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Tua Tagovailoa will leave Alabama and enter NFL draft
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says he will enter the 2020 NFL draft.
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Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is entering the NFL draft, ending a college career that began with a splash and ended with a devastating injury.
Tagovailoa, who had surgery on his right hip in November, announced his decision Monday, ending two months of speculation regarding the star quarterback's plans as he tries to return from the serious injury. He was projected as a potential No. 1 overall pick before the injury Nov. 16 against Mississippi State.
That made his draft status less clear. Alabama team surgeon Dr. Lyle Cain has said Tagovailoa's prognosis was "excellent" and predicted a full recovery.
Tagovailoa said he's optimistic he'll be able to play next season, but even he said it's hard to predict how high he'll be drafted.
"It's a unique situation, for sure," Tagovailoa said. "A lot of the guys, the general managers, the owners, that I've talked to kind of said the same thing. ...
"Really, the biggest thing they want to do is just see that we can move and we can just be back to how we were playing prior to the injury."
Tagovailoa, the 2018 Heisman Trophy runner-up, helped Alabama navigate the transition into one of the nation's top passing offenses. In less than two seasons as starter, he set an Alabama record with 87 career touchdown passes and ranks third with 7,442 passing yards.
He was regarded as one of the top Heisman candidates again before the season-ending injury. In his absence, Alabama lost to rival Auburn and failed to make the College Football Playoffs for the first time.
"Tua has probably had as much of an impact on our program here as any player that we've ever had," Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said. "And I'm not just talking about as a football player. He's got great character. He's a great leader. He's done a wonderful job in the classroom.
"There's a spirit about him that has impacted myself and everybody around him in a very, very positive way."
The left-handed passer from Hawaii became one of Alabama's most prolific passers, and most popular players. Tagovailoa became a sensation in the national championship game two years ago. The freshman came off the bench to lead the Crimson Tide to a comeback win over Georgia, throwing the game-winning touchdown to DeVonta Smith in overtime.
He then beat out two-year starter Jalen Hurts for the starting job.
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Scientists clone extinct frog that gave birth via its mouth
This image shows the Great Barred Frog being used to provide the nucleus-inactivated host eggs into which the Rheobatrachus silus nuclei are being injected.
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Date:26 March 2013 Tags:cloning, extinct species, frogs, genome, Great Barred Frog, Lazarus Project, Rheobatrachus silus
The genome of an extinct Australian frog has been revived and reactivated by a team of scientists using sophisticated cloning technology to implant a "dead" cell nucleus into a fresh egg from another frog species.
The bizarre gastric-brooding frog, Rheobatrachus silus – which uniquely swallowed its eggs, brooded its young in its stomach and gave birth through its mouth – became extinct in 1983.
But the Lazarus Project team has been able to recover cell nuclei from tissues collected in the 1970s and kept for 40 years in a conventional deep freezer. The "de-extinction" project aims to bring the frog back to life.
In repeated experiments over five years, the researchers used a laboratory technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer. They took fresh donor eggs from the distantly related Great Barred Frog, Mixophyes fasciolatus, inactivated the egg nuclei and replaced them with dead nuclei from the extinct frog. Some of the eggs spontaneously began to divide and grow to early embryo stage – a tiny ball of many living cells.
Although none of the embryos survived beyond a few days, genetic tests confirmed that the dividing cells contain the genetic material from the extinct frog.
The results are yet to be published.
Professor Mike Archer, of the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, spoke publicly on 15 March about the Lazarus Project and also about his ongoing interest in cloning the extinct Australian thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, at the TEDx DeExtinction event in Washington DC.
Researchers from around the world were gathered there to discuss progress and plans to 'de-extinct' other extinct animals and plants. Possible candidate species include the woolly mammoth, dodo, Cuban red macaw and New Zealand's giant moa.
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Jacques [de] Helvis  parfois nommé Louis de Bourbon (mort en ) est un ecclésiastique qui fut évêque de Langres de 1562 à 1565.

Biographie
Jacques Helvis, réputé être le fils d'un père laboureur ou fermier, est né au village de Tillard dans le diocèse de Beauvais. Il est élevé par les soins de Charles de La Roche-sur-Yon dont il était vraisemblablement le fils illégitime ou peut-être celui de son père Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon. Son éducation est confiée à l'un des intendants de la famille Jean Helvis dont il porte d'abord le nom. En 1547 il recoit en commende l'abbaye de Saint-Méen.

Après la mort du cardinal de Givry, Charles de La Roche-sur-Yon intervient auprès du roi Charles IX de France afin que Jacques Helvis soit pourvu de l'évéché de Langres le . Il est imposé au chapitre de chanoines et élu par 72 voix contre 65 à son candidat, Claude de Bauffremont, abbé de Longuay. Il  prend possession par procuration au début de 1563 et il est confirmé le . Il ne fait qu'une brève apparition dans son diocèse lors de son entrée dans la ville en 1564. Son épiscopat est bref car il meurt en Anjou à Beaupréau dès 1565.

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Évêque de Langres
Évêque catholique du XVIe siècle
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On April 1, rockers Unwritten Law will be dropping a new album. Titled Acoustic, the record will have 2 new songs, "Huartbreaker (a cover of a John Legend/MSTRKRFT song)" and "Belongs To You" in addition to acoustic renditions of several fan favorites.
Turns out the the group are offering pretty awesome preorder packages. A highlight is the vinyl package, containing a 12″ Picture Disc Gatefold vinyl with a sea monkey egg. The supply is limited to 400, so get yours early. Of course, a CD and t-shirt bundle is available for non-vinyl collectors. Check out Facebook posts from Unwritten Law with all of the details after the jump!


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Research entrepreneurs: 'Killer skills' for the 21st century
Rachael Bolton
Commercialisation has for many decades been a pain point for the Australian science and technology sectors. We do the science brilliantly, punching well above our weight in terms of research and innovation output.
But we often miss the boat on turning those inventions into successful organisations, losing a lot of our patents and potential high-tech industry to countries with more robust venture capital and commercialisation environments like Israel and the United States and more recently China.
These challenges can be particularly pronounced for women, where cultural biases internal to the business and scientific communities can make it even harder when you're perceived to be rocking the boat, either on the science side, or in the corporate world.
Dharmica Mistry, co-founder and former chief scientist for BCAL Diagnostics and head of MedTech and BioTech for Cicada Innovations, invented a blood test for breast cancer, which propelled her from the more behind-the-scenes role of 'pure scientist' into the realm of commercialisation.
Dharmica Mistry and Alistair Gordon
Joining the first episode of the Counterpoint Conversations podcast series, she said: "I had quite an identity crisis early on. I was scared of not being a 'real scientist'." She was also scared, on the flip side, that she wouldn't be taken seriously by the business world.
Ms Mistry was clearly very capable and able to upskill in the areas of corporate expertise that were required to make that project work.
But the question needs to be asked: in the 21st century, as high-tech industry takes an increasingly central role in the Australian economy, aren't these skills that should be embedded into scientific education and the research culture more broadly?
Presently, the transition into industry can be terrifying for any scientist, regardless of gender. It means no research papers, no publications – the very measure of an academically "successful" and "on the rise" researcher in any field.
It's an over emphasis that some have started to argue is outdated, and moreover counterproductive when what you want to see is real-world applications for new and exciting ideas.
A large part of this struggle is a need to reframe the way that Australian researchers are taught to think about their work and the very role of scientific endeavour.
Many scientists work on a very specific and granular problem for years on end: exploring, testing, perfecting, testing again.
The trick is getting those finely honed minds to step back once in a while and look at possible applications of their research in (sometimes surprising) commercial places.
Alistair Gordon is chief executive at leadership development consultancy HFL Leadership. He describes the capacity to be both scientifically brilliant and also able to see where your innovations can be effectively deployed in the real world as a "killer skill".
After that, the real secret sauce then is having the communication skills and training to explain the value of your research to a broader audience and bring them along with you on your commercialisation journey.
"I think people love being an expert," says Ms Mistry. "It's a wonderful thing and people get really passionate about it, but you can't get everybody else to be excited about [your work] when they don't even understand it."
As Ms Mistry explains: you never know who your research might be relevant to, so being able to make your findings accessible to a broad audience helps find new applications for it that you haven't even thought of yet.
