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Jennifer Haussler GaringCenter for Health Statistics Community Assessment Mail Code: 1898 Texas Department of State Health Services PO Box 149347 Austin, Texas 78714-9347 Phone: (512) 776-2564E-mailFor data requests, please send an email to: E-mail
The Texas Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), initiated in 1991, is a federally funded classroom based paper survey conducted biennially on odd years to monitor priority health-risk behaviors that contribute substantially to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. As a primary source for comprehensive statewide data on preventive health practices and health risk behaviors, YRBSS is an important tool for decision-making throughout the Texas Department of State Health services (DSHS), the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and the public health community. Public and private health authorities at the federal and state levels rely on YRBSS to identify public health problems, design policy and interventions, set goals, and measure progress toward those goals.
This surveillance can be used to monitor the Year 2010 Objectives for smoking, overweight, exercise, seat belt use, fruit/vegetable consumption, alcohol consumption, drug use, sexual activity and other risk factors so that intervention priorities can be established and the long-term impact of health promotion programs can be monitored. All 50 state education agencies, the District of Columbia, eight territorial education agencies, 31 local education agencies, and tribal governments are eligible to receive funding to conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), although not all agencies take advantage of this. The YRBSS is used nationwide under the direction of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) so that survey methods and much of the questionnaire are standardized. As a result, comparisons can be made to other states, cities and the nation as a whole.
Funding for the YRBSS is provided by the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) through a grant to TEA.
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1. Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad [iPad]
2. Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes [iPad]3. Use a Kindle, Nook, or other e-reader for genealogy related purposes [Kindle - don't use as much now I have an iPad]
4. Have used Skype or Google Video Chat to for genealogy purposes
5. Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor's home
6. Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree
7. Use multiple genealogy software programs because they each have different functionalities [Reunion and TNG (still working on this)]
8. Have a Twitter account
9. Tweet daily
10. Have a genealogy blog
11. Have more than one genealogy blog
12. Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic
13. Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise [would like to be able to see comments directly in my email]
14. Have a Facebook Account
15. Have connected with genealogists via Facebook
16. Maintain a genealogy related Facebook Page
17. Maintain a blog or website for a genealogy society
18. Have submitted text corrections online to Ancestry, Trove or a similar site
19. Have added content to a Person Page on Fold3 (formerly Footnote)
20. Have registered a domain name
21. Post regularly to Google+ (Holiday time only)
22. Have participated in a genealogy-related Google+ hangout23. Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers
24. Have a blog listed on Cyndi's List
25. Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project26. Have converted a family audiotape to digital
27. Have converted a family videotape to digital
28. Have converted family movies pre-dating videotape to digital. (Lots of family movies just waiting)
29. Own a Flip-Pal or hand-held scanner
30. Can code a webpage in .html
31. Can code a webpage in .html using Notepad (or any other text-only software)
32. Can write scripts for your webpage in at least one programming language
33. Can write scripts for your webpage in multiple programming languages
34. Own a smartphone
35. Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases
36. Have a local library card that offers you home access to online databases, and you use that access.
37. Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures
38. Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival
39. Have hosted a genealogy blog carnival40. Use an Internet Browser that didn't come installed on your computer
41. Have participated in a genealogy webinar
42. Have taken a DNA test for genealogy purposes
43. Have a personal genealogy website (Set up, but no public access yet)
44. Have found mention of an ancestor in an online newspaper archive
45. Have tweeted during a genealogy lecture
46. Have tweeted during a family reunion (Twitter didn't exist when I went to my last reunion)
47. Have scanned your hardcopy genealogy files [Still working on it!]
48. Use an RSS Reader to follow genealogy news and blogs
49. Have uploaded a gedcom file to a site like Geni, MyHeritage or Ancestry
50. Own a netbook
51. Use a computer/tablet/smartphone to take genealogy lecture notes
52. Have a profile on LinkedIn that mentions your genealogy habit
53. Have developed a genealogy software program, app or widget
54. Have listened to a genealogy podcast online
55. Have downloaded genealogy podcasts for later listening
56. Backup your files to a portable hard drive
57. Have a copy of your genealogy files stored offsite
58. Know about RootsTech
59. Have listened to a BlogTalk radio session about genealogy
60. Use Dropbox, SugarSync or other service to save documents in the cloud
61. Schedule regular email backups
62. Have contributed to the FamilySearch Wiki
63. Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs
64. Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format65. Brought a USB device to a microfilm repository so you could download instead of print.
