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Never did I think I'd be posting here again so soon. My very first post was in this group, for Aggie. I'd found this website not long after she died, looking for something that would make me feel better and found more than I expected. I feel like everybody on this site owned a little bit of Rio too, because you have all offered advice from the very beginning, and provided so much support when she died. We only had her for four and a half weeks, but as you will understand a great deal of bonding was done in that time. Particularly as we took her through so many illnesses.
But I wanted to concentrate here on what a great pup she was. Rio gave us so much joy during such a short time. To begin with I thought she was a shy and insecure puppy. She spent her first few days here following us at our heels and sitting on our feet, gazing up at us. In the car she would lie in my lap, with her head at a funny angle so she could look at me. As the days passed she showed herself to be as bubbly as any cavalier puppy, and as loving. She had a quiet confidence about her, and wasn't scared by too much (even the vacuum cleaner and my mums JRT x pom). She loved stairs and was clambering up them on day one, and sliding down them by day 2. By week 2 she was bounding up and down them (until I read in this forum she wasn't supposed to, and subsequenty had a hard job keeping her off them). Everybody that met Rio was utterly enchanted by her. She had been almost housebroken by the time she was 10 weeks old (but her illnesses meant setbacks) and was beginning to come and sit on command. She made great friends with Flea, the cat. Poor Flea tried to make her play but when Rio got sick she just wasn't able for it. Rio loved to sleep and if you would try to stroke her or cuddle her while she was sleeping she would get up in a huff and fling herself down somewhere else where se wouldn't be disturbed.
We miss you Rio
Rio, at one week old
The day we took her home
Rio and Flea, curled up and sleeping
Ben giving Rio a kiss
"Move over!"


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This February, visit the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) to see two new exhibitions on display: "American Botanicals: Mid-Atlantic Native Plants" and "Orchid Symphony."
On Saturday, February 15, the USBG opened American Botanicals: Mid-Atlantic Native Plants, an exhibition of botanical illustrations. Native plants feed the regional biota, respond to our seasons and soils and reinforce our sense of place. This exhibition features original paintings and drawings of beautiful native plants and associated pollinators by members of Botanical Artists for Education and the Environment (BAEE).
These stunning illustrations of distinctive Mid-Atlantic plants visually demonstrate these vital parts of our natural heritage and will be on display in the East Gallery of the USBG Conservatory through June 15, 2014. Monthly artist led tours are available on February 16, March 16, April 13, May 11 and June 8. Preregistration for these tours is required; visit www.usbg.gov/programs-and-events for more information and to register.
Additionally, on Saturday, February 22, the U.S. Botanic Garden opens its biennial orchid exhibition. This year titled Orchid Symphony, the exhibit features orchids from around the globe in exuberant displays nestled among the Conservatory's permanent, living collections. The orchid family contains thousands of members that are as different as their native environments and a multitude will be on display in this exhibition.
The staff at the USBG have created a sensory delight, including an orchid chandelier that will illuminate the Conservatory with the beauty of orchid cascades. Classical music and synchronized fountains provide a water and light show to captivate audiences of all ages. Topiaries in the form of instruments add whimsical focal points, all to set the stage for the most vibrant, interesting, colorful and elegant orchids.
The entry foyer at the USBG Conservatory will feature original works by artist Patricia Laspino. She describes her painting process as involving 60 to 80 transparent layers of oil color over a groundwork of botanical impressions. Two vibrant orchids in the U.S. Botanic Garden collection were photographed and used as the subjects. One of which is Cattleya 'Michelle Obama' from the First Ladies Series.
During Orchid Symphony, part of an annual collaboration with Smithsonian Gardens, the U.S. Botanic Garden will offer orchid-themed activities for adults and children, including extended hours on March 5, March 21, April 4 and April 18. Please see www.usbg.gov/programs-and-events for the detailed calendar of events.

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Justin Bartha suits up at the Warner Bros and InStyle Golden Globe Awards After Party held at the Oasis Courtyard at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 13) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 34-year-old actor was joined by his girlfriend Lia Smith as they also attended the Art of Elysium's 6th Annual Heaven Gala After Party.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Justin Bartha
Also pictured: Justin's New Normal co-stars Georgia King and NeNe Leakes at the NBC Golden Globes After Party.
FYI: Georgia is wearing a Lela Rose dress, blue Schutz "Shen" heels, and a Rebecca Minkoff clutch. NeNe is wearing a Carolina Herrera dress and Christian Louboutin shoes.
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Brazilian Salmon Pink
(Lasiodora parahybana)
Facts about this animal
The Brazilian Salmon Pink can reach a leg span of 20-25 cm whereas the body will be 9-10 cm long. Males have relatively longer legs, but large females can weight more than 100 g. The colour is a uniform greyish-black. Body and legs are covered in rather straight, long, grey or salmon hairs. Hairs on males' abdomen are more reddish. The body is divided into an anterior prosoma (cephalothorax) and a posterior opisthosoma (abdomen), both having no visible segmentation. The former carries eight eyes, two forward chelicerae with ventral, backward claws connected to venom glands, two pedipalps and eight walking legs, the latter has long spinnerets and two pairs of booklungs with ventral slit openings.
The Brazilian Salmon Pink stays outside its den more often than other tarantulas. It is usually motionless and seldom moves, but if it does it is very quick. To defend itself it first flicks off urticating hairs from its abdomen with its hind legs. These hairs can cause severe (allergenic) reactions. If this does not help it hits with its fore legs.
This tarantula is vigorous and voracious. In the wild, the species is known to even prey on the dangerous lance-headed viper. The prey is predigested in front of the mouth by means of digestive juices injected through the chelicerae. The liquefied content of the prey is finally sucked.
Both sexes have their genital aperture in front on the ventral side of the abdomen. The male deposits a drop of sperm on a self-made web to transfer it with its pedipalps to the female's genital opening. After copulation the female produces a cocoon with up to 1200 eggs. Well fed specimens grow rapidly and reach maturity in 2 (males) or 3 years (females). The Brazilian Salmon Pink may live up to 12-15 years, and adults will moult once a year which, in each case, lasts 10 hours, the spider lying on its back.
Did you know?
that the Brazilian Salmon Pink is a popular species kept as pet due to steadily growing tarantula keeping hobby? that tarantulas, despite their common name bird spiders, do not feed on birds or fledglings? This misconception arose because an old and misleading illustration of Maria Sibylla Merian showed a tarantula sucking a hummingbird.
|Name (Scientific)
|Lasiodora parahybana
|Name (English)
|Brazilian Salmon Pink
|Name (German)
|Brasilianische Riesenvogelspinne
|Name (Spanish)
|Tarántula salmón rosado de Brasil
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
|Not listed
Photo Copyright by
George Chernilevsky
|Eastern Brazil (Paraíba)
|Tropical dry forest or veldt under stones and pieces of bark; ground dweller.
|Wild population
|Endemic species with restricted distribution. Since it is bred quite easily in captivity pressure on natural populations may be rather low.
|Zoo population
|85 reported to ISIS (2008)
In the Zoo
Find this animal on ZooLex
Photo Copyright by
Trisha Shears
Why do zoos keep this animal
The Brazilian Salmon Pink is said to be the third largest spider of the world. This combined with its attitude to expose itself makes it an easy to look at representative of spiders.
The Brazilian Salmon Pink is a long-lived animal what makes it favourable to exhibit.


