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With Season 7 of Game of Thrones coming to an end, fans of the series have been overjoyed at what has transpired with each new episode. So many different storylines have crossed paths, and different families are starting to come together in ways that never seemed possible in previous seasons. The children of House Stark haven't been together since Season 1, and they've finally returned to their Winterfell home after so much time apart. This has caused fans to completely freak out over the possibilities of restoring their House to its former glory, but that isn't the only plot that has started to evolve. Queen Daenerys has finally made it back to Westeros, and she's tried to unite some of the Great Houses to fight against Queen Cersei, so the Clash of the Queens has already begun.
All of the questions that have arisen over the past six seasons have started to get answered in Season 7, with each new episode revealing some earth-shattering revelations. Yet, with each question being answered, new questions have started to arise. Everyone wants to know when Jon Snow will finally learn of his Targaryen lineage, how the men of the Night's Watch will defeat the Night King, and of course, who will ultimately reign on the Iron Throne. While not all of the questions will be answered in Season 7, there have been some definite hints that have been dropped in the episodes thus far. On top of the hints for what's to come, there have been some major references to previous episodes. If you call yourself a true Game of Thrones fanatic, check out these 15 major details you may have missed in Season 7 of Game of Thrones (so far).
15 Samwell Tarly Is Officially A Wizard
When Samwell Tarly first made it to The Wall, he didn't exactly seem like he had what it took to be a brother of The Night's Watch. Yet, he was completely aware of his shortcomings, and he made mention to Jon Snow that he had always wanted to be a wizard. This reference came up again when he was on his journey with Gilly. She was amazed that he was so knowledgeable and was able to attain so much information just by looking at some characters in a book. She was so amazed that she told him that he was like a wizard. This made another appearance in Season 7 when he made it to the Citadel. The interesting part is that the actor that played the Harry Potter character Professor Slughorn played the archmaester at the Citadel, which Samwell Tarly studied under. This wasn't the first Harry Potter actor to appear in the Game of Thrones series, but the wizard connection with Samwell Tarly can't be denied.
14 Restricted Section Of The Citadel
It's hard to deny that there's a distinct comparison between Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Harry Potter and the Citadel in Game of Thrones. Sending Samwell Tarly to the Citadel was a great reference to his goal of one day becoming a wizard, and the Harry Potter references didn't stop there. Beyond the archmaester of the Citadel being portrayed by an actor who was previously in the Harry Potter film series, the library at the Citadel was reminiscent of the books of spells at Hogwarts. Just as there were restricted areas of Hogwarts, there were also restricted areas of the Citadel. Harry Potter had his Cloak of Invisibility to let him roam the halls of Hogwarts, but Samwell didn't need a magical cloak to get to the restricted area of the Citadel. This whole scenario was a huge bonus for fans of both of these fantasy series.
13 Catspaw Dagger Revealed
It's already been established that Valyrian steel has the ability to defeat White Walkers, but there's something extremely special regarding the dagger that was featured in Season 1. When a cutthroat was sent to murder Bran in his bed, it was this dagger that became the reason why Catelyn Stark suspected Tyrion Lannister of hiring the assassin. The dagger was referenced again when Samwell Tarly lingered on an ancient book in the Citadel, which shows that there was a special significance to this particular dagger. Littlefinger gave the dagger to Brandon Stark, and during this interaction, Bran posed the question as to whether or not he knew whose dagger it was. It was later given to Arya, and she can be seen wearing it on her hip in a promotional photo for Entertainment Weekly.
12 Mountain Of Dragonglass
The showrunners of Game of Thrones love to throw in aspects into the episodes that have been referenced in previous seasons. One of the major revelations in Season 7 came when Samwell Tarly discovered that there was literally a mountain of Dragonglass at Dragonstone. When Jon Snow was with The Night's Watch, they realized how important Dragonglass would be in the War to Come against The Night King. At Hardhome, Jon Snow knew the importance of getting to the bag of Dragonglass, and that was just a small amount. The Brothers of The Night's Watch had made the statement that they literally needed "a mountain" of it in order for it to make a real difference in the war against the White Walkers. Finding this mountain at Dragonstone was a great reference to the previous season.
11 Next Generation Robert Baratheon
Even though Robert Baratheon had a number of bastard children while he was alive, viewers only got to really know Gendry. He was the last surviving bastard after the Gold Cloaks hunted them all down, and fans of the series couldn't help but fall in love with his interaction with Arya Stark. House Baratheon and House Stark have had a longstanding relationship since before Robert's Rebellion, and seeing Gendry with Arya was satisfying for fans of the series. Yet, the real connection came in Season 7 when Ser Davos Seaworth found Gendry in King's Landing. The comparisons between Gendry and his father didn't stop at the physical appearance since both of them seemed to have an affinity toward warhammers. The real payoff came when Seaworth brought him to see Jon Snow, and the two of them talked about their fathers together.
10 Nymeria Reference
When the Stark children were given a direwolf in Season 1, TV audiences became just as attached to the wolves as they did to the Stark children. When Robb Stark was killed at the Red Wedding, people were just as heartbroken to see the Freys kill his direwolf. Yet, Arya's direwolf hasn't been featured in the series since she was driven away in order to protect her against Cersei's wrath. When she reappeared in Season 7, fans of the book series were thrilled to see that Nymeria was shown with her massive pack. Yet, the best part of their meeting was when Arya offered a line that referenced herself from Season 1. Rather than stating, "That's not you," because the direwolf wasn't actually Nymeria, the line was similar to what she told her father when he outlined what her future would be like as a Lady of a Great House.
9 Jon Snow Isn't A Bastard
When Jon Snow was introduced to Missandei, she had a difficult time understanding the concept of being a bastard. They literally had to spell out that the defining characteristic of being a bastard was the fact that his parents weren't married. Yet, there was a huge bombshell revelation that emerged in Season 7 of Game of Thrones. Gilly was reading with Samwell Tarly at the Citadel and came across the diary of High Septon Maynard. It stated that Prince Rhaegar Targaryen had his marriage to Elia Martell annulled and then had a secret wedding, presumably to Lyanna Stark. This would make Jon Snow's birth a legitimate one and would give him the biggest claim to the Iron Throne. It was long thought that Rhaegar Targaryen kidnapped Lyanna, which was one of the main reasons behind Robert's Rebellion, but now, it's revealed that it was a consensual relationship.
