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Renewable Energy
Across the United States and around the world, the question of how to meet energy demands in a clean, efficient, and cost-effective manner has become one of the most pressing of the new millennium. Scientists worldwide have acknowledged the occurring climate crisis, despite a handful of vocal neigh-sayers. Many communities are seeing the negative impacts of gas and oil development, as well as the devastating effects of coal-fired power production. Even the industry's assertion that there is such a thing as clean-coal is riddled with problems. The United States and many countries around the world recognize the need to change the way we produce, store, and deliver energy.
The Colorado Governor's Energy Office, in a report published in 2008, identified the San Luis Valley as a prime location for solar development in the state of Colorado. The San Luis Valley has clear skies, cool temperatures and a high elevation at over 7,000 feet, and 1-3% gradient slopes on the Valley floor, making it a very favorable location for development of large-scale solar facilities.
In 2007, Sun Edison built a solar photovoltaic plant near Mosca, Colorado, and power generation from this facility was higher than projected. Sun Edison has also developed PV plants for Alamosa High School and the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center. Since then two more solar electric plants have been built in the Mosca-Hooper area and another plant has just been granted a permit to build.
This type of energy production, which is small-scale, distributed, and does not require large-scale transmission, is one example of how energy demands can be met. (See The Nation: Think Solar, Think Small and Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter: Small is Profitable). Germany has incorporated many similar types of facilities into their basic infrastructure, and despite the fact that they receive only 58% of the sunlight as the Southwest, they are able to meet many of their energy demands.
Industrial Scale or Concentrated Solar Plants, on the other hand, produce energy on a large-scale. They require some type of additional power to keep the energy flowing even when the sun is not shining, and they usually require the construction of high-voltage transmission lines to deliver the energy to areas of need. Most of the CSP plants currently in operation use large amounts of water (see table). Many citizens believe that caution must be exercised for the San Luis Valley, where water issues have been a topic of concern for years. Sandia Laboratories, in New Mexico, is experimenting with Stirling Engine technology to address this concern.
Geothermal resource development is another example of a renewable energy source. This science taps into the heat available from magma masses below the earth surface using water as the transfer agent. Surface emanations of hotsprings are obvious indicators of hot water and caution must be excersized when developing thermal operations so as not to jeopardize naturally occuring features. SLV Ecosystem Council has responded for requested comments in a recent draft BLM Environmental Assessment of geothermal potential in the SLV.
Comments on the EA for geothermal development in the SLV by SLVEC.
SLVEC is very involved and committed in the process of renewable energy potentials evaluation. We recently submitted comments (See also Sand Hill Crane Distribution) to the Bureau of Land Management on four public lands areas in the SLV that have been identified as possible sites for large-scale solar development. (See BLM Map). We believe that is crucial to protect the water, public lands, and natural resources in the San Luis Valley, and that any large-scale development should address these concerns.
The debate about how best to address these energy issues is happening around the country. A major consideration is the location and capacity of electrical transmission lines in respect to distribution and channeling generating sources that have not previously been on line. The problems and costs associated with the construction of high-voltage transmission lines are of concern to many. A proposal for Green Path North, a transmission line that would travel 85 miles and cross the Mojave Desert in southern California, has drawn tremendous opposition from local residents and environmental groups. The Energy Justice Network has produced educational materials about transmission lines, including the problems with electromagnetic fields, and keeps track of transmission line proposals around the country and in Canada.
(See Transmission Lies, What is Smart Grid? and A Smart Grid, Yes. A New National Grid, No.)
The San Luis Valley is facing the same issue. The SLV is a prime location for solar development and some developers wish to create a major electrical generation zone here but need upgraded or new high voltage transmission lines for this to happen. Xcel Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission have proposed the construction of a 95-mile, double circuit 230 kV transmission line from Alamosa to Walsenburg. This line would cross La Veta Pass, and would be visible from Highway 160. (See Proposed Transmission Corridor Map).
SLVEC is worked closely with the Citizens for San Luis Valley Water Protection Coalition to address the concerns associated with the construction of this line. We formed a Solar Working Group, and met on a regular basis to discuss future actions. (See Position Paper)
Xcel formally pulled its support of the La Veta Pass corridor line in 2011 and the recent donation of a conservation easement on 90,000 acres by Louis Bacon, owner of the Blanca Trinchera Ranch through which miles of transmission lines were proposed, makes construction of this particular segment doubtful.
Tri-State and SLV Rural Electric Coop have recently announced (January, 14, 2013) a proposal to construct a high voltage line hooking into New Mexico from Antonito. Click here for the press release on this proposal. This shows to some that the La Veta Pass route is no longer being considered.
The creation in 2013 of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in northern New Mexico may make a southern route from Antonito problematic as the transmision line would go through the monument.
SLVEC works to protect the public lands involved in all aspects of renewable energy development, and to protect the biological resources, ecosystems and natural diversity of the San Luis Valley.
05.09.13 Draft Solar Transmission Alternatives
08.27.13.Scoping Comment Xcel Energy Transmission Lines
Opportunities and Concerns: BLM/DOE Solar Programmatic Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Comments on the BLM Solar Energy Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, (DPEIS) specifically, 4 study areas selected for Colorado in the San Luis Valley
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Expert Opinion
Designating Energy Corridors on Federal Land
Xcel Seeks Bids on World's Biggest Solar Project
SLV Solar Symposium - Questionaire
Proposed Section 368 Energy Corridors - Colorado - Map - CAUTION: Very large file
Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter - Small is Profitable
Does a Big Economy Need Big Power Plants? A Guest Post
The Nation: Think Solar, Think Small
Transmission Lies
What is a Smart Grid?
A Smart Grid, yes. A new national grid, no.
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Six years on, HILOTRONS have found the magic combination. Happymatic manages to bring together the danceability of their debut and the complexity of their sophomore album to create their most accessible and tightly-knit production to date.
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An anti-gun friend of mine posted an interesting status update on facebook about the recent tragic shooting in Oregon. His position is that it is poor timing and thus in poor taste for gun rights activists to defend their rights in the wake of such a tragedy. Now he is obviously anti-gun and I am obviously not so there wouldn't be anything new to discuss there. That line is drawn - what are ya gonna do? But the that the timing is poor - I have to disagree.
The reason I disagree, however, is not because I am pro-gun and he is anti-gun. I disagree simply because the right to bear arms is the standing law. This tragedy is and will continue to be cited by anti-gun activists for a media/political hurricane force onslaught against the standing law. So gun rights activists are, in response, going to have to hunker down. I dont wander the streets carrying signs and running my mouth about my gun rights on days where no one is attacking them but in this situation the seemingly poor timing is actually quite imperative. I think this 'defend when attacked' equation is probably constant for a slew of political issues and is probably not affected by the fact that each side is certain their opinion is the correct one. Pro-choice activists don't show up at churches with picket signs chanting "What do want? abortions! when do we want them? now!" They wouldn't and don't have to do that because the standing law is pro-choice. But if conservatives try to defund planned parenthood or challenge Roe V Wade, pro choice activists are going to show up. Why would anyone expect them not to? It doesn't matter who's right - its just the nature of politics when dealing with the standing law.