Finally, the last piece of the whole puzzle and the perennial challenge for Australian commercialisation is the same as it always was: money.
"Australia likes to think it is very gung-ho," reflects Mr Gordon, "but most of its institutions like banks, investors, high-net-worth individuals, are remarkably conservative."
He says that HFL is planning a capital raising for one of their projects at the moment and he knows he would get a valuation "at least double and maybe three times as much in California as I would in New South Wales." Not to mention the access to support services.
So much of our domestic capital is sunk into superannuation and real estate (and real estate by way of superannuation). The rest is invested in "digging stuff up and shipping it to China," as Mr Gordon puts it.
That is a landscape that really needs to change if we want to promote the vision of the high-tech economy of the future.
The Counterpoint Conversations podcast series was produced as a partnership between Verizon Business Group and InnovationAus.com.
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Pop Dance Siren Nikkole and World Music Producer Ricky Kej Team Up
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Nikkole – Zero – Ricky Kej Remixes
Nikkole's Top 10 Billboard Hit, "Zero" Gets A Global Chill-Out Courtesy of GRAMMY Nominated World and New Age Music Producer Ricky Kej
Pop/Dance Singer Nikkole and 57th Annual GRAMMY nominee Ricky Kej join forces on a brand new take on the Billboard Hit "Zero", which is currently at #7 on the Billboard Dance Chart. This remix is a Chill-Out wind down tempo, a style that has been taking Europe and Asia by storm.
Nikkole and Ricky Kej crossed paths this season through the GRAMMYS. Nikkole's album "Hallucinations" and Ricky's album "Winds of Samsara" with Wouter Kellerman were both released on the same day, July 15, 2014. These two talents also share that they both originally hail from North Carolina. Now living countries apart, Nikkole in the United States and Ricky in India, the musical forces have connected through their love of music and desire to collaborate with different musicians from all around the world.
Nikkole says "I am truly energized by Ricky's take on 'Zero'. It's dramatic and expressive and brings a whole new vibe to the project. It's a voyage into imagination". Ricky stated, "I have treated 'Zero' like a story with a very emotional solo in between; it feels as if this is a journey".
This is first of much more to come from Nikkole and Ricky Kej. Look for "Zero" (The Global Chillout) at your favorite music outlets including iTunes on Tuesday, January 13th!
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SPECIAL ALERT: HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 4 OCTOBER 2019
THE SITUATION NOW
As A2 Global Risk forecast, widespread violence throughout Hong Kong over the weekend of 28-29 September culminated in the most severe unrest the territory has yet witnessed during the 1 October anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
On Saturday 28 September tens, possibly hundreds, of thousands of protesters gathered in Tamar Park, in Hong Kong island's Admiralty district, for a rally organised by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the 2014 Occupy, or 'Umbrella', movement. The initially peaceful rally swiftly turned into violent clashes between protesters and police near the government headquarters. The police deployed tear gas and water cannons, causing widespread disruption throughout Admiralty and, subsequently, Wan Chai districts.
Police fire tear gas at protesters on Sunday 29 September.
On Sunday 29 September tens of thousands of protesters gathered illegally at Sogo department store in Hong Kong island's Causeway Bay district for an unauthorised 'global anti-totalitarian march'. Police used tear gas in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the crowd marching towards Admiralty.
Protesters clashed with police on multiple occasions throwing petrol bombs and other projectiles, prompting the police to add rubber bullets and water cannons to their now almost routine barrage of tear gas. Violent clashes in which protesters constructed roadblocks that they set on fire occurred long into the night throughout Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. Plainclothes police officers fired live rounds as a warning and a journalist was hit in the eye by a suspected rubber bullet. In total, police reported firing 328 rounds of tear gas and 480 rubber bullet-type projectiles and made 157 arrests.
A protester prepares to throw a petrol bomb at police on Tuesday 1 October.
On Tuesday 1 October Hong Kong witnessed the most severe and widespread violence yet experienced during the present crisis, with senior police officers admitting to their personnel being 'overwhelmed'. In total, police fired over 1,400 rounds of tear gas and more than 1,300 rubber bullet-type projectiles during territory-wide unrest lasting around 12 hours. Police made 269 arrests of activists ranging between 12 and 71 years of age, and a total of 66 people required hospital treatment.
The most intense street battles occurred on Hong Kong island as a march organised by the CHRF from Causeway Bay to Central went ahead despite being banned by the police. Protesters threw an unprecedented number of petrol bombs, bricks and other projectiles at police, and constructed street barricades they then set on fire along major arterial roads in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Admiralty and Central during the course of the afternoon and evening. Police engaged protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons on numerous occasions while live rounds were fired as warning shots on at least two occasions.
Police aim 'less-lethal' riot control weapons at protesters on Tuesday 1 October.
Significant violence in which petrol bombs and tear gas were deployed occurred in at least nine other districts, including Jordan, Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po and Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon and Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Sha Tin in the New Territories. Protesters vandalised Mass Transit Rail (MTR) stations throughout the territory, forcing the closure of 44 out of the system's 91 stations. The scale of the unrest meant police were outnumbered and forced to withdraw on numerous occasions
In Tsuen Wan a police officer was filmed firing a live round into the chest of an 18 year old protester who was attacking him with a metal pole. The video shows the protester lying on the ground for at least three minutes before police permitted paramedics to attend to him. The protester remains in hospital, but is expected to survive to face charges of rioting and assault.
On Wednesday 2 October violent unrest continued in numerous locations throughout Hong Kong, predominantly in the New Territories, as activists protested against the previous night's shooting.
On Thursday 3 October predominantly peaceful protests were held in at least 11 areas and districts throughout Hong Kong to protest widespread concerns that the government planned to introduce emergency regulations to ban the wearing of masks during demonstrations. Police responded to protester violence with tear gas in Tai Koo, an upmarket neighbourhood on Hong Kong island.
On 4 October the government announced that a ban on wearing masks at public assemblies would come into effect from midnight, utilising colonial era Emergency Regulations Ordnance (ERO) legislation that enables the government to bypass the territory's legislature.
Hong Kong is approaching a long weekend in which A2 Global Risk expects continued widespread violence. Large segments of Hong Kong society have been angered by the shooting at close range of a high school student and both peaceful and radical activists have pledged to intensify their respective campaigns. Further, the ban on masks will be treated as a provocation and is likely to result in mass protests by masked people intended to highlight the near impossibility of enforcing the emergency regulation.
Meanwhile, an absence of effective political leadership makes de-escalation by either side improbable. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely criticised for attending National Day celebrations in Beijing during the worst violence Hong Kong has witnessed in decades. Lam's 'community dialogue' programme which began last week is also highly unlikely to have any meaningful impact on protester actions, while at the same time indicating the strength of anti-government and anti-police sentiment.
On 30 September Reuters reported numbers of mainland troops stationed in Hong Kong had nearly doubled to around 10,000 to 12,000 personnel following a 'routine' force rotation A2 Global Risk reported in August. With the National Day celebrations now over the potential for Beijing to authorise limited deployment of People's Armed Police (PAP) units in Hong Kong has increased. While we still consider this move to be highly unlikely under existing security conditions, such a deployment would most likely comprise a small number of PAP personnel embedded within existing Hong Kong police units. A2 Global Risk continues to assess the deployment of People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops to be highly unlikely, in line with our previous assessments.
On Saturday 5 October multiple protests at shopping malls throughout Hong Kong (details below) are scheduled to start from 1300. These are likely to begin peacefully but could exhibit violence in and around the malls as the afternoon continues.
A rally is scheduled to begin at 1900 at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. At the time of writing additional protests are under consideration during the afternoon on Hong Kong island and throughout the New Territories. There is significant risk of violence and disruption throughout Causeway Bay, Wan Chai and Admiralty prior to, during and after the rally, as well as in Kowloon and the New Territories. A2 Global Risk advises residents and visitors to avoid known protest locations during Saturday afternoon and evening.
On Sunday 6 October another rally is scheduled to begin at 1400 at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay in support of the Indonesian journalist injured on 30 September. This is due to be a peaceful protest. However, there remains the possibility of violence in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, and Admiralty on Hong Kong island throughout Sunday late afternoon and evening.