8 The Dragon Has Three Heads
Ever since Game of Thrones viewers heard the prophecy about the dragon having three heads, there were constant speculations regarding who would ride alongside Daenerys. Yet, Season 7 has truly solidified Jon Snow's role as one of the dragon riders. When Rhaegar Targaryen was married to Elia Martell, she was able to birth both a son and a daughter together. This would make it difficult for him to get an annulment. Yet, he believed that the prophecy of the dragon having three heads proved that he needed to remarry someone that could give him his third child. His secret wedding to Lyanna Stark produced his third child, whom we now know as Jon Snow. When he interacted with Drogon, fans of the series were able to truly see that even the dragons are aware of his Targaryen blood.
7 White Walkers Beyond The Wall
When Brandon Stark finally made it back to Winterfell, it became obvious that he was no longer the same young boy who grew up there. His life experiences after Theon Greyjoy had taken control of Winterfell definitely worked to strip him of his innocence, but it was his transformation into the Three-Eyed Raven that truly changed him. While fans were overjoyed to see him reunited with Sansa and Arya, the real revelations came when he began having visions of the future. One of the visions showed the army of the dead marching with what looked like Wun Wun the Giant. Yet, the main element of this vision was the fact that they had crossed to the other side of The Wall. There were grass and green, and then, they turned it to snow and ice as they marched.
6 Clash Of The Queens
While the previous seasons of Game of Thrones were focused on the War of the Five Kings, the new battle is between Queen Cersei and the Dragon Queen. The showrunners have forced audiences to really draw comparisons between these two Queens through various scenes, and there was one camera angle that really drove the contrast between these two fierce women. The aerial shot of these two queens shows how distinctly different they are. Cersei is seated high up, in a way that isolates her from the rest, while Queen Daenerys is much more open to her advisors. This is indicative of their ruling style because Daenerys is far more open to working with others. The latest episode in Season 7 even showed that she's willing to work with Queen Cersei in the fight against the Night King, even though Queen Cersei will probably use this as an opening to defeat her once and for all.
5 Samwell Tarly Writing The History Of Westeros
During Samwell Tarly's time at the Citadel, there were a number of hints of his own poetic way with words. When the archmaester was telling him about the title of the book he was writing, Sam had some words of wisdom about making the title a bit more intriguing to the reader. Later, he was tasked with the chore of rewriting all of the books that were starting to disintegrate due to their old age. This is a nod to the theory that Samwell will end up writing the tale of Westeros when all is said and done, which is similar to Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings. There's already a great name for this story, in fact, since George R. R. Martin came up with it in A Song of Ice and Fire.
4 Actor/Gold Cloak
Game of Thrones is notorious for swapping out actors, whether it's the fact that The Mountain has been played by various different actors from one season to the next or how Daario Naharis was completely switched. Yet, Season 7 brought on a character change that was a bit more strange. The comedian, Kevin Eldon, had already appeared in the series as a traveling actor in Braavos. Yet, in Season 7, he returned to play a member of the Gold Cloaks. There's got to be an interesting story there about how an actor could travel all the way from the Free City of Braavos to King's Landing and then, how he got a job as a Gold Cloak. Yet, the world will probably never learn that story since he got his head bashed in with Gendry's Warhammer.
3 Arya Vs. Sansa
When Arya finally made it back to Winterfell, fans of the series rejoiced at the thought of the Stark children finally reuniting. Yet, it was hard to discount that there was always a bit of tension between Sansa and Arya. When Sansa took the side of Joffrey during the altercation between him and the butcher's boy, all of their childish bickerings were taken to another level. Once she returned to Winterfell, Littlefinger knew just how to create even more division between the sisters by planting a copy of the message that was sent to Winterfell at Queen Cersei's behest. Even though Sansa was forced to write to House Stark to tell them to come bend the knee to King Joffrey, seeing those words for herself was just the thing to push Arya over the edge. Yet, the real question is how could Arya let Littlefinger manipulate her after all of her training with the Faceless Men?
2 Rebranding King's Landing
Fans of the Game of Thrones series have learned to pay close attention to the opening credits. The title sequence has been changed over the series to include different areas of the Seven Kingdoms, which has given the audience a clue about what the show was going to focus on in the storyline. The great pyramid of Meereen was added while Daenerys ruled in Slaver's Bay and Season 7 saw the Citadel being included in the title sequence. Yet, there was a detail at King's Landing that has fans of the series wondering whether or not there's a special significance to the House Baratheon sigil. When Queen Cersei took the Iron Throne, she took down the Baratheon banners and replaced the stag with the signature House Lannister Lion. Yet, the title sequence still shows the stag above King's Landing. With Gendry making an appearance in Season 7, it has fans wondering whether or not him being the last living heir to House Baratheon is symbolic in this King's Landing feature.
1 Fire Wights Revealed
When Beric Dondarrion was first revealed in the series, the audience found out that there was more than one way to bring the dead back to life. The White Walkers were reanimated with ice and became creatures that were beholden to the Night King. Yet, Beric Dondarrion was reanimated with the help of the Lord of Light. Fans of the book series have an attachment to Dondarrion because he was the one who was able to bring Catelyn Stark back from the dead, even though it doesn't look like they're going to include that aspect into the Game of Thrones series. His sword of fire is also hugely significant because it's a key component to the "Prince who was promised." Season 7 showed the Brotherhood Without Banners being united with Jon Snow and his group traveling beyond The Wall, and this is a huge moment for the series. Not only are two fire wights being united, but there's potential for Jon Snow to wield the sword of fire.
Sources: Vanity Fair, Elite Daily, News Week


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Andreas Templin's "Hell is Coming/World Ends Today", a large scale intervention for the public space of Madrid, has been selected for Madrid Abierto 2008. The project will be curated by the art-collective Democracia. From the 567 projects that entered competition the announced participants are: Hostia Fine Arts, Michael Lin/Alicia Framis, Anno Dijkstra, Guillaume Segur and Diego Peris.
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By Lou Washington
Okay, I'm not going to talk about guitars, iPads or any of the other things that spring to mind when talking technology. Today, I'm going to share my techno-adventure in the world of yard maintenance.
Like everybody else in North America I'm finding my June chores now being moved up to late March thanks to all the SUVs, Aerosols, Styrofoam and other sins of the 20th century that have conspired to rob us of Winter. I was excited to get started early this year on my own climate destruction project which involves mowing my lawn at high noon.
I had two radically different experiences today with, well, let's call them lawn machines.
First up is my Homelite brand electric chainsaw. I've used this thing twice and I have to say, it's really kind of joke. It's all plastic and shiny. It really makes me think of something Mattel would make, like Bobby's First Chainsaw! – It's just like Dad's!
I wanted to cut down some tiny stumps left over from clearing out some brush about a year ago. I'm talking one to two inches in diameter here.