I guess my point is - I think I am right about the second amendment and the right to protect myself and my family. Gun grabbers obviously think I am wrong and thats fine. Here we are in America with the right to have our differing opinions. But please don't suggest that because I choose to defend my gun rights at the very time they are attacked that I am somehow pro whack-job-shooting-spree-guy. Im not. Its horrible that it happend and I hate that it did - but to suggest there is something wrong with me because I want to be able to defend myself and my family from that exact whack-job is uncool. I have no doubt that it comes simply from misguided good intentions but its still uncool.
I am curious to know. Does anyone who thinks I am wrong about gun rights think I am wrong about this?


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The first art from DreamWorks' Mr. Peabody and Sherman film reveals the bespectacled canine face of Mr. Peabody, one of our favorite time-travelers — who'll be voiced by the infamous Robert Downey Jr. himself.
Here it is the first look at the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show cartoon that now has its own feature film.
Last we heard, the movie makers were shooting for a 2014 release date. The film, which will tell the origin story of the duo, but also the time-traveling Wayback Machine. And according to the movie's director, Rob Minkoff, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly:
Mr. Peabody is this genetic anomaly," Minkoff says. "He does have brothers and sisters, all of them non-speaking, no super-smart dogs. He's an outcast, but has overcome it by being so great at so many things."
Sherman, who will also be CG, has not been cast yet.
[Cartoon Brew via Entertainment Weekly]


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[1] Objectives
The Master of Science (MS) program in applied mathematics is focused on training students in the process of mathematical modeling, so that the graduates can better serve both business and government agencies. By applying mathematical modeling to business, engineering, planning and other areas, significant problems can be studied using analytic, statistical, and numerical methods.
[2] Program Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the MS degree program in applied mathematics one must have
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution;
- Adequate preparation in mathematics;
- At least a 2.70 GPA; and
- Achieve satisfactory scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam.
[3] Degree Requirements
To obtain the MS degree in applied mathematics, a student in the thesis option must earn 30 hours and a student in the non-thesis option must earn 33 hours. The thesis option requires a minimum of 24 hours of course work and a minimum of 6 thesis hours. The non-thesis option requires the successful completion of a comprehensive examination. The student will select the option when the Petition for Candidacy is submitted. The student will also select a thesis advisor at this time, if the thesis option is chosen. Both options must include minimum of 18 hours at 6000-level and the Core Courses:
MATH 6342 Mathematical Modeling
MATH 6345 Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 6348 Numerical Analysis
The remaining hours may include other courses at the 5000-level with the approval of student's advisory committee. A student who selects the non-thesis option will be allowed at most two attempts at passing the comprehensive examination. If unsuccessful on the first attempt, the student will have to wait six months before taking it again. If a student who has selected the thesis option wishes to change to the non-thesis option, no credit will be granted for thesis courses. A student will be allowed no more than one change of option.
[4] Financial Aid
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for fall/spring. Each assistantship includes a scholarship up to $5,100 for an academic year and a stipend of $9,000 for nine months. Graduate Teaching Assistants are expected to enroll in nine credit hours of courses, teach at least three semester hours, and work in the mathematics tutorial lab. To be eligible for an assistantship, GRE scores must be submitted prior to the first semester of the assistantship.
[5] Graduate Courses in Mathematics (MATH)
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Mapping the Future of Networks with Facebook's Chris Cox --The Atlantic Meets the Pacific
Date: 11/19/2012; 52 minutes
Chris Cox, the Vice President of Product at Facebook, talks about what it's like to be part of one of the fastest growing and most disruptive companies on the planet. Cox is interviewed by Alexis Madrigal, the Senior Editor of The Atlantic. (#23983)
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Historical Timeline
1890s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
1893: After more than a year of planning by the Western Advent Christian Publication Association, Mendota Seminary opened on January 9, 1893. Just six months later, the name was changed to Mendota College. Mendota College departments were Preparatory, Academical, Musical, Art and Bible Training, with Commercial (stenography and typewriting) added on January 9, 1893. Bible Training courses were initially designed for ministers, with a goal of enriching both their pastoral and professional efforts. The seminary opened with 3 students and grew to 31 students at the end of Winter Term. J. Oscar Campbell served as the first president of the institution.
1894: Advent Christian women organized The Helper's Union, an organization designed to contribute food, linens, rugs, furniture, and funds for decorating as needed. Barrels of fresh fruit & canned foods came from as far away as Wisconsin. They were also influential raising funds for Mendota College.
1911: Under new President Orrin Roe Jenks, groundbreaking for a new campus in Aurora took place on May 31, 1911. The move was mutually beneficial: citizens of Aurora desired a college to enrich the culture and stature of the city, and college administrators sought to relocate to a more populated area. The institution changed its name and formally incorporated as Aurora College in October.
1912: Classes at Aurora College began on April 4, 1912. The campus consisted of Eckhart Hall (classrooms), was the only building that was fully functioning at that time; Wilkinson Hall (men's dorm) and Davis Hall (women's dorm) were completed soon after. The "Tin Can Jimmie Club" was formed to raise funds for the college endowment.
1912: The Aurora College seal was designed by B. J. Dean, President of Mendota College, and used for the first time on the college catalog issued in 1910. When the college moved to Aurora in 1912 the wording on the seal was changed to the present form. The book, scroll, and torch which appear in the seal symbolize the meaning of the Latin inscription, "The wise man treasures knowledge."
1922: The first constitution of the Students' Association of Aurora College was written. It established a Finance Committee, Athletics Committee and a Committee on Societies.
1929: The fall 1929 football team was the first to be called the Spartans. They played on Patterson Field, which was built by students five years earlier. The first Spartans had a season record of four wins and three losses.
1930: The Illinois Department of Public Instruction authorized Aurora College to train elementary and secondary school teachers, marking the beginning of one of the institution's most successful and longest-standing academic programs.
1947: In an effort to serve veterans returning from World War II, Aurora College introduced an innovative evening program. The flexible schedules allowed former soldiers to earn a college degree while working full-time jobs.
1955: Campus facilities took a major step forward with the construction of the addition to Davis and Memorial Halls, which was dedicated on December 3, 1955. This was soon followed by the construction and dedication of Jenks Hall in 1957. These new spaces allowed the university to meet the growing demand for on-campus housing.
1959: A new home for baseball, Snell Field, was dedicated in memory of Coach Percy Snell, the first coach hired by Aurora College. Snell had been the sole coach for all athletics programs for many years. The field hosted baseball games on the southwest corner of campus for nearly 50 years.
1962: Academic offerings were enriched with the opening of the Stephens Hall of Science and the Charles B. Phillips Library.
1967: A new Carillon System was purchased, thanks to a generous gift from Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Col. Harland Sanders.
1970: Two new buildings were dedicated: Watkins Hall, a residence hall; and Alumni Hall, which served as the home for the college's Athletics Programs. Alumni Hall replaced the long-standing Quonset huts that had been used as the gymnasium.
1978: Recognizing the importance of the arts, Perry Theatre opened, adjacent to Stephens Hall.
1981: Two new building additions were made: a new dining facility was attached to Alumni Hall, and a new laboratory wing was added to Stephens Hall.
1985: After decades of growth and expansion of academic programs, the institution changed its name from Aurora College to Aurora University. Graduate programs in Education and Business were offered.
1986: George Williams College, located in Downer's Grove, Illinois, closed its doors and transferred its Social Work and LERA (Leisure and Recreation Administration) programs to Aurora University.
1989: Dunham Hall was dedicated, funded by the largest single donation in the history of the school, from Martha (Dunham) Schingoethe.
