Tennessee (1-4) star running back Chris Johnson, who ran for just 24 yards on 15 carries, after breaking out for 141 yards against Houston last week.
Johnson wasn't the only one that struggled. In fact, at one point Harvin had more total yards than the Titans. Matt Hasselbeck, filling in for the injured Jake Locker, was 26-of-43 for 200 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Minnesota was in control from the start. Harvin's 4-yard touchdown run capped a nine-play, 91-yard drive and gave the Vikings a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter.
Walsh added field goals of 42, 36 and 26 yards to make it 16-0 at the half. Late in the third, Harvin caught a pass from Ponder, bounced off a pair of defenders and scored from 10 yards out, giving the Vikings a 20-7 lead.
Ponder entered the game as the only quarterback yet to throw an interception, but was picked off on consecutive attempts - once before halftime and again at the start of the second half. He finished 25-of-35 for 258 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Johnson ran for 12 yards on eight carries and lost a fumble in the first half. ... Commissioner Roger Goodell was in attendance. ... Harvin had more total yards (95) in the first half than the entire Titans' team (88). ... Minnesota rookie safety Harrison Smith was ejected in the second quarter for shoving an official during a scrum.


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Gabriel Nderitu, an I.T. specialist in Kenya, spent six months researching aircraft on the Internet and a year building this airplane in his front yard. His dream of flying won't die even if reality — and Kenyan authorities — are keeping him grounded.
When asked why he's doing it, the 42-year-old Nderitu cites a boyhood interest in aviation saying, "So maybe it was a missed career, which I'm trying to re-create."
Nderitu employed five men and spent $8,500 to help with welding and assembly of a redlines-at-4,000 rpm Toyota engine driving a 74-inch wooden propeller through a simple reduction belt drive. The powertrain's mounted on a home-built modular airframe skinned with aluminum sheet metal.
Nderitu says "a bit of it was a bit of reinventing the wheel... not really looking and trying to copy." The aircraft isn't quite finished and there is no guarantee Nderitu's craft will ever be capable of flight, much less licensed by Kenyan authorities, or even be allowed to fly to determine airworthiness. But that's not the point. This is more than just an almost-finished airplane, it's an inspiration to anyone who thinks that there's anything impossible.
If a man can build an airplane in the front yard of a ramshackle shanty on a dirt road in Kenya, then anything is possible.
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Drifting Through Eden
WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 22, 2013
THERE WAS ONE SEAT LEFT ON THE RIVERBOAT, and a chicken snagged it. I slouched in the aisle, trying to make my bag look oppressively heavy on my shoulder. We were on the midmorning "slow" boat, about to embark on a long day's drift down Nicaragua's Rio San Juan. I needed that chicken's seat.
The San Juan slices across Central America for some 120 miles, beginning at Lake Nicaragua, forming a good stretch of the border with Costa Rica and ending at the Caribbean Sea. It was nearly the site of the interoceanic canal, and as early as the 16th century, conquistador Hernán Cortés is said to have written to the King of Spain: "He who possesses the Rio San Juan could be considered the owner of the world."
Nicaragua's richest man, Don Carlos Pelas, is opening Nicaragua's first luxury hotel next month, courting the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton crowd. WSJ's Andrea Petersen and McCabe World Travel president Anne Morgan Scully join Lunch Break with details. Photo: Andrew Kaufman.
But Panama beat Nicaragua in the canal race. The world's ships went south and the San Juan passed through the 20th century in a hush. No roads carved up its marshy banks. Only local boats plied its waters. The San Juan's destiny was sealed in the 1990s, when the Nicaraguan government turned 640,000 acres of pristine rain forest along the river's homestretch into a nature preserve.
It was this untamed area in the southeastern corner of Nicaragua that my father and I were aiming for in December. Most people who explore the San Juan start in the bustling lakefront city of San Carlos, head about three hours downstream to the town of El Castillo and turn back—what lies ahead is astonishingly remote. We set aside four days to travel the river's length, using local ferries and hired boats to explore backwaters that carve into a jungle that rivals the Amazon for wildness.
The trip was made somewhat simpler last spring when La Costeña airlines began offering service from the river's final port, San Juan de Nicaragua, to Managua. Travelers can now reach the edge of Nicaragua's map without having to double back to get home—if they make their plane.
As my father reminded me many times when we embarked on Wednesday, there were only a couple of flights per week. If we didn't make it to the sea by Sunday, we would be stranded for several days in San Juan de Nicaragua, a sliver of civilization on the coast.
I had managed to displace the chicken on our panga boat—a long dugout that seated as many people as a city bus—and tried not to fret about our slow pace as we slinked away from the bottom corner of Lake Nicaragua, a hub of the country's tourist activity. We sent the gentlest eddies through the olive-green waters. We had the river to ourselves; for mile after mile, we saw no human imprint whatsoever.
El Castillo came as a shock when we reached it midafternoon, its rapids sudden and loud. High on a hill, crowning the turquoise- and red-roofed homes across the waterfront, sat a stone fort that was once a lookout for pirates.
There is one street in El Castillo, and it led us straight to Hotel Victoria, a handsome two-story house wrapped in porches. After a morning of staring at the jungle's edge, I was dying to see what lay beyond. This wetland tract of Nicaragua, after all, is said to boast more biodiversity than all of Europe. But night fell early, and by 6 p.m., there was only one way to explore the backwaters—by signing up for an alligator hunt.
The night air was slick and cool as our motorboat set out across the glassy black tablet of the river. The North Star was as legible and unwavering in the water as it was in the sky. No one else had signed up for the hunt, which meant a private journey chartered by Juan Aguilar, who wasted no time spotting a gator, asleep in the reeds mid-river. Its yellow eye caught the glare of Mr. Aguilar's headlamp—our cue to kill the engine and drift.
The sonic landscape of the jungle took over. The chirps and buzzes of countless critters surged, and the gator made a fluid escape—as would many others. We stole down some of the San Juan's narrowest veins, where the river felt more like a flooded forest and palm fronds hung low over their reflections. Our sharp-eyed guide parted tree fronds to reveal a drowsy kingfisher, tugged an iguana away from its midnight snack and borrowed a red-eyed tree frog from a banana patch.
I struggled to figure out what Mr. Aguilar had spotted as we floated up to a towering sota caballo tree. The branches looked crowded with white ornaments—egrets that had gathered together to sleep. Mr. Aguilar eventually pulled a young gator from the river bottom, and I snapped a photo. But what stayed with me was the sight of dozens of snowy egrets in one tree.
We awoke the next morning to a dilemma: We were out of cash. You can get many things in El Castillo—freshwater shrimp, cacao milkshakes, thick tortillas, but we were some 40 miles from the nearest ATM. Dad and I took our time admitting there was only one option—returning to Lake Nicaragua and beginning our journey anew.