Monday 7 October is a public holiday and protest activity is likely in locations throughout Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, some of which will become violent. A protest is scheduled at Prince Edward MTR station from 1900. A2 Global Risk advises residents and visitors to avoid Prince Edward MTR station after 1830.
INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS
Over the weekend of 28-29 September activists in over 40 cities worldwide participated a 'Global Anti-totalitarianism' rally in solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong. The largest events were held in the US, UK, Western Europe and Australia and typically attracted several dozen to a few hundred participants, predominantly local members of the Hong Kong diaspora community. There were no reported instances of violence.
On Tuesday 1 October numerous governments including those of the US, UK and EU released statements calling for 'de-escalation and restraint' following the shooting of a protester with a live round. China condemned the statements as interference in its domestic affairs.
UPCOMING PROTESTS
Friday 4 October
A 'Central Emergency Regulation Procession' is scheduled to be held in Chater Garden, Central and march along nearby streets from 1230 to protest against the introduction of emergency regulations.
A 'Sing with You' movement is planned in 18 shopping malls across Hong Kong at 2100 where activists will sing 'Glory to Hong Kong'.
Saturday 5 October
A 'Shop with You' protest is scheduled to begin at 1300 in multiple shopping malls throughout Hong Kong including Luk Yeung Galleria, Maritime Square, Elements, Telford Plaza and PopCorn.
All Citizens Mask Day has been arranged to begin at 1500 at Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in which participants will experiment with various ways to obscure their faces.
A 'Hong Konger's SOS Assembly' calling for international humanitarian assistance will be held in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay between 1900 and 2200.
Sunday 6 October
A 'Fight Against Police Brutality Assembly' is scheduled to begin at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay at 1400.
A protest is scheduled between 1900 and 2100 at Prince Edward MTR Station in Kowloon.
PROTEST CHRONOLOGY 27 SEPTEMBER – 3 OCTOBER
Dozens of secondary students protested in Edinburgh Place, Central.
In the evening, thousands of people attended a rally in Edinburgh Place, Central, to accuse the police of abusing demonstrators detained at San Uk Ling holding centre in the New Territories.
In the early evening tens of thousands of people gathered at Tamar Park, Admiralty to mark the fifth anniversary of the Occupy movement. Police directed pepper spray at protesters near the Central Government Complex. The main rally ended at 2030.
Protesters later occupied nearby Harcourt Road in Admiralty, throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails as well as directing laser pointers towards riot police. Police officers used water cannon, tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
Separately, a group of protesters occupied Lung Wo Road and marched in the direction of Central until intercept by police water cannon.
Skirmishes occurred between protesters and riot police at Causeway Bay and Wan Chai, but no serious violence was reported.
Protesters gathered in Causeway Bay in mid-afternoon for an illegal march. They initially occupied a section of Hennessy Road outside the Sogo department store, where police fired tear gas before the protesters began their march towards Admiralty.
Some activists threw petrol bombs and bricks at police deployed along Hennessey Road and outside the central government compound. Police responded with more tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon.
The protesters then pulled back towards Wan Chai, constructing numerous makeshift barricades and setting them alight. A group of protesters clashed with plainclothes officers on Johnston Road by Southorn Playground.
Police retreated to the Wan Chai MTR station and the protesters smashed the windows and hurled petrol bombs at the officers inside. Protesters also set fire to Admiralty and Causeway Bay MTR stations.
A plainclothes officer fired multiple live warning rounds near Wan Chai MTR Station.
At 1700 an Indonesian journalist was struck in the eye at close range in Wan Chai by what is alleged to have been either a police rubber bullet or beanbag round. Investigations into the source of the projectile are continuing.
After dark fighting broke out between protesters and members of the public in Causeway Bay, leading to multiple minor injuries.
In the early hours of the morning protesters gathered outside Mong Kok police station, where they set fires, threw petrol bombs and directed laser pointers at the police, who responded with multiple bean-bag rounds.
Around 1930 protesters and high school students gathered peacefully in the Tsim Sha Tsui harbour area along Nathan Road in Kowloon to form a 'human chain.'
Tuesday 1 October
At 1300 protesters gathered near Sogo Department store in Causeway Bay and began an illegal march towards Central. Other activists also began an illegal march along Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, New Territories and an illegal march in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.
Around 1400 protesters occupied Sha Tsui Road in Tseun Wan in the New Territories, while police fired tear gas at activists in Wong Tai Sin.
By 1430 protesters had clashed with police along Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets. At the same and on the other side of the harbour protesters began marching from Sham Shui Po down Nathan Road in Kowloon.
By 1500 police had fired tear gas at protesters in Tsuen Wan, Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin and near Yuen Wo Road in Sha Tin, all in the New Territories. Violent clashes continued throughout the afternoon and into the evening.
Around the same time protesters occupied Festival Walk shopping mall in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, causing minor damage to restaurants owned by the Maxim Group, which activists' consider supportive of the government, leading some to close.
Police fired tear gas at protesters constructing barricades near the V City Mall in Tuen Mun around 1530. Violent clashes continued into the evening.
Around 1530 protesters vandalised Wan Chai MTR station and threw petrol bombs inside, before moving towards Admiralty where further clashes with police occurred.
At around 1600 police officers fired two live rounds as a warning, as well as firing tear gas rounds, in Nathan Road in Yamatei in Kowloon, as protester threw numerous petrol bombs and other projectiles.
At 1630 police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and deployed water cannon at protesters outside government headquarters in Admiralty. Protesters threw petrol bombs at police and at Admiralty MTR station before moving back towards Wan Chai and clashing with police in multiple locations along Hennessy Road.
Around 1700 police fired a live round that hit and seriously wounded an 18 year old protester in the chest near Tai Ho Road in Tsuen Wan, New Territories.
Around 1745 a plainclothes police officer fired a live round into the air near Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, after being attacked by a group of protesters.
Around 1900 a water cannon was deployed under the Canal Road East Flyover in Causeway Bay. Police fired tear gas in multiple locations along Hennessey Road and throughout Causeway Bay as protesters built multiple barricades and threw petrol bombs and other projectiles. Violent clashes continued throughout Causeway Bay into the night.
Wednesday 2 October
At 1230 hundreds of protesters gathered peacefully in Chater Garden, Central, in response to a police officer wounding of a protester with a live round the previous day. The protesters disrupted traffic along several main roads before occupying nearby malls including IFC and Exchange Square.
That evening thousands of protesters vandalised numerous MTR stations and built barricades in at least 10 communities throughout the New Territories. Police fired tear gas in Tsuen Wan after protesters vandalised the MTR station, built street barricades and attacked a China Mobile retail outlet. Other protesters threw petrol bombs in Tai Wo Hau, New Territories.
Thursday 3 October
Largely peaceful rallies were held in 11 communities throughout Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories after dark in protest over rumoured plans by the government to impose Emergency Regulations, including a ban on face masks during demonstrations.
At around 2200 police fired pepper spray and tear gas at protesters who had occupied King's Road in Tai Koo on Hong Kong Island.
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And other things. Did you know how hard it is to figure out kanji and hanzi when you've got absolutely no clue what it is you're writing? Well now I know and I wish I didn't.
It's been two months that haven't been as productive as they should've been. Again. Ah, well. I've got a handful of sketches, including the remainder of the Twelve Wizards that I mentioned... (looks back) over a year ago. I'm not terribly worried, though I think I have enough money I can actually buy Photoshop and a goodly-sized tablet to actually seriously try those ImagineFX tutorials and workshops I keep reading and sighing over. And anyway, in the grand scope of things, a lack of professional tools is the least of my concerns.
Also, I went back and compressed a lot of what I liked most about those shotgun-approach ideas I wrote for character profiles back in the series of Unluckies posts and I made one definitive, easier-to-manage stable of characters that I might be able to work with. Though all the ideas I didn't scoop up and compile I'll always at least have for use later. All but two of these characters I've written about elsewhere on the LJ (which I must constantly tell myself is no substitute for an actual blog or website! But alas, laziness) in some form or another, even in the form of minor footnotes or namechecks. And those two are relatives of Silva Mage Association characters so, well, they're not terribly new in effect either!
