Frank Lee Ruggles, Photographer
1. Early life:
12 November 1966 - Born in Phoenix Arizona to Evelyn and Lonnie Eaton as Frank Lee Eaton. His parents divorced when he was two and moved in with his grandparents, mother and two sisters. He took his grandfather's last name when he was 16 years old. His mother re-married in 1974 and the family moved to Delaware Ohio where Frank graduated from Rutherford B. Hayes High School. He joined the US Army in 1985 as a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. He served for four years with B co 2/505 Parachute Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1988 leaving for civilian life in 1989. A shoulder injury from a parachuting accident left him slightly disabled (30%) with limited movement of his left arm.
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2. Career:
Frank is currently photographer for the National Parks Service shooting for a week at each of the National Parks around the US as a member of the Digital Imaging Project Team.
In 2007, when an opportunity to work for the National Park Service as a photographer was available, Frank applied and won the position over hundreds of applicants. He became the 1st Team Photographer for the Digital Imaging Project, traveling for a week at a time to each of the park's 394 units to photograph the 300 most notable artifacts in the collections. During his off duty hours, Frank finds himself in some of the most beautiful and exotic locations in the United States. From Hawaii to Alaska to Maine to Georgia, he has photographed the natural beauty in 30 States in 2 years.
His photographic style is influenced greatly his photographic Hero, Ansel Adams (who was also a NPS photographer on a four year project) with an emphasis on intriguing compositions of landscape scenes which showcase the wonder of the natural world. He shoots both black and white and color images, though his preference is Black and White. He is often found climbing up rock walls or down into valleys to find a unique vantage point for his images.
Frank worked for 3 years as a night club bouncer in Charleston South Carolina where he met and started dating his future wife photographer Lisa Crow, a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in photography. She introduced him to photography and hired him as an entry level photo processor on the Kiawah Island resort photo lab that she managed.There he learned about photography and photographed the natural parts of the Island every week in his spare time. His print became popular with tourists and Island residents, as he sold over 3000 of his Island pictures in three years. In 1998, he and his wife moved to the Washington DC area where he worked for a short while as the Manager of Dominion Camera before purchasing Century Three Photo with his colleague Adam Paseman. Century Three provided photography and custom printing services to several government agencies including the Department of Energy, Department of the Treasury ,The Department of Commerce and the State Department to name a few. The C3 Team excelled at providing fast service to the Government and the company was growing rapidly until the events of 9/11 2001. The requirements for Top Secret Clearance made the Federal Contracts impossible to service and C3 closed their doors in early 2002. He worked a few non-photographic jobs before landing as the Manager of Virginia's largest Camera store , Ace Photo. There he taught photography and helped professionals and amateurs learn about the equipment they would need to get the images they sought.
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2. Other noted projects:
1998-2004 - Frank's commercial works were published in dozens of magazines for architectural and design clients. His interior photography is featured on Home and Garden Television's website.
2008 - Frank self-published his first book of works, "Beautiful America", which contained 80 images from the year's travel.
2009 - "...and this is what I saw in the American West" , Frank's first calendar was published.
2010 - Images for Frank's second book; "...and This is What I saw" are shot in over a dozen states, and are curently being edited for publishing.
2011 - March-April, 20 large scale images ( 7x9feet) will be hung at the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm Beach Florida in an outdoor exhibit, as well as 40 images in the Gallery.
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3. Personal life:
Frank resides in Leesburg, Virginia with his wife, Lisa, and his Great Dane, Wilson. Frank is an advocate of conservation, and encourages people to get out an enjoy the great outdoors. He also advocates responsible shooting - for the safety of the environment as well as of that of the photographer. He is currently writing a guideline for photographers that will help them understand how to reduce their impact on the places they shoot, as well as having a safe experience in remote and undeveloped areas.
Frank serves in the Virginia Defense force, which is the reserve component of the National Guard as the First Sergeant of the 2nd Military Police Company, his current rank is Sergeant First Class.
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4. Photographs:
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1. Early life:
12 November 1966 - Born in Phoenix Arizona to Evelyn and Lonnie Eaton as Frank Lee Eaton. His parents divorced when he was two and moved in with his grandparents, mother and two sisters. He took his grandfather's last name when he was 16 years old. His mother re-married in 1974 and the family moved to Delaware Ohio where Frank graduated from Rutherford B. Hayes High School. He joined the US Army in 1985 as a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. He served for four years with B co 2/505 Parachute Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1988 leaving for civilian life in 1989. A shoulder injury from a parachuting accident left him slightly disabled (30%) with limited movement of his left arm.