66. Have a wearable USB device containing important files. (Watch, keychain necklace, etc) [Sounds like a great idea!]
67. Created a map on Google Maps plotting ancestral homes or businesses.
68. Recorded the GPS coordinates for a tombstone, or ancestral home
69. Edited the Wikipedia entry for an ancestor, or their kin [Does the town I grew up in count?]70. Created an entry at FindAGrave for a person
71. Created an entry at FindAGrave for a cemetery
72. Uploaded the MediaWiki software (or TikiWiki, or PhpWiki) to your family website.
73. Have downloaded a video (for genealogical purposes) from YouTube or other streaming video site using KeepVid.com, or in some other fashion
74. Have transferred a video from a DVR to your computer for genealogical purposes
75. Have participated in a ScanFest
76. Have started a Genealogy-related meme at least one other geneablogger participated in.
77. Have started a Genealogy-related weekly blogging theme other geneabloggers participated in.
78. Have used Photoshop (or other editing software) to 'clean up' an old family photo79. Done digital scrapbooking
80. Printed out a satellite photo from Google Maps of a cemetery, and marked where a tombstone was located on it.

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It's been one year since we lost him and it still hurts like it just happened today. I want to thank all my true friends and everyone who has followed me/supported my career for standing with my family through this most difficult year.
First on behalf of my family, I would like to thank you all for being here. Your presence here is a reflection of the love My Father had for all of us.
We share a common bond through his love, each of us playing our own harmonious melody in the orchestra of his life.
Life for my father began in a small town in the Coal mining region of North Eastern PA,
Youngest Son to Micheal and Elizabeth Opilla/ born (August 1944) in the waining days of WWII, just ahead of the Baby Boomers generation.
My Granddad was the eldest of 9 children, forced to leave school with a 6th grade education to work to support his Mother, brothers and sisters, but that did not deter him from seeking knowledge, he was a self made man who started off selling vegetables from a horse drawn cart, and eventually would build a permanent store in the basement of the new family home on Park St. in Freeland PA/
But He had larger dreams for his sons. Both would go on to be the first in the family to attend and graduate college. prior to his time in college my father was given an huge opportunity to attend college prep school at MMI(Mining and Mechanical Institute) where he developed life long friendships and a love for the arts through music and photography - this connection he shared with my mother.
he used this passion for photography,working freelance for local newspapers, in camera stores-along with support from my grandparents store- put self through college.
upon graduation from Penn State in 1966 our Nation was once again at war and my father was faced with a choice to go to war on his terms or on theirs... his true nature as pacifist he despised war, but as in all adverse situations in his life he embraced the experience and learned a lot of lessons in those 5 years he would carry with him for the rest of his life.
His true love for is country was parleyed into his contributions to the offices he worked in during his 39years of service in the Federal Government with the National Security Agency.
Service he was very proud of. He told a story from his retirement lunch when one of his bosses came over to him and said "Of all the years you have been here I have never seen you once have a bad day here at NSA" and that's how my father lived his life both in and out of the office, never once did he have a bad day.
Not Born in Annapolis, he spent the bulk of his life in this town.
He chose to raise his family here, in Annapolis.
took a chance on a transitional neighborhood. strong traditional values, like the small town he grew up in, neighbors looking out for eachother, which led him with other homeowners in the late 1980's to found the Presidents Hill Community Association.
He fought for the betterment of his community... when things recently set back he showed up to the board meeting for the first time in over a decade, determined to reform the institution he helped to found. And it was at that last meeting he spoke to us of history. a history that all of us who grew up around him will carry with us forever in our memories and stories.
More than just active in his neighborhood my father was a Generous Patron of the Arts, Serving in the past on the Board of the Annapolis Opera and tirelesly dedicated to the Annapolis Symphony most recently hosting a reception here at Maryland Hall February 27th. He had been campaigning for the establishment of a New Theater for Performing Arts that would compliment the programs at Maryland Hall and Help to boost the local economy and establish our community as the arts and cultural center of the state Capital.
He cared about his City at large, working with and donating not only his money but his time and hard work to campaigns of candidates from Democratic and Republican parties over the years.
Not just in politics, but in life, my Father judged people solely on the basis of their character and never on outside appearances.
Truly lived the tenements,
In My Life my father was the living example of what it was for me to be a man.
Living Honestly and with Integrety,
He taught me to solve my problems using Logic,
and to live a Balanced life, to treat all people Fair and on the same Level, to always work hard, and at all times be Patience, which can be summed up in to one word that reflected how my father felt for this world each and every morning when he would wake up and that is the same word and feeling that has given us such sorrow over his passing and that's the one true and everlasting word - love
My Father LOVED LIFE and he lived it to the fullest, sharing his
blessings with each and every one of us every day of his life,
THIS is his gift teaching me how to LOVE, so proud to be an Opilla, so proud to be his son.
I stand here today .... of this strong heritage through my father greatness, the sum my Parents Love.
I love you DAD.
thank you,my father loves you all
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Skatistan the Movie Official Site
/http://www.skateistanthemovie.com/ even though the audio's busted it's still dope.
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My Boy's like to Party All The Time
Tiger and Morgan
Much more believable than the Nike version.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Clean Sheets
Such a great youtube find, the Descendents live in their prime!
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text: Is it time to bring back V? In 1983 we had the two-part miniseries called V, then the following year they gave us V: The Final Battle, which spawned a TV series called, appropriately enough V: The Series. But it's been 20 years since we've heard from those reptilian alien invaders who pretend to be our friends. What's been happening to the franchise? Creator Kenneth Johnson thinks the time is right to adapt his novelization V: The Second Generation into a movie or a new series. [IESB]


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Last night, Saturday Night Live paid tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut through song. The venerable comedy show put parody, laughter, and host Martin Short to the side for a little under two minutes and opened the show with the New York City children's choir, dressed in red robes, singing "Silent Night." At the end of the classic Christmas song, the children looked into the camera and screamed, "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" and the show, as they say, went on.