So there I am with my 50 foot extension cord climbing around in my back yard. I select my first stump, fire up the mighty Homelite, and start cutting. Everything goes just fine. Stump number two things are different. I get about half way thru the stump and everything just blows up. The chain flies off and the motor shuts down.
I figure I can fix this. So there I am with toy chainsaw parts all around trying to figure out how it all works. It's amazing when you open a machine up. You instantly can tell if they used engineers to design the thing or if they just kind of winged it. My toy was in the latter category.
The whole thing was held together by a plastic cover that doubled as the guide for lining up the chain drive sprocket, the blade adjustment and tension controller. The vibrations of cutting for more than few seconds was all that was required to cause everything to loosen up, the chain to jump out of the track and shut down the machine.
I rebuilt the saw three-time this afternoon, then I threw it away.
Who are these people kidding? This saw is a piece of junk.
After giving up on the stumps it was time to mow the lawn. My lawn mower is a monument to the concept of durability. This thing sits outside all winter, is not even covered, has never been to a shop for "seasonal preparation" or winterizing. I put oil in it 10 years ago when I bought it. I think the new price for the mower was no more than $150.00.
The only thing I do to this mower that is remotely like maintenance is to pull the spark plug every time I use it. I emery board the spark gap, spray starter fluid on the plug and into the plug socket. I have washed the air filter twice.
The mower deck is rusted through in several places and the starter cord rotted two summers ago. None of the control cables work any more.
But this thing starts on three tries every spring. It may only run on one speed, and when it's time to turn it off, you have to pluck the spark lead from the plug, but, it runs all summer long and starts first time every time during the mowing season.
It's a Briggs and Stratton motor, but the mower itself is brand-less. What a joy it is to know that the machines you use for the chores you like the least are going to be dependable and get you done with the chore as quickly as possible.
So, here's to Briggs and Stratton. You guys are great and your product rocks.
As for the chainsaw guys, you really need to re-think your mission statement or value prop or something. Maybe, just hire an engineer.
Today is the big day; the day that has been anticipated for months. Today is the day the iPad 3 finally hits the market. If you believe the various news outlets, people are in one of two camps on this. First is the panting, drooling, tail wagging group who is speechless with excitement. Or, second, you are in the wake me when it's over group.
In reality, most people are somewhere in between. I certainly am.
The 3rd iteration of the iPad is exciting. A greatly improved camera and an upgraded display will make for an improved product. But, I'm not ready to turn in my iPad 2. I have not actually seen the new improved display or used the upgraded camera, but, I just don't see those features driving me to abandon the 2 just yet.
The iPad is revolutionary. It has changed lives. But, why is this true. What is there about this device that causes so much hoopla? As a dedicated user, I'll try to answer that.
First off, what makes any device a better alternative than not having the device?
1) It must deliver a decided advantage to the user
2) It must be convenient
3) It must allow the user to do more by doing less
4) It must be consistent
Okay, so the iPad bats 1000 on these four categories. But, the thing that makes it transcend the merely great and cross over into the territory of world-changing is the fact that it does all four of these things on multiple levels. It touches and benefits so many processes within our daily lives.
Here's what I mean.
Let's take the going to a presentation meeting experience. In the pre iPad world you would go to the meeting with a pad and pen. Throughout the meeting you would jot down little notes and quotes that might be useful in the future. Finally, you go back to your office, lose your notes and that's the end of things.
With the iPad you sit down at the meeting. You open a notes app and as the speaker talks you enter your notes into a named retrievable document. Perhaps the power-point presentation has some interesting graphics; you shoot a picture of the screen to capture the graphics. Perhaps, the presenter has a special verbal presentation that sums up his message. You can click on your recorder and capture the guy making the key points.
When you are done, you have an illustrated, multimedia presentation of the entire meeting. You can send it to others via email, you can store it, you can let it rest and review it later. That's very powerful for people who attend trade shows or must sit through multiple meeting over the course of a day.
If someone would have built a little box that did all of that in 1995, and called it the Meeting Pro, that person would have appeared on the cover of Fortune Magazine by the end of the year.
So, how much greater is a device that also stores your music, facilitates access to the always open music store, movie store and book store and gives you access to these things anywhere you go?
How much greater is a device that replaces your telephone and email with VOIP and video phone functionality?
What would the worth be of a device that allowed you to carry around not only pictures of your family, but also all the pictures you've ever taken in your lifetime?
How about a device that does all of the above and also helps you tune your guitar and then record the latest song you've written playing your guitar?
Not musical, no problem, what about photo-shopping your pictures? Image editing software abounds for the iPad.
May be you want to try out a new route to your Aunt Zelda's house. Fire up your iPad GPS system and you're there in no time.
When you buy one of these things you have no idea how much it will impact your life. The more you use it, the more ways you find to use it.
So, pardon me if I'm not all over the iPad 3 just yet. I'm still just blown away by my iPad 2.
Now we have BYOD to worry about. As a writer, BYOD is especially irritating because my spell checker keeps turning it into BOYD. I don't know BOYD, don't really care to know BOYD and I promise I won't write about BOYD.
Bring Your Own Device seems to be a big area of concern. IT departments must now develop and publish BYOD policies and procedures. Companies must decide if they are going to be BYOD friendly. BYOD teams will need to be formed and BYOD vision statements will need to be crafted.
For something that didn't even merit a Wikipedia page until January of 2012, BYOD seems to be gathering steam as the new goto issue for people who can't find anything else to write about.
I don't deny that user owned devices represent a challenge for IT directors everywhere. I don't quite get the notion that this is suddenly a problem.
People are finding amazingly inventive ways to turn this into an issue. I read a Computer World piece about a week ago that suggested this was a kind of generational issue brought to us by millennials entering the workplace. What rot that is.
I'm not trying to take anything away from my millennial co-workers, but they are not the first generation of people to adopt technology more readily than their older cohorts. Happily our newest workers are tech savvy, are open to improving the status quo and are willing to invest in their own success by putting their own bucks into new technology that bridges home and work.
But the fact is that user owned technology entering the IT domain is nothing new at all. New tech has always been greeted by skepticism and mistrust. I knew a fellow that many years ago made his living selling early versions of electronic calculators. These were meant to replace the enormous mechanical calculators of the early twentieth century.
His biggest challenge was getting people to "trust' the calculator. They simply could not grasp the concept of arithmetic functions executed at the speed of light. His demo would solve some huge multiplication or division problem and his prospect would want to know how they could be sure the answer was correct.