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The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues (PDF)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued a Military Order (M.O.) pertaining to the detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizens in the war against terrorism. Military commissions pursuant to the M.O. began in November 2004 against four persons declared eligible for trial, but the Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld invalidated the military commissions as improper under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). To permit military commissions to go forward, Congress approved the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA), conferring authority to promulgate rules that depart from the strictures of the UCMJ and possibly U.S. international obligations. Military commissions proceedings were reinstated and resulted in three convictions under the Bush Administration.


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We started the day with Animal Magic and got a sudden urge for donkeys. As Victoria pointed out earlier in the week, donkeys make everyone feel better. So, we mined the Flickrpool and found there really aren't enough donkey photos in there. Considering the number of city farms across the capital, there really should be more ass action. People, we plead with you, take more photos of donkeys.
In the meantime, the Friday photos are fewer than normal. And being sensible and not wanting to send you donkey doolally, we've included a sobering shot of the donkey sculpture from the animals in war memorial at Hyde Park.
Enjoy these jacks and jennies. May we see many more.
Many thanks to the excellent few photographers who shared their shots in the Londonist Flickrpool: Michael La Rocca, buckaroo kid, Ronald Hackston, psyxjaw, McTumshie and Brron.


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Rachel Bilson: 'Hart of Dixie' Debuts Next Week!
Rachel Bilson leaves her house wearing a bright green blouse on Wednesday (September 21) in Los Feliz, Calif.
The 30-year-old actress's new show, Hart of Dixie, premieres this Monday (September 26) at 9/8c on The CW!
Rachel, who covers the October issue of Women's Health, told the mag she loves a vintage look but not "things that look too pulled together."
"I like the casual touch on a dressy outfit. A vintage dress with designer shoes is always a safe bet," she shared. "Or a vintage blouse with a pair of jean shorts."
FYI: Rachel is wearing a Vanessa Bruno blazer.


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When did you leave home?
Where was it?
Where did you move to?
Was it rented or owned? – with parents/Grandparents
Was it inherited
What was it like – describe it – each room.
Were there a favourite room?
Is there anything you particularly remember from the house?
The road & area
In the Fall of 1948 my dad was looking for a house for his growing family of six. As a realtor himself, Dad wanted to move his family from the city of Chicago to the quieter western suburbs.
|119 Virginia St. Elmhurst
photo held by Paul J Hansen, private, brother of the author.
This photo of the house dad found is dated 9/22/48 in his own hand. I suspect it was taken as a preview shot to get mom's approval. She must have approved as we moved into the house in December of 1948. It was a large white two story house with a large front porch. When I first saw the house there was a large double wide door opening between the living and dining room and the same opening into the living room from the hall. These openings were framed by dark red velvet drapes that were very dusty. It soon became a game to run in circles from the hall to living room to dining room to hall. Soon one of the archways was blocked off and turned into a bookshelf in the living room and a closet in the hall when the original first floor office became my parents bedroom.
Upstairs there were 4 bedrooms and a bathroom. Two of the bedrooms were very large and at times they both held 3 occupants. The smallest bedroom at the top of the stairs housed a succession of live-in helpers for my mother. By the time of dad's death in 1959, there were eleven people in the house.
Mom and her sister painted the ceiling in the downstairs powder room a deep blue and glued silver stars to the ceiling in the shape of the constellations. It was an effort to teach us some astronomy. I don't know if it worked but I can still picture that tiny room with it's blue ceiling and large and small silver stars scattered there. The upstairs bathroom had no shower until my parents added one. The water pipes to the shower head were concealed by a shelf unit that was also used for storage. Can you imagine nine children growing up today in a house with a single shower and only one telephone? Today our house has three showers and everyone has their own phone in addition to the house phone (or land line) and that is for six people.
You can see the front yard in the picture but the backyard was even larger. There were two fruit trees for climbing and eating from. The cherry tree yielded wonderful pies but pitting them was no fun. In addition we could freely eat the pears off the pear tree. The cherry tree was spreading and a good place to hide and read a book. The pear tree was as high as the telephone wires and a special challenge to climb. The previous owners of the house must have been gardeners since the backyard also had lillys of the valley, peony bushes, tiger lillys, lilac bushes as well as a bed of rhubarb. In addition to making rhubarb sauce every year some times we would break off a stalk and, after rinsing it off with the hose, eat it like a stalk of celery. I don't remember having a swing set in the backyard but I do remember the slide. It was magnificent! It was at least six of seven feet tall. At one point all of us were arranged on and around the slide for a local newspaper story about how the mother of 8 does it all. In this picture the slide appears to be close to 10 ft high. Later we also had a playhouse in the back yard. The playhouse was built by my Uncle Tom for his daughter Pat and given to us after Pat out grew it. It was a real source of delight with real windows and doors!
|circa 1955 Elmhurst Press Publications original clipping held by author
As in Real Estate, location is everything in a family home. This house was in an ideal location for our family. It was one city block from grade school, high school, church, park, library, train station, (mom didn't drive until the 1960's) drug store, grocery and butcher store, and laundry. For big shopping trips, mom would walk to the A&P or Kroger store and dad would pick her up on the way home from work.
After dad's death in 1959 mom and the younger children remained in the house until 1971 when mom moved to Florida for her health. The house is gone now, demolished in favor of condos close to the commuter train station, but I will always remember it fondly as I hope my siblings do.


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Apple has a clear victory in terms of availability. The iPhone 5 can be found at every national U.S. carrier except T-Mobile (that's AT&T, Verizon and Sprint). The Lumia 920 is only available from AT&T. The lower-end Nokia, the Lumia 820, can be found at AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint stores, but it frankly doesn't compare well to its bigger brother or the iPhone 5.
An equally clear victory is awarded to Nokia in the price category. AT&T sells the Lumia 920 at $99 on contract, half that of the iPhone 5's $199. Remember also that the Lumia 920 comes standard with 32 GB of memory. To match that, the iPhone 5's price would be kicked up an extra Benjamin. Ouch. But again, this is a quandary that only AT&T customers have the privilege of facing.