It was beautiful. It was elegant, it was tasteful, it was understated, it was meaningful, it was perfect. And it wasn't something you'd expect from a show known for taking the piss out of everything.
Why it may not be a their place, or responsibility, to acknowledge a tragedy like the Sandy Hook shooting, I found SNL's tribute not only wonderfully and emotionally appropriate, but pertinent, and necessary.
SNL, whether they intended to or not, brought the focus of that horrifying Friday morning in Newtown back to the children. Listening to those young girls and boys reminded everyone that there are 20 children dead who had similar round cheeks, innocent eyes, who wore glittery red headbands and Spider-Man underwear, who won't get to sing that song this season.
With all the news about suspected shooter Adam Lanza, about the guns he used, about his alleged mental heath issues, Saturday Night Live pushed all that inadvertent aggrandizing aside and nudged the children into the forefront. For at least two minutes, SNL changed the conversation. And for that, I'm grateful.
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The 7.5-hour, 55-lesson course teaches the fundamental tools and techniques of using the new Cinema 4D module built into Adobe After Effects CC
Toronto, Canada—Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. has introduced its Learning Cinema 4D for After Effects Tutorial, a course teaching the fundamental tools and techniques for creating 3D graphics and animation in the new Cinema 4D module included in the latest version of Adobe After Effects.
Long lacking full 3D capability in its famous compositing platform, Adobe has added a basic version of Maxon Cinema 4D to the latest version of After Effects. Maxon Cinema 4D Lite is a full-fledged 3D graphics and animation application, and now comes included as a module within the After Effects interface.
Infinite Skills' Learning Cinema 4D for After Effects Tutorial teaches the basics of learning to take advantage of this powerful new feature of After Effects, explaining the Cinema 4D Lite interface, how to use it in an After Effects workflow, and the basic and advanced tools and techniques for creating 3D graphics and animation.
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Great review, I can't wait to try out the official when it's released.
By the way, have you tested the firewall, does it stack up to zonealarm and other free firewalls of it's kind?
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 2 impressions<o:p></o:p>
Introduction<o:p></o:p> Today I will be giving all of you my impressions of Windows XP SP2 as well as the benefits and new features added to Windows XP with this new Service Pack.<o:p></o:p>
Installation<o:p></o:p> The network release of SP2 comes in at 264mb, much bigger than the 133mb of the SP1a network install. Included amongst all the updates is a revamped firewall, pop-up blocking for Internet Explorer, wireless network setup, and a <st1:place><st1:placename>Security</st1:placename><st1:placetype>Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> which keeps you protected and combines all the security options into a small easy to use GUI. <o:p></o:p>
Installing is fairly easy, as long as you have a legitimate copy of Windows XP Home, Professional, or Corporate, without a modified bootscreen (ntoskrnl.exe) or log-in screen. After downloading and starting it gives you the run of the mill software agreement and shortly after starts installing. It took me about 15-20 minutes to install on my Pentium 4 2.4c overclocked to 3GHz with 512mb of RAM. <o:p></o:p>
Once installing, you are asked if you want to reboot, Id recommend you do so. When first rebooting, everything seems the same. The bootscreen was changed a little, with the removal of the dates in the bottom left corner. Once you have surpassed the bootscreen, it comes up with a Windows XP screen with the Please Wait much similar to what you get when first installing XP. Once that has passed, it comes up to a GUI about automatic updating and if you would like to enable it or not. After that, Windows loads up and you will notice the addition of a Fix a Bug: icon <o:p></o:p>
Control Panel<o:p></o:p>
When navigating into the Control Panel, you will notice a host of new icons and things you can use, from a <st1:place><st1:placename>Security</st1:placename><st1:placetype>Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> to Wireless Network Setup.<o:p></o:p>
Network Setup Wizard<o:p></o:p>
Although already built into XP, a handy icon shortcut to the wizard<o:p></o:p>
makes life easier when it comes to wired networking.<o:p></o:p> Wireless Network Setup Wizard<o:p></o:p>
A new feature to the Windows XP environment which makes wireless networking quite simple.<o:p></o:p>
A handy little GUI that combines all of the elements of securing the Windows OS into an easy to use menu.<o:p></o:p>
Automatic Updates<o:p></o:p>
Although already integrated into the System properties, an icon has been added to the Control Panel to a revamped GUI.<o:p></o:p>
Windows Firewall<o:p></o:p>
A revamped version of the built in firewall that is much more professional and has made it much more secure.<o:p></o:p>
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I will now go into detail on all of the new effects, except the Network Setup Wizard.<o:p></o:p>
Automatic Updates
<o:p></o:p> A new GUI has been put into place for the Automatic Update system, which has added more functionality and ease of use of Automatic Updating.