Being a creative sales type, his solution was to sell them a second machine to check the results of the first.
As prices came down, these devices made their way into homes and ultimately into common use in the workplace.
The Personal Computer went through a similar evolution. The big iron companies knew from the beginning that PCs had the potential of replacing the "mainframe in the basement" IT paradigm. They would demean PCs as being toys for geeky individuals to play with for hours on end in lieu of having a social life.
My first computer was a Commodore SX-64 which I purchased from a big box appliance store. Within a month or two I had picked-up a copy of Microsoft Multiplan (purchased from my local Children's Palace) and I was doing implementation job estimates for my conversion operation at Tab Products Co.
The IT director at Tab would have never had the time or inclination to build an application for me to handle that kind of work.
Over the next few years PCs slowly made their way into the IT infrastructure of larger corporations. But, I would submit most of them, like mine, came from home first.
The internet itself had a similar history. Initially, anyone could and would build a website for their company or department. There was little coordination, no consistency, no corporate over-site.
But, once again, it was tech savvy end users who first brought it into the corporate world.
While BYOD does represent a challenge for IT directors and CIOs, I think that challenge is more related to budget and resources. I don't see this issue being tied to some innate lack of technical prowess or willingness to change on the part of IT directors.
By Lou Washington
It hit me yesterday morning; out of the blue, no warning. If you play guitar, you know what I'm talking about. I had this need, this urge, to buy a new guitar. The only thing for this is a trip to the old guitar shop. I spent my lunch hour at Sam Ash and then, Guitar Center.
Where I live, these two competitors actually share a common wall. When I get the new guitar bug, I have to go to these stores and play a bunch of guitars that I can't afford. This is supposed to make me believe that buying a guitar that I can afford will not make me feel better. It really doesn't work. Much like giving salt water to a thirsty man, it just makes things worse.
Guitar people are like little old ladies and cats. One is too many, ten is not enough. You start off with something that was kind of practical, not expensive; maybe a nice acoustic model. Perhaps you take home a Yamaha or low-end Martin.
After a few days of practice, you think you sound pretty good. Things are coming along and if you could just get that one chord down, you'd have "Louie, Louie" nailed.
For some strange reason, your family tends to avoid you now. They seem to spend a lot more time away from home or, oddly enough they have started hanging out in the more remote areas of your house like the laundry room or the garage. One thing is certain; if they spend much time that far away they are going to miss out on a lot of great tunes.
That's when you realize that maybe you should have bought an electric guitar with a nice big amplifier. After all, your art should be shared. You have a gift! It's only right that everyone near you should experience your development into Guitar Man.
The more you think about it the more you realize that you need an electric model and about 100 watts worth of amplification. No reason to deny the neighbors the pleasure of hearing you wail.
So there you go, right back to the old big box guitar super store. Twenty minutes later, you are the proud owner of a new Stratocaster and an amp with enough wattage to light a used car lot in Las Vegas.
You see how the mind works with this little obsession? Everything makes perfect sense at the time. And, if you stopped at two guitars, it probably does make sense. But, that's not how it works. Guitar fever is much more subtle than that.
Let's say it's early June and time for the family to pile into the Scenic Cruiser and head out across America for a little vacation. You're excited, nothing beats a glorious vacation with the family. At some point you remember your guitar. You remember last year's trek and the roof top cargo carrier that was required for all the stuff that goes with you and your family. Where will you put the guitar?
That's when you find out about travel guitars. Back to the big box, back to the store where all the toys are. Soon your walking out with your brand new Martin Back Packer.
As time goes by more and more cues are established that unleash the urge to acquire more hardware.
I remember reading an article about Keith Richards and his love for his Fender Telecaster. Keith and I go way back. He was there for me in junior high, high school, college and beyond. Keith and Mick were part of my formative years. At least the stereophonic manifestations of Keith and Mick were there for me.
Scary huh? A world view formed by Keith Richards.
It was certainly understandable that my next acquisition at that time was a beautiful sunburst Tele. It still is truly my favorite. There is just something kind of raw and basic about it. Come to think of it, it's kind of like Keith.
A new guitar is like a little personal adventure to a place you've never been before. Playing an old favorite song on a new instrument is like hearing the song for the first time. All sorts of things you've never noticed or heard before are exposed.
Similarly, playing an old guitar that you've not picked up in a while is like hooking up with an old friend after a long absence.
So my latest round of guitar fever is pulling me in a direction that is kind of surprising. Even though I've always been a Fender guy (BTW, they announced an IPO today), I kind of feel some curiosity about Les Paul. I would probably go with one of the lower priced Epiphone models rather than paying for the Gibson name. I'm thinking the Standard model perhaps?
The nice thing about not being a great guitar player is the fact that you don't have to pay for top end instruments. Although, somewhere out there in the future is a Martin D28 with my name on it. There is nothing like a Martin.
About two years into my guitar obsession, I heard someone comment that a Martin will make you sound about twice as good as you really are. I believe that.
When Barb heard me play my Martin DX-1 for the first time, she told me I didn't sound half bad.
So, if you are new to the obsession or an old hand or even an accomplished professional, I wish you well and I hope that you have many happy trips to the music store.
By Lou Washington
Check out this list:
- Watch a movie
- Catch up with friends
- Work from home
- Post to this blog
- Get a new recipe for Potatoes
- Get a new book
- Get some new tunes
- Check in with my brother and his wife
- Read my home town newspaper
- Follow my beloved Mizzou basketball team
These are all things I can't do when the #%$&@* internet is down. Actually the list is much longer, but space is limited and I think it gets the point across as is.
It seems like once or twice per year this happens. In the middle of an email or a Facebook session, you get that creepy sensation that you're suddenly alone. It's like being on the phone and just sensing that the guy is no longer on the other end of the line.
So,you try a few things like downloading a movie or just opening a website you know you don't have cached. Then you know, there it is, you are cut off! You are off the grid. You are in the cyber penalty box watching the game and no longer participating.
What's worse is the process required to get things right. You can't just change the batteries or reboot. The system is way more complicated than that. There are so many points along the line where failure can kill the whole thing.
Our broadband service is via our phone company so the key issue in their mind is always figuring out why the fault is somewhere inside my house and not outside on their lines.
Even after I've "retrained" my modem, re-cycled my router and checked all my line connections I have to do all of that again for my friendly phone company help desk person. So we go through all that and the inevitable service visit is scheduled.
Within a few days and one or two service calls things are back to normal. No one is ever really sure why the thing broke to begin with, but it works now and all is well again.
But, back to the issue of what to do when you're without service.