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A blog by one of the volunteer reviewers for Geocaching.com. It's about geocaching and the review process -- what it takes to get your new caches listed on the world's most popular geocaching web site. ©Copyright 2012 by K.Braband. All rights reserved
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Podcast geocaches
Quoting from the guidelines: "GPS usage is an essential element of geocaching. Therefore, although it is possible to find a cache without a GPS, the option of using accurate GPS coordinates as an integral part of the cache hunt must be demonstrated for all physical cache submissions."
If you would still like to provide geocachers the option of using your home-made podcast for turn-by-turn directions to get to a cache, you must:
1. Provide the coordinates of the final location on the cache page, or in the case of a puzzle or multi, provide a method to obtain the final coordinates.
2. Provide a warning on the cache page that says "Downloading files from the internet is not always safe and you download the files at your own risk."
3. Provide an alternate way such as a printout of the podcast text that you can print from the web page and read along as you go.
I realize that these rules are not posted in the guidelines, but I have been assured they will be posted in the next iteration. Meanwhile, Groundspeak has suggested that we refer geocachers to this clause in the guidelines: "Groundspeak may change, suspend, or discontinue any portion of the Site, or any service offered on the Site, at any time, including but not limited to any feature, database, application, or content. Groundspeak may also impose limits on certain features offered on the Site with or without notice."
6 comments:
- Bob said...
This seems to be a move that others are seeing as well with Letterbox Hybrids. My question: are night caches going to have the same scrutiny?
- 11:44 AM, January 28, 2007
- IowaAdmin said...
Good question. I believe night caches are receiving the same scrutiny and always have been. Most require use of a GPS to find the starting point. Some even require a GPS to find the intermediate points or the final cache.
- 1:50 PM, January 28, 2007
- Bob said...
Coordinates needed to find the starting point doesn't seem to be enough. Doesn't one usually have coordinates for the starting point of a podcache (begin here and turn on your iPod)?
Starting coordinates only seems to fail the "integral part" clause. Keystone stated today, "I interpret "integral" as requiring more than the coordinates for the parking lot. Take me to a random spot in the woods with GPS, then start the letterbox clues from there."
How is the "starting point" different/more than that for the parking lot?
- 6:10 PM, January 28, 2007
- welch said...
I would guess that a parking lot can be described much more easily (ie an address) than a 'starting point', unless of course the starting point is in a parking lot LOL
- 6:18 PM, January 29, 2007
I have a cache like this in the works. I had planned on leading finders to a starting point. From there they would be navigated through an old cemetery (permission already granted). At points along the route they would need to find some information that would be collected to get the final coords. Would something like this pass muster? Or should I just drop it?
- 12:57 PM, January 31, 2007
- IowaAdmin said...
What welch said. I agree, and so do the other geocaching.com reviewers who wrote to me about this.
And Team Kryptos, your planned geocache sounds fine because you're using places to determine final coordinates, so there's definately a GPS component involved.
- 6:23 PM, January 31, 2007


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Experts from Carnegie Mellon University will join Robert J. Shapiro, my co-chair at the American Task Force Argentina, to brief lawmakers and Obama administration officials on U.S.-Argentine relations with a focus on Argentina's current standoff with the International Monetary Fund.
The briefing comes just days before an IMF compliance deadline, by which Argentina must show that it has rectified its false official statistics, including inflation and CPI numbers, or face censure.
To put this in perspective, Argentina is the only leading world economy whose economic data have been repudiated by the IMF and Managing Director Christine Lagarde recently pledged to use the "red card" against Argentina if Argentina failed to correct its numbers.
Argentina's official inflation data has been grossly underreported since 2007. Officially, Argentina's inflation is in the single digits but it's an open secret that the numbers are completely fabricated. Private statisticians calculate that the government underestimates actual consumer prices by as much as two-thirds and predict inflation will soar to 30 percent in 2013.
However, Argentine economists (and journalists) who've challenged official reports have faced harsh intimidation. According to reports in publications such as The Washington Post, the government employs extreme tactics to muzzle critics and suppress data that would call into question the Administration's economic policies. For example, in 2011 the Argentine government fined a group of private researchers 500,000 pesos each for producing data that officials say didn't comply with "appropriate methodological requirements."
This is no way for a G20 country to be addressing its economic challenges, i.e., by suppressing independent analysis and intimidating whistle blowers. It is well past time Argentina lived up to its international obligations. Pressure for action is building.
The Obama administration recently revoked Argentina's preferential trade status and is voting against IADB loans. And in New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals placed harsh demands on Argentina to remedy its treatment of U.S. creditors.
And just last week, a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere marked-up legislation, H.R. 1798, Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2011, that would block Argentina's access to U.S. capital markets.
If enacted, JEFSA would prevent foreign states that do business, issue securities or borrow money in the United States and then fail to satisfy U.S. court judgments totaling $100 million or more from further harming U.S. businesses and investors and flouting the rule of law.
The U.S. government's united, no-nonsense posture will not be lost on the Argentine government. Times are too serious to allow a hemispheric ally to behave in any way that undermines the rule of law and international financial institutions.
(Former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg is co-chairwoman of the American Task Force Argentina and President of the Connect U.S. Fund.)
(United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)


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Equitrekking "Jordan: Petra, Royal Stables & Dead Sea" This episode highlights some of the best of classic Jordan, including Petra, Aqaba, Wadi Mujib and the Dead Sea. Darley begins with a visit to the magical city of Petra, where she and her local guide Ibrahim explore by camel, foot and horseback, riding in the lesser-visited suburb of Little Petra and passing through the siq to catch the Treasury, made famous in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in the morning light. Darley learns about the local legends surrounding the Treasury and its contents, as she rides a camel by the Treasury. D
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Equitrekking "Uruguay" Equitrekking host Darley Newman travels to the small South American country of Uruguay to discover gaucho culture by visiting various estancias, riding with cowboys on the beach, taking in the coastal town of Punta del Este and tasting local foods in Montevideo. At an eco-friendly ranch that raises sheep and cattle, Darley learns about the area's mystical vibe on a ride to a section of mysterious stone cones and up to a high point with views of a Tibetan monastery. Over a morning cup of mate, a special tea popular throughout Uruguay, Darley talks with a local about the tradition behind this caffeinated drink and the proper way to prepare it. D
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Nature "Revealing The Leopard" The world's most numerous big cat is seldom seen although its members live among villages and on the outskirts of cities in Africa and much of Asia. One female leopard allows filmmakers to follow her to her den and film her cubs from their earliest days as she teaches them to survive. Interspersed with the leopard family story are vignettes of leopards from around the world.G
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ExPatriatePen wrote:I find it interesting that the majority of this discussion has been about the story line and not the cinema photography.
Is anyone else here, besides me, really curious how they're going to use the technical advances (3D etc..) as much as they are with the storyline?
Just about every scene in the prequel movies was shot in front of a green screen. If you watch Red Letter Media reviews, he goes into some detail on why that's a bad thing. For example, many scenes in the prequels involve characters pretty much standing in place, walking short distances, or riding in elevators. Those scenes are necessary because the green-screened environment doesn't leave much room for the actors to actually move around. Sure, the digitally-inserted background may look like a massive hallway or a huge library or a big starship hangar or something, but the actors actually have only like 20 feet of space in which to move around. IIRC, he did a montage from one of the movies of just how many times a scene involved the actors walking like 10 feet and then stopping to talk.
IMO, I think Disney should hand the movies over to Pixar and make them entirely animated. Also, that way we could have movies that follow the existing ones fairly close in time. If people like Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford are only voice actors, their present ages wouldn't be a problem to any sense of continuity.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 4, 2004) - The College of Charleston Cougars outscored East Tennessee State 14-6 in the final 4:36 to take a 79-72 win over the Buccaneers Saturday afternoon in the Southern Conference opener for both teams at Memorial Center.
Over 4,700 fans came out to see the contest, which was highlighted by senior guard Tony Mitchell's game-high 21 points, all of which came in the second half. The Buccaneers struggled offensively, turning the ball over 24 times compared to just 10 for the Cougars.
"It's a game of inches and it came down to the last five minutes. They just played better," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team dropped to 2-4 overall, 0-1 in SoCon play. "My message to the team was it's a long season. We're not playing very well right now, but I'm sure we'll turn things around. Only one team makes the NCAA Tournament out of this conference, and that's the team that wins the conference tournament. That's still a long way down the road."
The Bucs and Cougars traded baskets early on before
In the second half, Mitchell was on fire, hitting on 5-of-9 shots from 3-point range and collecting all 21 of his points. He was the difference despite the fact the two teams traded the lead four times. With the score in favor of
"That was a huge play, but I can't say more or I'll get in trouble," Bartow said.
For the game, four
ETSU got a team-high 15 points from Smith, who also picked up his third career double-double with 10 rebounds. Smith was joined in double figures by junior post Brad Nuckles (Council,
"Getting Brad back was big for us," Bartow said. "We're disappointed right now, but we're not ready to panic."