As you can see, its about the same as the old Automatic Updating, besides the fact its in a nice easier to use GUI than before.<o:p></o:p>
<st1:place><st1:placename>Security</st1:placename><st1:placetype>Center</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p> A very welcome addition to Windows XP, especially for those novice users out there who could use the extra help in having the security set-up properly configured.<o:p></o:p>
With the power to edit your Firewall and Automatic updating sections all in one, as well as the ability to be sure your Anti-Virus is functional, this has to make you wonder if Microsoft has a future in security programs any time soon.<o:p></o:p>
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Wireless Network Setup<o:p></o:p>
A new, very easy to use wizard added with Service Pack 2, which is a nice addition for those who need the extra help when setting up a wireless network. <o:p></o:p>
Offering options to set up more computers manually or by USB flash drive, makes setting up a network simple as ever and is really making the transition into total wireless networking solutions easier. One glitch I found with the wizard was it allowed me to run it, although I have no wireless hardware.<o:p></o:p>
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Windows Firewall<o:p></o:p>
Probably the best security feature in SP2, the renewed Windows Firewall has its own separate GUI with options of what to allow and what not and much more. Much better than just ticking a checkbox on the original Firewall.<o:p></o:p>
As you can see, it has 3 different settings. The best of course being the firewall enabled, with exceptions allowed.<o:p></o:p>
The firewall allows you to make exceptions to the rule, and lists them all in this easy to edit list.<o:p></o:p>
Here you can edit all the advanced settings of the firewall, from networking to security logging.<o:p></o:p>
The menu that comes up when an unauthorized program tries to access the internet.<o:p></o:p>
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Pop-Up blocker<o:p></o:p>
An entirely new addition to Windows XP, a pop-up blocker for Internet Explorer which has been long awaited by all user of Windows XP, as pop-ups are becoming quite a nuisance these days.<o:p></o:p>
The settings for the pop-up blocker are found under the Privacy tab in Internet options.<o:p></o:p>
Here you see the individual settings for the pop-up blocker.<o:p></o:p>
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Conclusion and Final Thoughts<o:p></o:p>
Overall, from what this Release Candidate of Service Pack 2 shows, the final release is going to be a great change for Windows XP and will finally make it the full blown, easy to use, secure operating system people are looking for. It is definitely worth your time to download this release candidate and give it a whirl, Im sure youll be pleasantly surprised with the results.<o:p></o:p>
Download Service Pack 2 RC2 via Windows Update<o:p></o:p>
Download Windows XP SP2.RC2 network installer
Thanks for your time in reading my article
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Great review, I can't wait to try out the official when it's released.
By the way, have you tested the firewall, does it stack up to zonealarm and other free firewalls of it's kind?
Thanks, thus far it has worked just as good as ZoneAlarm.
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Gee, i don't know... Seems too good to be true... Ain't there a catch?
No, subscribers of MSDN are able to download SP2 early and, of course, it has been quickly redistributed across the Internet. There is no catch there nor is there one to service pack 2 itself. If Microsoft had put anything in it that would be undesirable, you would have heard about it by now.
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Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher's statement on composition of proxy groups for determining gas and oil pipeline return on equity
"Today, the Commission makes a change in policy with respect to the composition of proxy groups for determination of returns of equity for natural gas and oil pipelines. Under our new policy, pipelines organized as master limited partnerships (MLPs) may be included in the proxy group for calculation of returns under the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model for natural gas pipelines. The Policy Statement also clarifies Commission policy with respect to inclusion of MLPs in the DCF analysis for oil pipelines.
This proposed change is made in response to structural changes that have occurred in both the natural gas and oil pipeline sector in recent years. These structural changes have strained the Commission's prior approach towards proxy group composition to the breaking point. As a result of mergers, acquisitions, and other changes in the natural gas industry, fewer and fewer interstate natural gas companies have satisfied our prior requirements for proxy group composition.
Our policy change is born out of a practical recognition that the size of the proxy group used under our prior approach had shrunk dramatically. We made a series of adjustments to compensate for the shrinking proxy group. We relaxed our requirements and included diversified natural gas companies in the proxy group, without regard to what portion of the company's business comprises pipeline operations. We also adjusted returns to account for the relatively lower risks of diversified natural gas companies compared to pipeline companies. These adjustments were challenged in court in a series of cases.
The reality is that the natural gas pipeline sector has increasingly adopted the MLP structure. The oil pipeline sector adopted that structure some years ago. To insist on excluding MLPs from the natural gas pipeline proxy group in the face of these developments would seem to be perverse.
Moreover, shortly after we issued the Proposed Policy Statement last July, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Petal Gas Storage vacated and remanded our rulings in two earlier decisions where the Commission excluded MLPs from the proxy group. The court emphasized that "proxy group arrangements must be risk appropriate" and that changes in the structure of the gas pipeline sector compelled reform in the Commission's traditional approach towards proxy group composition.
