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Thursday, August 30, 2007

SUPER REAL SPECIAL: VS The Movie Industry / PREVIEW 2 - Dennis Budd / PART 2

Yesterday we started our behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming November releasing SUPER REAL VS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY SPECIAL with a look at the first of our four guest artists, Dennis Budd, and his character design sheets for his section (Holly vs a Tarantino-themed mob).

Today, we'll pick up right where we left off, with the rest of Dennis' designs, this time for the villains.

If you think Tarantino films, no shortage of iconic villains and characters spring to mind... from Samuel L's career launching turn as Jules in Pulp fiction and it's "gimp", or Ving Rhames' Marsellus Wallace, to Kill Bill's Kato inspired Crazy 88's, and Go Go Yabari the mace wielding Japanese school girl, Tarantino knows how to dream up crazy cool bad guys and not so good guys. Mr. Pink anyone? So, it seemed natural to lineup a mob of such goons, all inspired by QT's big screen misfits, and pit them against our number one girl Holly. I won't say any more, but it's going to be a fun ride!

First up we have Dennis' take on our S&M monster, that he calls simply "Pat the gimp".
Next are the made-for-reality-TV versions of the Crazy 88's, the Loco 22's... I thought, hey luchador mask wearing Mexican themed get-ups would make for a great stand-in here, and Dennis ran with it (plus, 88 goons is a lot to ask someone to draw, hell 22 goons is a lot to ask someone to draw!!)...
Next up we have Dennis' stab at some likenesses that might bounce around the scene... recognize anyone?
As you can see, BONUS!, Dennis is proficient with capturing likenesses!!!

And finally, we have the show stopper... My take on Go Go, re-imagined as a cross between Go Go Yabari, and Stuntman Mike... A small Asian girl, but sporting a big facial scar and some old-school skates... that Dennis dubbed, KAGO BAAI (Basket Case), how appropriate!!!
Dennis played around a bit here, trying to work with me to find the right mix...
So there you have it!
Look like fun?!? :)
Well, that's just a small taste of what's to come, in just one section of this massive tale! There's still 4 more artists covering Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Zombie/horror, and much much more!!!!

I'm sure having seen these teases, many questions spring to mind, such as...
Will Holly take out these QT-fueled miscreants?
Will they take out a piece of her first?
Will Dennis be able to juggle so many whacked-out characters?!?

Stay tuned dear reader, for much more behind-the-scenes fun!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

SUPER REAL SPECIAL: VS The Movie Industry / PREVIEW 1 - Dennis Budd / PART 1

After coming up with the idea for the first special, Super Real VS The Comic Book Industry, I quickly knew there was a great opportunity to repeat it's formula. Taking the cast of Super Real and putting them in situations from the theme, different mediums of entertainment, and writing the stories for short sequences to be handled by a lineup of guest artists. Not only do you get fertile ground for action packed stories, but you get to work with, and showcase, a variety of artistic talent that the mainstream may not be aware of (and even work with some bonafide comic book stars; Jim Mahfood, Josh Howard)!!

So, having put together a great book the first time, it didn't take long to start hatching plans for a sequel - Super Real VS The Movie Industry. This time though, everything is bigger, with a story of over 40 pages, all in full color this time out (just like the regular series), and while I'm again working with 4 guest artists (in addition to once more pencilling a section of my own), there's also going to be an artist jam section, and pinup collection. It's going to be spectacular!!

Since my climax was running too long for what the awesome featured artist, Josh Howard (Dead@17, Lost Books of Eve), was gracious enough to sign up for, I've decided to have some special friends help out with the finale - a sequence of splash pages to wrap up the issue, artist jam style (you know, like what Bendis did with the last issue, or was it an annual, on Ultimate Team-up?)!! There were no shortage of talented creators and friends to sign up for pages and pinups this time out, so it's really become a matter of fitting them all in, and getting them material to have fun with (so you the readers and fans can have a blast too). I think we've succeeded, and over the next few weeks, I'll be giving you a peek at this metric ton of crazy cool artwork. Starting now!

I've decided to take the artists, one at a time, and give each of them a week of behind-the-scenes features, showcasing character studies, page layouts/roughs, pencils, and more! (That's the idea anyway, can't promise I won't bend those rules as we go)
First up? Dennis Budd.
Dennis is the co-creator of MODEL OPERANDI, an awesome OGN (that's original graphic novel) released last year from After Hours Press. You might recall I talked the book up here, and featured it as an indy spotlight in the print version of TSL. Dennis is the main artistic force behind the concept, a modeling agency with action-packed extra-curricular activities, along with his co-creator Joe Caramagna (who's also a letterer for just about every-other Marvel comic you might read... no really, check the credits on any Marvel book, and you'll see what I mean). Anyway, Dennis has a really clean animated style, and the book blended sexy girls with comedic action, in a fun tasteful way. If you STILL haven't dug up a copy, check it out!!