1993: George Williams College of Aurora University was established, and soon encompassed the School of Education, the School of Physical Education and Recreation Administration and the School of Social Work.
1997: The Geneva Lake campus of George Williams Campus began a period of expansion and renovation, with the acquisition of 91 additional acres of land, the establishment of a new conference center, and a number of enhancements to existing facilities.
2000: Rebecca L. Sherrick, Ph.D., was inaugurated as the 13th President of Aurora University, with a promise to "put students first." The university reached an important milestone in academic program development with the launch of the Doctor of Education degree, the first doctoral program in the institution's history. On the George Williams College campus, the summer performing arts festival Music by the Lake was restored to great acclaim.
2001: The Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action is established, thanks to a generous bequest from Helena Zentmyer Wackerlin, a 1914 alumna of Aurora College. The center is designed to engage students in both religious reflection and service to people in need.
2003: Aurora University receives a $10 million federal grant to create the Institute for Collaboration. The building was opened two years later, and is today the home to the School of Education, the Partnership School, and the local nonprofit organization Communities in Schools.
2006: As the university reclaimed its historically-strong undergraduate identity, new programs were added in art, museum studies, religion, special education and theater. The university also opened its doors to the community with the establishment of the new Celebrating Arts & Ideas series, which offered performing arts and educational events free of charge.
2007: A hallmark of the undergraduate experience, the Crouse Center for Student Success, was established to help students make the most of their time at AU.
2008: At GWC, the new Ferro Pavilion was completed in time for the eighth season of Music by the Lake. In Aurora, Vago Field was completed and hosted football soccer games.
2009: The first AU Honors Program students graduate. The program had been established four years earlier to offer opportunities for intellectually curious and highly motivated students to enhance their college experience.
2010: A new addition to Alumni Hall was built, providing new, state-of-the-art facilities for the Nursing and Social Work programs. In Crimi Auditorium, the new pipe organ Opus 119 was installed, heralding the importance of the arts at AU. Academic programs grew as well, with new offerings leading to the Master of Science in Nursing, the Master of Special Education and Doctor of Social Work degrees. Enrollment had grown rapidly over the previous decade, and totaled 4,300 as of fall 2010.
2012: A new residence hall, located between the Institute for Collaboration and Watkins Hall, will welcome students in January. The university will celebrate 100 years of the move from Mendota to Aurora.


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Steinn Sigurðsson-Kaos Coffee Table
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Steinn Sigurðsson : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Steinn Sigurðsson : My intention was to create a table that could be looked at as a freestanding sculpture but is still a fully functional table for TV lounges or a sofa table. This table should have a convenient hight (42 cm) and with a shelf for magazines and remote controls and not be a regular square shape, but rather abstract pattern shape with multyform which makes it look smaller than it actually is (136 cm). That way it looks compact and is easy to go around, for instance where space is limited. My second challenge was to use novelty assembly and in this case the table is held together with only two circular nuts and two rod-legs making the assembly time only about three minutes. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Steinn Sigurðsson : Recently sofa tables have become lower and lower from the floor, some only 15-20 cm high - and I find this trend unacceptible where the usage is very limited. I feel that a table should be at least 40 cm heigh but it is a challenge to make it trendy even if it is 42 cm heigh and 136 cm in length. The challenge is to let it look compact although the table is rather big. I tried to adopt a sculpture form to the Kaos table and that way made it completely different from the traditional tables. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Steinn Sigurðsson : I am interested in finding a production and sale channel in Europe. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Steinn Sigurðsson : Few days, may be a week. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Steinn Sigurðsson : The idea came up when a friend needed a TV lounge table, but in a space that was limited. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Steinn Sigurðsson : I am looking for a producer and sale channel. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Steinn Sigurðsson : To make a table that had something new and fresh and was completely original .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Steinn Sigurðsson : No, all my work is original .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Steinn Sigurðsson : Consumers that appreciate modern furnitures .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Steinn Sigurðsson : There are many tables in the world but I think I can claim that the concept of the Kaos table is very original and just mine. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Steinn Sigurðsson : Kaos is the name of this table and frankly I think it can stand up to the name Kaos - because of all the different shapes and surprise elements in one table. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Steinn Sigurðsson : I use big sheets of paper and different kinds of pensils and led sticks to improvise my thoughts. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Steinn Sigurðsson : Form and function.The Kaos table can be looked at as a free standing sculpture but is fully functional, and that is what makes my design unique .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Steinn Sigurðsson : I am in close contat with skilled prototyype maker and we discuss production apportunitie and cost. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Steinn Sigurðsson : A new water cut technique was used to cut out the different shapes of the table. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Steinn Sigurðsson : I stay very much in touch with the new trends in what is going on and sometimes I find inspiration in sporting goods such as boots and shoes .Frank Scott: What a.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Steinn Sigurðsson on Kaos Coffee Table at design-interviews.com ]
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It's that time of year � to deck the halls for the holiday.
In times of old, most decorations looked the same. But in recent years many people are pushing for unique, up-to-the-minute style at Christmas time, just as they do in fashion and furnishings.
Russ Barley, owner of Emerald Coast Flowers and Decorating in Freeport, spoke to Seagrove Garden Club members Wednesday about the latest trends and demonstrated how it's done.
In recent years, many trees sported shades of mauve and chartreuse or lime green.
Not this year, said Barley.
"The chartreuse is going away and the traditional red and Christmas green are back," he said.
Barley said that includes all hues of red from the shiny and bright to the deeper burgundies and merlots; they're all hot.
"The old fashioned Christmas look is back in," he said.
And to spice it all up, glitter will be everywhere.
"Anything with glitz or glitter is also in," he said, "along with peacock feathers."
Barley demonstrated how easy it is to assemble your own swag or decorate a plain wreath for a fraction of the cost you would expect to pay at a store for the finished decoration.
"The swag is so versatile," he said. "You can use it over a door, over a mirror, or just hang it on the wall. It has multiple uses."
Another new trend, he said, is using silver and gold together.
"In years past, you didn't use them together, but now, it is being done," he said.
When making ribbons for wreaths, be sure to use wired ribbon, hot glue, and metallic paint to spruce up a plain wreath.
Also out is the use of large centerpieces on a dining table. Smaller is better, he said, as he showed how to make plain cubes festive for the holiday table. The cubes can be reused after the holidays, which is making them popular during hard financial times.
The use of nature and natural items such as leaves in decorating is another cost saver that is totally acceptable and in vogue.
Barley gave advice to those who might get overwhelmed with the choices in a craft store.
"Every arrangement needs a focal point. Decide what you want that focal point to be � whether it's your favorite blue vase or whatever � and work a theme. Start adding things, then stand back and look at it, and build from there," he said. "But don't add so much that it takes away from the focal point."
One thing not to add is silk flowers, which were big in the �80s, but not now.
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Most of what my 2011 has been about – at least in a professional sense – is possible to read in the publication "One Year In Transmedia" that was made available for free download yesterday. I won't go into history further, except to way a genuinely heartfelt Thank You, to everyone I've met, talked to, Skyped with, had drinks with, tweeted with, chatted with, blog post commentated with… The tribe that is the transmedia tribe is a trible overflowing with creativity, kindness, curiosity and quite a huge appetite for learning. I'm very happy to call myself a member of this tribe.
Looking forward to 2012 I read and watched a great post on a series of interviews with radio personality Ira Glass. The advice is simple, yet profound.
"You will be fierce. You will be a warrior...and you will make things that aren't as good as you know in your heart you want them to be… and you'll just make one after another..."
