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Shortly after Team Europe's 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic, Team Europe's Head Coach Ralph Kreuger spoke to the press.
Three days in. What has your team accomplished so far?
RALPH KRUEGER: Well, I think it's quite an historic three days for this group. Coming in here at 33-1 longshot, the Las Vegas bookies, it's a lot of fun.
I mean, the guys never saw that as a hurdle. They always believed we'd have a shot at being where we are today. Probably nobody outside of our room did.
But I'm just so proud of the way the players have come together in this short period of time, how they're representing their countries on their arms and as a group how we've come together. There's just complete buy-in on this group. I've never experienced anything quite like this as a coach in 25 years of head coaching, where a group just bought in so quickly and sacrificed for each other.
We're tight, and we're not done.
You seem keenly aware of the odds, how much you guys were considered underdogs. Did you mention those sort of things to your team? At what point did you yourself start seeing this team as not an underdog but a strong team in this tournament?
RALPH KRUEGER: I just never believed those numbers. We've never used any negative motivators in our process. It's always been about us finding our potential, and the belief that we could match with anybody here at this tournament.
We truly believed that. I believed that, in the 14 months I've been working on this project, that we had the character in our room and the ability to compete here, that we would have two wins would not have been anything we have spoken about. We haven't even spoken about winning, we've just spoken about execution and growth since day one. But we never used any negative motivators.
We'll continue to just worry about ourselves and let people think about what they want. But, you know, it's truly, truly just a very honest group of guys trying to do something special and take some special memories into their future. That's what we're going to continue to work at this. We're not done with these two games. We want to continue into the next game and bring a high level here and compete onward.
Lots the shots today on the power play, but no power play goal. No power play goal in two games. Anything you can put your finger on that you would want to improve in the power play when you see Canada?
RALPH KRUEGER: I mean, 19 power play shots in a game is a strong power play. You're playing well. I mean, there were some amazing saves in that. We're not panicking. We haven't needed the power play yet. We will against Canada, for sure.
As I said, we're here to grow and to improve every day, and we're going to improve in that category, I'm sure.
We took a lot of confidence out of the way we moved the puck. But, you know, we just aren't finishing at the moment. But no real big panic. We're going to move some pieces around. We feel that, you know, we have one right-handed stick out of ten guys playing on the PP. We've got to get used to that and find ways with all the left-handers maybe to create some better second chances. I think we're getting good initial opportunities, but our second chances aren't there. We don't have enough net pressure to create some chaos in that area, which we'd like to get better at.
Ralph, given your vast experience, it's quite something that you haven't seen this level of buy-in. To what do you attribute that?
RALPH KRUEGER: It's not the buy-in that I haven't seen, it's just the speed of the buy-in. I think that's the big difference. When I was with the Swiss program, it was over many years that we built things. Or with Team Canada, I stepped into a process that was started in 2007. So I was just a guest on that journey.
Whereas this, truly we started from complete scratch just two weeks ago. That's what I mean. I mean by the way our leaders came in here, the attitude they came in with, the 12 players that came over from Olympic qualification tournaments where they finished playing eight games in five days. If you look at Anze Kopitar, his game now, he's at ten games now in three weeks. That's character when you can still dig out 24 minutes.
I looked at the time clock. You just end up with 24 minutes with Anze Kopitar, whether you want to or not. That kind of sacrifice for a team that never existed before is very unique, I think, what we're experiencing here. That's what I mean by the group. It's just from day one. This is really not luck, guys. I thought at 30 to 13 shots after two periods, we were playing a hell of a game. We deserved to have a bigger lead. We didn't have it. That 2-2 goal didn't fold us, didn't crack us. We stayed with it.
Draisaitl was able to put the icing on the cake in what I thought was a deserved win in the end.
As you mentioned, half your team basically was in Olympic qualifiers before this. Is that an advantage in terms of their fitness level? The teams here are still trying to catch up to you in that way?
RALPH KRUEGER: We took three days off since we started our camp, complete days, where we just worked off ice, did meetings with them without touching the ice, regeneration. We were careful in that.
We always said it can be an advantage when it comes down to the tough parts of the tournament, like we knew this game would be. I think when you've been in the trenches like they were, at a much lower level at the Olympic qualification, but so many of our players are battle ready middle of September because of this. So, yes, I'm sure it's one of the things that's now tipped in our favor. These players being so professional were able to regenerate, revitalize their bodies. We were able to find the spaces in between. It's all come together. I really think it's helped us in these first two games.
In terms of personality, leadership, maybe even skill set, is there anyone in the group that surprised you or maybe exceeded your expectations?
RALPH KRUEGER: You know, I only knew the Swiss players in advance to this tournament inside a locker room. I have to be honest with you, right across the board, I would have to name every other player to you right now. This is really out of my heart. Just the way that they are interacting with each other, if I see the calm in the group, young or old, everybody's very calm, very relaxed. There's nobody giddy in the room after beating the Czechs and being here with four points after two games. They want to march on. I think that's really something that I just have so much respect for everybody in there.
Really surprised me would be just the group dynamics. The individuals, we knew we had good character. But when you look at the sacrifice and the role acceptance of players right through our lineup, the compliment needs to go to the mass and not to any individual right now.


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Tuesday, December 08, 2015
City Updates VICC Hotel Market Studies
Distributed December 8, 2015
City to issue RFP for hotel site
At the December 7, 2015 Special In Camera Council meeting, staff were directed to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seek interest from the development community to build the conference centre hotel at 100 Gordon Street. In an effort to ensure those interested in developing the site have current information, Council requested staff undertake an update to the existing market studies for the hotel and Vancouver Island Conference Centre (VICC). Council believes that in order to make an informed decision concerning a future hotel, an open, transparent and competitive RFP process is necessary.
The updated market studies at an cost of $50,000.00 are anticipated to take three months to complete and will provide Council and the development community with a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges of developing the hotel property and the adjacent VICC.
* The RFP will be issued in the spring of 2016 with a quick turn around time for responses. Council will use the evaluation criteria in the RFP to determine the most suitable proponent.
* The construction of the hotel and its opening date will be determined through the RFP process.
* Council has agreed not to consider repurposing the VICC until the market studies and RFP process are complete.
"A conference centre hotel and the success of the VICC is a priority for both this Council and the community as a whole. We want to use an open, transparent and competitive process to find a developer who can deliver this important project for Nanaimo" - Bill McKay Mayor City of Nanaimo
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Can somebody explain to me why these discussions needed to take place in camera? Was council afraid that somebody might see them actually doing something that may benefit the city? Or perhaps they were confused about where to park their unicorns.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9 December 2015 at 07:37
Can't say we don't keep trying. Let's hope a third attempt is successful then.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous9 December 2015 at 15:47
Yes, a REPUTABLE market study should determine if conventioneers will come - and there will therefore be the need for a big hotel to put them up in.Delete
Again, it must be a reputable study to see whether the convention business is viable for a city the size of Nanaimo, in a place across the water and more expensive to get to than just a car ride from the major population centres.
- Anonymous11 December 2015 at 13:29
Time for someone smart in city admin. to start checking data - showing conventions in North America are dropping rapidly, despite new hotels being public-privately funded!Delete
All the hotel rooms in the world are not attracting delegates nor meetings!
I thought such ventures were to be performed by the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation which we fund to the tune of nearly $1.5 million annually. Can someone please explain when taxpayers are supposed to fund economic development work directly and when we are to do it indirectly through NEDC?ReplyDelete
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This Tiny Drive In May Just Be The Best Kept Secret In New Hampshire
There's something about an old-fashioned drive in restaurant that evokes all sorts of nostalgia — of hot summer nights spent with family or friends, of big cones of ice cream slowly melting in your hand — basically, of the good old days. In today's day and age, that kind of drive in (as opposed to the far inferior drive-thrus) is a rare find indeed. Luckily for us, we have one of the best specimens right here in New Hampshire, and though it has a low profile it's absolutely worth a visit.