Dennis can currently be seen gracing the pages of Platinum Studios' CONSUMED, where he's again joined by Joe, for some of the art chores on a tale that's penned by someone else. A work for hire gig. The book has been a fun read so far, with some great writing from a scribe I've not seen before, Asa Shumskas-Tait. Check it out, you can't miss the Joe Lisner covers!

So anyway, what about his artwork for Super Real?!?
Well, I'm getting to that :)
Dennis stepped in to take on a showcase section of the book, featuring participant number 1 (Holly Hood, our main character) facing off against a never ending mob of Quentin Tarantino inspired goons!! Dennis, being a true pro (he went to the Kubert school kids) started cranking out character designs once I got him the script. And well, since he offered up a character sheet for Holly, I went ahead and made some suggestions, to keep our main gal looking the part. So today I'm sharing those two sheets he created for her.

The first character sheet was his initial take, and the second was with some of my suggestions.
Basically, Holly has a pretty big build for her height (broad shoulders, long legs, etc), and I thought the first one's made her look a little too small, so I suggested he pattern her more after his character Gracie from MO (as she's pretty much a twin of Holly, even also wearing a pink and black shirt). Also, since we were doing this exercise, I could suggest little things like changing the shapes of her eyes, and how he drew the hair. That's pretty cool for an 8 page stint on one book!

Gracie and Holly, seperated at birth?

Tomorrow we'll check back with Dennis, and take a look at the really cool stuff... his character designs for all of the Tarantino inspired bad guys!!!! They're a LOT of fun!

So, be sure and tune in tomorrow!

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

SUPER REAL NOTES - New Special in Previews tomorrow!

When you pop into the comic shop tomorrow for your weekly visit, be sure and pick up the current issue of Diamond Comics Distributor's PREVIEWS catalog, September 2007 (volume 17 number 11), as it offers the brand new issue of Super Real - SUPER REAL VS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY SPECIAL in the comics and graphic novels section, page 347, as a spotlight item for release November 2007.

Solicitation copy reads:
It’s time for another over-the-top special featuring our made-for-reality-TV super-powered cast in an over-sized, 48 page, full color book, featuring amazing guest artists (including JOSH HOWARD – Dead@17, Lost Books of Eve), and our 5 reality show participants in situations from popular movies we all know and love! A great way to check out this COMICS BUYER’S GUIDE Indy Pick of the Month title!!

Features: Jason Martin (writer/artist), Josh Howard (Dead@17), Dennis Budd (Consumed, Model Operandi), Dan Mendoza, Jerry Gaylord, and more.

50/50 variant cover by Jonboy Meyers (Danger Girl, Ninja Scroll, Necromancer)

48 pages, full color, $4.99
Diamond Order Code - SEP07 3951

That's right, this is a full color, double-sized issue, and beyond the 4 guest artists, and fab Jonboy cover, there are a slew of other guest artists working on jam and pinup sections (with more surprises I'm not spilling on)!

It's our entire genetically enhanced cast dropped onto Vancouver, Canada studios, where they must survive a gauntlet of challenges based on popular movies... Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Tarantino, zombies, and dare I say more... you name it!! Tune in and find out!

This issue will be incredible!!!

Preorder your copies now!
What's that?
You want the ordering info again?!? :)
Diamond order code SEP07 3951

Tune in tomorrow for the start of our behind-the-scenes peek at everything that goes into this mega-issue!!! (and click the "Super Real Special" label below for past tidbits)

Monday, August 27, 2007

IN CASE U MISSED IT: SDCC 07 attendance

With San Diego Comic-Con International growing larger and larger, and with rumors of numbers being up to around 140-150k at this year's event, along with unprecedented sellouts, the general consensus was that the show had grown again considerably from 06 to 07.
Not so, according to and the show's organizer, David Glanzer...
Let's get to what everybody wants to talk about - the numbers. What was attendance like at Comic-Con in 2007?

We actually just got our numbers in and the number is 125,000 individuals.

Interesting. Considering people were bandying about numbers like 140,000+ over the weekend, I think that number is going to surprise a lot of people.

I think you're right. We're very meticulous about our numbers. We made sure to get rid of duplicates and make sure that the people who are counted are people who actually attend the show. Remember, one person who attends 4 ½ days is only counted once. It's a very large facility and 125,000 people is a lot of people. Last year we had about 123,000, so we saw a little increase this year. We're very meticulous about our numbers.

Do you have any idea how many of those were exhibitors and how many were press?

Exhibitors was about 9,000 and I don't have the break down for press, but the preliminary numbers we had look to be about 3,000 press.