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If you wanna watch the original HB show, go watch it at Steve's site.
Awesome pics. The use of color here is absolutely breathtaking. Who did this? Was it Art Lozzi or Monteleagre? Also, I like the different shapes of holes. Not every hole is a perfect circle. Great stuff.
I notice they're dark at the top and light at the bottom. Theory behind that?
HB background art at it's peak! Too bad within a few short years Bill & Joe went down the 'Scooby Doo' road to uninspired dreak.
I love these backgrounds!
Recently I stole Dishonest John for an illustration gig. Of course he's was stolen from the Simon Legree character in Uncle Toms Cabin.
I think he even says "Nyah ah ah!" in the HB cartoon.
hey John have u heard of this book? it seems pretty interesting.
One of Bob Clampett's Beany & Cecil characters in a Hanna-Barbera Cartooooooooooon?
He John, sorry for asking but can you tell more about the process of design (the appealing shapes and stuff) like in the backgrounds in this post. I think that would be really interesting, you did that before on that ramjet construction post.
I find it difficult to create characters and backgrounds with interesting shapes/designs. Maybe you have some tips for newby's.
Great post! Love watching the flinstones.
The villain who appears on this episode from Ruff & Reddy (Hanna-Barbera/Columbia Pictures, 1957-60) - the one which involves Pinky the little elephant - is named Harry Safari.
Nya ha ha
Great looking jungle backgrounds, which I reckon is really tricky stuff to get right.
Nicely done HB backgrounds. I love the textures on these (especially on the walls of the pit).
These backgrounds can speak very well for themselves.
Very cute children's story. Oh, the backgrounds are fabulous.
I've been obsessed with this era of Hanna Barbera lately. The backgrounds are amazing, and very atmospheric too.
Mr. K, do you know anything about Hokey Wolf, because I can't find anything on that cartoon and I'm interested. And is there anything to say about any more of these classic characters, because your posts are exciting me.
Beauty, eh.
As a kid, I used to really hate HB stuff - especially the Flintstones and Scooby Doo. I'm not sure whether it was the style or their humour, but it never really sat well with me.
As I've grown older and more insane, I've come to appreciate all the work that they've done - the good and the bad.
And it's also thanks to Mr. K that you get to really appreciate the work that goes into making cartoons and provides a different perspective on how and why the people that made them did what they did.
TV doesn't get any better than this- Intriguing shapes and forms with an appropriately limited, "primitive" earthtoned pallette. The characters stick out because of the contrast of the brighter colors of the characters. The shame is, it's hard to see the backgrounds as a seperate element, until of course, you, John, present them that way. But that total mesh of forground characters and awe-inspiring backgrounds with texture and color values that have been lost from animation for decades.