I'm still amazed at the level of trust we have in this whole internet thing. Further, I'm even more amazed at how dependent we've become on it.
I'm not a young pup, but I'm also not some luddite idiot who sits around yearning for the good old days. From what I remember, the old days pretty much sucked. But, I'll get into that in my next post. The point I'm making is I can remember a pre-internet world and I can tell you things have changed a lot.
It has to be similar to the time when the world transitioned from horses to cars. People knew horses and they didn't understand cars. They took it on faith, that the old Model T or whatever would start and get them to their destination. At some point they doubtless realized they were dependent on cars and their horses were now pretty much not an option.
So last week, we were limited to broadcast TV, playing with Chloe and PJ, eating a lot and for me, playing a lot of guitar.
When this happens at work, it's even worse. People sort of stumble out of their cubicles, looking around at each other like they've never seen one other before. Slowly, it dawns on everyone that there is literally nothing to do.
So, my goal is now to put together a list of things I can do when the 'net goes down. I'll have a home list and work list. The next time the world goes dark, I'll have the list handy. No more confused wandering around, no more watching re-runs of Petticoat Junction and Gomer Pyle.
Here's my challenge to you, make a list for yourself. If you like, send your list to me and I'll post the best ideas next week. This is your chance to help out your fellow Internauts, your cyber buds.
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The Snake King
I'm coming to the the end of my comic project and it's been a huge learning experience. I've picked up a ton of new tricks and my workflow is a lot smoother.
The author seems pretty pleased with the results and is now in the middle of a rewrite to make sure the art and text blend together seamlessly.
I'm hoping to get more work in book covers after this, but also have plenty of comic work coming in too. Can't wait to get to the end of this one and see the finished project. Just two more pages to go!
Shapeshifting Graphic novel
Towards the end of last year I landed one of my favourite jobs to date. Scott Devon approached me with a really exciting project, a short graphic novel full of mythical beasts, magic and mystery. Some comic creators are afraid to veer away from the standard pen and ink method, but Scott wanted me to go nuts and illustrate the hell out of it! Hopefully this is what he had in mind.
Ever since I was a little kid copying pictures of Judge Dredd from 2000AD comics, I'd had a dream of one day working in comics. I pretty much abandoned the idea when I left college and found all the artistic idealism had been sucked out of me. I entered the real world, got a job in a bank and proceeded to be miserable for the next few years.
I finally shook off the grey fog and dusted off my long forgotten drawing skills and painstakingly began to work.
One tiny job doing a book cover for an indie author led to another, this time a slightly bigger author. Then another and another. The ball started to roll and I got better and better. Now I'm starting to attend comic conventions and meet the makers of those same comics that I would copy while lying on the living room floor. Now when people ask me what I do, instead of muttering something about being in banking, I get to say that I'm an artist. When I say that I pretty much pinch myself and think "Holy crap! I AM an artist! How did I manage that?"
Barmouth Church street
Really exciting to see the amazing reaction to my latest image in the ongoing Barmouth series. After showing the image on facebook, so far I've reached 10 thousand people in just a couple of days. That's by far the best reaction I've had so far. The comments I've been receiving have been overwhelmingly positive.
"You make our town come alive with these drawings."
"I love it.This picture not only captures the look of Barmouth, but also the character and "feel" of the place"
When I first started this series I had no idea if the local people would like my style and the fairytale look for the images so it's really gratifying to see this reaction.
I'm not sure where to draw next, but I've had a few requests for the church and that means I might be able to fit in the famous (C)arousal cafe, complete with its oft stolen letter 'C'.
Reworking the Guyver
In the 90s there was a pretty cool anime out there called "Guyver. Bioboosted Armor." There were a couple of terrible live actions movies, but they never came close to nailing the awesomeness of the cartoon. I loved the design of the bio-suit and I was always doodling it while I watched the VHS tapes of the show.
When I first started getting into illustration as more than a hobby I attempted a version of the battered Guyver helmet. At the time I was pretty happy with it, but now it makes me cringe!
Last night I decided to take another crack at it, and it's really gratifying to see I've made some progress over the last few years.
Heading to ICE
Next month I'll be heading the the International Comics Expo and then to Comics Uncovered the next day. I've only ever been to one other Comic convention, that time a fun visit with my brother Sean to the London Film and Comic Con where we enjoyed goggling at the bizarre cosplay sights and I got to meet Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica!
This time it's Comics Uncovered for a day of workshops, talks from comic pros and the nerve wracking portfolio reviews. I've decided to submit my work for reviews and I've got appointments booked in with DC, Titan and Markosia.
I'm pretty nervous, but I've been working hard and building up a number of images to show them. Time to get some business cards I think!
This one I'm particularly fond of. I'm a huge fan on Stephen King, especially the Marvel Comics versions drawn by Jae Lee. So here's my own attempt at a Dark Tower cover. If you've read a single King book you'll probably be familiar with some of the characters as the Dark Tower books seem to touch on pretty much every other King book there is. There's connections to the Stand, the Shining, Hearts in Atlantis, Rose Madder, and IT to name just a few.
This image was completed really quickly. I already had a design for a cowboy character prepared in Zbrush from another project so I was able to breath new life into it here. This image was completed in just one day.
Taking stock…
I thought I'd do a little recap of how things have been going since I left the world of banking and started on my journey to become a professional artist.
Since taking the leap into full time illustration I've taken some pretty big strides with my work. I've shifted from being solely a photoshop artist to primarily using Zbrush 3D as my main piece of software. Zbrush gives a totally different effect from most other workflows out there, and by using it I can achieve incredible textures and detail including everything from atmospheric lighting to animal fur and chainmail.
Since going full time I've had a lot of great projects to work on including a children's horror series published by Wayland, a number of fantasy covers, comics, children's books and even a couple of projects from Hollywood writers and producers. Not a bad start. I'm finding that my best work is usually based around animals and I seem to be attracting a lot of authors who write about adventurous beasties such as this cover for Gila Basalo's "Bugsintown".
Aside from continuing to work on children's titles, my other target is to work on comics. I've put together some pretty decent mock covers that I hope will cause a stir at conventions and land me some work.
To this end I've been lucky enough to find support and encouragement from one of the big names of the comic world, Charlie Adlard. Charlie is the current artist on the incredibly popular Walking Dead series, and he's been kind enough to help promote, guide and nudge me in the right artistic direction.
It's been a great year so far and I can't wait to see what the next big project might be.