Another prevailing rumor about the con is that, due to the overcrowding, it must be moving, Anaheim, Vegas, somewhere? Soon?
Again, nope...
One of the perennial rumors following the close of a Comic-Con show is how the show is too big for the San Diego Convention Center, it's reached capacity - which you have - and you're fleeing San Diego the following year for another city that can handle your growing needs. So, to put those rumors to rest, remind us again how long you're contracted with the San Diego Convention Center.

We've contracted through 2012.

So there you have it, Comic-Con International will be in San Diego way off into the far flung future. Check out the whole article though, as they address other big questions like panel space, hotel space, and pedestrian traffic to and from the con.
Click HERE for the full scoop.

Friday, August 24, 2007

I SAW IT ON TV: summer roundup

Things have been so busy lately, I haven't had time to blog...
So, I'll try and touch on everything outside the realm of Super Real in the coming weekends (the upcoming weeks are reserved for behind-the-scenes material on the upcoming book)!

First up, here's some of the TV we've been watching this summer...

Now three episodes in, this SCI-FI series is a decidedly vanilla, low budget affair.
The magic of the campy, fairly adult but goofy 80's movie romp that made me a Flash fan is barely found in the TV show. Nor the pure sci-fi action I vaguely recall from the cartoon series of the same era.

This new series settles into an Earth based drama, where "Flash" must try and continuously find portals to Mongo to eventually rescue his long lost father. Cue episodes of things coming to Earth one at a time and wreaking low grade havoc that's wrapped up by show end, and repeat. With questionable casting (most notably Ming and anything that passes for a villain) and horrible sets and costumes.

Yet somehow, I still find it mildly entertaining, certainly more for what it could be than what it is.

Take one aging punk rock icon, apply his ever honest approach to all things real in life, and give him a show where he shares his views, sits down with an interesting and often iconic guest, and then showcases incredible musical acts you've either never heard of, or that no one else has.

Makes for a great counter culture show, that's so real and honest, you wish everything had the same spirit and craft.

Almost set to wrap up it's first season, Concords is the most original and fresh show on TV since Curb Your Enthusiasm, or any other HBO standout. Bret and Jemaine are two Kiwi's (New Zealenders) struggling to make it as a band in NYC. It's a half hour comedy with zany characters and deadpan humor, mixed with musical comedy. Yes, musical comedy skits. The boys break out into song according to the direction of any given episode, aping a style that suits it. Which makes for some often hilarious, and wholly original viewing.

The first couple episodes are gold, then you catch the formula, and the repetitive jokes, and the next couple episodes are a bit flat, but from there they get better and better. It's one of the best things on TV!

Deadwood ended abruptly, and it's creator, David Milch, moved on with this surf-centric San Diego tale, that replaces an old west town and it's grimy cast, with a seedy SD burg and a dysfunctional family and their neighbors. It's often forced, Milch's trademark dialogue is far better suited for an old west saloon, then modern society, at least when everyone is given to spout the trademark cursing flourishes. Some of the actors, actual surfers, can be downright bad, and the whole things a bit out there, but darn if it wasn't mostly fun. (Not to mention, half of the huge ensemble cast were from Deadwood too.)

Too bad it won't be back for season two.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Things will be kicking into high gear after a spell of con and family travel the past few weeks.

San Diego and Chicago con were best evers, and the next book SUPER REAL VS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY #1 (the sequel special), a double-sized full color outing, hit's the Previews catalog next week!

The Wednesday 8/29 September Diamond Previews catalog for books shipping in November will include solicitation for ordering on the all new issue, as well as a collected set of the previous four issues.

I've talked on here before about the special, and will resume behind-the-scenes previews for that next week, but I haven't talked before about the collected set. Retailers and customers can order all four issues of Super Real (issues 1-3, and the first special - Super Real VS the Comic Book Industry) for the one time low price of $9.99. This set will come with a new wraparound poster and ship at the same time as the new book.
I really wanted to do a collected edition or trade, since we've published the first half of the story, to give new readers a shot at the series, but having printed the regular series in full color, I've had to print beyond Diamond orders on every issue, and still have inventory for every issue. As much as I'd love to print-to-order and announce sellouts for each issue, I instead print well beyond what gets initially distributed in order to afford full color printing, and also have stock for reorders, and direct (con/web) sales. So, instead of rendering my inventory useless by collecting the first issues in a new release, I've offered them all together, at a lower price, to hopefully entice retailers and customers to give them a shot if they haven't. Make sure and tell your friends to pick up the sets if they haven't checked out the book yet!

Both the new Special, which will feature a story written by and illustrated by myself and four guest artists (including featured artist Josh Howard), plus a hot variant cover by Jonboy Meyers, and the new collected set will share a half page ad in the Previews catalog. Additionally, there will be some ads in Comic Shop News (the weekly newspaper that comic shops give away), on, and hopefully some podcasts.