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2. Career:
Frank is currently photographer for the National Parks Service shooting for a week at each of the National Parks around the US as a member of the Digital Imaging Project Team.
In 2007, when an opportunity to work for the National Park Service as a photographer was available, Frank applied and won the position over hundreds of applicants. He became the 1st Team Photographer for the Digital Imaging Project, traveling for a week at a time to each of the park's 394 units to photograph the 300 most notable artifacts in the collections. During his off duty hours, Frank finds himself in some of the most beautiful and exotic locations in the United States. From Hawaii to Alaska to Maine to Georgia, he has photographed the natural beauty in 30 States in 2 years.
His photographic style is influenced greatly his photographic Hero, Ansel Adams (who was also a NPS photographer on a four year project) with an emphasis on intriguing compositions of landscape scenes which showcase the wonder of the natural world. He shoots both black and white and color images, though his preference is Black and White. He is often found climbing up rock walls or down into valleys to find a unique vantage point for his images.
Frank worked for 3 years as a night club bouncer in Charleston South Carolina where he met and started dating his future wife photographer Lisa Crow, a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in photography. She introduced him to photography and hired him as an entry level photo processor on the Kiawah Island resort photo lab that she managed.There he learned about photography and photographed the natural parts of the Island every week in his spare time. His print became popular with tourists and Island residents, as he sold over 3000 of his Island pictures in three years. In 1998, he and his wife moved to the Washington DC area where he worked for a short while as the Manager of Dominion Camera before purchasing Century Three Photo with his colleague Adam Paseman. Century Three provided photography and custom printing services to several government agencies including the Department of Energy, Department of the Treasury ,The Department of Commerce and the State Department to name a few. The C3 Team excelled at providing fast service to the Government and the company was growing rapidly until the events of 9/11 2001. The requirements for Top Secret Clearance made the Federal Contracts impossible to service and C3 closed their doors in early 2002. He worked a few non-photographic jobs before landing as the Manager of Virginia's largest Camera store , Ace Photo. There he taught photography and helped professionals and amateurs learn about the equipment they would need to get the images they sought.
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2. Other noted projects:
1998-2004 - Frank's commercial works were published in dozens of magazines for architectural and design clients. His interior photography is featured on Home and Garden Television's website.
2008 - Frank self-published his first book of works, "Beautiful America", which contained 80 images from the year's travel.
2009 - "...and this is what I saw in the American West" , Frank's first calendar was published.
2010 - Images for Frank's second book; "...and This is What I saw" are shot in over a dozen states, and are curently being edited for publishing.
2011 - March-April, 20 large scale images ( 7x9feet) will be hung at the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm Beach Florida in an outdoor exhibit, as well as 40 images in the Gallery.
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3. Personal life:
Frank resides in Leesburg, Virginia with his wife, Lisa, and his Great Dane, Wilson. Frank is an advocate of conservation, and encourages people to get out an enjoy the great outdoors. He also advocates responsible shooting - for the safety of the environment as well as of that of the photographer. He is currently writing a guideline for photographers that will help them understand how to reduce their impact on the places they shoot, as well as having a safe experience in remote and undeveloped areas.
Frank serves in the Virginia Defense force, which is the reserve component of the National Guard as the First Sergeant of the 2nd Military Police Company, his current rank is Sergeant First Class.
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4. Photographs:
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Mac OS Forge is a site that Apple Inc. has set up to host a number of its Open Source projects. The site provides public access to the project Subversion as well as project timelines and bug reporting/tracking. The site uses the Trac software.
There has been some confusion with the MacForge.net site, which is an index of open source projects focused on Mac OS X hosted by magazine but in no way affiliated with Apple Inc.
Hosted projects
* BridgeSupport
* Darwin Calendar Server
* Darwin Streaming Server
* Launchd
* libdispatch - User space implementation of the Grand Central Dispatch technology
* MacPorts
* MacRuby
* WebKit
* XQuartz
There has been some confusion with the MacForge.net site, which is an index of open source projects focused on Mac OS X hosted by magazine but in no way affiliated with Apple Inc.