I've done a bit of trimming down on older, somewhat more melodramatic ideas I thought up a while back. For some reason, it seems like restraint helps keep my head grounded. It also puts the even subtler weird moments in pretty stark relief.
Anyway, I'll put all the pictures down below the LJ-cut. Before I get to the ensemble (or part one of it), I'll also get some words in on those members of Jupiter's Twelve Consuls that had been waiting for basic designs since, well, I forget since when. They were around longer and therefore kind of deserve top billing here. Though I didn't give it to them because they're high-level villains and not exactly something you toss some starting-level characters at.
The Twelve Consuls, Heroes of the Federation.
1--Rigbaledos Aldathain, the First Consul and second only to President Semmerling in authority--which is precisely what he tells the President, in case you were wondering. Effective commander-in-chief of the entirety of the Federated Dominions' expeditionary forces deployed to the Inner Worlds and owner of quite a large hat. Tends not to die when killed.
2--Lord Enmarith Alzent, the Second Consul and Fieldmarshal of the First Fleet. Is probably the direct and quite recent ancestor to half the modern vampire and dhampire population in the entire solar system despite not being a vampire himself--hence the dhampires. Since vampire babies are made the same way regular babies are (biting is really more of a feeding/recharging thing here), this means that over the past few millennia he's been very busy. He is not nearly as interested in women who are not vampires, oddly enough. I wonder if there's a proper name for his, er, inclinations. Hematophagophilia?
3--Lawrence Godhigh, the Third Consul and the most powerful Taoist sorceror this side of the Celestial City. And, some say, the other side as well. I've drawn him several times because he's just fun to draw. But not this time, no.
4--Quenton Reuel Gregory MacDonwald, the Fourth Consul and the Federation's spymaster. He's so good he can walk right into the Celestial City and nobody would know it's him. His eyepatch and scar are fake as his face is easy to remember with them on but very easy to forget when they're off.
5--"Amaterasu," the Fifth Consul and the spiritual compass overseeing the well-being and prosperity of the Federation citizens. Her family name I've started transliterating as "Suidera" since the original name was kind of an awkward reading of the kanji I'd picked. (That name, in kanji, being "水寺".) This means some Unluckies will have their names changed, too.
6--"Lü Bu," the Sixth Consul and the Fieldmarshal of the Second Fleet. This Fleet also operates in forward and social reconnaissance, therefore the Consul is also an infiltrator to be feared. Knows the weaknesses of even the feared Doctors Jack Gilchrist and Dorian C. Jasper and is not an opponent to underestimate.
8--The Old King, the Eighth Consul and the Fieldmarshal of the Third Fleet. Is an empty suit of armor. Magitech powered armor. He does not like to be trifled with. He also does not like the prospect of swimming.
9--"Zhang Sanfeng," the Ninth Consul and the third member of the Twelve to operate primarily in enemy territory. Has a pleasantly reassuring smile that radiates compassion and a strong sense of justice. Unfortunately, said justice involves throwing the Inner Worlds into interplanetary war and chaos so that he and his colleagues can conquer and rebuild these worlds in their image. Which is kind of a jerk thing to do.
10--Sir Aelshan Corraine, the Tenth Consul and the Fieldmarshal of the Knightly Order of the Gods' Twilight. Ex-husband to one of Dr. Raulwen's descendants in Belnesaria and former Knight Captain-Commander of the Imperial Knights Palatine, he was once the greatest hero of his generation and a mighty warrior exceeding even the mythical Swordbearer in skill-at-arms. Now known as the most terrible turncoat in the history of the Greenworld's mortal men. Humble enough to bow before his peers yet fearsome enough to earn the respect of even the godlike First Consul, such a mighty warrior is counted as merely the tenth among Twelve due to his lack of raw magical talent. He makes up for this in the sharpness of his steel and the strength of his resolve.
11--Lady Anri Semmerling, the Eleventh Consul, Director-In-Chief of the Federal Defense Research and Development Fund, master of the Great House Semmerling, and by far the youngest among the Twelve Consuls. In the Sixth War against the Crimson Emperor, she was merely a child. But even then she was a fearsome and accomplished asset to the insurgent alliance. Though small, she was the Rebel Emperor's greatest engineer and artificer. Now a grown woman, her abilities have grown accordingly. Thankfully for the Twelfth Consul, he is no longer outranked by a child half his height. Unfortunately for him, however, her abilities eclipse his even more than they once did. Of her own troubles, however, she finds the fact that her figure--compared to the other ladies of the Twelve--is somewhat wanting in various aspects of feminine charm. Her natural envy of Dr. Raulwen, currently the most popular Consul among the troops for reasons readily apparent to all, is tempered by the fact that she finds bunnies unbearably adorable.
12--Carmello Dominiquae FitzGerald, the Twelth Consul. Though easily mighty enough to swat aside any foolish and stereotypical young hero from the Celestial Republic daring to challenge him, one cannot help but feel a twinge of pity for the poor man. The poor, pitiful, poncy little man. He's weaker than the former team loli. They love to remind him of this fact.
The remaining two Consuls, Seria and Anri. One really ought to wear something a bit more decent in the workplace. The other really ought to learn to respect her co-workers' personal space. And how an Oulinshan might go about articulating her ears that way is anybody's guess. Neither is as fabulous as Enmarith Alzent, though. No way.
And last but not least, a picture ambush! This one's a sketch of two young Sages during the Age of the Celestial Empire. On the left is a young Rigbaledos Aldathain. Yes, that's him. It's a trap. On the right is Celas Arjuslan, and I'll probably draw him looking just like that from here on out.
As you can probably tell by now, if I draw a cute girl, chances are better than even that if she's not amply endowed I might just say she's a guy and leave it at that. This is also the exact story of the creation of a certain famous fighting game crossdresser and moe icon. Seriously.
I brought up Arjuslan because he's important in the next part.
The story behind this ensemble, of which some familiar faces might stand out, is that during and after the most recent Crimson Emperor War--or, as a certain irreverrant author and her friends would call it, the Sixth War Crimtastic--a number of children were born with a mysterious deficiency in their genetic code. The strength of one's magical bloodline is of the utmost importance to Magi all across the solar system. It is one of the world's great injustices that the circumstances of one's birth can command not only one's worldly fortunes but also the strength of one's connection to the realms mystic. And all of these children were born with no innate magical talent whatsoever. Even the most ordinary of children in the most ordinary of circumstances possess a minimum of at least a 1% affinity with the etheric forces that govern the universe--known to the Magi as the Essence of the World. All modern humankind can claim descent from the Ancients who stood beside the Gods and the potential for magic was literally written in their blood--long before civilization had unlocked the secrets of the genome, the Ancients programmed the a shard of cosmic power in these microscopic spirals.
But these children had nothing.
Professor Celas Arjuslan of the Seven Guilds Academy, known to the Celestial Republic as a living legend and among the last remaining links to a lost age, found these children and became their mentor. In each child he found some spark of potential unknown to the conventional wisdom of the times, some value that he felt was worth more than the blood to which that child was born. Long before magic was written into humankind's blood, before the age of the modern Mage, the Ancients had to master the mysteries of Essence on their own power. With no inborn talent for the mystic arts they somehow mastered the sciences of the Gods and forged the greatest civilization known to man. Thus, with patience and understanding born from living a life longer than history itself, Arjuslan sought to bring out those same qualities in these ten children.
After over a decade of hard work and perseverance, each student had found some quality within him or herself strong enough that even the Essence of the World took notice. The entire Wizards' Concord was watching when it came time to test their skills and knowledge. They were not found wanting. Equal to the brightest and highest-born Magi of their generation, strong enough to rival Wizards ten times' their own age, the Ten became renowned across the globe. All of them found their way in the world, some traveling to worlds beyond, all finding fame and their fortunes working to fulfill the ideals of their great Teacher--that those with power must strive to do Good. However, in the years since, renown turned to infamy as one among them fell from grace.
His name is An Lingzhou. Wanted for the assassination of a God and for waging war against the worlds of the Celestial Republic, he has been found guilty of the highest treason. What would bring this young man to rebel against Heaven and Earth? The learned men still ask the question but fear the answer. Even more worrying, he was only the ninth among Ten young prodigies. Compared to his illustrious colleagues, he was unremarkable. A "milquetoast," as they called him. The Gods have taken notice of this fact.