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South Dakota man indicted in $71 million organics fraud
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Federal prosecutors have charged a Rapid City businessman in what they say was a $71 million scheme to sell fake organic grain and seeds to fuel his extravagant lifestyle including a yacht, a multi-million dollar home and luxury cars.
The U.S. Attorney's Office filed an indictment for wire fraud and money laundering recently against Kent Duane Anderson, alleging he used a network of South Dakota businesses to sell non-organic grain and seed products as organic. Anderson made a profit of about $25 million from the fake organic sales from October 2012 to December 2017, according to court documents.
Anderson was booked into the Pennington County jail on Feb. 13. He was scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court in Rapid City on Feb. 14.
According to court documents, Anderson operated a business called Green Leaf Resources that markets "certified organic" flax and canola seeds, meal and oils. But prosecutors allege he employed his sister-in-law and a college friend as "figurehead executives," who were certified as authorized organics handlers with the Department of Agriculture. He then used these certifications as "cover" to purchase non-organic products and resell them as organic.
A lawyer assigned to represent Anderson was not available for comment. No one answered phone calls to a number listed on the website of Green Leaf Resources.
Prosecutors allege that Anderson transferred nearly $11 million from the fraudulent sales over five years into his personal accounts. He purchased a $2.5 million home in Florida, an $8 million yacht, and $400,000 in jewelry, according to court documents.
Questions about Anderson's operation began arising last year. The state's Public Utilities Commission investigated a business owned by Anderson after receiving complaints that it was not making payments and had purchased grain without the required license. Anderson's company did not respond to inquiries and requests to conduct an inspection, according to a March statement from the Public Utilities Commission.
Federal prosecutors allege that Anderson purchased non-organic products from two suppliers in Illinois and Minnesota. He had most of those products shipped to a warehouse in Tappen, North Dakota, where an employee would replace the legal documents that said they were non-organic with new documents certifying they were organic. The products would then be shipped to wholesale distributors, brokers, and other buyers who believed they had bought organic products.
Court documents say Anderson included a business profile with his records that described how he and his wife Aimee in 2005 started a business called Bar Two Bar Ranch in Belle Fourche to raise cattle and produce alfalfa hay. They began selling excess hay to ranches in Montana and Wyoming, then expanded to small grains and oilseed byproducts. In 2008, they decided to create Green Leaf Resources to focus on their feed production business.
Federal prosecutors are charging Anderson with wire fraud and money laundering that began in 2012.


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VIEWPOINT: Students need to be able to make informed decision on military service
By ANN PITCAITHLEY
POSTED: September 2, 2009
The federal No Child Left behind Act of 2001 contains a little-known provision that threatens the federal funding of any school refusing to turn over the personal contact information of students in grades 7 through 12 to military recruiters. This action is in violation of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Given the current economic recession, more high school age youth are considering joining the military. At this impressionable age, we must entrust our public schools with the responsibility to protect our children's rights to privacy. Students and parents have complained of multiple cell and home phone calls from military recruiters as well as uninvited recruiters arriving at their houses.
The Hawaii Department of Education offers a form that parents or legal guardians can sign to prevent this release of student information. It can be downloaded at doe.k12.hi.us. The American Friends Service Committee also offers this form in 11 languages at www.afschawaii.org. Forms are due by Sept. 15, but will be accepted anytime during the school year. In mid-October, the Department of Education is required to turn over a student list to recruiters.
The federal No Child Left Behind Act also grants military recruiters access to campuses, with their presence far outnumbering college recruiters and prospective employers. Recruiting is currently a $4 billion industry. According to Army spokesman Douglas Smith, the military spent an average of $16,199 for each of its 73,373 recruits in 2005.
Youth advocacy programs such as Careers in Peacemaking (CIP) have been forming across the nation to provide youth with informed choices about military enlistment. We believe that before making this life-altering decision, a young person should be exposed to data from as many different sources as possible. Consulting with school administrators and teachers, we offer presentations in high school classrooms and attend career fairs to make known the realities of current military life and war, and to introduce nonmilitary sources of funding for jobs and college.
Maui CIP is fortunate to have a veteran, a Maui high school graduate who has served in Iraq, share with students his experiences regarding military service and war. Through my CIP activities, I have learned that most of our island youth have no idea what military service entails, despite the fact that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been going on for eight years of their lives. Many haven't given much thought to the U.S. role in these conflicts. They cannot define "civilian casualty," or "collateral damage."
Almost all students that we have spoken to are unaware that enlistment is a mandatory commitment of eight years, or that their rank, assignment and length of service can change without prior notice or consent. They don't understand the implications of giving up their civilian rights when they sign the complex enlistment agreement or how this can impact them if they are troubled by what the military orders them to do. They are unaware of the rates of veteran suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder. Female students know nothing of the high statistics of sexual assault on women in the military.
One of the most common reason youth enlist is money for college. Others sign up to give their life a higher meaning, to help others or to serve their country. Many see it as their best opportunity to travel. These are all valid reasons. CIP's concern is that in the course of fulfilling these desires, the student can lose their life, become severely wounded, or suffer mental disorders including long-term depression and disillusionment over what they experience in the military or combat. CIP believes it is important that students are provided with facts, testimonies and alternatives.
One alternative is Americorps, which recently received a large boost in federal funding. It is our hope that citizens will understand that our goals are not subversive but merely to engage in meaningful dialogue with our island's children to help them make informed decisions.