So, like I said, look for things to heat up for Super Real starting next week, and keep building steam as we resume the regular series and get the book back on the stands on a more regular basis!

Check back Monday for the first of many production updates for the new special, sharing character designs, page roughs, pencils and more from what's sure to be the best issue yet!!

Thursday, August 16, 2007

WW Chicago sketches

Just back from Chicago last night, it was a great con, much better than 2 years ago (my first time at the show).

I did quite a few sketches and tried to get some decent pictures, but I really need to get a new camera. So, thought I'd share some of those!

All of these (except Wonder Woman) were done without reference...
As you can see, Cherry Darling is a popular request (there were I think 2 more I didn't get pics of), I also sold out of the copies I had of my print of her...

Some of these I'd like to do as a finished drawing if I get the time!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the table and said hello, and especially those who picked something up, or commissioned a sketch, I really appreciate it!
See you at the next show!

Friday, August 10, 2007

SUPER REAL NOTES: Wizard World Chicago

Preview night is already in the books, and it was as much of a stinker as the first one (I was there 2 years ago for the first time Wizard added the Thursday night preview and it was a dead zone).
It's only open 3 hours (officially), but they didn't start letting people in til 15 minutes past the open time, that coupled with a 4-7pm time slot and a weekday (and not SDCC) makes for some slow going unless you've got exclusives people are rabid for, or are a "name" artist people want to get on a sketch list of, I suspect (though some friends in with a Small Press booth said business was good, and the crowds did seem bigger than '05).

I'll be in artist alley space 5400 (not in the program) if you're there.
Looking forward to a good show (and more White Castles and some Chicago-style pizza, plus I've family in the area - bonus!)!!

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Received a couple pinups from San Diego, and another that's been in the works since Pittsburgh, so thought I'd share...

First up we have this digitally painted (and rather risque) piece from Super Real issue 3 variant artist, Hector Sevilla (Lullaby, upcoming Leviticus Cross from Dabel Brothers)...

Next is a sketch that I received from artist Charles Holbert Jr. at the con. Charles had stopped by the table with a friend the day before to check out the book, and dropped this off to me a day or so later, which was really cool...
He had a great portfolio, and you can check out his DeviantArt gallery HERE

This great action shot is from Penelope Rivera whom I met at the recent Pittsburgh Comicon... Pene is engaged to Jerry Gaylord, an artist I'd met the year before at Wizard World Philly, who has done a section of pages in the upcoming Super Real Special (and he actually colored this piece too)...

Pene (or Peng Peng) and Jerry are both great artists, and really cool people, with quite a talented crew of creators working for the their Identity Comics collective... check more out from them HERE

I actually have a few more pinups that came in this week from Dan Mendoza, but I'm holding those back till I showcase what he's been working up as one of the contributing guest artists for the next Special...
So, tune in next week for that!

Sunday, August 05, 2007

SDCC 07 update 5: Final wrap up

With San Diego Comic-Con 07 firmly in the rear view, and Wizard World Chicago only a few more days away, I'm back for a final review.

I've shared shots of the con floor, and some of the better costumes and celebs that passed by, but I haven't shared pics of friends or any highlights from the after hours fun that was had.

Friday night was reserved for the 9PM screening of my friend Javier Hernandez's comic book film adaptation, The Dead One, based on his comic book El Muerto. Javier and I had met as small press neighbors at the con in 2004 (my second year), and have become good friends since. I've followed Jav through his journey from comic to film, and heard many stories of the production and everything in between, so with the film making the festival circuit for months now, I was very excited to get my first look at it at the con. With the show going til 7PM it was a mad dash with some friends to grab some dinner before the screening, but we managed to get back to the hall (and find the right screening room) just in the nick of time!

The movie features Wilmer Valderamma (of that 70's Show fame) in the lead as Diego the Aztec zombie, El Muerto. Tony Plana (from Ugly Betty) plays a supporting role and was onhand with Javier and producer Larry Rattner afterwards for a Q&A...

The Q&A session... Me and the Jav-Man... Jav and my wife Tami...

The film was great (as witnessed by the two-thumbs-up above), a cool mixture of an original character driven story grounded in Hispanic culture, with comic book and horror movie themes! Do yourself a favor and check it out 9/18 on DVD. Rumor has it, I'll even have an El Muerto artwork original in the DVD extras art gallery!!!

After the screening it was off to the Hyatt bar to catch up with more friends, where we had many drinks, got a little rowdy, and closed the place down...

Most of the gang at the Hyatt, makin with the pose... my buddy Dave Dwonch (Special Ed) posin with the one, the only, THE WOLF!!!