But this time, we opted for the fast boat and made it back to El Castillo by afternoon, cash in hand. With 86 miles to go and a full two days to get there, we bought tickets for the Friday morning panga boat. It pulled up on time, if precariously full of burlap sacks, backpacks and a classroom's worth of kids.
It was pure jungle from there on—a roughly eight-hour journey through a nature preserve nearly twice the size of Mexico City. Once we penetrated the Indio Maiz Biological Reserve, the trees started to look like giants furry with vines. Some Nicaraguans call this sanctuary "the lungs of the world," proud of its contribution to clean air. When something man-made at last appeared, everyone on board perked up. It was a foundered steamship, poking its rusty cylinder above water.
To travel the San Juan is to ponder what might have been had the canal come—locks and container ships instead of lush, sleepy banks. From where I sat in the riverboat, watching the elegant liftoff of herons and hearing the splash of a tarpon fish, it was hard to feel that Nicaragua had lost out.
Cool rains pelted our riverboat and everyone scrambled to unspool plastic tarps over the boat's sides. I only knew from the sound of splintering wood that we'd made an ungraceful arrival at the Caribbean, banging up another boat.
In San Juan de Nicaragua with one day to spare, we set out in torrential rain, chartering a motor boat to explore the soupy brown tributaries that split off the San Juan. Rain filled my rubber boots, pruned our fingers and fried my father's iPhone. The captain was scooping rainwater from the hull as he steered, so when the nose of our boat turned toward a pair of sagging trees, I wondered whether his hand had slipped. But to Norberto, this narrow space was river. We helped push bloated branches out of the way until we reached a hidden lagoon where, in fairer weather, manatees are said to show their noses.
The rains intensified and we had to turn right back, but just before we did, I pictured myself on the map. It was hard to imagine ever going deeper into the jungle.
THE LOWDOWN: Rio San Juan, Nicaragua
Getting There: Several airlines, including Delta, American and United, fly from the U.S. to Managua. San Carlos is about a 3½-hour drive away via the new Acoyapa-San Carlos highway. La Costeña airlines also runs a few flights per week from Managua to San Carlos ( lacostena.com.ni ).
On the River: Riverboats—"fast" and "slow" pangas—leave many times a day from San Carlos for El Castillo. The slow panga from El Castillo to San Juan de Nicaragua runs less frequently. Buy tickets the day prior if possible, as boats sometimes sell out. La Costeña currently offers two flights a week from San Juan de Nicaragua to Managua.
Staying There: Hotel Victoria is the most elegant option in El Castillo, with a cozy bar and one of the best restaurants in town (505-2583-0188). Rio Indio Lodge situates you right at the door of the Indio Maiz Biological Reserve and arranges guided hikes (therioindiolodge.com ).
What to Pack: Bring rain gear and binoculars, as the bird-watching is exceptional. Rubber boots are necessary for outdoor activities in this marshy region, but they're sold in most towns along the Rio San Juan. Luggage space is limited on boats, so pack light. And carry sufficient cash, so you don't have to double back as we did.


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I'm hoping to host a Tournament this Saturday (tomorrow) on the TSG twitch page! It'll be a one on one bracketed setup where the winner of a best of three matches will move on.
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The way the matches will work will be a bit odd as well. since you can't have custom brackets online I'll have to make the matches with three players (myself and the two opponents)I'll Self Destruct off of the side of the stage twice, on the second SD the match will start.
Sadly there will be no prize for this tournament. I'll be starting the stream a little before 1PM Central.
All players should be there at the twitch page until they're eliminated, just so you know when to join in. If a player isn't in the match after about 5 minutes they'll be disqualified, we can't really wait on people.
Add me on Nintendo Network so you'll be able to play! NNID: Metal_Man
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Key al Qaida members among escapees in Yemen prison break
More than two dozen escaped prisoners, including several convicted members of al Qaida's Yemen affiliate, remained at large Friday after a daring attack on Sanaa's Central Prison Thursday night.
Armed militants laid siege to the heavily fortified prison shortly after sunset, setting off two car bombs and exchanging fire with soldiers guarding the prison, killing seven. One of the explosions blew a hole in the prison's wall near an area where inmates convicted of terrorism-related offenses were housed. By the time reinforcements arrived and sealed off the area, 29 prisoners had escaped, including 19 who were imprisoned on terrorism charges, according to a statement by Yemen's Interior Ministry.
At least three of the escapees were convicted in December on charges related to an assassination attempt earlier in the year against Yemen's president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Five escapees had been sentenced to death, including Hisham Mohamed Assem, who was convicted for a 2010 attack on an oil company compound in Sanaa that left a French engineer dead, and Saleh al Shawish, a skilled bomb maker who vowed revenge at his 2010 sentencing.
Yemeni officials did not mince words when commenting on the potential implications of the prison break.
"It's a disaster," said an official briefed on security matters, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic. He noted that the escapees included "operational figures."
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Yemeni officials and analysts were quick to point out that the attack bore the hallmarks of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based al Qaida affiliate that U.S. officials have said poses the greatest terrorism threat to the United States. AQAP claimed a similar attack in December on Yemen's Ministry of Defense.
Prison breaks have played important roles in al Qaida's operations in Yemen. In 2006, a number of jailed al Qaida-linked fighters tunneled out of the Political Security prison in the center of the Yemeni capital. One of those escapees was Naser al Wuhayshi, AQAP's founding emir, who remains at large despite continuing U.S. drone strikes targeting militant leaders in Yemen.
Escapes elsewhere also have helped bolster other al Qaida-linked groups. A Syrian activist recently released from a makeshift Aleppo jail run by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria told McClatchy that many of the guards at the facility had escaped from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison during an al Qaida-engineered attack in July 2013.
"Prison breaks have been happening with alarming frequency in the Middle East this year," said Gregory Johnsen, whose book "The Last Refuge" is about Yemen and AQAP. "Each time it happens, al Qaida gets a shot in the arm."
In part, that's because hard-line al Qaida militants are often able to recruit new members inside prison in a way they can't on the outside, he said. "Then, when a prison break occurs, all these new members rush to join al Qaida and the problem grows," he said.
Thursday's attack underscored the lingering security vacuum in the Yemeni capital. Kidnappings of foreigners have begun to occur with alarming regularity, while assassinations of security officials take place on a nearly weekly basis.
Many have directed their anger at Yemen's interior minister, Abdulqader Qahtan, and other security officials, sharply criticizing them for failing to increase security at prisons housing al Qaida-affiliated convicts, noting that the group's intent to break their members from prison has long been common knowledge. In a message last August, Wuhayshi vowed to free imprisoned members of AQAP.