Hosted projects
* BridgeSupport
* Darwin Calendar Server
* Darwin Streaming Server
* Launchd
* libdispatch - User space implementation of the Grand Central Dispatch technology
* MacPorts
* MacRuby
* WebKit
* XQuartz
Caducus
Caducus is a metal producer and artist from Norway.
He's the founder of Slave Corps and Caducus Record's.
Caducus were born in Lillehammer, Norway the 23,11 93 and have the birth name Chris R. Haug.
Caducus is currently working with the debut album of Slave Corps named "Satyrian Power"
Caducus is best known for he's passion for drumming; He's a drumtech for Trommeslager.no and the drummer in Slave Corps. He also collect instruments and mainly collect Scottish fluteinstruments, he's personal favorit is currently the bagpipes.
Allthough Caducus has a pretty tight schedule he still studies media and marketing fulltime.
Slave Corps
Slave Corps were formed in 2006.
Slave Corps were originaly named "Supremus" and the name were changed in 2007 to Slave and in 2008 to Slave Corps.
In the beginning Slave Corps were a Dark Black metal band, but it later changed into being a Alternativ Death metal band.
Slave Corps is currently signed to Caducus record's and record at Friskgaarden, Norway (Caducus Record's main studio).
Their first album is in progress now and is released the fall of 2010.
The first demo of the song "Kindchenleiche" were released april, 24 2010.
The official Slave Corps commercial for "Satyrian Power" were released april, 30 2010.
Current members are: Stormvold (Guitar), Caducus (Drums & Vocals) and Simen (Bass).
Former members: E.K.O (Backup guitar)
Caducus Record's
Caducus record's were formed in 2009 and have it's main base in Fenstad, Norway.
Caducus record's is currently producing "Satyrian Power" from Slave Corps and "Is it me?" from C.
Caducus is a metal producer and artist from Norway.
He's the founder of Slave Corps and Caducus Record's.
Caducus were born in Lillehammer, Norway the 23,11 93 and have the birth name Chris R. Haug.
Caducus is currently working with the debut album of Slave Corps named "Satyrian Power"
Caducus is best known for he's passion for drumming; He's a drumtech for Trommeslager.no and the drummer in Slave Corps. He also collect instruments and mainly collect Scottish fluteinstruments, he's personal favorit is currently the bagpipes.
Allthough Caducus has a pretty tight schedule he still studies media and marketing fulltime.
Slave Corps
Slave Corps were formed in 2006.
Slave Corps were originaly named "Supremus" and the name were changed in 2007 to Slave and in 2008 to Slave Corps.
In the beginning Slave Corps were a Dark Black metal band, but it later changed into being a Alternativ Death metal band.
Slave Corps is currently signed to Caducus record's and record at Friskgaarden, Norway (Caducus Record's main studio).
Their first album is in progress now and is released the fall of 2010.
The first demo of the song "Kindchenleiche" were released april, 24 2010.
The official Slave Corps commercial for "Satyrian Power" were released april, 30 2010.
Current members are: Stormvold (Guitar), Caducus (Drums & Vocals) and Simen (Bass).
Former members: E.K.O (Backup guitar)
Caducus Record's
Caducus record's were formed in 2009 and have it's main base in Fenstad, Norway.
Caducus record's is currently producing "Satyrian Power" from Slave Corps and "Is it me?" from C.
NOVA: The Seven is the first book in the Mutacene Chronicles by B.J. Buechler. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2008.
NOVA: The Seven focuses on the story of seven boys, who develop strange powers following a government warning concerning a disease the government is trying to treat. When the young men go in for testing, they find themselves wrapped up in a world of spies, secrets, and assassins, and have to come together to save the world from a sinister man plotting domination and conquest.
Plot synopsis
Setting and characters
NOVA: The Seven follows Abe Powers, Alex Winters, Dominic DePardeaux, Elliot Lincoln, Jin Sato, Johnny Blake, and Marcus Blake, who are all in their late teens, and are otherwise unassuming young men. The novel takes place mostly in modern-day America, starting on the west coast, moving to the east coast, and with a showdown in eastern Europe.