Ann Pitcaithley is the current coordinator of Careers in Peacemaking, a project of Maui Peace Action. For more information, see the Web site: www.mauipeace.org
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Calcimimetic Agents (2) • Small organic molecules that act as allosteric activators of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in the PARATHYROID GLANDS and other tissues. They lower the threshold for CaSR activation by extracellular calcium ions and diminish PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) release from parathyroid cells. MeSH
Calcineurin Inhibitors (4) • Compounds that inhibit or block the PHOSPHATASE activity of CALCINEURIN. MeSH
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Antagonists (2)
Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous (0) see Calcium Channel Blockers
Calcium Channel Agonists (9) • Agents that increase calcium influx into calcium channels of excitable tissues. This causes vasoconstriction in VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE and/or CARDIAC MUSCLE cells as well as stimulation of insulin release from pancreatic islets. Therefore, tissue-selective calcium agonists have the potential to combat cardiac failure and endocrinological disorders. They have been used primarily in experimental studies in cell and tissue culture. MeSH
Calcium Channel Blockers (126) • A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes. MeSH
Calcium Chelating Agents (4) • Substances that bind to and sequester CALCIUM ions. MeSH
Calcium Ionophores (2) • Chemical agents that increase the permeability of CELL MEMBRANES to CALCIUM ions. MeSH
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents (126)
Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists (19) • Compounds that interact with and stimulate the activity of CANNABINOID RECEPTORS. MeSH
Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists (5) • Compounds that inhibit or block the activity of CANNABINOID RECEPTORS. MeSH
Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators (25)
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (14) • A class of compounds that reduces the secretion of H+ ions by the proximal kidney tubule through inhibition of CARBONIC ANHYDRASES. MeSH
Carcinogens (158) • Substances that increase the risk of NEOPLASMS in humans or animals. Both genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanism, are included. MeSH
Carcinogens, Environmental (6) • Carcinogenic substances that are found in the environment. MeSH
Cardiac Depressants (0) see Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Cardioplegic Solutions (1)
Cardiotonic Agents (74) • Agents that have a strengthening effect on the heart or that can increase cardiac output. They may be CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; or other drugs. They are used after MYOCARDIAL INFARCT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; in SHOCK; or in congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE). MeSH
Cardiovascular Agents (812) • Agents that affect the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter, or blood volume. MeSH
Cariogenic Agents (2) • Substances that promote DENTAL CARIES. MeSH
Cariostatic Agents (10) • Substances that inhibit or arrest DENTAL CARIES formation. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed) MeSH
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Caspase Inhibitors (2)
Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors (8) • Compounds and drugs that inhibit or block the activity of CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE enzymes. Drugs in this class are used in management of central nervous system disorders such as PARKINSON DISEASE. MeSH
Cathartics (27) • Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels. MeSH
Cation Exchange Resins (2) • High molecular weight insoluble polymers which contain functional anionic groups that are capable of undergoing exchange reactions with cations. MeSH
Caustics (4) • Strong alkaline chemicals that destroy soft body tissues resulting in a deep, penetrating type of burn, in contrast to corrosives, that result in a more superficial type of damage via chemical means or inflammation. Caustics are usually hydroxides of light metals. SODIUM HYDROXIDE and potassium hydroxide are the most widely used caustic agents in industry. Medically, they have been used externally to remove diseased or dead tissues and destroy warts and small tumors. The accidental ingestion of products (household and industrial) containing caustic ingredients results in thousands of injuries per year. MeSH
CCR5 Receptor Antagonists (7) • Compounds and drugs that inhibit or block the activity of CCR5 RECEPTORS. MeSH
Central Nervous System Agents (1041) • A class of drugs producing both physiological and psychological effects through a variety of mechanisms. They can be divided into "specific" agents, e.g., affecting an identifiable molecular mechanism unique to target cells bearing receptors for that agent, and "nonspecific" agents, those producing effects on different target cells and acting by diverse molecular mechanisms. Those with nonspecific mechanisms are generally further classed according to whether they produce behavioral depression or stimulation. Those with specific mechanisms are classed by locus of action or specific therapeutic use. (From Gilman AG, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p252) MeSH
Central Nervous System Depressants (427) • A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents). MeSH
Central Nervous System Stimulants (74) • A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here. MeSH
Chelating Agents (99) • Chemicals that bind to and remove ions from solutions. Many chelating agents function through the formation of COORDINATION COMPLEXES with METALS. MeSH
Chemical Warfare Agents (18) • Chemicals that are used to cause the disturbance, disease, or death of humans during WARFARE. MeSH
Chemosterilants (4) • Compounds that cause reproductive sterility in organisms. They are sometimes used to control pest populations by sterilizing males within the population. MeSH
Chloride Channel Agonists (5)
Cholagogues (0) see Cholagogues and Choleretics
Cholagogues and Choleretics (24) • Gastrointestinal agents that stimulate the flow of bile into the duodenum (cholagogues) or stimulate the production of bile by the liver (choleretic). MeSH
Choleretics (0) see Cholagogues and Choleretics
Cholinergic Agents (194) • Any drug used for its actions on cholinergic systems. Included here are agonists and antagonists, drugs that affect the life cycle of ACETYLCHOLINE, and drugs that affect the survival of cholinergic neurons. The term cholinergic agents is sometimes still used in the narrower sense of MUSCARINIC AGONISTS, although most modern texts discourage that usage. MeSH
Cholinergic Agonists (21) • Drugs that bind to and activate cholinergic receptors. MeSH
Cholinergic Antagonists (89) • Drugs that bind to but do not activate CHOLINERGIC RECEPTORS, thereby blocking the actions of ACETYLCHOLINE or cholinergic agonists. MeSH
Cholinergic Effect (0) see Cholinergic Agents
Cholinesterase Inhibitors (69) • Drugs that inhibit cholinesterases. The neurotransmitter ACETYLCHOLINE is rapidly hydrolyzed, and thereby inactivated, by cholinesterases. When cholinesterases are inhibited, the action of endogenously released acetylcholine at cholinergic synapses is potentiated. Cholinesterase inhibitors are widely used clinically for their potentiation of cholinergic inputs to the gastrointestinal tract and urinary bladder, the eye, and skeletal muscles; they are also used for their effects on the heart and the central nervous system. MeSH
Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Irreversible (0) see Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Reversible (0) see Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Cholinesterase Reactivators (10) • Drugs used to reverse the inactivation of cholinesterase caused by organophosphates or sulfonates. They are an important component of therapy in agricultural, industrial, and military poisonings by organophosphates and sulfonates. MeSH
Cholinomimetics (0) see Cholinergic Agents
Chromogenic Compounds (17) • Colorless, endogenous or exogenous pigment precursors that may be transformed by biological mechanisms into colored compounds; used in biochemical assays and in diagnosis as indicators, especially in the form of enzyme substrates. Synonym: chromogens (not to be confused with pigment-synthesizing bacteria also called chromogens). MeSH
Chromogenic Substrates (0) see Chromogenic Compounds
Clastogens (0) see Mutagens
Cleansing Agents (0) see Detergents
Coagulants (55) • Agents that cause clotting. MeSH
Coccidiostats (23) • Agents useful in the treatment or prevention of COCCIDIOSIS in man or animals. MeSH
Collagenase Inhibitors (0) see Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
Colloids (8)
Coloring Agents (299) • Chemicals and substances that impart color including soluble dyes and insoluble pigments. They are used in INKS; PAINTS; and as INDICATORS AND REAGENTS. MeSH
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Complement Cytolysis Inhibiting Agents (0) see Complement Inactivating Agents
Complement Inactivating Agents (8) • Compounds that negatively regulate the cascade process of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Uncontrolled complement activation and resulting cell lysis is potentially dangerous for the host. MeSH
Contraceptive Agents (84) • Chemical substances that prevent or reduce the probability of CONCEPTION. MeSH
Contraceptive Agents, Female (69) • Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading. MeSH
Contraceptive Agents, Hormonal (55)
Contraceptive Agents, Male (11) • Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in males. Use for male contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading. MeSH
Contraceptive Effect (0) see Contraceptive Agents
Contraceptives, Oral (34) • Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both. MeSH
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined (18) • Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes. MeSH
Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal (31) • Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to hormonal preparations. MeSH
Contraceptives, Oral, Sequential (3) • Drugs administered orally and sequentially for contraceptive purposes. MeSH
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic (28) • Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to synthetic preparations. MeSH
Contraceptives, Postcoital (6) • Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS. MeSH
Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal (4) • Postcoital contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to hormonal preparations. MeSH
Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic (3) • Postcoital contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to synthetic preparations. MeSH
Contrast Media (88) • Substances used to allow enhanced visualization of tissues. MeSH
Controlled-Release Preparations (0) see Delayed-Action Preparations
Convulsant Effect (0) see Convulsants
Convulsants (25) • Substances that act in the brain stem or spinal cord to produce tonic or clonic convulsions, often by removing normal inhibitory tone. They were formerly used to stimulate respiration or as antidotes to barbiturate overdose. They are now most commonly used as experimental tools. MeSH
Corrosives (0) see Caustics
Cosmetics (28) • Substances intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions. Included in this definition are skin creams, lotions, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, and deodorants, as well as any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Office of Cosmetics Fact Sheet (web page) Feb 1995) MeSH