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by GLX » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:30 amFinally managed to snag use of the household desktop, so without further ado....
Daredevil: End of Days #1
If you can't make it to your local comic shop, a digital copy can be found here.
Ze rules:
Review as often or as little as you like. Once you've posted 5 reviews, you will be awarded 1 pick. You can post 5 reviews, right? That's a totally achievable goal and with day and date digital releases becoming the standard, it shouldn't matter if your shop ordered enough copies of this weeks comic or not.
When multiple Review Groupers have posted 5 (or more) qualifying reviews, they will be awarded their pick in the order that they qualified. What constitutes a qualifying review? Any review posted (with a score on a scale from 0-10, that's right 0!) within 1 calendar month of the thread going live. Reviews are to be at least 5 sentences long. It shows that a) you have at least read this week's pick and b) you have some unique insight into the comic.
Reviews posted while waiting in line for your pick will be applied to your next pick.
I'll be keeping track of everyone's progress with the newly christened Spreadsheet of Fantastic (RIP, Spreadsheet of Doom) and reporting the results in the Current Members list in the weekly OP. When it's your turn to make a pick, I will PM you. If you do not respond to me by Midnight EST the following Sunday, you will lose your pick and I will start a poll to determine that week's selection.
Any week in which we do not have a Review Grouper with 5 qualifying picks, we will determine the week's comic via poll.
If it's your week to pick, remember to keep it under $3.99.
Naturally, this new system is new and it may be necessary to make changes as we go.
Since no one else has 5 reviews under their belt, a poll will be put up to determine next week's pick. Next week's releases are listed here. It'll be up by week's end and ideas for what should be included into the poll will be considered.
Suggestions welcome.
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by GLX » Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:46 pmIn case you missed it, the poll for next week's pick is up:
by GLX » Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:42 pmIn a poll involving more people that participate, the winner is....
Uncanny Avengers #1
by GLX » Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:02 pmFinal bump. No takers?
by Stephen Day » Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:37 pm
Sorry, this series just didn't interest me.
by GLX » Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:39 pm
Fair enough, though I expect a review from you this week, Mr. "I voted for Uncanny Avengers".
by Stephen Day » Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:22 pm
I put it on my pull list when I saw it solicited, so there should be a copy waiting for me at my LCS this week. A review should be no problem.
by GLX » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:25 pmAnyone want to leave a review?
by Zero » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:47 pmDaredevil: End of Days #1
This comic had many pages. Some art was often to be found on them. Characters did things. Events came to pass in the usual fashion. I certainly assume it will be followed by more issues that will be of similar quality.
by GLX » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:49 pm
5 sentences are the minimum for a review to count.
by ElijahSnowFan » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:00 pmYou know what? I'm going to write a review for this thing.
Give me until Saturday; I've got some stuff going on and I need to re-read it. But a book like this needs to be reviewed -- not necessarily by me, but by someone. It needs to be done, so I promise to put one in this thread by midday Saturday.
by GLX » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:01 pm
by ElijahSnowFan » Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:17 amThere are spoilers in this review! If you don't want to know any plot details, then don't read this review! You have been warned!
You have been warned!
Truthfully, I was hoping someone else would review this book.
Mainly because books like "Daredevil: End of Days" are the hardest kinds of books for me to read. I read this medium, engage in this hobby, because I honestly enjoy seeing the good guys win.
It really is that simple. When I see the word "super-villain," I smile, because I always want to believe that a superhero is coming to save the day. I want to see how they'll pull off a last-minute victory. I want to see how their bravery and training allows them to overcome the most dire of situations, the most horrible of odds. I want the villain to realize that crime doesn't pay.
I want the good guys to win.
I realize it doesn't always happen, but I like to believe that all wrongs will be righted in the course of a story. I'm a pretty simple person -- I just like it that way.
And I knew going into "End of Days" that simply might not happen, and even if it does, even if there is justice, it's going to be an ugly, brutal, and vicious road that will be taken to get there.
When it was first promoted years ago, Brian Michael Bendis said in interviews that, no kidding, this was it: Matt Murdock's going to die, and it isn't going to be pretty, and the series was built around Murdock's death.
Even more recently, Bendis said it wasn't even going to be a mystery who killed Murdock. The story would focus on one-time staunch supporting character Ben Urich examining Murdock's life as Daredevil and unraveling one last secret, a big secret, that Murdock's death made apparent that existed.
There was no misdirection there.
Matt Murdock was dead within the first five pages of an 8-issue miniseries. Bullseye killed him, beat him to the brink of death, then stabbed him through the brain with what appeared to be Murdock's own billy club.
It was as brutal as it sounds. It was as horrific as it sounds. Klaus Janson's two-page spread of Bullseye delivering the death blow was, to be honest, the most vicious thing I've ever seen in a comic book in 30-plus years.
I was sad when I read it.
Why? Because it revealed the fundamental truth of good guys vs. bad guys in a serial medium: It truly is fiction, on the order of ridiculous, that superheroes survive these kinds of encounters, over and over and over. By definition, there are so many villains, eventually, all heroes would suffer the kind of end that Matt Murdock did.
Spider-Man wouldn't survive a full-on assault by the Sinister Six. The Red Skull and Baron Zemo and Arnim Zola would kill Captain America, once and for all. Loki and Ulik and Surtur would kill Thor.
That's what would happen.
So what about the rest of this book, then?
It's "10 years later" in the Marvel Universe, when Murdock is killed. J. Jonah Jameson's an old man, and the Daily Bugle is going out of business. It's a darker world, where Urich's had enough and is ready to move on from writing about the exploits of superheroes in the city. He's covered it all, including something that will happen in his past, but our future, that he called "the Baxter Building murders."
Urich's tired. And Jameson doesn't care. He demands that Urich do what journalists do: Tell that story of Murdock's death, even if it's the last story Urich tells, if it's the last story the Daily Bugle tells.
Through that premise, Bendis, co-writer David Mack, and artists Klaus Janson and Bill Sienkiewicz tell a bit of history, of the final encounter between Daredevil and the Kingpin, and how Murdock disappeared from the New York City in the aftermath, not seen until his death.
There are seeds of the mystery planted, with Murdock saying one word, "Mapone" before his death...and no one knows what it means. Bendis and Mack frame the rest of the series, the questions Ben Urich will try to answer, in the final pages of the issue, as well: Where did Matt Murdock go? Why did he kill the Kingpin? How did Bullseye find him after all that time, when Murdock had been largely forgotten?
And, again: What does "Mapone" mean?
And just who in the hell is that figure watching Urich from the rooftops, dressed in some type of Daredevil costume?
This was a powerful issue. The art won't be for everyone -- it's Klaus Janson at his most gritty, most grainy. There's not a lot of tight lines in the art, and Bill Sienkiewicz's painted scenes are very much the same -- gritty. Grimy.
That's what this book is meant to be -- though again, I acknowledge the art isn't for everyone. But the book, the series, is as much an examination of New York City and a street reporter and the ambivalence of people as it is a story about heroes and villains.
I didn't like reading "Daredevil: End of Days" #1.
But that doesn't mean I didn't like the book. It is a very good start to what just might be a very, very dark and sad tale, where there might not be a happy ending.
It's not the kind of book I prefer. But it is the kind of story that needs to be told, every once in a while, to remind those who are like me, who like good guys winning, that that particular style of storytelling...well, I appreciate it even more after reading this issue.
The ratings:
Plot: 9 (I give credit for having Murdock die so quickly. That's a strong entry point.)
Writing: 9 (Bendis wasn't too wordy, but there were a few segments where he could've picked up the pace just a bit, even though I acknowledge he's got seven more issues to tell this story.)
Art: 8.5 (I had a bit of trouble with how dark in tone the issue was -- the colors were so dark, it was difficult at times to follow the sequencing and understand what was actually happening in the panels. I also know some people will not like the grainy style, but as someone who is familiar with Klaus Janson's work, I knew what to expect and I did like it.)
Overall: 9
If you like Daredevil's darker themes from the last 30 years, from before what appears to be Mark Waid's usage of the character, then you need to be reading this. It's right along the lines of Frank Miller and Ed Brubaker and Bendis' take on the character, and while it's tough reading, it "plays fair." No tricks, just story.
It's just a little tougher to read, that's all...because the good guys aren't necessarily winning this one.
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This is an excerpt from Attack Proof, Second Edition, by John Perkins, Al Ridenhour, and Matt Kovsky
More than half of all rapes and a great percentage of robberies, assaults, and murders happen in the home. Defend your home or apartment like a castle:
• Get a dog. Most criminals avoid homes with dogs. Some breeds provide better defense than others, so do some research.
• Keep your windows clear of shrubbery, which can hide a burglar or rapist while he is jimmying your window.
• Get outdoor motion sensor lights.
• Consider installing an alarm system made by a reputable security company.
• Join your Neighborhood Watch program, or form one if it doesn't already exist.
• Keep your valuables out of easy sight and away from ground-floor windows.
• Make sure that your garage door is secure. Many thieves and violent criminals gain access this way.