Friday and Saturday my buddy from Portland, Randy Kintz (aka Rantz - who's currently working on Jason and the Argonauts for Bluewater Productions) flew in for his first SDCC. Rantz hung at the table Friday and sold the last of his sketchbooks, and also crashed at the suite that evening. He was a bit overwhelmed by the size of the con and the crowds (who isn't)...

Here are some shots of familiar faces from the table...

My neighbors the last 2 years in small press, the creators of GRAVY BOY... me with my buddy Daniel Campos (Stalk) guest artist from the first Super Real Special and current KISS4K artist...

Rantz in action... the man, the one and only, Felipe Smith!! (MBQ) Super Real issue 3 variant cover (pictured) artist...

Rantz with Ray Height (Raheight), upcoming SR pinup artist...

Saturday night it was off to Old Town via trolley (always an adventure) with Javier and his group of friends (a new con tradition) for some Mexican food and pitchers of Margaritas... I didn't get any pictures that evening to share though. I got to catch up with Stan Yan (The Wang), whom I'd met in small press at my first SDCC and was also at last year's outing, and met Shane another fellow comic maker from Portland...

Afterwards I met up with Rantz and Jason Metcalf (my neighbor from the past Emerald City Comicon) for some drinks at the Marriott bar, which was filled with tables of people sketching... like the whole place. Since I didn't have any drawing materials with me, I was kind of out of place, and we all agreed we didn't really get the whole mass communal comic sketch thing...

Sunday, was not only the last day of the show, but also my last chance to get to Filippi's Italian for pizza. Filippi's is widely renowned as the best place for pizza in SD (and indeed some of the best period), and since the wife and I didn't make it the year prior, I was resolved to get there this time. So, after the con closed down and packed up, we met up with good friend Dave Montoya (Dave's out of NYC and the creator of Moho, and was also a former neighbor at the show) and Hector Sevilla (Lullaby) and his friends to throw down on some pizza. I met Hector the year before after he'd done a pinup I used as a variant on issue 3, where we hit it off and hung out, and since we hadn't had a chance to hang out his year, things worked out for dinner this evening. We had a nice relaxed dinner, over many laughs, and many excellent slices of pizza pie! A great finish, to another great year!!

The best pie... the Sunday Filippi's pizza crew; me, my wife, Dave Montoya, ??, Hector's friend, Hector Sevilla (Elsevilla)...

And thus another chapter closes on the massive San Diego Comic Con. I did my best to capture it on film, and share in the shenanigans, but it's nigh impossible to pin down even a fraction of what transpires over the course of these seven crazy days in southern California. The only way to truly get a taste for it, is to experience it for yourself (highly recommended). Word of warning, be prepared to do battle with massive crowds, and allow yourself the maximum amount of time possible. Even if you can't survive 5 days at the convention hall, there are no shortage of things to do in and around the city. It really is a phenomenal place to host the show. Each year my wife and I take a day or two extra and take in another area attraction, and this year we walked Balboa park, the massive park that's host to scores of museums and ornate buildings, nestled just between downtown and the zoo.

I'll be back one last time to share a couple pieces of artwork I received at the show, but otherwise, I'm turning the page on San Diego, and looking forward to Chicago (and White Castles!!!)...


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Utilization of the Neuron 6 French 0.053 inch inner luminal diameter guide catheter for treatment of cerebral vascular pathology: continued experience with ultra distal access into the cerebral vasculature
  1. Neeraj Chaudhary1,
  2. Aditya S Pandey2,
  3. Byron Greg Thompson2,
  4. Dheeraj Gandhi1,
  5. Sameer A Ansari1,
  6. Joseph J Gemmete1
  1. 1Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  2. 2Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Cerebral Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr J J Gemmete, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B1D 328, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; gemmete{at}med.umich.ed

Objective To describe our experience with very distal placement of the Neuron 6 F 0.053 inch inner luminal diameter guide catheter (Penumbra Inc, San Leandro, California, USA) within the intracranial and extracranial vasculature to allow treatment of various neurovascular pathologies. Previously, this was thought to be only possible with a microcatheter.

Methods 12 cases are presented in which traditional guide catheters were unable to successfully navigate tortuous anatomy or provide stable support for intervention.

Results The Neuron 6 F 0.053 inch inner luminal diameter delivery catheter (Penumbra) was placed in a very distal location within the internal carotid artery, external carotid artery and venous system enabling successful endovascular treatment of the intracranial pathology with no related neurological complications.

Conclusion All lesions were successfully treated through a microcatheter advanced in a coaxial fashion through the distally placed guide catheter. There were no complications related to the distal position of the guide catheter.

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  • Patient Consent Obtained.

  • Ethics approval Institutional Review Board approval was obtained from the University of Michigan.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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We all want to look and feel younger — but many of us don’t want to spend thousands on expensive or invasive procedures. Plus, procedures like Botox and plastic surgery can have adverse health effects.