Others, noting the apparent ease with which the attack was carried out, have argued that it's likely the attackers had inside help, repeating old claims that al Qaida has infiltrated Yemen's security apparatus.
The escapes also are likely to further complicate Yemen's efforts to persuade the United States to transfer home Yemeni citizens held at Guantanamo Bay. Yemenis make up the majority of the 155 men held at the detention center in Cuba, but U.S. officials have said they are concerned that Yemen could not properly hold them if they were returned.


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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Hoisu advertising
I have just heard a blood curdling scream from an adjacent cell caused by the appearance of a most horrific apparition: a non-alcoholic whisky!
It is produced by "Scottish Spirits Ltd.", a Panama based company run by a family called "Katz" (1,2), who claim to turn out more than one million cases of "Scotch whisky" a year (ahem, ahem). Their revolutionary brand seems to have more than one incarnation. As well as "Black Zero", they also make "ArKay", a non-alcoholic whisky which "is specifically targeted for Muslim consumers worldwide since it is Halal approved. ArKay non alcohol whisky tastes and looks exactly like traditional Scotch Whisky. It is suitable for drinking straight up or with soda, tea or other mixers. ArKay is the result of 10 years of research and development." The minimum order is 1,200 bottles.
I hate to break it to the Katz family but, as usual, the Japanese are way ahead in these sorts of heresies. Step forward "Maboroshi no Sake Hoisu", which roughly translates as "Illusory/dreamy alcohol Hoisu." It was invented way back in 1955.
During in the golden age of Japanese whisky drinking, between the 1950s and 1980s, everybody wanted to drink a whisky high ball. While I was researching for my book in Osaka recently, Eiji Eigawa, landlord of Torys Bar in Juso, told me: "The boss used come in and order a high ball. Then, everybody with him would order a high ball, right down to the newest guy in the office. It's not like that now. The youngest guy will order a single malt".
However, at the beginning of the high ball era, your average Joichi could not always afford proper whisky. Which is where "Hoisu" came in. Basically, it was a high ball mixer. You just stuck in some super cheap korui shochu and you had a "Hoisu-ky high ball" without any need to get involved in that peskily expensive foreign spirit. When the Japanese started earning a bit more cash they fell out of love with their grubby old consort but it has recently enjoyed a bit of a resurgence, along with everything else "Showa retro". There are whole magazines devoted to the bars (1,2,3,4) hawking this sort of stuff.
I should also mention "Hoppy", a retro "beer" mixer that has become really big in recent years. The company that makes it saw sales more than double to ¥2.33 billion a year in the five years to 2006 and you see its flags all over the drinking districts. The irony is, of course, that the "nostalgic" 20 and 30-somethings that are fueling this boom never actually experienced what they are pining for. I love these layers of facsimile and fake.
I sometimes drink Hoppy as a low alcoholic beer. I put water in rather than the shochu is was designed to be cut with (one part shochu to five parts Hoppy is the normal mix). It is better and/or cheaper than the non-alcoholic beers in Japan right now. I must admit I have never tried Hoisu, with shochu or water, but I am sure it would taste about as good as "ArKay". So, if you want to get the authentic taste of fake non-alcoholic whisky-like-stuff, forget Panama and come to the real home of alcoholic monkey business: Japan. They have been doing it here for nearly a century. And don't even get me started on the happoshu "beer" and the "third category beer"...
4 comments:
- Tim F said...
Superb piece, Chris. The nightmare continues :).
BTW, I just realised that I don't yet have a link to you on my site, for which apologies. I will rectify this immediately.
- June 11, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- Tramado said...
Oh, boy! I should have known that the y had this non-alcoholic drink way back since 1955. I would've stocked on half a dozen bottles per month and indulged myself during my carefree time rather than stick to juice or light beer.
- June 12, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Chuwy said...
Nice entry.
Hoppy. Man, that is some nasty stuff. They've got a few incarnations out in stores and they are all pretty awful.
- June 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Nice post about wiskey...
Keep posting...
- June 18, 2009 at 12:22 AM
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An email that I received this morning from Amazon inspired me to write this post today. The email was about Gluten-free items on Amazon being up to 40% off. The one item in particular that caught my eye was the Dr. Kracker Flatbread Krackers – Sunflower Cheddar. Not only were these listed in the email ad as gluten-free items, but on the item description page, "Great for gluten-free diets", is highlighted. Then you scroll down to the ingredients:
Organic Whole Grain Spelt Flour, Filtered Water, Organic Cheddar Cheese (Organic Pasteurized Milk, Hannilase Enzyme, Salt, Cultures), Organic Sunflower Seeds, Organic Flaxseeds, Sea Salt, Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Spelt Bran, Yeast, Organic Barley Malt Syrup.
And then safety information:
Safety Information
Contains milk and wheat.
And then, the CYA disclaimer:
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Actual product packaging and materials may contain more and different information than what is shown on our website. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. Please see our full disclaimer below.
Ultimately we are responsible for ourselves & the food we put into our mouths. If the product is labeled correctly, the information is there for use to protect ourselves, even if a company is calling the product "gluten-free" by putting it in an ad or on a shelf that says so.
This is just a reminder to read labels every.single.time. you buy/eat a product. I know how easy it is to become complacent when buying and eating the same products over & over. I am very loyal to the brands I know I can trust, however, I always double check. You never know when a recipe or a supplier has changed.
On another note, Hannah said something today to me regarding my having to follow a gluten-free diet. She said "Mom, I am so sorry that you have to eat gluten-free." I looked at her and smiled and then said "Thank you, but I am thankful for being able to eat gluten-free." I went on, "I feel better than I used to feel and I am thankful that if I have to have a disease, that it is Celiac Disease and not something more serious, like Cancer." I think that too often, when the going gets tough, we start to feel sorry for ourselves & mourn the loss of what we thought was our beloved gluten-filled foods. Little did we know that those foods were damaging our bodies and all we had to do to change that, is change our diet.
Have a wonderful, gluten-free day!
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2013 Outdoor Track
Finished fifth overall in the Southern Conference Championships (April 20-21) in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:13.03 to earn UNCG four team points … Posted a personal-best 800-meter time of 2:13.01 in the SoCon Championship preliminaries to advance to the finals … Owns the top threeU NCG times in both the 400-meter and 800-meter races … Set a personal-record in the 400-meter race at the High Point VertKlasse Meet (March 22-23) with a time of 58.11 … Posted a new career-best in the 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:50.24 at the Wake Forest Open (March 15-16).