The Ten Young Sages of the West, so-called because they represent the finest young Magi of the Western Concord delegations, are with only one exception all famous (or infamous) for their powers, intelligence, and the potential they represent. Each one graduated secondary school with the equivalent of a Doctorate in one or more fields and, while unassuming in appearance and even behavior, none are to be underestimated, as evidenced by fate of the Dodecatheonian Ares.
Unbreakable--Immune to Debuffs and Fear effects.
Witch's Bloodline--Switch between two forms. One high-MP-regen form, one casting-bonus form.
Polymath--Multiclass cap increased by 1.
Professional lvl. 3 --Skill Art "Espionage," mastery of disguises, sabotage, battlefield infiltration, and assassination.
Yserian lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Medica Yserium," powerful medical magic and medical-based martial arts.
Ordainer lvl. 3--Mystic Art "Hypatian Order," metamagic to counter and defeat magic itself.
Alchemist lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Azoth," transmutations to support allies as well as suppress enemies.
Sage lvl. 2 --Hero Class, Creation-aspected. Bonus to MP regeneration, Ward Saves, and casting of Mystic Arts.
--Summary: Ultimate close-combat Avatar-killer. Extremely strong vs. magitech, including Godheads. Infiltration/Ambush capable.
Affinity For Technology--Access to communications and equipment stratagems when she is in play.
Genie lvl. 3 --Skill Art "Engineering," the ability to alter terrain to aid allies, hinder enemies, and demolish defenses.
Ranger lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Survivalism," magics to survive in hostile territory and increase defense.
Marksman lvl. 3 --Combat Art "Snipe," gun skills, improved lethality and morale suppression.
Hunter lvl. 5 --Hero Class, Destruction-type. Bonus vs. Ward Saves, to Reflex Saves, and to cast Skill Arts.
--Summary: Long-range support and battlefield-control hero. Dominates terrain control and lanes of fire. Ambush capable.
Remnant Godhead--May manifest a Godhead as instant activation Ordnance, but not a summoned unit.
Pathfinder lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Bridge Charedia," manipulation of space to aid in mobility and restrict enemies.
Dragoon lvl. 3 --Combat Art "Barrage," gun skills improving mobility and rate of fire.
Hunter lvl. 5 --Hero Class, Destruction-aspected. Bonus vs. Ward Saves, to Reflex Saves, and to cast Skill Arts.
--Summary: High-mobility midrange fire support and skirmisher. Easily exploits weak spots on the field. Infiltration/Ambush capable.
Unflinching Discipline--May re-roll any failed Morale check.
Iron Liver--May re-roll any failed resistance check against Debuffs.
Monk lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Discipline Force," magical skills that augment one's mental and physical capabilities.
Navigator lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Astronomy," calculation magic that affects probabilities and improve tactical foresight.
Chemist lvl. 3 --Skill Art "Elixir," wise battlefield applications of chemicals and potions, both beneficial and less so.
Sage lvl. 4 --Hero Class, Creation-aspected. Bonus to MP regeneration, Ward Saves, and casting of Mystic Arts.
--Summary: Frontline support and area control hero. Rock-solid linchpin of any forward defensive line.
Multitasker--May cast multiple Arts at multiple targets at no additional penalty.
Katadesmor lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Mist Ashteiona," medium-long range Debuffs and Fear effects.
Swordswain lvl. 3 --Combat Art "Expertise," defense-oriented, speed and counterattack fighting style. Swords only.
Arcanist lvl. 2 -- Esoteric Mystic Art "Arcana," extremely long-range, wide-effect magic. Low-efficiency, high output.
Druid lvl. 2 -- Mystic Art "Elemental," short-midrange support and attack magics.
--Summary: Multi-range support and crowd-control hero. Can effectively cover multiple zones of control at once.
Flair for the Dramatic--May re-roll failed deployment rolls and may charge in the same turn he is deployed.
Spirit of the Machine--Once per turn, as a pilot, may roll a d20. On an 11+ one single damage result is repaired.
Uhlan lvl. 3 --Combat Art "Lancier," fast-assault heavy shock attack fighting style. Spears/lances only.
Adventurer lvl. 3 --Command Style "Daredevil," command auras to improve allies' mobility and attack.
Knight lvl. 2 --Hero Class, Harmony-aspected. Bonus vs. Reflex Saves, to Medical Saves, and to cast Combat Arts.
--Summary: High-mobility shock assault leader and ace Pilot. Infiltration/Ambush capable(!). Charge-attack ambush abuser.
The Art of Words--Nearby enemies must re-roll successful Morale checks.
Devotion and Loyalty--Automatically Fearless and bonuses to casting if nearby allies are Fleeing or Broken.
Why Can't You Be More Like Siegfried?--Because he's his own person! He's allowed to smoke and everything.
Paladin lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Minastratxian Circle," radius-AOE defensive and counterattack barriers.
Velite lvl. 3 --Combat Art "Swiftness," close-combat fighting style, overwhelming rate of attack and speed.
Consular lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Psionics," midrange morale suppression and tactical initiative interruption magic.
Sage lvl. 1 --Hero Class, Creation-aspected. Bonus to MP regeneration, Ward Saves, and casting of Mystic Arts.
--Summary: Short-range defensive specialist. Strong vs. large numbers of troops, especially close combat assault units.
Vanguard lvl. 3 --Combat Art "Might and Power," high-strength fighting style that unleashes great and terrible force.
Gendarme lvl. 2 --Combat Art "Armored Frame," fighting style for specializing in armor and defeating armor.
Captain lvl. 2 --Command Style "Inspire," improve nearby allies' morale and lead them to feats of heroism.
Esper lvl. 1 -- Support Skills "ESP," bonuses and improvements to Universal Mystic Arts.
Knight lvl. 1 --Hero Class, Harmony-aspected. Bonus vs. Reflex Saves, to Medical Saves, and to cast Combat Arts.
--Summary: Heavy assault leader, difficult to rout or shift in close combat. Anti-tank melee capable.
Spark of Life--Sacrifice 1 max Vitality. For the rest of the battle, all casting rolls automatically succeed.
Rock On! Burning Justice~!--Sacrifice 1 Vitality and spend x MP. Cast one Artifact Ordinance effect per MP spent.
Captain lvl. 3 --Command Style "Inspire," improve nearby allies' morale and lead them to feats of heroism.
Sage lvl. 5--Hero Class, Creation-aspected. Bonus to MP regeneration, Ward Saves, and casting of Mystic Arts.
Summary: Multi-range, highly specialized frontline ordnance leader. Somewhat lacking in close combat.
An Incomparable Force of Will--Any Arts she casts may only be dispelled or countered at double the usual MP cost.
The Girl's Got Charisma--All allies within range may re-roll failed Morale checks.
And She Always Expects The Unexpected--Gain one free Move or Shoot action when Ambushed.
By the way, there's also the gender thing, too--Same as Runa.
Scholar lvl. 3 --Mystic Art "Academics," ally support and enemy debuffing general-purpose magic.
Tactician lvl. 2 --Command Style "Art of War," dominating tactical initiative and turn-interrupts.
Summary: Capable leader hero but heavily reliant on commanded units. Potential close-combat abuser.
And a picture of 6-and-a-half of the Ten! "Enishi" only counts as half, sorry.
The color version is even messier.
The pencil original a bit less so.
1--Runa Constantinovna Ascham, scion of the Ascham branch family of House Anatolis-Luvestiane, has a condition where she can't use magic unless female--a state that she wasn't born in. At a young age was effectively abandoned by the Aschams and sent to live with the Sennouji family, which probably turned out for the best. Magistrate of the Celestial Republic and one of the head investigators in the operation to catch or kill An Lingzhou and the members of his Four Sage network. Dangerously capable spy and counterespionage agent. Was once romantically involved with Lingzhou before his betrayal and learned her style of Alchemical martial arts from him. War hero from the Siege of Mars. Does not like the Tenth Sage and childhood bully, Yukari, one bit. As a woman, is completely identical to her fraternal [unconfirmed] twin sister, Luka, except for fingerprints and the colors of their retinae. The other alumni--as opposed to the alumnae--still treat her as one of the guys. Except that she's cuter than everyone except Kagura. Pleasant and cheerful lass, though sometimes there's something a bit off with her smile.