We have been careful in our approach. We issued a Proposed Policy Statement and sought comments on our proposed new approach. We also carefully weighed the comments we received in development of this Policy Statement. We were persuaded by the record that our proposal to cap the cash distribution used to calculate an MLP's return at reported earnings should not be adopted. We examined whether Gross Domestic Product is a fair measure of the long term growth of MLPs. On this point, we determined that our record was inadequate to decide the question, and supplemented the record with a technical conference last January. Today, we embrace the proposal offered by the American Public Gas Association to use a long-term growth projection for MLPs equal to 50 percent of the long-term growth in GDP, as the measure of the long term growth prospects of MLPs best supported by the record.
We not only announce this new policy with respect to proxy group composition, but apply this approach in a series of cases, including the two cases remanded by the D.C. Circuit in Petal. We reopen the record in two of these proceedings, and allow parties an opportunity to submit evidence as to which MLPs and corporations should be included in the respective proxy group. We refer two other proceedings to settlement judges.
The MLP structure is a proven vehicle for investment in pipeline infrastructure. The time had come for Commission policy to adjust to the structural changes that have occurred in both the natural gas and oil pipeline sectors in recent years. I think the approach we establish today is a sound one."
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I don't deny that Charlotte wanted Griffith, but it's probably not the way she wanted it to happen.
A great part of why Berserk is so incredible to me is Miura's attention to details, so talking about these volumes almost page by page brings conversations and ideas to the table that don't necessarily always come out in the forums. This exhaustive approach is definitely the way to go, as far as I'm concerned. Despite Griffith's absence, you guys managed to make things really interesting and entertaining, so good job! Almost 50
The only problem is I always think of stuff after we've recorded (see above)... It's nearly impossible to get these recordings perfect. It's a function of the medium. Things will inevitably be left by the wayside.
The other trick is to make it entertaining, which I've honestly focused less on recently. But people seem to enjoy them still, so maybe it's not really a concern.
Although, there's one aspect of the podcast that I was unclear about. Walter, you start out by saying that you don't think Charlotte was raped, but I wasn't sure if you stick by this interpretation by the end of that section. It seems like you and Aaz agree that Griffith was going to have sex with her whether she wanted to or not, which I agree with, and I think it makes the nature of the encounter pretty clear. Doesn't Charlotte also say "no" at the beginning? The whole scene is pretty interesting for that reason, especially the fact that Charlotte appears to have glossed over the details of incident in her own mind. It believe that she doesn't believe that she was raped, but I don't know if I want to take her (or her embroidery's) word for it.
Is there something special planned for the 50th podcast? I could try to make an alternative music theme or something if you want.
As for the bruise on Girffith's shoulder, I've always wondered about it and I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't been brought up more (by myself included). I've always thought it was something in Griffiths mind. Not really anything Guts could have did to him, but something he views on himself. But now that I look at it, I like Aaz's point that it's just as likely he did it to himself. The way he's running his fingers over it makes it seem that way.
I know it's a bit Shonen-esque, but could it have been the "sword wind" (forgive me; I'm not sure how else to put it) from Guts' strike? I mean, just look at what he did to Silat's urumi.
It's not a pretty scene, no matter how you slice it. But his advances weren't ultimately unwelcome. She was seduced into the act, and doesn't seem to feel guilty about it.
it starts with Griffith being forceful, and her eventually giving in to the moment, ultimately thinking fondly of it.
I think that this is where our interpretations differ. To me, Charlotte's ultimate reaction isn't as important as her initial one.
Griffith did succeed in coercing her, but not before forcing himself on her after Charlotte said no. To me, that's a step over "seduction" or "being forceful," because he put Charlotte in a position where refusing him wasn't an option.
It isn't necessarily what you call "explicit rape," but how explicit does it need to be?
I think that says a lot about Charlotte's mindset, actually. From their introduction, Griffith plays into these romantic notions of the chivalrous knight to woo Charlotte, who totally buys into it. That night in her room, Griffith betrays those notions for the first time. Naturally, Miura portrays Charlotte as confused and uncomfortable with the situation. But she relents, possibly because born from that same desire to make Griffith consistent with that knightly representation she's formed in her mind, she needs to be a compliant partner, otherwise it does indeed become an "explicit rape." Considering her emotional state at the time, maybe denial would be preferable to that.
I also think that this interpretation has implications with Charlotte's other important scenes (the incident with Ganishka for example), and probably what we'll see of her and Griffith's interactions in the future. So, there you go.
Sorry to get stuck on this point. I actually don't like debating, and I'm not going to pretend to know what Miura's intentions were, but I feel pretty strongly about the language being used here. I also think that this interpretation has implications with Charlotte's other important scenes (the incident with Ganishka for example), and probably what we'll see of her and Griffith's interactions in the future.
At the end of the day, Charlotte says "no," but Griffith keeps going, and it's hard for me to divorce my interpretation from that fact. To be clear, I was never trying to prove that Charlotte didn't ultimately enjoy it or that she felt any guilt. What I'm saying is that her subsequent feelings have little bearing on what I believe is technically an assault.
when the emperor attempts to force himself on her, Charlotte calls out to Griffith [...] To me, this indicates a growing separation between Charlotte's perceptions and reality
Besides Guts healing after the Eclipse in volume 13, and after meeting Griffith in 4, is this one of the only instances we see Guts sleeping without his sword? I thought it was interesting that twice Casca has taken the place of it.