2012-13 Indoor Track
Posted a career-best time of 5:17.69 in the mile run at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 8-9) …Notched the Spartans' top time in the 800-meter distance with a 2:19.20 showing at the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 19)… Placed fifth in her heat at the Southern Conference Championships (Feb. 23-24) in the 800-meter race at 2:23.40… Part of the distance medley relay team that a facility record at the JDL Fast Track during the Hilton Garden Invitational (Feb. 2) with a time of 12:14.22, winning by over 23 seconds.
2012 Cross Country
Recorded a season-best time of 20:02.09 in the 5,000-meter distance at the Southern Conference Championships (Oct.27) to place 66th overall … Turned in a career-best time of 24:32.63 in the 6,000-meter race at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 9) … Placed 13th at the Elon Invitational (Sept. 15) with a time of 20:26 … Recorded a 224th place finish at the Pre-Nationals (Oct. 13).
2012 Outdoor Track
Began the season with a personal best time of 4:59.10 in the 1,500m at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational to finish 14th overall (Mar 10) … Broke her previous personal record in the 800 meters by over four seconds with a time of 2:15.18 at the Wake Forest Open , finishing9th (Mar9) … earned Academic All-Conference honors ... SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12 Indoor Track
Clocked a 5:28.43 in the mile run to finish 15th in a field of over thirty runners at the Fast Track Invite (Feb 11) … ran a personal best time of 2:17.21 at the SoCon Championships in Birmingham, Ala., narrowly missing finals by less than a tenth of a second, to finish ninth overall (Feb 23) … SoCon AcademicAll-Conference.
2011 Cross Country
Set a personal best time in 5,000m at the 2011 Southern Conference Championships in Charleston, S.C., running a time of 19:56 to finish 85th (Oct 29) … part of the women's team that won the 2011 SoCon Cross-Country team Championship … named Academic All-Conference.
2011 Outdoor Track
Set a personal-best in the 800 meters at the Wake Forest Open after running a 2:19.23 … came in 17th place at the Duke Invitational in the 1,500 meters as she set a personal-best time of 5:03.32 … ran a 2:21.37 in the 800 meter prelims at the SoCon Championships to finish in 15th place … posted a 2:24.26 in the 800 meters to finish in 11th place … ran the 1,500-meters in a time of 5:14.11 at the Raleigh Relays.
2010-11 Indoor Track
Was a member of the distance medley relay team that won the Southern Conference title with a time of 11:55.95 … posted a team-best time of 3:08.47 in the 1,000 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational … also ran a 3:11.70 in the 1,000 meters to finish in third at the Liberty Open … came in 11th in the 800 meters at the Niswonger Invitational by running a personal-best time of 2:23.71… also ran a 2:26.66 in the 800 meters at the SoCon Championships.
2010 Cross Country
Ran a season-best time of 20:49.0 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge … opened the season by finishing seventh at the Guilford College XC Carnival with a time of 22:09… ran a 22:30.6 in the 5k at the Greensboro XC Invitational … also ran a 22:31 at the Elon Invitational.
High School
Earned six varsity letters in track and four in cross country during her four seasons running for coach Jason Rogers at North Point High School … helped her team to a state championship in outdoor track as a junior … holds the school-record in the 800 meters (2:18.01), mile (5:33.04) and was a member of the record-setting 4x800 team … was named all-conferencein the 800 meters, 4x400 meters and the 4x800 meters …helped lead her team to runner-up honors at the conference championship in cross country as a senior and junior … was a member of the National Honor Society … also played two seasons of basketball.
Shannon McClary Hall … born July 27, 1992 in London, England … daughter of Patrick Hall and Antoinette McClary … majoring in media studies at UNCG.
Top Performances
Cross Country
5k: 19:56.0
6k: 23:38.7 (Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, 9/28/13)
400m: 1:01.16 (LIberty Open, 1/17/14)
800m: 2:16.64 (Southern Conference Championships, 3/1/14)
1,000m: 3:08.47
Mile: 5:06.28 (UCS Invitational, 2/14/14)
400m: 58.11 (High Point VertKlasse, 3/23/13)
800m: 2:13.01 (SoCon Championships, 4/20/13)
1,500m: 4:48.37 (Wake Forest Open, 3/21/14)


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ELECTION 2012: Minnesota Becomes First State to Reject "Traditional Marriage" Amendment
The progressive-leaning state refuses to enshrine bigotry in the state constitution.
In Minnesota, by law, the right to marry is accorded only to heterosexual couples. But for state Republicans who were also hoping to increase voter turnout in a presidential election year, a campaign to change the constitution to legally define marriage as only between a man and a woman has failed, both in turning out conservative voters or in making bigotry permanent in the state.
Minnesotans for Marriage, a front group of "traditional marriage" supporters mainly backed by the state's Catholic churches, threw their full weight behind the effort (including church sponsored DVDs and illegal campaigning at some election sites). But they began to lose their momentum after one of the key architects of the amendment lost his job after he was found having an affair with the female Republican Speaker of the Senate, and then admitted the whole amendment effort was ploy for increased voter turnout. The issue became even more heated when Vikings punter Chris Kluwe threw his full support (and blog column power) into campaigning against the amendment.
Minnesota voters successfully rejected the amendment in a long, long night at the polls. The Yes vote lead for much of the night, as issues in Minneapolis polling districts left their votes not tabulated until after 1 a.m. But soon after results flooded in, and with over 99 percent of the vote counted the amendment failed to receive a majority vote.
That both a constitutional amendment defining marriage and a constitutional amendment requiring voter ID to cast a ballot is little shock after the state's full results were known. Minnesota's Republican party also lost control of the House and the Senate, both of which were won in the 2010 wave GOP election. Now, the state is returning to its solid blue roots.
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Historic Washington, D.C. Coach House Sells for $7.6 Million
By Cecilie Rohwedder and Lauren Schuker Blum
A Washington, D.C., home once owned by Abraham Lincoln's son, and later by J.P. Morgan's grand-daughter, has sold for $7.6 million.
The buyer couldn't be identified. Private equity executive Rick Rickertsen was the owner of the Georgetown home.
The 8,094-square-foot brick structure was initially built in 1799 as a carriage house to the Laird-Dunlop estate. The two properties were divided in 1940 by their then-owner Helen Burgess; former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee currently lives on the other property with his wife, author Sally Quinn. In an email message, Ms. Quinn said she had not met the buyers but welcomed them to the neighborhood.
Now known as the Laird-Dunlop Coach House, the five-bedroom, eight-bathroom home is one of the most prominent properties in Georgetown. In 1915, the home was bought by Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who served as Secretary of War and as Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Mr. Lincoln lived there until his death in 1926.
The wide, two-story structure—unusual in a neighborhood of narrow row houses rife with steep stairs – has a grand ballroom with 14-foot ceilings and a wall of French doors that open onto a large garden. In the backyard, steps from the pool, stands a weathered pillar that's one of the four cornerstones that bound Georgetown when it was formed in 1751.