2--Captain Ashley Bellefort of the Grand Army of the Republic, believed dead. Another war hero, thought to have been killed in the Godspear Incident. Is likely alive, may have defected to Lingzhou's side. Her younger sister, Adrian, is currently a student of her friend Gawain in Silva Academy. (Somewhat outdated prototype write-up link.) Believed to be the pirate broadcaster and hacker known as "Radio Free Earth."
3--Kris Pelitakarda, Co-Founder of the Silva Mage Association, but left said Guild over some disputes with other faculty members. Now teacher and private investigator on the side; one of Yukari's co-workers. Would be a terribly dangerous assassin if she had anyone to assassinate. A very cute Sildane girl. Likes old movies and Humphrey Bogart.
4--Tengus Brynzn, CFO of the Midgard Guilds League, whose original write-up has mostly been rendered obsolete. Genius economist and administrator, but the League is in bad shape since losing the war against the Federation and now Tengus is negotiating for potential allies. A defection risk if Lingzhou can make him an offer he can't refuse. Has taken up drinking. Is Althracian, so it takes a very large amount of alcohol to make him even just a little bit tipsy. The world's most sober practitioner of Drunken Fist. The first in class to learn how to breathe and operate unprotected in the void of space. Has traded in his business suit for more humble garb. It still makes him look kind of preppy, though.
5--Coronis Kelvin Moonriver, Inspector in the CWSA. Onmyoji and a magical, katana-wielding Dirty Harry. Eldest sibling of the Moonriver family, is quite possibly the only really serious and straight-laced one. Currently on the joint task force assembled to bring down the Four Sages and An Lingzhou. Enters into a think-off rivalry with Yukari when they both start tackling the investigation. And when they both start strategizing. (Probably the only thing the guy ever does for fun.) He is the closest thing to a proper "wizard" type among the ten alumni. His friends call him Corry. He is heavily dependent on coffee, for reasons both chemical and epicureal.
6--Lieutenant-Commander Haruno Kagura of the Farwatch, Red Wing Company. Ace Pilot with a flair for the dramatic and a penchant for costumes and overacting. Was an actor before joining the 'Watch. Wears his Celestial dress uniform all the time, even in combat. Is a very outgoing and good-humored guy with a slightly screwball sense of humor. Known to hide his Armor Frame in the most unlikely ways. Can take down an Avatar's Godhead with an M4 Arrowhead Armor Frame. This is analogous to killing a T. Rex with a soggy volleyball.
7--Edward Ostengeard, member of the Essex branch of House Arstengard. Likable guy, good with people and at management. Fairly ambitious but lacks foresight and timing--probably a little impatient. Recent investments haven't been panning out and is trying to build up a business relationship with his cousin's Guild, Silva. Siggy is not impressed. Edward is freakishly good at soccer though he calls it football for some reason. Could have been a lawyer but his heart wasn't in it, could've been a soccer player but wanted to go into business. A really loyal guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. Is skilled in a blend of martial arts Yukari lovingly refers to as "breakdance-cheerleader fighting." He is more agile than you can possibly believe.
8--Cordelia Agatha Philips-Gilchrist-Adelstierne, 1st Daughter of the Earl of Vestalde. Something of a dabbler, has not mastered as many skills or Colleges of magic as her peers. Joined the Belnesarian Army as was required of members of Imperial Belnesarian royalty--even branch members. (This goes doubly true of Argondian nobles, of which she is one.) Was sponsored by a group of young Nobles to join the Farwatch as it was becoming integrated into the proper Grand Army of the Republic, but they have not been getting a very good return on their investment. While Cordelia is quite a powerful fighter in sparring matches and in tournaments, she lacks the killing intent and discipline to make an efficient soldier.
9--An Lingzhou, inheritor of the An Family Alchemical martial arts. Said to have been a jovial, laid back guy. Was a musician in the civilian services organization helping to entertain the troops on Mars. Was a loving, somewhat silly, and sincerely befuddled boyfriend to the First Sage, Runa. Despite inheriting his family's magical martial art secrets and the title of the master of the art from his father, he was not as powerful in close combat as his father was. Never bothered to look too sharp, disliked going "grim." Was the kind of guy who would rather sit back and play guitar than fight. (Sometimes he would make glowing green fireballs on his guitar. He really ought to have bought a pocket protector, to be honest.) And then he apparently discovered something that led him to betray the Republic. Since then, he's defeated a punitive fleet sent to kill him, led by Grand Duke Gilgamesh, former King of Ur. He's made dozens of strikes on Republic and Federation facilities, both logistical in function as well as more secretive locations. Apparently has a vendetta against certain Avatars sitting in the Senate and is hell-bent on revenge. An Lingzhou has killed the Olympian Guardian-class Avatar Ares in single combat, man vs. Godhead. His rebel army, the Four Sages network, grows stronger with every victory. But the Celestial Republic will strike back. Funny that he doesn't look a thing like you think he would.
10--Sennouji Yukari, otherwise known as Gwendolyn Eglantine Bowen of House Brionac-Charlendien. Embarrassing underachiever. While everyone else became war heroes, aristocrats, political figures, and financial high-rollers, Yukari became a moderately popular pulp fantasy author and a night school teacher in Welltree Station. Came from a loving family, one that happened to take in an abandoned Runa at a young age. Suffers from the same condition Runa does except is much creepier about it, to be honest. For this reason, none of the other guys ever want to hang out with her. While Runa turned out relatively normal, Yukari had the dubious habit of talking to a very large number of imaginary friends, some more ludicrous than others. Also has a consistently funny (to other people) set of neuroses and inferiority complexes regarding each and every one of her former classmates. Was chosen as one of Arjuslan's students because he pitied her the most--she's developed a persistent infatuation with him because of this. Is an avid wargamer, game gamer, history buff, and knows about as much random, useless trivia as the typical internet nerd (read: Really Quite A Lot). Is also much better at fighting than one would expect. And people have started getting interested in her work, especially her books. Including An Lingzhou.
Now that I've gotten that out of the way and finally updated my LJ after a summer of disuse, I should also draw a picture of the Ladies of the Ten Young Sages of the West to complement the Gentlemen. But I get the feeling I'd have to constantly fight the instinctual urge to make it a very naughty picture, and that's hardly a productive thing to do.
Then again, I'm not a terribly productive fellow.
It's a shame I knew most of this already though.
Betcha didn't know their job class spread and hero types!
I totally did! Because I'm a genius!
Well, I had started a post already but my daughter hit the backspace button, so here I am again. Long-previously written story-short, my father-in-law is kicking us out of our house in two years. I didn't get a teaching job this year like I wanted, and my student loans kick in sometime in November. It's depressing I know, but I'm not going to let it ruin the next few months for me. My baby is turning two in the next couple of months. She is 34 and a half inches tall and has the kind of energy that makes me tired just watching her. Even now, she is jumping around and climbing all over the furniture. Is is possible for a child to be part monkey? This child can climb anything!
Oh, I'll tell you something that will make you laugh. Our car broke down yesterday in a shopping center near my parent's house. My dad came and gave us a ride home. In the car, Teagan looked at her dad and yelled, "Daddy, broke it, Car broken, Daddy broke it." She was just pointing her finger at him and frowning. It was so funny. She gets in trouble when she breaks something, so she was reprimanding her father. I laughed so hard.
But, I have an even funnier one. We took her with us to see Harry Potter, and they had a preview for the New Moon movie. There is a part where the guy runs and then turns into a wolf. Well, Teagan's eyes got really big and she yelled, "Wow!!!" as loud as she could. Everyone who sat around us starting cracking up. It was so funny. Well, I have to go before my daughter smacks the cat with a book again. Poor cats, they are already neurotic. Gotta go.
Well, the economy will pick up eventually and you and Mike ought to be able to support yourselves without having to rely on your parents/in-laws for support. Two years sounds like plenty of time to pick yourselves up and on your feet again.
And all I can say about kids, from limited babysitting experience with cousins at that age, is that eventually they tire themselves out. Eventually.
I feel for the cats, though.
That summary section was extremely helpful. You should add sections like that to all of your posts. I am not being sarcastic.
Well, there's not much else to say. Like Ming, I've seen all of this before, except for the art, which does elicit a compliment.