Do listen to the series, it's great stuff.
This is the advice I will take to heart for 2012. I wouldn't call myself a perfectionist, not compared to the perfectionsts I know, but I have a hard time not working a little bit more… and a little bit more… and a little bit more… before I even contemplate releasing something. With transmedia projects, this becomes multiplied, as there are more variables to take into consideration, more strands of a story and a story world to work into perfection, more technical possibilities to explore and evaluate…
So this is what I'll try to do in 2012. Release more often. Fail more often, correct more often. Take feedback more often, evolve more often.
Here's to a great 2012. Hope to meet you all there, at some point.


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned the stereotypes of the horror genre on their heads. Before she was "chosen" to be a slayer, Buffy Summers was a typical teenage girl with average ambitions. She seemed like the ditzy blonde that is usually murdered alone in the alleyway. And to top it all off, her name was the most harmless name that anyone could really think of.
Joss Whedon's Buffy is one of the most powerful female characters ever developed. She was asked to save the world in every episode. She lost her mother, her life (a few times), and those nearest to her. She was almost always selfless, and always fast with a quip. She was always the person to root for.
Here's a list of our favorite episodes from the show's seven-season run. If you've never watched Buffy, these are a good starting point. If you're already a fan, what do you need us for? Except as an excuse to look at some pictures from some of the best BtVS eps ever.
Spoilers like crazy throughout.
Season 1, episode 7: "Angel"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer compares high school life to various horror tropes. Here Angel, the first guy that Buffy truly likes, turns out to be a vampire.
Season 1, episode 12: "Prophecy Girl"
When guest editing a recent issue of A Magazine, we were allowed to visit the Buffy costume archives with Katie Lucas (who interviewed Joss Whedon for the issue), and we were amazed to find Buffy's blood-stained white gown alongside Angel's leather jacket.
Season 2, episodes 13 and 14: "Surprise/Innocence"
"Surprise" has one of our favorite lines by Willow—"It's Happy Birthday Buffy!"—and is the best analysis of high school first loves. Joss Whedon created the vampire/human love story, and its shocking turn, with Angel becoming a mother's worst nightmare and a 16-year-old's evil boyfriend, is honest and intelligent.
Season 2, episode 17: "Passion"
This episode is perfectly written and captures horror in a very humanistic manner. The story is told through Angel's narration; so while you are seeing the terror he is inflicting, it's often from his point of view. He wants to torture Buffy. He stalks her. Harasses her. And his obsession leads to the murder of Jenny Calendar, which shatters her new boyfriend (and Buffy's mentor), Giles, and has repercussions throughout this season and the next one.
Season 2, episode 22: "Becoming (Part 2)"
This is one of the hardest episodes for us to watch. It is heartbreaking. Buffy's world is destroyed in season two, and while we hate to ruin it (stop reading if you don't want us to ruin it), the climax, where Buffy finally has to kill Angel, coincides inconveniently with his sudden cure. He is no longer the evil character that had tortured Buffy and her friends. He's Buffy's ex-boyfriend, her first love, again. She stabs him and sends him to a literal hell and she still has to go on living without telling anyone that she killed the man that she once loved. It is pretty complicated.
Season 3, episode 15: "Consequences"
Buffy deals with what it means to live such a violent life.
Season 3, episode 20: "The Prom"
We were all excited to see Buffy awarded a token of her class's appreciation of her commitment to saving their lives.
Season 4, episode 10: "Hush"
This is a masterpiece of television. It is a story told in silence. The episode's bad guys, the Gentlemen, are the scariest villains ever on the show.
Season 5, episode 16: "The Body"
Buffy's mother passes away, and this episode tells the story of her death in a second-by-second narrative. Haunting.
Season 5, episode 22: "The Gift"
"She saved the world. A lot."
Season 6, episode 7: "Once More, With Feeling"
Another genius idea by Joss Whedon. He wanted to explore the most terrifying emotions related to Buffy's death in season five through song…and dance.
Season 7, episode 7: "Conversations With Dead People"
An abstract ghost story involving the best characters. Perfectly written, again.
Season 7, episode 22: "Chosen"
The Sunnydale sign at the end is such a hard image to get past. The sign, which reads "Welcome to Sunnydale. Enjoy Your Stay!" is a constant reminder of where this story is taking place: a sunny California city that was built on top of a portal called the Hellmouth. It's where Buffy and her friends live, and also a place where evil likes to lurk. The last-ever shot of this sign, next to the collapsed Hellmouth, was the perfect way to remind fans, and to celebrate, what the show accomplished in its seven seasons. ♦
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I am so confused. I take it this is an announcement about going to a new site and picking up a new series?
Hmm… I'm stuck now. Did you make this? Because this is pretty cool. I want to show my friends right away! But it's night at my location.
Can anyone give me a clue on the secret/true ending? The bird is asking me if I have the goods, how do I find said goods? totally lost hahaha
But Wait! That isn't the truest true ending. The truest true ending is
(Look in google drive folder. Look at your own risk.)
That was interesting, didn't expect the switch or the extra items. Will have to try to finish it later though.
Thanks for chapter and the extra entertainment.
Oh. I spent a whole night on a game posted by an amazing translator. Not that staying up late is uncommon for me.
Just finished the survey. Kinda glad I just threw away 4 hours of my life into the game. Hope ya`ll have a happy thanksgiving
RPG Maker at its finest, will try to play it later at pc since playing it using phone is pretty hard
That was… something. Paralysis is pretty damn punishing when there's only one player character.
At first I thought this game was similar to the Japanese horror game like corpse party where there is a huge mystery and mass death around and puzzle as well but it turned out to be a rpg game lol
Still love that there is some mix factor of those genres
My only question is…
How the hell did you make this on a browser? Im assuming the is RPG Maker or something similar?
Offer it to the orb thing at the other building where there is the guy who sells those friendship dolls
Remember the room with the jail cell and the orb at the top demanding a piece for a sacrifice? Talk to it again and will offer chess piece up.
like 6 hour to do the whole thing. it was fun. the only thing i let go is the fact that i mightve missed something with the picaxe and the flower and bear hug.
It was a good game. Although putting a survey at the end of a couple hours of gameplay is kinda weird.
And since this is about Thanksgiving, thanks for translating.
I'm stuck. Got the key card from the cat, traded the cash for a doll, got the token from the flame, found a frozen dinner and got card from computer. What do I do next?
I finished all the endings however, what the heck is the use for the second ending? It said it enabled the quiz thing but I still had to take the quiz when I got to the chicken and bear.
Dunno if this is still active but… My game closed after that weid talk with the cat in the sky. No quiz or anything.


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|Artist Mitch Cope of Design 99 brings sustainable light to the Power House neighborhood. (Image courtesy of Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert.)
The first iteration has been to think in terms of something I call the art of the commons. This lens reveals a significant (though certainly not exclusive) tendency within contemporary Detroit art that has emerged in those spaces where the distinctions between public and private seems to have dissipated as part of the process of demassification of the city's core, which has taken place over the last four decades. (As the wisdom of Old Moor has it, "All that is solid melts into air.") The resulting abandonment of commercial and residential property, its subsequent neglect, and its reclamation in many quarters by nature has figuratively and in not a few cases quite literally opened up a new field of cultural production. Referring back to the medieval commons (land left open for grazing, farming, and other uses by anyone without requiring individual ownership -- the term "commoner," i.e., one without hereditary title, comes from it), the art of commons trespasses the boundaries of conventional property relations of the modern capitalism.