Joker Make up
In a few days I'll be attending a prestigious event. My nephew Rafferty is turning 4 years old. I've been indoctrinating him over the last year or two and he's now thoroughly into superheroes. A while back his Mum asked me (with a raised eyebrow) who this "Bruce Wayne" person was that Rafferty kept talking about. I knew then that my work was done. He was hooked.
So the theme of Raffy's party could only be one thing. Everyone is coming as Superheroes and Supervillains. I asked Raffy what he thought I should be, and he said with no doubt that I should come as the Joker. Being a huge nerdy I wanted to go as something a bit more obscure, but Raffy's wish was my command. So I sent off for the facepaint and a prison inmate uniform. The uniform was rather bright and clean, but a muddy puddle soon took care of that. Now it's sufficiently grubby and gross. I also stencilled in the word "Gotham" above the preprinted letters "City Jail" to give it that nice extra detail.
Now for the face. Using the cheapest nastiest facepaint I could find I thought I'd have a test run before the party. I got a bit freaked out as I worked, as I started to look a wee bit creepy. I shaded in the natural lines in my face so that when I grinned the shadows fell in the right places. White highlights really worked to make certain areas pop out and seemed to actually lengthen my nose somehow. The wonders of makeup. And this was the final result.
Not too shabby. But I may have gone too far. The 4 year olds are going to CRY!
But it was interesting to see how my illustration skills transferred onto facepainting. Using the simple set of paints I was partially able to mimic the lighting effects that I use in Zbrush all the time.
Creating a graphic novel
I've always planned on creating a graphic novel of my own but never felt quite ready until now. I was recently approached by Don Christoff to help him bring his 'Xtempore' story to life. I've read a lot of scripts over the years, and the thing that usually first jumps out is the thought "Well I wouldn't have said it like that". But in this case that didn't happen. Don's script, particularly his dialogue was tight and snappy and the subject matter was right up my street.
Xtempore is a cat and mouse tale of time travellers, artificial intelligence and knife wielding lunatics, all set in post-pandemic dystopian world. It makes for a rich world for me to illustrate and it's a hell of a lot of work. Most comics are created by a team featuring a penciller, an inker, a colourist and a letterer. But in this case it all falls to me.
Working in Zbrush means that the early stages of a project like this are quite slow as I build all the required models. But once I have them I can manipulate them repeatedly and move the characters into the correct positions for each frame, making the work go faster and faster. This means I don't have the problem of always being careful to make the characters look the same in every panel, as it literally is the same model. I create the base of the image in Zbrush, then add inking layers in Photoshop, andassemble all the panels in Manga Studio.
It's all coming together nicely and both Don and I are really excited about the project. Coincidentally my brother got me a ticket to Comic-Con in London next month. So I'll be able to meet a few other comic creators and show them what I'm producing.
Fortress of Solitude
A few weeks ago the "Fatman on Batman" Kev Smith inspired me to try my hand at a Batman illustration and I came up with my Batcave seen below. Mr Smith apparently saw my tweet about him and was kind enough to hit me back. In his last podcast he was chatting about Twitter and said he "hit back an artist the other day." No idea if that was me, but I choose to believe it was! Thanks Fatman! Gave me buzz!
I thought I'd follow it up with a Superman image, this time focussing on the environment instead of the character. It's kind of inspired by Grant Morrison's All Star Superman. It didn't turn out exactly how I planned, but it's still not a bad effort. I like to think it looks like a piece of concept art for the movie that never was.
What should I do next? Maybe Billy Batson arriving at the Rock of Eternity for the first time before he becomes Captain Marvel! Shazam!
In the Batcave
For the last few months I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and stumbled across a great one by movie director Kevin Smith. "The Fatman on Batman" is a brilliant listen for people who take their comicbooks seriously and Mr Smith has been able to attract some amazing people who have had a hand in bringing Batman's world to life. Guest have included everyone from Adam West to Mark Hamill. A lot of people don't realise that Luke Skywalker's longest running role has actually been as the Joker in the Batman animated series and the Arkham games. Who knew that the Jedi Master could get so evil?
The show inspired me to turn my illustration skills to depicting the Dark Knight himself. I wanted to show a side of the invincible Batman that we don't often see. Hurt, battered and patching himself up. The image was made up mostly in Zbrush with compositing and final touches done in Photoshop. Who shall I do next? Spiderman maybe? Superman in the Fortress of Solitude would be challenging. I reckon I could make some pretty great crystal effects with a bit of work.
Watch this space to see what I come up with.


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I haven't really been in the mood to dress up so much because of the extreme humidity we've been experiencing lately. It's not hot but it's not cold either, just really damp and sweaty. Everything has a tendency to stick to your skin like glue made out of sweat.
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Its with the realms of possibility.
the easiest way to do it, is to not log in or play much, so your stamina use is way down, that means you collect more stamina each day and it will stack. I have had over 900 stamina on one account and there is also the stamina rebuy, the recent stamina item compensation the more you save, the more you can use at once....
Spend during the events. that will give you the eidolan glass needed for the 2x 5 stars that they have
Level up the home, and the hot springs for increased stamina regen.... you do not have to be online all the time to level up the housestead
Using the daily quests, stadium etc for exp from level 45 to 51, is not that hard.... its actually only 4 levels if you look at it .. you can be almost level 46, and just get level 51, so you only actually need to get 46 to 50 in exp which is not as much as 6 full levels.
The eidolans they have, would give them a big boost in gauntlet so running that with the eidolans would give them a higher level and more rewards, also in stadium which also means more rewards and also in campaign and skrimish
and you can get a lot of exp from stadium
now by checking the rankings, they are not listed for purple items on their eidolans... so its logical that a lot of their BR is actually in mounts..... so if I check the BR which is just over 500k BR and their exp level which is just over level 51
They are up to tier 10 woodland sprite which is possible using the eidolans they have.
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Preparing bilingual paraprofessionals for licensing as elementary/bilingual teachers.
The Transitioning Paraprofessionals into Teachers (TPT) program is a federally funded program designed to provide a course of study for bilingual paraprofessionals to earn an elementary education teaching license with bilingual and ESL endorsements. The TPT program is offered through the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University.
The purpose of the program:
The curriculum is based on the state of Illinois' required courses for the Type 03 elementary education license with the required courses for bilingual and ESL endorsements. The courses will be offered at the University Center in Grayslake, IL. The structure of the program includes a curriculum that leads to a baccalaureate degree from Illinois State University.
The faculty consists of educators who possess experiences in various aspects of elementary teacher education and bilingual/bicultural educators with experiences in bilingual/ESL education. Other faculty members with appropriate academic preparation provide support through the delivery of courses and workshops.