There are also reminders of the house's former life as a stable and tobacco storage space: On the side of the house, above the garage, there is a black iron wheel that was part of the pulley system to lift hay bales to the second floor. The small pool house, which used to be a tobacco storage room, still has wooden rods once used to hang drying tobacco.
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According to public records, Mr. Rickertsen bought the home for $4.15 million in 2004. He renovated the property to include a basement media room and added air-conditioning to the cabana by the pool. He initially listed the home three years ago for $11.5 million before lowering the price to $7.995 last fall.
Eileen McGrath and Jamie Peva of Washington Fine Properties represented Mr. Rickertsen in the transaction. Kimberly Casey and Daryl Judy of Washington Fine Properties represented the buyer.


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Historical Geography of Jordan
Posted by admin on September 20, 2012
Interested in archaeology? History? The Bible?
Heard of Gilead, Edom, Ammon, Moab, or the Nabateans?
Want to see where Ahab met his doom, where Nabonidus left his mark, where John the Baptist may have spent his final years?
Biennial companion course to UHL's Historical Geography of Israel, Historical Geography of Jordan is summer study you can find nowhere else in the world. Led by Dr. Ginger Barth Caessens (Ph.D., Cambridge University), it includes 10 days of field trips, offers 2 college credits, and provides the adventure of a lifetime.
The next posts will explore some highlights from the itinerary of the upcoming trip. It's not too late to sign up for Historical Geography of Jordan 2012!
UHL's 25th: Part 3
Posted by admin on September 20, 2012
The day concluded with a biblical style meal, held in Nazareth Village's new upper dining room.
On the menu: spicy grilled chicken, savory lentil soup, fresh flat bread with hummus, cucumbers, labeneh, za'atar, and olives, salad, and watermelon for dessert.
UHL's 25th: Part 2
Posted by admin on September 20, 2012
Once faculty and graduates had robed themselves in first-century style clothing, everyone headed to the synagogue for the commencement ceremony itself.
Like the synagogues of the first century, its high ceiling is supported and lit by the traditional clerestory structure above, and its interior is plain, white-plastered on walls and floor, and blessedly cool on a hot June day. Benches built into the walls on three sides of the building enabled the participants to face one another, enhancing the community feel of the commencement celebration.
This year's commencement ceremony marked not only UHL's 25th year, but also the first Master of Divinity to be conferred at the University of the Holy Land. Ordination of UHL graduates can now be carried out under the auspices of the Korean Association of Independent Churches and Missions.
Also conferred at this ceremony were six Master of Arts degrees, and one Master of Theological Studies.
Next: a Biblical-style meal.
UHL's 25th: Part 1
Posted by admin on July 05, 2012
On June 28, the University of the Holy Land held its 25th commencement at Nazareth Village.
Nazareth Village is tucked into a corner of the bustling modern city. The land, originally planned to hold a visitor's center, was found to contain the remains of a first-century terraced farm. It is now a working farm, researched and reconstructed to resemble as closely as possible the way it looked at the time of Jesus.
The day's festivities began with a tour. UHL faculty, the graduates, their families, and guests explored a watchtower, cistern, winepress, olive press, and rolling stone tomb, as well as the thriving grape arbor, sheep pen, and threshing floor.
Some were able to participate in winnowing the newly harvested grain with a wooden fork, tossing it high in the air to blow away the chaff. This step follows threshing, where a donkey pulls a stone-studded wooden threshing sled atop the grain, helping release the chaff and pulverize the stalks. After winnowing comes sifting: first with a coarse sieve, which catches larger pieces of stalk and chunks of gravel and allows the grain to fall out, and then with a finer sieve, which retains the grain and allows dirt to fall to the ground.
Dr. John Chung, Dean of Asian Students, befriends a young goat.
The sheep pen was especially popular with the children.
The rolling stone tomb is one of the newest additions to Nazareth Village.
Next stop: the synagogue.
Jordan: Ancient Copper Mines
Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
Feinan - in fact, the Punon of the Bible -- was one of the stopping places of the Israelites on their way to the Promised Land. (Numbers 33:42) Mines in this area were in use from about 4000 BC to 650 AD.
Surely there is a mine for silver...and copper is molten out of the stone. Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. He breaks open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro [as they descend into the vertical shafts by rope]. (Job 28:1-4)
Jordan: Red Sands of Wadi Ram
Posted by admin on May 14, 2012
Jordan: Off the Beaten Track at Petra
Posted by admin on May 13, 2012
Here is Petra, the capitol city of the wealthy Nabateans, especially in the first century AD. These early Arabians had a caravan trade that was the envy of the ancient world. If you think mall - an opulent, designed-to-impress mall - you've got some idea of what this city used to be like. After the Crusaders, it was lost to the Western world until 1812. Its imposing carved-into-the-bedrock tombs draw crowds from all over the world, but Petra's very size preserves some of its mystery. Most tourists visit for a day; it would take a month to fully explore its out-of-the-way canyons.
Next up: Lawrence of Arabia territory.
Jordan: Grand Canyon of the Arnon
Posted by admin on May 12, 2012
Though the rich Medeba Plateau to the north was coveted by ancient Israel, Ammon, and Moab, this rugged gorge marked the undisputed border. Welcome to Moab.
Tomorrow: Petra.
Jordan: Herod's Calling Card
Posted by admin on May 11, 2012
Here's a little calling card that says "Herod was here." If you've seen pictures of the Herodion, they look very similar. This is Machaerus, a fortress Herod inherited from the Hasmoneans and fortified to his own satisfaction. (Yes, that's the Dead Sea in the background).
Josephus says it was at Machaerus that John the Baptist was imprisoned. And beheaded.
Next stop: "the Grand Canyon of Jordan."
Jordan: "Pompeii of the Middle East"
Posted by admin on May 10, 2012
Unlike Pompeii, Jerash/Gerasa was never destroyed by a volcano. This famously well-preserved Decapolis city appears in the Gospels in connection with Jesus' healing of two demoniacs who were living in tombs, somewhere within the broader region. Its monumental gateways and temples, largely intact theater and arena, and rutted stone streets lined with rows of columns make it easy to imagine the luxurious Graeco-Roman lifestyle into which Paul traveled just decades later.
Tomorrow: Machaerus.
Jordan: Ahab's Last Battle
Posted by admin on May 09, 2012
On Gilead's frontier with Syria, which is ominously flat, is a key outpost of Biblical Israel: it's called Ramoth-Gilead. Here wicked king Ahab fought the Syrians, was wounded, and propped himself up in his chariot until he died at sunset. Here his son Joram was wounded, and returned to Jezreel to recuperate. Here Jehu was stationed when he was anointed king by Elisha's protege.