The idea that private property is essentially an ideological construction, something legitimated by hegemonic authority, in this case what Immanuel Wallerstein terms "the capitalist world system," and not a natural right that exists in perpetuity, underlies the psychogeographic investigations of the urban landscape undertaken by the Situationist International, which constitutes the second filter. In particular, the SI concepts of derive (drift), detournement (diversion, derailment), the gift economy, and potlatch provide useful ideal types for understanding how cultural producers in Detroit negotiate the city's postindustrial condition. (See the post "Beneath the Pavement, the Beach!" for my analysis of Detroit art from a Situationist perspective.)
The work has resulted from these investigations seems to be best embodied by the third lens, Jacques Ranciere's notion of aesthetic community. As I have noted in my post, "Aesthetic Community in Detroit," this conception of community isn't defined by the network of producers so much as it is by the conscious collective of ideas they are making tangible. There is the sense data of course, that is, the material artifacts, spatial constructions, and interpersonal connections, but more important is the dialectical relationship of the acknowledgment of what is coupled with the vision of what could be. Putting this vision into practice is the lynchpin of what Ranciere identifies as the connection between aesthetics and politics.
How we might look at this confluence of ideas from a sociological perspective can be found in Eric Olin Wright's model of social change, the real utopia. As opposed to conventional utopias, which are ideal communities of admittedly unattainable perfection, real utopias, according to Wright, combine "principles and rationales for different emancipatory visions with the analysis of pragmatic problems of institutional design." Real utopias are ways of envisioning conditions of social and political justice that are at once desirable, viable, and achievable. In keeping with this, real utopias are thus models of emancipatory social transformation, alternative ways of providing for human well being. Of the three possible avenues of emancipatory transformation Wright offers, the aesthetic community of Detroit "intersticial transformation," forms of empowerment that operate in the "niches, spaces, and margins of capitalist society," in other words, what I have been calling the commons.
There is no better example of this in Detroit than work that has been done over the last five or so years by Design 99, the collaboration of artist Mitch Cope and architect Gina Reichert. Started as a design consulting studio and retail space, Design 99 has evolved into broad-based conduit for exploring models of contemporary art and architectural practice and community engagement. In 2008, Design 99 acquired a foreclosed and abandoned residential structure on Detroit's northeast side for $1800, which they began to use as a test site for sustainable design and social practice. Project plans called for the structure to be rehabilitated using recycled materials and be completely energy self-sufficient, combining wind and solar technologies for all of its power needs. The project soon attracted attention and support from local residents. Kids started coming by to help paint and plant, and the daily proceedings became a source of conversation for adults.
|Design 99, Power House, 2008-present. (Image courtesy of Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert).
In 2009, Cope and Reichert formed Power House Productions, a nonprofit organization to extend their work into the nearby neighborhood in a more comprehensive and coordinated way. Founded in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, the organization started as defensive mechanism against the increase in crime and vandalism that plagued the already blighted neighborhood. The "power" in Power House soon came to be more than a descriptor of its energy sources; it came to mean more significantly empowerment of the local community. Power House Productions facilitated the acquisition of eight more houses and three empty lots in the neighborhood. Five of those properties are currently undergoing rehabilitation for use as primary residences. There are also community gardens, neighborhood clean-ups, and neighborhood watch programs in effect. Future plans call for a neighborhood bike shop (Detroit has become a major bike city), a series of artists residencies and workshops, and a skateboard park. The San Francisco-based magazine Juxtapoz also partnered with Power House Productions recently on a multiple-location art-installation project.
Related projects have now followed. The University of Michigan School of Architecture sponsored five graduate fellowships in 2009-2010 to conduct design research, purchasing a house in the neighborhood to allow them to work at full scale. Chicago-based artists Sarah Wagner and Jon Brumit moved in and formed the project DFLUX Research Studio to explore the possibilities of emergent creative cottage industries, famously purchasing a house for $100 in which to conduct their activities. The artist Graem Whyte (himself co-director of another nearby artists' enterprise Popps Packing) is working on the Squash House project, a site-specific interaction space focusing on play and gardening as the primary mechanisms for community building. Like the Power House, it will be energy self-sufficient and use recycled materials wherever possible.
|Artist Graem Whyte posing in Squash House, a project to convert an abandoned home into a gamespace and community garden. (Image courtesy of the artist.)
In his book Envisioning Real Utopias, Wright identifies two interstitial strategies, "revolutionary" and "evolutionary," both of which are connected to the anarchic idea of politics outside the modern state. The former ultimately proposes a rupture with the political economy of capitalism, the latter a more gradual "withering away" as it were. The interstitial strategies of cultural producers in Detroit strike me as being more of the evolutionary variety. (Indeed, local activist and theorist Grace Lee Boggs notes that the new social movements in Detroit are putting the "evolution" in the "revolution.") As Wright notes, evolutionary interstitial strategies often emerge in situations where conventional structures are simply aren't available. It's essentially a form of social bricolage (in contemporary parlance DIY), which has the potential to become a new order. As Wright further notes, the bourgeois class, and thus modern capitalism, emerged in what Wallerstein terms "the long 16th century" from the interstices of the medieval system. While it may be admittedly utopian to think so at this point, we could be in the process of witnessing a similar transformation today.


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One More Art
The Chinese Art of Writing
The discovery of a new major art should have more momentous implications for mankind than the exploration of an unknown continent or the sighting of a new planet.1
Since the dawn of its civilization, China has cultivated a particular branch of the visual arts that has no equivalent anywhere else in the world. On first encounter, Westerners misnamed it "calligraphy" by false analogy with a mere decorative craft that was more familiar to them. Although it was always one of the most sublime achievements of the Chinese genius, only today are art lovers outside China progressively beginning to prospect the riches of this artistic El Dorado that has finally opened up to them.
Like painting (which, being born of the same brush, is its younger brother rather than its twin), Chinese calligraphy addresses the eye and is an art of space; like music, it unfolds in time; like dance, it develops a dynamic sequence of movements, pulsating in rhythm. It is an art that radiates such physical presence and sensuous power that it virtually defies photographic reproduction—at times, even its execution can verge on an athletic performance; yet its abstract and erudite character also has special appeal for intellectuals and scholars who adopted it as their favorite pursuit. It is the most elitist of all arts—it was practiced by emperors, aesthetes, monks, and poets—but it is also one of the most popular. Its tools—brush, ink, and paper—can be simple and cheap and are within the reach of nearly anybody—school-children, women, modest townfolk, bohemian drunks, hermits. Its manifestations are ubiquitous and diverse—from the refined studio of the aristocratic connoisseur to the gaudy signs of the marketplace. In China, the written word lives and reigns everywhere—on the walls of palaces and temples, as well as on those of wine shops and teahouses, and at New Year time, its inspiring and sacred presence graces the doors of even the poorest farmhouses in the most remote hamlets.