• Have a peep sight and/or an intercom system installed in your front and rear door. Don't open your door for anyone. If someone at your door is in an emergency, call 911 for them. Rapists, robbers, and murderers often use this ruse. They may pose as plumbers, letter carriers, or telephone or power company employees. They may be women or children with adult male backup. Fake injuries are also used to get past your front door.
• If you reach the door to your house or apartment and the key won't go into the lock or your entry is damaged, get away immediately and call the police. Don't enter your home without the police checking it out first.
• If you're on your way home and suspect you're being followed, verify this by making four left or right turns around a block. If the vehicle is still behind you, don't go home. Criminals will simply follow and jump you in your own driveway. Drive to the local police or fire department or some other highly public area. Use your cell phone and call 911.
• Reinforce your bedroom door with a secure lock to slow down an intruder. Keep a cell phone and gun (that you've been trained to use) by the bed. A shotgun has the highest deterrent value, and anyone with an ounce of brains will run when they hear it cocked. This may seem extreme but think of the simple logic: If the intruder is not discouraged by motion lights, alarms, and a dog and is still determined to get in, you've got a serious problem. All the previously listed obstacles and the reinforced door are meant to slow down an intruder; having a cell phone gets around a cut phone line. You know what the gun's for. If it's come to this, don't hesitate to empty your gun into the intruder.
• Create an escape plan. The advice so far is good if you've got no children, or there's no other exit. If you do have children or another way out, remember that the first line of defense is awareness, and the second is escape. Create and practice an evacuation plan for your entire family. Everybody needs to try to get out through the nearest window or door and get a neighbor's attention.
Pepper spray has limited effectiveness against an enraged and determined attacker. In John Perkins' personal experience, it has worked only about half the time, even when it's shot straight in the eyes at close range. Use pepper spray in conjunction with a defensive strategy: spray and run, or spray, hit, and run. Here are more commonsense tips for jogging safely:
• Never jog with headphones on-you jeopardize your awareness, making yourself a sitting duck.
• Stay away from unlit, thick shrubbery adjacent to trails and paths. Remain at least 10 feet (3 m) away from the sides of buildings and parked cars as you round blind corners. This can provide the critical space you need to defend yourself against an ambush.
• Do not jog alone.
• Vary your jogging times and routes. Predictability aids a predator's planning.
• Wear a personal alarm that you can set off with one hand.
• If you believe at any time you're being followed by a vehicle as you're out jogging, turn around immediately and run in the opposite direction-preferably toward home or another secure area. Don't be assertive. Don't be coy. Just get out of there!
Awareness can prevent you from getting into other potentially hazardous situations, from entering a strange bar at 4:00 a.m. on New Year's Eve to leaving your drink unattended (and susceptible to a date-rape drug cocktail). In addition to the awareness guidelines provided throughout this chapter, two excellent books that promote self-defense awareness are Strong on Defense by Sanford Strong and The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker.
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Steve Farley and Tim Petersen (Second Place Technical – Tie)
Scott Wesley (Second Place Technical – Tie)
Lori Greene, DAHC/CDC, FDAI, FDHI, CCPR (Second Place Technical – Tie)
Recognition of Outstanding Service and Involvement (ROSI)
Steve Bettge, DAHC, FDAI (35 Years)
Paul Baillargeon, AHC, FDAI (10 Years)
Jason Gehrs, AHC, FDAI, FDHI (10 Years)
Dave Pedreira, AOC, FDAI, CSI, CDT (10 Years)
Bob Schnarr (5 Years)
Questions? Please call 703.222.2010 or email email@example.com with inquiries.
The DHI Awards Committee determines who among the nominees will be honored within our industry. The following is a list of past DHI Award Recipients:
Founders Award
The Institute's highest and most prestigious award recognizes significant and outstanding technical expertise and service to the Institute or to the architectural openings industry over an extended period of time.
This award is reserved for truly exceptional individuals who have unquestionably demonstrated outstanding service and/or technical expertise. To qualify, nominees must be one of the following: a distinguished consultant (DAHC or DCDC), a Fellow (FDHI), a recipient of the former Merrill Award, or a recipient of the former Leeser Award. Nominees shall have contributed to the industry in such a way as to render them role models to other members of the industry. Nominations are based on an extended period of service, not on an individual or isolated project or activity. Only one Founder's Award may be awarded each year. This award may be conferred posthumously.
Ken J. Metzler, AHC, FDHI 2015
Walter C. Watson, DAHC 1995
John D. Redman, DAHC 1982
Fellow DHI Award
The Fellow Award is the Institutes second highest award based on service and is conferred on any DHI member who is deemed to have contributed significant and outstanding service to the Institute or to the architectural openings industry.
This award may be conferred on any DHI member who has been a contributing member for 10 or more years. Nominees shall have clearly demonstrated by their efforts and actions over an extended period of time that they have contributed significant and outstanding service to the Institute or the industry. This service shall have been rendered at the local, national or international level and shall have been consistent with DHIs aims and objectives. A maximum of three Fellow DHI Awards per year may be awarded. Recipients may use "Fellow DHI" or "FDHI" as part of their title. This award cannot be conferred posthumously.
Richard J. Barnhard, DAHC/CDC, FDHI
*Les G. Groves, DAHC, FDHI
Ken J. Metzler, AHC, FDHI
Distinguished Consultant Award
This award is based on technical expertise and may be conferred on any DHI consultant member (AOC, AHC, EHC or CDC) with a minimum of 10 years as a contributing member of DHI.
Nominees shall have:
- demonstrated a high degree of technical excellence and standards of performance of DHI consultants
- contributed to the improvement and promotion of the body of knowledge of the door and hardware industry and/or
- aided in the technological advancement of the industry.
Nominations shall be made with approved procedures or as otherwise determined by the Board of Governors. A maximum of three Distinguished Consultant awards per year may be awarded and cannot be conferred posthumously.
Lawrence K. Adams, DAHC, CSI
*Daniel C. Hay, DAHC
Edwin N. Naslund, DCDC
Award of Merit
This award is reserved for presentation to any individual (member or non-member) who has rendered outstanding contributions to the advancement of the aims and objectives of the Institute and of the architectural openings industry in any capacity.
The service or contribution of this nominee may have been rendered at the local, regional, national or international level, but shall not be of sufficient significance to warrant nomination for the Fellow or Distinguished Consultant Awards. There is no maximum on the number of Awards of Merit conferred each year; this is to be determined at the discretion of the Awards Committee based on the number of worthy nominations each year. This award may be conferred posthumously.
H. Stephen Bettge, AHC, FDAI
Susan P. Flowers, DAHC/CDC, FDHI
John W. Manes, DAHC/EHC, FDHI
Pinnacle Award
The DHI Pinnacle Award recognizes affiliate organizations of the DHI who have excelled in their efforts to help advance life safety and security in the built environment.
Mary Roth Award
This award is conferred to a DHI Chapter for presenting an outstanding chapter education program or series of programs.
The educational program or programs must occur at a chapter meeting and must be at least one hour in length. The topic must be industry-specific; and may have either a technical or management focus. In addition to uniqueness and creativity, organization of the program, including marketing and outline of the presentation, will be considered. This award is presented to the entire chapter, with a certificate given to the individual primarily responsible for organizing the program. There is no maximum on Mary Roth Awards per year.
Recognition of Outstanding Service and Involvement (ROSI)
Industry members lend their expertise to the Institutes technical programs. This award recognizes the vital contributions that these knowledgeable individuals make.
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Anthony A. Boatman, DAHC, FDAI, EHC
David R. Gale, EHC
Daniel J. Heinz, DAOC, FDHI
Mark E. Lineberger, AHC, EHC
Joe Ambrosius
Paul G. Bailargeon, AHC
Jeffrey Batick
Jody Warden Boatman, AHC/EHC
Mark W. Chester, AHC
John E. Crouse, CDC
Robert R. Cullum, AHC
Walter M. Eckles, AHC/CDC
David N. Edwards, AHC, CDT, CSI
J. R. Filson, DAHC/CDC, FDAI, CCPR
Katherine A. Flower, AHC/CDC
Laura Jean Frye, AHC, FDAI, CSI, CCS
David R. Gale
Jason P. Gehrs, AHC
J. Philip Henk, AHC
Brad Hewlett, AHC/EHC
Geoffrey D. Holmes, DAHC, FDHI
Hal N. Kelton, AHC/CDC, CDT
Mark E. Linberger, AHC,EHC
Grant M. Loring, AHC/CDC, CDT
Alan D. McMurtrie, AHC
David Pedreira, AOC, CSI, CDT
Lloyd Seliber, CML, CDT
J. Roslyn Shender, AHC/CDC
Roger P. Skold, Jr., AHC
Mark Sorrenti, EHC
J. Patrick Stewart, AHC/EHC
Robert S. Watson, AHC
Erin Wilson, AHC/CDC
10-Year Instructors
Anthony A. Boatman, DAHC/EHC, FDAI
Gordon E. Boyle, AHC
Mark Sorrenti, EHC
F. Gregory Drake, AHC, CSI
Walter M. Eckles, AHC/CDC
J.R. Filson, DAHC/CDC, CCPR, CPP
Katherine A. Flower, AHC/CDC
David R. Gale, EHC
Daniel J. Heinz, DAOC, FDHI
J. Philip Henk, AHC, FDAI
Brad Hewlett, AHC/EHC
Hal N. Kelton, AHC/CDC, CDT
Richard L. Kiefer, DAHC/CDC, CSI
Al McMurtrie
Alan D. McMurtrie, AHC
Sarah Russell
Dale E. Schawitsch, AHC
Roslyn Shender, AHC/CDC
15-Year Instructors
20-Year Instructors
Robert G. Ryan Editorial Awards
This award is presented to the best volunteer authors of any article in Doors and Hardware magazine written from May 1 through March 31 each year. Articles cover either technical or business-related topics.
Retired DHI Awards
Werner M. Leeser Memorial Award (Outstanding Non-Consultant)
George P. Merrill Memorial Award (Outstanding Consultant)
W. S. Haswell Memorial Award (Outstanding Distributor)
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Hey guys, hope this image is uploaded properly (looks fine to me now).
Anyway, is there anyone out there who finally got tired of waiting for a Mike x Lucy romance relationship? Because I have, being a fan since 2010 till now, I now see Mike and Lucy better as "siblings" than a couple now. Don't bash me, I support Mike x Sandy now lol. Hope you guys like it?