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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent its proposed 2018 and 2019 renewable volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to the White House's Office of Management and Budget for review. (Click here to view 2017 finalized RVO)
The proposal, which contains the volume of three categories that were set to be finalized including cellulosic biofuels, advanced biofuels and all other renewable fuels, was sent to the government office on Thursday.
The statute requires the standards be finalized by 30 November of the year prior to the year in which the standards would apply. In the case of biomass based diesel, the statute requires applicable volumes to be set no later than 14 months before the year for which the requirements would apply.
While the proposal has yet to be published by other entities, some market participants are speculating positive impacts on RIN prices from the proposed volume for advanced biofuels category. This has seen D4 RINs traded as high as $1.07/RIN early in the morning, backing down to $1.035 level currently supported by a domestic list of players. After Wednesday's D6 RINs started to show signs of support from refiners, D6 RINs in the morning have surged to a 47 cents/RIN level from the gloomy low 40 cents/RIN level of the past several weeks, despite some market talks focusing on an anticipation of unchanged volume for this category.
EPA looks like it has not fallen significantly behind the pace in terms of delivering a 2018 RVO to a timeline recognizable from previous years. Last year EPA sent its proposed RVO to the Obama White House on 15 April, allowing the proposed rule to be published by 18 May.
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Dr Donald Bruce BSc PhD
Dr Donald Bruce is a former director of the SRT Project and he has a BSc and PhD in chemistry from Leicester University, a diploma in theology from Oxford University (1992) and a PhD in theology from Edinburgh University (2003). He worked for 15 years in nuclear energy research and safety and risk assessment, variously at BNFL Sellafield, UKAEA Harwell and HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, the latter on the safety case of the Sizewell B PWR and on severe accident risk analysis. He also worked on energy policy for the Chief Scientist's Group of the then UK Department of Energy.
He has been a member of the bioethics working group of the Conference of European Churches since 1993. He is a member of the Scottish Science Advisory Committee, and the Advisory Group on Public Issues of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. He is an official observer to the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO and the Global Summit of National Bioethics Committees. He is also a member of the International Association of Bioethics, the European Society for Agriculture and Food Ethics, the Society for Risk Analysis, the Society for Philosophy and Technology, Christians in Science and the Science Religion Forum.
He is a director of the John Ray Initiative for promoting environmental education and awareness in churches. He is a member of the UK steering committee of the Eco-Congregation Programme, and is co-chair of the steering committee of Eco-Congregation Scotland.
He and his wife Ann live in the centre of Edinburgh, and they are joint editors of SRT's book Engineering Genesis on the ethics of genetic engineering in non-human species. When time allows, he enjoys mountaineering, cross-country skiing, photography, music and drama.
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If you've never been to Jazz Record Mart on Illinois St in Chicago, you don't know what you're missing friends. It's a chunk of vinyl history tucked into a small building that if you blinked you'd miss it. I've been there three, maybe four times and each time I end up leaving knowing I could've easily spent $200. I have a feeling the shop hasn't changed much in it's probably 40+ years of existence(though it has been located elsewhere in the past.) White tiled floors, dingy white walls covered with posters of Blues and Jazz past, it has a feeling of searching through someone's much loved collection, rather than a retail record shop. Once, back in July of 2011 after the wife and I saw the Flaming Lips we headed to JRM the next day to do some perusing and Ben Folds was there with his wife listening to 78s. It's a place anybody of any musical ilk can come and just be a fan of music. A lover of the musical spinning disc(black, chrome, and otherwise.)
So anyways, on a recent trip to trip to JRM I picked up Wayne Shorter's Night Dreamer(so, so good) and Miles Davis' Pangaea. I wasn't completely familiar with Pangaea, other than knowing it was the sister album to Agharta, both of which were recorded on February 1st in Osaka, Japan live at Festival Hall during a time where Davis was suffering from extreme hip pain and appeasing the pain with ample amounts of codeine, morphine, smokes, and booze. Up to this point the furthest I'd ventured into Davis' 70s discography is On The Corner, loving the largely panned record. Dark Magus has also been spun on occasion as well. A big, messy chunk of funk that album is. Well recently I'd been having a hankering for some meaty, dense improvisation. I knew Agharta and Pangaea were known for just those things. Given the price of both records, I knew only one would make it back to Indiana with me so I grabbed the less loved of the two(I always prefer the less loved underdog..that's how I roll.) On Monday night I finally got to throw Pangaea on the turntable. Consider my mind blown.
First off Pete Cosey is the secret weapon that helped make Davis' 70s musical excursions worth the heady trip. If Prince says Cosey isn't an influence on his playing, he's lying through his royal teeth. Cosey is fire and force. He's a funky soul shuckster and a psychedelic sorcerer with his guitar. With Davis almost completely out of commission due to pain and the self-medicating(he was in such terrible pain that he had to get on his hands and knees in order to turn his wah-wah pedal on and off)that it's as if Cosey was his bandleader, carrying the band on these extended musical improvisations. Where Wayne Shorter was the man on most of Davis' mid-sixties records, Pete Cosey took the Shorter spot during Miles' rock period.
The album itself is broken into two songs, each one taking up one record a piece. "Zimbabwe" fills Side A and B, while "Gondwana" fills sides C and D. Musically, if you're at all familiar with A Tribute To Jack Johnson, On The Corner, and Dark Magus, then this is territory you will be familiar with, sort of. Like those albums, Pangaea continues the jazz, rock, fusion, and psychedelic orgy that Davis began clear back in 1970 with Bitches Brew, but ups the ante on the rock aspect of that aural formula. Sometimes the record is just straight up rock and funk, laying a hard-as-nails rhythm section down and letting Cosey, saxophonist Sonny Fortune, and fellow guitarist Reggie Lucas lay down some serious skronk while Davis stands by and lets them melt minds.
Let it be known that the band Davis has assembled for this live date was nothing short of brilliant. The rhythm section of Michael Henderson(bass) and Al Foster(drums) lays down some serious grooves; heavy, forceful, but never too intimidating to force anyone to back down. They do what the best rhythm sections do, and that is lay a foundation strong enough to support even the heaviest of players. Pete Cosey and Reggie Lucas are guitarists to be reckoned with. As far as who's playing what parts and in what songs I'm not sure, but I can guess the Hendrix-like psychedelic blazing is Mr. Cosey. As well as burning fret boards, Cosey also handles some synthesizer duties and percussion. Fortune fills the Wayne Shorter gap quite nicely, and of course Davis does what Davis does on the trumpet, albeit he's certainly more in the background playing-wise on this record. The real surprise is James "Mtume" Forman on conga, water drum, rhythm box, and percussion. Forman adds a depth here that without it I don't think the album would've "popped" like it does. He takes this record from just a jazz rock noise house into deeper, more mystical territory. Side two of "Zimbabwe" is greatly enhanced by Forman's percussion work, creating an ethereal listening experience with Cosey's electronic noise.