Plot summary
NOVA: The Seven Opens with the main characters getting ready for and attending their various schools across the west coast. They are each forced to attend an assembly, where a video from the government is played, warning them of a chemical being carried by disease, called Mutacene. A list of symptoms is given, which is vague enough to make nearly anything seem to be a symptom, and require screening. The boys are all screened, and are found to be Mutacene Positive. They are all relocated to a government facility in Seattle, Washington, supposedly for treatment.
The boys quickly find out that the 'treatment' they were promised comes at the cost of using their new-found powers for the government. They are put through therapy, given access to video games, and forced to socialize with one another. Behind the scenes of the government facility, General Fires leads a team, consisting of their psychologist Dr. Hart, their computer expert Ryan Cohen, and the mysterious Brian Burns, as well as other military personnel and scientists. Brian Burns explains how dangerous the seven are, himself a Mutacene infected with a power similar to precognition. The training of the seven culminates with a maze they must navigate, first on their own, and along the way, with each other.
After completing their task, they are told of another Mutacene Positive soldier, who went AWOL in New York City. They are given the duty to find him, and terminate him. The government believes him to be inside Carter Tower, near Central Park. The boys all go, and split up, each trying to find their own way into the tower.
Once they are all inside, they are shown the true nature of the tower. The top levels are a school for the Mutacene infected, and secretly home to a group of superheroes known as NOVA. They meet their target, and realize he only defected because he was being used as a pawn, just as the seven now are. The boys decide to follow suit, and remain in the tower to learn more about their abilities in an environment with others like themselves.
The government, upon finding out that the boys have abandoned their mission, attempts to kidnap their parents, in an effort to force the boys back into service. The students of the school attempt to assist the seven in keeping their parents safe, but ultimately fail, in part, due to the interference of a flock of ravens. That night, crows and ravens around the world caw in unison, as a message echoes forth seeming only heard by the Mutacene infected, calling them to a castle in eastern Europe. The voice belongs to Baron Rook, who claims the world will accept the Mutacene infected as its leaders. The announcement forces the leader of NOVA, Jared Carter, to confess that he is infected, and able to travel in time. He admits that the reason he traveled back in time and formed NOVA was because, in his original timeline, Baron Rook had declared war on the non-infected, and won. At nearly that same time, the students and faculty track down the ravens, and the seven and other students mount a rescue attempt. When they reach the warehouse the ravens vanished into, they are forced into a confrontation with a new government team, who attack them. The students of NOVA and the seven rescue the captive Winters family, but are tricked by a traitor in their midst, and taken to a secret facility run by Brian Burns.
Burns collects blood samples from them, and appears to have his own agenda, outside that of the government, Baron Rook, or NOVA, but still seems to be working for both Baron Rook and the government. The seven finally escape, and return to the tower to plan their next move.
Upon returning to the tower, Mr. Carter pulls them aside, and reveals why they are important to the Mutacene infected. They are each the offspring of Mutacene infected, the second generation of the infected, proving that eventually, the infection will spread further. He reveals letters from each of their infected parents, none of which they truly knew, and told they have to face Baron Rook. The other students in the tower mount rescue attempts on different facilities around the country, reclaiming the parents of the seven, while the seven themselves go to Castle Lykova in eastern Europe to face off against the Baron.
After defeating the government team, which was waiting for them at the castle, and making it past Brian Burns who was guarding Baron Rook, the seven are drawn into a mental combat, where they find out that Baron Rook has partners aiding him in his plot for world domination. They defeat the Baron, who escapes in disgrace, and return to the tower, happy to have their parents back, and ready to stand guard against future threats.
Promotion and release
The book was released on November 3, 2008, in limited edition. Due to an editing error, production on the book was halted, and resumed with fixed copies being printed in April 2009. The second edition also altered the dedication page, from seven friends of the author, to the memory of his grandfather, who passed away between the first and second printings. The book is available exclusively through Target.com and Amazon.com, as well as through the publisher's website.
NOVA: The Seven focuses on the story of seven boys, who develop strange powers following a government warning concerning a disease the government is trying to treat. When the young men go in for testing, they find themselves wrapped up in a world of spies, secrets, and assassins, and have to come together to save the world from a sinister man plotting domination and conquest.