It's late, and it's only because of a wine-induced nap earlier in the day that I'm still up at this hour.
I was not aware that you drank.
Well, we just found out that our car will cost $700 to fix. That's life.
My dad is gettin ready to deploy to Iraq again in November. At least he'll be around for his grand-daughter's birthday this year. He's upset about leaving again, and he's really attached to his baby-girl. She has that effect on a lot of people. I can't walk in a store without people stopping to play with her or tell me how pretty she is--and she loves the attention. Thanks for the words of encouragement, I appreciate it. I have to go. My daughter just jumped off of the coffee table. Talk to you later.
Hey Chris. Got bored and decided to drop by to say, Happy New Year. I wish you best of luck with your art, Its really good by the way.


Bouchér Photography: The Knot recognizes Boucher as one of San Diego's Highest rated photographers for their "Best of Weddings 2007" Nationwide Bridal Magazine!
The Knot recognizes Boucher as one of San Diego's Highest rated photographers for their "Best of Weddings 2007" Nationwide Bridal Magazine!
We couldn't of been more excited to hear the news that we were selected/voted for The Knot's Nationwide "Best of Weddings 2007". We immediately had to get a copy of the magazine to see it for ourselves ;). It's a huge blessing for us being that The Knot is a household name in our industry. While out of all of San Diego's Photographers, from what we understand we were one of a mere 11 chosen based on the highest votes! In defense of other photographers we personally admire and know out there; there is a select few that I felt deserved to be on that list as well; but I'm not complaining ;p.
"These amazing photographers will probably be one of your favorite vendors with their attention to detail and skill at capturing the intimate, special moments that no one else can.
"You deserve the best! The Knot Best of Weddings is a coast-to-coast guide to the country's top florists, venues, photographers, cakes, and everything in between. Bursting at the seams with hundreds of beautiful photos, real-world advice, top 10 lists, and planning tips, The Knot Best of Weddings is a must-have magazine for any bride-to-be that knows only the best will do. 300 pages. Published by The Knot Inc."
Damn! You guys are being recognized like crazy! WPPI, the knot, collages. Keep them coming.


The intellectual property landscape is constantly changing for Med Tech companies. As technology advances, the IP strategies to protect your technology are evolving as well. We will focus on the IP fundamentals of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright, and diligence for Med Tech companies. We will discuss recent developments in IP law decided by the US Supreme Court, and other courts, and how those impact the Med Tech industry. We will consider best practices and strategies for maximizing IP protection and value in the Med Tech space and how to avoid common pitfalls.
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Ateneo High School is back-to-back champion of the 2018 Inter School Tennis Association (ISTA) division 1. Video shows a glimpse of Mik Balce in action in first singles, and Mik Balce & Nio Tria in first doubles. The 2018 ISTA tournament was concluded on February 10, 2018 at the CSA tennis courts in Makati City. This video was contributed by Mr. Boboy Balce.


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San Antonio, has some of the hardest water in the United States. This means that it's full of minerals such as calcium and magnesium. Water is considered hard if it has more than 7.1 mineral grains per gallon. The average in San Antonio is 17 grains per gallon.
The irony about hard water is that though it is good for a person's health, it's terrible for the plumbing pipes in both commercial and residential buildings. Hard water leaves glassware dull looking and spotted. It shortens the lifespan of water-dependent appliances such as dishwashers, coffee makers, water heaters and washing machines. It makes laundry detergent less effective, which makes clothes dull and causes them to wear out faster and helps to create a scum around bathtubs and sinks that's hard to get rid of. It also leaves hair and skin dull. In extreme cases, hard water can lay so much scale inside the pipes that the entire system may need to be replaced.
But our plumbing professionals have a remedy for hard water. It's called a water softener, or an ion exchange unit.
Water softeners are systems where calcium and magnesium are exchanged for sodium ions. First, the hard water comes into the building through the fresh water line. Instead of being sent to the fixtures, it is directed into a tank filled with resin beads filled with sodium ions. The sodium ions are exchanged for the calcium and magnesium, and the water flows up out of the tank and continues through the fresh water lines to shower heads, faucets and other fixtures.
Softeners are equipped with controllers that monitor the gallons of flow. After a certain number of gallons, the controller initiates a backwash cycle. Some systems start the backwash cycle after a certain amount of time.
The tank where the ions are exchanged is connected to a brine tank that is filled with water and rock salt. This brine tank is where sodium ions are created. During the backwash cycle, untreated water flows in the opposite direction through the resin beads and is discharged via a drain. The controller then turns on the recharge cycle. The brine is pumped through the resin beads, which removes the calcium and magnesium and recharges the beads with sodium. The beads are then rinsed with untreated water. At the same time, the brine tank is replenished with fresh water.
Over time, the rock salt is depleted and needs to be replaced. A home owner can do this very easily themselves. This can be done on a monthly or quarterly schedule.
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Det moderna livets målare (originalets titel: La peintre de la vie moderne) är en essä av Charles Baudelaire, ursprungligen publicerad som följetong i Le Figaro 1863. Essän behandlar målaren och tecknaren Constantin Guys konstnärskap. En svensk översättning av Lars Holger Holm kom ut på Leo förlag 2005.

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Join your neighbourhood support groups NOW!
Neighbourhood groups have been established to support vulnerable people during the Covid-19 crisis and are looking for volunteers. The main communications channel is the Facebook page, COVID Foreign Community Support Group and CM Search and Rescue.
By Citylife | Thu 26 Mar 2020
Hello Chiang Mai!
We are your friends and neighbors, creating online support groups for each of our Chiang Mai neighborhoods.
We are faced with an unprecedented situation and many unknowns, and feel that the best way to prepare is to strengthen the bonds of our community. In Chiang Mai, we have always been blessed with such connections. We feel they should now safely extend to all, especially the most vulnerable among us.
The Community Support Groups aim to;
who might need help
who is willing to help, and in which ways
Provide reliable information (health, travel, legal issues etc)
We are also connected with the main communications channel at this time, a governor-sanctioned Facebook page, COVID Foreign Community Support Group and the CM Search and Rescue, both of which are working together and in constant contact with the consulates, and to various churches and organizations. Our goal is to attend to local issues and create as much support as possible for everyone. We will leave no one behind.
Please join the group of your area, and invite more people to join as well. The more well-knit the social fabric, the smoother the information flow, the more certainty we can have.
We are all going to need support.
Physical Distancing AND Social Strengthening!
Santitham/Nimman Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/199175571497364
Chiang Khian/Jed Yod Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/594014031204440/
Pa Tan / Fa Ham Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/649259435890829/
Wat Ket/Central Festival Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/614214639310213/
Chang Khlan/Night Bazaar/Hai Ya Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/537128340192640/
Pong Noi/Suthep Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/249086612792607/
Saraphi/Nong Hoi Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/764453024382447/
Don Chan (Promenada) Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/253285402505026/
Hang Dong/Nam Phrae Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/538486220383167/
San Kampaeng Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/538296190417680/
Doi Saket Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1090895871267380/
SanSai Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/537009037014356/
Mae Rim Community Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/622180271910817/


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This comic, along with Tales of Suspense 64 and an early Fantastic Four was my introduction to Marvel Comics. Before them I'd only ever come across DCs. Somehow I never threw this comic away and as I read it so often as a child I wrecked it so its never been in a good enough condition to sell!!
Here is a Strange Tales Annual 1 cover in far better condition than mine. However, unlike my issue this one lacks the Thorpe and Porter UK price stamp of 1/6d (One Shilling and Sixpence)!!


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Mary is core faculty for the Therapeutic Writing Institute, the leading training institute for practitioners in the field of therapeutic writing and has taught for the International Women's Writing Guild, National Association of Poetry Therapy, The Women's Writing Experience, Expressive Therapies Summit, and many other conferences. Her own retreats, classes, and workshops are delivered both in the States and Internationally.
In her former life, Mary was a copywriter and editor for a host of international companies, including Harrods of London, Starbucks, and Hallmark. As a branding expert she named, among other things, the movie "French Kiss" with Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan. She brings her marketing expertise to helping others brand their books and build their platforms.