Next stop: Gerasa, a little bit of Rome in the backwoods of Gilead.
Jordan: In Jacob's Footsteps
Posted by admin on May 08, 2012
Welcome to the Bible-story-rich hills of Upper Gilead, and to the Jabbok Valley. Unlike the other river valleys in the area, which are about as friendly as the Grand Canyon, the Jabbok -- aka "Shepherd's Gateway" -- hospitably provides food and water along the way.
Nearby is the likely site for Penuel (which means "the face of God") where Jacob wrestled with the angel, after sending his family and flocks over the Jabbok.
Tomorrow: Lower Gilead, the frontier between ancient Israel and ancient Syria.


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PLEASANTON — Holly, a 5-year-old pug, stares with her brow raised and her eyes wide into a camera. Her paws are tucked under her chin, and a red bow peeks out behind her right shoulder.
The adorable pug in the photograph looks slightly worried but not as worried as her owner, 15-year-old Cynthia Castronovo, who discovered her family's home had been burglarized and her precious pup missing on Monday morning.
Upon finding that her family's sliding glass door had been smashed in the back of the house and electronics, jewelry and other valuables stolen, Castronovo said her "best friend" was also gone.
"I can't get through my classes without thinking about it," she said. "Time is running out, and I am losing more faith. But I don't want to give up. Not at all."
Sgt. Kurt Schlehuber of the Pleasanton Police Department said evidence points to a dognapping and not a situation where Holly the pug just wandered out of the home.
He said it is very unusual to hear of a dognapping in Pleasanton. In fact, he said he could not remember the last time the police department took a stolen dog report.
"Who would do something like this?" he said. "Who would take the family dog?"
For Jeff Castronovo, Cynthia's father, the situation can only be described as "heartbreaking."
Jeff Castronovo said his family had closely followed the case of Meeko, a six-month old Yorki-Shih Tzu mix, that was stolen in a burglary of the South San Jose home on Oct. 1. That well-publicized case had a happy ending when Meeko was found in Los Banos and returned three days later to that family's 10-year-old daughter.
"We're hoping for the same thing," he said.
He said Holly, who was so named because she was a Christmas present for his daughters five years ago, is a friendly, affectionate dog who does not just wander away.
Jeff Castronovo said that while Holly does not have any special markings or a microchip, she is obedient and if you say "squirrel," she will charge out into the grass.
"I just can't believe people would do this," he said. "Violating our house is one thing, but taking our dog is absolutely awful. (Cynthia) is devastated."
Castronovo said she and her old sister, Jessica, have been calling animal shelters every day in hopes that somehow Holly has been found.
"I keep thinking about 'what if,'" she said. "What if my dog had been at my mom's house (in Livermore) or what if I had been home? You can replace everything else they took, but you cannot replace my dog."
A $4,000 reward has been offered for the dog's return. Anyone with information regarding these incidents is encouraged to call the Pleasanton Police Department at 925-931-5100.
Contact Katie Nelson at 925-847-2164 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.
A letter from jeff castronovo
Dear Friends,
Our home was burglarized on Monday and the most valuable possession the thieves took was our family dog, Holly. Aside from the trauma of the robbery itself, the worst is the loss of our beloved family member. A very generous person has already offered a substantial reward and combined with our family and others is now at $3,500 (up to $4,000 by Friday). If anyone else would like to contribute we would be thankful, and also for your prayers.
We are hoping the increased publicity, for which we are thankful to all the news organizations, combined with the reward offer can increase the chances of Holly's safe return and possibly lead to the apprehension of thieves so no other family has to suffer what we have been going through.
I have attached a few pictures here (wish I had more but the thieves stole our all our computers and camera) also if by chance if you should see Holly to please contact the Pleasanton Police Department at 925-931-5143.
Thank you so much.
Jeff Castronovo


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At one time, Microsoft was in Hollywood, meeting with movie producers and trying to make a Halo movie. It didn't happen. And while Microsoft hasn't given up, the question remains:
Does Microsoft even need to make a Halo film?
"I don't know if we need a Halo movie," Microsoft Game Studios exec Phil Spencer told Kotaku. "If the right scenario came up, I could see us entertaining it. I don't think it's an integral part of where we are going."
Earlier this year, Frank O'Connor from Microsoft's Halo branch, 343 Industries, noted that if Microsoft did make a Halo film, things such as toys, apparel, music and publishing would "grow exponentially". O'Connor is right - those aspects would grow exponentially. But that makes it seem as though Halo isn't already a huge cultural juggernaut.
"I think it has moved beyond movies," Spencer added. "That doesn't mean we would shut the door on the possibility. I don't think it's a requirement." It's not. It's not at all.


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Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate School
Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate School
Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate School
I'd like to go to graduate school and get a degree in writing, or something similar. What should I do first?
What kind of workload can I expect in graduate school?
What is the difference between MA and MFA degrees?
What kind of degree does Rowan offer?
What can I do with a Master's degree?
What do Rowan graduates do?
I really enjoy being in an academic environment, and would like to earn a PhD. What exactly is that?
Can I get a PhD in Writing at Rowan?
I think I want to get a PhD and become a professor. Any advice?
Where can I find more information about academic jobs?
Grad school tuition is more expensive than I expected. What are some ways to keep costs down?
What kinds of financial aid does Rowan offer to graduate students?
Any tips for getting into graduate school?
Where can I go for more information about graduate programs in writing and related fields?
I'd like to go to graduate school and get a degree in writing, or something similar. What should I do first?
Research carefully. There are many types of programs and understanding even the basics of graduate education-degree types, program requirements, and so on-can be quite challenging.
First familiarize yourself with the types of degrees available, as well as the disciplines they are in. Disciplines like Writing, Rhetoric, English and Communication all offer writing-related degrees; find out which fields and programs best fit your needs. Do you want to be a fiction writer? Consider a Master's degree (MA) with a creative writing focus or a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program. Do you want to become a well-rounded writer, who can write 9-5 in a professional context, and publish creatively on the side? Consider a MA program with a strong professional focus-like technical or multi-media writing-that permits you to take creative writing electives. Are you looking to earn professional development credit, a promotion or licensure? Make sure the program you are interested in fits your organization's requirements. Do you want to eventually teach writing at a four year college? Look for MA programs with a composition/rhetoric focus or on MFA programs with a solid record of placing their graduates.