Speaking of electronic noise, you know that Yorke kid with the Radioheads and those Peaceful Atoms bands? Yeah, well he owes a great debt to this record. With the electronic bleeps mixed with the organic percussion and propulsive bass that is heard prominently on Amok, you can tell someone in England was doing their homework. Along with Fela Kuti, Pangaea and Agharta are basically the blueprints for what Amok was built with(don't worry Thom, I'll give you some credit for that album, too.)
After some research I've come to the conclusion that Agharta is the highly regarded of the two Festival Hall recordings, while Pangaea is the lesser record. I'd have to completely disagree with that line of thought. Agharta comes across as more put together and thought out, but that doesn't make it a better record in my opinion. Where Agharta is thought out, Pangaea is more experimental and vast. There's more peaks and valleys. There's darker regions that remind me of Herbie Hancock's excellent and painfully overlooked Sextant. There seems to be less of Davis on Pangaea and more of Forman, Cosey, and Fortune on sax and flute. It's overall more cinematic and thought-provoking. In my opinion, this record is an overlooked musical gem. One of the most overlooked in Davis' canon.
So, even if you're just mildly musically adventurous you should search this one out. If Jack Johnson, On The Corner, Dark Magus, and of course Bitches Brew butter your musical muffin, you can't go wrong with Pangaea.


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Anchors Aweigh Presents
Full Of Hell
Gatecreeper, Poolside At The Flamingo
Mon 6/4/18
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm (event ends at 12:30 am)Streets of London Pub
$13.00 - $15.00
This event is 21 and over
$7 Advance & Day of Showhttps://www.streetsoflondondenver.com/event/1646148/
Full Of Hell
Hardcore punk band incorporating elements of grindcore and harsh electronics. Based out of Maryland (Ocean City) and Pennsylvania, USA, formed in 2009.
Death Metal from Phoenix/Tucson, Arizona
Poolside At The Flamingo
Poolside at the Flamingo has been through the ringer! After 2 small record labels, multiple national tours, a member change, and 3 years of inactivity these guys are back to grind faces off! Poolside at the Flamingo is proud to provide safe, fun, deathgrind that the whole family can enjoy.
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Streets of London Pub
1501 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO, 80218
Streets of London Pub
1501 E Colfax Ave
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When Lane Myers Construction entered this home into the Salt Lake Parade of Homes, we couldn't foresee the massive success we would have. This custom built masterpiece took home every award in its category- and includes and Egyptian themed theater room, which at the time of construction, was one-of-a-kind.
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VGL Returns to Brazil!
Thu Jun 14, 2007, 2:42 pm
Award Winning Concert Event to Perform in Major Brazilian Cities Including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia
Brazilian Government, Big Sponsors and Prestigious Symphony Partner Once Again
After massive successes and sold out performances in 2006, Video Games Live will once again return to South America in September 2007 as they perform in 3 major cities across Brazil. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia have been named as the first cities on the upcoming Video Games Live 2007 Brazilian Tour. Recently, Video Games Live was the recipient of the "
These shows will be once again be sponsored by the Brazilian government "Ministry of Culture" along with Petrobras, the biggest corporation of all Latin America. The highly prestigious Petrobras Sinfônica Orchestra will be performing in some of the highest regarded venues in all of Brazil as they did for the 2006 tour. A Brazilian version of the VGL website can be viewed here: http://www.videogameslive.com.br/
The following is a list of confirmed dates and venues:
São Paulo, Brazil
September 16, 2007
Via Funchal
Petrobras Sinfônica
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 23, 2007
Citibank Hall
Petrobras Sinfônica
Brasilia, Brazil
September 30, 2007
Centro de Convenções
Petrobras Sinfônica
Tickets on sale in July!
Video Games Live Poster for the 2007 Brazilian Tour
The crowds go WILD in Brazil in 2006!
Another SOLD OUT performance in Brazil!


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Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and most populous global city with an area of 250km2 in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence" in malay. It was named like this because originally people had settled down in the area at the confluence of Sungai Gompak (Gompak river) and Sungai Klang( Klang river) Before the 19th century Kuala Lumpur was just one of forests in Southeast Asia. However, at the time many traders and tin miners gathered to Kuala Lumpur when a vein of tin was discovered there. Also huge numbers of Chinese came to work. After that, the city was occupied by powers and started to be developed with increasing of influx of capital. The city became a megalopolis. No wonder 70% population of Kuala Lumpur are Chinese currently. When you hear the word of 'KL' think it as Kuala Lumpur. Malayans call the city like that just as ' JB' of Johor Bahru. That is the way to call a city in Malaysia.
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Change for your mind
We are pleased to announce that Inner Wellth is now offering Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which helps people who feel powerful emotions and feel like their lives are misunderstood and out-of-balance, often because of problematic interactions.
It focuses on Dialectics, the philosophy of finding the middle path between two extremes. It is also a therapy that values acceptance of the individual, and recognizes the value in change, without invalidating the necessity of either position.
This is a comprehensive therapy and can be delivered in the standard model, which is intensive (at least 1 therapy session and 1 skills training group per week), or modified as necessary depending on the client's needs.
The Skills Training groups can be taken stand-alone, but do require a time commitment to ensure clients are learning enough skills to have an impact. Individual therapy is strongly encouraged to accompany the skills training, because the skills training group is not a therapy group. It's a learning environment.
Formalized and standard model DBT offers 24-hour skills coaching, which is another advantage to doing DBT with a DBT-practicing individual therapist.
Several skills training groups are being offered. If you would like to get involved in our DBT program, please contact Dr. Shipon, our clinical director.
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I stumbled on this great article from FOX News about getting your kids to talk to you -- here's the link:
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Article By Erik Frenz on 15th November, 2009
The implications of this game, I felt, were big enough to warrant a step outside the Northeastern box I've resided in for so long.
Well...Heinz Field is still in the Northeast. So maybe this isn't a step too far outside the box.
This game wasn't much of a step outside the box, either.
The Bengals have won a lot of low-scoring games this season, and they did so again today.
One step outside the box, though, was Pittsburgh's offense, which scored 27 or more points in its past five contests; they produced only four field goals today.
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, who has thrown a touchdown pass in every game this season, failed to do so today. The Steelers have become ...
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