Counterirritants (0) see Irritants
Cross-Linking Reagents (46) • Reagents with two reactive groups, usually at opposite ends of the molecule, that are capable of reacting with and thereby forming bridges between side chains of amino acids in proteins; the locations of naturally reactive areas within proteins can thereby be identified; may also be used for other macromolecules, like glycoproteins, nucleic acids, or other. MeSH
Cryoprotective Agents (3) • Substances that provide protection against the harmful effects of freezing temperatures. MeSH
Cryoprotective Effect (0) see Cryoprotective Agents
Culture Media (1) • Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. MeSH
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors (10) • A subclass of cyclooxygenase inhibitors with specificity for CYCLOOXYGENASE-2. MeSH
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors (62) • Compounds or agents that combine with cyclooxygenase (PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES) and thereby prevent its substrate-enzyme combination with arachidonic acid and the formation of eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes. MeSH
Cycloplegics (0) see Mydriatics
Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors (31) • Exogenous and endogenous compounds which inhibit CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES. MeSH
Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, Endogenous (0) see Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors
Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, Exogenous (0) see Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors
Cystine Depleting Agents (1) • Compounds and drugs that react with CYSTINE and convert it into a compound that can be more easily metabolized or intracellularly transported. Drugs in this class have been used to treat CYSTINOSIS. MeSH
Cystine Disulfide Reducing Agents (0) see Cystine Depleting Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers (2) • Drugs and compounds that induce the synthesis of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A2. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors (11) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A2. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers (3) • Drugs and compounds that induce the synthesis of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2B6. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inhibitors (1) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2B6. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers (1) • Drugs and compounds that induce the synthesis of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2C19. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors (4) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2C19. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers (1) • Drugs and compounds that induce the synthesis of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2C8. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors (2) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2C8. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers (1) • Drugs and compounds that induce the synthesis of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2C9. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors (5) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2C9. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Inhibitors (5) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2D6. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 Inhibitors (1)
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers (9) • Drugs and compounds that induce the synthesis of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors (13) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A4 Inducers (0) see Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A4 Inhibitors (0) see Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A5 Inducers (0) see Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A5 Inhibitors (0) see Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A7 Inducers (0) see Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A7 Inhibitors (0) see Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors (48) • Drugs and compounds which inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or actions of CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYMES. MeSH
Cytochrome P-450 Monooxygenase Inhibitors (0) see Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Oxygenase Inhibitors (0) see Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytolysins (0) see Cytotoxins
Cytostatic Agents (1)
Cytotoxins (7) • Substances that are toxic to cells; they may be involved in immunity or may be contained in venoms. These are distinguished from CYTOSTATIC AGENTS in degree of effect. Some of them are used as CYTOTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS. The mechanism of action of many of these are as ALKYLATING AGENTS or MITOSIS MODULATORS. MeSH


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Women's Christmas Party
Women are invited to the Women's Christmas Party at 2pm on Saturday, Jan. 8th, at Carolyn Johnson's home, rural Viola. Please bring a finger-food and a $5 grab-bag gift. At this party the 2010 Secret Pals will be revealed and new ones selected for 2011. If you desire to be a part of the secret pals and cannot attend the party, please let Carolyn know.


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Plans for 'vital improvements' to passenger facilities at Durham Tees Valley Airport have been announced at the moment, 18th Could. The scheme is funded from development contributions secured from latest housing developments in Hailsham and Hellingly to help minimise the influence of extra housing on the transport network and the County Council's capital programme for local transport improvements.
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These improvements will help the economic vitality of the city, enhance visitors move and create an improved setting for pedestrians, the mobility impaired and cyclists. Method examine is the systematic recording and demanding examination of manufacturing, service and business processes in order to make improvements.
Nonetheless, advances in know-how have made the programmable thermostat a common characteristic on air-con models, permitting householders to regulate their air-con unit to keep up a wonderfully cooled setting. Process opinions and improvements present an opportunity to outline and build in key metrics for processes.


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Transcriptase is the new site where some writers who had material in the Helix archives have reposted their work. We're talking free fiction here, people, good stuff, including a story from Janis Ian.
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August 01, 2008
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Schlock-Wire: 5 DISCO RECHARGE Reissues In October 2012 – Change, Voyage, Ultimate & Boris Midney
The new Disco Recharge reissue series from Harmless Records has been doing some great work this year – and October looks to be their biggest month yet. They have five different releases coming out in that month, all of which offer the special edition treatment to a variety of cult classic disco albums. The groups involved include fan favorites like Change, Voyage and Ultimate as well as four different albums' worth of material masterminded by symphonic disco wizard Boris Midney. Read on for all the discophile-dazzling details…
Change – The Glow Of Love / Miracles – Special Edition
Whilst most disco artists struggled to produce consistent albums, Change pulled off the double whammy of the two best selling and critically acclaimed albums in two years. 'The Glow Of Love', releases in 1980 is perhaps the greatest Italian dance album of all time and widely regarded as an international 'breakthrough' album for dance music. Change was put together by the Italian dream team of Mauro Malavasi, David Romani and executive producer Jaques Fred Petrus. With Luther Vanross and Jocelyn Brown on lead vocals it was hardly a surprise that it was such a huge global success.
Boris Midney – Beautiful Bend / Caress – Special Edition
Producer, writer, arranger, engineer and multi instrumentalist Boris Midney was born in Russia but defected to the US via Tokyo. He had his first US success as part of the Russian Jazz Quartet. Both his parents were musicians and he was trained from an early age at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. His background in Russia gave him a unique style like no other disco artist. His richly textured soundscapes can be enjoyed equally at home or on the dancefloor. 'Beautiful Bend' and 'Caress' are two of his most acclaimed albums.
Voyage – Voyage III – Special Edition
Voyage were one of the key players in the Euro Disco scene of the late 70s and early 80s. Disco Recharge is proud to present this complete album on CD for the first time. It includes the massive hits, 'I Love You Dancer' and 'I Don't Want To Fall In Love Again' as well as the third volume of the 'Special Instrumental' album which features the much sought after instrumentals from 'Voyage III' and their final album 'One Step Higher'.
Boris Midney – Come Into My Heart / USA-European Connection – Special Edition
This is the 2nd installment in the Boris-Midney re-issue programme. 'Come Into My Heart' was originally released on the legendary TK label and its follow up 'USA-European Connection' on TK subsidiary, Marlin. Both albums were smash hits in clubs across the world and best sellers on the Billboard dance charts
Ultimate / Ultimate II
Originally released in the iconic Casablanca label you could not escape the 'Love Is The Ultimate' medley when it was released in 1979. The masterminds behind this project were Philadelphia based Italian Guiliano Salerni and Boris Midney cohort Bruce Weeden. Between them they crafted a classic disco album which has since become highly collectible. It also includes the stand-out cut 'Ritmo De Brasil'. 'Ultimate II' was produced by Bruce Weeden after the disco bubble had burst in the US, an example of how musical style changed during the last days of disco.
Disco Recharge: Change – The Glow Of Love/Miracles Special Edition
Catalogue number: DRCCDX001
Barcode: 5014797880016
Disc 1 – The Glow Of Love/Miracles – Original Albums
The Glow Of Love
1) A Lover's Holiday 6.30
2) It's A Girl's Affair 5.32
3) AngeI In My Pocket 6.11
4) The Glow Of Love 6.15
5) Searching 8.04
6) The End 5.54
7) Paradise 5.13
8 – Hold Tight 4.28
9) Your Move 4.26
10) Stop For Love 4.12
11) On Top 5.17
12) Heaven Of My Life 5.38
13) Miracles 5.27
Disc 2 – Mixes
1) A Lover's Holiday (Original 7" Mix) 3.57
2) A Lover's Holiday (Single Edit) 4.14
3) It's A Girls Affair (7" Edit) 4.09
4) It's A Girl's Affair (Single Edit) 4.36
5) Angel In My Pocket (Original 12" Mix) 7.10
6) The Glow Of Love (Long Version) 8.21
7) The Glow Of Love (Short Version) 3.39
8 – The Glow Of Love (Single Edit) 4.36
9) Searching (Original 7" Mix) 3.16
10) Searching (Single Edit) 4.45
11) The End (7" Edit) 3.55
12) Paradise (UK Version) 5.14
13) Paradise (Single Edit) 3.13
14) Hold Tight (Short Version) 3.45
15) Hold Tight (Edit) 3.57
16) Stop For Love (Short version) 3.48
17) On Top (Extended Version) 6.00
Disco Recharge: Beautiful Bend/Caress
Artists: Beautiful Bend/Caress
Titles: Make That Feeling Come Again!/Caress
Catalogue number: DRCCDX005
Barcode: 5014797880054
Beautiful Bend – Make That Feeling Come Again!