Decide whether you are willing to move. Sometimes the right program for you is right in your own backyard; sometimes it is three states away. Ask professors about programs. Some professional organizations provide links to graduate programs in various fields. Here are a few to get you started:
Association of Writers and Writing Programs: http://guide.awpwriter.org/
Master's Degree Consortium of Writing Studies Specialists: http://www.mdcwss.com/
Rhetoric Society of America (MA or PhD in composition studies or rhetoric): http://www.associationdatabase.com/aws/RSA/pt/sp/resources_gradprograms
Programs sometimes change or organizations like those above don't have the most recent info; if there is a school that you think might have a program to fit you, but it's not listed on the sites above, go to its website and check it out. Read the course catalog for descriptions of courses. If a particular program appeals to you, contact the Graduate Adviser or Department Chair. Ask him/her specific questions, and ask to be put in contact with current students.
What kind of workload can I expect in graduate school?
Full-time graduate students take three classes per semester. This may seem surprising, since most undergraduate students take between four and six courses at a time. Graduate courses typically have much more reading than undergrad; a book a week per course, or the equivalent, is not unusual. Writing assignments tend to be much longer and more complex and students are expected to turn in their best work with every draft. Revision expectations are also much higher. The ability to read critically and to respond to pieces analytically is expected. You will be asked to work independently and to take on much more responsibility for your own learning.
What is the difference between MA and MFA degrees?
A Master of Arts degree (MA) is typically a two year degree. The content of MA degrees varies considerably from school to school. Though they may have a particular emphasis (composition studies, creative writing, and professional writing are common emphases, for example), they often include a range of courses designed to give students a general overview of a larger field. The MA degree is considered a "non-terminal" degree, meaning that it often leads into further study at the doctoral level. In addition to approximately 10-12 classes, some MA programs require students to write theses or take comprehensive exams. Looking at the program's website or talking to the graduate adviser should clarify this. People who get MA degrees often do so to further their knowledge of a discipline, get promoted in a current career, or develop skills to enter a new profession. Having a MA degree is often a prerequisite for admission into PhD programs.
A MFA-or Master of Fine Arts-is considered a "terminal" degree. This means that the MFA is considered the highest academic achievement in creative or artistic fields, like writing, or studio or performing arts. The requirements for different MFA programs vary widely, though most programs require a book-length final project, such as a work of creative nonfiction or a collection of poetry. Somewhat confusingly, even though an MFA degree is considered "terminal," you may go on to earn a PhD, a JD, or any other graduate degree. Some individuals who hold MFAs, for example, go on to pursue PhDs.
Classes taken while pursuing a MFA are likely to be workshops and studio-style experiences. Classes in MA programs might be workshops, seminars, or tutorials. Some MFA programs offer a "low residency" option, which means that coursework is completed during intensive summer sessions and online.
If you are interested in a Master's degree in some area of writing, look at degrees offered by Writing, English, Communication, or Composition/Rhetoric departments.
What kind of degree does Rowan offer?
Rowan offers a Master of Arts (MA) in Writing. We are a unique interdisciplinary program, with a core of four required courses and tracks in composition studies, creative writing/journalism, and new media. Classes are small (6-18 students) and students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and other motivated, talented students. For additional information about courses, please visit our Curriculum page.
We also offer Certificates of Graduate Study (COGS). Students interested in taking courses without committing to a full Master's degree should consider the COGS. Right now, we offer four Certificates:
• Writing, Composition and Rhetoric, which is a three-course certificate geared to current and aspiring teachers of writing (please note: this is not the same as teacher certification).
• Creative Writing
• Editing and Publishing for Writers
• Writing and New Media
We will soon be offering a Certificate in Technical and Professional Writing.
Students may also apply these courses to the MA degree if they later apply to and are accepted into the graduate program.
What can I do with a Master's degree?
People pursue graduate degrees for a variety of reasons, from personal enrichment to professional necessity. Regardless of the career path you choose, earning a graduate degree gives you an opportunity to learn about a subject more deeply and to work with professors more closely than is possible at the undergraduate level. Individuals with master's degrees in writing and related fields often find jobs in: education, public relations, technical writing, journalism, corporate communications, grant writing and academic/student services.
Students with a MA degree are well-positioned to pursue PhDs in fields such as Creative Writing, Rhetoric/Composition and English. Students with strong writing and an analytical skills are often successful in law school and medical school.
It is increasingly important to develop a strong resume and professional profile along with completing your coursework. Don't wait until graduation to start thinking about jobs. Talk with your professors about career options and keep them apprised of your career goals. Join (or start!) a student group dedicated to your interests. Write for the student newspaper, volunteer to contribute to your program's newsletter, and attend special events like lectures and readings. Think about how you can use material from your courses in applied settings.
What do Rowan graduates do?
Many of our students use their degrees for professional advancement in K-12 schools. Our graduates have gone on teach writing at the community college level. Other students have become technical and business writers. Some have gone on to further study writing in well-respected MFA and PhD programs. Many of our students publish short stories, essays, and poems in literary magazines.
'I really enjoy being in an academic environment, and would like to earn a PhD. What exactly is that?
PhD (or Ph.D) stands for "Doctor of Philosophy" and is the highest academic degree awarded in the humanities and sciences. Pursuing a PhD allows students to further refine and deepen their knowledge in a very specialized field through coursework, research, comprehensive exams and the dissertation (a book-length research-based work).
Some PhD programs require a master's degree for admission, while some award the MA degree after two years of PhD coursework. Check the requirements of any program you are interested in. Typical completion time for a PhD in writing-related fields is about four or five years (after the master's degree), though it varies. Some students take longer to study for and pass exams or complete dissertations.
Though many people who pursue PhDs intend to work as faculty members, some go into other areas of education, such as student services. They may also work in technical or medical communications, the editing/publishing industry, or the non-profit sector.
Can I get a PhD in Writing at Rowan?
Right now, we do not offer a degree beyond the MA. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD at some point, talk to the faculty about how best to plan your coursework and projects to maximize your chances of being accepted to a high-caliber PhD program.
I think I want to get a PhD and become a professor. Any advice?