Plot synopsis
Setting and characters
NOVA: The Seven follows Abe Powers, Alex Winters, Dominic DePardeaux, Elliot Lincoln, Jin Sato, Johnny Blake, and Marcus Blake, who are all in their late teens, and are otherwise unassuming young men. The novel takes place mostly in modern-day America, starting on the west coast, moving to the east coast, and with a showdown in eastern Europe.
Plot summary
NOVA: The Seven Opens with the main characters getting ready for and attending their various schools across the west coast. They are each forced to attend an assembly, where a video from the government is played, warning them of a chemical being carried by disease, called Mutacene. A list of symptoms is given, which is vague enough to make nearly anything seem to be a symptom, and require screening. The boys are all screened, and are found to be Mutacene Positive. They are all relocated to a government facility in Seattle, Washington, supposedly for treatment.
The boys quickly find out that the 'treatment' they were promised comes at the cost of using their new-found powers for the government. They are put through therapy, given access to video games, and forced to socialize with one another. Behind the scenes of the government facility, General Fires leads a team, consisting of their psychologist Dr. Hart, their computer expert Ryan Cohen, and the mysterious Brian Burns, as well as other military personnel and scientists. Brian Burns explains how dangerous the seven are, himself a Mutacene infected with a power similar to precognition. The training of the seven culminates with a maze they must navigate, first on their own, and along the way, with each other.
After completing their task, they are told of another Mutacene Positive soldier, who went AWOL in New York City. They are given the duty to find him, and terminate him. The government believes him to be inside Carter Tower, near Central Park. The boys all go, and split up, each trying to find their own way into the tower.
Once they are all inside, they are shown the true nature of the tower. The top levels are a school for the Mutacene infected, and secretly home to a group of superheroes known as NOVA. They meet their target, and realize he only defected because he was being used as a pawn, just as the seven now are. The boys decide to follow suit, and remain in the tower to learn more about their abilities in an environment with others like themselves.
The government, upon finding out that the boys have abandoned their mission, attempts to kidnap their parents, in an effort to force the boys back into service. The students of the school attempt to assist the seven in keeping their parents safe, but ultimately fail, in part, due to the interference of a flock of ravens. That night, crows and ravens around the world caw in unison, as a message echoes forth seeming only heard by the Mutacene infected, calling them to a castle in eastern Europe. The voice belongs to Baron Rook, who claims the world will accept the Mutacene infected as its leaders. The announcement forces the leader of NOVA, Jared Carter, to confess that he is infected, and able to travel in time. He admits that the reason he traveled back in time and formed NOVA was because, in his original timeline, Baron Rook had declared war on the non-infected, and won. At nearly that same time, the students and faculty track down the ravens, and the seven and other students mount a rescue attempt. When they reach the warehouse the ravens vanished into, they are forced into a confrontation with a new government team, who attack them. The students of NOVA and the seven rescue the captive Winters family, but are tricked by a traitor in their midst, and taken to a secret facility run by Brian Burns.
Burns collects blood samples from them, and appears to have his own agenda, outside that of the government, Baron Rook, or NOVA, but still seems to be working for both Baron Rook and the government. The seven finally escape, and return to the tower to plan their next move.
Upon returning to the tower, Mr. Carter pulls them aside, and reveals why they are important to the Mutacene infected. They are each the offspring of Mutacene infected, the second generation of the infected, proving that eventually, the infection will spread further. He reveals letters from each of their infected parents, none of which they truly knew, and told they have to face Baron Rook. The other students in the tower mount rescue attempts on different facilities around the country, reclaiming the parents of the seven, while the seven themselves go to Castle Lykova in eastern Europe to face off against the Baron.
After defeating the government team, which was waiting for them at the castle, and making it past Brian Burns who was guarding Baron Rook, the seven are drawn into a mental combat, where they find out that Baron Rook has partners aiding him in his plot for world domination. They defeat the Baron, who escapes in disgrace, and return to the tower, happy to have their parents back, and ready to stand guard against future threats.
Promotion and release
The book was released on November 3, 2008, in limited edition. Due to an editing error, production on the book was halted, and resumed with fixed copies being printed in April 2009. The second edition also altered the dedication page, from seven friends of the author, to the memory of his grandfather, who passed away between the first and second printings. The book is available exclusively through Target.com and Amazon.com, as well as through the publisher's website.