1) That's The Meaning 8.24
2) Boogie Motion 5.08
3) Make That Feeling Come Again! 11.20
4) Ah – Do It 4.30
Bonus Tracks
5) That's The Meaning/Boogie Motion (Original 12" Mix) 7.25
6) Make That Feeling Come Again!/Ah – Do It (Original 12" Mix) 7.30
Disc two
Caress – Caress
1) Catch The Rhythm
2) Charmed By You
3) You Got It Too Uptight
4) Love Spell
Bonus Tracks
5) Catch The Rhythm (Original promo only 12" Mix) 7.20
6) You Got It Too Uptight/Love Spell (Original promo only 12" Mix) 8.23
Disco Recharge: Voyage 3 – Special Edition
Original album
1) Music, Music 4.10
2) I Love You Dancer 5.35
3) I'm Only Human 7.07
4) Do It Again 5.13
5) I Don't Want To Fall In Love Again 5.32
6) All The Way 5.54
Special Instrumental Vol. 3
7) Let's Get Started 7.08
8 – Come And Get It 4.56
9) Follow The Brightest Star 8.06
10) I Surrender 5.29
11) Music, Music 5.17
12) I Love You Dancer 5.40
13) Do It Again 5.06
1) I Love You Dancer (Original 12" Mix) 6.37
2) I Love You Dancer (Original 7" Mix) 4.32
3) I Don't Want To Fall In Love Again (Original 7" Mix) 3.57
4) Discotch (Original 12" Mix) 8.43
5) Discotch (Original 7" Mix) 3.27
Sylvia Mason album
6) We've Gotta Dance 5.46
7) Shadow In The Sun 4.42
8 – Hello Superduper Star 5.20
9) Somebody Loves You 4.55
10) You're Like A Silent Movie 3.56
11) Closer To Heaven 4.39
12) Afraid Of Love 3.44
13) We've Gotta Dance (Original Version Lounge) 6.44
14) We've Gotta Dance (Original 12" Mix) 5.55
15) We've Gotta Dance (Original 7" Mix) 3.25
Title: Disco Recharge: Boris Midney vol 2: Come Into My Heart / USA-European Connection – Special Edition
Artist: USA-European Connection
Catalogue number : DRCCDX007
Barcode : 5014797880078
Come Into My Heart
1) Come Into My Heart / Good Loving 14.51
2) Love's Coming / Baby Love 12.53
Bonus Tracks
3) Come Into My Heart / Good Loving (Original 12" Mix) 6.18
4) Love's Coming / Baby Love (Original 12" Mix) 5.59
5) Come Into My Heart / Good Loving (Original 7" Mix) 3.37
6) Love's Coming / Baby Love (Original 7" Mix) 3.05
Disc 2
USA-European Connection
1) I'd Like To Get Closer 5.42
2) Do Me Good 8.35
3) Join The Dance 4.25
4) There's A Way Into My Heart 12.07
Bonus Tracks
5) I'd Like To Get Closer / Do Me Good (Original 12" Mix) 10.08
6) There's A Way Into My Heart (Original 12" Mix) 9.21
Disco Recharge: Ultimate/Ultimate II
1) Love Is The Ultimate – Dancing In The Night – Touch Me Baby (Medley) 14.29
2) Ritmo De Brazil 4.50
3) Music In My Heart 6.19
4) Take Me To Chinatown 5.03
Bonus tracks
5) Love Is The Ultimate Medley 8.08
6) Love Is The Ultimate Medley 10.39
Ultimate II
7) This Time I'm In Love 3.58
8 – Feel So Fine 4.51
9) Get To The Top 4.08
10) Secret Agent Man 3.53
11) Back Together 5.29
12) Now And Forever 4.13


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Members of Knesset in the Equality in Burden of Service Committee, a committee tasked with researching the issue of hareidi-religious IDF recruitment, met with various IDF soldiers and commanders Thursday to hear more about the lives of the young hareidi men who currently serve in the army by choice.
Currently, whilst other Jewish Israeli men are obligated to enlist into the army, those men studying in hareidi yeshivot (Torah academies) receive a special exemption for being in "full-time Torah learning." Unlike the Religious Zionist "hesder yeshiva" and "mechina" institutions - which integrate army service and intensive Torah learning - hareidi yeshivas advocate Torah as a "full-time occupation."
The fairness and sustainability of that arrangement has been the subject of fierce debate in Israel, and the current Knesset session looks likely to pass a bill requiring the majority of hareidi men - bar a select few "elite" full-time scholars - to engage in some kind of national service.
Some hareidim already serve in the army voluntarily, including those service in the Netzach Yehuda infantry battalion (also known as Nachal Hareidi).
Commanders from Netzach Yehuda told visiting MKs that the hareidi soldiers under their command are highly motivated.
"This is the battalion that had the most 'encounters' last year of any in the IDF," the battalion commander told them, referring to incidents in which soldiers were called on to fight terrorists.
"These soldiers are the best example of integrating military service with a hareidi lifestyle," he said. "Netzach Yehuda makes history every day."
MKs learned that soldiers serving in Netzach Yehuda are also active in recruiting. Several soldiers in the battalion visit hareidi neighborhoods in uniform and discuss IDF service with local youths.
The MKs also visited the Air Force base in Tel Nof, where there are hareidi soldiers working as technicians. They heard that the base could integrate four times as many hareidi soldiers as it currently has without creating a problem for either the hareidi recruits, who would like to maintain their standards of religious observance, or for secular soldiers, who do not want to change their own way of life.
Commanders at the base told the MKs that hareidi soldiers' service has a long-lasting impact. Many leave the army with advanced technical skills that assist them in establishing a career, they explained.
Hareidi soldiers in the Air Force reported having problems at home thanks to their IDF service. In recent months, as the subject of hareidi IDF service became a hotly debated topic, they began to be treated badly when walking around their home neighborhoods in IDF uniform, they said.
Many of the soldiers said they remove their uniforms and put on civilian clothing before entering the neighborhoods they live in.
Following the tour, committee head MK Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) said, "During our tour we met wonderful hareidi men from various communities who didn't know English or math before they enlisted, and now work in computer programming. The army does amazing work to integrate hareidi men, and we should not get in the way."
MK Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) said the tour proved that enlisting in the IDF does not have a negative effect on hareidi men's religious observance.


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In Part 1 of our series, we followed the thread, "Know Thyself". I talked about how your focus and determination can carry you through challenges, and how knowing where you are and where you've come from can help to clarify your course of action to more quickly achieve your goals.
In Part 2, I'd like to talk about how your image is a critical resource in both breaking into the industry as well as continuing to grow once you're 'in'.
Also available in this series:
- Getting Into Game Audio Part 1: Know Thyself – Audio Premium
- Getting Into Game Audio Part 2: Sell Thyself
- Getting Into Game Audio Part 3: Know The Craft
- Getting Into Game Audio Part 4: Know The Business
- Getting Into Game Audio Part 5 - Making It Happen
Part 2: Sell Thyself
If you're new to the Games Industry, you may ask yourself, "Why should I focus on 'selling myself' when I have only limited relevant experience and little-to-no hands-on experience? Shouldn't I spend time learning the trade before I try to break in?" The answer to the second question is, "YES," but it doesn't negate the answer to the first question, which is, "Your image is one of your most valuable assets. The more polished you are from Day 1, the more likely you are to be able to find the experiences necessary to break in." Let me explain further...