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Actor Andrew Garfield pulled in $10,000 for charity by showing off his "Gangnam Style" moves and belly-dancing on TV.
The "Amazing Spider-Man" star was told he would earn $1,000 for every dance craze he could nail during his latest appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Garfield had the audience in stitches as he attempted the challenge – he performed an Irish jig, the robot and even tried out South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" routine as well as a few disco moves.
The Brit also busted out Madonna's "Vogue" motions, a ballet twirl, Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" dance, a high-energy can-can and saved the best for last as he lifted up his shirt for a belly-dance.
Garfield raised a total of $10,000 for the Worldwide Orphans Foundation during the episode, which airs on Tuesday.


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Frankie Muniz hospitalised after stroke
The former Malcolm in the Middle star was admitted to hospital on Friday (30Nov12) and is now recuperating after the frightening health scare.
Muniz, 26, revealed the news in a post on his Twitter.com page and vowed to start taking better care of himself.
He writes, "I was in the hospital last Friday. I suffered a 'mini stroke', which was not fun at all. Have to start taking care of my body! Getting old!"
The actor, who shot to fame as a youngster opposite Bryan Cranston in the hit TV sitcom, did not reveal any more details about his condition.


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joester needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 39 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Replacing existing http://www.bartiromo.com/
Maria Bartiromo
Business News Anchor
Desired Color Scheme:
Desired Style:
Modern, Clean, Professional, Creative
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Listen up top designers! Now is your chance to design a celebrity's official website! The winning design is very likely to replace the existing (http://www.bartiromo.com/) - please use the existing text and replace images with more of a modern, creative, professional theme.Â
Complete creative freedom - think of the theme - money, wallstreet, successful business leader reporter.
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Released in 2000, Final Fantasy IX was caught between the end of one generation and the beginning of the next. The Playstation 2 was already out and many fans were looking forward to the amazing visuals of the upcoming Final Fantasy X rather than paying attention to an obsolete console. Though the game sold well, it couldn't match up to the success of its two more realistic predecessors. Ask gamers about their favorite RPG on the original PlayStation and most will name Final Fantasy VII. This is a true shame since this game has arguably the best graphics on the PlayStation, a 140 piece soundtrack that composer Nobuo Uematsu has called his favorite in the series, and the highest Metacritic score of any game in the series.
More of an 8/10 to be honest.
Would have been nice if SquareEnix had given this a hard look and followed in its example instead of going in the cinema/presentation heavy direction they did.
I disagree. As the last true ff,( ffx did away with the world map), plus the very best graphics of the ps1, amazing characters and music, it deserves nothing less than a 10. But not just 9, I cherish 7, 8, 9 and 10 deeply. Cause I know deep down we'll probably never see games like this again. Not from the current square anyway.
I got about 40 hours in and messed up in that castle with the no magic with the flames you have to light and could never get past it
FFIX is hands down my favourite Final Fantasy.
I thought everything about it was perfect, such creativity and passion was poured into this game and it shows.
It just took me on an amazing journey through beautiful places with interesting characters and I crave to get that feeling back in a FF game again even after all these years.
Also the music was phenomenal.
I would love to see a fan made remake of the game with updated graphics, would not want Square Enix anywhere near it though, they would ruin it with crap voice acting and DLC.
It was a great game but by no mean perfect imo . It had a killer pace and tremendeous story , then faltered and was searching itself for the last quater of the story and cd .
The end game wasnt good enough for the build up , even if toward the end it gets good again .


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Arab Christians, minorities, reshaping US enclaves
Arab Christians, minorities, reshaping US enclaves
Miss. Baptists voting on personhood amendment today
Miss. Baptists are urged to vote for life-at-fertilization initiative
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More than 1,200 firefighters are battling the big wildfire in the Sun Valley Idaho area. The Beaver Creek Fire, which is only 9 percent contained, has charred nearly 160 square miles and forced the evacuation of 2,300 homes near the communities of Ketchum and Sun Valley. The good news there is that the fire didn't grow as much yesterday as it has the last few days.