The practice of the art of writing is not the exclusive preserve of specialists. The calligraphic brush can yield rewards that are as multiform as the human quest itself. To the unworldly, it affords a path of spiritual cultivation, and for the ambitious it is a prerequisite to climb the ladder of a political career. Until recently, no Chinese statesman could truly command respect without being also master of the brush; social prestige as well as intellectual and artistic reputations could not be secured without a skillful handwriting. Thus, for centuries, literally millions of Chinese have devoted themselves to the exercise of calligraphy; in the practice of this art, they have sought self-expression or social promotion, self-oblivion or inner concentration; they practiced calligraphy out of necessity or out of passion—as a solace, as a convention, as an escape, as an obsession, as a liberation; for many, it was a drug, an ascesis, a private madness, an austere discipline, a way of life; the best of them found in it the perfect paradigm of Efficient Activity,…
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Finally the Italian Surname Database is back up and running. You will notice a slightly different look and a anti spam feature on the feedback form. Unfortunately during the upgrade there is a slight possibility that some of the data was lost or corrupted. Please check the information for your surnames and contact info and send me any corrections so I can add information and make any necessary corrections. Once again I ask that you please do not send any genealogy related questions through this form as it is only a feedback form and nothing more. Direct all other questions to the Gente forum and we will gladly try to help you through there.
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Welcome to the PWInsider.com live coverage of Evolve 12, live from the Metrolina Tradeshow Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Match #1: Caleb Konley vs. Adam Page vs. Jake Manning w/Johnny Fairplay & Amanda
The match begins with Manning getting the early advantage on Page before Konley jumps in, Page then takes over on both Manning and Konley with arm drags. Manning then pretends to team with Konley before dumping him on the arena floor, Page then takes Manning down with a drop kick. Konley then trip Manning before bringing him to the arena floor, Page then does a dive onto both of his opponents. Page goes back into the ring before nailing a diving Konley with a spin kick, Manning recovers to take over on Page and Konley with some stomps. Manning then nails Page with an elbow drop to the back, Manning then goes for a suplex on Page and Konley drop toe holds him down before catching him with a senton bomb. Manning then nails Konley with an STO that then forces him to DDT Page, Manning then gets a butterfly suplex on Page. Page fights back by nailing both of his foes with chops and inzaguri's, Page then hits Manning with a standing shooting star press. Konley then brings Page to the top rope before getting shoved off, Manning then trips Page to keep him on the top rope. Konley recovers to miss a moonsault on Manning after hitting him with a super kick, Manning then catches Konley with a flat liner for the three count.
Winner: Jake Manning
Match #2: Alex Reynolds vs. Mike Cruz
The next match begins with Cruz grabbing a hold of Reynolds, Reynolds quickly reverses to get wrist control on Cruz. The pace picks up with Cruz taking Reynolds down with a monkey flip, Reynolds then flips Cruz up to the middle rope before getting nailed with a high cross body. Cruz then knocks Reynolds out of the ring before catching him with a suicide dive, they fight back into the ring until Reynolds knocks Cruz back out of the ring and into the ring post. Reynolds then brings Cruz into the ring for a near fall, Reynolds then takes Cruz down with a hard Irish whip. Cruz then ducks a few clothes lines from Reynolds until he gets nailed with a knee lift, Reynolds then hurts Cruz further by clobbering him with a rope assisted back suplex. Reynolds then takes a rest by applying a modified abdominal stretch on Cruz, Cruz eventually stands up and he nearly catches Reynolds with a roll up. Cruz then gets the edge back by nailing Reynolds with a flying fore arm and running hip attack, Cruz then drops Reynolds in the corner to catch him with a running drop kick. Cruz then goes to the top rope and Reynolds meets him up there, Cruz then shoves Reynolds off of him before missing a high cross body. Reynolds then nails Cruz with a double knee to the rib cage, both wrestlers exchange knee strikes while in the suplex position. Reynolds then captures the pin on Cruz after winning the battle of roll ups.
Winner: Alex Reynolds
Match #3: Low Ki vs. Jigsaw
This battle begins with Ki forcing Jigsaw into the corner, Ki then trips Jigsaw to work over his leg and Jigsaw quickly escapes. Jigsaw then trips Ki himself before working over his arm, Jigsaw then releases the hold for a clean break and Ki chops him. Ki then goes to work the arm of Jigsaw and the ropes are grabbed, Ki then grapples with Jigsaw and he winds up in a guillotine choke. Ki quickly escapes to chain wrestle with Jigsaw and he gets the advantage, Ki then brings Jigsaw to the ground before locking on a modified cross face. Ki then trips Jigsaw to the ground again before attempting a single leg crab on him, Jigsaw breaks the hold and he quickly applies the abdominal stretch to Ki. Jigsaw then uses his speed to nearly pin Ki with a sunset flip, Ki then looks for some offense off his back and Jigsaw instead grabs a hold of him to lock him in a single leg crab. Ki eventually breaks the hold by nailing Jigsaw with a few elbow strikes, Ki then takes Jigsaw out with a running soccer kick. Ki then grabs a hold of Jigsaw in a bear hug like way, Jigsaw escapes and rolls Ki up quickly for another near fall. Ki again brings the match to the ground and he applies the body scissors on Jigsaw, Jigsaw retreats to the corner and Ki nails him with some stomps. Ki continues to work over Jigsaw in the corner with chops and European uppercuts, Ki then misses a charge in the corner and Jigsaw starts a chop battle with Ki. Ki quickly returns to the advantage by kicking Jigsaw in the leg and chopping him, Jigsaw finally slows Ki down with a drop kick in the corner. Jigsaw then nails Ki with a top rope high cross body, Jigsaw then lifts KI up and he places him on the top rope. Jigsaw then takes Ki down with a leaping hurricarana for a near fall, Jigsaw then goes for a super kick and Ki drop kicks him in the knee. Jigsaw then nearly rolls up Ki a few times after countering a Ki Krusher, Ki then catches Jigsaw with a double stomp and Ki Krusher for the victory.
Winner: Low Ki
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A Silicon Valley engineer charged with fatally shooting three former co-workers has testified that being fired from his job made him go insane.
Jing Hua Wu took the stand in his murder trial Tuesday and said he was under enormous stress leading up to the day he gunned down three executives at the semiconductor firm SiPort Inc. in November 2008. Wu has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. He faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
After being fired, prosecutors said Wu returned to his workplace and committed first-degree murder because he planned the killings.
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QSerialPort class that promised to make using the serial port easy on different platforms.
I've mentioned a few times how the ubiquitous serial port simply refuses to die. Granted, a lot of PCs don't have serial ports anymore, but many devices that connect via USB or Bluetooth still look like serial ports.
I still maintain a lot of code that talks to embedded systems via serial ports, and one major problem is how to abstract the serial port on different platforms. I have a simple module that covers my most common platforms, but honestly it isn't very general purpose and it is pretty bare bones of features.
I noticed that Qt 5.1 has a
QSerialPort class that promised to make using the serial port easy on different platforms. I decided to check it out. After all, I generally like Qt if I have to develop GUI code. QtCreator is pleasant to work with outside of a few quirks and the class library is solid and well documented.
If you haven't used QtCreator before, you should try it. It is reminiscent of Visual Basic, but with a nicer backend. However, it does have a few surprises. For example, editing a project means editing a text file (in the GUI editor, though). Adding and deleting member functions requires you to jump from source file to header file (which is true if you aren't using an IDE, I suppose, but it would be nice if the tool took care of it for you).
I am running Kubuntu 14.04, so I already had Qt5 installed. I did not, however, have the serial port library installed. That was in the qtserialport5-dbg package. Depending on the platform you use, you may have to jump through different hoops to get Qt5.1 (or later; I used 5.2) and the library installed.