Let's say that you want to open a new restaurant in your neighborhood. You research the market, and decide that a sushi bar would be very successful, and you've always been interested in Japanese cuisine. So you spend a small fortune getting your lease, setting up shop, hiring staff, stocking your coolers, and you're ready to open. You open the doors and...only a few customers. What happened? You forgot something VERY IMPORTANT: marketing.
You wouldn't dream of opening a restaurant without having a professionally designed logo, a well crafted menu, advertising and promotion to bring customers in the door. So why would you go into the Game Industry (or any profession) without a professional "face" to put forward as you start to network and gain experience?
You might think on some level that it is disingenuous to present yourself as a professional before gaining any experience, but you'd be wrong. Having a professional brand or image to represent you shows that you're truly invested in your career, and in my opinion you are much more likely to be asked to join projects and teams when you have a great looking website to show. Don't get me wrong here: you're not selling something you're not. You're not trying to convince people that you have loads of experience (that you don't really have) or that you're a veteran of the industry. You're simply showing that you're absolutely serious about making a career of game audio, and you're willing to donate time, money and personal resources to let people know about it.
Let's take a look at each step in this process and talk about how it can ease your path into the game industry.
Business Image
The outward image you project in the industry will directly impact your ability to acquire work. Game developers and publishers want professionals, and you should do everything in your power to convince them of your ability to meet those requirements. Spend some time drafting a business image for yourself. If you or a friend have graphic design skills, come up with an interesting logo or 'theme' for your image. After all, until you actually get a job in the business, your BUSINESS is about getting a job. But this image you project should be one of confidence and success. In other words, your business should look and feel as if you were already getting paid to do audio for games.
One of the first things I did when I started out was to meet up with a good friend who was a graphic designer. I hired him to help me come up with a logo and a business image for myself. I wanted to project an outward image of a successful game audio business, so I designed a website and had letterheads, business cards, and demo-reel sleeves printed to ensure a consistent presentation. Even though I wasn't yet getting paid to do audio for games (in fact it was actually costing me money), I knew that creating a professional image would greatly increase my chances of finding work.
Here's a metaphor: If you want to collect rainwater, you must have a container. You can't stand idly by, watching the rain fall, and complain that you have nothing to drink, nothing to wash with, and nothing with which to water your plants. You must FIRST make the container. Then, when the rain comes, you stand by and watch it fill! The container is your business image, the rain is success and experience in the game industry. Make the container, watch it fill with your own success!
Even though your first steps in the industry will likely be with smaller independent developers, student projects, or bedroom game studios, even these people are more likely to ask for your services if the image you present is a professional one. Once you've built up your experiences, you'll eventually hit a tipping point where working on paying audio jobs becomes a much more realistic proposition.
I think it is safe to say that if you're trying to get into the game audio industry, a website is not only necessary, it is a no-brainer. Webspace is cheap (and/or free), and there's no excuse for not having a professional looking site to show off that professional image you've created for yourself. While it is still important to have hard copies of your entire portfolio, it is equally as important to have an easily accessible and great looking website. Spend the $10 or $15 on buying yourself a domain name that ties into your business image. If you're marketing yourself as yourself (e.g. West Latta), then buy your name: http://yournamehere.com. If you're using a business name, buy that (http://yourbusinessnamehere.com). The choice will depend partly on your goals.
If you're looking to start your own contracting company - i.e. work for hire - then a professional business name might be more appropriate. If you hope to acquire full-time, in-house work as an audio designer, then a personal domain might make more sense.
Your website should have a biography and an online version of your resume (I'd suggest a text-only version, a PDF version, a MS Word version, and a visible HTML version). You should also include high quality demos of your work in video and audio format, and a list of project to which you've contributed. After you've gained some experience, and if you're more technically inclined, it may be worthwhile to begin showcasing integration work as well. Some audio designers will post actual game demos on their sites, where they have performed the audio design and integration, etc. There are lots of examples out there, so I'll leave it up to you to do the research to find out which formats will work best to showcase your unique talents and goals.
Demo Reel
Another vital component of your portfolio is the demo reel. A demo reel is the most straightforward way of demonstrating your skills. It often includes samples of projects you may have worked on previously, but just as frequently it will contain custom-created material to showcase your skills. Much has been written about how to create your reel, but here are the key things I think you should know:
- Your demo reel should ONLY feature your BEST work.
- Your demo reel should show your range of skills, but only those styles, genres, skills, or tasks at which your are highly proficient and are in alignment with your stated goals.
- Your demo reel should be concise and should feature the best work at the beginning. It should be easily navigable, and communicate your skills and talents in as short a time as possible.
A high quality video featuring music or sound design, gameplay footage from titles you've worked on, a medley of your best music pieces, or a collage or sound-design 'scene' are all great aspects to a demo reel. Make sure that if you're using video or gameplay footage you credit the original owners of the property and specify your contributions with an accompanying text file or in the credits.
As you begin compiling your demo reel, take some time to consider again your goals and expectations. If you're looking to be an audio designer, with a focus on integration, there's no advantage to showing your music composition skills - except if they are used to showcase a brilliant interactive music system you've designed. Likewise, if your aim is to be a composer, there's no advantage to showing your sound design skills.
Note for Composers
As a composer, it is important to showcase only your best work. If you are a great electronic producer, but your orchestral tunes aren't outstanding, only feature your electronic work. If you happen to be exceptional at multiple genres, feel free to show them all off. The important thing here is to understand that composing for the game industry is a fiercely competitive gig. If you want to land great gigs, you need to be great at what you do, you need to play to your strengths, and you need to know how to delivery what the customer wants.
I should note here, however, that if what you really want to do is compose big orchestral scores for games and you don't yet know how to do it, don't let your demo reel stop you from working towards that goal. Feature the best orchestral work you can - and continue to improve and refine it over time.
The truth is, most composers for the game industry are versatile, and they will sometimes take any gig they can - even if they're composing in a genre that isn't their particular favorite. Experiences are valuable, so if you're a great hip-hop producer, don't pass up a job composing hip-hop just because what you really want to do is write orchestral. At the early stages it is important to gain experiences and game credits, so don't be too choosy with your choices.
In the end, just make your demo reel a reflection of where you are and where you'd like to go.
Note for Audio Designers
If you're an audio designer, there's generally no real reason to show off your musical talents unless you're doing so in an interactive environment. While music composition experience is often valuable as an audio designer, it isn't typically what recruiters, directors and producers are looking for in an 'Audio Designer'. Instead, show off your sound design skills using videos, standalone/audio-only scenes, and functional game demos from indie games or MODs you may have worked on.
Spend some time searching the web to get ideas on how other audio designers and composers are demonstrating their work. Use their work as inspiration for creating your own demo reel that can truly showcase your goals and skills.
Credits and CV
Your credits and CV are probably the most important aspect of your professional image, and chances are they will be the most sparsely populated element if you're just getting started. Don't despair. Early on in your game audio career, it is understood that your experience is limited. What is important is that you know the business, and that you can show evidence that you're aligning your experiences with that knowledge. Over time, you'll begin replacing the less attractive elements of these documents with more powerful experiential statements. Your independent projects will give way to commercial successes, and your MODs will be replaced by published titles.
Initially, I'll assume you have no game credits to your name - i.e. you haven't worked as an audio designer on a released title. This is fine - don't sweat it. Instead of listing game credits here, it may be useful to outline what other composing or audio production gigs you've had in the past. Perhaps you've written the score for a short film, or performed sound design for an animated short. Maybe you've contributed music to theatrical productions, or written commercial jingles for advertisements. Anything relevant can be listed here, with the understanding that eventually you'll begin replacing these less-than-direct-experiences with actual game credits.