He used dust and leaves from the ground to neutralize the Urumi though, not just the air flow produced by his swing. I don't think that could possibly explain the mark on Griffith's shoulder.
Couldn't record a podcast today, but we'll be back next weekend with 336 discussion. Stay tuned!


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MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people who stop taking the blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin) because of gastrointestinal bleeding raise their risk of blood clots and death if they stay off the drug.
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The study, published online Sept. 17 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, is limited because it looks only at what happened to patients over a 90-day period after suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding. But the findings do point to the risk of staying off the blood thinner for a long period, said Dr. Amir Jaffer, professor of medicine and division chief for hospital medicine at the University of Miami and co-author of a commentary accompanying the study.
In general, Jaffer said, he recommends that patients who suffer from bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract stop taking the blood thinner for about four days unless a significant reason exists to avoid the drug for the long term. "That number [of days] will vary depending on the severity of the bleeding," he said, adding that physicians should provide the proper guidance.
The blood thinner is prescribed to prevent conditions such as stroke and heart attack by making it harder for clots to form and block the blood stream. The medications, however, raise the risk of blood vessels rupturing. About 4.5 percent of patients treated with the blood thinner have an episode of gastrointestinal tract bleeding, according to the researchers.
The study authors reviewed medical records of nearly 450 Colorado patients who developed gastrointestinal bleeding while taking warfarin. The participants' average age was 72.
Close to 60 percent were taking warfarin again within two to nine days of bleeding. Over 90 days, about 12 percent of patients died. After researchers adjusted their statistics so they wouldn't be skewed by factors such as gender or age, they found that those who resumed taking warfarin were 31 percent less likely to die than those who didn't. Fewer than 6 percent of those who resumed warfarin died, compared to 20 percent of those who didn't.
Of the 260 patients who resumed taking warfarin, only one suffered from a stroke or major blood clot, compared to 5.5 percent of those who stayed off the drug.
In the commentary, Jaffer and his co-author said the findings might not apply to newer blood thinners, such as dabigatran and rivaroxaban, which could have a greater risk of gastrointestinal bleeding than warfarin over time.
-- Randy Dotinga
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Are you allowed to download movies from there? Because I can't figure it out. T_T
I like the modest direction you've taken so far, with editing out the portions that don't line up with the manga. Moving forward, I think you should really think seriously about the scope of the project, if you haven't already. Will this thing have a complete runtime of 90 min, or 500? By cutting the fat, I think you could, on average, shorten each episode to around 15 minutes or so, making the entire 25 episode run about 375 minutes. Anything shorter than that might feel a little rushed, like, say if you tried to make it into a feature length film.
Another thing, you should really consider smoothing transitions between scenes, particularly when it's a transition you fabricated for the purpose of the project. A suggestion to remedy these transitions is to take ambient audio samples from lulls in conversation to be used as background static. You can pair these SFX with static or looped visuals in order to lengthen a scene that feels like it ends too abruptly as a result of necessary trimming.
This is a very promising project, you should keep it up!Aren't there any situations where editing stuff out (or changing the order of the scenes) makes the dialogue completely nonsensical? I'm talking specifically about the dialogue, not the significance of the scene or where it fits better in the context of the anime, like you already made clear to JezzaX. I think you'll be very lucky if you can simply "cut the fat" out of small scenes and get away with it making complete sense in Japanese. Maybe it makes sense when you see the subs, but only because they've adapted the dialogue, so you better have someone check it out before you completely trust the original subs.Also, if you plan on making new subtitles to bring it closer to the manga, you really gotta have someone that knows Japanese check this out, because simply subbing something different than what the character is saying would also be pretty bad, in my opinion. It'd be assuming everyone that'd watch it simply doesn't know Japanese and would accept adapted, or totally different subtitles. Obviously, I'm referring to bigger changes, not simple correction of names. I think the dialogue could be a pretty big problem later on if you don't be careful now.
And I don't think inserting Puck in there would do it any good, to be honest. It'd stand out too much.
Anyway, this is really great. I hope you realize you can't stop now. It's too late, we're all looking forward to it.
At first I thought you went off the deep end, Griff. Until I read into what you were dong I thought this was akin to a Star Wars nut trying to create a life-size replica of a star destroyer. lol well, maybe a little less preposterous. I like your attention to detail, but I wouldn't cut something completely if it's just at a different time than in the manga. It happened, so it has a place. It just might not be possible to cut it to when it should play. Of course you can't be 100% accurate, as the animation itself isn't accurate. As shown right off the bat when Guts throws the knife into the surviving mercenaries shoulder in the tavern, as opposed to shooting an arrow through his nose. Small alterations like that can't be cut. Or the scenes stop making sense. (Does your cut of all the episodes make sense?)