You have to add the library to the project as well. I created a "widget" project in QtCreator and then opened up the corresponding .pro file. There is a line that reads:
QT += core gui
and it should read:
QT += core gui serialport
You could also add a new line, if you like that better:
QT += core gui QT += serialport
After that, you are ready to go. You can add the
QtSerialPort header to get definitions and autocompletion.
One problem with cross-platform serial code is identifying the port names that are available. I guess the Qt designers agreed, because they made that simple to do. The
QSerialPortInfo class creates objects that hold information about a specific port. It also has a static function,
AvailablePorts, which returns a
QList of
QSerialPortInfo objects.
QSerialPortInfo objects have the things you'd expect: a port name and a file name, for example. But it also contains USB information, if the port is a USB serial port. That's very handy, because if you have a specific vendor ID for a serial chip, you can use that to find the right port regardless of the port name. You can find the online help for the object if you want to read more.
Armed with that list, it is pretty easy to populate a combo box. As step one of the program I wanted to write, I decided to just set up a combo box and then display the information for the port. You can find the entire program online and see it in operation in the figure below.
Here's the code in the main window constructor that fills in the combo box:
MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow) { ui->setupUi(this); // initialize list of serial ports ports=QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts(); // fill in combo box for (int i=0;i<ports.length();i++) { ui->comport->addItem(ports[i].portName(),QVariant(i)); } }
I stored the index in the data part of the combo box (after converting it to a
QVariant). That way even if you sort the combo box later, the entries would still be correct. The ports
QList is a member of the class, so once it is filled it, the rest of the program can use it as needed.
Here's the slot code for combo box being selected:
void MainWindow::on_comport_currentIndexChanged(int index) { QString out; // get selected index int sel=ui->comport->currentData().toInt(); // build up HTML info string in out out="
Serial Port Info
"; ui->output->clear(); out+=ports[sel].portName()+" "+ports[sel].description()+"
"; out+=ports[sel].systemLocation()+"
"; if (ports[sel].hasVendorIdentifier()&& ports[sel].hasProductIdentifier()) out+=ports[sel].manufacturer()+" ("+ QString::number(ports[sel].vendorIdentifier(),16) + ":" + QString::number(ports[sel].productIdentifier(),16) + ")"; // and put it on the screen ui->output->setText(out); }
That looks like a bit of code, but really it just gets the index from the combo box, builds a
QString with the data provided, and then sends it to the read-only text box.
As you can see in the figure, all the port information is there and you are ready to open the port and actually talk to something. How do you do that? I'll show you next time.


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To expand the OpenMRS community practices to support quality assurance processes (i.e. release testing, stakeholder acceptance testing, module gardening team, etc.)
To identify the ways to measure a "successful high quality implementation" of OpenMRS and why it is important to go beyond just software development features and bug fixes.
To understand ways in which OpenMRS outputs can be used to positively impact the quality of clinical care and the quality of programs that support care.
This event provides an opportunity for developers to collaborate and improve their technical skills in OpenMRS, implementers to share their best practices from implementations, and users to propose and prioritize their top features in future releases of the software. The event will also include visits to OpenMRS implementation sites along with a discussion afterward for participants to share their experience and suggestions
The conference will be structured in a semi-unconference format - each conference date will comprise with a number of pre-determined sessions/events, followed by open slots for the audience to propose sessions of their choice.
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It's an unconference! If you've never been to an unconference before, imagine a traditional conference with incredibly useful chats with colleagues in the small breaks between dry presentations with one person talking in from of a room of people checking their email and then take away the dry presentations and fill the conference with the incredibly useful interactions. That's your unconference, where attendees determine the agenda.
If you're attending OMRS17, start sharing your ideas now for sessions you'd like to see at the conference:
The traditional OpenMRS hackathon will be held during the 2 days after the event, 15-16 December, 2017. The hackathon is free for developers to attend, but separate registration is required because space is limited.
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We are currently finalizing a list of implementation sites that attendees will be able to visit. More details will be updated shortly.
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 時の探検隊 Pokémon Fushigi no Danjon Toki no Tankentai) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 闇の探検隊 Pokémon Fushigi no Danjon Yami no Tankentai) is the second set of games in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. The game was re-released around a year later with bonus Wi-Fi features, extra episodes and 2 new playable Pokémon.
The basic controls have little variance from others in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. You can set moves and items to certain hot-keys, and you may link moves at Electivire's Link Shop just before heading out on your exploration. There are new items in the game such as Geo-pebbles, a downgrade from the Gravelerocks (items that you throw at enemies.) Another difference is that Heal Seeds and some Orbs become available as early as the first dungeon, unlike in Red/Blue Rescue Team. In the Type quiz that begins the game, there is a feature where you press your finger (or Stylus) against the touch screen so it can detect your "Aura" (this has no effect on which Pokémon you'll play as, but will determine what special item you receive. This feature determines your "aura" by the color you set your DS, DS lite, or DSi's menu for) Also, your Partner Pokémon cannot be of the same Type or Generation as the "Leader"; per example, if you are to be Torchic, you may choose between Generation I Starters, Generation II Starters, Generation IV Starters, and Fire-type choices will not appear. As well as these changes:The feature of Genders among Pokémon is added, along with Eggs, which can be cared for by Chansey at its Daycare Center.
The game begins with an image of a stormy sea, in which two characters are shouting to one another. it is unknown wether they are human or Pokemon, however. The scene will then move to a beach, where the main character lies unconscious on its shore. Meanwhile, whichever Pokémon you choose for your partner is attempting to enter the Wigglytuff Guild, However, He/She becomes frightened by the sentry system and flees before the door could be opened. A Zubat and Koffing appear hiding behind a rock near the door, and decide to mess with your partner. Your Partner then finds you passed out on the beach, with only a memory of being human, and your name. At first, your partner thinks you are lying about once being human, but then asks you your name (this is where you put your name in.) Then, Zubat and Koffing come along, steal your partner's Relic Fragment, and the twosome run into Beach Cave. You decide to help your partner out, and you and your partner dash into the cave. At the deepest part, you see Koffing and Zubat, looking at the fragment. They battle you, and when you defeat them, they drop the Relic Fragment and run away. When you arrive back on the beach, your partner asks to form an Exploration Team with you. You accept, and then he/she explains about becoming an Exploration Team at Wigglytuff's Guild. With the help of Your presence, your Partner finds the courage to enter the Guild.In the Guild there are many other Pokémon, Wigglytuff is the Guildmaster, Chatot his right hand Pokémon, Diglett the Guild sentry, Loudred who helps Diglett with the Sentry Duty and wakes you up in the morning. Sunflora, Corphish, Chimecho, Croagunk and Bidoof are the other guild members.