As soon as you've landed your first independent gig or MOD, you'll want to list it here - even if the title never finishes. The truth is - even the most successful game audio professionals have worked on titles that never saw the light of day. Don't let this deter you from listing those experiences - they're still valuable. Over time, you will (hopefully) have a solid display of your relevant game-audio experience to showcase.
We'll talk more about gaining experiences and finding projects later in our series.
Your CV is your resume - your list of related skills, accomplishments, goals, jobs and education. Again, this might start out being relatively sparse, but over time you'll add experiences and skillets from your continued work in the industry. Initially you may only be able to list your education and job history, perhaps with one or two jobs which are somewhat related. When I started looking for work in the game industry, I had no directly relevant experience, but I had worked in music instrument retail for a few years, as well as worked as an Audio-Visual coordinator for a large corporation. While these jobs weren't exactly highlights, they did show that my progress towards the game industry was consistent and relevant.
You will want to revise and tailor your CV to your own goals and experience, and eventually you will be able to leave off some of the more unrelated or unimpressive work history in lieu of new and exciting game-related experience!
Hard Copy
The final component of selling yourself is making sure that you are always ready to provide your portfolio and details in case an opportunity arises. For this reason, it is important to have current hard copies of your CV, demo reel, and ideally a business card and letterhead.
When I got my 'big break' in the game industry, I was working for a mobile communications company doing Tier 3 technical support. Not exactly 'game related', but I had been networking, updating my demo reel, and keeping a top-quality website in production, as well as working on independent games. When a friend in the industry called me and said, "We have an opening for a junior audio designer - I need your resume and demo within 24 hours," I was surprised - but I was ready. I sent him all my materials, and after a few weeks of interviews and negotiations, I had my first full-time gig in the industry.
You never know when Lady Luck will come knocking on your door. Best then to be prepared to give her whatever she needs when she comes around.
To Be Continued
This concludes Part 2 of our series. There is lots more to come, but let us know in the comments what topics you'd like to see covered as the series continues.


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Pieter Coudyzer, Outburst (SelfMadeHero, 2017). $22.95, hc.
This is one of the most visually arresting books I have read in some time. Sadly the script doesn't come close to keeping pace with the art, in what ends up being a fairly trite story of alienation and isolation (and unfortunate "inadvertant" revenge) that fails to connect us to the characters nearly as powerfully as it does to the art. Coudyzer is an animator, and certainly it is often the case that the transition from animation to comics doesn't always go well for debut books. But his sense of the visual rhythms and unique affordances of graphic narrative is strong, so the problems lie not with the medium but wholly with the script. One can't help feeling that we are getting here a story idea that was wisely rejected by the collaborators necessary to bring animations to life, with the graphic novel being a stubborn declaration—one worthy of the protagonist of Outburst—of "I'll show you!"
What he showed is wholly worth looking at, and for a long time. However, I am not convinced, in the end, it is worth the reading.
Jared Gardner teaches comics, film, and American literature and popular culture film at the Ohio State University. He was the founding editor of Inks and now helps out the amazing new editor, Qiana Whitted, and edits Extra Inks for Qiana and the Comics Studies Society. He has been nominated four times for the Eisners for books he has written or edited, which is a bit weird since his own comics are pretty terrible.


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Hey Sara!! I don't remember how I stumbled upon your blog, but I am a dedicated follower! :) I hope all's well with you and Chris. Josh and I just bought a house in Edgewood, so we're in the same hood now! We would love to get together sometime! I am getting lots of inspiration from your blog... I made a burlap bed skirt (thank you, ma'am) and LOVE it! Window (mis)treatments and pillows are my next project. I'll most likely follow your instructions since I have no clue what I'm doing. :) Just wanted to say hello!ReplyDelete
Thanks Bonnie! Congrats on your house!! What street are you on?ReplyDelete
hi sara! just found your blog after googling "pom pom pillows" and i love it! where did you get that mirror in your living room? love it.ReplyDelete
i'll now be a regular reader :)
Thanks Annie! I got that mirror at a consignment shop...but I have seen versions of it everywhere. Keep your eyes peeled and I bet you can find something like it!ReplyDelete
The curtains made by the author are beautiful and striking,ReplyDelete


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Dalung who disclosed this during a reception for the new African women basketball champions at the Abuja National Stadium said Wednesday's ceremony would be in a further appreciation of the team.
The senior national women basketball team had on Sunday won the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Championship t Bamako in Mali after beating defending champions Senegal in the final match.
"Becoming Women's AfroBasket champions after 12 years is an achievement worthy of celebration.
"Winning the African Championship for the third time establishes you (Nigeria) as a force to reckon with in African basketball.
"I am convinced that this will boost your confidence to perform well at the World Championship in Spain in 2018,'' Dalung said.
The Minister said the victory helped to underline his belief that "when we do things the right way, we will always get the right results''
Dalung recalled that he and the ministry came under a lot of criticism when they embarked on some reforms.
"However, getting the governance structure of National Sports Federations right was key to success in sports,'' he said.
Earlier. the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Gumel, had praised the team for its performance, pledging his support for the team.
"I look forward to seeing the team perform better at the World Cup in Spain in 2018.
"But I will advise you all to continue training to maintain this quality standard of play at the World Cup,'' he said.
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, while presenting the team to Dalung, had said passion, hard work and commitment helped the team to win the competition.
He however assured that the NBBF board would make grassroots development its priority.
Also speaking at the occasion, D'Tigress captain, Aisha Muhammed, thanked the minister and the board for the support given to the team.
She said this and the prayers of other Nigerians helped the team a lot.
Sources reports that the team had beaten all its five opponents in the competition's group stage to qualify for the quarter-finals.
It then went on to beat Cote D'Ivoire, hosts Mali and Senegal in the finals stage to emerge unbeaten in eight matches.
President Buhari To Receive Victorious D'tigress Today During FEC Meeting Reviewed by InoutNaija Staff on 07:59:00 Rating:


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Nigeria based Photo-journalist focusing on reportage, architecture and portrait.
Presently working with Punch Nigeria Limited.
Studied Mass Communication at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. A multi award winning photographer.
2012 - Diamond Awards for Media Excellence, 2012 - Nigeria Media Merit Award
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) studied the railroad crossing at Highway 47 (Ferry Street) in Anoka. The study looked at two main alternatives: a bridge over the railroad tracks or a tunnel beneath the railroad tracks and it was determined that a bridge/overpass would be the best solution.
The proposed overpass would be a multi-span bridge that would accommodate two travel lanes and a multi-use trail on the east side. This project would improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and trains and improve regional mobility and emergency response time. The Highway 47 Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway crossing in Anoka is one of the top 20 locations for expected crashes in the metropolitan area and has the second highest volume of traffic crossing a railway daily.
Find the final Feasibility Study report. At this time, MnDOT has secured funding for the preliminary design of the project. More project information can be found on MnDOT's project website, and at Anoka's project website.
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Kepitu Restaurant @The Kayon Resort
Everything is perfect. Fresh food. Amazing restaurant.
27 m from hotel
The Kayon Resort
The Kayon resort is perched on Ubud hills side, surrounded with holy Petanu River and lush tropical rainforest gives a relaxing vibe. Kayon means tree of life creations and secret that grows from earth towards heaven. Decorated with Ramayana story.
Set amidst a garden featuring a chapel and pool, The Kayon Resort features rooms and villas with views over historical Petanu River and jungle. The resort offers complimentary hourly shuttle to and from central Ubud.