Do careful research and proceed with caution. Talk to your professors about the specific field you are interested in, and what the job prospects in that field are. Full-time and/or tenure track employment at four-year institutions is increasingly competitive, with often more than 100 qualified candidates competing for one job. Here is a very general overview of different types of academic positions and their requirements; every position is unique and you should think of this chart only as a preliminary guide.
|If you would like to...
|You will typically need...
|In addition...
|teach composition part-time at the community college level
|MA or MFA in English, Writing or related field.
|Some coursework in basic writing, writing pedagogy or composition theory is helpful, but not always necessary. Teaching (college or K-12) or tutoring experience preferred.
|teach composition full-time at community college level
|MA, MFA or PhD in English, Writing, or related field.
|Coursework or experience in basic writing, writing pedagogy, composition theory, and/or assessment is preferred. Teaching (college or K-12) or tutoring experience preferred.
|teach composition and other writing courses part-time at a four-year institution
|MA, MFA or PhD in English, Writing or related field.
|Coursework or experience in basic writing, writing pedagogy, and/or composition theory is preferred. Teaching (college or K-12) or tutoring experience preferred.
|teach composition and other writing courses full-time at a four-year institution
|MA, MFA or PhD in English, Writing or related field.
|Coursework or experience with basic writing, writing pedagogy, composition theory is usually required. A specialization in Rhetoric/Composition or related field is useful, as are publications.
|teach creative writing part-time at a four-year institution
|MA, MFA or PhD in English, Writing or related field.
|Teaching experience in creative writing and/or composition courses is preferred and publications expected.
|teach creative writing full-time at a four-year institution
|MA, MFA or PhD in English, Writing or related field.
|Teaching experience in creative writing is expected and publications required.
Where can I find more information about academic jobs?
To look at job postings for faculty positions at a range of schools, visit Inside Higher Education (http://www.insidehighered.com/career/seekers) and the Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61/). Both publications also have advice columns about academic employment.
Grad school tuition is more expensive than I expected. What are some ways to keep costs down?
In addition to grants, loans and work study positions, graduate students have several funding options, depending on the school or program. Some institutions offer assistantships. Assistantships are competitive awards that typically cover all or partial tuition and may provide a stipend. In return for this award, graduate students might independently teach an introductory class, act as a teaching or grading assistant for a faculty member, work in a tutoring center, assist a professor with research, or work in another academic department.
Graduate students may also apply for fellowships, if they are offered. Fellowships are rare, and are typically awarded to outstanding incoming students. They usually cover tuition and some living expenses. Students may be required to fulfill certain obligations as a condition of the award, but often the fellowships are meant to alleviate financial strain so that students can focus full-time on their studies.
Graduate students are also often eligible to apply for Resident Assistant positions, which cover cost of living and sometimes tuition.
If you are currently working, check to see whether your employer offers tuition benefits. Some employers will contribute a certain amount toward your tuition, while others will pay for a specified number of credits. If you are unemployed, your state may provide tuition assistance; check with state agencies or local universities' offices of financial aid to see if such programs exist in your area.
When you are considering graduate options, do not forget to think about the financial commitment you are making. Talk with your professors, the graduate coordinators at several schools, and offices of financial aid before making any decisions.
What kinds of financial aid does Rowan offer to graduate students?
Rowan has a limited number of competitive assistantships, which students may apply for through the College of Graduate and Continuing Education (http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/graduate/financialaid/), as well as work-study and grant-funded positions. Students may also apply for federal and state grants and loans. For specific details and the most updated information, please talk with the program adviser or CGCE.
Click here for information about Rowan Graduate Assistantships.
Any tips for getting into graduate school?
Different programs have different criteria for admissions. Most of the top programs are extremely competitive, receiving many more applications than spots available. It's important to make yourself stand out and to convey how well you will fit into your dream program. Commonly required application components are:
GRE scores: most universities will specify a required minimum score for all applicants, regardless of program; specific programs then typically have their own (usually more rigorous) standards.
Transcripts from all undergraduate institutions: follow the instructions about how each graduate school you are applying to wants transcripts handled. Typically, your undergraduate institution will allow to request a certain number of transcripts for free; additional transcripts may be obtained for a fee.
Letters of recommendation: when possible, ask current or former professors to write you letters of recommendation for graduate school. Typically, faculty are in the best position to explain to admissions committees why you will succeed in graduate school. They know the academic lingo and can comment on your academic strengths, which are largely what admissions committees are interested in. If you are not able to ask a professor, a work supervisor who is familiar with your written and oral communication skills is fine. Never ask friends or family members. Your recommender should be someone who can speak to your abilities in an academic or professional capacity.
Writing Sample: the writing sample is a very important part of your application. Make sure to send a clean copy (not one that has, for example, a professor's comments on it). Provide exactly what the program asks for. Academic papers or polished pieces of creative writing are generally fine. Select pieces that represent you at your best.
Statement of Purpose: many admissions committee members read this first. The statement should, at minimum, explain
• why you want to study at the graduate level and what you hope to accomplish intellectually and/or creatively
• why the specific program you are addressing is a good fit for you
• what you plan to contribute to the program if you are admitted.
If you are applying for writing programs, do not use tired phrases like "I want to go to graduate school because I have always loved writing." Admissions committees assume that all applicants bring passion to their area of study. Write something that genuinely reflects your goals and distinguishes you from other applicants; if you are having trouble writing the statement, re-assess why you are applying. If there is some irregularity in your record, like a weak GPA for example, it is fine to address it in the statement, but be straightforward and proactive; never cast blame (that noisy roommate who ruined your sophomore GPA should not be castigated here, for example). Keep the entire statement, regardless of form or style, under two pages. Show that you understand the delicate balance between "detailed" and "concise."
Where can I go for more information about graduate programs in writing and related fields?
There are many sources of information about graduate school. The books below offer a good starting point. Talk with your professors and the career counseling staff at your school. If you are a Rowan student or are interested in Rowan's MA in Writing program, contact Jennifer Courtney (email@example.com), program coordinator.
Bishop, Wendy and David Starkey. Keywords in Creative Writing. Utah State University Press, 2006.
Moore, Cindy and Hildy Miller. A Guide of Professional Development for Graduate Students in English. NCTE Press, 2006.
Kealey, Tom. Creative Writing MFA Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students. Continuum Press, 2008


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This pledge closed over 5 years ago
Today Ecuador's indigenous nationalities declared once again that the Amazon is NOT for sale at a press conference in the rainforest. Tomorrow, as final bids come in for the 11th Round oil auction, they will be rallying in defense of their territories in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon.
Join the virtual rally in an online International Day of Action.Tweet it, post it, sign it... #AmazonNot4Sale!
In Ecuador indigenous leaders have taken to the streets to oppose the government's attempts to auction off 8 million acres of the Amazon to oil companies.The auction threatens the best-protected tract of primary rainforest remaining in Ecuador and over seven indigenous nationalities that call this forest home.
As indigenous peoples rally against the government's attempt to close the bidding process, let's stand with them to tell Ecuador that the Amazon is NOT for sale!
Three steps you can take to make a difference:
Tweet a message to President Correa of Ecuador (@Presidencia_Ec).Be sure to end your tweet with the hashtag #AmazonNot4Sale.
Share this petition to the new Ecuadorian Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources with your community on Facebook.
Sign the petition yourself!
In honor the earth and for our common future,let's raise our voices together!
See more sample tweets and Facebook posts you can use
Adam Zuckerman
Environmental and Human Rights Campaigner


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