Once you join the Guild, your first mission will be to do a request for a Spoink to return its lost pearl at the bottom of Drenched Bluff. It rewards you with 2000 Poké, but Chatot takes it and gives you one-tenth of the value, saying that the rest is given as guild funds.The next day, Chatot asks you to do another job on the Job Bulletin Board, and this routine follows for a few days. After this, on one day, Chatot asks Bidoof to show you around Treasure Town. When you enter it, your partner shows you around town a lot more than Bidoof. The only shops you can enter are Duskull Bank, Kangaskhan Storage, and the Kecleon Shop and Kecleon Wares.After going to the Kecleon Shop, you will notice that an Azurill and a Marill are coming your way to the Kecleon Shop and ask for some Apples. After they leave, Marill discovers that they had an extra Apple, but the older Kecleon tells them that it is his gift. Azurill then stumbles and its Apple rolls toward you. When it takes it from you and apologizes, you black out and can hear cries for help. After you wake up, your partner asks you what happened. After this whole ordeal, you go back to the right half of the town, and find Azurill and Marill with a Drowzee, agreeing to search for a lost item of Azurill's. He then bumps into you, apologizes, and leaves with the pair. Then, you get your second dizzy spell and find Azurill with Drowzee in a mountainous region. It appears as if Drowzee is forcing Azurill do something for it. Then Azurill wails for help in a similar manner to that in your first dizzy spell. You tell your partner what you saw, but it shrugs it off in disbelief. Bidoof, remembering the time, tells both you and your partner to hasten towards the guild before Chatot punishes all of you. On arriving, Chatot shows you the Outlaw Notice Board and explains that that is where all posters for wanted crooks are kept. Suddenly, the board flips and you see its blank side. Shocked, your partner asks Chatot what just happened. Chatot gives you an explanation of how Dugtrio changes the old requests for the new ones. After it gets flipped back, your partner starts shuddering. On asking him why, he asks you to look at the top-left of the board and you see Drowzee on the poster as a petty crook. Shocked in the extreme, you and your partner rush out of the guild and find a lone Marill. It tells you that Drowzee abducted Azurill to Mt. Bristle, and requests that you go to save him. On defeating Drowzee, Azurill and its brother have an emotional moment while Officer Magnezone apprehends Drowzee.
After a few days continuing your normal day-to-day jobs, Chatot will ask Diglett to teach you how to do sentry duty. You will have to cover Diglett's post from time to time, so remember how to play this mini-game. Then, after another few days of your normal day-to-day jobs, Chatot will give you a real treat- your first actual exploration! You have to investigate an unknown dungeon known as the Secret Waterfall, but when you reach the place, you realize that a deluge of water is in front of you, and your partner automatically assumes that there is nothing more, but you feel something from it and decide to investigate further. You then attempt to run through the waterfall, but the pressure is too great for you. You get another dizzy spell and see a figure in your dream running through the waterfall and a dungeon on the other side. Your partner gets convinced on hearing this, and both of you venture through it to get to the Waterfall Cave. Once you get through it, You shall see that the deepest part is studded with jewels and colorful crystals. On seeing a huge one in the center, Both you and your partner try to remove it by pulling it, but to no avail. You then get another vision of the figure in your dream pushing the jewel, and the ground shaking. Your partner try pushing it, and a deluge of water swamps the cave spouts out into the Hot Spring. You find Torkoal and a few other Pokémon lying in there. You and your partner decide to rest there, before returning to the guild.
After doing your day-to-day jobs, you will find that two Pokémon are at the Job Bulletin Board and when they turn around you find out who they really are- your petty enemies, Zubat and Koffing. Alarmed, they inform you that they only lost to you due to the fact that their boss wasn't around, and tell you that he is about to arrive. On climbing the ladder, their 'boss' emits a very foul stench making everyone in the guild complain and suffocate. If you still haven't gotten the answer to who it is, let me relieve you of the suspense- a Skuntank, the boss of Koffing and Zubat, comes onto the scene and shoves your partner out of the way and threatens you to move if you didn't want to face the same punishment. You do so, and run to your partner's aid. He is alright, and everyone marches down to Chatot and Wigglytuff demanding the reason that they had arrived, and they tell you that they are Team Skull. Everyone then starts complaining about it, but Wigglytuff becomes sad and is about to cry. Chatot, filled with fear of Wigglytuff's rage orders everyone while trembling to be as happy as they can, even if it hurted to do so as Wigglytuff's rage is causing tremors inside the guild. Seeing everyone happy, Wigglytuff stops crying and remains in his happy condition, as always. At the end of this dilemma, Chatot says that everyone can take a day off and stay relieved at this averted catastrophe.
Along the way, you find out how you came to be a Pokémon and the purpose you had to serve to save the world from paralysis. The game can be played further to recruit all Pokémon, complete the conquest of all dungeons in the game.
The plot is extremely similar to the Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team And Blue Rescue Team games. The Expedition in Explorers is similar to the Exile term in Rescue. The Grovyle in Explorers would be similar to Gengar in Rescue, in the sense that Grovyle is causing a "unthinkable event"; Gengar caused the Meteor to fall in Rescue while Grovyle is stealing Time Gears in Explorers which would stop the flow of time completely.
List of Available Starters
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Squirtle
- Pikachu
- Meowth
- Chikorita
- Totodile
- Cyndaquil
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
- Turtwig
- Chimchar
- Piplup
- Munchlax
- Skitty
- Riolu (Explorers of Sky only)


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By Myriads of Swords
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|By Myriads of Swords
|GTA Chinatown Wars
|Hsin Jaoming
A Shadow Of Doubt
Double Trouble
|Unlocked by
So Near, Yet Sonar
Slaying With Fire
By Myriads of Swords is a mission given to protagonist Huang Lee by Hsin Jaoming in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It involves the beheading of two members of the Midtown Gangsters.
Hsin tells you to retrieve a sword from a dumpster. You have to find the gang leaders (each surrounded by armed body guards) and behead them. You must retrieve their IDs from their wallets as proof of their deaths for Hsin (you can also steal $200 from each while doing this). Hsin then emails you asking you to meet him beneath the Screamer. He accuses you of being the traitor, until Wu Lee saves you.
You are rewarded $500 and unlock the mission A Shadow Of Doubt upon mission completion.
(At Hsin's Residence)
Hsin: In searching for the Feds' rat. I have uncovered, amongst my so called people, many snakes, pigs, and dogs!
Huang: It's like a petting zoo of disrespect.
Hsin: Something like that. Our long time allies who have reneged on their traditional oaths must be disciplined accordingly like all those who displease me. Behead them, Huang. Make sure I am not displeased with you. Otherwise, I'll chop your head off and all, you little snot.
Huang: Hsin - I did what you asked - the traitors are dead.
Hsin: Yet still, the Fed's rat scurries amongst us, Huang. Interesting isn't it. This harassment started soon after you began working for us. Coincidence is a bitch. Admit your guilt, Huang!
Huang: What? No ...that's crazy! I just went medieval on some motherfuckers for you. Give me a break.
Hsin: A liar to the end! And this is the end for you!
Huang: Man - that's too cheesy - can't you give me another death line?
Kenny: Wait! Hsin, My nephew is innocent.
Hsin: Innocent? He's been ratting us out since he arrived. I bet he even organized Yu Jian's theft! That sword was to have been mine!
Kenny: He didn't steal the sword, Hsin.
Huang: I'll buy you a new fucking sword, old man.
Hsin: I wanted that one. He must be executed for his crimes.
Kenny: Wait! Huang will find the sword AND the real rat! Just give him time.
Hsin: Who are you to tell me what to do, Kenny? You've even got a stupid name. Guards!
Kenny: Please, Hsin! Huang is all I have left of my brother...
Hsin: ... ... ... Very well. But, failure to discover the Fed rat AND Yu Jian, before my patience runs out, will be a big fucking mistake, buddy.
Mission Replay description
"Hsin had me remove the heads of the Midtown Gangsters... literally!
And for my reward I nearly lost my own head.
It was only Uncle Kenny's intervention that saved me ...for now. ...I've GOT to find the FIB rat and Yu Jian if I'm going to get out of this alive."