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Did you know exercise does more for your body than just keep your waistline in check and muscles strong? Along with maintaining physical and mental health, a few of the benefits that exercise boasts to keep you looking young include:

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Stress can wreak havoc on body and mind. Surges of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol cause blood pressure to rise and the heart to race. This can cause the body to age faster, so make it a priority to slow down and find time to breathe deeply and relax.

Here are 3 ways to conquer stress >

Herbert Benson, MD, author of the landmark book The Relaxation Response, recommends trying “the relaxation response.” Repeat a mantra — a relaxing word, sound, uplifting phrase or prayer — for as little as 10 minutes a day to slow down, get grounded and give your worry lines a break.

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Superfoods and healthy fats are proven age-reducers. Omega-3 fatty acids help stabilize your mood, maintain bone strength, and prevent visible signs of aging by reducing inflammation in your body. You can find these good fats in salmon, walnuts, soybeans, avocados and certain seeds.

Super fruits like pomegranates and goji berries are packed with antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals, and other nutrients that can help you live longer, prevent disease, and make your skin vibrant. Not to mention the benefits of more energy, so you can keep up with your kids or grandkids at the park this summer.

These 5 foods are the best for healthy and glowing skin >

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Sunscreen does more than prevent pink skin and fight off cancer — it has anti-aging properties for your skin too. In a recent study, participants who used sunscreen daily were 24% less likely to show increased signs of aging.

Photoaging in the skin is caused by UV-A radiation, which makes it hard for your skin to hold its shape. Photoaging also causes freckles and liver spots. Give your skin a fighting chance for longevity by limiting exposure to sunlight throughout the day. Be generous with the sunscreen – protected skin is healthy skin!

Sunscreen isn’t just for sun protection >

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Working at UCare is more than just a career; it's a mission. A mission that defines us as professionals, unites us as an organization, and shapes how we interact with our members and each other. Our values of integrity, community, quality, flexibility, and respect permeate every aspect of our organization - from who we are and how we act, to what we do and how we do it. We owe our continued success to our employees who proudly embody our mission and values in everything they do.

Position Description

This position is responsible for the administration of Identities and Access required to access UCare systems. In this position, the administrator will perform day to day provisioning and removal tasks to support the hiring, termination and transfer of users. The administrator will be responsible for the creation, maintenance and execution of supporting policies and procedures. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of organizational directives and business goals.

·Administration of user identity attributes and access rights to supported systems and applications.

·Enhance, formalize and standardize Identity and Access Management processes and procedures.

·Develop security standards and best practices related to identity access management.

·Collaborate with systems owners and end users to provide access in a consistent and repeatable process.

·Collaborate with the ServiceNow Administrator to build workflows to manage processes from the customer to the fulfillment teams.

·General support, administration and maintenance of systems as directed by the Business Security Manager.

·Provide support to Security Operations as needed and directed by the Business Security Manager.

·Assess and provide recommendations related to application and system integrations to improve process and leverage automation.

·Conduct Periodic Access Reviews to ensure access management processes are being accurately followed.

·Create and maintain Identify Access Management metrics on an as needed and reoccurring basis.

·Research trends in security related technology.

·Support efforts regarding audit findings, adherence to compliance and organizational change.

·Develop enterprise tools and applications to manage access to data, systems and resources.

·Other projects and duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred; demonstrated experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Required Experience

Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service related to identity management or technical support.  Experience developing policies, processes or procedures. Knowledge and understanding of security access management principles and standards. Basic understanding of PowerShell, BASH, and/or SQL.

Preferred Experience

Information Security and Directory Services experience working on directory integrations and automation. Strong knowledge and understanding of directory services and identity stores. Experience managing federated identity integrations and multi-factor authentication solutions. Familiar with SAML, ADFS, LDAP and SSO technology.

UCare is proud to be a recognized Star Tribune Top Workplace for the 7th consecutive year. As a part of our collaborative team, you'll experience the rewards that come with helping others and seeing the positive results of your hard work. We value and respect each individual's ideas and contributions, and give you the freedom to grow both personally and professionally. We are centrally located, and offer onsite education, equipment and wellness resources, a myriad of volunteer activities, and a number of other rewards. If you're looking for a welcoming environment that celebrates what you have to offer, helps you build on your strengths, and gives you the opportunity to truly make a difference, we invite you to apply.

As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, we welcome and employ a diverse employee group committed to meeting the needs of UCare, our members, and the communities we serve.

Enter a highly collaborative environment where people are truly engaged, and feedback is valued. You'll enjoy a competitive salary and benefits, as well as a host of other perks, including a nationally recognized wellness program, and a bright, open, award-winning office space in Northeast Minneapolis just minutes from major freeways and retail centers. At UCare, we welcome and employ a diverse employee group committed to meeting the needs of UCare, our members, and the communities we serve.