I think it's a very interesting and rather ambitious project you got going. Not to mention respectable. One of the killer problems with the anime has always been the shitcream filler. I wouldn't mind watching a 4-6 hour long version of the anime. No fillers, less extended still shots with nothing but sound and music, and recut to be in a more recognizable order. Good luck.
So I hate to be a stick in the mud, but what's the legality of distributing something like this? I realize there's certain laws behind creative freedoms with licenses as long as you're not profiting etc., but torrenting out entire parts of the anime seems sort of questionable to me.
Speaking of which, I just watched Guts raising hell in the tavern in black and white and it looked pretty cool.
Great edit. Felt a little short, but I suppose it'd be filled with... well, filler, if it wasn't this way. I have no complaints for now, but I'll make sure to watch it again later.
About the black and white, to be honest, it didn't cut it for me. Maybe it's because the saturation gave away that you decolored something that had... colors (am i redundant today), with things like the blood (too light grey, should have been darker; I'm sure you noticed) and other details like the Snake Baron himself, he looked a little bleak. I think overall it just didn't look so good.The idea is great, (the name of the video too) but I think that because of the way the anime was colored, removing the color information takes away too much of its vivacity. Not that it's full of life or anything, but you know what I mean.
I say do the movie project in Black and White first.
This is a fantastic project you have here, so many opportunities to get it right. Excellent job so far.
Couple of questions for you. I'm really wondering what you're going to do regarding SK and the original (abrupt) ending of the anime?
Are you going to be cutting down on Adon and his shenanigans? Please say you are.
Indeed this is a nice project you have started, So far what I have seen is very well edited and alot more enjoyable to watch as well. Hope to see more
Have you seen Watchmen: The motion comic? It's simply the art from the comic, with minor edits and added effects to give it a more cinematic feel. The main problem with it is there is only one voice actor doing every character, including the women. Because of this fatal flaw, I couldn't take it seriously at all. But otherwise it was actually really well done, the music was even really cool.
Personally, I think that's the only way to go about a project like this. Just cutting up the anime and changing things around doesn't really work, I'd prefer the uncut original anime over this any day.
But we can all agree that the manga is by far superior to the anime, so why not just do something like a motion comic? Like this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PE22PP4lKw , only with voice acting/music and in sequential order. Only if someone does it, please God don't do all the voices by yourself. Even a bunch of amatuers would be better than nothing, and still probably not too far off from the English dubbing in the anime (though I do think the English voice-actors are quite fitting)
UPDATE - BERSERK: RECUT parts 1 & 2 going live tomorrow, Friday, October 15th!
Just a question, in your post you mention about the conversation between the Major and the Snake Baron and about those subtitles being accurate. Will Berserk: Recut have any subtitles ?? Or do you consider eventually adding some subtitles to it ?
Awesome work , i really like it. I actually watched the whole part 1 without understanding a wordI am looking forward to see more of this stuff
Thanks for watching, I'm looking forward to posting more. I'll space out releases by at least a week so it's not overwhelming for me or for you guys.
This is what I'm gonna show people in order to introduce them to Berserk.
An interesting example ... in the anime is right before Guts is first promoted in the Hawks (when Rickert knocks him in the water). In the manga, before that happens, he has a lengthy inner monologue about the aim of his life since leaving Gambino, and Griffith's ambition. In the anime, the monologue isn't there, but portions of it appear in an expanded scene of Guts riding into battle, where we also see his flashbacks of Gambino ... it's a quandary: there's technically a scene where Guts rides into battle in the manga, before it flashes forward three years, and that dialogue is technically in the manga as well, just in a different part, so do I leave it in, just in a different spot, or not? It's not that much out of order, but you could argue it drastically changes the significance of both scenes, maybe worse than the anime originally did. ... my motto in difficult cases like this is, "when in doubt, cut it out."
I like your attention to detail, but I wouldn't cut something completely if it's just at a different time than in the manga. It happened, so it has a place. It just might not be possible to cut it to when it should play.
Sound editing? I hope you know what you're getting yourself into Griffith.
Back with PART TROIS: Guts vs. Griffith II!
Very nice. The only time I noticed a cut is when Guts charges at Griffith at 7:18, but maybe it's originally like that. Guts' theme is playing in the background and it stops way too suddenly.
For what it is, I think this anime looks very good, the sceneries and everything. I hadn't noticed it when I first watched.


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Germany and France Interim
ART 397: The Sacred in Stained Glass Art - History and Practice
January 2015
Course Foundation:
- This course provides students the extraordinary opportunity to study the history and contemporary studio practices of stained glass art in Germany and France.
- The alchemy of fire fusing molten silica with metallic salts, oxides and pigments produces translucent hues of color and opalescent glints of material so beautiful, oceanic and sublime that stained glass has stood at the heart of what is transcendent and numinous in Western civilization for over 1,000 years.
- Knowledge of the history and practice of this art is fundamental to understanding color, light, and space.
- Working with glass will be transformative in your development and personal vision as an artist and essential to understanding the question of beauty in Western religion and philosophy.
Course Description:
- This is a hands-on studio art course in stained glass. Augustana students have the unique opportunity to travel to Germany to create stained glass works of art at the world-renowned Derix Glasstudios.