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New Books Engage Timorese Citizens to Fight Corruption
Dili – Timor-Leste's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has added two new sources of information designed to improve the public's awareness of and increase civic engagement in detecting and preventing corruption.
The Anti-Corruption Dictionary and the Strategic Guidance for Outreach Education are the most recent examples of ACC's efforts to educate government officials, civil servants and the public about the illegality and costly impact of corruption on Timor-Leste's economic development.
- The Anti-Corruption Dictionary contains definitions for 96 words or phrases that are often associated with corruption.
- I,500 – 2,000 copies of the dictionary will be produced and distributed to public institutions, schools and NGOs.
- The Strategic Guidance for Outreach Education includes outreach materials and recommendations for Timorese media to use in developing their own awareness campaigns.
"During the next 20 years, we aim to create a society that rejects corruption," said Mr. Jose Neves, ACC's Deputy Commissioner for Education and Research. "To achieve this goal, we must understand the basic conditions of our society and use that understanding to create appropriate materials. Both books are made to be simple and easy to understand which makes them useful for raising awareness at different levels of society."
The Anti-Corruption Dictionary contains definitions for 96 words or phrases that are often associated with corruption. Each entry uses the word or phrase in a sentence to help clarify the meaning.
For example, the word bemokrasia combines bemo meaning public transportation and krasia indicating democracy. The accompanying sentence says,"They have a good life now. We elect them through democracy but in the end they leave us on the roadside."
The authors used a number of techniques to insure the dictionary reflects the widest and most comprehensive collection of words and phrases related to corruption. They eavesdropped on conversations while taking public transportation often catching people criticizing the work of state institutions. They gathered ideas with NGOs and youth groups. Reading the local newspapers and watching TV were important sources of information. They even listened to participants at the cockfighting arenas.
The Dictionary also includes 28 caricatures that graphically present what a word or phrase means, as well as synonyms and antonyms for specific words. ACC plans to produce and distribute between I, 500 – 2,000 copies of the dictionary to public institutions, schools and NGOs.
Whereas the Dictionary is intended for the Timorese public, the Strategic Guidance for Outreach Education is a reference book to be used by ACC staff for the development of outreach and education programmes for public servants, school teachers and civil society organizations.
"We've targeted every level of society with the objective of changing the attitudes of ordinary people toward the corruption culture", said Mr. Neves. "We start with the ACC staff, but will ask other institutions to use the material because it is important for the public to become involved in preventing corruption in daily activities within each institution."
One unique feature of the Guide is the inclusion of outreach materials and recommendations for Timorese media to use in developing their own awareness campaigns.
Released in mid-December, both books are to be distributed in 2014. UNDP's, Support to Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Timor-Leste provided both technical and financial support toward the development of both products.
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Oracle Sales Skills Program Owner in Bedford, Massachusetts
The Instructional Designer will produce the courseware to support the training programs defined by Program Managers. This includes conducting needs assessments to identify strategically aligned learning and development initiatives, designing and developing training courseware in a variety of delivery modes (e.g., instructor led training, self-paced training, virtual, blended), managing external vendors to collaborate in content creation, as well as providing input on measures regarding business impact and effectiveness of deployed learning solutions.
Creates courseware design, development, and deployment strategy for world class blended learning programs that are experiential, drive behavior change and increase performance within our global Sales business units. Develop learning curricula that align with learning and performance strategies. Manages the design and execution of junior staff creating courseware. Build and maintain valued relationship with key internal and external stakeholders. Develop assessment approaches that conform to global accreditation strategies and processes. Evaluate the business impact of learning programs through use of learning and performance metrics.
Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Recognized as a subject-matter expert within Oracle. Typically 8 plus years relevant experience in Sales and Sales Enablement plus knowledge in the Applications, Technology or Hardware sectors is needed. Coaching and Project Management experience across a variety of delivery mediums. Deep experience designing and developing learning programs across delivery mediums (mobile learning, e-learning, virtual learning, live simulation, and live classroom). Proficient in establishing learning and performance metrics and measurements (ROI & Benchmarking). Strong in building relationships and maintaining relationships. Experience in analyzing business needs and selling value to customers. Previous project/program management experience. Experience delivering facilitation, training, coaching and/or development of learning programs. Self starter with high energy, drive, enthusiasm, initiative, and commitment. Excellent communication, facilitation and persuasive skills, both written and verbal. Ability to build strong relationships and navigate through senior stakeholder discussions. Experience leveraging standard eLearning tools and web-based meeting tools. Team player. Leadership skills. Business travel of up to 30 percent annually may be expected of this position. Knowledge of Instructional design authoring tools preferred. Fluency in English, working knowledge of other languages is an asset. Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are looking for an experienced sales training professional or sales enablement professional who is passionate about sales skills and successfully leverages this experience to create a global enablement standard across skills training. Ideally you will have 10 years of experience in sales training roles and/or sales enablement, built on practical Sales Engineering or Field Sales. You will demonstratelearning development and development experiencewith strong stakeholder management, combined with a consultative approach and a good understanding of the process and requirements of sales skills training. Experience with formal sales methodologies would also be beneficial.
The role is highly collaborative and will include liaising with the OSPA regional performance partners and sales leadership to understand the business requirements as well as the global program leads. You will be able to integrate all these aspects to create programs that integrate into the sales skills learning path and badging framework.
There will be travel involved with both domestic and international assignments (approximately 10%).
Key Qualifications
Knowledge and experience of training in core sales skills: Discovery, Presentation and Negotiation
Knowledge and experience of Social Selling training programs
Experience in delivering change programs, interacting and influencing senior level stakeholders
Consultative approach to identifying, assessing and prioritizing requirements
Strong communication (written and verbal), presentation and facilitation skills
Experience of designing and leading Train the Trainer programs, preferably global
Flexibility, agility and problem solving skills to operate in a dynamic environment
10 years professional sales and/or sales engineering experience/learning & development
Experience working with Instructional Designers and Developers to create eLearning and in-person training courses and materials
Experience of Sales Engineering would be advantageous
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain programs for sales skills that align to the business needs OSPA standards to ensure the global community is fully supported for skills within the overall employee lifecycle
Engage and manage relationship with key stakeholders from global leadership by providing a platform for their input by participating in steering boards and on the creation and evolution of the enablement path for sales skills training
Understand business requirements and KPIs and be able to transform and create a programmatic intervention that effectively supports the metrics through gap and impact analysis
Work with internal OSPA groups to align, plan and execute delivery of assigned programs
Will be actively involved in the creation and updating of the sales skills training programs leveraging expertise and business input from key stakeholders (internal and external to OSPA)
Participate in a global community for sales skills that will encompass business stakeholders and regional partners
Drive adoption of new and existing sales skills programs
Be a recognized point of contact for direction and specialist knowledge on sales skills training lifecycle to both the individual contributor and Manager communities and other stakeholders
Link sales skills competencies and proficiency levels to curriculum and OSPA badging; defining what great looks like for sales skills across role specializations through documented best practice and benchmarking
Ensure that sales skills training and enablement programs and initiatives meet the business needs of Managers and support their ability to lead and coach others on them
Degree level qualification minimum and relevant training qualifications would be an advantage.
Detailed Description and Job Requirements
The Sales Skills Program Owner will be responsible for creating and maintaining sales skills programs for the sales community that encompasses all aspects of sales skills, including Discovery, Presentation and Negotiation throughout the Sales Process Framework Lifecycle of an opportunity.
Within each of these disciplines, the Skills Programs Program owner needs to understand the requirements for each to enable individuals to achieve the best performance.
In order to understand the learning needs for the individual and Manager, the program owner will facilitate discussion with OSPA regional performance partners and global sales leadership to understand the specific requirements and business priorities from the regions, translating this into an enablement path that successfully addresses them.
Will maintain a cadence of the discussion to continuously update and improve assigned programs, evolving the programs and presenting the results and actions that have been achieved to OSPA leadership. A key activity for this role will be to work with the global program leads to leverage and ensure that the OSPA learning portfolio reflects business needs, and that the path created effectively maximizes utilization of internal resources and learning programs.
This will be a leading contributor individually and as a team member that will also provide direction and mentoring to regional OSPA teams regarding sales skills. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills and sales skills in areas of specialization. The role should be recognized as a subject-matter expert within Oracle requiring excellent presentation, communication and writing skills. Ability to multi-task and superior time-management skills. Ability to handle diverse groups of employees, including an international audience. Ability to establish credibility and create confidence quickly and easily. Excellent organizational skills, ability to effectively prioritize and strong attention to detail to meet deadlines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills: particularly on needs analysis, positioning and business justification. Ability to persuade others through presentations, demonstrations, and written communication. Ability to travel as needed. A/BS degree or equivalent, advanced degree highly desirable.
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Job: *Training
Organization: *Oracle
Title: Sales Skills Program Owner
Location: United States
Requisition ID: 18000X2T