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Rita Bahr Scholars 2016

When Rita Bahr Cari passed in 2003, Cari created a living memorial in her honor that gives prominence to her compassion for the underprivileged, particularly in the Central and South American region where she spent a considerable amount of time as a child. In 2004, Joe Cari established the Rita Bahr Cari Memorial Fund at Notre Dame University’s Center for Civil and Human Rights. The fund is used to advance the Center’s mission to aid victims of human rights violations and “will enable the center to enhance its innovative and internationally renowned contributions in teaching, research, and service on behalf of human rights. Many of its graduates (a number of whom are from Central and South America) are an integral part of an international network of lawyers who, through their teaching and practice, strive to develop a global human rights culture.”

Providing scholarship aid for exceptional students, of struggling nations students that are outside of the United States to attend Notre Dame Law School. Bringing educational opportunities since 2012 to encourage the study of International Human Rights to have the opportunity to study at the Center.

CCHR Announces 2015-16 Rita Bahr Scholars

The Center for Civil and Human Rights is proud to announce its Rita Bahr Cari Memorial Fund Scholars for 2015-16. The recipients are human rights lawyers enrolled in the Center’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights.

Luis Enrique Rosas Luengas (Mexico) earned his law degree from the Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas A.C. (CIDE) in 2013. From 2009 to 2012 he worked on strategic human rights litigation at the law school’s public litigation clinic, and was selected to intern at the Supreme Court of Mexico in 2012. That same year, along with other colleagues, he founded “Semillas de Justicia,” an NGO focused on strategic human rights litigation. He served as a research assistant at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University during 2013. In 2014 he served as a staff attorney at the Federal Commission of Antitrust Law in Mexico leading research against economic cartels. Immediately before enrolling at Notre Dame, he worked as an intern at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Johanna Villegas Perez (Ecuador) obtained her law degree summa cum laude from San Francisco de Quito University in 2013.  As an undergraduate she represented her school at the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition and at the “Yachay” Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Competition. Additionally, in 2014 she obtained a master’s degree in international relations at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). She has been involved in human rights topics as an intern for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and as a consultant for both the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Ecuador and for the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs. Since July 2013, she has worked as an attorney for the Legal Aid Clinic at San Francisco de Quito University.


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Just an update~

To update you, well there's not really anything different. The house is still a wreck. Only worse. There were problems, unexpected ones, with getting one of the a/c units fixed. Johnny brought home boxes, but I'm doing circles trying to figure out the best way to pack what's going to the apartment and what's going into storage. aarrggh!!!

Good news ~ we are NOT having a yard sale!!! We have someone that is taking it off our hands! They have a booth at a flea/antique mall and that takes care of that! I am so relieved. There's a Bronco filled with clothes, shoes, and purses going to Goodwill early Monday morning. All of the furniture we wanted to sell has sold. I spoke today with Deanna at Sweetwater Apartments and she says everything is looking good and we should get our keys to the apartment Monday morning!!! Please God, don't let anything go wrong and don't let anyone change their minds about anything. Except for the house, and for some unforeseen reason, if it doesn't sell, we're still moving out, and giving the other couple a call.

It's a freeing feeling to get rid of things I haven't used, or even seen, since the accident in 2006. And I'm not through adding to the growing pile in the living room that's designated for the flea market! Can't wait to get the furniture into the apartments, the kitchen cabinets readied, clothes hanging in the closets, and boxes to the storage facility - and most of those will be Christmas! Johnny is cheerfully storing all the yard equipment and working on cleaning out a garage that became a 'drop all' place. It was never just his and I hope to remedy that once we leave the apartments. He needs a place to park a bass boat, his tools, and a workshop bench. That's long overdue, bless his heart.

Last night we went over to some friends home and had a most delicious meal. The laughter, conversation, and relaxing were much needed and very much appreciated. Thank you Deborah and Lorenzo!! It was just what the doctor ordered!!

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Sounds good... cant wait till you get settled again. Hope everything runs smooth for you, Susie H~

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NERF Pulse Rifle Complete

Happy Wednesday everyone! I just wanted to share a couple of the final photos for the converted NERF stampede. I think it came out pretty convincing, but I’ll let you all be the real judges :)

Thanks for following the build and stay tuned for more cool stuff!

NERF Pulse Rifle progress photos!

Here’s some first photos of the Stampede-based Pulse Rifle Chris Glas has been building for me (hypercats.net). I should have it next week to begin the painting. It still functions and I’m hoping to have it looking epic when it’s done. Stay tuned! :)

Here’s the suppressed combo showing in the photo, but there many other ways to load out the gun including the 18rd “glow” magazine and also a 6rd mag that just looks cool, but not really fuctional for a semi auto. I hope you guys like her and she’s a rare one that doesn’t have a home yet, if you have any interest. Thanks!