- Students participate in on-site field research and creative projects, focusing on architectural art glass and design.
- Topics of study include glass, art, aesthetics and the sacred. The first part of the course involves preliminary research and design work on campus.
- During the second half of the course in Germany, students will create their own stained glass panels at one of the most prestigious glass studios in the world.
- Highlights include visits to two UNESCO World Heritage sites in France and Germany: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Staßbourg and the Cologne Cathedral, and an overnight stay at a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century.
- Coursework combines studio practices with selected readings, lectures, demonstrations and site visits to museums, galleries, artists' studios, cathedrals and other glass sites.
- We will visit the following ciites in Germany: Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Taunusstein, Waldsassen, Helmstadt, Schweinfurt, Aschaffenburg, Langen, Kalkar, Cologne, and Heidelberg. In France, we will visit Metz, Straßbourg, and Colmar.
Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to provide a set of intrinsic experiences in stained glass art.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Pursue commissioned work in architectural art glass and ecclesiastical art.
- Incorporate a number of art glass techniques into your own studio practice including: silver-stain, vitreous enamels, lead came, etching, airbrush, screenprinting, lamination and slump molding.
- Expand your understanding of art and your own point in time on a continuum of human experience.
- Cultivate a passion for seeing.
- Discuss the development of stained glass techniques and iconography in European art history from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Relate the role of light in Gothic architecture to the ideal of beauty in the Middle Ages and Thomas Aquinas.
- Understand the visible world through the elements of art and principles of visual design.
- Identify the differences between symbolic, representational and abstract form and meaning.
- Realize a basis for all future study of art and its relationship to human consciousness and the sacred.
Week 1: Augustana Campus
- Stained Glass - history and practice.
- Design development.
- Gloria Dei.
Week 2: France and Germany
- Glashütte Lamberts, cylinder glass-making techniques developed in the 11th century in Germany.
- Johannes Schreiter Museum and visit to his studio, Langen, Germany.
- Altarpiece, Colmar; Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg.
- Derix Glass Art Projects in Cologne: Cathedral (Gerhard Richter)—south wall, the most significant and widely-recognized contemporary glass art installation in the world, 11,500 panes in 2007); St. Andreas Church (Prof. Dr. Markus Lüpertz); Nikolai Church, Kalkar (Karl Martin Hartmann—an amazingly detailed project of approximately 1,600 pieces per every 10 square feet).
- Arch. Böhm designed churches St. Gereon, St. Agnes, St. Theodor.
- Heidelberg Cathedral.
- Metz Cathedral and Center Pompidou Metz
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Staßbourg
- Grunewald Altarpiece, Colmar.
Week 3: Germany
- Derix Glasstudios, Taunusstein - Production week.
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
- Readings: (10%)
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages by Umberto Eco, Yale University Press, 2002.
Journals must make five specific references quoting the above readings to receive credit.
- Stained Glass: (70%)
Design a full-scale cartoon at Augustana and create a one-meter square stained glass panel during our stay at the Derix Glasstudio in Taunusstein, Germany. Work will be evaluated by the formal elements of art and principles of design. Glass panels will be shipped back to Augustana.
- Field Journal: (10%)
Moleskine Athina City Notebook, or a similarly-sized journal. No lines is preferred.
Produce a descriptive, contemplative, and well-structured image/word-based field journal of European visual culture and experience, to be due at the end of the course. You will be evaluated on your capacity to formally synthesize and evaluate your experience in France and Germany. The primary form of this journal will combine image collection, creation, reproduction, and narrative texts to produce a document of personal significance and recordation of your experience while in France and Germany. You will be asked to create, compose, editorialize, articulate and assess your understanding and experience of European stained glass and art history. This will involve both creative writing and field sketching for all participants. Research topics may be assigned.
- Participation: (10%)
An engaged "presence" (beyond mere attendance), completing all required readings and active participation in all guided visits, studio demonstrations and discussions, both formal and informal. One hundred percent attendance is required for events described on the itinerary.
Faculty Background:
Scott Parsons has worked in the field of public art for 20+ years. He has produced more than 40 stained glass windows in collaboration with Derix Glasstudios in Taunusstein, Germany. Scott has received numerous percent-for-art and private commissions for churches, airports, museums, research facilities, university buildings and transportation centers across the United States and Canada. His glass work has received two Faith & Form / AIA International Forum for Religious Art and Architecture (IFRAA) Awards. Scott's work is reviewed in Art in America, Sculpture, Architectural Record, Stained Glass Quarterly and Public Art Review. More at damnfineart.com.
Foreign Language Requirements:
- None. Course content presented in English or English translation provided.
- Consent of Professor
- Completed one or more of the following courses: ART 101 Drawing, ART 120 Design, ART 140 Painting, ART 160 Printmaking.
- Available in April 2014. Cost of this course in 2012 was $5500.
- All study abroad programs are assessed an IPO Administrative fee of $150.
Application Deadline:
- May 15, 2014
- Download Application Form
- Course capacity: Eight students
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- Airfare due May 15, 2014
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