Air-conditioned rooms boast a scenic terrace, private entrance and a seating area. Fitted with flat-screen satellite TV, CD/DVD player and a laptop safe. It also includes a mosquito net, wardrobe and sofa. The room is fitted with a minibar and electric kettle. The spacious marble bathroom comes with a shower, bathtub and hairdryer. Free WiFi access is available throughout the property.
Guests can enjoy dining on fusion dishes at KE-PI-TU Restaurant which features Balinese royal setting. Alcoholic beverages can be enjoyed at on-site bar. The resort also offers room service from 07:00 to 22:00.
Spa treatments and relaxing massage are available at Serayu Spa. There is also an on-site beauty salon. Operating a 24-hour front desk, the staff at The Kayon Resort can assist guests with laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services at additional charges. Airport shuttle, car hire and bicycle rental are available at an extra charge. The hotel's tour desk and ticket service helps guests with trip planning. Other facilities offered on-site include concierge service. Guests can relax in the garden or read a book in the library. Business centre is also available.
The Kayon Resort is a 10-minute drive to Ubud Palace, a 15-minute drive to Ubud Monkey Forest and a 90-minute drive to Ngurah Rai International Airport.
A guide to great places near The Kayon Resort
Everything is perfect. Fresh food. Amazing restaurant.
27 m from hotel
The Kayon Resort
48 m from hotel
The Kayon Resort
330 m from hotel
Jln Raya Gentong
Bener-bener kampung burung...
0.7 km from hotel
The Nirwana gado gado is truly heavenly!
1.3 km from hotel
No. 158 Jl. Tirta Tawar
Everything we had on the menu was great on our multiple visits. Especially good were the fruit bowls and juice. Love this place!
2.0 km from hotel
Jln Tirta Tawar
The Orgasm de Chocolate is... aptly named. - Best Trip Advice Card holders get 15% lunch and dinner.
2.0 km from hotel
Jln. Lanyahan, Br. Nagi
Villas are really luxury and the staff is friendly
2.3 km from hotel
Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja
You may not have the best service but you will certainly have a unique view, specially at sunsets. Ask for the gazebos on the back or the table 14 upstairs. There's a transfer that takes you to Ubud
2.9 km from hotel
Campuhan Ridge
This is where the road starts. But i would also recommend to have a walk on rise fields observing it and it's irrigation system. Much better experience.
3.8 km from hotel
Jalan Raya Campuhan
Grab the cold brewed coffee and get it on ice - super tasty! Closest thing to Blue Bottle or Intelligentsia in Bali :)
3.8 km from hotel
Jl. Sriwedari, Ubud
Make sure you make a reservation, each night I saw them turning customers away bcos there are only 8 tables and reservations made.
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What makes a place special? Is it the vastness of a landscape that remains pristine? Is it maintaining age-old traditions in a rapidly changing world? Or is it the readiness of its people to move beyond past differences and share their rich authentic culture with the world?…
During AdventureWeek Western Balkans earlier this year, storyteller Mark Crawford made this video to encapsulate the authenticity of this largely undiscovered destination, made up of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.
"The experience is not just to travel and be on a bus and visit different sites, but to actually have real authentic experiences from the region," says Gergana Nikolova, ATTA's Development Lead – Europe.
"We are one of the last Mediterranean countries without a spoiled coastline," says Auron Tare, General Director of Albanian National Coastline Agency. "You have to come here with an open mind. Think of it as a place for educated travelers, not for mass market tourism."
"This is a cultural hidden gem of the world. We've been learning from people that in our history we've been trained to fear. Here, fear is stripped down in the region. The people here are open. They're friendly and they talk about living side by side, regardless of whether they are Catholic or Christian Orthodox or Muslim. There's some richness here that I think a lot of people are going to be excited to experience."
The ATTA organized AdventureWeek Western Balkans as a familiarization trip for adventure professionals (tour operators, guides and media). What the group found during their nine days in the region can only be described as an experience rather than a place. We like to think that the Western Balkans delivered a truly "familiar" journey in the most literal sense of the term.


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Task at hand: This week I'm thinking about strategy. We all have some strategy – some series of actions we employ to achieve a desirable outcome. One question that I am frequently asked is, "What makes a strategy successful?" My answer usually is, "If it works, it's successful!" I am joking, but only half so. Ultimately, your strategy has to work and you have to achieve your goals; otherwise, I would seriously consider switching strategies.
In today's Sunday Surgical Scrub, I'm going to give you my two tenets of any successful strategy: Planning and Execution. I plan like an economist, but execute like a surgeon. In planning, you have to employ some sort of analysis; whether it's a simple pro/con list or a formal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis, you have to bring your decision out of your personal vacuum and into context and consequence. Then, when all planning is done, go out and execute it. A personal example for me is in surgery where there is absolutely no time for uneasiness or hesitation – one has to fix the problem at hand – and it has to work! Similarly, when you have devised your plan, go and execute! I don't much care for extraneous pressures when the time for action has arrived.
Critiques I have heard of this strategy is that it lacks a "reactionary" component when the environment changes. My response to this query is that I will take a good decision today over a perfect one tomorrow every time (thanks General Patton!). I know too many smart and gifted people who have become trapped by the creation of the perfect plan. Napoleon Bonaparte wrote: "Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in" – this beautifully summarizes the strategy.
So, no matter what goal you are trying to achieve, I say Plan and Execute! Don't let time from one deviate the path of the other.
Medicine & Macula: A JAMA study released this week showed exercise is great at cancer prevention! The National Cancer Institute confirmed that exercise lowers the risk of many types of cancers. The study looked at 26 types of cancers in 1.44 million people and found that leisure-time physical activity was associated with lower risks of many cancer types. It is important to emphasize that most of these beneficial associations were evident – regardless of body size or smoking history – and thus should be encouraged for most people.
Check out the study here.
Gratis: Last week we launched the new website, davidalmeidamd.com, and I want to thank everyone for their support! Thanks to all the emails and interest in my research, speaking, medicine/ophthalmology/retina, and leadership – it was the main driver for the creation of the website. Let us now go and innovate together!
Always feel free to drop me a line with feedback or questions.
My best to you,
David Almeida


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With a vintage design style, these Small State Map Magnets are iconic staples of refrigerators in homes across America. These magnets are the epitome of classic. Customers cherish the sense of nostalgia that these magnets produce. Pick up all 50 and spread them across the country and watch as travelers scoop them up to add them to their collections.
- Feature the official state nickname, major interstates and well-known icons
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- All 50 states available, plus Washington, D.C., Mexico, and Puerto Rico
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Mission Statement
The Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District, BBPBISD, provides Special Education services and valuable education experiences for students with disabilities to develop the hearts and minds of all students, preparing them to be lifelong learners who continue their education, enter the world of work, and be productive citizens. The BBPBISD SPED staff will provide parents the opportunity for meaningful participation in the eligibility determination and the development of the IEP.
Students are eligible for special education services from the age of three through twenty-one and will have appropriate IEP'S in place by their 3rd birthday and through their 21st respectively and as needed. Students who have hearing and vision disabilities may receive services from birth. The District offers a full continuum of services to meet the needs of each student in the least restrictive environment ensuring access to the general education curriculum including but not limited to all youth ages 14 and above. Students age 14 and up will have an IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals.
The Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District believes in inclusive education, to the maximum extent appropriate as well as providing quality services to the students of BBPBISD, Head Start and private schools. Over 20 years of research has consistently demonstrated that the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms results in favorable outcomes. Information about special education assessment and other services is available by contacting a campus administrator or the Special Education office at (361) 664-3201.


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Have you thought about the long term effects of your decisions? Please watch this 4 minute video from the lead singer of Casting Crowns.
The good news is our lives, our marriages and our friendships can be rebuilt through repentance, forgiveness and grace. What will you decide today.
Here is the music video for the Casting Crowns song Slow Fade.
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