This project is using the body of a shot last and the stock off a praxis. The M16 magazine is a stand-in for whatever will go there eventually. Being a supersoaker, there is no trigger, but I’ll add one for athestetics as the build progresses.

What? No new pictures?

Hey everyone! Sorry, but no new photos yet because I actually took a few days off to go to Orlando for MegaCon. That was a good decision :) I’ve never seen so many people just enjoying themselves at one time! I also admit I saw a lot of firsts, not all of them images I wanted in my brain. But I digress… I ended up selling two of the three guns I took with me before I got to the ticket counter, so I ended up having some cash to spend. (Forgot what that felt like…heh). I ended up buying a PKD Blaster replica kit from the movie Blade runner, so although I’ll most likely sell it, it will still be a lot of fun to make one of my favorite movie guns. Some day I’ll find a reasonable way to get my hands on a M41-A Pulse Rifle from Aliens, but then I’ll have to pry it out of my hands after I finish it!

Gaze upon greatness: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2010/11/aliens-pulse-rifle-replica-for-900/

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

And Not a Single Fuck was Given that Day

Hat-tip: Cinema Blend

So, apparently J.J. Abrams has finally elected to get off his ass and make the damn Star Trek sequel. Hear that, JJ? That's the sound of no one caring. It never ceases to amuse me how, despite the ludicrously high praise the first film received and the disturbing number of fans defending it as "just what was needed to bring the franchise back", the hype for a follow-up to this now 3-year old film has been virtually nonexistent. "Mild curiosity" seems a overly generous way to describe the fans reactions every time a casting rumor or story clue is released. Sorry defenders but this movie most certainly did not "bring the franchise back". Your argument is invalid.

In fact, the emotion I'm most sensing from the fans with regard to this film is fear; fear that they'll be stupid enough the make Khan Noonien Singh the villain. Fortunately that seems not to be the case at the point, meaning the internet community can return to their default state of complete apathy on the subject. Honestly, the only thing that has me the slightest bit interested it finding out who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing. The common belief is that he's playing a villain, but he hardly seems the Khan type, nor does he seem a likely choice to play a Klingon baddie. I could easily see him as a Romulan commander (an actual Romulan, not those tattooed thugs from the last one that might as well have been Klingons), but they already did the Romulans. It'd be amusing to see him play Q, or Trelane if they wanna stick with TOS characters, but that seems unlikely. The old "crew jerked around by a playful, omnipotent asshole" is not a very cinematic plot. Though if they are insisting on sticking to TOS characters, the question must be asked: Why? They've already said "fuck off" to the continuity, there's no reason the Borg can't show up a century early now.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Crossover with Diamanda Hagan

I did a crossover video with Diamanda Hagan! We reviewed the dark Horse comics adaption "Virus".


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Monetisation Review on Environmental Health Effects in Health Impact Assessments/HIA

Istamto, Tifanny*†; Houthuijs, Danny*; Lebret, Erik*†

doi: 10.1097/
Abstracts: ISEE 21st Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, August 25–29, 2009: Oral Presentations

*National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands; and †Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) at Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Abstracts published in Epidemiology have been reviewed by the organizations of Epidemiology. Affliate Societies at whose meetings the abstracts have been accepted for presentation. These abstracts have not undergone review by the Editorial Board of Epidemiology.

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Background and Objective:

Environmental pollutants can have direct and indirect effects on human health. Moreover there are economic effects, e.g. on health care, productivity, recreation and intrinsic losses through disruption of ecosystems. National and international organisations increasingly request monetisation of such effects for cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit evaluations. While some environmental health professionals regard the valuation of human health as unethical, others consider it a natural (though utilitarian) extension of burden of disease assessments.

Our aim is to review the key monetisation issues and valuation approaches for the economic aspects of traffic health impacts. Secondly, we compare the authors' economic view and the application of willingness-to-pay/WTP approach and Hedonic Pricing/HP approach on different environmental health endpoints.

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We performed a search in the main open literature for the past 30 years concerning the monetisation of environmental health effects. Relevant publications were reviewed against a set of key criteria.

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We retrieved over 250 relevant publications and rapports with a majority of theoretical concepts of monetisation related to traffic, air pollution and noise. After the screening, circa 40% of the studies were used for our paper where we focused on key literature findings regarding the WTP and HP approaches. In less than 10% of the literature original valuation data were collected and applied. The reported monetary values obtained from separate studies vary widely between studies.

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The findings of a study depend strongly on the type of method utilised to assess the subject's values. According to our theoretical review, the economic values of the subjects, when analysis is performed correctly, can be aggregated to a societal level and are transferable to another similar population. There is a growing trend of applying the WTP method as a means to directly assess the respondent's values on non-marketed goods such as environmental health.

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