Mary is author of Embrace Your Inner Wild: 52 Reflections for an Eco-Centric World (White Cloud Press 2011) and Reclaiming the Wild Soul: How Earth's Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness (White Cloud Press 2014). Her writing has been praised by authors Richard Louv, David Abram, Jane Hirshfield, and Angeles Arrien, among others. Both her books were finalists for best nature book of the year; and Reclaiming the Wild Soul was also named finalist for the best Body, Mind and Spirit book of 2014. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications and several anthologies, including Earth & Eros. She self-published The 30 Day Writer's Challenge in 2011.
I believe I was called to be a writer when I was just seven years old. I was sitting on the jungle gym in the playground of the Convent of the Holy Child in London, engrossed in writing a book about a little girl raised in the woods by wolves. The book was about 5″ square, and stitched down the middle to make "real" pages.
For years, I followed the writer's call halfheartedly, as a copywriter and marketer. I made up names for spas, movies, and cars, and wrote copy for everything from trucks to lipstick. But in early 2000 something changed. I awakened to the pain of how we were treating the Earth and thus ourselves. A spark was lit inside of me. I was finally ready to Answer the Call.
I honestly believe we sense the call long before we say yes to it. Sometimes we need a little nudge––or even a rather large push––to get moving. That's why I developed Write the Damn Book. I have come to view writing a book as a heroic journey that introduces us to our most creative, imaginative, and deepest selves, and also to our demons and detractors–the places that hold us small.
How we write our books is a mirror for how we live our lives. Thus, the writer's journey is, in many ways, a soul journey.
And if we continue to refuse to Answer the Call, I have to ask: Do we lose a little bit of our power and our magic?


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US link to Mexican swine flu
Published time: 17 May, 2009 18:45 Edited time: 17 May, 2009 22:45
While swine flu was born in rural Mexico, sufferers there claim it was conceived in local US-owned factory farms. The pandemic may prove to be the cost of ignoring warnings around intensive farming.
An overpowering stench has long surrounded the village of La Gloria in the arid Perote Valley, home to more than one million hogs. Besides the smell, locals complain of sore throats and year-round flu, which they blame on the industrial farms.
Locals say the pig farms' biodigesters – used to convert dead swine into energy – often overfill. The leftover carcasses are then devoured by packs of wild dogs.
Headaches and burning eyes can be so bad that local people to flee from the acrid environment.
Scientists have traced the first cases of the swine flu pandemic to this dry, wind-swept valley. On Tuesday (12th June), the World Health Organization reported there had been more than 5,250 cases around the world. Mexico has borne the brunt of the outbreak, with more than 2,000 infected including 56 confirmed fatalities.
Locals blame illness on US farm
Mexico's medical facilities have been stretched by the infection dubbed "Mexican swine flu". Locals claim that the persistent illnesses in the area are linked to the hog-producing subsidiary of an American company.
Smithfield Foods – the world's largest producer of pork – supports 16 farms in the area of the original outbreak. It uses a vertical integration method of intensive farming. Thousands of pigs are packed into barns, their waste flushed into open-air pits called lagoons.
"To the people of this community, what brought about this problem was the pig farms," said Guillermo Franco Vazquez, the mayor of Perote.
Smithfield's subsidiary, Granjas Carroll – a joint venture with Agroindustrias Unidas de Mexico – rejects this, pointing to comments by Mexican health officials that temperature changes, poor nutrition and a lack of drinking water are to blame.
At its peak, 28% of the population of La Gloria was infected with swine flu. While the health crisis appears to be abating, tensions continue to rise between the poor neighboring communities and the multi-national food producer.
In 2007, Perote Valley residents in a grass-roots organization called Pueblos Unidos blockaded a road to prevent a Granjas Carroll pig farm being built near La Gloria. Unusually, criminal charges were subsequently pressed against five members of the group.
The conglomerate denies claims by local officials —including the governor of the state of Veracruz – that Smithfield was behind the prosecutions.
Relations are so strained that Miguel Rolon Garcia, the state official who signed the original agreement with Smithfield, will is refusing to visit Perote, to "avoid the confrontation".
Link to face $1 billion legal test
Smithfield's responsibility for swine flu will be put to the test after a billion dollar petition against the company was filed in the US. Judy Trunnell died of the infection and her husband has sought "wrongful death damages" against Smithfield. His lawyers will need to establish a link between the "horrifically unsanitary conditions" at the Mexican pig farms and the infection's spread.
There is no scientific consensus that a link will be established. World Health Organization and other international teams are trying to establish the source of the influenza.
However, there have long been warnings that intensive farming methods can produce a hotbed for developing viruses.
Long-term fears of factory farming
In 2006, US National Institutes of Health (NIN) stated "because concentrated animal feeding operations tend to concentrate large numbers of animals close together, they facilitate rapid transmission and mixing of viruses."
While the first confirmed case of swine flu was in Mexico, the original strain may have emanated from north of the border.
GRAIN, an international, non-governmental agriculture organization, reported: "We do not know where exactly this genetic recombination and evolution took place, but the obvious place to start looking is in the factory farms of Mexico and the US."
Last year, the Pew Research Center reported: "Factory farms are time-bombs for global disease epidemics." The United Nations and European Commission have both drawn attention to the risk of epidemics stemming from factory farming.
If a link is established between the farms so loathed by the inhabitants of Perote Valley and the global epidemic of swine flu, pressure on the big business of factory farming will ratchet up.
Jonathan Stibbs for RT
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In this study women who ate the most servings of green vegetables had a 70% reduction in the risk of developing endometriosis. Eating the most fresh fruit gave a 40% risk reduction. Women who ate the most red meat had a doubling of their risk of developing endometriosis, while eating ham also increased their risk. The study appears in the July 15th issue of Human Reproduction.
In a study of 1172 premenopausal women aged 35 to 54 followed for 6 years in Japan, consuming soy decreased the risk of hysterectomy and diagnoses leading to hysterectomy. The study was published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, September 2001.
Hepatitis C infection almost doubled the risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, (cancer of the lymph nodes). Researchers noted high incidences of hepatitis-C among lymphoma patients. The study is published in the August 10th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
Mice exposed to tobacco carcinogens developed significantly fewer lung tumors when given EGCG, green teas major polyphenol. EGCG also prevented free radical damage and inflammation in their lungs. The study appears in Food Chem. and Toxicology, August 2002.
A silent stroke is a stroke that causes real brain damage but lacks the common symptoms of a stroke such as paralysis or weakness on one side of the body, speech problems, or vision changes. Apparently these silent strokes are very common especially in subjects with high blood pressure. Researchers examined 267 individuals between the ages of 65 and 83 who lived at home. After inspecting their brains with MRI it was found that 12.7% had suffered silent stroke(s). The stroke sufferers had weaker mental function, slower mental reaction time, poorer memory, and poorer physical performance than those free of stroke. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 2004.
Dr. J Saver, a neurologist at the University of California-Los Angeles Stroke Center states that there are 20 silent strokes occurring each year in this country for every stroke with symptoms. Studies show that silent strokes are quite common. The silent stroke usually means that the blockage of blood flow took place in a less important part of the brain in relation to walking and talking. This doesn't mean that it will not contribute to brain damage in the next five years. Protect your brain; eat your fruit and vegetables, exercise, eat fish (see our study on fish - June 25th), treat high blood pressure. L-Theanine aids stress, Vinpocetine aids brain circulation and utilization of energy, GliSODin, L-Carnosine, and Glutathione, Resveratrol, EGCG, Fish Oils, Vitamin C, the complete combination of vitamin E, and Turmeric act as major defenders of healthy brain tissue.
Eating vegetables, especially broccoli and spinach, staying active mentally, staying social, and keeping fit and trim helps prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm followed 776 men and women 75 years of age or older for over six years. Those who kept mentally active (crossword puzzles, reading, etc), and were socially active, (seeing friends, traveling, etc), decreased their risk of developing Alzheimer's by about 30% compared to socially isolated, inactive seniors. A second study at the Karolinska Institute shows that being overweight or obese in your 50's doubles your risk of developing Alzheimer's. If you were obese with high blood pressure and high cholesterol in your fifties you increased your risk by almost 600%. In a study at Harvard Medical School, women who eat more green leafy vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables and spinach slowed the onset of Alzheimer's by about 2 years. The three studies were presented at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.